2006 Mazda MAZDA6

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

• 12/31/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA MAZDASPEED6 . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE DECELERATING TO ATTEMPT A TURN, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

• 12/31/2007· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN SIXTH GEAR, THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS INTO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE VALVE BODY AND FLUSHED THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE WAS TEMPORARILY SOLVED FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT IF THE DEALER COULD NOT PERMANENTLY CORRECT THE FAILURE, THEY WOULD REPLACE THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,228.

• 12/30/2019· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V781000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED AND REPAIRED IN 2016 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V345000 (AIR BAGS) AT SIERRA AUTOCARS INC (626-359-8291, LOCATED AT 1450 S SHAMROCK AVE, MONROVIA, CA 91016). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM HER THAT THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS WERE TEMPORARY REMEDIES. THE DEALER WAS AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/30/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA INFLATORS, I CALLED THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS REPAIRED BUT I NEVER GOT A CALL BACK AND I HAVE TRIED 2 OR 3 TIMES AND NOTHING. THEY WON'T EVEN RETURN MY CALLS.

• 12/24/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V345000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V382000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY THE CONTACT ONCE THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/19/16*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, IT MAY TAKE THREE YEARS BEFORE THE AIR BAG IS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/23/16.*JB

• 12/21/2019· AIR BAGS

  - VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. LOCATED IN ZONE A - RECEIVED MULTIPLE NOTICES IN MAIL SINCE 2016. - MAZDA WEBSITE DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A RECALL EXISTS WHEN TRYING TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT - THEY ACKNOWLEDGE IT WHEN PHONED IN - RECALL ALWAYS QUOTED TO TAKE A DAY, WITH NO ALTERNATE TRANSPORT AVAILABLE. DESPITE MAILER SAYING FREE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT AVAILABLE. I'VE TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES. - I NEED A VEHICLE - ALWAYS. RIGHT NOW MY CHOICE IS TO CONTINUE DRIVING MY CAR (AT RISK OF 'SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH') OR LOSE MY LIVELIHOOD.

• 12/18/2022· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  Car is mint for age. Stock oem hid style headlights failed, headlights are still clear. The turn signals failed and activated safetys. Ground plug under air filter assembly that is a piece of metal bolted to car with 5 wires that plug into it corroded so bad no ground connection and each of the wires made no connection to the plug. No info on how to diagnose and/or repair. Common problem. Took everything apart and soaked all corroded parts in a solution of CLR, everything put back together clean with dielectric grease. Numerous shops could not diagnose including 1 dealer. Said headlights needed to be replaced at $500+/ side parts only. Very common on the rare factory installed HID systems. Wiring is different.

• 12/17/2010· POWER TRAIN

  POTENTIAL REAR END COLLISION: I OWN A 2006 MAZDA 6 VIN [XXX]. I HAVE EXPERIENCED FREQUENT TIMES WHEN I HAVE ACCELERATED ONTO THE HIGHWAY (OR ANY OTHER NEED TO AVOID A COLLISION) AND HAVE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE LOSS OF POWER/ACCELERATION. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A REAR-END COLLISION HAD THE CARS BEHIND ME NOT REACTED IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND "MAZDA CUSTOMER SATISFACTION" OF THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS "OUT OF WARRANTY. I ALSO FOUND THAT MAZDA HAS ISSUED A TSB #05-016-06 THAT EXPLAINS THE POTENTIAL CAUSE. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/16/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CAR LOSES POWER ON ACCELERATION WHEN COLD. IT BUCKS AND KICKS BACK WHEN THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC. CAR NEEDS TO BE SLOWED DOWN AND SHIFTED IN 1ST IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE CAUSING POSSIBLE REAR END COLLISION PROBLEMS. SEE POST HERE FOR OTHER OWNERS REPORTING SAME ISSUE:HTTP://FORUM.MAZDA6CLUB.COM/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=65171&ST=0 *JB

• 12/14/2013· TIRES

  TWO PAIR OF TIRES WITH SIDEWALL CRACKING AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE, AT LEAST ONE CONSISTENTLY LOSING AIR PRESSURE, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT MILEAGES SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN TREAD WEAR WARRANTY. ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. *TR

• 12/14/2013· TIRES

  TWO PAIR OF TIRES WITH SIDEWALL CRACKING AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE, AT LEAST ONE CONSISTENTLY LOSING AIR PRESSURE, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT MILEAGES SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN TREAD WEAR WARRANTY. ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. *TR

• 12/14/2013· TIRES

  TWO PAIR OF TIRES WITH SIDEWALL CRACKING AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE, AT LEAST ONE CONSISTENTLY LOSING AIR PRESSURE, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT MILEAGES SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN TREAD WEAR WARRANTY. ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. *TR

• 12/14/2013· TIRES

  TWO PAIR OF TIRES WITH SIDEWALL CRACKING AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE, AT LEAST ONE CONSISTENTLY LOSING AIR PRESSURE, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT MILEAGES SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN TREAD WEAR WARRANTY. ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. *TR

• 12/11/2019· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. OURISMAN MAZDA OF ROCKVILLE (LOCATED AT 801 ROCKVILLE PIKE, ROCKVILLE, MD 20852, 301-424-7800) REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS TWICE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE REMAINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

• 12/10/2015· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - 6 MONTHS LATER AND THERE IS NO RESOLUTION AND NO PARTS AVAILABILITY. DEALER JIM CLICK MAZDA DENIES THAT THERE ARE ANY NEW AIR BAGS IN STOCK TO USE IN THE MEANTIME.

• 12/06/2014· POWER TRAIN

  5 MONTHS AGO, TOOK CAR TO MAZDA DEALER FOR TIMING CHAIN, VVT NOISE AND WAS REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. LAST MONTH STARTED TO FEEL INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER DURING QUICK ACCELERATION FOLLOWED BY PLUME OF SMOKE AT THE TAIL PIPE. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS HEAVY CARBON BUILDUP AT THE VALVES AS WELL AS MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, O2 SENSOR, AND OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS. THE BILL WAS FOR ABOUT 1800 WORTH OF PARTS AND LABOR FOR DEEP CLEANING THE VALVES (INTAKE MANIFOLD REMOVED). AFTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, TOOK CAR HOME AND DROVE FOR ABOUT 25 MILES WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND I SMELLED BURNT OIL AND SMOKE INSIDE THE CABIN. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SIDE AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR TO FIND LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO SAME MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD A ROD SHEARED AND BLEW A HOLE THROUGH THE BLOCK AND PUNCTURED THROUGH THE TRANSFER CASE HOUSING. THERE WAS NO ROD BEARING FAILURE, THE ROD JUST SNAPPED IN HALF. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST AND WILL NOT COVER THE TRANSFER CASE DAMAGE. READING THROUGH SEVERAL FORUMS, THE SAME ENGINE DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED TO SEVERAL OTHER MAZDASPEED 6 OWNERS. THIS TYPE OF ENGINE FAILURE APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THESE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURES. *TR

• 12/04/2013· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO LOCK UP AND REV AT A HIGH RATE, THEN THE CARS BUCKS AND EITHER ENGAGES AT A LOWER GEAR OR YOU HAVE TO SLOW TO A CRAWL BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED AND TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH TRAFFIC ALL AROUND, INCLUDING A SEMI-TRUCK RIGHT BEHIND MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM AND SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

• 12/03/2021· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  The contact owns a 2006 Mazda Mazda6. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V744000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the contact was informed that the part did not fit the fuel tank. The technical advisor was contacted and informed the contact that the style fuel tank was no longer being used. The manufacturer was contacted however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was unknown.

• 12/03/2015· AIR BAGS

  2006 MAZDA 6S. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR INTERIM REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE SINCE SHE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. *JB

• 12/01/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED TO SMOKE. I WAS ABLE TO LET IT AIR OUT ENOUGH TO DRIVE HOME. AS SOON AS I MADE IT HOME, THE SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF THE WINDOW CONTROL AND THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL, RUSHED TO GET MY KIDS OUT OF THE CAR. AS THE SMOKE THICKENED A FIRE STARTED, I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BEFORE TOO MUCH DAMAGE WAS CAUSED. *JS

• 12/01/2009· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 5, WITH PIRELLI PZERO CORSO 225/45/ZR17 TIRES . WHILE DRIVING HER TIRES WENT FLAT WITHOUT WARNING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION SHE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THE TIRES WERE WORN FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE. EVERY 6 MONTHS SHE HAD TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES . THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85000. UPDATED 1/5/10 *CN 6 MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND DISCOVERED THE TIRE WAS WORN ON THE INSIDE. UPDATED 01/06/10. *JB

• 12/01/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY, AND THE ENGINE WAS EASILY RESTARTED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH DID NOT PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

• 11/28/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V355000 (AIR BAGS), 15V382000 (AIR BAGS), 15V869000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V354000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 11/19/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA SPEED 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MISFIRE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND ALLOWED IT TO REST. AFTERWARDS, IT APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED A TRAIL OF OIL. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY COVERED IN OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND CONTINUED TO LEAK. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED A LARGE HOLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO DO A TEARDOWN OF THE MOTOR, BUT THEY REFUSED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY STILL AT THE DEALER AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,000.

• 11/16/2016· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE. THE REAR HATCH FELL DOWN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHOUT THE CONTACT'S KNOWLEDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V644000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

• 11/13/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V345000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE ORDERED THE PART BUT, WHEN THE CONTACT FOLLOWED UP, THE PART WAS NEVER ORDERED. 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.

• 11/10/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V345000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/05/2015· AIR BAGS

  I RECEIVED 2 NOTICES REGARDING THE TAKATA AIRBAGS ISSUE. BOTH NOTICES STATE THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE SO I AM BASICALLY DRIVING AROUND IN A UNSAFE CAR. WHAT CAN BE DONE IF MAZDA CANNOT FIX THE ISSUE TO ALLEVIATE MY CONCERN AS A CONSUMER.

• 11/02/2018· STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT VEHICLE FRAME HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH WHERE THE STEERING MEMBERS ATTACH. FOUND THIS WHEN CHECKING THE BRAKES. APPEARS DANGEROUS!

• 10/31/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  OUR 2006 MAZDA 6 GT WAS TOTALED IN A WRECK IN WHICH IT FLIPPED 4 OR MORE TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN INTO THE MEDIAN. THE SPEED AT THE TIME ACCIDENT OCCURRED WAS 70 MPH. NOT ONE OF THE 6 EQUIPPED AIR BAGS WAS DEPLOYED. I CONTACTED MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT APPARENTLY NONE OF THE SENSORS WERE TRIPPED AND THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NOT ONE OF 6 WOULD TRIP IN AN ACCIDENT THAT VIOLENT. MY INSURANCE ALSO DIDN'T SEEM TO THINK IT WAS AN ISSUE. THIS IS PROBLEM BECAUSE MOST OF US BELIEVE THAT OUR AIR BAGS WILL PROTECT US IN MOST ANY WRECK, ESPECIALLY ONE IN WHICH YOU ARE FLIPPING ON PAVEMENT. THANK GOD THERE WERE NO MAJOR INJURIES, NO THANKS TO AIR BAGS. *NM

• 10/28/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V346000 (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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 10/28/2013· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAD THE CODE CHECKED AND IT IS THE COOLING SENSOR. THE VEHICLE IS NOT OVERHEATING AND LIGHT WILL GO OFF FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN COME ON AGAIN. *TR

• 10/27/2014· STEERING,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 733AM AND MY BRAKES LOCKED FRONT WHEEL SLID CARD DID NOT STOP AND HIT FRONT VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND CAUSE ME AN ACCIDENT WHICH CAR WAS COMPLETELY A LOSS AND IM STILL SCARE THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT WORK. IM STILL SCARE I DID NOT CAUSE MYSELF A WORSE ACCIDENT BUT IM EMOTIONALLY STILL SHAKEN BY THE AIR BAGS. *TR

• 10/21/2014· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CONSISTENTLY ON. HAD IT RESET TWICE STILL COMES BACK ON AFTER 2 YEARS. *TR

• 10/20/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT WANTED OWNS A 2006 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE ALARM SOUNDED, THE WINDOWS OPENED AND CLOSED, AND THE DOOR LOCKED ON THEIR OWN. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULD LOCK THE OCCUPANTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

• 10/18/2007· CHILD SEAT

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS AN EDDIE BAUER ALPHA OMEGA ELITE 22-755 CHILD SEAT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE THE CHILD FROM THE CHILD SEAT, THE RED BUTTON WAS STUCK. IT TOOK THE CONTACT 20 MINUTES TO RELEASE THE BUTTON. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE TYPE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/18/07 *TR

• 10/18/2006· POWER TRAIN

  2000 MAZDA 626 - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 52K MILES 1) NO REVERSE - ONE TIME INCIDENT IN MAY, MOVED IT FORWARDED AND RAN THROUGH THE OTHER GEARS AND THEN IT WENT INTO REVERSE... SO DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. IN LATE SEPTEMBER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. FREQUENCY INCREASED OVER NEXT MONTH. NO PATTERN... HOT, COLD, DRY, WET, ETC. 2) I NOW HAVE NO REVERSE MOST OF THE TIME, THOUGH STILL INTERMITTENT 3) TOOK TO AAMCO... IT'S NOT ELECTRICAL, NEEDS TOTAL OVERHAUL FOR $2K 6 YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONLY 52K MILES, NOT DRIVEN HARD... SHOULDN'T HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I HAD A 1987 MAZDA 626 THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE AT 11 YEARS OLD. *NM

• 10/17/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V474000 (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 CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 10/16/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

• 10/13/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V345000 (AIR BAGS) AND 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.

• 10/08/2015· POWER TRAIN

  LOST CLUTCH TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING NEARLY HAVING AN ACCIDENT. TOOK OFF CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AS SYMPTOMS WOULD SUGGEST THE REPAIR WOULD BE. FOUND OUT THAT THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY IS BROKE AND THAT THE FIREWALL IS "CRACKED" I CAN SEE LOTS OF POSTS ONLINE WHERE THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON AND VERY DANGEROUS

• 10/08/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V345000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V382000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. 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. UPDATE 01/15/16 MA

• 10/06/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AFTER GETTING MY AIRBAG RECALL FIXED ON MY 2006 MAZDA6 ON TUESDAY 10- 3 TODAY THURSDAY 10-6 I TOOK IT TO WORK THIS MORNING HALF WAY DOWN THE BLOCK MY DASH SHOWED A CAR WITH A KEY IN IT AND THE HORN STARTED GOING OFF AND MY SIGNAL LIGHTS WORKED LIKE THE HAZARD LIGHTS WHEN I TURNED THEM ON TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT, I HAD TO PULL THE HORN RELAY TO GET THE HORN TO STOP GOING OFF IT DIDN'T MATTER IF THE CAR WAS IN MOTION OR NOT ALL OF THE ABOVE STILL HAPPENED SO I COULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE TOLD THAT IF IT WASN'T A MISTAKE ON THEIR END I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AND I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL TUESDAY BEFORE THEY COULD GET INTO IT.

• 10/06/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I PURCHASED A 2006 MAZDA 6 ISPORT IN DEC 2005. SINCE PURCHASE I HAVE HAD AGGRESSIVE VIBRATIONS IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM EVERY 15,000-20,000 MILES. WHILE I AM A HIGH MILEAGE DRIVER, MOST DRIVING IS ON A HIGHWAY AND DOES NOT REQUIRES START-STOP BRAKING. IN ADDITION, I HAVE REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS WHEN TECH'S HAVE SUGGESTED. I HAVE MY ROTORS TURNED OUT BY THE MAZDA DEALERS 3 TIMES AND IN THE CURRENT SITUATION THE ROTOR CANNOT BE TURNED. THE DEALER AND THE MAZDA CORPORATE REFUSE TO LOOK INTO MY HISTORY OF THIS ISSUE BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL DOZEN MAZDA FORUMS THAT DISCUSS THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE MAZDA 6. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THE GOVERNMENT FOUND ISSUES WITH FORMER MAZDA VEHICLES SUCH AS THE TRIBUTE AND ITS FORD COUNTERPART. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM HOWEVER THE DEALERS, MAZDA'S LOCAL TECHNICIAN, AND THE CORPORATE TECH LINE WILL REFUSE TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER ANYMORE. *TR

• 10/04/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR WOULDN'T START SO WE WERE GOING TO HAVE IT JUMP STARTED. THE CABLES ON THE BATTERY WERE BURNT AND THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF BATTERY ACID ON OTHER PARTS OF THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS. NOW, I JUST RECENTLY NOTICED A FUNNY ODOR AND THE VINYL ON THE LEFT FRONT DOOR APPEARED TO BE MELTING AND THE BUTTONS WOULD NOT WORK THE WINDOWS. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHERE HE SHOWED ME THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND SWITCH WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UP. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AND START A FIRE. UNFORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE WARRANTY SO I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE AND THERE PROBABLY NO WAY OF DETECTING THIS AHEAD OF TIME. *TR

• 10/02/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 09/29/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  CAR-2006 MAZDA SPEED 6-MAZDA HIT A PICKUP---SLID SIDEWAYS INTO THE CENTER GUARDRAIL--REAR END THEN HIT THE SIDE GUARD RAIL---FRONT END THEN RAN INTO THE CENTER GUARD RAIL AND WAS LODGE IN CENTER GUARD RAIL. NEITHER THE SIDE OR FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD ON THE SIDE AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS----UNSURE OF EXACT SPEED AND MILEAGE AT TIME OF INCIDENT. *TR

• 09/28/2011· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR SUDDENLY HAS NO POWER, THEN SHIFTS HARD DOWN, TYPICALLY IT HAPPENS SHIFTING INTO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. UNDER ABOUT A HALF PEDAL, IT BASICALLY FEELS LIKE A STALL, THEN JERKS YOU BACKWARDS, HARD AS IT KICKS INTO GEAR AND ACCELERATES. I'M TOLD THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT THERE ARE TRANSMISSION FAILURES FOR THIS CAR. UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. *TT

• 09/27/2019· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING THE OIL, HE NOTICED A HUGE RUSTED HOLE IN THE SUBFRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GORDIE BOUCHER MAZDA OF JANESVILLE (2727 US-14, JANESVILLE, WI 53545, (608) 754-5511) WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THE CONTACT'S OBSERVATION AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUBFRAME BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,700. *TR

• 09/27/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKES HAVE FAILED 3 SEPARATE TIMES IN THIS 2006 MAZDA 6. FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING AND WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN. I HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. PUMPED THE BRAKE AND BRAKES CAME BACK ON. SECOND TIME, BACKING OUT OF GARAGE NO BRAKES. HAD PEDAL TO FLOOR AND HAD TO PUMP THEM BEFORE ALMOST HITTING NEIGHBORS GARAGE, LAST TIME PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND HAD NO BRAKES. HIT ANOTHER CAR WHICH STOPPED ME. EACH TIME I REPORTED THIS TO POLAR CHEVY/MAZDA. EACH TIME THEY HAD ME BRING IN THE CAR AND THEY LOOKED AT IT. EACH TIME THEY REPORTED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. EACH TIME THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE BACK BRAKE PADS REPLACED. THE LAST TIME THE BRAKES FAILED POLAR CHEVY/MAZDA CALLED A TECH AT MAZDA. I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS DOING THIS BEFORE. I HAVE TOLD THEM NOW 3 TIMES AND AGAIN EACH TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO BE LOOKED AT! *TR