2003 Mazda MAZDA6

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V345000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V382000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT, RESPECTIVELY.

• 12/30/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE. THE FRONT, SIDE, AND REAR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM AND THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

• 12/29/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  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

• 12/29/2007· TIRES

  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

• 12/29/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 12/28/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/10/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG ON 02/12/16*JB

• 12/22/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  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

• 12/20/2003· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2003 MAZDA 6S WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SINCE IT WAS NEW IT MADE NOISES AND DID NOT FEEL AS THOUGH IT WAS SHIFTING RIGHT. IT HANGS BETWEEN GEARS AND THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, WENT THROUGH THE LEMON LAW, AND EVEN THOUGH WITH THE TECH IN THE CAR I GOT THE CAR TO GLITCH AND HANG, HE INDICATED NORMAL OPERATION. HE INSISTED THAT THE SWITCH TO SYNTHETIC TRANSMISSION FLUID IS THE CULPRIT; HOWEVER, QUALITY OF OPERATION HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE DEALER FLUSHED THE FLUID AND WENT BACK TO CONVENTIONAL TRANSMISSION FLUID. *LA

• 12/18/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

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

• 12/18/2003· WHEELS

  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

• 12/17/2003· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/16/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/16/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WAS LEFT STRANDED WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AT LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 20 MPH AND HAD SOME JERKING. HAD CAR TOWED IN. SERVICE DEPT REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND SENSOR. CAR STILL REPEATEDLY HAS A JERK/HESITATION WHEN HOLDING STEADY BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 40MPH AND 50MPH. HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN THREE TIMES FOR THE JERKING/HESITATION AND THE SERVICE MECHANIC DOES NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. THEY TRIED REDOWNLOADING THE COMPUTER WHICH WORKED FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK AND THEN THE JERKING/HESITATION PROCEEDED. MY SERVICE DEPT HAS SPOKEN TO CUSTOMER SERVICE OF CALIFORNIA AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH ANY OTHER MAZDA 6'S AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED A WATER LEAK IN MY VEHICLE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT WHICH FLOODED MY WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE. CARPET HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY BRAKES HAVE A SQUEAKY, GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING. MY BACK SEAT SEAMS ARE COMING UNSEWED. WILL HAVE TO GET THE FABRIC REPLACED. MY QUESTION IS, "WHAT'S NEXT?" I HAVE ALREADY RECIEVED LEGAL ADVICE AND MY LAWYER THINKS I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD CASE. IF NOTHING CAN BE DONE, THEN WHY NOT REPLACE THE VEHICLE. I AM FED UP WITH SPENDING MY TIME AT THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP. I BOUGHT A NEW VECHICLE TO STAY AWAY FROM MECHANICAL DIFFICULITIES.*AK

• 12/15/2003· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/14/2015· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL I RECEVED THE FINAL REPAIR NOTICE, AND I HAVE CONTACT YOU GUYS I HAVE A REFERENCE NUMBER OF 896159. I LIVED IN HAWAII, I TOOK THE THE CAR TO CUTTER MAZDA IN WAIPAHU HAWAII IN OCTOBER, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL CONTACT ME WHEN THE PART IS AVAILABLE. I CALLED BACK LAST WEEK AND THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO RETURN MY CALL TO SEE WHEN THE PART WAS GOING TO BE IN. NO ONE HAS CONTACT ME AS OF YET. WHAT ELSE CAN I DO IF THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT TRYING TO REPAIR THE RECALLS.:

• 12/09/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SULFUR ODOR COMING FROM CAR. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE GASOLINE BEING USED AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY GO AWAY. WELL, NOW THERE IS 26,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE SMELL IS STILL EVIDENT, IF NOT EVEN WORSE.*AK

• 12/08/2003· STRUCTURE

  THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN 3 TIMES, AND THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. THEY REPLACED SOME PADDING AND TIGHTENED A CHARCOAL FILTER. IT IS VERY ANNOYING HAVING A BRAND NEW CAR WITH A LOUD RATTLE.*AK

• 12/08/2003· POWER TRAIN

  5-SPEED MANUAL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT IN LOWER GEARS. VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING INTO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. WHEN VERY COLD, YOU CANNOT GET INTO 2ND GEAR WHEN UPSHIFTING. HAVE TAKEN INTO DEALER 3 TIMES WITH THEM NOT BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/08/2003· VISIBILITY

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

• 12/07/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECIEVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/07/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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

• 12/05/2003· STRUCTURE

  I PURCHASED A 2003 MAZDA6 2 WEEKS AGO, THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN A TOTAL OF 100 MILES AND HAS BEEN COVERED SINCE PURCHASE. LAST NIGHT, I FOUND RUST AROUND THE WEATHER STRIPS IN ALL 4 DOORS. I CALLED MAZDA AND APPARENTLY THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE BUT DID NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BEFORE SELLING THE CAR TO ME. THE CAR HAS BEEN ON THE DEALER LOT FOR 5 MONTHS AND THEY NEVER TOOK CARE OF THAT PROBLEM WHILE IT WAS SITTING ON THE LOT....I HAD TO FIND AND POINT THE PROBLEM OUT TO THEM. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY MONEY FOR A "NEW" VEHICLE WITH RUST ON IT. *JB

• 12/04/2015· AIR BAGS

  MAZDA IS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR NHTSA 7914J AND 15V-382 FOR 4 MONTH 4250 STEVENS CREEK BOULEVARD SAN JOSE (408) 837-4061

• 11/22/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 11/19/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS

  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

• 11/18/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  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

• 11/17/2003· TIRES

  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

• 11/16/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 11/12/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 11/03/2005· STEERING

  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.

• 11/02/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V773000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 10/30/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V773000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 10/27/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ROTTEN EGG SMELL FROM EXAUST. DEALER SHOWED ME MAZDA'S SERVICE BULLITEN WHICH STATES IT COMES FROM HIGHER SULFER GAS, AND WILL DISSIPATE BY 10,000 MILES. NOW HAVE ALMOST 8,000 MILES WITH NO LESSENING OF SMELL REGARDLESS OF GAS USED. (SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT WITH AMOCO) SOMEONE INKY HAD NEWER CATLYSTS INSTALLED BY MAZDA WITH GOOD RESULTS. THIS SHOULD BE DONE ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ANYONE WITH THIS PROBLEM.*AK

• 10/26/2010· STRUCTURE

  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

• 10/26/2004· POWER TRAIN

  THE CLUTCH ON A STANDARD TRAMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND STATED TO BE ABUSED. THE CLUTCH HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED THE CAR IS 15 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 14000 MILES ON IT. *AK

• 10/22/2014· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 10/20/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V34500 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REVISE THE DEFECT HAD NOT BEEN PRODUCED. THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL AS OF JUNE 19, 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 1/19/16 LN *CN

• 10/18/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  AFTER BEING RUN OFF THE HIGHWAY BY A SUV THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION INTO THE WOODS GOING 65MPH DOWN A 50FT EMBANKMENT. WHOLE FRONT END OF THE CAR, AND THE DRIVE SIDE OF THE CAR WAS DESTROYED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COME UP RESULTING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND CONSOLE TO COME UP. *TR

• 10/16/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V773000 (AIR BAGS), 15V345000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V382000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 10/15/2019· POWER TRAIN

  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.

• 10/15/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V362000 (AIR BAGS), 15V345000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V382000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 10/15/2004· STEERINGCrash

  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

• 10/15/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  CAR DOES NOT HAVE IGNITION LOCK SYSTEM. AFTER STOPPING CAR, TURNING OFF AND REMOVING KEY, CAR ROLLED BACKWARD WHILE STILL IN "DRIVE" POSITION CAUSING DAMAGE TO DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR. SON WAS WITHIN INCHES OF BEING SLAMMED INTO CONCRETE POLE THE CAR ROLLED INTO. *LA

• 10/14/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  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

• 10/13/2005· AIR BAGS

  RATTLES INSIDE PASSENGERS COMPARTMENT WITH 2003 MAZDA 6 SEDAN. RATTLES COME FROM FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE CLOSE TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE ORIGIN OF THE RATTLES, IT IS BECOMING LOUDER EACH DAY. WORRY IT MAY CAUSE FAILURE OF AIRBAG DURING AN ACCIDENT. INCIDENT DATE WAS THE ORIGINAL DATE WHEN WE NOTICED THE RATTLES.

• 10/10/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 09/30/2013· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  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

• 09/30/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 09/30/2003· SUSPENSION

  WHEN TURNING STEERING A GRINDING NOISE IS PRODUCED.*AK

• 09/29/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JULY OF 2015. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.