Mazda Mazda6 Complaints (2003)

174 consumer complaints on file.

#10333870May 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WENT TO STORE PUSHED IN CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR PARKED THE CAR AND WHEN I CAME OUT I COULD NOT START THE CAR. THE SAFETY THING WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO ALLOW ME . HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK THREE TIMES IN TWO YEARS BECAUSE IT'S TOUGH TO SHIFT CLUTCH REAL SPONGY. TODAY IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN AND STALLED, CAN'T START THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION HAD TO HAVE IT PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY THEN TOWED HOME. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT 32K. THE FIRST TIME THE WHOLE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AT 40K AND IT,S NEVER BEEN RIGHT SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332257May 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, NOT WANTING TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN IT DOES SHIFT IT JERKS THE CAR REALLY HARD. THIS USED TO OCCUR VERY SELDOM BUT SINCE THE CAR NOW HAS 98,000 MILES ON IT, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST ALL THE TIME. I HAVE HEARD THAT THE CAR NEEDS TO BE REFLASHED, BUT I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THIS DOES NOT HELP. MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. ALSO THIS TRANSMISSION IS NOT ABLE TO BE REBUILT. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324019April 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308054February 9, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269003May 17, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256950January 30, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256437January 26, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242431September 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, TIRES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239995August 27, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239700August 25, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239181August 21, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237320August 7, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237239August 6, 2008
STRUCTURE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236412July 30, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233697July 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231005June 14, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230270June 8, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ROLLOVER ACCIDENT LAST THURSDAY AND THE CAR'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230216June 7, 2008
SUSPENSION, STEERING
THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 MAZDA 6. 2 FRONT, RIGHT CONTROL ARMS ARE BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227638May 13, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225397April 22, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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