I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN NOVEMBER OF 2002 WITH APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILED ME IN TRAFFIC IN OCTOBER OF 2004, IT PRESENTLY HAS 131,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WOULD SEEM TO ENGAGE AND THEN DISENGAGE VERY RAPIDLY UNTIL IT FINALLY COMPLETELY FAILED, AND NO LONGER WOULD ENGAGE. I WAS JUST ABLE TO GET OFF THE STREET. TRANSMISSION SHOPS EST. COST TO BE BETWEEN $1200.00 AND $2500.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET. I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF PRIOR FAILURES OR COMPLAINTS. I HAVE SINCE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR AND OTHER CARS SUCH AS THE FORD PROBE, WHICH USES THE SAME TRANSMISSION.*AK
2001
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAVE BEEN HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY MAZDA 626 AND IT'S A 2001. THE TIMES THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT IN THE SHOP THAT WOULD TELL ME THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR, BUT OF COURSE I KNOW MY CAR BETTER I DO DRIVE IT MORE THAN THEY HAVE TOO. WHAT I DISCOVERED JUST TODAY IS OFF THE MAP FUNNY(LIKE SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT), WAS DEALING WITH MY ODOMETER READING. SO IF I CAN PLEASE ALLOW ME YOUR HELP BEFORE MY GIVE OUT ON ME. THANK YOU MRS. JACKSON