Parts inside the transmission broke on my 2000 Mazda 626 2.0L.

- Atmore, AL, USA

I have a concern with the transmission's on the Mazda 626 transmission style cd4E. There are thousands of people (internet searched) who have these vehicles and have been placed in dire straits as I am. I was traveling down the freeway at 65 mph and from out of nowhere, my od stopped functioning and left the car's tranny slipping out of 4th gear searching for a lower gear as it threw the flashing "od light off" indicator light. I had a woman swerve behind me as I had total loss of power and trying to get my car to grasp any gear. Once I pulled to the side of the road and stopped, the od light stopped flashing and my vehicle was left in a "limp home" mode where I could not get over 45mph. I had the tranny rebuilt to the tune of $1500 and guess what? I got into the car to do highway travel one week later, and it happened again. I have read that I am by far the only person this has happened to. This is a 2000 model. My brother bought it in 2002. He has maintained the vehicle for the last 7.5 years and I have had it for 6 months now. The miles are 76K, only! someone needs to have Mazda fix this issue. This is rediculous and thie is by far a major safety concern. The surging and searching the 4th gear does is very hard, jerky and surging. Anyone right on your butt in traffic is going to slam into one of these vehicles. There is also a tsb for this as well......but Mazda has offered no amends to this situaution when I called the customer service line. They said they were unaware of this situation. That is simply not possible.

- Houston, TX, USA

We have Mazda 626 4cyl, 2000 yr., automatic transmission. The transmission in our Mazda always hesitates to shift up and revs up to very high rpms eventhough the acceleration is gradual. There is also quite a bit of noise in the car coming from engine when I am merging on a freeway. The transmission seems to be stuck in a lower gear. The transmission was replaced by the dealer in 2002. However, the same problem remains to this day. Sometimes, when the car is cold, just when you start it in the morning, for example, the car accelerates suddenly and I almost hit my other car in a garage.

- San Francisco, CA, USA

I have a 2000 Mazda 626 and the transmission is horrible. Well, was because I had to replace it. Instead of my car going in reverse when I put it in reverse it went forward. My overdrive light kept coming on and blinking and the code was always the temperature high due to highway driving. If this transmission wasn't meant for highway driving it should have never been utilized. Luckily I didn't get into an accident with the care.

- Great Mills, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Mazda 626. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to start. The contact was advised by the manufacturer that the vehicle had a history of problems. The contact was advised to purchase a new transmission. The current mileage was 53,296. The failure mileage was 12.

- Sumter, SC, USA

I have a 2000 Mazda 626 with the cd4E Ford transmission and I have had problems with the transmission for about 3 years now. I have done numerous research and took it to many shops and have come to the conclusion that this transmission is trash. This transmission war poorly built and they need to recall this as soon as possible. Mazda and Ford should be held responsible for the bad engineering that has cost thousands of drivers problems and thousands of dollars in repairs. Someone needs to be held accountable and a recall needs to be done.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

I bought a 2000 Mazda 626 LX from a neighbor, and with only 95K on the odometer, the car began shifting rough. It didn't seem to cause much of a problem and I continued to provide general maintenance for the car. However, I almost never traveled outside of a 20 mile radius with the vehicle. Once I did travel about 40 miles away, the transmission broke down and refused to enter into drive, but only the lower gears. As I searched the internet for similar problems, it became readily apparent that a transmission failure was common for the Mazda 626 model. I am now faced with replacing the transmission at a cost of $2,000 plus.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

Transmission failure, Mazda 626, year 2000. This is the second failure. Following computer codes led to $800 in unnecessary repairs. Car drives well until O/D begins to flash, RPM fluxes between 1000 and 5000 and tranny slips. On parking and shutting off motor then restarting and shifting into drive tranny slams into gear with a bang. Never know when RPM is going to go crazy and the transmission to slip. This causes a mad scramble to get to the side of the road which is sometimes hard as you may be in the passing lane. Cost estimates range from $1800 + 400 600 for install for a rebuilt transmission from a dealer of transmissions specifically for this car. This model/transmission combination is used on about the 10 preceding years. Taken together they present a good case for a dealer recall I would think. Even though Mazda issued a tsb it is only meant to delay the problem until ultimate transmission failure.

- Port Charlotte, FL, USA

Shifting bracket continually falls off. The transmission doesn't shift into proper gear ( drive reverse etc) until trying a couple of times. The engine reves itself from 2000 to 4000 without pressing down more on gas pedal. The transmission will not shift from 2nd to first until you reach 50mph or release gas repeatedly while driving. This is very hazardous on any road. Sometimes the transmission downshifts while driving on highway over 55mph. This is extremely dangerous. I have had cars almost hit me in the rear. This happens on a daily basis. I have been looking for a transmission replacement and the cost is over $2000. Book value is not much more the car has 117585 miles.

- Richmond, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Mazda 626. While attempting to accelerate, the vehicle would not shift from first into second gear. The vehicle came to a sudden stop and has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 104,000.

- Orlando, FL, USA

2000 Mazda 626 2.5L auto. Complete transmission failure due to lack of fluid cooling. Design flaw is to blame. Trans fluid is in contact with cooling agent(air, antifreeze) for a distance of four inches.

- Orlando, FL, USA

The transmission is failing on our Mazda 626 2000. According to the mechanic the rest of the car is in great condition besides the fact that we need a transmission overhall which will run us 4,000 - 5,000. A brief internet search by the mechanic and subsequently by myself indicated this is a common complaint of Mazda. We are extremely lucky this did not cause injury to my husband who was driving at the time of initial occurrence or the mechanic who test-drove it for diagnostics.

- Sun Prairie, WI, USA

Transmission already went out in my 2000 Mazda 626. After researching the problem online, I found out this is a very common problem in Mazda 4cyl engines from this time period. I think it is unacceptable that the transmissions life is this short.

- Antioch, CA, USA

Transmission is failing in my 2000 Mazda 626. Everything I read about the issue tells me that the Ford transmission in the Mazda was not made to handle a vehicle that size. The gears are slipping hard enough to make the car jump. I cannot safely drive this car anywhere since there are also changes in velocity due to the slipping.

- Glendale, AZ, USA

My 2000 Mazda 626 began having problems a week after purchasing April 10, 2008! the car started having electrical problems which resulted in 3 batteries, 2 alternators, no ac or defrost could be run. Then the brakes were replaced twice within a 2 month period! all these problems resulted in me almost being killed from an automobile accident! this happened June 8, 2009 which was a Monday approx. 4 pm. The airbags never deployed, and my head hit the steering wheel. Windshield shattered all over my hand resulting in severe lacerations! this car needs looked at asap!!!! please help

- Deltona, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Mazda 626. The contact experienced issues with her transmission. She heard a crunching sound and the vehicle failed while driving at an unknown speed. The vehicle was towed to a transmission shop and a rebuilt transmission was installed at the cost of $3,200. In December of 2008, she noticed that the transmission was malfunctioning again. She took the vehicle to another repair shop and was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced again at the cost of $3,500. The contact spoke with the manufacturer years ago and received no assistance. The current mileage was approximately 125,000 and failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

- Ballwin, MO, USA

This is the second time that I have had to put my 2000 Mazda 626 into the shop due to transmission failure. I was experiencing hard shifting and jerking while placing the car in gearand accelerating. The first repair cost me 800 dollars the second transmission repair was 1200 and the mechanic told me that the transmission wasn't equivalent for the weight and size of my car. I'm experiencing problems once again and it's not even a year later I'm a sophomore in college and I can't afford these costly repairs.

- Detroit, MI, USA

2000 Mazda 626dx 4cyl. With 93,200 miles and the automatic transmission failed. Vehicle is maintained exceptionally well and all filters and fluids changed regularly. Transmission slips between shifting gears and erratically shifts from high to low with dramatic loss of power.

- Rock Hill, SC, USA

The transmission gave out. 112,000 miles. I got the transmission replaced, and right after the warranty was over, the transmission gave out. The O/D light comes on, the car overheats, and it does not shift into 4th gear.

- Sunrise, FL, USA

I had the transmission replaced once already. The transmission I have now when driving on a hwy at 50mph and above with start to jerk in and out from 2000 to 3000rpm and the O/D switch light will blink. After this happens, it doesn't matter what speed the vehicle is in, it responds the same.

- Rockingham, NC, USA