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1998 Mazda 626 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	306162
Internal NHTSA #	746846
Manufacurer	MAZDA MOTOR CORP
Brand	MAZDA
Model	626
Model Year	1998
File date	11/06/01
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Car suffered "internal failure of transmission" at 43,000 on 2/00. This was replaced at mazda dealer in roswell ga.. It was replaced with a new part. "internal failure of transmission" occured on 6/11/01 at 105,000 miles. Service dept. Wayne evans said, "we got a memo from mazda corp., it says we should encourage customers that come in for any service to have an external transmission cooler installed. The part is 120. 00 plus labor." i told dealer that it may suggest that mazda knows it has a transmission problem. First quote was over 2,000. I asked for the part replaced at no charge to me. The service dealer called back and said that bob white, the regional manager will give part free if i agree to a 60,000 mile maintenence service at 679. 00 plus tax. And if i agreed to add the external transmission coller for 120. 00 plus labor and tax. They said they would only give free part if i agreed to this. I have the car serviced regularly & maintain records. They said, it wasn't serviced at a mazda dealer & i would need to agree to the 679. 00 60,000 mile service and external transmission cooler if they were to give me the part. The rationale was that they wanted to be sure i took care of car if they gave a free part. My concern is their business practices for one. My bigger concern is the risk i incurred when transmission failed twice on the same car. And the corp memo on the external cooler makes me uneasy.*ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	2
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MACON, GA
VIN pattern	1YVGF22C2W5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/04/98
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1998 Mazda 626 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1998 Mazda 626 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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