Ownership Cost for 1998 Mazda 626 DX
Estimated: $33200 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1529 | $1575 | $1630 | $1696 | $1772 | $8202 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1823 | $775 | $225 | $2291 | $7877 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $205 | $205 | $205 | $205 | $205 | $303 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7909 | $6534 | $5701 | $5339 | $7716 | $33200 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1997 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHILE DRIVING FROM SARASOTA TO WPB GOING APPROX 65-70 MPH THE O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED BLINKING ALTHOUGH IT WASNT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND SUGGESTED I HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND WATCH AND SEE SINCE THE TRANS WASNT SLIPPING. WELL 1 MONTH LATER WHILE TRAVELING AGAIN FROM SARASOTA TO WPB NOT ONLY DID THE O/D OFF LIGHT COME ON WHILE TRYING TO PASS THE TRANS DID SLIP. I WAS TOLD THE TRANS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND SINCE I HAD COMPLAINED TO MAZDA THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON A 57K TRANS SHOULD BE FAILING THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE TRANS BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LABOR. AT THIS TIME I HAVE YET TO HAVE IT DONE AND WILL INSIST THAT MAZDA PAY FOR THE LABOR ALSO. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND THIS APPARENTLY IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE CERTAIN TRANS. I HAD MENTIONED TO STEPHANIE AT MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I FOUND IT FUNNY THAT MAZDA WILL RECALL GAS CAPS, BUT YET WITH SUCH A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, NOT A THING IS MENTIONED. I ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. IS IT BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED? OR IS IT THAT NO ONE HAS DIED? HOW DOES THIS WORK. I AM VERY UPSET WITH THIS AND IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN C ARE OF. MAZDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THEY ARE MADE TO. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON SITES SUCH AS COMPLAINTCENTER.COM, COMPLAINCENTER.COM, YAHOO FORUMS,DUSTBURY.COM/626/TRANS.HTML ETC. ETC.*AK |
| 1998 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | MAZDA 626 STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 71K. NO WARNING, MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE, BOUGHT FROM DEALER WITH 42K AND ONLY DROVE 2 YEARS. I STILL HAVE 2 YEARS OF PAYMENTS!! I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR WITH OUT SELLING THIS ONE, BUT HOW CAN YOU SELL A CAR WITH A TRANSMISSION DEFECT? *JB |
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