# 1996 MAZDA 626 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `255730` · 2000-11-13 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** 626
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
## Narrative
CONSUMER HAS REPLACED  TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES, STARTING AT 42,000 MILES, AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHED  ON VEHICLE/ LOST  POWER/  STARTED SHIFTING AND GAVE GAS TO ACCELERATE, BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. THE  SAME SIGN EACH TIME,  TRANSMISSION  WENT OUT.  MARCH 1999 90,000 & NOV-2000 149,000; THERE WAS NO WARRANTY.  IT HAS  COST $2400 FOR EACH REPLACEMENT.  *AK
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