2004 Mazda Mazda6 Visibility & Wipers Problems

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. NOTHING HIT THE SUNROOF. HEARD A CRACKING SOUND AND DID NOT KNOW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. MOVED THE SUNROOF COVER AND THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED. SHATTERED GLASS STARTED TO FALL INSIDE THE CAR. *TR

OBSCURED REAR VISION ON SPORTWAGONS. REPLACEMENTS FOR ORIGINAL REPLACEABLE REAR BLADE CARRIER DO NOT CORRECTLY FIT THE ORIGINAL WIPER ARM ASSEMBLY (MOUNTED TO THE REAR WINDOW). BOTH RECENTLY SUPPLIED MAZDA(!) AND AFTERMARKET BLADE CARRIERS HAVE A NEW TAB THAT INTERFERES WITH THE WIPER ARM ASSEMBLY, PREVENTING PRESSURE BEING FULLY APPLIED TO THE TIPS OF THE RUBBER BLADE. CONSEQUENTLY, ONLY A SMALL, CENTRAL PORTION OF THE REAR WINDOW IS WIPED CLEAR OF RAIN, SNOW OR MUD. THAT IS HAZARDOUS. *TR

PROBLEM #1 HIGH AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE (80+) AND MEDIUM TO HIGH HUMIDITY (50%+), WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS IN MANUAL MODE, VENT FLOW IS SET TO FRONT FORWARD ONLY OR FRONT FORWARD PLUS BOTTOM AND TEMPERATURE IS SET BETWEEN 70-73 WITH A FAN SPEED SET BETWEEN ANY OF 1, 2, OR 3 BARS A 1-3 INCH BAND OF FOGGING OCCURS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE WINDSHIELD ALONG THE BOTTOM ACROSS MOST OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CREATS A VISIBILITY PROBLEM IN THAT THE VISION OF THE WINDSHIELD IS REDUCED SINCE THIS IS ALMOST IN THE DIRECT LINE OF VISION WHEN YOU ARE IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OWNERS OF THIS VICHICLE ONTO THE INTERNET AND FROM MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. AFTER REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALER THIS PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING AND THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FIX. THE DEALER TRIED TO SAY IT WAS BECAUSE I LIVE IN TEXAS THIS OCCURS BUT I HAVE LIVED IN TEXAS ALMOST 15 YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANY OTHER CAR THAT DOES THIS EVER!*JB

DT: AIR CONDITIONER WILL FOG UP THE WINDSHIELD. IT BLOWS THROUGH THE DEFROSTER AND IT BLOWS MOISTURE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY IN THE MORNING AND EVENING AND WHEN IT RAINS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK THE MATERIAL ON THE SEATS WAS COMING A APART, THE DOOR HANDLES WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB

REAR WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER SYSTEM SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE REAR WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. THE REAR SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE REAR WINDSHIELD WAS TINTED, SO THE TINT PREVENTED THE GLASS FROM ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. E DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RECONNECT THE REAR DEFROSTER SYSTEM. *AK *NM