1999 Mazda 626 transmission problems
Owners reported transmission problems in 226 complaints for the 1999 Mazda 626, 61% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 226 61% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 166 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 51 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 40 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 21 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 16 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 166 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 16% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Transmission fails upon decelereation. Unit downshifts hard, then o/d light flashes and then engine compartment starts to fill with transmission fluid, causing much smoke and a potential for fire.
I purchased my 1999 mazda 626 in 2001. The transmission stopped working in feb. 2002. I have read so many compliants about the mazda product that I am appalled. I purchased this car used and did not have the finances fo the repair. Ironically, while investigating this car on the web I found that ford made the transmission for my car, and the funny thing is all of my family owns ford suv's ( brand new).