2003 MAZDA MAZDA6 Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2003 Mazda Mazda6. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the odor of fuel was present inside the cabin of the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The contact indicated that the vehicle was previously repaired for the same failure under the NHTSA...

Mileage: 124,000

In 2018, the car was part of a trade in for a certified used car at my dealership. The car had over 350,000 miles and could no longer run.

WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT STAYS AT THE SAME SPEED OR IT SPEEDS UP ON ITS OWN. WHEN I PRESS ON THE BREAK SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE IT'S NOT GOING TO STOP AND JUST KEEP GOING OR IT JERKS FORWARD WHEN I STOP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT ON WHEN THIS H...

Mileage: 159,185

WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT STAYS AT THE SAME SPEED OR IT SPEEDS UP ON ITS OWN. WHEN I PRESS ON THE BREAK SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE IT'S NOT GOING TO STOP AND JUST KEEP GOING OR IT JERKS FORWARD WHEN I STOP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT ON WHEN THIS H...

Mileage: 159,185

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 I...

Mileage: 50,000

ON 01/18/2019 I TOOK VEHICLE I PURCHASED, TO MOCK FORD IN GRANT'S PASS OREGON FOR TAKARA AIRBAG RECALL. THIS IS WHEN I BECAME AWARE OF SAFETY ISSUE THAT VEHICLES AUR BAGS HAD BEEN CUT OUT AND REMOVED. THE SERVICE GUY AT MOCK FORD EXPLAINEDAND GAVE ESTIMATE WHICH WAS GREATER THAN WHAT CARS VALUE W...

I HIT A DEER AT 45 MILES AN HOUR THEN HIT THE HIT TOTALLING THE CAR, THE AIRBAG DID NOT COME OUT, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK CAUSING ME TO BE SLAMMED INTO THE STEELING WHEEL, NOW I SUFFER GREAT PAIN, CAN'T MOVE MY NECK, CAN'T LAY DOWN BC OF SUCH BAD HEADACHE I THROW UP, I SLEEP SITTING UP, SOMETHIN...

Mileage: 11,800

I HIT A DEER AT 45 MILES AN HOUR THEN HIT THE HIT TOTALLING THE CAR, THE AIRBAG DID NOT COME OUT, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK CAUSING ME TO BE SLAMMED INTO THE STEELING WHEEL, NOW I SUFFER GREAT PAIN, CAN'T MOVE MY NECK, CAN'T LAY DOWN BC OF SUCH BAD HEADACHE I THROW UP, I SLEEP SITTING UP, SOMETHIN...

Mileage: 11,800

I HIT A DEER AT 45 MILES AN HOUR THEN HIT THE HIT TOTALLING THE CAR, THE AIRBAG DID NOT COME OUT, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK CAUSING ME TO BE SLAMMED INTO THE STEELING WHEEL, NOW I SUFFER GREAT PAIN, CAN'T MOVE MY NECK, CAN'T LAY DOWN BC OF SUCH BAD HEADACHE I THROW UP, I SLEEP SITTING UP, SOMETHIN...

Mileage: 11,800

TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE NOTIFIED MAZDA AT LEAST 5 TIMES THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN JUNKED, YET I KEEP GETTING HARASSED WITH MAILINGS. PLEASE STOP! THIS IS HARASSMENT!

Mileage: 240,000

I JUNKED THE CAR IN JANUARY OF 2018 DUE TO HAVING TOO MANY PROBLEMS

Mileage: 170,000

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

2003 MAZDA6 MODEL CARS WERE BUILT WITH FAULTY THROTTLE BODIES. UNAWARE OF THIS, I BOUGHT ONE OF THESE VEHICLES AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH IT. WHEN DRIVING VERY SLOWLY, UNDER 15 MPH, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY THROTTLE, ACCELERATING IT IN BURSTS EVEN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THA...

2003 MAZDA6 MODEL CARS WERE BUILT WITH FAULTY THROTTLE BODIES. UNAWARE OF THIS, I BOUGHT ONE OF THESE VEHICLES AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH IT. WHEN DRIVING VERY SLOWLY, UNDER 15 MPH, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY THROTTLE, ACCELERATING IT IN BURSTS EVEN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THA...

TAKATA RECALL, FORMER OWNER

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V354000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED TWO DEALERS, BUT THERE WAS NO RE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 167,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED MORE FORCE TO STEER AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE ...

Mileage: 57,650

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE CONTACT WAITED FOR MONTHS TO RECEIVE THE SECOND NOTICE INDICATING THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT SENT THE PARTS TO THE DEALER IN ORDER...

2003 MAZDA 6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. DISCOVERED PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED MAZDA STOPPED MANUFACTURING THE PCM FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN 2003 AND THEREFORE, IT HAD TO SPECIAL ORDERED. IT TOOK ...

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); HOWEV...

Mileage: 190,000

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 M...

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 N...

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...

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...

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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...

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 MA...

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 JUN...

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 O...

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...

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 COU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, AN UNKNOWN FLUID STARTED LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR CAP AND COOLANT BYPASS FITTING HAD MALFUNCTIONED. ...

Mileage: 125,326

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, AN UNKNOWN FLUID STARTED LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR CAP AND COOLANT BYPASS FITTING HAD MALFUNCTIONED. ...

Mileage: 125,326

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V345000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V382000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AFTER CLOSING THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR, IT WAS JAMMED AND COULD NOT BE OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. ...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACT AS IF IT WANTED TO STALL WITH THE RPM GAUGE GOING UP AND DOWN ON THE VEHICLES INSTRUMENT PANEL AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAI...

I STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING/TICKING NOISE FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO THE AUTO WORKSHOP I WAS TOLD I WILL HAVE TO CHANGE MY CAR ENGINE WHEN THE ENGINE HAS NOT EVEN GET TO 100,000 MILE.

Mileage: 80,010

I ASKED MAZDA TO FIX THE TWO RECALL ISSUES AND THAT HAVE NOT CALLED ME NOR SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR THIS REPAIR. *JS

Mileage: 80,000

I ASKED MAZDA TO FIX THE TWO RECALL ISSUES AND THAT HAVE NOT CALLED ME NOR SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR THIS REPAIR. *JS

Mileage: 80,000

BOUGHT A 2003 MAZDA 6 LAST YEAR, MY TACHOMETER KEPT GOING CRAZY AND THE CAR WOULD DIE OUT. I TOOK IT TO GOOD YEAR, 3 CODES CAME UP. THEY CHANGED THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND THE EGR VALVE. THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, GOOD YEAR TOOK THE PARTS OUT, PUT MINE BACK IN AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A MAZDA DEALE...

Mileage: 87,200

BOUGHT A 2003 MAZDA 6 LAST YEAR, MY TACHOMETER KEPT GOING CRAZY AND THE CAR WOULD DIE OUT. I TOOK IT TO GOOD YEAR, 3 CODES CAME UP. THEY CHANGED THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND THE EGR VALVE. THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, GOOD YEAR TOOK THE PARTS OUT, PUT MINE BACK IN AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A MAZDA DEALE...

Mileage: 87,200

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 TH...

Mileage: 105,000

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 ISSU...

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 ISSU...

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 ISSU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V362000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MAN...

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO LIMP MODE. FROM THE SUDDEN JUMP INTO LIMP MODE, A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN. THANKFUL NOBODY WAS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 164,354

WAS AT A STOP SIGN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN HALF WAY THRU THE CAR STALLED AND ALL LIGHTS CAME ON, VEHICLE BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN INTO US. BARELY GOT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HAD TO TURN CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON BUT VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE, AFTER ABOUT 5 STARTS THE ...

Mileage: 107,000

WAS AT A STOP SIGN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN HALF WAY THRU THE CAR STALLED AND ALL LIGHTS CAME ON, VEHICLE BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN INTO US. BARELY GOT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HAD TO TURN CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON BUT VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE, AFTER ABOUT 5 STARTS THE ...

Mileage: 107,000

WAS AT A STOP SIGN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN HALF WAY THRU THE CAR STALLED AND ALL LIGHTS CAME ON, VEHICLE BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN INTO US. BARELY GOT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HAD TO TURN CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON BUT VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE, AFTER ABOUT 5 STARTS THE ...

Mileage: 107,000

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 H...

Mileage: 155,000

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 H...

Mileage: 155,000

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 D...

Mileage: 110,000

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 ...

Mileage: 96,332

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 ...

Mileage: 96,332

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BLUE SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE TAIL PIPE AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DI...

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BLUE SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE TAIL PIPE AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DI...

Mileage: 122,000

I HADN'T HAD THE CAR TOO LONG AND WAS TAKING OFF FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE HARD SHIFT FIRST OCCURRED. I REALLY THOUGHT I'D BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER CAR, BUT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TOO OFTEN FOR AWHILE, THEN IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY SO I TOOK IT IN. I TOOK I...

Mileage: 16,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF TH...

Mileage: 110,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. IT WAS COLD, AND AS I USUALLY DO, TURNED ON THE HEATED SEAT. ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE, I NOTICED THAT MY BACK WAS HEATING UP MORE THAN USUAL. MY BACK THEN STARTED TO BURN, SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE HEATED SEAT OFF. THEN I NOTICED A SMELL OF BURNED PLASTIC. ...

Mileage: 87,790

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 TW...

Mileage: 148,000

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 TW...

Mileage: 148,000

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 TW...

Mileage: 148,000

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATION CUTS OFF AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS ARE ALL ON. YOU WILL HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON BEFORE IT WILL WORK CORRECTLY. DEALER SAID THEIR DIAGNOSTIC DID NOT SHOW ANY THROTTLE SENSOR ERRORS BUT MY SCAN TOOL DID. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

CAR EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC (0-30 MPH) ON 9/4/11 AND 9/7/11. TACHOMETER NEEDLE WAS BOUNCING BETWEEN 1 AND 3. CAR ACCELERATED, AND RPMS INCREASED, WHILE ON A LEVEL SURFACE, WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL APPLIED. CAR FOUGHT AGAINST MY EFFORTS TO SLOW DOWN BY BREAKING. CA...

Mileage: 70,200

TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IN CA ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY BRIDGE DURING EVENING TRAFFIC, MY 2003 MAZDA6 SUDDENLY WENT INTO "SAFE OR LIMP" MODE. THIS CAUSED ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A MULTI VEHICLE ACCIDENT. WHEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, THE ROOT CAUSE WA...

Mileage: 98,000

TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IN CA ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY BRIDGE DURING EVENING TRAFFIC, MY 2003 MAZDA6 SUDDENLY WENT INTO "SAFE OR LIMP" MODE. THIS CAUSED ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A MULTI VEHICLE ACCIDENT. WHEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, THE ROOT CAUSE WA...

Mileage: 98,000

2003 MAZDA6 6.0 ATX - CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE REVS BUT NO POWER TO WHEELS. I HAVE CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION TO WHY THIS IS OCCURRING. UPON A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH I FIND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. I HAVE NOTICED IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WITH A...

Mileage: 125,000

ON SEVERAL MODELS OF MAZDA 6'S MAZDA HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR THE PROBLEM WHICH IS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS BY CONSUMERS. MAZDA HAS MADE A NEW PART YET NOT RECALLED THE OLD PART. WHEN THIS PART FAILS YOU LOSE ALL ACCELERATION POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THE WAY...

Mileage: 82,000

ON SEVERAL MODELS OF MAZDA 6'S MAZDA HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR THE PROBLEM WHICH IS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS BY CONSUMERS. MAZDA HAS MADE A NEW PART YET NOT RECALLED THE OLD PART. WHEN THIS PART FAILS YOU LOSE ALL ACCELERATION POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THE WAY...

Mileage: 82,000

ON SEVERAL MODELS OF MAZDA 6'S MAZDA HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR THE PROBLEM WHICH IS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS BY CONSUMERS. MAZDA HAS MADE A NEW PART YET NOT RECALLED THE OLD PART. WHEN THIS PART FAILS YOU LOSE ALL ACCELERATION POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THE WAY...

Mileage: 82,000

CAR ENGINE STOPPING WHILE RUNNING AND A NO START. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WARNINGS OVER A LONG TIME. ONE REPAIR BY MAZDA ON THE GAS CAP REPAIR, BUT I HAVE ALSO UNCOVERED A RECALL ON LEAKING SEALS AT THE TANK ON 2003 MODELS, 03V-531. SERVICE LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON FROM 10/18/10 -10/30/10. WHILE OUT OF TOWN...

Mileage: 112,000

ON 17 FEB 2011 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 MAZDA 6S AND WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED OF 25 MPH ALL MY LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD TURNED ON AND MY CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO REDUCE SPEED ALMOST TO A STAND STILL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TIME TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS OR POSSIBLE DAMAGE ...

Mileage: 102,290

ON 17 FEB 2011 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 MAZDA 6S AND WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED OF 25 MPH ALL MY LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD TURNED ON AND MY CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO REDUCE SPEED ALMOST TO A STAND STILL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TIME TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS OR POSSIBLE DAMAGE ...

Mileage: 102,290

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 ...

Mileage: 62,000

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 ...

Mileage: 85,000

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 C...

Mileage: 110,000

CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY CRACKS CAUSING IT TO BE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS, CLUTCH WILL STICK AND NOT SPRING BACK. EVENTUALLY THE CAR IS UNUSABLE DUE TO THE CLUTCH. I DID RESEARCH TO SEE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM CONCERNING MAZDA3, MAZDA6 AND THE RX8. I HAD TO BUY A NEW CLUTCH PEDAL ASSE...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE BENDING AND PUSHING INTO THE AXLE BOOTS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE AXLE AND BRAKE LINES AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO ASSISTANCE W...

Mileage: 50,000

WENT TO STORE PUSHED IN CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR PARKED THE CAR AND WHEN I CAME OUT I COULD NOT START THE CAR. THE SAFETY THING WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO ALLOW ME . HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK THREE TIMES IN TWO YEARS BECAUSE IT'S TOUGH TO ...

Mileage: 114,457

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, NOT WANTING TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN IT DOES SHIFT IT JERKS THE CAR REALLY HARD. THIS USED TO OCCUR VERY SELDOM BUT SINCE THE CAR NOW HAS 98,000 MILES ON IT, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST ALL THE TIME. I HAVE HEARD THAT THE CAR NEEDS TO BE REFLASHED, BUT I ...

Mileage: 98,000

OVER A PERIOD OF 1-1/2 HOURS, OUR 2003 MAZDA 6 QUICKLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. FOLLOWING A 'SLIGHT BUMP' THE CAR WENT FROM 70 MPH TO 35 MPH TO 10 MPH, QUICKLY, REGARDLESS OF PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR. GETTING TO THE SI...

OVER A PERIOD OF 1-1/2 HOURS, OUR 2003 MAZDA 6 QUICKLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. FOLLOWING A 'SLIGHT BUMP' THE CAR WENT FROM 70 MPH TO 35 MPH TO 10 MPH, QUICKLY, REGARDLESS OF PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR. GETTING TO THE SI...

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM MY CHARDON, OH OFFICE ON EITHER AUG 5 OR 6, 2009 AT 35 MPH MY CAR'S RPM NEEDLE STARTED JUMPING AND THE CAR'S "GAS PRESSURE" FELT LIKE IT WAS HICUPPING. THE RPM NEEDLE JUMPED FROM @2 TO 4 TWICE, THEN THE CAR STARTED STEADILY ACCELERATING IN SPEED. THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THIS TIME ...

Mileage: 71,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM MY CHARDON, OH OFFICE ON EITHER AUG 5 OR 6, 2009 AT 35 MPH MY CAR'S RPM NEEDLE STARTED JUMPING AND THE CAR'S "GAS PRESSURE" FELT LIKE IT WAS HICUPPING. THE RPM NEEDLE JUMPED FROM @2 TO 4 TWICE, THEN THE CAR STARTED STEADILY ACCELERATING IN SPEED. THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THIS TIME ...

Mileage: 71,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM MY CHARDON, OH OFFICE ON EITHER AUG 5 OR 6, 2009 AT 35 MPH MY CAR'S RPM NEEDLE STARTED JUMPING AND THE CAR'S "GAS PRESSURE" FELT LIKE IT WAS HICUPPING. THE RPM NEEDLE JUMPED FROM @2 TO 4 TWICE, THEN THE CAR STARTED STEADILY ACCELERATING IN SPEED. THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THIS TIME ...

Mileage: 71,000

ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN LESS THAN 5 1/2 YRS. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 6YRS. BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR AND A HALF. INTERIOR CHEAPLY MADE. ALL PART ON THIS VEHICLE ARE PLASTIC AND BRAKE VERY EASY. MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE WITHIN 4 YRS. THI...

Mileage: 300,000

ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN LESS THAN 5 1/2 YRS. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 6YRS. BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR AND A HALF. INTERIOR CHEAPLY MADE. ALL PART ON THIS VEHICLE ARE PLASTIC AND BRAKE VERY EASY. MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE WITHIN 4 YRS. THI...

Mileage: 300,000

ENGINE SEIZED UP AS IT WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY WARMING UP. OIL WAS ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY UNDER THE CAR AFTER THE SEIZED UP. *TR

Mileage: 51,800

MY CAR HAS HAD 4 RECALLS. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2006 NOT KNOWING THAT PARTS HAD BEEN RECALLED 3 TIMES. I RECENTLY FIXED A PROBLEM IN MY CAR THAT I FEEL MAKE HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH RECALL #3 , THE FUEL SENDER UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 86,900

BEGINNING IN 2006, MY 2003 MAZDA 6 WOULD RANDOMLY EXPERIENCE POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS BOTH SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I WOULD BE DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY LOOSE POWER WITH NO WARNING AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD COME ON. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN MY CAR OFF AND BACK...

Mileage: 61,000

BEGINNING IN 2006, MY 2003 MAZDA 6 WOULD RANDOMLY EXPERIENCE POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS BOTH SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I WOULD BE DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY LOOSE POWER WITH NO WARNING AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD COME ON. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN MY CAR OFF AND BACK...

Mileage: 61,000

SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED MY MAZDA THERE HAS BEEN A FAULTY FAN CONTROL MODULE THAT SHORTS OUT MY COMPUTER. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE FORCED MY INTO AN INTERSECTION WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I COULD KEEP MY VEHICLE FROM MOVING EVEN WITH THE BRAKE ON. *...

Mileage: 3,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUME...

Mileage: 81,000

MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE SERVICE CENTER IN MEDFORD NY MAZDA. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 2 YRS. AND COULD NOT FIX THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. *TR

2003 MAZDA 6 RECALL 1403L, CAMPAIGN # 03V531000, ON MY VEHICLE SUPPOSEDLY WAS REPAIRED IN BATON ROUGE AT DIAMOND MAZDA IN 2004, BUT CAR IS LEAKING IN THE SAME AREA THAT WAS A PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH NOW. SO THE WORKMANSHIP WHERE THEY REPAIR THE SEAL IS NOT VERY GOOD. FOUR YEARS LATER I BUY THE CAR AND...

Mileage: 128,000

2003 MAZDA 6 RECALL 1403L, CAMPAIGN # 03V531000, ON MY VEHICLE SUPPOSEDLY WAS REPAIRED IN BATON ROUGE AT DIAMOND MAZDA IN 2004, BUT CAR IS LEAKING IN THE SAME AREA THAT WAS A PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH NOW. SO THE WORKMANSHIP WHERE THEY REPAIR THE SEAL IS NOT VERY GOOD. FOUR YEARS LATER I BUY THE CAR AND...

Mileage: 128,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PAINT WAS BLISTERED ON THE FENDER ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE CORROSION ON THE REAR FENDER. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR; HOWEVER, HE TOOK THE ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TAKES AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. HE ALSO HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT ...

Mileage: 25,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ENGINE, WHICH WA...

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ENGINE, WHICH WA...

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ENGINE, WHICH WA...

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ENGINE, WHICH WA...

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ENGINE, WHICH WA...

Mileage: 85,000

CV JOINT BOOT FAILED AND WORE A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. MOST OF THE ABILITY TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE WAS LOST. THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A SPLIT BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

CV JOINT BOOT FAILED AND WORE A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. MOST OF THE ABILITY TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE WAS LOST. THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A SPLIT BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ROLLOVER ACCIDENT LAST THURSDAY AND THE CAR'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 MAZDA 6. 2 FRONT, RIGHT CONTROL ARMS ARE BAD. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 MAZDA 6. 2 FRONT, RIGHT CONTROL ARMS ARE BAD. *TR

I OWN A 2003 MAZDA 6. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I STARTED HEARING LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT AXLE AREA WHEN I TURN OR DRIVE OVER BUMPS. MY BRAKES AND TIRES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. I WAS FIRST TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW STRUTS. A SECOND INSPECTION HOWEVER REVEALED NO PROBLEM WITH MY STRUTS. MECHANIC SEEM...

Mileage: 82,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE EVERY TIME SHE DRIVES OVER A BUMP OR MAKES A TURN. SHE HAS HAD SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. SHE HAS HAD BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES,...

Mileage: 81,000

WE PURCHASED A 2003 MAZDA6 NEW FROM A MAZDA DEALERSHIP. WE HAD SOME ISSUE WITH THE CAR SHUDDERING WHEN ENGAGING THE CLUTCH AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO "VARIABLE VALVE TIMING" AND TOLD TO REV IT A LITTLE HIGHER WHEN ENGAGING THE CLUTCH. AT APPROX 40,000 MI...

Mileage: 40,000

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 TI...

I WON A 2003 MAZDA6S AND I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CLUTCH. I FIRST CHANGED THE CLUTCH AT 18,000 MILES AND I HAD TO ARGUE WITH MAZDA ON THAT BECAUSE THE CLUTCH IS ONLY COVERED FOR 1YR/12,000 MILES. NOW AT 35,000 AND CHANGE MILES MY CLUTCH HAS FAILED AGAIN. MAZDA HAS NO RECALLED THIS ISSUE WITH TH...

Mileage: 50

MY CAR HAS HAD ALL OF IT'S ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE. AT 30K I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 20 I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. AT 60K I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN! AT 60K I HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSAXLE SOMETHING OR ANOTHER . NOW AT 66K IT IS DOING ALL OF THE SAME THINGS THAT...

MY CAR HAS HAD ALL OF IT'S ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE. AT 30K I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 20 I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. AT 60K I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN! AT 60K I HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSAXLE SOMETHING OR ANOTHER . NOW AT 66K IT IS DOING ALL OF THE SAME THINGS THAT...

REAR WHEEL STUDS. ONE OF MY REAR WHEEL LUG BOLTS IS CRACKED UP IN THE LUG NUT AND ANOTHER ONE BROKE OFF AND IS MISSING.THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I CAN'T EVEN GET MY CAR INSPECTED BECAUSE OUR LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE DOES NOT CARRY THIS ITEM. *TR

I PURCHASED MY MAZDA IN 2003. SINCE THE PURCHASE EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL THE END OF OCT. 2005 MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR WAS SHAKING, AND MY RPMS WHERE MALFUNCTIONING (GOING UP AND DOWN, THEN BACK UP AGAIN). I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR JUMPED TIME, MY CA...

AFTER 4 PREVIOUS REPAIRS I STARTED MY CAR AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ONCE AGAIN BEGAN TO FLASH, THIS TIME FLASHING RAPIDLY. I CALLED THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE RAPID FLASH MEANS THE CAR IS UNSAFE. I WAS TOLD I HAD A BAD COIL. AFTER A $400 REPAIR, I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE...

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND OUT OF 6 AIR BAGS ALL OF THEM FAILED TO COME OUT. BECAUSE OF THERE FAILURE I RECEIVED VARIOUS INJURIES THAT ARE KEEPING ME FROM WORK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND ON MANY OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THIS OCCURRED EVEN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE RAN THROUGH A RED LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEA...

Mileage: 77,000

WHEN BRAKES ARE USED THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE BRAKE HARDWARE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE GRINDING PROBLEM WE HAD TAKEN IN FOR ON SEVERAL OC...

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 MAZDA 6 WITH 56,000 MILES TO SCHOOL ON THURSDAY MORNING ON A BUSY 2-LANE HIGHWAY. SHE SHIFTED (LIKELY TO 4TH), AND THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION LOCKED-UP. FORTUNATELY, SHE IS AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH AND COAST THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER WITHOU...

Mileage: 56,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER FAINTING, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A STOP SIGN AT 10 MPH. THE IMPACT OCCURRED IN THE CENTER OF THE HOOD. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY UNTIL THE CONSUMER OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE ...

Mileage: 36,000

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS FROM CAROUSEL MOTORS HIGHWAY 1 WEST, IOWA CITY IOWA 52246. 319-354-2550 WHILE CHANGING OIL THEY DISCONNECTED A HOSE WHICH ANOTHER DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIND AND REPAIR. WHILE TALKING THE CAR IN AND HAVING IT IN THEIR POSSESSION IT RECEIVED $3,000 DAMAGE. THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE TH...

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS FROM CAROUSEL MOTORS HIGHWAY 1 WEST, IOWA CITY IOWA 52246. 319-354-2550 WHILE CHANGING OIL THEY DISCONNECTED A HOSE WHICH ANOTHER DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIND AND REPAIR. WHILE TALKING THE CAR IN AND HAVING IT IN THEIR POSSESSION IT RECEIVED $3,000 DAMAGE. THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE TH...

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 ...

Mileage: 21,350

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 ...

Mileage: 21,350

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 ...

Mileage: 21,350

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 ...

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 TH...

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...

Mileage: 21,000

I PURCHASED MY 2003 MAZDA6 IN JUNE OF 2003. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR MUTIPLE PROBLEMS. SEVERAL RECALLS OF COURSE, BUT THE FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM CAME WHEN THE CAR WAS ABOUT 1 YEAR OLD AND MY RADIATOR SEAM AT THE BOTTOM SEPERATED. THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP MY AIR...

Mileage: 22,812

FRONT (RIGHT) END SQUEAKS/GRINDS MAINLY WHILE TURNING, HOWEVER HAS CONTINUED AFTER STRAIGHTENING OUT. STARTED AROUND 10,000 MILES. I'VE TAKEN IT IN 3 DIFFERENT TIMES TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. THIS LAST TIME (NOW AT ~50,000) I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BREAK PAD PROBLEM AND THAT: MY BREAK PADS WERE 80% ...

Mileage: 10,000

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE HESITATED WHEN SHE HIT THE GAS AND WHEN SHE IS DRIVING, IT SEEMED TO HESITATE AND THEN GOES ON. SHE SAID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SHE HAS HAD IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. ALL THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS. SHE SAID THAT TWO MONTHS AGO THEY TRIE...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CAR WAS HESITATING IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO SHUT OFF MADE IT HOME NEXT DAY CAR DID NOT START HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER CAR KEPT IN SHOP FOR A MONTH DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM SAID IT WAS A SENSOR IN THE ENGINE THAT WAS DEFECTIVE GOT THE CAR...

Mileage: 10,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CAR WAS HESITATING IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO SHUT OFF MADE IT HOME NEXT DAY CAR DID NOT START HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER CAR KEPT IN SHOP FOR A MONTH DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM SAID IT WAS A SENSOR IN THE ENGINE THAT WAS DEFECTIVE GOT THE CAR...

Mileage: 10,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CAR WAS HESITATING IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO SHUT OFF MADE IT HOME NEXT DAY CAR DID NOT START HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER CAR KEPT IN SHOP FOR A MONTH DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM SAID IT WAS A SENSOR IN THE ENGINE THAT WAS DEFECTIVE GOT THE CAR...

Mileage: 10,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CAR WAS HESITATING IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO SHUT OFF MADE IT HOME NEXT DAY CAR DID NOT START HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER CAR KEPT IN SHOP FOR A MONTH DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM SAID IT WAS A SENSOR IN THE ENGINE THAT WAS DEFECTIVE GOT THE CAR...

Mileage: 10,000

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 MAZDA 6S HAS FAILED ON ME 2 TIMES IN 2 YEARS AT THE MOST DIFFUCULT TIMES... FINALS WEEK AT COLLEGE AND ASLO DURING A BUSY TIME OF WORK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ACKKNOWLEDGEWD THE PROBLEM AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. STILL THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS IMMIDIEATLEY AFTER THAT V...

Mileage: 24,981

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 MAZDA 6S HAS FAILED ON ME 2 TIMES IN 2 YEARS AT THE MOST DIFFUCULT TIMES... FINALS WEEK AT COLLEGE AND ASLO DURING A BUSY TIME OF WORK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ACKKNOWLEDGEWD THE PROBLEM AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. STILL THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS IMMIDIEATLEY AFTER THAT V...

Mileage: 24,981

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 MAZDA 6S HAS FAILED ON ME 2 TIMES IN 2 YEARS AT THE MOST DIFFUCULT TIMES... FINALS WEEK AT COLLEGE AND ASLO DURING A BUSY TIME OF WORK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ACKKNOWLEDGEWD THE PROBLEM AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. STILL THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS IMMIDIEATLEY AFTER THAT V...

Mileage: 24,981

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 STO...

Mileage: 40,000

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 ...

Mileage: 750

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 ...

Mileage: 750

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 ...

Mileage: 750

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 ...

Mileage: 16,000

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 ...

Mileage: 16,000

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

Mileage: 14,500

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

Mileage: 12,072

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE CLUTCH HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WOULD BE FIVE MONTHS BEFORE ONE BECAME AVAILABLE. *NM THE CLUTCH, STARTER, CD CHANGER, AND PANEL COVER WERE DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS RUST ON THE DOOR SASHES. THERE WAS A SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST THAT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE VIBRATI...

THE CLUTCH HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WOULD BE FIVE MONTHS BEFORE ONE BECAME AVAILABLE. *NM THE CLUTCH, STARTER, CD CHANGER, AND PANEL COVER WERE DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS RUST ON THE DOOR SASHES. THERE WAS A SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST THAT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE VIBRATI...

THE CLUTCH HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WOULD BE FIVE MONTHS BEFORE ONE BECAME AVAILABLE. *NM THE CLUTCH, STARTER, CD CHANGER, AND PANEL COVER WERE DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS RUST ON THE DOOR SASHES. THERE WAS A SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST THAT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE VIBRATI...

THE CLUTCH HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WOULD BE FIVE MONTHS BEFORE ONE BECAME AVAILABLE. *NM THE CLUTCH, STARTER, CD CHANGER, AND PANEL COVER WERE DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS RUST ON THE DOOR SASHES. THERE WAS A SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST THAT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE VIBRATI...

THE CLUTCH HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WOULD BE FIVE MONTHS BEFORE ONE BECAME AVAILABLE. *NM THE CLUTCH, STARTER, CD CHANGER, AND PANEL COVER WERE DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS RUST ON THE DOOR SASHES. THERE WAS A SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST THAT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE VIBRATI...

THE CLUTCH HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WOULD BE FIVE MONTHS BEFORE ONE BECAME AVAILABLE. *NM THE CLUTCH, STARTER, CD CHANGER, AND PANEL COVER WERE DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS RUST ON THE DOOR SASHES. THERE WAS A SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST THAT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE VIBRATI...

I HAVE A MAZDA 6I.AT 8500 MILES AFTER HAVING MY CAR I HAD THE CLUTCH GO OUT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I WAS SEVERLY STEREOTYPED AS A STREET RACER WHICH I AM IN NO WAY , IF THAT WERE THE CASE I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE 6S . THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $800 TO FIX THE PROBLEM , WHICH I IMMEDIATELY DISPU...

Mileage: 8,000

I HAVE A MAZDA 6I.AT 8500 MILES AFTER HAVING MY CAR I HAD THE CLUTCH GO OUT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I WAS SEVERLY STEREOTYPED AS A STREET RACER WHICH I AM IN NO WAY , IF THAT WERE THE CASE I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE 6S . THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $800 TO FIX THE PROBLEM , WHICH I IMMEDIATELY DISPU...

Mileage: 8,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WORE OUT EXCESSIVELY WITHIN 8,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO TURNED BOTH FRONT ROTORS. *AK

Mileage: 8,000

IN EARLY JUNE MY MAZDA 6 MTX BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHENEVER I WOULD ACCELERATE THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE BY 1K THEN DECREASE BY ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD CATCH AND THE POWER WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE WHEELS. NOW A LITTLE OVER A MONTH LATER M...

Mileage: 24,000

IT WAS AT 7,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, THAT I EXPERIENCED THE BRAKES ACTING LIKE THEY WERE OUT OF ROUND. IT WAS AT 11,000 MILES THAT I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL 4 DISK BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO A CAR WASH AND THAT AL...

Mileage: 7,000

STEERING WHEEL DEFECTIVE. *AK

Mileage: 5,000

WHILE WAITING IN MY CAR AT THE BANK WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON I NOTICED AN ODD SMELL AND THEN THE TEMP GAUGE STARTED RISING FAST. I PULLED TO THE SIDE IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WAITED 30 MINUTES. I TOOK MY CAR IN THE NEXT DAY AND WAS INFORMED MY COOLING FAN CONTROL UNIT NEEDED REPLA...

Mileage: 4,449

THE COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE BRAKES LOCKED, THEN STARTED SMOKING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 10,000

I PURCHASED A 2003 MAZDA6 ON 4/18/2003, AT OF TODAY IT HAS 3,800 MILES.AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES I STOPPED TO ORDER FOOD FROM A DRIVE THRU WINDOW. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE 10 MINS FOR MY ORDER TO BE READY, SO I PULLED OVER TO A STALL AND WAITED FOR 15 MINS, WITH THE CAR STILL ON(NO AC WINDOWS ...

Mileage: 3,890

I BOUGHT MY CAR MARCH 6, 2003. IN MAY OF 2003 IT STARTED MAKING A HOWLING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS OR INTO A PARKING SPACE. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN 4 TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE NOISE. FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN HESITATING AT AROUND 25-35 MPH. IT IS LIKE IT DOESN'...

Mileage: 7,000

I HAVE BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME SYMPTOM BEING A SQUEALING LOW PITCH TO A HUM WHEN I TURN LEFT INTO ANY PARKING SPOT. MY BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH A CALIPER SPRING. THEY KEEP ON SAYING THAT THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM EACH TIME AND IT COMES BACK. I HAVE BEEN IN FOUR T...

Mileage: 8,000

CANNOT TURN OFF HEAT TO WINDSHIELD NOR UPPER VENTS. EXCESSIVE HEAT TO FACE CAUSES DROWSINESS AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO REMAIN ALERT WHILE FEET ARE STILL COLD. A CONTINUING PROBLEM REPORTED TO TWO MAZADA DEALERS WHO WERE NOT HELPFUL.*AK

Mileage: 100

I DRIVE A 2003 MAZDA 6S, WHICH I PURCHASED FROM BIGGER'S MAZDA IN ELGIN, IL. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THEM. MY AREA OF CONCERN INVOLVES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE, AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON. ON APRIL 2, 2004 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED FOR TH...

Mileage: 5,807

2003 MAZDA6(S) MANUAL TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED SHUDDER WHEN LETTING OUT THE CLUTCH IN 1'RST GEAR. SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THE DRIVE TRAIN HAS WARMED UP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE TRACTION CONTROL BEING ON. WHEN I TURNED THE TC OFF THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME. I WILL TAKE IT BACK AGAIN AN...

Mileage: 13,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION WITH AN SEMI- TRACTOR TRAILER. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE FLIPPED TWICE LANDING IN A DITCH. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES REPORTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 16,000

MY CAR HAS BEEN GIVING OFF A ROTTEN EGG ODO FOR 8 MONTHS NOW SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THS VEHICLE. EVERYONE WHO RIDES IN MY CAR INCLUDING MYSELF GET PHYSICALLY SICK DUE TO THE SMELL.*AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT BRAKE LINE LEAKED. *AK

Mileage: 4,100

I PURCHASED MY 2003 MAZDA 6S IN OCTOBER 2003. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR I GETS POOR GAS MILEAGE ON IT (ABOUT 16-18 MILES PER GALLON). I DO PLENTY OF CITY DRIVING BUT I STILL FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT ADEQUATE. EVEN WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY THE GAS MILEAGE AVERAGES POORLY. THERE IS ALSO A SMELL C...

Mileage: 300

I PURCHASED MY 2003 MAZDA 6S IN OCTOBER 2003. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR I GETS POOR GAS MILEAGE ON IT (ABOUT 16-18 MILES PER GALLON). I DO PLENTY OF CITY DRIVING BUT I STILL FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT ADEQUATE. EVEN WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY THE GAS MILEAGE AVERAGES POORLY. THERE IS ALSO A SMELL C...

Mileage: 300

I PURCHASED MY 2003 MAZDA 6S IN OCTOBER 2003. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR I GETS POOR GAS MILEAGE ON IT (ABOUT 16-18 MILES PER GALLON). I DO PLENTY OF CITY DRIVING BUT I STILL FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT ADEQUATE. EVEN WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY THE GAS MILEAGE AVERAGES POORLY. THERE IS ALSO A SMELL C...

Mileage: 300

BRAKE ROTORS ON THE 2003 MAZDA 6 SEEM TO BE PRONE TO EARLY WARPING. I HAD A SET MACHINED, THEN REPLACED 3 MONTHS LATER AND NOW WARPED AGAIN AFTER ONLY TWO MONTHS.*AK

Mileage: 18,000

THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AS IF IT DOES NOT KNOW WHICH GEAR IT SOULD BE IN. THERE IS A SEVRE BUCKING FROM 1ST INTO 2ND GEAR WHERE THE TIRES CHIRP AND THE CAR JUMPS. THIS HAPPENS UNDER LIGHT THROTLE AND IT HAPPENS ALOT. IT COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PCM OR ECU OR THE TRANSMIS...

WE BOUGHT OUR NEW 2003 MAZDA 6 IN JULY 2003. FEW MONTHS LATER MY WIFE NOTED A LOUD SCRAPING/GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WHEN MAKING SHARP SLOW LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS WITH BRAKES APPLIED. THE NOISE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THIS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES WEEKLY. FINALLY , WE BROU...

Mileage: 2,400

VIOLENT SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR IN THE MAZDA6S WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FEELS AS IF THE CAR HAS BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. FRONT TIRES MOMENTARILY LOSE TRACTION AND CHIRP SOMETIMES. THESE VIOLENT SHIFTS ONLY HAPPEN DURING MILD ACCELLERATION. *AK

IT WAS STATED THAT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS THE PRESENCE OF RUST ON THE DOOR SASHES OF ALL FOUR DOORS. *LA WITHIN EIGHT MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A DEFECTIVE CD PLAYER, A PERSISTENT SULFUROUS SMELL COMING FROM THE EXHAUST WHICH ENTERED THE VEHICLE, A DEFE...

IT WAS STATED THAT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS THE PRESENCE OF RUST ON THE DOOR SASHES OF ALL FOUR DOORS. *LA WITHIN EIGHT MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A DEFECTIVE CD PLAYER, A PERSISTENT SULFUROUS SMELL COMING FROM THE EXHAUST WHICH ENTERED THE VEHICLE, A DEFE...

IT WAS STATED THAT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS THE PRESENCE OF RUST ON THE DOOR SASHES OF ALL FOUR DOORS. *LA WITHIN EIGHT MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A DEFECTIVE CD PLAYER, A PERSISTENT SULFUROUS SMELL COMING FROM THE EXHAUST WHICH ENTERED THE VEHICLE, A DEFE...

IT WAS STATED THAT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS THE PRESENCE OF RUST ON THE DOOR SASHES OF ALL FOUR DOORS. *LA WITHIN EIGHT MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A DEFECTIVE CD PLAYER, A PERSISTENT SULFUROUS SMELL COMING FROM THE EXHAUST WHICH ENTERED THE VEHICLE, A DEFE...

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, CAUSING IT TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, LEFT FRONT TIRE KEPT LOOSING AIR. DEALER RE-BEADED IT BUT DIDN'T FOUND ANYTHING WRO...

Mileage: 2,300

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, CAUSING IT TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, LEFT FRONT TIRE KEPT LOOSING AIR. DEALER RE-BEADED IT BUT DIDN'T FOUND ANYTHING WRO...

Mileage: 2,300

2003 MAZDA 6 2.3L A/T WITH 10,450 MILES: RIGHT FRONT DISC BRAKE COMPONENT(S) FAILURE. TOOK THE CAR TO A MAZDA SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD A SPECIAL REPAIR KIT WAS REQUIRED BUT THAT MAZDA WAS ONLY AUTHORIZING THE DEALERS TO REPAIR THIS UNDER WARRENTY, ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENC...

Mileage: 10,460

BRAKES MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING.

Mileage: 7,800

BRAKES MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING.

Mileage: 7,800

BRAKES STILL GRINDING WHEN STOPPING. ANOTHER NEW SET OF BRAKES WAS PUT ON.DEALER STATED THE THE BRAKE LINE WAS BROKE.

Mileage: 8,903

BRAKES STILL GRINDING WHEN STOPPING. ANOTHER NEW SET OF BRAKES WAS PUT ON.DEALER STATED THE THE BRAKE LINE WAS BROKE.

Mileage: 8,903

STILL HEARING THE BRAKES GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, IT WAS HEARD BY THE MASTER TECH THERE AT THE DEALER. HE STATED THAT MAZDA WAS LOOKING INTO A SOLUTIONS.

Mileage: 9,000

I PURCHASED MY MAZDA 6S IN FEBRUARY OF 2003. I HAVE LOVED THIS CAR SINCE THE DAY I FIRST SAW IT. IN DECEMBER OF 2003, I BEGAN HEARING GRINDING/MOANING SOUNDS FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AREA WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS INTO A PARKING SPACE. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 3-4 WEEKLY. I TOOK MY 6S IN FOR IT...

Mileage: 13,253

BOUGHT CAR NEW IN MAR. 03 AND LOVED IT. ABOUT THREE MONTHS LATER I STARTED TO HEAR SQUEAL FROM FRONT SUSPENSION/BRAKES WHEN MAKING SLOW LEFT TURNS WITH BRAKES APPLIES. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS THAT COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. IN DEC. 03 SAME SOUND STARTED HAPPENING WHEN MAKING...

POWER WINDOWS ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER IN SALEM, VA COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. DEALER IN DALE CITY REPAIRED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DURING ACCELERATION. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED LIGHT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH POWER WINDOWS. ONE WEEK LATER, LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALER ROTATED...

Mileage: 1,170

POWER WINDOWS ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER IN SALEM, VA COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. DEALER IN DALE CITY REPAIRED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DURING ACCELERATION. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED LIGHT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH POWER WINDOWS. ONE WEEK LATER, LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALER ROTATED...

Mileage: 1,170

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON IN MY CAR SINCE THE FIRST WEEK I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE KEY ENTRY SYSTEM IS THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE FOURTH TIME HEARING THIS, I DECIDED TO WRITE SOMEONE AND LET IT BE KNOWN. I USE MY CAR AS A...

Mileage: 1,000

ON JULY 4TH WEEKEND IT STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN YOU DRIVE IT 65MPH. THE DEALERSHIP DECIDED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC CONVETER. I HAD TO DRIVE IT 3 WEEKS MAKING THIS NOISE.THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.THEN I GOT A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. NOW IT'S AUG. 8 I AM STILL IN A RENT...

ON JULY 4TH WEEKEND IT STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN YOU DRIVE IT 65MPH. THE DEALERSHIP DECIDED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC CONVETER. I HAD TO DRIVE IT 3 WEEKS MAKING THIS NOISE.THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.THEN I GOT A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. NOW IT'S AUG. 8 I AM STILL IN A RENT...

I PURCHASED A 2003 MAZDA SIX ON 6-28-03. 2 MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE AND OTHER DASH LIGHTS APPEAR AND CAR SHUTS OFF. I PICK UP THE CAR 6 DAYS LATER ONLY TO RETURN IT A WEEK LATER WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. A WEEK LATER I PICK IT UP ON FRIDAY AT 11:00 A.M. AND BY 7:00 P.M. ALL DASH LIGHTS CO...

Mileage: 500

I PURCHASED A 2003 MAZDA SIX ON 6-28-03. 2 MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE AND OTHER DASH LIGHTS APPEAR AND CAR SHUTS OFF. I PICK UP THE CAR 6 DAYS LATER ONLY TO RETURN IT A WEEK LATER WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. A WEEK LATER I PICK IT UP ON FRIDAY AT 11:00 A.M. AND BY 7:00 P.M. ALL DASH LIGHTS CO...

Mileage: 500

I PURCHASED A 2003 MAZDA SIX ON 6-28-03. 2 MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE AND OTHER DASH LIGHTS APPEAR AND CAR SHUTS OFF. I PICK UP THE CAR 6 DAYS LATER ONLY TO RETURN IT A WEEK LATER WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. A WEEK LATER I PICK IT UP ON FRIDAY AT 11:00 A.M. AND BY 7:00 P.M. ALL DASH LIGHTS CO...

Mileage: 500

MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS WITH 2003 MAZDA 6 / AUTO ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL FACILITY. *MR THERE WAS RUST ON THE DOOR SASHES OF ALL FOUR. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE MAY BE ONE OF 46K ASSEMBLED AT THE AAI FACILITY THROUGHOUT JULY OF 2003 THAT WAS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED. THE CD PLAYER/CHANGER HAD BECOME DEF...

Mileage: 4,000

MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS WITH 2003 MAZDA 6 / AUTO ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL FACILITY. *MR THERE WAS RUST ON THE DOOR SASHES OF ALL FOUR. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE MAY BE ONE OF 46K ASSEMBLED AT THE AAI FACILITY THROUGHOUT JULY OF 2003 THAT WAS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED. THE CD PLAYER/CHANGER HAD BECOME DEF...

Mileage: 4,000

MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS WITH 2003 MAZDA 6 / AUTO ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL FACILITY. *MR THERE WAS RUST ON THE DOOR SASHES OF ALL FOUR. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE MAY BE ONE OF 46K ASSEMBLED AT THE AAI FACILITY THROUGHOUT JULY OF 2003 THAT WAS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED. THE CD PLAYER/CHANGER HAD BECOME DEF...

Mileage: 4,000

AFTER HAVING MY 2003 MAZDA 6 FOR NO MORE THAN A WEEK, I NOTICED MY AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER LIGHT SHUT OFF ON ANY SETTING HIGHER THAN "1". I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO MY DEALER FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER A NEW SWITCHBOARD FOR MY DASH...

AFTER HAVING MY 2003 MAZDA 6 FOR NO MORE THAN A WEEK, I NOTICED MY AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER LIGHT SHUT OFF ON ANY SETTING HIGHER THAN "1". I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO MY DEALER FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER A NEW SWITCHBOARD FOR MY DASH...

AFTER HAVING MY 2003 MAZDA 6 FOR NO MORE THAN A WEEK, I NOTICED MY AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER LIGHT SHUT OFF ON ANY SETTING HIGHER THAN "1". I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO MY DEALER FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER A NEW SWITCHBOARD FOR MY DASH...

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

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 PUT...

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...

Mileage: 700

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...

Mileage: 500

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 WIT...

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. HAV...

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, ...

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, ...

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, ...

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

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

Mileage: 100

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

Mileage: 100

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

Mileage: 2,000

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 SEL...

Mileage: 100

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 V...

Mileage: 13,000

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 V...

Mileage: 13,000

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

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 INS...

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

WHEN TURNING STEERING A GRINDING NOISE IS PRODUCED.*AK

BRAKES MAKES A HARD GROUDING NOISE WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. TOOK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE TECH SAID HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY.IN AUG 2003 THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR IN SO THAT THEY CAN LOOK AT IT IN AUGUST FOR THE RECALL. THE BR...

Mileage: 3,413

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR DIDN'T HAVE KNOW PICK UP.TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER,THEY NEVER TOLD ME WHAT WAS WRONG.

Mileage: 3,413

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

THERE IS A "CLUNKING" SOUND COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS WHILE GOING OVER RAIN DITCH.

SULFUR (ROTTEN EGG) SMELL IN VEHICLE CABIN. DEALER SAID NO FIX FROM MAZDA RELATED TO EXHAUST ISSUE, SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, ISSUE LASTS UP TO 8K MILES. CAR HAS LESS THAN 800 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 700

CENTER DEFROSTER VENT DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. DURING HUMID OR RAINY CONDITIONS, THE OUTSIDE CONDENSATION CAN IMPARE DRIVERS VIEW. IF LEFT UNCHECKED THE CONDENSATION CAN IMPARE THE MIDDLE 1/3 OF THE WINDSHIELD.*AK

Mileage: 150

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED AROUND LEADING TO DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. TWO DEALERS DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RUN AT 8500 ELEVATION. THE CONSUMER WAS LEFT SIDEWAYS IN THE ROAD WHEN THE...

Mileage: 6,000

THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT INDICATED A PROBLEM TO ME, AS WELL AS THE CAR JERKING UPON ACCELERATION. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT KNOCK SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. SINCE THE FIRST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, IT HAS ...

Mileage: 13,000

THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT INDICATED A PROBLEM TO ME, AS WELL AS THE CAR JERKING UPON ACCELERATION. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT KNOCK SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. SINCE THE FIRST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, IT HAS ...

Mileage: 13,000

THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT INDICATED A PROBLEM TO ME, AS WELL AS THE CAR JERKING UPON ACCELERATION. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT KNOCK SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. SINCE THE FIRST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, IT HAS ...

Mileage: 13,000

MY FOUR YEAR OLD SON GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN THE DOOR HANDLE OF MY 2003 MAZDA6. THE DOOR HANDLES DIFFER FROM OTHER HANDLES IN THAT A SECTION OF THEM PULL OUT AND THEN RETRACT BACK.*AK

THERE IS A METALLIC "CLUNKING" SOUND SOME WHERE IN THE RIGHT FRONT (AND CAN SOMETIMES BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL) WHEN MAKING LOW SPEED, 90 DEGREE TURNS. *AK

HAVE A MAZDA 6 THAT CONTINUOUSLY HAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE THE CAR WAS FAILING TO ACCELERATE AND WAITED FOR TOW TRUCK. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR. WAITED 3 WEEKS BEFORE I COULD GET MY CAR BACK AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK, IT HAPPENED AGAIN 3 MO...

Mileage: 2,200

THERE IS AN ODOR COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES FOR THIS, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE GAS I WAS BUYING. SO I STARTED BUYING GAS OUT OF TOWN FOR A WHILE, THE ODOR CONTINUES. I HAVE 12,000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND THE ODOR KEEPS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. BUT ...

I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS ON COLD STARTS. THE CAR WILL IDLE UP TO 2000 RPM, THEN IDLE ALL THE WAY DOWN AND DIE. ALL OF THIS WILL TAKE PLACE IN ABOUT 5-6 SECONDS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS AN AFTERMARKET HANDSFREE KIT I HAD ADDED TO THE CAR. BUT I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JANUARY AND HAD THE KI...