2010 Mazda MAZDA6

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

• 12/29/2021· SUSPENSION

  My front sub frame was completely rotted, unsafe to drive and was repaired with Mazda's recall. It now appears that the REAR sub frame is rusting at an excessive rate. I have been reading several complaints where the same incidents are happening with the rear sub frame snapping while people are driving. Car is not safe. This needs to be addressed by Mazda. They are aware of front sub frame, but failed to include the REAR sub frame. Not sure what to do at this point, it will costs thousands to repair, yet is NOT SAFE to drive. Please look into this matter as this is a very serious issue and will result in serious injury or death.

• 12/28/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V356000 (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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/28/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2010 MAZDA 6 IS MELTING INTO A STICKY, SHINY SUBSTANCE WITH A TAR-LIKE APPEARANCE. IN SUNNY WEATHER THE REFLECTIONS CREATED BY THE METED DASHBOARD SEVERELY AFFECT MY VISIBILITY OUT OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD. WHEN TAKING RIGHT-HAND TURNS I OFTEN NEED TO CRANE MY NECK TO SEE AROUND THE BRIGHT REFLECTIONS CREATED ON MY WINDSHIELD FROM THE AFFECTED DASHBOARD MATERIAL, WHICH IS ABOUT 1 SQUARE FOOT IN SIZE. I HAVE TROUBLE SEEING PEDESTRIANS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR DUE TO THE REFLECTIONS. I HAVE TRIED TO CLEAN OFF THE STICKY MATERIAL TO NO AVAIL. THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS MAKING ME FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, BOTH ON THE ROAD, HIGHWAY, OR EVEN IN A PARKING LOT.

• 12/27/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  YEARS OF UNEXPECTED BATTERY DRAIN AND ROUGH STARTS WHICH CAUSED SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES. DIFFERENT MECHANIC ADVISED OF A FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE BCM.

• 12/20/2016· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I WENT TO CHECK ON SAFERCAR.GOV SINCE I RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING MAZDA WOULD BE REPLACING THE DASH DUE TO GLARE CONDITION POTENTIAL (2015) TO FIND UPDATED STATUS AND ALSO FOR AIR BAG. THE AIR BAG ISSUE IS STILL INCOMPLETE FOR OVER 7 MONTHS. BY VIN LOOK-UP, I FIND TWO ADDITIONAL RECALLS FOR DOOR LATCH AND FUEL TANK IN WHICH I WAS UNAWARE. DATE ON THIS COMPLAINT REFLECTS FIRST CONTACT FROM MAZDA. ALSO, 4 INTERIOR ITEMS BROKEN, INCLUDING A CRACKED REAR-VIEW MIRROR. *TR

• 12/20/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V356000 (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 NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/18/2018· SEAT BELTS,SERVICE BRAKES

  WHEN I ENTER CAR AND ATTACH SEAT BELT, AT SOME POINT DURING STARTING OUT OR IN THE PROCESS OF GOING DOWN THE ROAD, THE SEAT WILL START LEANING BACKWARDS DUE TO THE SEATBELT BEING HOOKED AROUND THE LEVER TO TILT THE SEAT BACK. MY FEET NO LONGER REACH THE GAS OR BREAK PEDAL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT SO FAR. IT HAPPENS AT ANY TIME AFTER STARTING OUT OR ANYTIME DURING DRIVING OR IN MOTION. SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN THE LONGER I HAVE HAD IT.

• 12/15/2018· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  RIGHT FRONT HEADLAMP REPEATEDLY GOES OUT AND IT'S NEITHER THE BULB NOR THE FUSE! SUBSEQUENTLY STUCK DRIVING HOME WITH HIGH BEAMS (TO SEE WELL ENOUGH TO NAVIGATE SAFELY) BUT FEARFUL THE GLARE CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR OPPOSING TRAFFIC - A TWOFER! NOTE; BANGING ON THE SIDE OF HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WITH CLOSED FIST 'SOMETIMES' HAS IT COME BACK TO LIFE. LOOKED ONLINE AND - SURPRISE, SURPRISE - THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME THING! SADLY, I'M AFRAID SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET KILLED AND I JUST HOPE NOT TO BE INVOLVED. PLEASE READ WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT THIS HERE; HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/MAZDA/MAZDA6/HEADLIGHTS-PROBLEMS.PHP . . . AND MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ON YOUTUBE

• 12/15/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  FOR MANY YEARS AND I'VE RUN INTO A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH MY CURRENT 2010 MAZDA 6. OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER MULTIPLE TIMES, WHICH I'M TO UNDERSTAND FROM THE MECHANICS IS "EXTREMELY UNLUCKY", HOWEVER I FEEL THERE IS ANOTHER UNDERLYING ISSUES. ATTACHED IS THE BRIEF TIMELINE OF THE INCIDENTS BASED ON THE PAPERWORK. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR POWERED DOWN THE CAR HAS 'MUSHY BRAKES' WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL "COLLAPSING" TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE APPLIED PRESSURE. AS YOU CAN SEE I HAVE HAD THREE PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM ADDRESSED, WHICH WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE WAS NOT EVEN CONSIDERED UNTIL A MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE SUGGESTED THEY LOOK AT THE MASTER CYLINDER AS THE ROOT CAUSE, WHICH WAS LOOKED AT ON INSPECTION #3 THROUGH CHECKING OF CODES AND NOT FINALLY ADDRESSED UNTIL INSPECTION #4. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A FUNDAMENTAL PARTS PROBLEM THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY MAZDA, WHICH COULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS LIABILITY CONCERNS FOR THE COMPANY SHOULD THERE BE ANY FURTHER DEFECTIVE PARTS MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED. I AM COMFORTABLE SAYING THAT AS I HAVE NOT HEARD ONE COMMENT OR STATEMENT FROM GALLO MAZDA ABOUT CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER OR MAZDA CORPORATE ABOUT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. AS OF THIS DATE, THE CAR IS STILL HAVING THE "MUSHY BRAKE" FEEL, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL "COLLAPSING" TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE PRESSURE AND I BELIEVE THE RECENTLY REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. THE CAR WILL BE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. I CONSIDER IT UNFAIR AND UNETHICAL TO PAY FOR SAFETY/MANUFACTURING ISSUES THAT MAZDA SHOULD ADDRESS, NOT ME AS THE CUSTOMER.

• 12/14/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL: CALLED MAZDA TO HAVE THE ARIBAG RECALL I RCVD REMEDIED BOOK THE APPOINTMENT THEN RECEIVED A CALL MOMENTS LATER THAT NO MAZDA HAS THE PARTS YET TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE.

• 12/13/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TIRES,WHEELS

  BOTH REAR TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS FAILED DUE TO EITHER OVER-TIGHTENING OR CORROSION. BOTH SENSORS SNAPPED OFF RIGHT BELOW THE SENSOR STEM CAP CAUSING BOTH REAR TIRES TO DEFLATE. ON A NEWER CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY, MAZDA CLAIMS SENSORS ARE ONLY COVERED UNTIL 36000 MILES. AND THEY'RE NOT CHEAP EITHER ($80 EACH, NOT INCLUDING INSTALLATION.) *TR

• 12/03/2018· AIR BAGS

  MY MAZDA WAS RECALLED DUE TO AIR BAG INFLATOR THAT COULD EXPLODE RESULTING IN SHARP METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE PASSENGER OR OTHER VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. WHEN I CALLED MY MAZDA DEALER TO GET IT IN TO BE FIXED I WAS TOLD THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AT MAZDA AND THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ETA ON WHEN THEY WOULD GET PARTS IN. HOW CAN MAZDA ALLOW IT'S CUSTOMERS TO CONTINUE DRIVING THEIR CAR WITH NO RECOURSE TO GIVE US A RENTAL CAR IN THE MEANTIME IF THEY CAN'T FIX AN ISSUE THAT I WOULD CONSIDER EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND NEEDING TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY? MY WIFE IS PREGNANT AND WE HAVE A TODDLER WHO RIDES IN A CARSEAT IN THE BACKSEAT AND WE NOW FEEL UNSAFE TO DRIVE OUR CAR. I WOULD EXPECT THIS MATTER TO BE TAKEN MUCH MORE SERIOUSLY THAN IT IS. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MAZDA AND THE WAY THIS RECALL IS BEING HANDLED.

• 11/29/2019· ENGINE

  FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY ⁃ MY VENT LINE WAS CLOGGED TO WHERE MY FUEL TANK CREATED A LEAK & THEN FUEL TANK COLLAPSED WHILE I WAS DRIVING . I DROVE MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS WITHOUT KNOWING & DID NOT REALIZE IT UNTIL I WAS FILLING UP GAS INTO MY CAR & I NOTICED THE GAS LEAKING PROFUSELY . I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, IN WHICH I DISCOVERED THAT MY FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY.

• 11/28/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V356000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 11/28/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEAD LIGHTS ON MY 2010 MAZDA 6. MY HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT IN NOVEMBER 2013 AND I'VE CHANGED THE HEAD LIGHTS OUT THREE TIMES SINCE WITHIN A 2 YEAR TIME FRAME. I'M USING THE EXPENSIVE SYLVANIA H7 SILVER STAR ZXE HEAD LIGHT BULBS AND THEY'RE BURNING OUT. ALSO THE SEAL AROUND THE HEAD LIGHTS AREN'T SECURE BECAUSE WATER AND CONDENSATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR.

• 11/24/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AS PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V134000 ON 21 JULY 2011. HOWEVER, VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK CRACKED IN APRIL 2013 AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. AFTER SMELLING GASOLINE AFTER FILL UP AND NOTICING A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE IN DRIVEWAY IN APRIL 2013, OWNER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MAZDA DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER REPLACED TANK ON 15 APRIL 2013. OVER THE LAST YEAR AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, MAZDA HAS SINCE DECLINED TO REIMBURSE OWNER FOR REPAIR AND REPROGRAM ECU PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V114000. RECALL FROM JULY 2011 WAS SUPPOSED TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBLY OF A CRACKED FUEL TANK, BUT IT DIDN'T. OWNER HAS PICTURES OF CRACKED TANK AND DEALER WORK ORDERS FROM JULY 2011 AND APRIL 2013 AND CAN PROVIDE IF NEEDED. OWNER WORRIED THAT IF THE ECU ISN'T REPROGRAMMED, THE TANK WILL CRACK AGAIN. *TR

• 11/19/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL "COLLAPSE" TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE TO NO RESISTANCE. RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND QUICKLY PUMPING DOES REGAIN SOME RESISTANCE, BUT BRAKING IS AFFECTED. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND IS NOT TRIGGERED BY ANY SPECIFIC EVENT. *TR

• 11/17/2016· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN WITH SLIGHT VIBRATION, OR KNOCK THAT CAN BE CAUSED BY EITHER A POTHOLE, BUMP IN THE ROAD, OR SPEED BUMP. I DISCOVERED ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS, IS A SUPER COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL MAZDA 6 (SECOND GENERATION) OWNERS, AND THEY HAVE TO BANG THEIR FISTS ON THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE TO TURN THEM ON. I TRIED THIS METHOD AS WELL, AND IT WORKED FOR ME DESPITE BEING DANGEROUS.

• 11/14/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V594000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 11/12/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  SINCE I HAVE OWNED CAR, GRADUAL DETERIORATION OF INTERIOR COMPONENTS TO INCLUDE SAFETY ITEM; CRACKED REAR-VIEW MIRROR, CEILING SUNGLASSES HOLDER (BLOCKS REAR-VIEW MIRROR, CHANGE HOLDER (HIT EVERY TIME GET INTO CAR), SEAT TRACK COVER (DANGER OF PUTTING FINGER INSIDE), AND STEERING WHEEL PLASTIC LOOSE. I HAVE IMAGES OF THE REMAINING ITEMS, ALTHOUGH FILE SIZE PREVENTED UPLOAD AND CAN SEND UNDER SEPARATE COVER.

• 11/10/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAR TAKE TURNS GOING OUT FOR SOME REASON. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR FIVE YEARS, BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULBS AT LEAST 8 TIMES. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER REVIEW ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IF WE TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT THAT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. SECOND ISSUE: EVERY WINTER WHEN IT GETS COLDER THE CARS ELECTRONIC SYSTEM SEEMS TO RUN MUCH SLOWER AND THE BLUE TOOTH, CD PLAYER, ETC. WILL NOT CONNECT AND THERE HAS BEE THREE INSTANCES WHERE THE CAR WILL MAKE A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHILE IT IS IN MOTION AND THE WHOLE STEREO SYSTEM, BLUE TOOTH, DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL POWER OFF AND I'LL HAVE TO RESET UP THE BLUE TOOTH.

• 11/10/2014· STRUCTURE

  MY MAZDA DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT IS VERY STICKY, SHINY AND I CANNOT THE STAND THE SMELL OF IT. SINCE THE DASHBOARD BECAME SHINY IT REFLECTS LIGHT IN TO MY EYES AND IT KIND OF BLINDS ME SOMETIMES. I CANNOT CLEAN IT OR TOUCH IT. *TR

• 11/09/2024· SUSPENSION

  Extensive rust and corrosion in rear subframe. So severe the vehicle is unsafe to drive.

• 11/09/2018· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, THERE WAS SHARP JOLT, AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. THE LOW-TRACTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE SAFELY STEERED. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS TURNED OUTWARD, WHILE THE FRONT LEFT REMAINED STRAIGHT. A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY A FULLY CORRODED SUB-FRAME WHICH HAD CRACKED IN HALF.

• 11/09/2016· AIR BAGS

  I GOT RECALL NOTICE FROM MAZDA (SAFETY RECALL 9516E) IN THE MONTH OF JULY 2016. MAZDA DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPLACE THE AIRBAG YET. CALLED MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY PUSHED ME TO DEALER AND DEALER IS SAYING PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. I NEED YOUR HELP TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG ASAP. MAZDA IS NOT BEHAVING RESPONSIBLY.

• 11/06/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  2010 MAZDA 6 ISPORT PASSENGER DASHBOARD CRASH PAD HAS BEEN MELTING PROGRESSIVELY FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. ONLY BEGAN NOTICING THE DASH MELTING UPON MY MOVE TO HAWAII, SO I ASSUME IT IS A RESULT OF SUBPAR PARTS AND THE HOT/HUMID CLIMATE. THIS APPEARS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL, BASED ON RESEARCH INTO THE ISSUE.

• 11/06/2014· STRUCTURE

  DASHBOARD CRASH PAD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS MELTING. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND USE A SUN SCREEN IN MY WINDOW WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. CAUSES DASH TO BECOME SHINY AND THERE IS A GLARE WHEN DRIVING. *TR

• 11/06/2013· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING INTO THE RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,855 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,200.

• 11/05/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000...UPDATED 03/07/14 *BF

• 11/04/2020· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. IT'S NOT THE FUSE OR THE BULBS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT FORCING ME TO DRIVE OVER TWO HOURS ON BACK ROADS AND FREEWAY WITH MY HIGHBEAMS ON TO SEE.

• 11/03/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE AIRBAG COVER STARTED OUT JUST BEING STICKY TO THE TOUCH. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS IT HAD BEEN PROGRESSIVELY WORST TO THE POINT THAT IT IS EXTREMELY STICKY, SHINY, AND IF YOU TRY TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE INSIDE THE PAPER STICKS TO THE DASH. I TRIED TO GET THE PAPER OFF, BUT PLUGS OF THE DASH COME OFF WHEN I DO. I JUST WANT MAZDA TO STOP DRAGGING THEIR FEET AND MANUFACTURER THE PARTS SO THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS SAFE IF THE AIRBAGS WHERE TO BE DEPLOYED. MAZDA HAS SAID IF I WERE INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT IT WOULD BE REPLACED. HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT BE THEM REPLACING IT, IT WOULD BE THE INSURANCE COMPANY PAYING THE COST.

• 10/29/2017· AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES

  TAKATA RECALL, MY ALARM KEEPS GOING OFF RANDOMLY ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY EACH DAY. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS DISCONNECTING MY BATTERY WHILE I'M NOT DRIVING IT WHICH IS NOT A VIABLE OPTION. MY PASSENGER AIRBAG PROTECTOR IS ALSO MELTING. FURTHERMORE, I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE ROTORS BEFORE 100,000 MILES WAS REACHED BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AT ANY SORT OF BRAKING SPEED

• 10/29/2014· STRUCTURE

  MY PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD HAS APPEARED TO BE MELTING FOR AWHILE NOW. I NEVER THOUGHT TO CHECK ON IT UNTIL I DECIDED TO GOOGLE HOW I COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IT CAUSES A GLARE AND THE STICKY SUBSTANCE GETS ON ANYTHING THAT GETS NEAR IT AND IT SEEMS TO BE SPREADING FURTHER DOWN THE PANEL. ALSO IT CAN'T BE CLEANED SO IS COLLECTING DUST AND DEBRIS. *TR

• 10/27/2014· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT, EVEN ON A LEVEL ROAD. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (ABOVE 50 MPH) IT HAS A DECIDED PULL TO THE LEFT, REGARDLESS OF THE LATERAL SLOPE OF THE ROAD. CONSTANT CLOCKWISE PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM DRIFTING IN A LEFTWARD DIRECTION. IF DRIVER ATTENTION IS DIVERTED FOR ONLY AN INSTANT THE VEHICLE IS LIKELY TO PARTIALLY INTRUDE INTO THE LANE TO THE LEFT, WHICH ON AN UNDIVIDED HIGHWAY COULD BE AN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE (HENCE THE SAFETY ISSUE). I CALLED THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF MY MAZDA DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT LEAST TWICE WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR AFTER PURCHASE (JANUARY 2010). THEIR ANSWER WAS NO ANSWER--THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG MECHANICALLY AND THERE WERE NO BULLETINS FROM MAZDA ON THE SUBJECT. THEY VERIFIED THE ALIGNMENT AND ROTATED THE TIRES LEFT TO RIGHT, BUT NEITHER OF THESE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. NEARLY FIVE YEARS LATER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND SEEMS EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED THAN IT WAS ORIGINALLY. A RECENT CHECK WITH THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE IS STILL NOTHING FROM MAZDA. POSSIBLY IT IS A DEFECT THAT APPLIES ONLY TO MY CAR AND NOT IN GENERAL TO THAT MODEL, BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF DETERMINING THAT AT THIS POINT. *TR

• 10/26/2018· STEERING,STRUCTURE

  THE CAR IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD AND THE SUB FRAME HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, DEEMING THE CAR UNFIT TO DRIVE. THIS WAS ONLY CAUGHT AS I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR ESTIMATE ON BRAKES. I HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN WHO RIDE IN THIS CAR DAILY, SO LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT. I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ON THE 2009 AND 2010 MODELS. ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T BEEN IN ACCIDENT (YET), I'M NOW FORCED TO PAY $2000 IN REPAIRS, OR JUST REPLACE THE VEHICLE.

• 10/22/2016· AIR BAGS,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT MELTS DURING HOT SUNNY PERIODS AND TAKES ON A REFLECTIVE SURFACE WHICH ACTS LIKE A MIRROR. WHEN SUNLIGHT HITS THE SURFACE NOT ONLY IS THE SUN REFLECTED OFF THE SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD BUT IT'S ALSO PROJECTED ONTO THE WINDSHIELD INSTANTLY BLINDING THE DRIVER OF THE RIGHT HALF OF THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD, TURNING THE WHOLE SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD INTO YET ANOTHER MIRROR BOUNCING DIRECT SUNLIGHT INTO THE EYES OF THE DRIVER INSTANTLY BLINDING THEM. VISIBILITY IS SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED AND IT BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD. ALSO THIS MELTED DASHBOARD IS THE SURFACE OF THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG. BEING THAT IT'S DEFECTIVE AND MELTED ONE WOULD BE LED TO BELIEVE THAT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG WOULD ALSO BE EFFECTED OR DEFECTIVE. THE GLARE OFF OF THE AIRBAG / DASHBOARD AND THE PROJECTED LIGHT REFLECTED OFF THE WINDSHIELD IS CONSTANT ALL TIMES WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING. THIS IS NOT JUST DANGEROUS IT'S DEADLY AND A GENUINE HAZZARD TO THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGERS, AND EVERY SINGLE MOTORIST AND THEIR OCCUPANTS THAT PASS BY THE DEFECTED CAR AND EVERY MOTORIST WHO INTERACTS WITH THIS DEFECTIVE MAZDA AND THE BLIND DRIVER. THIS CAN KILL PEOPLE. RECALL THIS DEADLY CAR, FROM THIS POINT FORWARD IF THE RECALL IS NOT MANDATED AND SOMEONE DIES JUST REMEMBER THIS DEPARTMENT COULD HAVE PREVENTED IT.

• 10/21/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V356000 (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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 12/01/16*LJ UPDATED 12/05/16.*JB

• 10/18/2017· AIR BAGS

  "TAKAO A RECALL". I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THIS RECALL IN JULY OF 2016. IT TOLD ME THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE LOCAL DEALER HAD PARTS TO FIX THE DEFECT. IN JULY OF 2017 I HAD MY CAR AT THE DEALER FOR OTHER REPAIRS AND I ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

• 10/10/2018· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 40MPH ON A STATE ROUTE IN A RURAL AREA AND EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND SHARP PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO BRAKE. THIS NEARLY CAUSED HIM TO HIT A TRUCK. WHEN HE REGAINED CONTROL HE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT ALIGNED WHILE GOING STRAIGHT AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. WHEN HE MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME WE JACKED IT UP AND REMOVED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I NOTICED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THIS WAS THE ONLY NOTICIBLY LARGE AREA OF RUST ON THE CAR. THE CAR IS NOW UNDRIVEABLE.

• 10/09/2023· SUSPENSION

  My gf went for a basic oil change and the automotive person was shocked to find the rear right cross bar to be suffering from incredible corrosion. He said at this point it is unsafe to drive. We looked into recalls for this make and model and there is one for the front cross bar due to insufficient or improper application of a corrosion spray on the frame. How can they say the front needs to be recalled and not the back? If the dealership didn’t do a good job of covering the appropriate metal frame in corrosion resistant spray any car that has that level should be recalled. This is immensely dangerous

• 10/08/2014· STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT

  THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2010 MAZDA 6 IS MELTING. IT IS BECOMING OILY AND VERY STICKY AND THERE IS NOTHING ON THE MARKET TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. MAZDA SAYS THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS BUY A NEW DASH AT $900.00. 4 YEAR OLD CAR....NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

• 10/08/2011· SEATS

  LEASED NEW 2010 MAZDA 6 OCTOBER 2009. ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER, I TURNED THE LUMBAR ADJUSTMENT KNOB, AND A LOUD POP HAPPENS AND THE KNOB STARTS FREEWHEELING. THE LUMBAR KNOB CONNECTION (SHAFT/WHATEVER IT IS) TO THE INTERNALS BROKE. MANY MONTHS LATER, I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE SAME TIME AS A RECALL CAME OUT. MEDICAL CONDITIONS PREVENTED ME FROM KEEPING THAT APPOINTMENT, SO I CALLED AND CANCELED IT. SO TODAY, 10/07/11 I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL AND THE BROKEN LUMBAR KNOB CONNECTION SO THAT PARTS COULD BE ORDERED TO FIX IT. TURNS OUT THERE WERE 2 OTHER RECALLS TOO, SO THAT WAS ADDED TO THE LIST. ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS LATER, THE CAR IS BROUGHT UP. THE SERVICE ADVISER SAYS THAT THE TECH SEES THERE ARE AFTERMARKET SEAT COVERS ON THE SEATS, AND THEREFORE WHOEVER PUT THOSE ON, BROKE THE LUMBAR KNOB CONNECTION. (THE AFTERMARKET SEAT COVERS ARE ON THERE BECAUSE THE MATERIAL USED FOR THIS MODELS SEATS IS PRONE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, AND SINCE THIS IS A LEASE, I DON'T WANT THAT.) I ADVISED THE SERVICE ADVISER AND SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE SEAT COVERS WERE JUST RECENTLY PUT ON, (LAST WEEK OF AUGUST 2011) AND IN NO WAY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE BROKEN LUMBAR KNOB CONNECTION. THE SERVICE ADVISER SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT IN ANOTHER TIME FOR THE REGIONAL REP TO LOOK AT IT, TO DETERMINE IF IT WOULD BE FIXED OR NOT. I AGAIN ADVISED, THAT IT HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH IT, AND BESIDES THAT, IT'S JUST NYLON FABRIC THAT'S PUT OVER THE SEAT CUSHIONS. AND THEY WERE NOT EVEN ON WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN GET PAID FOR IT, IS IF THE REP SAYS SO. SO, THE SERVICE MANAGER, SERVICE WRITER, AND TECHNICIAN AT BOB MOORE MAZDA OKC ARE SAYING I'M LYING ABOUT HOW THE LUMBAR KNOB CONNECTION BROKE. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME, THE TECH HAD REINSTALLED THE SEAT BELT TWISTED. SHOWS THE QUALITY OF SERVICE THERE. *TR

• 10/06/2018· STEERING

  WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM THE GYM, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER INSPECTING, MY HUSBAND BELIEVES THE CAUSE IS DUE TO FRAME CORROSION AT THE STEERING RACK MOUNT WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER 2009 2010 MAZDA 6 OWNERS..

• 10/02/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED A LETTER :O VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY

• 10/02/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V429000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MIDLANDS MAZDA OF COLUMBIA (655 BROAD RIVER RD, COLUMBIA, SC 29210, (803) 988-1000) WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *BF CONSUMER STATED PARTS TO FIX THIS RECALL ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE. UPDATED 7/24/18*JB *TR

• 10/01/2015· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS MELTING AND REFLECTS ONTO THE WINDSHIELD HAMPERING VISIBILITY. IT ALSO EMITS A NOXIOUS ODOR.

• 09/30/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE SENSOR MAKING NOISE AS IF THE BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS UNDER 10000 MILES. HAVE OWNED SEVERAL NEW VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES FOR A NEW VEHICLE AT THIS NUMBER OF MILEAGE. POSSIBLE DEFECT WITH MAZDAS BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

• 09/26/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PASSENGER SIDE OF DASHBOARD IS MELTING, THERES ALSO A GLARE AND IS STICKY TO THE TOUCH. NOTICED IT STARTING ABOUT A YEAR AGO, DEALSHIP SAID NOT TO WORRY. NOW HALF OF THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND MELTING.

• 09/25/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA MZ6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V429000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (BROWN MAZDA, 5625 CENTRAL AVE, TOLEDO, OH 43615) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 09/25/2015· AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  NOTICED THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER WAS STARTING TO GET SHINY. I CHECKED AND FOUND THE SHINY AREA. I CHECK TO CLEAN IT AND FOUND IT STICKY. AS I TRIED TO CLEAN IT IT BEGAN TO SEPARATE AS IF IT WAS TAR. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGER IN REGARDS TO THE AIRBAG IS UNDER THIS DASH AND FOR THE DRIVER BEING BLINDED BY THE REFLECTION OF THE MELTING DASHBOARD AS IT IS SHINY. I CHECKED WITH MAZDA AND THE SAID THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IT AND WOULD NOT COVER ANY COST TO FIX IT. MY VEHICLE IS A 2010 MAZDA 6. I FEEL THE MAZDA SHOULD COVER THIS BECAUSE THEY SOLD A CAR WITH DEFECTIVE MATERIALS THAT CAN COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE.