Problems with 2001 Mazda 626 POWER TRAIN

Transmission o/d lights flashing and does not move in the first gear or shift to second either has happened on free way also which is very dangerous. my wife drives with kids. *tr

I have put so much money in this car. alternator, transmission, brakes, tires and ball joints. now the catalytic converter needs replaced, wiper motor and quarter panels are all rusted out. i am disabled and this is my only transportation. should all of this should of gone wrong? it will not pass inspection. i have had this car eight years. *tr

This car started having difficulty with going into reverse. forward is becoming difficult also. two different mechanics indicate that it is the transmission. they note that changing the transmission fluid may give temporary relief but the real problem is i need a new transmission. i live and work overseas on a us army military base so to even consider bringing an spec rebuilt transmission over is very expensive. i have been told that with a replacement transmission i will have the same problem. i have had all preventive maintenance done on the cover over the years and to have this happen at 88,000 miles is a financial hardship. *tr

The transmission in my 2001 mazda 626 i4 has failed twice. the first time it failed at 118,000 miles while i was accelerating from a stop at a intersection almost causing an serious accident with the cars behind me. after having the transmission rebuilt for 2k the transmission failed again at 120,000 miles while accelerating from a stop at an intersection on a uphill slant and almost caused a major accident with the cars behind me as i backed the car down the hill to the curbside. ford needs to recall these horrible cd4e transmissions. i have had the transmission rebuilt again and the certified transmission shop tells me ford has redesigned the drum for these transmissions (the part that failed both times) and they only release them 1 at a time from the ford factory to transmission shops to avoid a recall on the previous design which failed all of their cd4e transmissions prematurely. this is very poor customer service on fords part and they should stand behind their product and not hide from their failures while sticking it to their costumers. i will not buy another ford product again. *tr

I bought this car used a year ago this month when my daughters car engine locked up. she was out of state so it was a hurry up thing over the phone. she didn't realize the transmission was slipping in first gear, thought it was cv joint. shop diagnosed the transmission. this really makes me sooo mad as this is a nice car. i think ford should pay to replace all the transmissions in these cars. now i have to either dump it at a loss or pay out alot to get transmission repaired . *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 mazda 626lx. the contact was driving approximately 10 mph when the transmission began to slip with severe hesitation. the vehicle was diagnosed by two different independent mechanics who advised the contact that the transmission was defective and would need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 123,000.

I own a 2001 mazda 626. while the car is 9 years old, it has only 72,000 miles on it. the problem i've had with it is that the shifter cable keeps failing on it. this is a very dangerous and potentially fatal thing that keeps happening. it has failed 3 times in the past 4 years (2006-2010) and seems to be happening every 20k-30k miles. the last time was less than a month ago and just over a year since the last failure. each time, the warranty period has expired, so i'm having to pay hundreds of dollars out of pocket to get this replaced. i've had it done at 3 different places, including a mazda dealership. there is obviously a serious defect in the shifter cable parts/design, but, to my knowledge, mazda has yet to acknowledge it. i've contacted them to no avail. most people, myself included, have cars for years and years and with a lot more mileage, and the shifter cable never goes out. mazda needs to be held accountable for this disgrace. what can i do to see justice served? *tr

2001 mazda 626. transmission shifting cable falls off shift lever on transmission. once occurs, can not shift out of whatever position you are in at the time of the failure. mazda sells a new cable kit with new/adequate cable to transmission connection device ($180). you can not just buy the connector. mazda parts person said, "we sell a lot of these" indicating numerous failures for same cause. being a mechanical engineer, i resolved the issue with a axle nut as used to hold wheels on a child's wagon, etc. *tr

O/d light blinking, wont stop, cannot engage or disengage o/d function. *tr

O/d light flashing, and gears slipping. *tr

My 2001 626 (4 cylinder) transmission needs to be replaced at under 81,000 miles!!!! the only warning sign was it wouldn't shift into reverse one day, then boom, it barely moved forward again. i have never had a problem with this car and i have mostly owned mazda's so imagine my surprise and disappointment that it happened just after i lost my job. now i have no job, no transportation and no means to get a job without it. mazda apparently knew there were problems with the transmissions and chose to do nothing about it. i will never purchase or recommend a mazda ever again! as a result of your blatant failure to inform your customers you have lost at least one good customer forever.

The transmission on my 01 mazda 626 is broken. it won't shift from third to fourth gear. i know this is a problem with almost every 626 that has a cd4e transmission. so the transmission is obviously defective. *tr

I own a 2001 mazda 626 4 cyl. my car's transmission usually runs in third gear on long trips and doesn't shift to the over drive. also, there is a delay when shifting from second to third and from third to overdrive. it works fine shifting from first to second gear. this is a really annoying thing coming from this car. i already did a transmission flush to solve the issue but it worked fine for just a couple of days and it is just as it was at the beginning. i hope someone takes care of this because there is a lot of disappointed customers due to this common issue in this vehicle. *tr

2001 626 mazda 4 cy. transmission is going out and due to the number of issues reported by consumers about transmission problems, costly repairs and even additional problems. when is mazda going to be forced to do something about this issue? if they do not - this will be my last mazda. *tr

Transmission failure occurred the first time in early spring of 2003. my 626 had just turned over 53,000 miles when the transmission went. called for a tow, transmission place said that it was likely to have to be a full rebuild. i called dealership, they called mazda and mazda paid for new transmission and tow, even though the car was out of warranty. this weekend, driving car, no sign of any issue, just had a fluid flush done on the car 6,000 miles ago so i know that is fine. come home after a weekend of city driving and go to get in the car the next morning when the car will not shift. stays in park no matter what gear i move shifter to. taking it in again with only 45,000 miles on the ~new~ transmission that mazda paid for the first time round. car only had 98,000 miles on it and has suffered 2 different transmission failures. *tr

My 2001 mazda 626 2.0l lx has 104,500 miles on it. around 95,000 the transmission started shifting roughly. the problem got worse over time and at 104,500 miles i now need a transmission rebuilt. every mechanic i have taken it to and talked to knows the problems with this ford cd4e built transmission and are shocked ford/mazda has not done a recall on them. i am now looking at 2000 dollars in repairs. please forward this complaint to mazda along with all of the others and make them do what is right. so many people have been affected by these horrible transmission failures. please help us all. *tr

With only 115,000 miles on 2001 mazda 626, the transmission needs replaced per professional assessment. took it in after the overdrive function stopped working and the only way i was able to drive the car was by turning off the overdrive function. *tr

I have a 2001 mazda 626 with only a little over 100,000 miles and now the transmission went out. i had it looked at and was told that the chain inside the transmission was skipping links. the service man who looked at the car told me that he believes that there was a recall on this transmission because this problem was happening to alot of mazda 626 transmissions. the car is just sitting now because we can not afford 2000 dollars to get this fixed but if its possible to be looked at i was told that we could get it replaced for free. we really need assistance with this because we have a 10 month old daughter and one running vehicle and really need help getting this problem fixed. *tr

2001 mazda 626 with an automatic transmission. i purchased the car from a mazda dealer, it was a 1 owner trade-in with only 25,000 original miles. the vehicle went through a 100 point inspection from their service department. i only had the car for 5 days before the transmission went out. when i placed the transmission in reverse or drive, it just remained still as if it was still in park or neutral, it was towed to a mazda dealer and diagnosed with a torque converter failure. this is apparently a major issue with most mazda 626's, old and new! *tr

I have a 2001 mazda 626 lx with automatic transmission. the car has worked great but at 125,000 miles the transmission went out. many other people have had similar problems with this transmission and still no recall? i took the car to a reputable mechanics shop and was told that the transmission needs to be replaced and not to waste my money on it because it is known for failures. i took it to a shop that specializes in transmissions and was told the same story except they felt they could fix the situation with an aftermarket valve kit that solves the problem. why are mazda and ford (the transmission was built by ford) allowed to ignore this problem? *tr

I bought a 2001 mazda 626 in 2002 with 23,000 miles up until now haven't had any problems. i was driving down the freeway and my overdrive light started blinking, the car made it home i took it to the shop and they said my transmission needed to be rebuilt. there is only 117,000 miles on the car, so i got online and searched the problem and come to find that there are pages upon pages of mazda 626 owners with automatic transmissions who have or had the same problem's. the shop that i took my car to said mazda/ford made a bad transmission for several years!!!. i wish the car manufactures would make up for there mistakes and not keep passing them onto the consumers.. thanks tim keblis *tr

My mazda 626, year 2001 has a problem with the transmission. at first the car would not go into reverse, then the entire transmission failed. i spoke with a co-worker that had the same problem with her mazda 626. is there a recall on the mazda. please help me with the repairs, i can't afford to get the vehicle fixed. *tr

The o/d on my 2001 mazda 626 is not disengaging. i noticed in march when i was at a traffic light and my care started out super slow like my car was taking off in 4th gear. it shifted gears real fast and after about 1 minute, the o/d off light started flashing. the only way to get it to stop was by turning the car off and back on. the o/d does not disengage at all now. i have read so many reports of the costs people are paying with similar problems that i have had to manually turn off the o/d everytime i slow down and stop to avoid this issue and i have not had the issue since i started doing this. i am hoping that turning the o/d off manually each time i stop will save my transmission. *tr

Automation transmission went out on car. have found out sense this happened that it happens alot on the mazda 626s because it uses the ford cd4e transmission that ford has issues with. *tr

Problems with transmission. the dealership advised to go for rebuilt one and charged me over $3000 with taxes. i think mazda should take some responsibility looking at so many other incidences that i found on the web. *tr

1. transmission suddenly quit. 2. driver and vehicle were stranded in unsafe area. 3. replaced transmission a two thousand dollar cost. *tr

3rd transmission failure. this one at 113k miles. lucky this one covered by transmission shop warranty. *tr

Transmission problems with a code of p1744. dealer advised to go for rebuilt one and charged me over $3000 with taxes. i think mazda should take some responsibility looking at so many other incidences that i found on the web. *tr

I have a 2001 mazda 626 auto trans with 80,000 miles on it. for the most part my commutes would be an average 10 miles each way daily. last six months the commute was about 25 miles each way with a combination of highway and city driving. on the days leading up to the incident, the car seemed to jerk into the higher gears - that was the first sign of trouble. on the day of the incident, it started up fine but would not move forward when gears are engaged in "drive" mode. it would move a little in the first gear if i pressed down the accelerator but never shifted into the higher gear. i did not want to burn out my engine - so i had the car towed to the repair shop. the mechanic checked it out and said that they would have to rebuild my transmission or replace it with a remanufactured piece. he also stated that it may be difficult to get a good working transmission from another car as this transmission (la4a-el by mazda or its equivalent cd4e by ford) have been known to have problems. so now i am looking at a high repair bill and since this is a one car family, an extended period of having to arrange alternative transportation. this is the third mazda (929, mx6 and now 626) in the family. never had issues with the previous cars. *tr

Transmission failure occurred at 80,000 miles. rebuilder stated the plates were burned and installed standard soft parts kit with steel plates. less than 2000 miles and 2 months later the transmission had a spontaneous failure. the failure occurred in the intersection of two 45mph streets in las vegas hazarding other drivers. *tr

As well as other 626's my transmission has blown. was driving it, down the road, then the check engine light flashed about 7 times, and it revved, then went down and revved with the check engine light. took it to aamco transmissions and they drove it and looked and told me that its shot. of course this all happens after spending $1200 for a dealer only catalytic converter. why would anyone buy this car knowing that they fall apart, and have dealer only parts!? *tr

Called the local mazda dealership, and talked to the repair center for a good few minutes. told him about this website and how many complaints about the transmission there are, and he said that its not their fault. that they don't offer any discounts or anything for repairs like this. also, have a problem with a misfire in my car. all after getting a new 1200 dealer only part. do they care that they built a very horrible made car? no. i really think that they should be forced into atleast cutting the price down to half. its just normal driving that is causing the transmission to fail, and the misfire. i haven't gotten it fixed for i spent 6grand to get the car, and now i have almost put in 6grand to keep it running. really wished i had never gotten this car. *tr

The automatic transmission in my car is broken. *jb

Hard shifting for a couple of weeks. had a blow out same night transmission messed up. won't go into gear until it past 2.5 rpm's. took to transmission spec. said it was over heating also need a new torque converter, need to install transmission cooler. *tr

After two hours of highway driving, my 2001 mazda 626 o/d off light began flashing, as my transmission fluid over-heated. i checked the transmission fluid level, which was ok. my engine oil level was 2 qts. low. this did not make any sense since i had just had my oil changed two weeks prior and checked the oil level after the work was completed. i called the mazda dealership and was told to bring the car in to have it evaluated. the car registered a p1783 code during diagnostic testing. i was told that there was a service bulletin recommending that an atf cooling kit be installed to reduce the atf temperature, preventing over-heating. the service manager recommended that i not have the atf cooling kit installed at a cost of $1,100 since my transmission may possibly fail within a few months. after reading tsb 634465 and realizing that the transmission design is under-sized for the 2001 626, i recommend that mazda recall the 626 transmissions installing the required atf cooling kit to prevent premature failure of mazda's under-sized transmission design for the 626 model. *jb

My 2001 mazda 626 lx would jerk extremely hard when starting off until speeds reached around 25+mph this happened since the day the car was purchased even after taking the car to the dealer for repairs the car still jerked when increasing speeds. just recently while going to work the car would not move in reverse and barley move in drive after getting half way to work i stopped at a stop sign and the car would not move only rev up that's when i called a towing service to drop my car off to a garage after the mechanics heard my problem they gave me some startling news that most of the 4cycle mazda 626s have had problems with transmissions part i had to get was a new transmission. *tr

2001 mazda 626, wouldn't shift into gear, had the linkage cable repaired twice. now at 149,000 miles the car won't shift into reverse and the od light keeps flashing on and off. we are having it towed (this is the 2nd tow bill) to a transmission shop tomorrow and having the transmission repaired. it will cost between 1500 & 1700 to repair. *jb updated 12-12-07. *kb updated *jb

2001 mazda 626 transmission failure at 113,000 miles and attempt to contact mazda through customer services line resulted in long wait and no satisfactory answer. *tr

The transmission failed 2 times both times replaced...*jb

Mazda 626 year 2001 transmission failure, rpms went to 4000 by itself odometer light came on and flashed on dashboard instrument panel and car jerked badly. had to have vehicle towed on 7/6/2007, and had the transmission fluid changed. service technician found nothing wrong. then on 7/9/2007 car wa s doing exactly the same thing. had to have towed again to a different service institution awaiting results of estimate. *ak

Two transmission failures. first at 76,000, 2nd at 101,000 miles. had transmission rebuilt both times. there we 2 other 626's in transmission shop at the same time. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 mazda 626. the contact stated that the vehicle has been leaking transmission fluid for a while. the dealer stated that the transmission casing was cracked and would cost $1,500 to repair. the dealer then stated that the cause of failure was the output seal. the third diagnosis was labeled as a faulty seal. the contact returned to the dealer three additional times because of the transmission leak. the dealer finally sent him to a transmission repair shop where he was told that the cause of failure was the axle sleeve. the leak has been repaired and now the overdrive light has begun blinking. the purchase date was unknown. the current mileage is 104,000 and failure mileage was 98,000.

Transmission problems in my 2001 mazda 626

Automatic transmission failure on my 626 lx 2.0 i4. these particular ford transmissions are notorious for failing. it is verified to be a poor design and should be recalled. *tr

Transmission failed twice. first time, just driving home from work and the second time after an hour highway drive. *ak

Auto transmission problems. *tr

2001 mazda 626 es v6 transmission failure at 78,000 miles. *tr

As with thousands of other 626's, our transmission went out on the interstate....will never buy another mazda. *nm

Transmission failed, even after proper maintenance. 2nd transmission also failed 13 months later. 2001 mazda 626 es v6 2.5l automatic transmission. *tr

2001 mazda 626 lx with 76,000 miles on it began having its o/d off light flash on my dashboard. then my shifting in my transmission went out. then the transmission went out completely. car was in excellent condition before this and the only reason must be a faulty transmission. i am a student and am having to work overtime to pay for a new transmission, which may also fail due to the electrical problems inherent in the transmission. *jb