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

Issue ID	367707
Internal NHTSA #	763482
Manufacurer	MAZDA MOTOR CORP
Brand	MAZDA
Model	626
Model Year	1998
File date	19/06/02
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This 5 year young car has been garage kept and used as a third vehicle for weekend driving. Over the last few hundred miles, the tranmission began jolting into first gear when stopped at traffic lights, etc. On june 19th, i decided to take the vehicle to my mechanic to check for what might be an emerging transmission problem. The vehicle would barely back out of the driveway. It seemed to jump out of gear, and seemed to shift gears randomly and without warning. I had to stop several times on my two mile journey to place the transmission in neutral and ease it back into drive. These extreme symptons have manifested themselves intermittently since june 19th, prompting the internet searches that lead us to nhtsa's website. I will be taking the vehicle to mazda in the near future and will report my experience back to you. Is there anything that you can tell me in dealing with mazda so that this can be fixed with minimal expense and aggravation? Many of the mazda transmission reports to nhtsa relate stories of computer failure but in most cases the transmission is replaced. What has nhtsa learned of this matter relative to the mechanical versus computer problem? How do i keep from being taken? Frankly, it is clear from the complaints lodged on your site and on other sites detailing mazda transmission problems, that mazda/ford has a serious problem with this transmission that they are passing on to the public at large. I think that transmission failure at only 32150 miles is not reasonable service and i have never had such a failure with any other vehicle. Looking at the nhtsa website, apparently, you have no investigations of mazda to report. The nhtsa mazda 626 transmission complaints are dated starting 1997. The problem seems longstanding enough to warrent investigation. What has been the experience with other mazdas and comparable competitors? I am writing to you in advance in hope you can offer some advice in resolving this. Regards, joe bachalis.
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	EAST WINDSOR, NJ
VIN pattern	1YVGF22C9W5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	01/11/98
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	5
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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.
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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.
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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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