Overdrive Light On problems of the 1999 Mazda 626

The contact owns a 1999 Mazda 626. The contact stated hat the overdrive warning light illuminated sporadically, causing the vehicle to shift from fourth to second gear. As a result, the transmission was destroyed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that the overdrive failure ruined the motor and that the transmission would need replacing. The failure and current mileages were 105,000. Updated 10/28/lj.

Purchased a 1999 Mazda 626 in February of 2003 with 28,000 miles. Car has been great until recently in 2009 the transmission has started to develop problems. It now slips in second gear, I cannot drive on the interstate for fear that the infamous o/d off light will start to flash and leave me stranded in the middle of nowhere. This occurs sometimes after a short period of maybe 30 minutes or more driving 70 mph, and sometimes at 65mph. When it does happen, the car looses power, and burns up the transmission fluid. Also when it happens, you risk the chance of nearly blowing the transmission, being run off the road, being forced to stop in the middle of nowhere, and being in a serious accident, because the car all of sudden stops moving!this is so sad that I cannot really enjoy my vehicle, as well as many others here! Mazda has not even acknowledged the other recalls on this vehicle, and they don't stand behind their product. Mazda is a poor investment, and they need to issue a recall on these transmissions that they know are a piece of crap! I will never ever buy another Mazda again!.

The Mazda 626 transmission is not known for its reliability. It fact, there have been numerous complaints about problems encountered with the Mazda 626 transmission. A common problem on the vehicle is the failure of the automatic transmission. When this fails, this may cause the overdrive light to flash. Other problems include slipping and vibration. Not understanding why there are no recalls on this product being that this has been going on for years why is Mazda not liable for this issue. . . . . . .

76,000 miles on car. While doing highway driving, after about an hour, the overdrive light started to flash. Transmission fluid released into engine compartment. Took it to garage and they said error code indicated transmission overheating. The fluid was burnt and transmission may have been damaged. The fluid had been good a couple of weeks earlier. Actions taken include: flushed fluid. Added an aftermarket cooler. Wait and see if the transmission performs correctly and if the flashing light returns.

My1999 Mazda 626 has had a total of 4 front seals and 2 back seals replace on the transmission. The car has 80k miles on it. Two weeks ago the o/d light started blinking off and on then the transmission went out. I have had this car into the service department since it was a month old with transmission issues only to be told it was normal. I had to have my first seal replaced after one month with less then 6k miles on it. Mazda replaced the seal but did not fix the problem (since then I have had 5 seals replaced, of course out of warranty). There is a major problem here that Mazda knows about. I just paid 2k for a rebuilt transmission 2 weeks ago with 80k miles. This needs to be a recall issue. There are just too many people having the same problem with these vehicles.

O/d light flashes on and off at high speeds. Car starts smoking and transmission fluid flows out of a tube from the transmission. The transmission losses speed and begins slipping. Then check engine light comes on. I can only drive my car locally for fear of being stranded, as I have been several times.

I own a 99 Mazda 626 4 cylinder I have only owned it for a year and since I bought it the transmission has acted up and after doing a lot of research I have come to the conclusion it isn't just mine everybody's is messed up first it started with the transmission overheating making the o/d light blink on and off and then slipping really hard and now it is out.

Refer to odi 10150361. Want to clarify that purchased vehicle new 6-28-99. Trans went out at 87000 miles. Had rebuilt. Never shifted correctly when new. Even worse after rebuild. Reverse shifted very roughly after very apparent pause. Called Mazda dealership purchased from, they didn't care. Said nothing was wrong with it. Had rebuilt 23 months ago. Already went out at christmas 2005. Had rebuilt. Lasted two days - returned to trans shop. Went back to the shop today for the 5th time since was "rebuilt" again at christmas. No one drove the car/sat in driveway after picked up the last time. Decided to take through car wash today, and didn't make it out of the driveway - so no car wash. Wanted to get it ready to trade off, and trans started slipping and jerking again. O/d light flashing, check engine light on again. Won't shift into reverse. Same thing again. I certainly wish I was a millionaire and I would pursue a lawsuit against Ford and Mazda for their "expensive junk" cars! my car has always had regular maintenance, oil changes, tune-ups, etc. It has never been abused and still looks like brand new inside and out. Too bad it's not reliable. Just like everyone else has said here, word of mouth, saying they will never purchase another Mazda or Ford again. The same definitely goes for me. So, in the last two years I've spent over $4000 for transmission repairs, and it still won't run correctly! I'm just fed up!.

: the contact stated the vehicle began jerking, and then the reverse would not engage. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop, were the transmission was rebuilt. Less than two years later, the overdrive light illuminated intermittently and the reverse failed again. The transmission was rebuilt a second time. The overdrive light illuminated and the vehicle began jerking less than a week later.

If only I did more research on the 626! wife drove 30 miles with no problem. Had previously replaced cable linkage for the transmission. Wife tries to put car in reverse, but couldn't. O/d light flickering on and off , fluid coming out of dip stick onto motor. Mechanic says the trans is completely gone or some electrical problem.

Several month back, after 2 hours of a 3 hour trip on I-77, the o/d off light began flashing on my 1999 Mazda 626. It remained in the od (4th) gear, but I slowed down anyway as I thought this may have something to do w/ overheating. After checking with my neighbor (has his own transmission shop) he noted inherent problems with this model transmission, and that it was likely due to overheating. This was at around 96,000 miles. Now, at 104,000 miles, the transmission has failed completely. At first, it was slipping on the highway. Then it would only go forward if shifted into 1, 2, or drive, but not overdrive. Lastly, it lost all forward power while almost at the top of a hill at a red light. Fortunately, I was able to coast in reverse down the hill and into a parking lot, let the tranny cool, and get a police escort to my apartment 4 blocks away (in reverse), up a one way street. Replacement costs per my transmission guy (for a used tranny) around $1000 + labor.

1999 Mazda 626 transmission died I have been informed by reading on the forums about transmission problems on the Mazda 626. I just purchased this car about a year ago with about 110k miles (the car was in excellent shape). I have put about 7k miles and three weeks ago the transmission started to slip. A couple of months ago I took a trip and on the way back home the o/d light came on and it did not turn off until I stopped at a rest stop and the car cooled down. I guess it was a sign the transmission was overheating. Well, I have since taken it to a transmission shop and have been told that it needs to be rebuilt ($1500 min. ). I have since tried driving it to another shop and now it runs for a couple of minutes and quits. Will not move at all. I turn if off and wait a couple of minutes to let it cool off and it works again for another couple of minutes. What a crock!! if Mazda new about this issue and reluctantly issued a tech bulletin about the transmission overheating, why did they put this car out to begin with. Motor and tranny are the life of the car, if neither work what is the car good for!.

Auto transmission has been leaking and shifting poorly since about 40,000 miles. Now at 87000, the o/d light is flashing on and off. Suspect I'll have to have it rebuilt. Found many complains on this transmission, but Mazda and Ford appear to want to do nothing about it.

On March 27th 2005, I was returning from a 4 hour trip when the overdrive light on my dash started flashing, the transmission shifted into overdrive and smoke began coming from under the hood, transmission fluid covered my engine. I stopped to allow for the transmission to cool, it was fine after this. The same thing happened 7 months ago. At that time I had the transmission fluid replaced. Mazda dealership told me that the Mazda transmission were known for this problem, that on long trips at roadway speeds they tend to overheat and should have a transmission cooler installed. This is the second time this has occurred, my fluid has only 5000 miles on it. There is no reason for this to continue happening, or happening in the first place. Mazda/Ford, whoever, should be replacing all these transmissions.

I brought a 1999 Mazda 626 at around 64,000 miles. I always got my fluids check and change around every 3,000 miles. It drove fine until recently at 115,000 miles when it had a hard time going into 2nd gear. The check engine light came on and the o/d light also started flashing. It finally got the place where it wouldn't move forward at all. I had to miss a day at work because of it. I had to get the car towed and look at by a mechanic. The mechanic said that it sounded like my 2nd gear was about to go out. He tried to get it to work by changing my transmission fluid and replacing my alternator belt. The car ran good for only one day and on my way home from work the check engine and the o/d light came on. Luckly, my car made it home, but the next day it wouldn't even move forward. It will cost between 1,200 and 2,500 dollars to get it fixed. This is money that I do not have! I still got two years worth of payment to make on it and I have no idea how I'm going to get to work every day. Hopefully I can come up with the my to fix this problem.

While driving to a weekend getaway with my wife and a few friends my 1999 Mazda 626's (85,000 miles) overdrive light startet to blink. I thought since I was going 80 mph and I have never driven that fast that it ment that the overdrive would not work. I checked the users manual and there is nothing in there about a blinking overdrive light. So when I got off the exit I noticed that it was shifting hard so I pulled ofer and the car was smoking. There was nothing wrong with the temperature or the coolant but there was transmition fluid all over the engire. I have just had the car towed to the mechanic and I belive it will need a new transmition. I have heard many many horor stories of 626's transmitions going out with relativly low miles and thought I would bring it to your attention since this should not be happening at 85,000 miles.

While driving our 1999 Mazda 626 on an interstate highway for an hour, the o/d dash light began blinking. After pulling over I discovered transmission fluid had spilled out from vent tubing. We had the car towed home and inspected by the dealer. The dealer did not find a problem and flushed the transmission out. We got several other opinions which included rebuilding the transmission at $1800. We were not satisfied with the information we received from our dealership on this problem and after some research found many others with the same and worse situations (very costly transmission repairs ).

I have a 99 Mazda 626 and have just experienced transmission failure. At first my car would sometimes hesitate upon accelerating. Recently, as I was driving, the transmission gave out. The car would idle; however, would never kick into gear and the o/d light started blinking on/off. I put the car into d2 to make it to a safer enviroment and as I put the car in park it cut off. I was surprised to learn how many people have had problems with the 1994-2002 Mazda's due to a Ford transmission being installed. I also read that Mazda and Ford are aware of the problem and have never taken responsibility for it. While I receive literature to purchase new Mazda's, I have never received information regarding this problem. Now being quoted prices of $1800-$2100 to have my car repaired, I must foot this bill only to have the same occurance in a matter of months. I have also read that Mazda ceased making the 626 model due to transmission/design problems. How long will it be before they own up to their mistakes?.

Check engine light on, revealed transmission was slipping. Transmission had to be replaced. O/d light flashes after driving on the highway for an extended period of time.

O/d light started flashing during a road trip. When I turned the car off and restarted, flashing light would stop. Shortly afterwards the engine light came on. We called the Mazda dealer where we bought the car and they advised that as long as the engine light was not flashing we were safe to drive the vehicle. If the o/d starting flashing again, cut-off/restart. They also advised us to go to autozone to get engine code and then call back. The engine code=p1744 and per the service tech at Mazda it meant that the tcc cylinoid was either stuck; hanging or needed to be replaced. We asked if we could drive the car home (300miles) - he told us yes but if the o/d light started flashing to cut-off/restart. He also said that if the engine light started flashing that we needed to stop and have the vehicle towed. The engine light disilluminated altogether. We were on the road approximately 1 hour when the o/d light started flashing. We stopped and saw smoke billowing from under the hood. When we lifted the hood transmission fluid was all over everything. We towed car to Mazda dealership. The service tech said that the transmission had overheated / purged the transmission fluid/ and burned some components in transmission which resulted in the need for the transmission to be replaced. Repair bill estimate = $2,900. 00. This is a flaw or defect as the fail-safe components failed to operate properly in that the engine light never flashed to warn us and to the contrary the light disilluminated giving the false appearance of all things being well.

While driving on highway and with no prior warning overdrive light starts flashing, and vehicle jerks badly, barely shifting gears, and would not reverse. Had the car assessed by two certified mechanics, both stating that transmission failed, and told me that this was not uncommon for this car-- called Mazda corp and local dealer who both offered no help, as of course the car was out of warranty at 70,600 miles- this is ridiculous car was bought brand new and should need transmission replaced this soon!!!.

Tranmission acting up. Transmission o/d light flashing at 70mph. Trans fluid appers to be dark in color due to overheating of transmission. Transmission has hard time shifting gears.

I was driving on interstate 95 north about 4pm last September. All the sudden out of the blue my overdrive light comes on. My speed drops from 70mph to 40mph cars on my bumper. Smoke coming from the engine. Luckily there was a rest stop less than one mile ahead. I barely made it into the roadside area. I had it checked out by someone there in that town. After much decision, I decided to have the car towed back to charleston, SC about 120 miles from where the problem happened. Months prior to this event, my check engine light keep coming on. We kept taking it to Mazda but they couldn't tell me what was wrong. So I continue to make my car payments. I can only drive my car locally.

My 1999 Mazda 626 has 72000 miles on it and the o/d light started blinking and I am having problems with my transmission. It is currently in the shop to be prepared. I have researched and found that there are hundreds of other consumer out there that have the same exact problem with this vehicle and the transmission and this needs to be addressed. I put faith and confidence in you that this will be looked into to and that a recall needs to be made. Thanks.

O/d off light blinking. Took to Mazda dealer and was told transmission needs to be replaced. Car has 70,000 miles. Research shows this problem is consistent among the 626 models with the Ford transmission installed. Mazda will not acknowledge the over heating problem causing the transmission failure.

I have had my car a year and replaced the transmission 3 tims and the engine once, the tranny is on its 4th burn up, the o/d light flashes its spits out fluid and will not go in overdrive at all, from all the complaints I see on here something should be done about this. It is an insane number of complaints just on the 99 year model. Im filing suit I dont know about the rest of you but ive had enuff. .

Mazda 626es, 6 cylinder. Transmission snaps into and out of gear at irregular rpm's. Check engine light stays on and overdrive light flashes. Mileage = 86268.

The o/d light was flashing just before I begin to see the car smoking, I look under the hood and there is transmission fluild on the motor and then I got back into the car trying to move the car. . . Then the car began to jerk into the gear.

The overdrive off light starts flashing on roadtrips when you have driven about 80 miles. The last incident it actually came out of overdrive at 80 mph.

Transmission fails upon decelereation. Unit downshifts hard, then o/d light flashes and then engine compartment starts to fill with transmission fluid, causing much smoke and a potential for fire.