Automatic Transmission problems of the 1999 Mazda 626 - part 2

Upon starting the vehicle, if it was not allowed to idle for at least 5 - 10 minutes, it would slam into drive. It would also down shift at 60 on the highway and when at a stop it would jerk/stutter as you push the accelerator. Transmission has to be replaced.

The transmission overheated and failed on the Mazda 626 v6 1999.

My daughter was driving out family's 1999 Mazda 626 when she called me frightened as the car transmission was surging. With 68000 miles one would think that a car shouldn't have a trnasmission problem. The transmission shop (reprtable) is now replacing same for $2700.

Stalled out it first had to get the rpms up to get it to shift, od light flashed on and off. Now the car wont pull at all. Have only had the car two and half years. Had it towed to coleman-taylor transmission. Thet want $3,000. 00 to rebuild the transmission. All this happened in a matter of two days. I don't have $3,000. 00 to correct the problem. Single parent trying to put my only child through college. I honestly can't believe there hasn't been some kind of recall with all the problems that have been reported. Had to have the car towed back to my house. Please, please help!.

Check engine light staying on. Caused by transmission. Lead to rebuild of transmission. Car only had 90000 miles.

Transmission blew out twice. Once the day after we bought it on August 21, 2004 and again on October 5, 2005.

Transmission on my 99 Mazda 626 lx is giving me plenty of problems. Car warranty is almost gone. I have talked to several people who have the same car and all have had the same problem. I believe that Mazda should recall the transmissions as they are faulty!.

Vehicle continuously stalled when braking from 40 mph or more and when coming to a stop position. Vehicle had been to the dealer on two separate occasions. Dealer informed consumer that transmission needed to be replaced the first time, and the timing belt spring needed to be replaced the second time. Consumer had both parts replaced, but problem recurred.

Transmission continued to overheat. As a result the part failed.

It has come to my attention, that many other Mazda 626 owners have had transmission problems. My 1999 Mazda 626 started to run very roughly on the way home. When my wife parked the vehicle in the garage, it could not be moved after parking. The car was towed to a transmission shop, where it was found to have a defective transmission. It was rebuilt at a cost of $2800. 00. The car had 73,693 miles on it, and had the transmission fluid flushed at 51280 miles.

1999 Mazda 626 with 50,900 miles. Transmission stuck in reverse. All gear shift positions resulted in reverse. After the vehicle was turned off, it would not restart. Mechanic states that the gear interchange cable or the rod is broken. Inspection of the transmission fluid indicates that the fluid is severely burned with quite a bit of clutch debri. My current choices are to purchase a new transmission at $3000 plus the gear interchange, or have the transmission disassembled and repaired at a cost between $1. 5000 to $2. 7000. The tranmission has not given any sign of problems until this current malfunction. Previous Mazdas have been excellent cars. This appears to be a prime example of Ford's excellent engineering designed to fail as soon as warranty expired.

I own a 1999 Mazda 626 with the 4 cylinder engine and automatic transmission. The car has 44,000 miles on it and is on it's second transmission. The first transmission was replaced in 12/15/99. I am now facing replacing the transmission again. The car is well maintained and after reviewing data I find that I am not alone in my situation as this transmission is a problem with many other consumers as well.

1999 Mazda 626 with 86,512 miles started to smoke from the underneath car. Upon inspection of the problem, transmission fluid was seen dripping from underneath the car at a moderate rate. Transmission problem due to a rear crankshaft seal failure. Total repair bill was $742. 89.

While driving over 70 mph, the consumer noticed the over drive light flashing. The consumer inspected the engine and noticed transmission fluid was all over the wheel wells. The mechanic noticed the transmission was cracked. Please provide further details.

Dashboard lights went completely out. Brakes began to fail, had to replace and 3months went out again and had to have more work dome. . This happened 3 times in 1year time. . $400. 00 worth of work . . Transmission started to act up. . 1st day car automatic transmission wouldnt go into 2nd gear the next day it wouldnt go into reverse and finally the 3rd day went to take it to the dealer and couldnt make it b/c the transmission had gone completely out.

I am the original vehicle owner. The car has 120,000 miles on it. I had to replace the radiator, oxgen sensor and the transmission this summer. It seems unusual for a car this young to have such extensive, expensive problems.

My 1999 Mazda 626 with 74000 miles was paid off 4 months ago and that is when warranty expired. Now the transmission is bad. $1,300 to fix, $2,600 new from dealer. Did some research and there seems to be a major proplem with these transmissions. I believe that Mazda should be made responsible for there design flaws.

We bought a used 1999 Mazda 626 ex from a Mazda dealership in November 2000. It was a "gold check certified" car. While we were buying the car, the dealership was sold to capital Mazda of cary. We never received any recall notifications about the car, though we did receive solicitations for service and repair work, warranties, or to buy a new car. In April 2004, we drove the car from raleigh nc to charleston SC, and the transmission went out. We had our 3 year old and 1 month old in the car, in the heat, walking to get help. The aamco dealer told us it was a manufacturing defect of the Ford transmission. There was a crack inside the transmission which he said was an "inherent defect. " we had no choice but to repair it so we could get home. We are very upset that we had to pay $2000 to fix it when it is clearly a manufacturing problem - we feel that Mazda sold us a defective product. Now, less than three months later our car broke down while my sister was taking it to get the "check engine" light looked at. She was stranded. We have had to spend another $275 on transmission work and the problem is not resolved. We are still paying for this vehicle and cannot afford to sell it, nor can we afford to keep repairing it. We are interested in joining any class actions being developed against Mazda regarding this problem. It is my understanding that it is widely known that Ford transmissions are no good, yet Mazda has not taken any steps to recall these.

While driving 45 mph vehicle stalled. This caused the driver to drift off to the side of the road. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealership for inspection, an d mechanic determined that transmission failed.

Defective automatic transmission, overheats, expunging fluid, which results in damaging transmission. Repairs over $2500.

The vehicle's transmission overheated. The cause of this problem has not been determined.

Transmission went out on vehicle, stranding me in the middle of a busy round-about with temperature falling below zero.

The transmission is horrible.

This is totally incredible!! how can this many complaints go by with out Mazda doing something about this!? I bought a 1999 Mazda 626, with just at 59,000 almost 60,000 miles on it, this summer. And now this winter, a few months later, with almost 67,000 miles. . . I am having most of the problems that everyone else is having. . . Flashing od light and horrible transmission problems. Transmission has to be warm to run smooth. . . Other wise it hesitates when shifting into gear and even then it shifts hard when running down the road. . . So bad that I sound like I am peeling out when taking off from a stop. This mainly happens when the car has only been running a little while. After being warm and driving a while transmission is ok except for at stop lights. Then transmission seems to shift (feels like I am being "tapped" by another car from behind). I will never buy another Mazda or a Ford product for that matter! I am a single mother and work part time while attending college full time. I don't have another car to use while mine is in the shop nor the money to deal with this issue!! this issue should be handled for the consumers sake and Mazda/Ford's reputation!.

Transmission went out of 1999 Mazda 626 at 87,500 miles. Until now no problems existed now dealer wants $3,500 to rebuild transmission. My research shows that the 1999 626 has major transmission problems and Mazda will not recognize recall on all cars.

The transmission on my Mazda 626 has failed. The clutches are non operational and sadly in the owner's manual there is no reference to any kind of maintenance that needs to be performed to the automatic transmission. Even in the 30,000 and 60,000 mile check up they do not change the transmission fluid or suggest that it be done.

I have a 1999 Mazda 626 with less than 60,000 miles on it today. I bought the car from hertz rental for my daughter in March 2000 and although there were some recalls on this car we have never received a recall notification. Secondly and most importantly, my daughter have been experiencing problems with the automatic transmission (I think). For instance, we took the car to san francisco and although we were flooring the accelerator we were barely able to go up a small hill at less than 5 mph. Also, on several instances, my daughter would step on the gas to accelerate (from an intersection or stop) but the engine would just rev up and the car won't go (she has to take her foot off the accelerator, wait until the engine gets to a lower rpm and then slowwwwly step on the accelerator to make the car go). I check the internet today and was surprised to seee so many Mazda 626 owners with transmission problems without a recall from Mazda. What does it take to get Mazda to take responsibility or have the NHTSA force Mazda to fix these defects? I want to file a complaint so that the NHTSA and Mazda is aware of how many people are paying for Mazda's irresponsibility.

I bought my Mazda 626 in April 2003 and one month later my transmission went out and I had to have rebuilt. That mad me mad, but what made me really mad was that when I bought my extended warrenty I was told that my warrenty would completely cover repairs to keep my car running. Even when I was at the dealership when my transmission went out everybody there was telling me don't worry the warrenty would cover it. Well how come when I went to kennedy transmission (that's where the warranty company sent me to get the work done) I was told the total bill was $ 2,600. 00 and that I had to pay almost a $ 1,000. 00 out of my pocket ! that's right after I just got done paying $ 2,000. 00 down on the car, and I had just made my first car payment which was another $ 380. 00. Kennedy transmission took almost three weeks to fix my trann, then the day after I got my car back my car wouldn't start because kennedy did something to my car and they had to take it for another day. Now it has been three months and my tranny has a leak in it ! this is crazy and I know there are people out there with stories just like mine about there 626. Something needs to be done Mazda should not be able to sell cars with such horrible transmissions, and if a dealership like mine knows there is something wrong with the car (nad I'm sure they knew) should not sell the car or at least take the car back. I will never buy a Mazda again .

Transmission suddenly went out. Car had only 66,000 miles.

I own a 1999 Mazda 626. The transmission is dying and needs a new one. My car has 51,000 miles on it, and repair range above 1,000 dollars. Checking around I have found multiple complaints on the car's transmission. Please take appropriate actions to correct this deficiency. Is my car still covered under factory warranty?.

I had the transmission replaced at about 65,000 miles. The replacement transmission is very jerky and shifts very hard, and I would not be surprised if it failed again at some point in the future. Apparently, the automatic transmission for this model has a high rate of failure. Transmission problems can be potentially dangerous and very costly to repair; Mazda should issue a recall.

The transmission in my 1999 Mazda 626 burned up at 51, 590 miles. Two delaer mechanics said the failure was due to driving at speeds over 70mph for an extended period of time. One of them said he has seen a lot of this in the 626s for a few years . Of course, Mazda no longer makes the 626. I was driving between 75 and 80mph for approximately 2. 5 hours. It turns out Mazda did not install transmission coolers on the 626 for several years. The cooler, according to Mazda, is an after factory part. Unfortunately, the consumer is not told that their car does not have this and that if they drive at highway speeds for an extended period of time they may face thousands of dollars in repairs. The cooler, which Mazda does not make, costs around $100. 00 depending on labor, etc. My car had just gone out of warranty, and I had the transmission and engine checked while under warranty to make sure everything was safe and well-working. I had taken it it for the check just months before, and the mechanic said everything was fine. I have spoken with Mazda USA (1-800-222-5500) and they calim little responsibility, but did offer to pay for parts (thank you). The best bet for anyone with similar problems, issues is to call Mazda, place your complaint with the NHTSA, carreview. Com, safetyalerts. Com, msnautos, and whoever else you consider pertinent. My intent is to inform drivers; I wish I had been. It would have saved me a lot of time and money, and I probably would have made it to the good friend's wedding I missed that day.

I purchased this 1999 Mazda 626 used in November 2002. I had the dealer check the car to make sure all was okay; they said yes. A few months later, with 3 people in the car and some luggage for the weekend, we embarked on a trip. Two hours into the trip at speeds no higher than 75 mph, the transmission blew. I had the car towed to a Mazda dealer where I was informed that driving at such high speeds (70 to 80 mph) for 2 hours with 3 people in the car was too much for the Mazda 626. I did have them put in a transmission and a transmission cooler which we found out was not standard for the 1999 626. It was quite difficult to do, but Mazda agreed to pay part of the cost. Interestingly, when I called to speak to the mechanic who informed us of the missing transmission cooler about 1 week after the car broke down, he no longer worked there. Anyhow, to note I did put this information in at the time, but I noticed today my complaint was not in the system. Moving on, it is one thing after the other on this car. I really want to get rid of it, but I do not even want to imagine putting somebody else through this. I have put more money into repairs in a couple years, than I ever did with the Saturn. This is my third car and the one with the most problems. My first was a used Dodge k, and my second, a wonderful Saturn sl1. I thought I was moving up in the auto world when purchasing the Mazda. Sorry to say, I do not have good reports about the company. It is their responsibility to pay for parts they know are faulty. It appears from other reports they were/are aware of this. If anyone from Mazda is reading this, consider the kind of press unhappy consumers are giving your company. I am sure others agree, when Mazda is ready to make this right, we will be quite happy to also give positive reports of the company. When a company cares about their product and the consumer, they do all they can to assure quality product and service. Thank you.

The car shifted really hard when I put the gear on reverse. It shifted so hard that the engine almost stalled. The car also jerks and hesitates when accelerating from a stop. I took the car in to a mechanic and they had to replace the transmission for $2,500. However, the problem was not fixed. It is still doing the same thing and the mechanics, after 2 weeks, still can not figure out what's wrong with the vehicle. This car only had 45,000 miles. I wish I had checked this website before I bought the car and saw all the transmission complaints. I will never buy another Mazda.

The vehicle failed to shift into gear.