Issue ID | 370969 |
Internal NHTSA # | 764348 |
Manufacurer | MAZDA MOTOR CORP |
Brand | MAZDA |
Model | 626 |
Model Year | 1998 |
File date | 01/07/02 |
Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I had started to notice rough shifting at around 90,000 miles. I travel with my work and am gone every week mon-fri and put about 1000 miles a week on my car. Some weeks more than that, all highway miles. I thought the rough shifting was due to the transmission fluid and filter and had the transmission fluid changed. You cannot get to the filter in the cd4 without taking the whole thing apart. I went another 10,000 miles and now the transmission will allow me to travel about 10 miles then quits. After sitting for a few minutes, i can travel another 5-10 minutes then it quits again. I have contacted mazda's customer service department and a lady i spoke with was no help at all. She told me to go to a dealer and the closest is 125 miles away. I asked if they had a tech department i could talk to and she said none existed. I have been told that this ford transmission is nothing but trouble. I cannot complain about the first 100000 miles on this little car. The only repairs were brakes and a battery plus the normal maintenance. I cannot see why my transmission is acting so wierd though. I had one go out years ago and it never would shift again. This runs, then quits, then runs, then quits again. Oh well, i wanted to vent and i have. If there is a recall out there on this i would love to know about it. Thanks for listening. Fred martino.*ak |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | GIRARD, KS |
VIN pattern | 1YVGF22C7W5XXXXXX |
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Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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Date of purchase | 01/05/99 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | Y |
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Drive train type | FWD |
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Vehicle speed | 0 |
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