1996 Mazda 626

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2000· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/30/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE JERKED A LOT. SHE ALSO STATED THAT HER OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER IS AFRAID SHE MAY HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *NM

• 12/30/2000· POWER TRAIN

  NO INFORMATION IN OWNERS MANUAL REGARDING O/D FLASHING ON DASH. *AK

• 12/30/2000· POWER TRAIN

  MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WOULD COST $2,500 TO FIX THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES REPORTED TO ME WERE P 1744 (TCC PERFORMANCE), P0741 (TCC STUCK) AND P0303 (#3 MISFIRE). I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND MAZDA DOES NOT ACCEPT BLAME FOR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I WAS ALSO TOLD MAZDA DID NOT REBUILD TRANSMISSIONS BUT HAVE READ THAT SOME OF THE OWNERS HAD THEM REBUILT. ALSO, SOME HAD NEW ONES PUT IN BUT ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN AND MAZDA DID NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT PART. IT SEEMS MAZDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I TOOK MINE TO THE DEALER IN THE TOWN IN WHICH I LIVE - GARY FORCE MAZDA IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY. *AK

• 12/30/1999· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH TRANSMISSION. USUALLY WHEN CHANGING GEARS . *AK *YC

• 12/28/2004· POWER TRAIN

  I BOUGHT A MAZDA 626 NEW IN 1996 I DRIVE THE CAR TWICE A WEEK... THE CAR HAS ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT.. THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD. AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR... I LOOKED THIS UP AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM... PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, AS I DO NOT HAVE THE $2500.. AND 3 1/2 WEEKS IT TAKE TO DO THIS REPAIR... I HAVE TO DO IT.. BUT I CAN NOT AFFORD THE TIME OR MONEY. I CALLED MAZDA ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID IT DIDN'T MATTER THAT EVERY MAZDA 626 THEY HAVE SOLD HAS THIS PROBLEM.... PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *JB

• 12/28/1999· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR ON A MAJOR FREEWAY. WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO SAID A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 68000 MILES ON IT. WAS THEN TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO DID THE WORK FOR A LOT LESS THEN THE DEALER. *AK

• 12/27/2002· POWER TRAIN

  FAULTY TRANSMISSION

• 12/23/2004· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION BROKE.*AK

• 12/21/2004· POWER TRAIN

  THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. THE ONLY GEAR THAT WAS RESPONSIVE WAS REVERSE. *AK *SC *JB

• 12/19/2003· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK *MR

• 12/18/2001· POWER TRAIN

  AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED IT FINALLY FAILED. EVERY PREVIOUS ATTEMPT RESULTED IN NO PROBLEMS DIAGNOSED. IT WAS ALWAYS A SENSOR OR A CONNECTOR. THE PROBLEM WITH THE O/D LIGHT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER AND EVERYTIME THE CAR CAME BACK IN TWO TO THREE DAYS THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. THE PROBLEMS STARTED IN THE SUMMER OF 2001 AND THE SERVICE WAS IN AUGUST. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED O.K.. IN 3 1/2 MONTHS A PERFECTLY GOOD TRANSMISSION GOES BAD?*AK

• 12/16/2004· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FALIURE AT 72,000 MILES, DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION BEFORE AT 12,000 MILES. MY GUESS IT WAS CD4E TRANSMISSION. *AK

• 12/13/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  RECALL 98V249 000/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE RAN OVER SOMETHING WHICH CAUSED BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND LANDED IN A DITCH. ALSO, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD/ HOOD AND BUMPER. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *SLC

• 12/12/2006· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE O/D LIGHT FLASHED. *NM

• 12/08/2004· POWER TRAIN

  1. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. 2. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO RESIDENCE. 3. TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. COST ABOUT $2500. *JB

• 12/08/2000· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND LOSE POWER. SOMETIMES, VEHICLE WOULD GO OUT WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. MANUFACTURER COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES. *AK

• 12/07/1999· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  STANDING WHILE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, WHEN PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR CAR WOULD REV UP BUT NOT MOVE, THEN LURCH FORWARD SUDDENLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC.FORWARD CLUTCH BUSTED. MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS ARE KNOWN PROBLEMS, WAS TOLD.

• 12/06/2001· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  "O/D OFF" LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSIS IS THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. *AK

• 12/04/2001· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

• 12/04/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AIR INTAKE INGESTED RAIN WATER INTO ENGINE, CAUSING CYLINDER ROD TO BREAK.

• 11/29/2004· POWER TRAIN

  I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1996 MAZDA 626. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES IN 8 YEARS AND LOOKING AT REPLACING IT AGAIN FOR A 4TH TIME. THE CAR ONLY HAS 150K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION ONLY LASTS ANYWHERE FROM 30K-40K BEFORE IT GOES OUT. I HAVE CONTACTED MAZDA AND THEY BASICALLY TURN THEIR SHOULDERS. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT DOUBLE WHAT I ORIGINALLY PAID FOR THE CAR. I WOULD BE HELPFUL IF MAZDA WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUE.*AK

• 11/29/2000· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. NLM

• 11/28/2003· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, AND WITH NO WARNING BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

• 11/26/2003· VISIBILITY

  SUNROOF SHATTERED AS I WAS DRIVING AND SENT GLASS FLYING THROUGHOUT MY CAR. PULLED SMALL SHARDS FROM MY SCALP, FORTUNATELY NONE GOT INTO MY EYES. THE GLASS PORTION OF THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AND I WAS NOT ATTEMPTING TO OPEN IT. IT SIMPLY EXPLODED. *LA

• 11/25/2003· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LA

• 11/24/2002· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BADLY IN LOWER GEARS. SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND TO 3RD IS VERY BAD AND OFTEN THE RPMS ARE APPROX. 5000 BEFORE THE SHIFT OCCURS. (EVEN ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE) AS OF EARLY NOVEMBER, THE TRANSMISSION WILL PERIODICALLY NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I HAVE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE OF EVERY 5K MILES. DT

• 11/22/2000· POWER TRAIN

  LAST FRIDAY MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 1996 MAZDA 626 AT 55MPH ON THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY. WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND PRESSINGON THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE DID NOTHING BUT REV, THE O/D LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND I THE CAR SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND I TRIED PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE, 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND STILL NOTHING, IT WAS JUST LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS "GONE". THE CAR HAS ONLY 83,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE MAZDA DEALER, THE CAR NOW NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS ONLY 83,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE MAZDA DEALER SINCE1996, I AM THE ORIGNAL OWNER. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 4 CYLINDER TRANSMISSION AND THINK THAT MAZDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. ONE MAZDA DEALER WANTED $2500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, ANOTHER WANTED $4300. I FOUND AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT WILL DO IT FOR $1800. I NEED THE CAR SO I AM FORCED TO PAY THIS NOW AS I HAVE NO OTHER MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. I HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT ADDS TO THE AMMUNITION OF FORCING MAZDA TO REALIZE THAT THIS TRANMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED A WHILE BACK AND THAT THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN FORCED TO HAND OVER $2000 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL ON A CAR THIS YOUNG WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO ASSIST ME WITHT HIS PROBLEM WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SINCERELY, JENNIFER PACE. *AK

• 11/20/1999· POWER TRAIN

  FOURTH GEAR FAILURE- DAMAGED INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. EXPERIENCED HESITATION AND OVERREVING OF THE ENGINE JUST PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

• 11/18/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND THE INTERIOR AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

• 11/18/2002· SUSPENSIONCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON THE HIGHWAY HE MADE A RIGHT TURN SUDDENLY TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE. AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND LANDED ON THE ROOF UP SIDE DOWN. PLEASE FILL ADDITONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

• 11/18/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY, ALSO AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE IN CRASH.

• 11/15/2000· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SAFETY BELT SOMETIMES PPPPS OUT. SAFETY BELT INDICATOR LIGHT IS OFF AND THE SAFETY BELT BEEP SOUND SOMETIMES IS ON,SOMETIMES IS OFF. *AK

• 11/14/2001· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR CONTINUOUSLY, TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED EVENTHOUGH THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD.

• 11/14/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS

  DRIVING ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT ABS LIGHT COMES ON. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. CHANGED AIRBAG'S MAIN CONTROLLER/REPLACED RIGHT SIDE AIRBAG.

• 11/13/2000· POWER TRAINCrash

  CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES, STARTING AT 42,000 MILES, AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHED ON VEHICLE/ LOST POWER/ STARTED SHIFTING AND GAVE GAS TO ACCELERATE, BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. THE SAME SIGN EACH TIME, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. MARCH 1999 90,000 & NOV-2000 149,000; THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. IT HAS COST $2400 FOR EACH REPLACEMENT. *AK

• 11/13/2000· SEATSCrash

  I AM WRITING TO REPORT A PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH OUR 1996 MAZDA 626. I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPED WHILE DRIVING. THE INCIDENT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY $720 WORTH OF DAMAGE. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT AS I WAS TRAVELLING VERY SLOWLY. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED A SECOND TIME WITH NO ACCIDENT, BUT I AM UNWILLING TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. I AM CONVINCED THAT IT IS A DEFECT- A DANGEROUS ONE. I NOTICED ON YOUR ODI LIST THAT SOMONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM (ODI ID NO. 823823). I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEGE OF ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I SHOULD PROCEED WITH THIS PROBLEM. I THINK MAZDA SHOULD REPAIR THE DAMAGES AND CHECK THE SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY. IS THIS UNACCEPTABLE? THANK YOU. GREG GERKE. *AK

• 11/12/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE CONSUMER APPLY HIS BRAKES TO AVOID ANOTHER MOTORIST. AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

• 11/08/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TEMPERATURE GUAGE NEEDLE MOVES ABOVE HALF-WAY MARK, ALMOST TO RED ZONE, THEN QUICKLY JERKS BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION. TWO THERMOSTATS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER, BUT CONTINUES TO EXIST. *AK

• 11/08/2000· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL#98V249000/ CONCERNING AIR BAG MODULE AND CONTACTED CONTCRIPPEN AUTO MALL. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A WAITING PERIOD OF 6 WEEKS DUE TO LACK OF PERSONNEL. DEALER ONLY HAD 1 TECHNICIAN THAT WEEKS ON VOLVO AND MAZDA. DEALER LOCATED IN LANSING MI, TELE#517-627-8411.*AK

• 11/08/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND THE TAIL LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE, WHICH MAY RESULT VISUAL DIFFICULTY. OWNER'S MANUAL STATED TO REPLACE THE FUSE. THE OCCUPANT REPLACE THE FUSE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. DEALER SAID THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED MANUFACTURER WAS WILLING TO PAY HALF OF THE BILL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/06/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT WITH NO SIGNS OR PROBLEMS, JUST STOP AND COULD NOT DRIVE VEHICLE.

• 11/05/2004· POWER TRAIN

  PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (1996 MAZDA 626) AT 27,000MI ON ODOMETER - TRANSMISSION HAD GONE BAD. BECAUSE IT WAS STILL IN WARRANTEE, THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT BACK A FEW TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS BECAUSE OF LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. NOTHING WAS FOUND OR DONE. LAST DECEMBER, AT 96,000MI, THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THIS WOULD BE THE 3RD TRANSMISSION IN UNDER 100,000 MILES!! AS MAZDA WOULD NOT ASSIST IN THE COST OF REPLACEMENT, IN JULY I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT ONE. A FEW WEEKS AGO (OCTOBER 2004) THE O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. HE SEARCHED DEEPER AND FOUND THAT THE CUPHOLDER IS PLACED DIRECTLY OVER THE CAR'S COMPUTER, AND HAD BEEN LEAKING ANY SPILLED FLUID ONTO IT, SHORTING OUT THE OVERDRIVE, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION SOLONOID TO BURN OUT. HE CLEANED THE COMPUTER AND REPLACED THE TCC SOLENOID, MAZDA TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH THEIR TECHNICIANS HAD THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT PROPERLY DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 11/04/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACE TWICE. MR

• 11/04/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  SMOKE EMITTED FROM BEHIND THE FAN CONTROL PANEL. FLAMES EMITTED MOMENTS AFTERWARD. AUTO STOPPED AND DRIVER ESCAPED VEHICLE, PROCEEDED TO CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT (ON HIGHWAY AT TIME). FIRE DAMANGED THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD (MELTED MOST OF IT, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED), WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND IN SOME PLACES MELTED. ENTIRE INTERIOR SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE. PARTS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NO ELECTRICAL OR ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT ANY POINT PRIOR TO DRIVER EXITING THE VEHICLE UPON EMISSION OF FLAMES (AT THIS POINT, ABOUT 1 MILE FROM DEALER).*AK

• 11/01/2005· POWER TRAIN

  1996 MAZDA 626 4 CYL WITH CD4E AUTO TRANSMISSION & 110,000 MILES. THE TRANS O/D LOCK LIGHT WILL START TO BLINK. THE TRANS WILL START TO UPSHIFT HARD AND DOWNSHIFT FOR NO REASON. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. *JB

• 11/01/2004· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION HAD BIG PROBLEMS, EVEN AFTER USING THE CAR EXTREMELY CAREFULLY. JUST HAD 57000 MILES AND HAD TO GET MAJOR REPAIRS DONE TO THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

• 10/31/2000· POWER TRAIN

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. REACHED THE INTERSTATE EXIT AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. GARAGE STATED THAT 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEARS WERE GONE. MAZDA REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY WERE DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS IT APPEARS THAT 626'S FROM 1994-96 (4 CYL AUTO) HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN COMMON. WILL THERE BE A FORMAL INVESTIAGATION?

• 10/30/2003· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 1996 MAZDA 626 WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED ON IT, AND I AM TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND A COOLING UNIT HAS TO BE INSTALLED. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BY THE MAZDA AND THEY FAILED TO WARN THE OWNERS TO INSTALL THIS COOLING UNIT TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *LA

• 10/30/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  NONE OF THE FIRST THREE PROBLEMS WERE CAUSING ANY SAFETY HAZARDS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE MADE THE SHIFTING VERY JERKY AND RPM TO GO HIGH. I DID NOT TRY TO EXPERIMENT ON THIS ON THE HIGHWAY. DRIVING A MAZDA IS THE WORST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. NEVER BUY/LEASE OR RENT A MAZDA AGAIN.