2007 Mazda Mazda6 Complaint Log

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2007 MAZDA 6I VE STARTED SHIFTING HARD AND SLIPPING. THE TRANSMISSION, AFTER CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID BY DEALERSHIP, HAS NOW GOTTEN WORSE. 2ND AND 4TH GEAR DO NOT WORK. 2ND GEAR IS SKIPPED AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPED INTO 3RD, AND GOING INTO 4TH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO 5TH, AS 4TH GEAR DOESN'T DO ANYTHING BUT REV CONSTANTLY, LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V345000 (AIR BAGS), 15V869000 (AIR BAGS), 16V354000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V382000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP BELT TONGUE WILL NOT UNLOCK/RELEASE FROM THE BUCKLE. I HAD TO RECLINE THE SEAT AND SLIDE OUT BACKWARDS TO GET OUT OF THE SEAT. *TR

WHEN IS THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO READDRESS PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS THAT CANNOT WITHSTAND NORMAL USE, CLOUD UP, AND CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. MY MAZDA NO LONGER HAS NORMAL LIGHT OUTPUT DUE TO INFERIOR LENS. THIS IS A VITAL SAFETY PART OF A CAR THAT SHOULD LAST SUBSTANTIALLY LONGER THAN THE 7 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. YES, I HAVE TRIED CHEMICALS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE; NOT AN EXTERIOR TRIM PROBLEM. COST TO REPLACE IS UNREASONABLE. IT IS ALMOST LIKE DRIVING WITH NO LIGHTS AT ALL AT THIS POINT! *TR

TAKATA RECALL - THE CONCERN REGARDING THESE AIRBAGS WAS FIRST RAISED IN 2014, I WAS NOTIFIED BY MAZDA IN JANUARY OF 2016 THAT MY VEHICLE IN INVOLVED, WHEN WILL MY CAR BE RENDERED SAFE? THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE ME WITH ANY UPDATES ON THIS RECALL. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL DANGER. PLEASE HELP.

TAKATA RECALL; NOTIFIED IN JUNE 2014 AND REPAIRS STILL NOT COMPLETED AND TOLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE

TAKATA RECALL - THE TAKATA RECALL HAS CONTINUED SINCE 2014 WITH NO FIX IN SIGHT. OUR VEHICLE IS STILL ON THE ROAD AND A DANGER TO IT'S OCCUPANTS. THIS RECALL SHOULD NEVER HAVE LASTED THIS LONG. MAZDA SHOULD EITHER FIX THE PROBLEM OR PURCHASE THE CAR FROM ME SINCE I CANNOT SELL IT WITH THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VVT ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,869 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA SPEED6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIREWALL WAS STARTING TO SEPARATE AND THE CLUTCH BECAME DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 9/12/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFATURER DENIED ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. UPDATED 1/26/15 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ....UPDATED 07/22/15 *BF UPDATED 9/28/2017*CN

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MAZDA ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO IN FEB 2014. I KEEP GETTING LETTER AFTER LETTER FOR 2 YEARS NOW SAYING THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS RECALL CAN CAUSE SERVE INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH.

FAILURE OF AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT.

TAKATA RECALL TRYING FOR 4 YRS NOW ALWAYS TOLD NO PART FOR IT OR CALL MAZDA

MY DAUGHTER'S MAZDA WAS INVOLVED IN A FENDER BENDER WHICH DEPLOYED THE DRIVER AIR BAG, WHILE THE POLICE OFFICER WAS TAKING THE ACCIDENT REPORT FROM THE DRIVERS INVOLVED, THE OFFICER NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG WAS STARTING TO SMOKE AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. ONLY THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE BURNED FROM THE DASH TO THE BACK SEAT(THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT) I HAVE VIDEO OF THE FIRE AND I'M HOPING THE OFFICER PUT HIS OBSERVATIONS IN THE REPORT. THE OFFICER SAID HE NEVER SAW AN AIR BAG CATCH FIRE LIKE THAT. *TR

THE LOW BEAM LIGHT OF MY MAZDA 6 IS EXTREMELY DIM, MOSTLY ON THE RAINY DAY. PEOPLE SITTING NEXT TO ME ALWAYS ASKED ME DID I ACTUALLY TURN ON THE LIGHT? I SAW THE MAZDA FORUM ONLINE, PEOPLE OTHER THAN ME ALWAYS COMPLAINED THE LIGHT TOO. IT REALLY AFFECT THE SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA, MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

LOUD CLUNK IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. TOOK IT IN AND FOUND THE TRANSFER CASE HAD LEAKED ENOUGH OIL FOR LARGE PARTS TO BE DISLODGED. LOOKED AND FOUND THERE WAS A TSB ON THE ISSUE BUT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT DOES NOT CONTACT THE OWNERS OF THE CAR. THE RESULTING REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND, I FEEL THERE IS A CHANCE OF TRANSFER CASE LOCK UP AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

CPSC: I1340023A. 2007 MAZDA 6 CONSUMER STATED THE CAR RAN INTO THE GARAGE. *LN THE CONSUMER HAD AN AUTOMATIC STARTER (APPLIED SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC. ULTRA START 128 MXR-PRO EXTENDED RANGE REMOTE). INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. STARTER SYSTEM SET UP: NEUTRAL GEAR, HAND BRAKE ON, TURNED OFF/REMOTE KEY, MOTOR STILL RUNNING, EXITED THE VEHICLE, CLOSED THE DOOR, ENGINE TURNED OFF. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE MECHANISM UNTIL 07/27/13. THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE IN HER BROTHER'S DRIVEWAY. FOLLOWED SET UP SYSTEM AND EXITED THE VEHICLE; DASH LIGHTS STILL ON. ATTEMPTED A SECOND TIME, SHE ENTERED THE VEHICLE, STARTED THE ENGINE, FOLLOWED THE SETUP AGAIN, EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND THE DASH LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. SHE ATTEMPTED A THIRD TIME, THIS TIME SHE TURNED THE KEY OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN FIRST GEAR AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, ALONG WITH THE DASH LIGHTS. ALL APPEARED GOOD, AND SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CLOSED THE DOOR. THE ENGINE STARTED UP AND CRASHED INTO HER BROTHER'S GARAGE. THE AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICAL INVESTIGATION REPORT CONCLUDED THE REMOTE STARTER SUFFERED AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION OR ELECTRONIC MEMORY LOSS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 05/10/16*LJ *CN

THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BOLTS HAVE SHEARED OFF ON THE FRONT REAR DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT AND CAUSES A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING. *TR

AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE MY CAR TO THE TOP OF MY STREET WHICH WAS ONLY 15 FEET FROM MY DRIVEWAY, I HEAR A LOUD CLUNK FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WAS A SHEERED REAR DIFFERENTIAL FRONT MOUNT BOLT. THE PROBLEM IS MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE A REINFORCEMENT KIT TO FIX IT. THIS IS A PROBLEM SINCE IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE EQUIPMENT AND MAZDA HAS FAILED TO RECALL THIS PRODUCT SINCE NO ONE HAS FILED COMPLAINT OR BEEN IN ACCIDENT (THANKFULLY) DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR *JS

I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES IN 2012 BECAUSE THE AIRBAG ICON HAD COME ON. THE 3RD TIME I HAD IT IN WAS IN MARCH OF 2012 JUST BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. AT NO TIME WERE THEY ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WITH THE MORE RECENT RECALL BECAUSE OF AIRBAG PROBLEMS, I ASKED IF I COULD BRING MY CAR IN AGAIN TO BE CHECKED AS THE AIRBAG ICON HAD REMAINED ON MOST OF THE TIME. I TOOK IT IN ON 10/09/14. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND, BUT MAZDA WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF OVER $1000.00. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND NOT ABLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. MAZDA'S SOLUTION WAS TO REMOVE OR DISENGAGE MY AIRBAG. (I DON'T KNOW WHICH) I WAS TOLD NOT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AS MY AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS A FAIR OR SAFE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP? *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEATED SEAT FEATURE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BECAME SO HOT THAT IT BURNED AWAY THE LEATHER ON THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 7/9/12 *CN UPDATED 07/10/12

WHILE TRAVERSING AN INTERSECTION MY MAZDA 6'S IDLE CLIMBED TO 3000 RPM WITHOUT SHIFTING. IN ORDER NOT TO STRESS THE ENGINE I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE AT A MAXIMUM OF 15 MPH AND BEING ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO PARKING OR EMERGENCY SHOULDER I WAS FRIGHTENED THAT I WOULD BECOME INVOLVED IN OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT NEITHER OCCURRED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SAFETY. UPON INVESTIGATING I DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY SORT OF MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY AND IS THE SUBJECT MATTER OF MANY ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUMS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ALL TOO COMMON. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF CIVIC DUTY FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE AND COULD POTENTIALLY POSE A GREAT TRAFFIC SAFETY RISK. *TR

I STARTED HEARING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD RAN OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THEN I NOTICED WHEN MY CAR SWITCHED GEARS IT STARTED TO SOUND LIKE A LOUD THUMP. THIS WAS UNBELIEVABLE TO ME AS MY CAR ONLY HAD 28K MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK THEM DRIVING AND ACCELERATED AND THE CAR CHANGED GEARS, SURE ENOUGH..THUD! THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID TURN AROUND CAREFULLY AND GET BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT'S SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 6 WEEKS TRYING TO GET A GOOD TRANSMISSION FROM MAZDA TO PUT IN MY CAR. NOW IT'S 3 YEARS LATER AND MY CAR HAS 82K MILES ON IT. I HAD A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT TWO WEEKS AGO AND THERE HAS BEEN A NOISE IN THE FRONT WHEELS THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS THE STRUT MOUNTS BUT THEY CAN'T SEEM TO HEAR IT. MY DAUGHTER AND I TOOK A DAY TRIP THIS WEEK AND THE DAY WE GOT HOME I WAS RUNNING SOME ERRANDS. ONE PLACE IN PARTICULAR IS VERY HARD TO GET OUT OF AND INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND YOU HAVE TO ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY. WHEN I DID, MY HEART DROPPED BECAUSE WHAT DID I HEAR BUT THE FAMILIAR THUD! YES, MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AGAIN AND MY CAR IS SITTING IN THE SHOP AS I WRITE THIS WAITING ON ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. I DON'T THINK MY TRANSMISSION WILL EVER GO OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING IT. I JUST PRAY IT DOESN'T TAKE 6 WEEKS FOR THEM TO RECEIVE ONE THAT THEY CONSIDER GOOD ENOUGH QUALITY TO INSTALL INTO MY CAR AGAIN. *TR

THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING AND I WAS TRYING TO SPEED UP TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE RAMP. MY CAR ACTED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT OUT OF 3RD GEAR AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE MUCH. IT THEN SHIFTED INTO 4TH GEAR AND THERE WAS A VERY LOUD THUD AND THE CAR JERKED. THE THUD AND JERK HAVE BEGUN TO HAPPEN ALMOST EVERY TIME THE CAR SHIFTS FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVE MY FIANCE CAR AND ON MY WAY HOME I START HEARING A TICKING NOISE. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECK THE OIL AND THEN THE NEXT DAY I GOT IT TOWED TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECK BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.THEY HAD THE CAR FOR A WEEK AFTER THE SECOND DAY I CALL TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON I TALK TO THE HEAD MECHANIC HIS NAME WAS [XXX] HE SAID"I SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM BECAUSE WE TAKING THE TOP PART OF THE MOTOR OFF AND THE MOTOR BEEN WELL TAKING CARE OF SO YOUR WARRANTY WILL BE GOOD. THE NEXT DAY I GET A CALL SAYING WE NEED OIL CHANGE RECORD I SENT ALL THE RECORD BUT TWO CAUSE I HAD TIME TO DO IT MYSELF AND I NEVER SAVE THE RECEIPT CAUSE IT WAS A NEW CAR. I GET A CALL THREE DAYS LATER TALKING ABOUT MY WARRANTY WAS DENIED CAUSE OF NO OIL SO WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT I CALL THE DEALERSHIP TO TALK TO [XXX] THE HEAD MECHANIC TO FIND OUT HE WAS LET GO. THE REASON WHY THERE IS A NICE TIME PERIOD IN MY CLAIM CAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE MONEY FOR A LAWYER BUT A LADY I WAS TALKING TO FROM PENNDOT GAVE ME YOUR WEBSITE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA, MAZDA6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED REPEATEDLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME WITH CAUTION AT A LOW SPEED. A SIMILAR FAILURE OCCURRED AT A DIFFERENT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000.

I HAVE AN 07 MAZDA6 THAT I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE 2 BATTERY CABLES GOING FROM THE POSITIVE TERMINAL TO THE ALTERNATOR AND THE FUSE BOX LOCATED NEXT TO THE BATTERY (IT'S ONE CABLE BUT IT SPLITS IN TWO IF YOU TRACE IT). SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE I REPLACED IT, I NOTICED QUITE A BIT OF CORROSION ON THE BATTERY TERMINAL. I WOULD CLEAN IT OFF W WATER & BAKING POWDER, BUT IT WOULD COME BACK. THEN MY CAR STARTED HAVING TROUBLE STARTING. I TOOK THE BATT OUT AND CLEANED THE TERMINAL, BUT WHEN I TOOK THE CABLE BRACKET OFF OF THE TERM IT DISINTEGRATED FROM MASSIVE CORROSION. I EVENTUALLY TRACED THE CORROSION SEVERAL INCHES BACK ON THE CABLE WHILE REMOVING THE PROTECTIVE RUBBER HOSING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THEY'D HAVE TO ORDER A NEW WIRING HARNESS AND REPLACE ALL THE CABLES IN THAT BUNDLE (THERE ARE OTHER VARIOUS WIRES THAT ARE ALL "BUNDLED" TOGETHER) AT A COST OF WELL OVER $1000. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SEPARATED THE CABLES FROM THE BUNDLE, REMOVED AND REPLACED W BETTER QUALITY CABLES. ON ONLINE FORUMS I'VE NOTICED OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. LOOKS LIKE MAZDA USED SUBSTANDARD CABLE FOR THE POSITIVE SIDE. ALSO, HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY DUE TO IT CONSTANTLY BEING DRAINED AND NOT RECHARGED SUFFICIENTLY. CORROSION WAS A DISTINCT BLUE/GREENISH COLOR. MAZDA SHOULD ADDRESS THIS AND REPLACE THESE. THEY DON'T EVEN NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS AS THE DEALER STATED! *TR

MAZDA6 PURCHASED - CURRENT MILEAGE 84808- DISCOVERED OIL LEAK AT ENGINE REAR MAIN SEAL. SERVICE MGR OFFERED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. OIL LEAK NOT NOTICEABLE-OIL DROPPING ON UNDER ENGINE SHIELD AND COAGULATING. LOW MILEAGE MIGHT INDICATE PROBLEM EXISTED AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE. IF SO, REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLE IS PROPER ACTION ON PART OF MANUFACTURER/SELLER. OIL CHANGES HAVE BEEN DONE FREQUENTLY AND ON TIME, HOWEVER MAZDA IS REFUSING TO HELP WITH COST DUE TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND THE FACT THE CAR DID NOT HAVE A OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALERSHIP EVERY TIME. THE MAZDA WARRANTY DOES NOT EXPLAIN THAT THE OIL FILTER HAS TO BE MAZDA BRAND IT STATES THAT IT SHOULD BE MAZDA COMPATIBLE. DUE TO THIS INCONSISTENCY MANY MAZDA'S ARE HAVING ENGINE FAILURE SUCH AS MINE. MY VEHICLE IS STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY, AWAITING A NEW ENGINE, THAT I CANNOT AFFORD. PLEASE HELP!! FOR EVERYONE READING THIS THAT IS LOOKING TO BUY A MAZDA DON'T!!! MAZDA IS A HORRIBLE CAR!

CLUTCH PEDAL IS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. WHEN RELEASING THE CLUTCH, THE HEIGHT OF THE PEDAL, WHERE THE CLUTCH ENGAGES THE ENGINE IS HIGHER THAN OTHER VEHICLES MAKING A SMOOTH ENGAGEMENT DIFFICULT. THIS IS THE VERBATIM ISSUE DOCUMENTED ON NHTSA TSB 05-003/07 FOR MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, MY VIN NUMBER IS HIGHER THAN THOSE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS. PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED OR PRODUCE A TSB COVERING THE VEHICLES WITH VINS HIGHER THAN [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6 WITH A SET OF BRIDGESTONE POTENZA REPLACEMENT TIRES, G019 GRID, LINE SIZE 215/50R17XL95V. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RIDE ROUGHLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE. SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL WAS FRACTURED AND THE TIRE WAS LOSING PRESSURE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE DID NOT STRIKE ANY OBJECT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE TIRE YET ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WOULD HAVE AN INVESTIGATOR EXAMINE THE TIRES BEFORE TAKING THEM TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TIRE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,891.

2007 MAZDA6 ON 2 LANE RD. 35MPH ZONE MAYBE GOING A LITTLE FASTER RAN OFF RD. HIT RT. CURB CAR BOUNCED CROSSING CENTER LINE HITTING KRT BUS (PUBLIC BUS} HEAD ON CAUSING FRONT OF CAR TO BUCKLE THEN ROLLED PER POLICE REPORT ONE TIME. FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG IS THE ONLY AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. POLICE NOT SURE IF DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEATBELT BUT HE WAS PARTIALLY EJECTED THROUGH FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE BUS WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 28-30MPH. DRIVER OF CAR WAS DOA. MASS HEAD TRAUMA AND MULTIPLE INJURIES ARE THE ONLY THING LISTED ON DEATH CERTIFICATE. IT DID STATE HOWEVER THAT THIS DRIVER DIED SECONDS UPON IMPACT. THE BUS DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSP. FOR EVAL ALONG WITH THE ONE PASSENGER THAT WAS ON THE BUS WHICH INJURY WAS A BROKEN THUMB. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA, MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WOULD PRESS THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO CHANGE GEARS, HE WOULD HEAR AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO WORSEN TO THE POINT THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD NOT RETURN TO POSITION ONCE IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE SLAY CYLINDER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE CYLINDER ON HIS OWN HOWEVER THE ORIGINAL FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FIREWALL WAS CRACKED AND WAS CAUSING THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,518.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA, MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD HEAR A MOANING SOUND WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER REPAIRS. THE REPAIRS THAT WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,159. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD NOISE FROM THE STEERING AREA. THE NOISE BECAME INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND SHE HAD TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT TO CONTROL IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER CHASSIS ARM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,159. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,340.

2007 MAZDA6. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH CLUTCH *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD VIBRATE WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL. HOWEVER, THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. THE PROBLEM WAS THEN DIAGNOSED AS A BENT CONNECTING ROD IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS AN AFTERMARKET COLD AIR INTAKE. THE DEALER STATED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A LARGE PUDDLE OR CREEK THE AFTERMARKET INTAKE SUCKED IN WATER WHICH CASED THE ROD TO BEND AND THEREFORE THE WARRANTY WAS DENIED. THE CONSUMER DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT THE INTAKE HAD SUCKED UP WATER. THE CONSUMER STATED OTHER MECHANICS SAID IT COULD NOT HAVE SUCKED UP A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WATER. *JB

A TRUCK WAS TRAVELING DOWN A SECONDARY MINING ROAD WHILE MY CAR WAS TRAVELING UP THE ROAD WHEN THE DRIVER OF CAR REALIZED THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO HIT HIM HE MOVED OVER ON SIDE TRYING TO AVOID ACCIDENT . TRUCK HIT DRIVER SIDE JAMMING FRONT AND BACK DOORS. (T-BONED) NEITHER THE CURTAIN OR SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO LIFE THREATENING INJURIES OCCURRED THE DRIVER OF CAR JUMPED OVER IN PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

2007 MAZDA6 WITH "NOISE" IN THE FRONT END, MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM REPORTING ONLINE. THE NOISE, A CLUNKING, HAS BEEN THERE SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW, BUT AT 45K IT BECAME WORSE, WHERE ONE COULD HEAR IT CONSTANTLY UPON TURNING THE WHEEL/BRAKING. LIKE FRONT END WAS FALLING OFF. NOW THE DEALER SAYS IT IS THE ROTATING ARMS IN THE FRONT AND THAT IT IS NOT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT THIS WAY WITH THE CONSTANT GROANING WHILE ONE TURNS THE WHEEL. ALSO, ONLINE FOLKS SAID THEY HAD THICKER GREASE PUT INTO THE STEERING COLUMN (WHICH WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE ALL THE TIME). THE DEALER DID PUT THE GREASE IN AND NOW THE STEERING IS A LITTLE STIFFER AND BETTER, BUT THE NOISE IN THE FRONT END CONTINUES. WHAT BEGAN WITH A NEW CAR HAVING A SMALL "CLUNK" WITH THE TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL, HAS BECOME A FULL BLOWN ISSUE. PEOPLE ONLINE ALL HAVE REPEATED MY EXACT COMPLAINT ON THIS CAR. WE ALL WONDER, "IS IT REALLY SAFE" TO DRIVE? WARRANTIES ARE OF COURSE GONE, THOUGH POWER TRAIN WARRANTY STILL IN EFFECT, (CAR NOT YET THREE YEARS OLD, BUT EXCEEDING MILEAGE FOR WARRANTY ) MAZDA WILL NOT HONOR THEIR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH' THE ROTATING ARMS ARE CONNECTED TO IT. AS WITH MOST PEOPLE COMPLAINING ONLINE, MAZDA REPLACED MY BRAKES --I PAID OUT 800 TODAY AND 250 FOR A RENTAL CAR. CERTAINLY, BASED ON ALL OF US CONSUMERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT, SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO REEL IN MAZDA TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT WITH THESE CARS. (SEE ONLINE BLOGS FOR INVESTIGATION). THANK YOU. *TR

MAZDA6 2007 MARCH: CAR LOSES POWER FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WITH NO WARNING. IT MAY BE A FAULTY EGR VALVE. WHEN FAILURE HAPPENS THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NARROW ROAD AND ON MOTORWAY WHEN OVERTAKING. BOTH TIMES OTHER ROAD USERS HAVE HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID HITTING MY CAR AS IT SLOWED. *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS PRIOR TO THE EVENT OTHER THAN REGULAR USE AND ON TIME MAINTENANCE. THE FAILURE HAPPENS WHEN EVER WE PUT GAS IN OUR GAS TANK. AFTER FILLING THE TANK (NO MATTER IF ITS FULL OR EMPTY) THE CAR WILL NOT START. WE HAVE TO PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHILE PRESSING HARD ON THE GAS, AND THEN TAKE OFF. THE CAR WILL SPUTTER FOR ABOUT A MILE AND THEN WILL RUN NORMALLY. THE ONLY TIME WE HAVE HAD TROUBLE STARTING IT, IS WHEN WE PUT GAS IN IT. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC WHO FLUSHED OUT THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, AND THAT STILL DID NOT WORK. *TR

STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT, EXTREME VIBRATION, AND CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH APPROX MILEAGE WAS 46K WHEN ISSUE STARTED. PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 5 MILES AND THEN STOPPED. ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN TRAVELING APPROX 40 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO MANUFACTURER AND THEY FOUND NO ISSUE, JUST STATED THAT IT WAS TIME FOR A 50K MILE SERVICE. GOT THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE. IN JANUARY '10 WHILE DRIVING APPROX 70 MPH ISSUE STARTED AGAIN, BUT WAS A LOT WORSE, APPROX MILEAGE WAS 52K DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HONOR 50K MILE WARRANTY, TOOK CAR TO REPAIR SHOP, WHEN ARRIVING, ATTEMPTED TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT GO. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE ISSUE WAS, STEERING COLUMN HAD WENT BAD. HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THE O-RING USE TO SEAL THE OIL FILTER HOUSING CANNOT BE SEALED TO THE BODY OF THE CAR UNLESS PROPER CAUTION IS TAKEN. THE CONSEQUENCE COULD LEAD TO OIL LOSS AND DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINE. *TR

INTERIOR COMPONENT OF ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO THROW A ROD AT 66,000 MILES. NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, DEALER & CORPORATION ARE REFUSING TO COVER COST OF REPAIRS, NOR ARE THEY WILLING TO INVESTIGATE AN APPARENT MANUFACTURE ERROR, OR ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN JULY 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY. NEITHER OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THIS INCIDENT, ONLY PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE BACK BUMPER TO THE FRONT BUMPER. THERE WAS NOTHING DONE TO INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED IN JULY OF 2009. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT SIDE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THEIR BACK, LEFT RIBS, AND HEAD. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE BODY SHOP THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE DAMAGE SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS ANY MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRBAGS. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE THAT TYPE OF INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE IS STILL BEING TREATED FOR ALL INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING THE ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA, MAZDA 6 SPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. A JUMP START WAS PERFORMED AND THE ENGINE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA6. DRIVING THROUGH RAIN STORM ON I-4 DRIVING SLOWLY FOR ONLY FIVE MINUTES. NEXT DAY REMOTE, ELECTRIC DOORS, BLINKERS, INSIDE LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK. TOOK TO DEALER WHO STATES JUNCTION BOX GOT WATER IN IT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW DRIVING ON INTERSTATE CAUSE WATER TO GET IN JUNCTION BOX IF IT WAS PROTECTED BY MANUFACTURE. IT RAINS IN FLORIDA. HOW CAN YOU TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS NOT BE PROTECTED BY MANUFACTURE ON NEW CAR. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

THREE OF THE ORIGINAL MICHELIN ENERGY MXV4 TIRES ON MY 2007 MAZDA 6 HAVE FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIR PRESSURE. TWO OF THE TIRES HAD DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS AND THE THIRD TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALTOGETHER. THESE THREE TIRE INCIDENTS ALL OCCURRED BETWEEN 5/29/09 AND 7/23/09.