The time lapse between the automatic transmission gears shifting was increasing, and vehicle won't shift into first gear. Dealer recommendd to consumer to replace the transmission.

- Houston, TX, USA

Auto: 1999 Mazda 626 at 92,000 problem: Looks like overheating of transmission and leakage or overflowing of transmission all over the engine: - od light is blinking - engine light is on and off - gear slipping

- Dixon, CA, USA

Transmission went out of 1999 Mazda 626 at 87,500 miles. Until now no problems existed now dealer wants $3,500 to rebuild transmission. My research shows that the 1999 626 has major transmission problems and Mazda will not recognize recall on all cars.

- Alexandria, VA, USA

Transmission failure at 58,000 miles. Brought to Mazda in July and told that the transmission was overheating.

- Sunrise, FL, USA

Whenever the transmission heats up on my Mazda 626 it then jerks, and moving the gears. This has been estimated for a complete rebuild of the transmission at 55,000 miles and I was estimated at $3000 for the rebuild. I have noticed massive amounts of complaints for this car with the exact same incident. It started around thanksgiving 2002 and continues on to this day.

- Conyers, GA, USA

Transmission failure.

- Medina, OH, USA

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.

- Lutz, FL, USA

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.

- Tampa, FL, USA

I own a 1999 Mazda 626. The transmission is dying and needs a new one. My car has 51,000 miles on it, and repair range above 1,000 dollars. Checking around I have found multiple complaints on the car's transmission. Please take appropriate actions to correct this deficiency. Is my car still covered under factory warranty?

- Springfield, VA, USA

1999 Mazda 626, with 39022 miles is having transmission problems. Od/ light came on transmission fluid spewing all over engine. Vehicle will not shift into gear, stalls and sputters.

- Charlestown, MA, USA

I bought my Mazda 626 in April 2003 and one month later my transmission went out and I had to have rebuilt. That mad me mad, but what made me really mad was that when I bought my extended warrenty I was told that my warrenty would completely cover repairs to keep my car running. Even when I was at the dealership when my transmission went out everybody there was telling me don't worry the warrenty would cover it. Well how come when I went to kennedy transmission (that's where the warranty company sent me to get the work done) I was told the total bill was $ $2,600 and that I had to pay almost a $ $1,000 out of my pocket ! that's right after I just got done paying $ $2,000 down on the car, and I had just made my first car payment which was another $ $380. Kennedy transmission took almost three weeks to fix my trann, then the day after I got my car back my car wouldn't start because kennedy did something to my car and they had to take it for another day. Now it has been three months and my tranny has a leak in it ! this is crazy and I know there are people out there with stories just like mine about there 626. Something needs to be done Mazda should not be able to sell cars with such horrible transmissions, and if a dealership like mine knows there is something wrong with the car (nad I'm sure they knew) should not sell the car or at least take the car back. I will never buy a Mazda again.

- Minneapolis, MN, USA

The transmission on my Mazda 626 has failed. The clutches are non operational and sadly in the owner's manual there is no reference to any kind of maintenance that needs to be performed to the automatic transmission. Even in the 30,000 and 60,000 mile check up they do not change the transmission fluid or suggest that it be done.

- Cary, NC, USA

I have a 1999 Mazda 626 with less than 60,000 miles on it today. I bought the car from hertz rental for my daughter in March 2000 and although there were some recalls on this car we have never received a recall notification. Secondly and most importantly, my daughter have been experiencing problems with the automatic transmission (I think). For instance, we took the car to san francisco and although we were flooring the accelerator we were barely able to go up a small hill at less than 5 mph. Also, on several instances, my daughter would step on the gas to accelerate (from an intersection or stop) but the engine would just rev up and the car won't go (she has to take her foot off the accelerator, wait until the engine gets to a lower RPM and then slowwwwly step on the accelerator to make the car go). I check the internet today and was surprised to seee so many Mazda 626 owners with transmission problems without a recall from Mazda. What does it take to get Mazda to take responsibility or have the NHTSA force Mazda to fix these defects? I want to file a complaint so that the NHTSA and Mazda is aware of how many people are paying for Mazda's irresponsibility.

- San Ramon, CA, USA

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.

- Mobile, AL, USA

I bought my 1999 Mazda 626lx used in June of 1999 with 39,000 miles on it and throughout the two years that I had it I've gotten serviced more times than I can even count. Over the past 8 months the problems with the car have been getting worse. Initally the car was shutting off occasionally whenever I came to a stop. That alone scared me and I feared driving on the interstate because of this. The mechanic told me that my spark plugs needed to be replaced so I did that but the same day that I got it fixed the same thing happened and car started driving very rough. Although the car has not shut off on me lately it has done some very weird things like driving while the car is in reverse. I parked the car one day in an awkward way so I wanted to correct myself and when I tried to reverse the car kept on driving forward (I'm lucky there wasn't another car in front of me) and it was hard to shift into park when I was finally able to do that I turned to car off but then couldn't get it to come back on so I had it towed to the dealership and they said it was a problem with the shift interlock gear. Since I 've gotten my car back it drives worse than ever before the transmission slips, I can only drive in overdrive, the car shakes when it shifts gears and at certain speeds it thrusts forward with so much force that I it feels like I've just been rear-ended. Fortunately, I haven't had to replace the transmission but after reading other reviews about this car I fear that the time maybe coming soon especially since I just reached 83,000+ miles. With all the complaints on this problem Mazda should really take action on this issue because these cars are unsafe to drive and personally I will never buy another Mazda again.

- Lutz, FL, USA

1999 Mazda 626 transmission failure.

- Flower Mound, TX, USA

While driving, consumer states that the transmission began slipping, then vehicle stalled.

- Raeford, NC, USA

Transmission suddenly went out. Car had only 66,000 miles.

- Jackson, MI, USA

The transmission in my 1999 Mazda 626 burned up at 51, 590 miles. Two delaer mechanics said the failure was due to driving at speeds over 70mph for an extended period of time. One of them said he has seen a lot of this in the 626S for a few years. Of course, Mazda no longer makes the 626. I was driving between 75 and 80mph for approximately 2.5 hours. It turns out Mazda did not install transmission coolers on the 626 for several years. The cooler, according to Mazda, is an after factory part. Unfortunately, the consumer is not told that their car does not have this and that if they drive at highway speeds for an extended period of time they may face thousands of dollars in repairs. The cooler, which Mazda does not make, costs around $100 depending on labor, etc. My car had just gone out of warranty, and I had the transmission and engine checked while under warranty to make sure everything was safe and well-working. I had taken it it for the check just months before, and the mechanic said everything was fine. I have spoken with Mazda usa (1-800-222-5500) and they calim little responsibility, but did offer to pay for parts (thank you). The best bet for anyone with similar problems, issues is to call Mazda, place your complaint with the NHTSA, carreview.com, safetyalerts.com, msnautos, and whoever else you consider pertinent. My intent is to inform drivers; I wish I had been. It would have saved me a lot of time and money, and I probably would have made it to the good friend's wedding I missed that day.

- Tampa, FL, USA

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.

- Hoover, AL, USA