How many problems does the 2003 MAZDA Mazda6 have?

The 2003 MAZDA Mazda6 currently has 175 owner-reported complaints according to NHTSA database. These complaints are organized by component to help identify common issues.

What are the most common problems with 2003 MAZDA Mazda6?

The most common problems reported for the 2003 MAZDA Mazda6 are organized by component above. Each component section shows owner-reported issues, crash reports, and fire incidents to help identify patterns and problem areas.

Where does this 2003 MAZDA Mazda6 problem data come from?

All problem and complaint data for the 2003 MAZDA Mazda6 comes directly from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) database. These are real complaints submitted by actual vehicle owners.

2003 MAZDA Mazda6 Problems

AIR BAGS

27 complaints

In 2018, the car was part of a trade in for a certified used car at my dealership. The car had over 350,000 miles and could no longer run.

May 24, 2021

ON 01/18/2019 I TOOK VEHICLE I PURCHASED, TO MOCK FORD IN GRANT'S PASS OREGON FOR TAKARA AIRBAG RECALL. THIS IS WHEN I BECAME AWARE OF SAFETY ISSUE THAT VEHICLES AUR BAGS HAD BEEN CUT OUT AND REMOVED. THE SERVICE GUY AT MOCK FORD EXPLAINEDAND GAVE ESTIMATE WHICH WAS GREATER THAN WHAT CARS VALUE WAS. THE SELLER OF CAR AARON RONSON NEVER DISCLOSED ANY ISSUES. ONLY THAT HE BOUGHT FROM A FRIEND THAT BUYS AND FIXES CARS. HIS FRIEND WORKED AT A WRECKING YARD. MY SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL AS INSURANCE COVERAGE IS HAVE BEEN B.CEFFECTED. MY COMPLAINT IS NO FOUND RECORDS OF VEHICLEACCIDENT. AND NO BRANDING OF TITLE IT IS CLEAR. NO EVIDENCE OF AIRBAD DEPLOYMENT. I HAVE BEEN REFUSED COPIES IF PREVIOUS OWNER TO INVESTIGATED KNOWLEDGE PRIOR TO MY PURCGASE.

Sep 07, 2019

THIS CAR WAS DESTROYED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND AS SUCH CAN NO LONGER BE REPAIRED.

Dec 18, 2017

Crash: 1

TAKATA RECALL, FORMER OWNER

Aug 11, 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V354000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED TWO DEALERS, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AFTER SEVERAL CALLS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Feb 16, 2017

+ 22 more complaints for this component

POWER TRAIN

21 complaints

AFTER TWO YEARS OF DRIVING THIS CAR THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY BROKE PUNCTURING THROUGH THE FIRE WALL AND BRAKE RESERVOIR, LUCKILY I WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE IN A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT WHEN I PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN IT WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT COME BACK UP. IT WAS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE, I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AFTER PATCHING THE FIREWALL AND REPLACING THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY FOR $1800 I WAS TOLD THAT PART WAS FAULTY ON THIS VEHICLE AND IF IT HAPPENED ONCE IT WOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN. ONE YEAR LATER IT BROKE AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I WENT TO SHIFT GEARS THE CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DIDN'T COME BACK UP, I HAD TO PULL OVER LUCKILY I DIDN'T GET HIT OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD BY MAZDA THERE WOULD BE NO RECALL BECAUSE THIS PART ISN'T A DIRECT SAFETY ISSUE.

Oct 15, 2019

2003 MAZDA 6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. DISCOVERED PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED MAZDA STOPPED MANUFACTURING THE PCM FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN 2003 AND THEREFORE, IT HAD TO SPECIAL ORDERED. IT TOOK EIGHT WEEKS FOR THE DEALER TO RECEIVE THE PART. *JB

Feb 08, 2016

TRANSMISSION KICKS REALLY HARD MAKING THE CAR FEEL LIKE IT WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENS. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM,ESPECIALLY WHEN OUR 90LB DAUGHTER IS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT MAZDA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR WORSE! *TR

Oct 22, 2014

I HADN'T HAD THE CAR TOO LONG AND WAS TAKING OFF FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE HARD SHIFT FIRST OCCURRED. I REALLY THOUGHT I'D BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER CAR, BUT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TOO OFTEN FOR AWHILE, THEN IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY SO I TOOK IT IN. I TOOK IT TO MULTIPLE MAZDA DEALERS, WHERE I WOULD LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT FOR THEM TO TRY AND REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THEY ALWAYS INSISTED THAT THEY COULD NOT SO I GAVE UP FOR AWHILE. IT GOT WORSE AND THEN I SAW A TSB ONLINE ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE SUPPOSED FIX IS TO FLASH THE COMPUTER CHIP. EVERY DEALER I CONTACTED ABOUT IT SAID THEY'D CHARGE AN HOUR LABOR TO DO THIS, AND MY PRIVATE MECHANIC COULDN'T DO IT AS IT'S SOME MAGICAL THING ONLY THE DEALERS CAN DO. ANYWAY I HAVE NOT HAD IT FLASHED YET, THE CAR IS COMING UP ON 147K AND THE PROBLEM IS NOW SO BAD THAT IT'S DANGEROUS. I WILL HAVE THE FLASH DONE IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS BUT I DON'T THINK IT WILL HELP. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED A YEAR AGO AS I WAS NEARLY HIT BY A BIG RIG WHEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN IN THE FAST LANE. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS AND SIMILAR REALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEMS, THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO. *TR

Jun 14, 2013

2003 MAZDA6 6.0 ATX - CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE REVS BUT NO POWER TO WHEELS. I HAVE CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION TO WHY THIS IS OCCURRING. UPON A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH I FIND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. I HAVE NOTICED IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WITH AC UNIT ON. *TR

Jun 05, 2011

+ 16 more complaints for this component

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

16 complaints

2003 MAZDA 6 WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES. HAVING INCIDENTS OF STALLING AND IDLING HARD. PER ONE MECHANIC IT IS A PVC AND LINES. A SECOND MECHANIC SHOWED US A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THESE PARTS ARE CHEAP SINCE THEY ARE PLASTIC. BUT THE QUOTED INSTALLATION IS OVER $700 FOR JUST THE PVC. *TR

Nov 22, 2010

ENGINE SEIZED UP AS IT WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY WARMING UP. OIL WAS ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY UNDER THE CAR AFTER THE SEIZED UP. *TR

Jan 30, 2009

SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED MY MAZDA THERE HAS BEEN A FAULTY FAN CONTROL MODULE THAT SHORTS OUT MY COMPUTER. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE FORCED MY INTO AN INTERSECTION WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I COULD KEEP MY VEHICLE FROM MOVING EVEN WITH THE BRAKE ON. *TR

Aug 27, 2008

I PURCHASED MY MAZDA IN 2003. SINCE THE PURCHASE EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL THE END OF OCT. 2005 MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR WAS SHAKING, AND MY RPMS WHERE MALFUNCTIONING (GOING UP AND DOWN, THEN BACK UP AGAIN). I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR JUMPED TIME, MY CAR HAD UNDER 45K MILES. THEY FIXED IT, BUT IN THE BEGINNING OF NOV. 2005, NOT EVEN A MONTH LATER, MY CAR DID THE SAME THING, BUT THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE BOLTS IN MY ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THEN IN THE SUMMER OF 2006 I HAD A VACUUM LEAK, MY CAR WOULD START AND STOP, I HAD THAT REPAIRED AT REPAIR SHOP OF MY OWN CHOSE, SINCE MY WARRANTY WAS UP. NOW IN APRIL 2007, I WAS INFORMED BY A REPAIR SHOP, OF MY OWN CHOSE, THAT I THROWN A ROD IN MY MOTOR. *TR

Apr 22, 2007

AFTER 4 PREVIOUS REPAIRS I STARTED MY CAR AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ONCE AGAIN BEGAN TO FLASH, THIS TIME FLASHING RAPIDLY. I CALLED THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE RAPID FLASH MEANS THE CAR IS UNSAFE. I WAS TOLD I HAD A BAD COIL. AFTER A $400 REPAIR, I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME LIGHT FLASH. THE DEALER THEN TOLD ME MY CATALIYTIC CONVERTERS SPLIT. NOW I HAVE A $4,600 REPAIR JOB ON A 2003. PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR THE PAST YEAR. THANK YOU. *NM

Jan 23, 2007

+ 11 more complaints for this component

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

13 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE BENDING AND PUSHING INTO THE AXLE BOOTS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE AXLE AND BRAKE LINES AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 51,000. UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF UPDATED 10/07/10

Jul 13, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TAKES AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. HE ALSO HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE SHOES DUG INTO THE ROTORS. AS A RESULT, THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $289. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO PREMATURE WEAR OF THE ROTORS, BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

Jul 30, 2008

WHEN BRAKES ARE USED THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE BRAKE HARDWARE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE GRINDING PROBLEM WE HAD TAKEN IN FOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS PREVIOUSLY. WE HAD ALSO HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN 4+ TIMES TELLING THEM THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH COLD STARTING, GETTING A "WE CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM"...THE 5TH TIME IT HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. THIS IS AFTER THEY SOLD US A $120 BATTERY BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. *JB

Jun 23, 2006

I HAD A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. WHEN I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME IN THE MIDNIGHT AND IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, MY LESS THAN 2 AND HALF YEARS OLD MAZDA 6 START TO MAKE VERY LOUD ANNOYING NOISE. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH AT THAT TIME. LATER I FOUND OUT THERE IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT RELATING TO THE PROBLEM THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED, WHICH MAZDA HAS KNOWN THE PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THEY EVEN HAVE A BULLETIN DESCRIBE THIS PROBLEM AND THE TITLE IS '04-004/04 2003-2003 MAZDA 6 -FRONT BRAKE JUDDER AND /OR BRAKE MOAN NOISE'. THEY NEVER MADE ANY RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE AND LEAVE THIS RISK TO THEIR CUSTOMER INTENTIONALLY. *NM

Sep 30, 2005

FRONT (RIGHT) END SQUEAKS/GRINDS MAINLY WHILE TURNING, HOWEVER HAS CONTINUED AFTER STRAIGHTENING OUT. STARTED AROUND 10,000 MILES. I'VE TAKEN IT IN 3 DIFFERENT TIMES TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. THIS LAST TIME (NOW AT ~50,000) I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BREAK PAD PROBLEM AND THAT: MY BREAK PADS WERE 80% WORN. MY ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. I WAS ALSO NOW CHARGED FOR THIS VISIT THAT STILL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM

Jul 29, 2005

+ 8 more complaints for this component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

9 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

Jan 25, 2017

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO LIMP MODE. FROM THE SUDDEN JUMP INTO LIMP MODE, A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN. THANKFUL NOBODY WAS HURT. *TR

Aug 12, 2014

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS FROM CAROUSEL MOTORS HIGHWAY 1 WEST, IOWA CITY IOWA 52246. 319-354-2550 WHILE CHANGING OIL THEY DISCONNECTED A HOSE WHICH ANOTHER DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIND AND REPAIR. WHILE TALKING THE CAR IN AND HAVING IT IN THEIR POSSESSION IT RECEIVED $3,000 DAMAGE. THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM IN OVER 20 DAYS. NEXT THEY PUT A FUSE BOX DOOR COVER ON UNDER WARRANTY. IN DOING SO THEY REMOVED THE SILL COVER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WHEN THEY REPLACED THE SILL COVER THE DROVE THE LOCK DOWNS ON THE COVER THROUGH THE WIRING HARNESS. OBLIVIOUS TO WHAT THE HAD DONE THEY BLAMED ME FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. CAROUSEL MOTORS SHOULD NOT HAVE A MAZDA FRANCHISE. IT IS NOT FOR THE SEEMINGLY OBVIOUS REASONS AS STATED BUT FOR THE FACT THAT A MR. PAT LINN THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE DEALERSHIP HAS CALLED MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT RAKING ME THROUGH THE DIRT TO MY MANAGER AT WORK TO COMPLAIN ABOUT ME TO MY BOSS. HE HAS TURNED THIS INTO A PERSONAL MATTER AND NOT A BUSINESS MATTER. IS THIS A REACTION OF AN ADULT? HIS OWNER NEEDS TO LOCK HIS HEALS TOGETHER, RELEASE HIM FROM HIS POSSITION, AND HAVE THE DEALERSHIP APPOLOGIZE FOR HIS MISUSE OF HIS POSITION. HARRASSMENT AND SLANDER ARE NOT AND WILL NOT BE TOLLERATED. PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO MAZDA . *AK

Jan 25, 2006

THE CAR GOT STUCK IN A MIXTURE OF MUD AND SNOW. DURING THE EFFORT TO GET THE CAR UNSTUCK THERE WAS A SPARK INSIDE OF THE CAR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR EXITED THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO STOP THE FIRE AT THAT POINT AND THE CAR HAS BEEN BURNED TO NOTHING. I FEEL THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME KIND OF INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY THE CAR STARTED ON FIRE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WAS STUCK MOSTLY IN SNOW.*AK

Dec 07, 2004

Fire: 1

I PURCHASED A 2003 MAZDA6 ON 4/18/2003, AT OF TODAY IT HAS 3,800 MILES.AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES I STOPPED TO ORDER FOOD FROM A DRIVE THRU WINDOW. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE 10 MINS FOR MY ORDER TO BE READY, SO I PULLED OVER TO A STALL AND WAITED FOR 15 MINS, WITH THE CAR STILL ON(NO AC WINDOWS DOWN). WHILE PLACING MY ORDER I HEARD THE FAN TURN ON I KNEW IT WAS ON BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE (NOT LIKE NORMAL). IT STAY ON WHILE I WAS PARKED WAITING FOR MY ORDER AND ON THE DRIVE HOME 10 MIN. IT CONTINUED TO STAY ON 90 SEC AFTER CAR WAS TURNED OFF. I WENT TO CHECK ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH ANYONE ELSE AND FROM CA TO FA AND EVEN IN CAN MAZDA6 OWNERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE RELAY CONTROL MODULE. I CALLED DEALER THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, BUT I COULD BRING IT IN TO CHECK. AFTER CAR WAS INSPECTED I WAS TOLD THAT THE RELAY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *LA

May 10, 2004

+ 4 more complaints for this component

STRUCTURE

7 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AFTER CLOSING THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR, IT WAS JAMMED AND COULD NOT BE OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Aug 06, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 4/1/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPRING FOR THE DOOR LOCK ACUTUATOR WOULD FAIL, TRAPPING OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 04/19/2013 *JS

Feb 05, 2013

WE HAVE OWNED OUR MAZDA 6 SINCE 2003. THIS YEAR THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL RUST IN BOTH REAR FENDERS. RESEARCHING THIS IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, SUCH A PROBLEM THAT IT WAS A RECALL IN ENGLAND. WE CONTACTED MAZDA TO SEE IF A RECALL WAS AVAILABLE TO AMERICA, BUT ONE WAS NOT. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS THEY MODIFIED THEIR DESIGN TO CHANGE THE REAR FENDER ON FUTURE MODELS. WE FEAR THAT THE STRUCTURE HAS DEGRADED GREATLY THAT A SIDE IMPACT WOULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY TO REAR PASSENGERS. *TR

Oct 26, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PAINT WAS BLISTERED ON THE FENDER ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE CORROSION ON THE REAR FENDER. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR; HOWEVER, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS BODY SHOP INSTEAD. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE FENDER AND PIECES OF IT CAME OFF IN HIS HAND. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THREE HOLES IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FENDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 08/23/08. LJ THE FENDER RUSTED IN 3 PLACES. UPDATED 08/25/08 *JB

Aug 06, 2008

RUST HAS BEGUN TO FORM UNDER THE WEATHER STRIPPING OF THE DOORS AS WELL AS ON THE SASH ON THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR. CAR WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH 2003. IN A SERVICE BULLETIN (09-020/02) MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS CLAIMS IT IS NOT RUST BUT A ORANGE/YELLOW SURFACE STAIN CAUSED BY NEGATIVE REACTION WITH A LUBRICANT USED AT THE FACTORY. HOWEVER THE FOLLOWING EMAIL IS FROM MAZDA OPERATIONS STATING IT IS INDEED RUST. SO WHICH IS IT? "OCTOBER 22, 2003 OWNER NULLUNIT2000" RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL FROM MAZDA AND POSTED IT IN THE RUST PROBLEM TOPIC AT MAZDA6CLUB.COM. THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO YOU. MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS HAS BECOME AWARE OF A SURFACE RUST SITUATION ON THE DOORS OF CERTAIN MAZDA6 SEDANS BUILT AT THE COMPANY'S AUTO ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION FACILITY IN FLAT ROCK, MICHIGAN. WHEN THE DOOR-SASH WEATHER-STRIPPING IS INSTALLED ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE, A SOAPY WATER SOLUTION IS USED TO EASE INSTALLATION OF THE STRIPPING INTO A CHANNEL ON THE DOOR. DURING THE AFFECTED TIME PERIOD, THAT SOAPY SOLUTION WAS FOUND TO HAVE INCLUDED A SUBSTANCE THAT HAS CAUSED SURFACE RUST TO APPEAR ON THE CHANNEL UNDERNEATH THE DOOR WEATHER-STRIPPING ON A NUMBER OF VEHICLES. THE SOLUTION HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED, AND VEHICLES BUILT AFTER JULY 22, 2003 ARE NOT AFFECTED. MAZDA IS WORKING ON A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND WILL BE NOTIFYING OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE US YOUR OPINION ABOUT OUR E-MAIL SERVICE. CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO COMPLETE A BRIEF, ONLINE SURVEY. HTTP://WWW.ZOOMERANG.COM/SURVEY.ZGI?F3TSHLV0X57GC4NHRSHLSH44 REGARDS, LISA LASKY" I CERTAINLY DID NOT INTEND TO PURCHASE A CAR THAT WILL EVENTUALLY RUST THROUGH. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE MATTER.*AK

Dec 17, 2003

+ 2 more complaints for this component

SUSPENSION

7 complaints

I OWN A 2003 MAZDA 6. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I STARTED HEARING LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT AXLE AREA WHEN I TURN OR DRIVE OVER BUMPS. MY BRAKES AND TIRES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. I WAS FIRST TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW STRUTS. A SECOND INSPECTION HOWEVER REVEALED NO PROBLEM WITH MY STRUTS. MECHANIC SEEMS TO BE BAFFLED AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. MY CAR IS A V6 MAZDA 6S. 5 SPEED. PROBLEM STARTED AT 82,000 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE IS ABOUT 84,000. *TR

May 13, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE EVERY TIME SHE DRIVES OVER A BUMP OR MAKES A TURN. SHE HAS HAD SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. SHE HAS HAD BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, ROTORS, AND TIRES REPLACED. ONE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PISTONS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE SPEED, VIN, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Apr 22, 2008

I HAVE BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME SYMPTOM BEING A SQUEALING LOW PITCH TO A HUM WHEN I TURN LEFT INTO ANY PARKING SPOT. MY BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH A CALIPER SPRING. THEY KEEP ON SAYING THAT THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM EACH TIME AND IT COMES BACK. I HAVE BEEN IN FOUR TIMES FOR THIS. ALSO I HAVE HAD AN ECU COMPUTER REPLACED DUE TO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARING. LASTLY, MY GLOVE BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS INSTALLED WITH THE LIGHT ON PERMANENTLY. THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS BECAUSE THE DASH BOARD IS NOT PERFECTLY FLUSH WITH THE EDGE OF THE GLOVE BOX, THEREFORE THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON AND I CAN SEE IT WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT. *AK

Apr 17, 2004

I PURCHASED MY MAZDA 6S IN FEBRUARY OF 2003. I HAVE LOVED THIS CAR SINCE THE DAY I FIRST SAW IT. IN DECEMBER OF 2003, I BEGAN HEARING GRINDING/MOANING SOUNDS FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AREA WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS INTO A PARKING SPACE. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 3-4 WEEKLY. I TOOK MY 6S IN FOR IT'S REGULAR SERVICE IN DECEMBER (OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION), AND ADVISED MY DEALERSHIP OF THE NOISE I WAS HEARING. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ONE FRONT TIRE WAS 2 LBS LOW, AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 12000 MILES AT THIS TIME, AND I KNEW THE SERVICE TECH WAS SUGAR COATING THE PROBLEM. ON JANUARY 9, 2004, I WAS LEAVING WORK TO GO HOME WHEN I HAD SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE ON THE WAY HOME. AS I WAS GETTING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, I EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT, ALONG WITH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 3,000 RPM NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE HOME IN THIS CONDITION, BUT I HAD NO CHOICE AT THIS TIME. BY THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS ACTING, I THOUGHT I EITHER HAD A FLAT TIRE OR THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY TO THE DEALER, WHICH IT TOOK THEM 4 DAYS TO CONFIRM THE PROBLEM. THE CONCLUDED THAT MY FRONT AXLE WAS FAULTY, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT TOOK 10 DAYS TO GET MY VEHICLE BACK, AND SO FAR THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED. I JUST WISH THE DEALER WOULD HAVE TAKEN ME MORE SERIOUSLY BACK IN DECEMBER AND MAYBE THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. *LA

Jan 25, 2004

WHEN TURNING STEERING A GRINDING NOISE IS PRODUCED.*AK

Sep 30, 2003

+ 2 more complaints for this component

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

6 complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN GA GOING A LITTLE OVER 70MPH IN THE FAST LANE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT KICKED IN TO LIMP MODE TO ABOUT 10MPH. I ALMOST HAD A SEMI REAR END ME BUT WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY JUST IN TIME. I COULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULD RESET IT FOR AWHILE AND THEN DO IT AGAIN. THEN IT FINALLY GOT TO THE POINT IT WAS DOING IT WAY TOO MUCH. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY. I LEARNED THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT IT BUT WONT RECALL IT. ITS BEEN SITTING FOR A YEAR BECAUSE THEY WANT $900.00 TO FIX IT. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD DRIVE IT AND LET SOMEBODY HIT ME JUST TO MAKE IT A RECALL SO ALL THE 1000S IF NOT 10 OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WILL BE ABLE TO GET IT FIXED. CLEARLY THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

Nov 16, 2013

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATION CUTS OFF AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS ARE ALL ON. YOU WILL HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON BEFORE IT WILL WORK CORRECTLY. DEALER SAID THEIR DIAGNOSTIC DID NOT SHOW ANY THROTTLE SENSOR ERRORS BUT MY SCAN TOOL DID. *TR

Sep 23, 2011

CAR EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC (0-30 MPH) ON 9/4/11 AND 9/7/11. TACHOMETER NEEDLE WAS BOUNCING BETWEEN 1 AND 3. CAR ACCELERATED, AND RPMS INCREASED, WHILE ON A LEVEL SURFACE, WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL APPLIED. CAR FOUGHT AGAINST MY EFFORTS TO SLOW DOWN BY BREAKING. CAR STABILIZED UPON REACHING 40 MPH. ON 9/7/11, THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE INTERVENTION FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND IT RECURRED ON 9/7. THIS IS A SERIOUS COMPLAINT WITH A HIGH RISK OF INJURIES OR DEATH. MAZDA OWNER INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS DESCRIBE THIS PROBLEM REPEATEDLY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND MANDATE THAT MAZDA IDENTIFY AN IMMEDIATE CORRECTION TO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

Sep 07, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,000. UPDATED 10/16/08. *LJ

Aug 25, 2008

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND ON MANY OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THIS OCCURRED EVEN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE RAN THROUGH A RED LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS PERTAINING TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIR HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.

Jul 20, 2006

+ 1 more complaint for this component

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

5 complaints

The contact owns a 2003 Mazda Mazda6. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the odor of fuel was present inside the cabin of the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The contact indicated that the vehicle was previously repaired for the same failure under the NHTSA Campaign Number: 03V531000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 124,000.

Jan 25, 2022

CAR ENGINE STOPPING WHILE RUNNING AND A NO START. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WARNINGS OVER A LONG TIME. ONE REPAIR BY MAZDA ON THE GAS CAP REPAIR, BUT I HAVE ALSO UNCOVERED A RECALL ON LEAKING SEALS AT THE TANK ON 2003 MODELS, 03V-531. SERVICE LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON FROM 10/18/10 -10/30/10. WHILE OUT OF TOWN THE CAR SAT AIRPORT PARKING ON MY RETURN IT STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING AT A LIGHT 11/22/10, BUT ALL LIGHTS AND RADIO STATIONS WERE ACTIVE, SO NO BATTERY PROBLEM. AFTER ADJUSTING THE FILLER GAS CAP SEVERAL TIMES I FOUND IT WASN'T CLOSING AND COULD BE PULLED RIGHT OFF. WE HAVE MADE SURE THE CAP IS ON TIGHTLY EACH TIME AND SINCE CANCELLED THE DEALER APPOINTMENT FOR A $100 INSPECTION, NO LIGHT SINCE. 2/9/11 AFTER DRIVING 35 MILES THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, AAA CAME OUT AND NO BATTERY TROUBLE, BUT A 30 MILE TOWING WAS REQUIRED TO MY HOME. THE VEHICLE SITS IN A GARAGE AVG TEMP OF 35-45F. THE NEXT MORNING AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND USING BOTH KEYS IT RESTARTED AND WE TOOK IT INTO A DEALER. @2 DAYS LATER THEY FIND A "SERVICE BULLETIN" 901-009/07) FROM 2007. POSSIBLE @ -30C (ZEROF) THE NO START OR CRANK DUE TO MOISTURE WITHIN THE MAIN RELAY AND/OR FUEL PUMP RELAY. THAT NIGHT 25-30F IN NOV NO WAY CLOSE. ON 02/12/11 WHILE DRIVING ON IS77 THE CAR QUITE RUNNING AGAIN, 911 CALLED AS I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNDER HEAVY FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. THIS WEEK ON 2/22 WHILE IN THE GARAGE HESITANT TO TURN OVER AGAIN BUT DID START ON THE 3RD TRY, VEHICLE TEMP READING WAS 47F. SO NOW FOR 2 NEW PARTS FOR 2003-2005 MODELS AND $450+ REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. THE PARTS ARE IN AND PER THE BULLETIN LOOKS MORE LIKE A BY-PASS OPTION THAN REPLACING A DEFECTIVE OEM PART. CUTTING OUT WHILE DRIVING IS VERY SERIOUS, AS MUCH SO AS ACCELERATION ON A TOYOTA. SINCE MY COMPANY IS TIED TO THE TIRE/WHEEL & AUTO MFG AND WE CONDUCT 1/2 DOT TIRE TEST FOR THE USA, I'M PRETTY SURE I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT ON DEFECTS. *TR

Feb 24, 2011

MY CAR HAS HAD 4 RECALLS. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2006 NOT KNOWING THAT PARTS HAD BEEN RECALLED 3 TIMES. I RECENTLY FIXED A PROBLEM IN MY CAR THAT I FEEL MAKE HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH RECALL #3 , THE FUEL SENDER UNIT. *TR

Jan 26, 2009

2003 MAZDA 6 RECALL 1403L, CAMPAIGN # 03V531000, ON MY VEHICLE SUPPOSEDLY WAS REPAIRED IN BATON ROUGE AT DIAMOND MAZDA IN 2004, BUT CAR IS LEAKING IN THE SAME AREA THAT WAS A PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH NOW. SO THE WORKMANSHIP WHERE THEY REPAIR THE SEAL IS NOT VERY GOOD. FOUR YEARS LATER I BUY THE CAR AND IT IS POOR GAS ON THE TOP OF MY GAS TANK OUT OF THE SEAL AROUND THE FUEL PUMP WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO BE RIGHT UNDER WHERE MY CHILD SITS. SO I'VE BEEN IN A TIME BOMB JUST WAITING TO GO OFF. NO ONE CAN GIVE ME PROOF OR PAPER WORK OF WHERE THIS RECALL HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. NOW SUPPOSE THAT IT DID BLOW UP AND KILL OR INJURE MYSELF AND MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. WOULDN'T MAZDA BE AT FAULT FOR NOT PROPERLY REPAIRING THE VEHICLE? *TR

Aug 07, 2008

SMALL QUANTITY OF GASOLINE COLLECTED IN A CAVITY ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK IN 2003 MAZDA 6. *MR WHILE PREPARING THE VEHICLE FOR A 40 MPH OFFSET FRONTAL CRASH TEST, THE ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS FOUND A SMALL AMOUNT OF GASOLINE COLLECTED ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND ADJACENT TO THE SCREW IN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THEY WERE UNSURE IF THE LEAKED GASOLINE WAS PRESENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED OR DUE TO ONE OF THE TWO 5 MPH IMPACTS THAT WERE CONDUCTED. *SCC *JB

Jun 11, 2003

STEERING

4 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED MORE FORCE TO STEER AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V374000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,650.

Apr 29, 2016

FAILURE OF THE RACK & PINION STEERING TWICE IN THE LAST 1.5 YEARS; MARCH 2004 AND AGAIN SEPT. 2005. NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EACH TIME.REPLACEMENT WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME[ AT 20,000 MILES]; THE SECOND TIME MAZDA PAID FOR THE PART EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAD 54,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY; I PAID FOR THE LABOR.

Nov 03, 2005

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, THE AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RAIN CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. *AK *JB

Oct 15, 2004

Crash: 1

STEERING WHEEL DEFECTIVE. *AK

Jun 23, 2004

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

4 complaints

BRAKES MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING.

Jan 30, 2004

BRAKES STILL GRINDING WHEN STOPPING. ANOTHER NEW SET OF BRAKES WAS PUT ON.DEALER STATED THE THE BRAKE LINE WAS BROKE.

Jan 30, 2004

STILL HEARING THE BRAKES GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, IT WAS HEARD BY THE MASTER TECH THERE AT THE DEALER. HE STATED THAT MAZDA WAS LOOKING INTO A SOLUTIONS.

Jan 30, 2004

BRAKES MAKES A HARD GROUDING NOISE WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. TOOK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE TECH SAID HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY.IN AUG 2003 THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR IN SO THAT THEY CAN LOOK AT IT IN AUGUST FOR THE RECALL. THE BRAKES ARE STILL MAKING THAT NOISE.

Sep 27, 2003

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

3 complaints

TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE NOTIFIED MAZDA AT LEAST 5 TIMES THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN JUNKED, YET I KEEP GETTING HARASSED WITH MAILINGS. PLEASE STOP! THIS IS HARASSMENT!

Jul 27, 2019

I JUNKED THE CAR IN JANUARY OF 2018 DUE TO HAVING TOO MANY PROBLEMS

Feb 20, 2018

MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE SERVICE CENTER IN MEDFORD NY MAZDA. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 2 YRS. AND COULD NOT FIX THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. *TR

Aug 21, 2008

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

3 complaints

TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IN CA ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY BRIDGE DURING EVENING TRAFFIC, MY 2003 MAZDA6 SUDDENLY WENT INTO "SAFE OR LIMP" MODE. THIS CAUSED ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A MULTI VEHICLE ACCIDENT. WHEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, THE ROOT CAUSE WAS A CODE DTC P2135 FOR A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. MAZDA ADMITS 3 (THREE) VERSIONS OF THEIR THROTTLE BODY FOR THAT VEHICLE DEFECTIVE WITH AUTOMATIC DISCARD IF THERE IS A MIL WITH DTC P2135(PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NO. 01-016/06 ISSUED 05/18/2006 BY MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS), AND THROTTLE BODY MARKINGS "AA","AB","BA". MINE IS AN "AA". OBVIOUSLY MAZDA ADMITS THAT THESE ARE DEFECTIVE, BUT ONLY REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER. THEY CALL THE NEW PART AN "UPGRADED VERSION". MY VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS (SAFE MODE) SEVERAL TIMES, SO NOW IT IS PARKED UNTIL I CAN GET IT FIXED (QUOTED PRICE FOR REPAIR IS $714 FROM MAZDA DEALER). THESE INCIDENTS CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO ME, AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I FEEL MAZDA HAS MADE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ADMITTING THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND IT CAN CAUSE DANGER AND POSSIBLY LOSS OF LIFE. MAZDA NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO MAKE A RECALL AND REPLACE THESE PARTS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. DEFECTIVE PART - THROTTLE BODY WITH MARKINGS "AA", "AB", "BA" MINE IS "AA"

Jul 28, 2011

OVER A PERIOD OF 1-1/2 HOURS, OUR 2003 MAZDA 6 QUICKLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. FOLLOWING A 'SLIGHT BUMP' THE CAR WENT FROM 70 MPH TO 35 MPH TO 10 MPH, QUICKLY, REGARDLESS OF PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR. GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC GOING 70MPH+ WAS IN ITSELF A CHALLENGE AND AFTER PULLING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR BEGAN JERKING FIERCELY. ONLY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE COMPLETELY WAS THE SYSTEM 'RESET'. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP HOOKED IT UP AND DETERMINED THE THROTTLE BODY MUST BE REPLACED FOR A QUOTED COST OF $534.41 (MACON, GA). THE SENSOR ITSELF, THE LIKELY CULPRIT FOR THIS ISSUE, IS NOT OFFERED OR AVAILABLE FOR SALE BY MAZDA WITHOUT ITS 'BODY', UNLIKE COUNTLESS OTHER MAKES, WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS, BUT THE MOST DISGUSTING PART OF THIS ISSUE IS THAT ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A CRITICAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LOGGED ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THE TPS HAS NOT BEEN LISTED AS A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE TO REPLACE IT SINCE THERE WERE ONLY 'SERVICE BULLETINS' LISTED AND NO ACTUAL RECALLS FOR THE PARTS. THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THE SITUATION. FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE AND MY DAUGHTER'S WITH THIS ISSUE, I CAN GUARANTEE THAT THIS HAS DEFINITELY CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES, IF NOT FATALITIES, THAT JUST HAVEN'T BEEN REPORTED OR POSSIBLY IDENTIFIED. I WILL CONTINUE TO HUNT DOWN THE SENSOR AS I WILL NOT FALL PREY TO MAZDA'S 'RACKET'. THE CAR WILL SIT UNTIL I LOCATE THE PART, OR END UP BEING PARTED OUT. *TR

Apr 06, 2010

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATED AT HIGHER SPEED. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT BE ENGAGED DURING THIS ISSUE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHCILE WAS IN GOOD CONDTION AND THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO HESITATE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE REVVED HIGH WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE CHECK ENIGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. EACH TIME THE DEALER TURN THE ENGINE LIGHT OUT IT WOULD COME BACK ON. *NM

Nov 12, 2004

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

3 complaints

ON 17 FEB 2011 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 MAZDA 6S AND WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED OF 25 MPH ALL MY LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD TURNED ON AND MY CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO REDUCE SPEED ALMOST TO A STAND STILL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TIME TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS OR POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I RESTARTED MY CAR AND WAS ABLE TO PROCEED IN DRIVING. HOWEVER MY ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT SOMEONE WITH THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE AND YEAR HAD THE SAME ISSUE ALMOST VERBATIM. THE REFERENCED A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM MAZDA BULLETIN NO: 01-016/06 RELEASED IN 2006 REGARDING THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. I READ THE BULLETIN AND SURE ENOUGH IT STATED TO INSPECT THE LETTERS ON THE THROTTLE BODY. IT SHOWED AA,AB,BA MARKINGS = NO GOOD AND BB MARKING = GOOD. SO I INSPECTED MY VEHICLES THROTTLE BODY LETTER AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS "AA". I WILL HAVE TO DEFINITELY REPLACE IT, AND OF COURSE I HAVE NO CHOICE BECAUSE YOU CAN IMAGINE THE RAMIFICATIONS OF DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR FREEWAY AND SOMETHING LIKE THIS WERE TO OCCUR. ACCIDENTS, OR EVEN DEATH. IT IS PRETTY UPSETTING THAT SOMETHING HAS NOT BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES ESPECIALLY WITH THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THIS DEFECT! *TR

Feb 19, 2011

ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN LESS THAN 5 1/2 YRS. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 6YRS. BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR AND A HALF. INTERIOR CHEAPLY MADE. ALL PART ON THIS VEHICLE ARE PLASTIC AND BRAKE VERY EASY. MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE WITHIN 4 YRS. THIS VEHICLE IS A OWNERS NIGHTMARE . I WOULD NEVER RECOMMENDED ANYONE TO PURCHASE THIS CAR. REPAIRS COST MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. ENGINE REPAIR $6000.00, MOTOR MOUNTS $900, TRANSMISSION $2400-$4800, BRAKES $400, AND THE COST GOES ON. (LEMON). *TR

May 17, 2009

THE "NEW" VEHICLE HAD 900 UNEXPLAINED MILE ON IT UPON PURCHASE. WITHIN 4 MONTHS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE KICKS BACK WHEN CHANGING GEARS. TOOK TO DEALER IN PENNSYLVANIA, WAS ADVISED THAT NEEDED KNOCK SENSOR REPLACED, BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE PART. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER IN VIRGINIA, DID NOT LOOK AT IT, ALTHOUGH I TOLD THEM WHAT OTHER DEALERSHIP SAID, AND TOLD THEM THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. TOOK TO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE ARE 2 RECALLS, AND THEY WERE FIXED. NOW THE FAN RACES MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE IS OFF. ALSO, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE LACKING IN POWER DESPITE THE ENGINE IS 220 HORSE POWER. *LA

Nov 18, 2003

VISIBILITY

3 complaints

CANNOT TURN OFF HEAT TO WINDSHIELD NOR UPPER VENTS. EXCESSIVE HEAT TO FACE CAUSES DROWSINESS AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO REMAIN ALERT WHILE FEET ARE STILL COLD. A CONTINUING PROBLEM REPORTED TO TWO MAZADA DEALERS WHO WERE NOT HELPFUL.*AK

Apr 12, 2004

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT GO FAST ENOUGH DURING HEAVY RAINS. THE FASTEST SPEED IS NOT ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE WATER AWAY FOR VISIBILITY. *AK

Dec 08, 2003

CENTER DEFROSTER VENT DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. DURING HUMID OR RAINY CONDITIONS, THE OUTSIDE CONDENSATION CAN IMPARE DRIVERS VIEW. IF LEFT UNCHECKED THE CONDENSATION CAN IMPARE THE MIDDLE 1/3 OF THE WINDSHIELD.*AK

Sep 05, 2003

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

2 complaints

2003 MAZDA6 MODEL CARS WERE BUILT WITH FAULTY THROTTLE BODIES. UNAWARE OF THIS, I BOUGHT ONE OF THESE VEHICLES AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH IT. WHEN DRIVING VERY SLOWLY, UNDER 15 MPH, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY THROTTLE, ACCELERATING IT IN BURSTS EVEN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THAT ISSUE IS PROBLEMATIC BUT RELATIVELY MINOR; HOWEVER, THERE IS A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS ISSUE THE FAULTY THROTTLE BODY CREATES. WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE FAULTY THROTTLE BODY CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO CUT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR KIDS IN THE CAR THE FIRST TIME WE HAD THE ENGINE CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING (SOON AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR). LUCKILY, SHE WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT 25 MPH. THE ENGINE HAS CUT OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS FORCED TO COAST THROUGH FREEWAY TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS CUT OUT, WITHOUT WARNING, AT SEVERAL SPEEDS. THERE IS NO RHYME TO WHEN IT WILL CUT OUT AND NO INDICATION IT'S GOING TO CUT OUT AHEAD OF TIME. I SPENT OVER $500 TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH MECHANICS UNSURE WHAT WAS WRONG. THEN A MECHANIC HAPPENED TO HAVE AN OLD SERVICE BULLETIN (SB), DATED 5/18/2006, FROM MAZDA THAT STATED THROTTLE BODIES WITH THE MARKINGS AA, AB, OR BA AT THE END OF THEIR SERIAL NUMBERS (AS IS THE CASE WITH THE ONE IN MY CAR) ARE "NO GOOD". BECAUSE THE PART IS LABELED "NO GOOD" UNDER MAZDA LETTERHEAD, I FIGURED THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUED BEFORE I OWNED THE CAR THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER SOMEHOW MISSED. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS ASSURED NO RECALL HAS EVER BEEN ISSUED ON THE PART AND IN ORDER TO REPLACE IT, THE COST WILL BE OVER $1,000. A RECALL MUST BE MADE ON THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND FAULTY, BY MAZDA'S OWN ADMISSION, PART BEFORE UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED, IF THAT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY.

Aug 21, 2017

WHILE DRIVING HOME THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE LOST ALL POWER, BUT WAS STILL RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO MY HOUSE BUT THEN TRIED TO STOP AND THE CAR SURGED. I HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I WAS QUITE SHAKEN AT THAT POINT. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK TO TOWN TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED, NO ERROR CODES SHOWED UP ON THE COMPUTER. THE ENGINE LIGHT DID GO OFF, THE CAR RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS THEN PROCEEDED TO DO THE SAME THING. THE CAR LOST POWER BUT I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO MY PLACE OF WORK. HOWEVER EVEN THOUGH THERE SEEMED TO BE NO POWER AGAIN WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE THE CAR SURGED AND THE CAR ALMOST JUMPED THE CURB, WHICH WOULD HAVE PUT ME IN MY OFFICE. I AGAIN HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED, NO ERRORS. AFTER RESEARCHING IT SEEMS THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC THROTTLE SENSOR. QUESTION WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS, CARS STALLING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE SURGING OF VEHICLES WHY IS THERE NO RECALL. YOU RECALL FOR A STUPID LIGHTS, OVER SPRAYING OF A CLEAR COAT, BUT NO RECALL ON SOMETHING THAT IS PUTTING PEOPLE IN DANGER?? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. *TR

Dec 29, 2013

ENGINE

2 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACT AS IF IT WANTED TO STALL WITH THE RPM GAUGE GOING UP AND DOWN ON THE VEHICLES INSTRUMENT PANEL AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A RECURRING ONE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS DETAILS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Aug 05, 2015

I STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING/TICKING NOISE FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO THE AUTO WORKSHOP I WAS TOLD I WILL HAVE TO CHANGE MY CAR ENGINE WHEN THE ENGINE HAS NOT EVEN GET TO 100,000 MILE.

Jul 29, 2015

TIRES

2 complaints

TIRE TREAD SEPARATION OF COOPER CS4 TOURING 215/50R17 91V HIGH SPEED RADIAL. DOT 3D6A CLT 520/A/A. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH A SLAPPING SOUND DEVELOPED. SUBSEQUENT STOPS AND CHECKS REVEALED THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. LOOSE RUBBER KNOCKED HOLES IN THE OUTER EDGE OF THE INNER FENDER WELL. ALONG THE OUTER EDGE OF THE TIRE I WAS ABLE TO INSERT MY FINGER UP UNDER THE TREAD. THIS CONDITION HAD THE APPEARANCE OF THE TIRE BEING A RE-TREAD INSTEAD OF A NEW TIRE. *TR

Dec 29, 2007

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. THE REAR INNER SIDE CAME OUT, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE ENDED ON THE SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY. MICHELIN RADIAL XSE, P205/60R16-914 , DOT# UNKNOWN. *AK

Nov 17, 2003

WHEELS

2 complaints

REAR WHEEL STUDS. ONE OF MY REAR WHEEL LUG BOLTS IS CRACKED UP IN THE LUG NUT AND ANOTHER ONE BROKE OFF AND IS MISSING.THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I CAN'T EVEN GET MY CAR INSPECTED BECAUSE OUR LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE DOES NOT CARRY THIS ITEM. *TR

Apr 28, 2007

HEARD RUBBING NOISE FROM THE REAR END WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS CAUSED BY 18" INCH RIMS RUBBING ON THE WHEELS. THIS COULD CAUSE THE TIRES TO WEAR OUT OR BLOW OUT, PER THE DEALERSHIP. THESE WERE AFTER MARKET RIMS BUT WERE ON THE VEHICLE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE RIMS MODEL NAME WAS LE COLLECTION LM. *AK

Dec 18, 2003

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES

1 complaint

WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT STAYS AT THE SAME SPEED OR IT SPEEDS UP ON ITS OWN. WHEN I PRESS ON THE BREAK SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE IT'S NOT GOING TO STOP AND JUST KEEP GOING OR IT JERKS FORWARD WHEN I STOP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

Aug 03, 2020

AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

I HIT A DEER AT 45 MILES AN HOUR THEN HIT THE HIT TOTALLING THE CAR, THE AIRBAG DID NOT COME OUT, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK CAUSING ME TO BE SLAMMED INTO THE STEELING WHEEL, NOW I SUFFER GREAT PAIN, CAN'T MOVE MY NECK, CAN'T LAY DOWN BC OF SUCH BAD HEADACHE I THROW UP, I SLEEP SITTING UP, SOMETHING IN THE CAR LIKE METAL FRAGMENT HIT ME IN THE LEFT EYE, NOW I CAN BARELY SEE OUT OF MY LEFT EYE. AND MUST CONTINUE MEDICAL TREATMENT. AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO PAY FOR MY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND PAIN AND SUFFERING, BC THAT SEAT BELT NOT LOCKING CAUSED MY INJURIES, MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALLED MY CAR OUT BC OF THE SEVERE DAMAGE TO IT.

Aug 28, 2019

Crash: 1

Injuries: 1

ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, AN UNKNOWN FLUID STARTED LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR CAP AND COOLANT BYPASS FITTING HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,326.

Aug 10, 2015

AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

I ASKED MAZDA TO FIX THE TWO RECALL ISSUES AND THAT HAVE NOT CALLED ME NOR SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR THIS REPAIR. *JS

Feb 25, 2015

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

1 complaint

BOUGHT A 2003 MAZDA 6 LAST YEAR, MY TACHOMETER KEPT GOING CRAZY AND THE CAR WOULD DIE OUT. I TOOK IT TO GOOD YEAR, 3 CODES CAME UP. THEY CHANGED THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND THE EGR VALVE. THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, GOOD YEAR TOOK THE PARTS OUT, PUT MINE BACK IN AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP. I TOOK IT TO MAZDA, THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO CHANGE MY PCM BECAUSE IT WAS SHORTING OUT, AND MY EGR VALVE AND THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY QUOTED ME 2K DOLLARS FOR EVERYTHING. I ASKED THEM HOW MUCH THEY WERE CHARGING FOR THE PARTS, THEY TOLD ME 1100 FOR THE PCM AND 200 FOR THE EGR, THE REST WAS LABOR. AS THE SERVICE ADVISOR QUOTED ME PRICES, I TOLD HER I CAN BUY A PCM ONLINE FOR 145. SHE SAID, YES, YOU CAN DO THAT, BUT WE WON'T WARRANTY THE JOB BECAUSE IT'S NOT OUR PART. I TOLD THEM ARE YOU SURE THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM? THEY SAID YES. I TOLD THEM OKAY FINE! CONSTANTLY CALLING THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WEEKS ASKING WHEN I WAS GOING TO GET MY CAR BACK, THEY GAVE ME A LOANER. I HAD THAT FOR A WEEK, SO THEY HAD MY CAR A TOTAL OF 3 WEEKS. FINALLY I CALLED AGAIN, I ASKED THEM WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY CAR. THEY TOLD ME, I NEED A NEW ENGINE. I WAS LIKE WHAT? WHAT HAPPENED TO 2K WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM? THEY SAID NO, THERE'S TOO MUCH SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE, YOU NEED A NEW ONE. UPSET, I'M ALREADY IN FOR 2K AND NOW THEY WANT ME TO SPEND ANOTHER 5K FOR A NEW ENGINE. MIND YOU, I WAS ALREADY HESITANT BECAUSE OF THE PRICE OF THE PCM. ANY WAY, SERVICE ADVISOR TELLS ME, I CAN BUY A NEW/USED ENGINE ONLINE FOR 500 AND HAVE THEM CHANGE IT. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS THE WHOLE REASON, I DIDN'T BUY THE PCM ONLINE!I WAS TOLD YOU WOULDN'T WARRANTY IT, NOW YOU WANT ME TO BUY ONE ONLINE? I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, PICKED UP MY CAR, STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE,SEE LINK ... HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=XPKZPHE4SBI OR WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=N6FOAYBW_5K. *TR

Jan 12, 2015

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

1 complaint

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. AS WELL AS THE PCM, USUALLY CONNECTED AS NOTED BY MY MECHANIC. 3 THINGS CAN COME FROM THIS HE SAID. I COULD BE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE GAS PEDAL, THE COMPUTER, OR I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING SO FAR THE ISSUE CAUSES THE COMPUTER TO INCORRECTLY READ, CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS A FEW OTHERS TO ABRUPTLY TURN ON WHILE CAR IS IN FULL MOTION, FOR ME THIS IS TYPICALLY AT 55 MPH. THE CAR THEN LOOSES THE ABILITY TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE, OR DECELERATE. I HAVE TO QUICKLY PULL MY CAR TO THE SHOULDER, PUT IN PARK WHILE THE CAR SEEMS TO BE LURCHING FORWARD, AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. IF I DO NOT DO THIS QUICK ENOUGH THE ENGINE BEGINS TO REV HIGH AND LOW CONTINUOUSLY. MY RPM GAUGE BOUNCES AROUND AS IT IS DOING SO. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MOMENTS I CAN THEN RESTART. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOW STAY ON FOR ABOUT 50 MILES AND TURN ITSELF OFF. ONCE THE LIGHT HAS GONE OFF USUALLY WITHIN 15 MILES MY CAR WILL DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. AFTER CALLING MY DEALER, BECAUSE I STILL OWE 2 MORE YEARS OF PAYMENT ON THE CAR, I AM TOLD THAT THEY CAN FIX IT IF I HAVE MY WARRANTY INTACT. UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS RUN OUT AS OF JULY. THE PART ALONE FROM THE DEALERSHIP IS $700. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING IT? *TR

Oct 14, 2014

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

1 complaint

WAS AT A STOP SIGN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN HALF WAY THRU THE CAR STALLED AND ALL LIGHTS CAME ON, VEHICLE BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN INTO US. BARELY GOT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HAD TO TURN CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON BUT VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE, AFTER ABOUT 5 STARTS THE LIGHT CAME OFF HAD THE CAR CHECKED, WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. ONE WEEK LATER SAME THING WET TO PULL ONTO A BUSY STREET AND CAR STALLED ALMOST CAUSING ANOTHER WRECK, TRIED TO DRIVE IT HOME AND STOPPED AT THE GROCERY STORE, WHEN I WENT TO PULL IN THE CAR STALLED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, BLOCKING ON COMING TRAFFIC. CALLED MAZDA TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO BE FIXED, THE LADY TOLD ME THAT IF IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY IT WOULD BE FREE BUT THAT EXPIRED IN 2011. I HAVE SEEN MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, MAZDA HAS ADMITTED TO IT BEING A PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT RECALLED IT. WE HAVE TWO KIDS AND THANK GOD NOTHING SERIOUS HAS HAPPENED WITH US IN THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE INJURY OR DEATHS TO ANY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

May 11, 2014

POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

1 complaint

I PURCHASED A 2003 MAZDA 6 ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND I HAVE HAD THE HARD SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND THE TEMP GAUGE GOING UP TO HIGH ALL THE TIME AND FLOATING BACK DOWN. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS AND OTHER RECALLS OF THIS MODEL AND I HAVE BEEN DENIED TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT SAID THEY FLASHED IT A COUPLE TIMES BUT IT IS NOT STATED O N MY REPAIR RECEIPT. I FEEL THAT I AM DRIVING A DANGEROUS CAR AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!!! I AM NOT GOING TO KEEP DRIVING THIS CAR AND I FEEL I CAN TAKE IT BACK BECAUSE MY FIRST PAYMENT IS NOT DUE YET. BE IT SAID THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES SINCE DAY ONE! THEY STILL WILL NOT FIX IT AND IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A RIP OFF AND THIS MODEL IS UNSAFE AND THESE MODELS SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF OF THE MARKET!!! *TR

Sep 30, 2013

STEERING,ENGINE

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BLUE SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE TAIL PIPE AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE CLOGGED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD WAS LOOSE AND COULD FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. *TR

Jul 12, 2013

Fire: 1

SEATS

1 complaint

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. IT WAS COLD, AND AS I USUALLY DO, TURNED ON THE HEATED SEAT. ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE, I NOTICED THAT MY BACK WAS HEATING UP MORE THAN USUAL. MY BACK THEN STARTED TO BURN, SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE HEATED SEAT OFF. THEN I NOTICED A SMELL OF BURNED PLASTIC. AFTER I ARRIVED HOME, I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BURN HOLE THROUGH MY LEATHER SEAT. I TOOK OFF MY JACKET AND NOTICED THAT IT HAD ALSO BURNED A HOLE THROUGH IT AS WELL. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND TOOK IT IN ON JANUARY 21. THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WASN'T ANY GOOD, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. I TOLD THEM THAT THEY REPLACED MY HEATED SEAT IN JANUARY OF '09 BECAUSE IT HAD STOPPED WORKING AND THEY CHARGED ME AROUND $500. FOUR YEARS LATER, IT MALFUNCTIONED AND THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY BLAME. I TOLD THE DEALER IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. I'VE EMAILED MAZDA'S WEBSITE BUT NO ONE IS RESPONDING. *TR

Jan 26, 2013

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 complaint

TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 30-60 MPH DURING ANY TYPE OF TRAFFIC (STOP AND GO, FREEWAY SPEEDS, ETC), MY 2003 MAZDA6 WILL SUDDENLY GO INTO A "SAFE OR LIMP" MODE CHARACTERIZED BY ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE RPMS DROP TO BETWEEN 1000 AND 1300 AND FLUCTUATE QUICKLY BETWEEN THE TWO NUMBERS. I HAVE HAD TO QUICKLY PRESS THE CLUTCH, TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO REGAIN NORMAL FUNCTION. WHEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, THE ROOT CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. UPON MORE RESEARCH (INCLUDING THIS SITE), THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN UNCOMMON ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL OF MAZDA. *KB

Oct 10, 2011

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 complaint

ON SEVERAL MODELS OF MAZDA 6'S MAZDA HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR THE PROBLEM WHICH IS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS BY CONSUMERS. MAZDA HAS MADE A NEW PART YET NOT RECALLED THE OLD PART. WHEN THIS PART FAILS YOU LOSE ALL ACCELERATION POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THE WAY TO RESET THIS IS TO TURN OFF THE MOTOR AND TURN IT RIGHT BACK ON. I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY CROSSED OVER THE BROKEN DOUBLE YELLOW LINE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THIS DEFECTIVE PART FAILED AND I LOST ALL ACCELERATION. THANKFULLY, I HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW THE SAME CAR I WAS PASSING TO PASS ME AND I PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CAR WORKED FINE FOR THE REST OF THAT TRIP IT OCCURRED AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY IN THE FAST LANE. I CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATE CUSTOMER CARE THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL AT THIS TIME.

Apr 02, 2011

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

1 complaint

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM MY CHARDON, OH OFFICE ON EITHER AUG 5 OR 6, 2009 AT 35 MPH MY CAR'S RPM NEEDLE STARTED JUMPING AND THE CAR'S "GAS PRESSURE" FELT LIKE IT WAS HICUPPING. THE RPM NEEDLE JUMPED FROM @2 TO 4 TWICE, THEN THE CAR STARTED STEADILY ACCELERATING IN SPEED. THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THIS TIME FELT "HARD" AND THE CAR WAS "FIGHTING AGAINST MY ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN" AND THE RPM'S WERE STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I IMAGINE IF I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME, IT WOULD SIMULATE THE WAY IT FELT. I ALSO HAVE A MANUAL SHIFT MODE ON MY CAR AND USED IT TO MORE EFFECTIVELY SLOW DOWN (VS USING THE BRAKE) BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE CAR WAS STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE, BUT COULDN'T BECAUSE I WAS IN A LOWER GEAR/MANUAL MODE. AND I REMEMBER WHILE IN MANUAL GEAR 1, MY CAR WAS LURCHING ME BACK AND FORTH IN MY SEAT AS I DROVE THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD TO GET HOME, AND MY FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDAL! ON AUG 12TH, 2009 I MENTIONED THIS EVENT TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER'S MECHANIC (FRIEND OF MY FATHER) WHO WAS REPLACING MY POWER STEERING LINE, HE TOOK A LOOK AT MY CAR BUT SAID IT SEEMED FINE. MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN DRIVING THAT CAR SINCE THAT EVENT, BECAUSE I AM AFRAID OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. THE CAR HAS NOT DONE THIS WHILE MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN DRIVING IT. NOT TO SOUND LIKE AN ODDBALL, BUT IF I DIDN'T KNOW BETTER I WOULD HAVE SAID MY CAR WAS ACTING POSSESSED, LIKE THE MOVIE "CHRISTINE". I HAVE TO THINK THAT THERE IS SOME CORRELATION TO WHAT MY CAR DID AND WHAT IS GOING ON WITH TOYOTA. MY HUSBAND IS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER AND HE USED TO WORK FOR GROB SYSTEMS, WHO DOES ENGINEERING FOR MULTIPLE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS, AND I WONDER IF MAZDA HAS SOME SAME SYSTEM IN THEIR AUTOMOBILE'S AS TOYOTA AND IF IT WAS ENGINEERED BY THE SAME SUPPLIER. I WOULD SWEAR ON A BIBLE THAT THIS HAPPENED TO ME WITH MY CAR. (MY HUSBAND LEFT GROB TO MOVE TO CLEVELAND AND MARRY ME). IT SUCKS HAVING THIS CAR NOW, IT IS PAID OFF, I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, AND I DON'T WANT TO SELL TO AN INNOCENT STRANGER. *TR

Feb 09, 2010

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,TIRES

1 complaint

BEGINNING IN 2006, MY 2003 MAZDA 6 WOULD RANDOMLY EXPERIENCE POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS BOTH SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I WOULD BE DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY LOOSE POWER WITH NO WARNING AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD COME ON. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON, AND THEN IT WOULD WORK FINE TILL IT RANDOMLY HAPPENED AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY LOOSING POWER AT A HIGH SPEED IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR BOTH MYSELF AND THE OTHER DRIVERS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 10 TIMES FOR THIS BEHAVIOR. FINALLY IN AUGUST 2008, I WAS READING ON A MAZDA MESSAGE BOARD THAT THIS BEHAVIOR IS CAUSED BY A BAD THROTTLE BODY. THERE WAS EVEN A MAZDA SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED FOR IT IN 2006 (BULLETINS 01-016/06 LAST ISSUED MAY 18, 2006). I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS BEHAVIOR SINCE. THE SERVICE BULLETIN HAD SERIAL NUMBERS OF BAD THROTTLE BODIES LISTED ON IT, MINE WAS ONE OF THEM. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A MAZDA RECALL, NOT JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN, AS DEALERSHIPS DO NOT EVEN SEEM TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IT THE CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THE THROTTLE BODY FAILS. *TR

Sep 16, 2008

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

1 complaint

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ENGINE, WHICH WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT ROUGHLY FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. HE EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE WINDOW OPERATING MECHANISMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AFTERMARKET ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS WERE POSSIBLY THE CAUSES OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, EXTERIOR LIGHTS, AND FOUR WINDOW OPERATING MECHANISMS. ALSO, THE COMPUTER MODULE, TRANSMISSION, AND AIR CONDITIONER MODULES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Jul 09, 2008

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

1 complaint

CV JOINT BOOT FAILED AND WORE A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. MOST OF THE ABILITY TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE WAS LOST. THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A SPLIT BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

Jun 14, 2008

STEERING,SUSPENSION

1 complaint

THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 MAZDA 6. 2 FRONT, RIGHT CONTROL ARMS ARE BAD. *TR

Jun 07, 2008

POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 complaint

MY CAR HAS HAD ALL OF IT'S ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE. AT 30K I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 20 I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. AT 60K I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN! AT 60K I HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSAXLE SOMETHING OR ANOTHER . NOW AT 66K IT IS DOING ALL OF THE SAME THINGS THAT IT WAS DOING BEFORE THE TRANSMISSIONS WENT OUT, AND IT'S BECAUSE "I NEED A NEW AIR FILTER, SPARK PLUGS, AND FUEL FILTER" THE CAR JERKS VERY HARD WHEN SLOWING DOWN ON THE FREEWAY THE RPM RACE, LIKE IT WON'T GEAR DOWN. WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK IT'S AS IF I AM PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN AND REVVING THE ENGINE. BUT THE CAR IS IN PARK, AND THERE IS NO PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL WHAT SO EVER! I HATE THIS CAR, AND RECOMMEND NO ONE TO BUY ONE! I WILL BE VOICING MY OPINION OF THE CAR IN THE CAR WINDOWS, AND TELLING EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT THE POOR QUALITY OF THIS CAR. YOU WOULD THINK THAT PAYING 27K FOR A VEHICLE THAT IT WOULD LAST!*JB

Aug 28, 2007

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 complaint

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM INVOLVED THE BRAKE PADS THAT WERE WORN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER 20,000 MILES. THE SECOND PROBLEM DEALT WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOMETIMES THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGHLY. THIRD PROBLEM, IN COLD WEATHER, THE ENGINE SURGED AND REVVED HIGH FOR THREE SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT THE BRAKE WEAR WAS NORMAL. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE OTHER PROBLEMS. *AK

Dec 29, 2005

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN

1 complaint

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CAR WAS HESITATING IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO SHUT OFF MADE IT HOME NEXT DAY CAR DID NOT START HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER CAR KEPT IN SHOP FOR A MONTH DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM SAID IT WAS A SENSOR IN THE ENGINE THAT WAS DEFECTIVE GOT THE CAR BACK BUT IT SINCE THEN CONTINUED TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO ORIGINAL DEALER CRYSTAL MAZDA FOR 3 RECALLS IN JULY04 AND OTHER PROBLEMS, IN APRIL05 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY TURNS ON IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY CAR STARTS TO JERK AND JUST DIED CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CALLED ME WEEKS LATER TO TELL ME THE ENGINE SEAZED I HAVE HAD A LEMON LAW CASE WITH KIMMEL AND SILVERMAN FOR A YEAR NOW DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN VERY NASTY TO ME AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURER THEY DO NOT WANT TO FIX THE VEHICLE OR GIVE ME A REPLACEMENT I ALSO REQUESTED A COPY OF AN INVOICE DESCRIBING THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE DYING AND DIAGNOSIS THEY REFUSE TO DO SO I HAVE BECOME SO ILL BECAUSE OF THIS AND HAVE A CHILD TO THINK ABOUT I JUST WANT A RELIABLE CAR THAT ME AND MY DAUGHTER WILL BE SAFE IN CAN YOU HELP.

Jul 01, 2005

STEERING,POWER TRAIN

1 complaint

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 MAZDA 6S HAS FAILED ON ME 2 TIMES IN 2 YEARS AT THE MOST DIFFUCULT TIMES... FINALS WEEK AT COLLEGE AND ASLO DURING A BUSY TIME OF WORK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ACKKNOWLEDGEWD THE PROBLEM AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. STILL THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS IMMIDIEATLEY AFTER THAT VISIT, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE, IT TOO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS... THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE SITUATION AND WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR ALREADY HAD THE UPGRADED COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT IS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE ERRATIC SHIFTING. AND THAT I SHOULD RETURN IF IT GETS WORSE. WHEN IT DID, THE TECHNICIAN DROVE IT AND NOW KNOWS WHAT IT IS DOING, BUT HE TOO SAID HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM IF NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON.... THATS THE OTHER PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DON'T COME ON WHEN THE CAR DOES IT, BUT FURTHER MORE THEY DON'T EVEN COME ON WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS COMPLETELY! I AM WORRIED THAT THIS CAR HAS A MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT WILL ONLY GET WORSE AND ADVERSLEY AFFECT OTHER COMPONENTS. WHICH IT ALREADY HAS... THEY RACK AND PINION WENT OUT AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK INTO A CITY BUS, THE SUBFRAME WAS INSTALLED TOO TIGHT AND CAUSED THE CAR TO SQUEAK AND RATTLE, THE BRAKES HAVE A CHATTER THAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. BUT MOST OF AL ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED IN THE FIRST 2 YEARS (20 MONTHS.) THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED AT 12,000 MILES AND HAS SINCE BY MY OPINION BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS. ALSO THE CAR SITS AN INCH AND A QUARTER LOWER ON THE PASSENGER FRONT THAN THE DRIVER FRONT. CAUSING THE REAR TO ALSO BE UNEVEN.

Jun 28, 2005

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS

1 complaint

2003 MAZDA 6 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT 1 WEEK, TRANSMISSIONS SLIPPING & SLAMMING INTO GEAR THROUGH 1 1/2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, AT 35,000 ENGINE WENT WAS REPLACED, REPLACEMENT HAD 300 MILES ON IT WHEN IT DIED ON THE SOUTHERN END OF NJ TURNPIKE TOWED TO DE DEALER, STILL HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, BACK IN SHOP NOW FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS ONLY 3000 ON REPLACEMENT ENGINE, INTO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR WATER LEAKS THAT HAVE CAUSE MOLD & RUST INSIDE THE CAR ON SEATBELTS & CAUSING ME A GREAT DEAL OF ILLNESS - STILL NOT REPAIRED GOING THROUGH LEMON LAW SINCE NOV 2003. *AK

Nov 19, 2004

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

1 complaint

THE CLUTCH HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WOULD BE FIVE MONTHS BEFORE ONE BECAME AVAILABLE. *NM THE CLUTCH, STARTER, CD CHANGER, AND PANEL COVER WERE DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS RUST ON THE DOOR SASHES. THERE WAS A SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST THAT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE VIBRATIONS AND RATTLES IN THE DOOR, WHICH HAD BEEN ADJUSTED. THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE LEAKING FUEL SENDER UNIT IN THE GAS TANK. THE STARTER WOULD GRIND AND THE CLUTCH SHUDDERED. *SC *JB

Sep 08, 2004

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 complaint

I PURCHASED MY 2003 MAZDA 6S IN OCTOBER 2003. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR I GETS POOR GAS MILEAGE ON IT (ABOUT 16-18 MILES PER GALLON). I DO PLENTY OF CITY DRIVING BUT I STILL FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT ADEQUATE. EVEN WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY THE GAS MILEAGE AVERAGES POORLY. THERE IS ALSO A SMELL COMING FROM THE EXHAUST WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE ALSO REV'S UP HIGHER BEFORE SWITCHING FROM LOWER GEARS TO HIGHER GEARS. I DO NOT 'JACK RABBIT' START OR STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE IS ALSO ALOT OF BRAKE DUST ON THE RIMS OF THE FRONT WHEELS. ACCELERATION IS VERY POOR. THERE IS ALSO A JERK WHEN THE VEHICLE SWITCHES FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND. DON'T GET ME WRONG I LOVE THE WAY THE VEHICLE LOOKS, WHICH IS THE MAIN REASON WHY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE OVERALL QUALITY HAS TURNED OUT TO BE MUCH POORER THAN I HAD EXPECTED.*AK

Mar 03, 2004

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 complaint

IT WAS STATED THAT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS THE PRESENCE OF RUST ON THE DOOR SASHES OF ALL FOUR DOORS. *LA WITHIN EIGHT MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A DEFECTIVE CD PLAYER, A PERSISTENT SULFUROUS SMELL COMING FROM THE EXHAUST WHICH ENTERED THE VEHICLE, A DEFECTIVE FUSE ACCESS COVER AND THE REMOVAL OF THE INTERIOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR PANELS TO REMEDY A RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. *JB

Feb 19, 2004

AIR BAGS,TIRES

1 complaint

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, CAUSING IT TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, LEFT FRONT TIRE KEPT LOOSING AIR. DEALER RE-BEADED IT BUT DIDN'T FOUND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO COME BACK IF TIRES STILL LOSSES AIR. *LA

Feb 18, 2004

Crash: 1

Injuries: 1

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

1 complaint

POWER WINDOWS ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER IN SALEM, VA COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. DEALER IN DALE CITY REPAIRED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DURING ACCELERATION. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED LIGHT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH POWER WINDOWS. ONE WEEK LATER, LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALER ROTATED A FUEL INJECTED, TOOK THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND DETEREMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALER REPLACED PCM. TWO WEEKS LATER, LIGHT IS ON AGAIN.

Jan 15, 2004

EQUIPMENT

1 complaint

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON IN MY CAR SINCE THE FIRST WEEK I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE KEY ENTRY SYSTEM IS THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE FOURTH TIME HEARING THIS, I DECIDED TO WRITE SOMEONE AND LET IT BE KNOWN. I USE MY CAR AS AN OFFICE FOR MY JOB, AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT ME AND MY FAMILY FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I HAVE TO DO GET THIS FIXED. I CAN'T KEEP TAKING DAYS OFF WORK TO GO BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALERSHIP IS MALLOY MAZDA IN WOODBRIDGE,VA.

Jan 15, 2004

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1 complaint

ON JULY 4TH WEEKEND IT STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN YOU DRIVE IT 65MPH. THE DEALERSHIP DECIDED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC CONVETER. I HAD TO DRIVE IT 3 WEEKS MAKING THIS NOISE.THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.THEN I GOT A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. NOW IT'S AUG. 8 I AM STILL IN A RENTAL CAR. ALL I WANT IS FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE BACK THE CAR, CANCEL THE LOAN & GO OUR SEPERATE WAYS.

Jan 15, 2004

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

1 complaint

I PURCHASED A 2003 MAZDA SIX ON 6-28-03. 2 MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE AND OTHER DASH LIGHTS APPEAR AND CAR SHUTS OFF. I PICK UP THE CAR 6 DAYS LATER ONLY TO RETURN IT A WEEK LATER WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. A WEEK LATER I PICK IT UP ON FRIDAY AT 11:00 A.M. AND BY 7:00 P.M. ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, SPEED ODOMETER ERRATIC, AND LOSS OF POWER. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 12 MORE DAYS AND THEY CAN NOT TELL ME ANYTHING. MY PIECE OF CRAP HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 26 DAYS, THEY HAVE DAMAGED NUMEROUS THINGS(SPOILER HAS CRACK, PAINT NICKS ON HOOD AND DOORS)ALL I WANT IS MY MONEY BACK AND I WALK AWAY!

Jan 15, 2004

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

1 complaint

MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS WITH 2003 MAZDA 6 / AUTO ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL FACILITY. *MR THERE WAS RUST ON THE DOOR SASHES OF ALL FOUR. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE MAY BE ONE OF 46K ASSEMBLED AT THE AAI FACILITY THROUGHOUT JULY OF 2003 THAT WAS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED. THE CD PLAYER/CHANGER HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE, THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE FUSE ACCESS COVER, THERE WAS A RATTLING IN INTERIOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR PANEL WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN LISTENING TO MUSIC, AND THERE WAS A ROTTEN EGG SMELL THAT HAD COME FROM THE EXHAUST WHICH ENTERED THE CABIN. *SC

Jan 06, 2004

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

1 complaint

AFTER HAVING MY 2003 MAZDA 6 FOR NO MORE THAN A WEEK, I NOTICED MY AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER LIGHT SHUT OFF ON ANY SETTING HIGHER THAN "1". I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO MY DEALER FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER A NEW SWITCHBOARD FOR MY DASH. I WAITED A WEEK FOR THE PART TO COME IN. I WAS TOLD THE PART MAY OR MAY NOT BE IN WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK. I BECAME FRUSTRATED AND PICKED UP MY CAR AND ASKED THE DEALER TO CALL ME WHEN THE PART CAME IN. I WAITED FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS THEN RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING MY PART HAD ARRIVED. AS I AM PART OF THE WORKING CLASS, I DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO RESPOND BACK TO THE LETTER. I RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER STATING THAT IF I DID NOT MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE PART INSTALLED WITHIN 10 DAYS, THE DEALER WAS REQUIRED TO SEND THE PART BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER. I MADE MY APPOINTMENT. I WAS GIVEN YET ANOTHER RENTAL CAR. AFTER REPLACING THE PART I WAITED SO LONG TO COME IN, I WAS INFORMED THAT PART DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER PART TO ARRIVE. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WERE 3 RECALLS THAT CONSUMERS HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF YET THAT THE DEALER WAS GOING TO MAKE AN INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE TO ENSURE THE RECALLS WERE FIXED. NOW, RIGHT BEFORE THE NEW YEARS HOLIDAYS, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER THAT THEY HAVE TO ORDER A NEW GAS TANK FOR MY VEHICLE AND THE PART WILL BE ORDERED AND SHOULD ARRIVE "WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS". I HAVE BEEN PROMISED MY VEHICLE NEXT WEEK. I AM NOT HOLDING MY BREATHE. *AK

Jan 01, 2004

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

1 complaint

I PURCHASED THE MAZDA6 I IN LATE AUGUST OF 2003, EXPECTING AT LEAST ROUGHLY, THE 25 - 32 MPG THAT WAS ADVERTISED ON MY CAR WINDOW. FROM THE START I WAS GETTING 18-20 MPG REGULARLY, I DO A LOT OF CITY DRIVING, BUT EVEN WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE HIGHEST IT HAS EVER BEEN WAS 27-28 AND THATS PUTTING 300 MILES ON IT IN ONE STRAIGHT SHOT. I COMPLAINED TO A DEALER IN TOLEDO WHEN I HAD ABOUT 2200 MILES ON MY CAR, AND HE TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL FOR A BREAK IN PERIOD AND TO COME BACK WHEN I HAD 3500 MILES ON MY CAR. I WAITED AND WAITED, CONTINUING TO GET THE SAME POOR GAS MILEAGE. FINALLY, WITH 3800 MILES ON MY CAR I SENT AN E-MAIL TO THE DEAL ONCE AGAIN BECAUSE I WAS STILL GETTING THE SAME GAS MILEAGE. THE DEALER RESPONDED 3-5 DAYS LATER (THOUGH THE WEBSITE SAID SAME DAY OR NEXT DAY RESPONSE) AND HE SAID, THAT WAS NORMAL AND MAZDA DOESN'T CONSIDER THAT EXCESSIVE. 23 - 29 WAS WHAT WAS EXPECTED FOR MY ENGINE, BUT THAT WAS WHAT WAS EXPECTED FOR THE 6 CYLINDER, THAT I DON'T HAVE. HE WAS RUDE AND COULDN'T TAKE THE TIME TO READ MY EMAIL AND RESPOND WITH ACCURATE INFORMATION. I ALSO COMPLAINED TO A DIFFERENT DEALER NEAR MY HOMETOWN WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN I TRIED TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM THE LADY ASKED ME WHAT I WANTED THEM TO DO ABOUT IT. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AFTER I SPEND THAT MUCH MONEY ON A NEW CAR? *AK

Dec 22, 2003

SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,STRUCTURE

1 complaint

CONSUMER BEGAN TO HEAR POPPING NOISES IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *LA THERE WAS A POP NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN THE VEHICLE SAT FOR A WHILE AND WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE STRUTS AND MOUNTS WERE NOISY, THE LOWER BODY FAIRING HAD COME APART TWICE, AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE BRAKES DUE TO THE WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *SC *JB

Dec 15, 2003

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 complaint

THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT INDICATED A PROBLEM TO ME, AS WELL AS THE CAR JERKING UPON ACCELERATION. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT KNOCK SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. SINCE THE FIRST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, IT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND AM STILL DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. MY DEALER HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION OTHER THAN REPLACING THE ENGINE SENSOR OVER AND OVER. THE CAR WAS OUT OF COMMISION FOR OVER A WEEK EACH TIME. I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALER ASKING FOR THEIR HELP IN CONTACTING MAZDA ABOUT A NEW ENGINE AND OR CAR AND THEY ARE COMPLETLY UNCOOPERATIVE. *AK

Sep 04, 2003

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

1 complaint

MY FOUR YEAR OLD SON GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN THE DOOR HANDLE OF MY 2003 MAZDA6. THE DOOR HANDLES DIFFER FROM OTHER HANDLES IN THAT A SECTION OF THEM PULL OUT AND THEN RETRACT BACK.*AK

Aug 31, 2003

Injuries: 1

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