2005 MAZDA MAZDA6 Electrical System Problems

TCM UNIT FAULTY, CAR ONLY HAS 82K MILES, READING ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAR TOO COMMON PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THE UNIT IS FAULTY!

Mileage: 82,455

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NEW ENGLAND MOTORS OF FITCHBURG (LOCATED AT 71 JOHN FITCH HWY, FITCHBURG, MA 01420) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT UNKNOWN WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DEALER HAD RESET THE SENSOR AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS TURNED OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,141.

Mileage: 119,141

MY VEHICLE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED INTO A PARKING LOT. I FOUND OUT THE ISSUE IS THE POSITIVE TERMINAL OF THE CAR BATTERY IS LOOSE, SO THE BATTERY CUTS IN AND OUT. ALSO, SINCE THE POSITIVE TERMINAL IS LOOSE, THE BATTERY ACID SPILLS OUT AND CORRODES THE CABLE. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED MY BATTERY WITH A NEW MAZDA CAR BATTERY, AND MY MECHANIC TIGHTENED THE POSITIVE TERMINAL BY INSERTING A METAL COIN (SINCE THE BATTERY HARNESS PART HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED). HOWEVER, I NOTICED TODAY THAT THERE IS CORROSION ON THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE, SO SOME BATTERY ACID IS LEAKING OUT OF MY NEW BATTERY. ALSO, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I START THE CAR, MOST TIMES THE CAR WILL DIE ON THE FIRST START AND NEED TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO STAY ON. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE B/C I AM AFRAID IT WILL DIE AGAIN WHILE I'M DRIVING IT. *TR

Mileage: 103,291

HEADLIGHTS JUST STOP WORKING. I HAVE TO HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD TO TURN IT BACK ON. VERY DISAPPOINTING.

Mileage: 190

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 50 MPH AND STOPPED AFTER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V345000 (AIR BAGS), 15V382000 (AIR BAGS), 15V869000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V354000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TCS-OFF (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) WARNING LIGHT AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEXT TO AN APARTMENT BUILDING WHEN THE FIRE ERUPTED AND SPREAD TO THREE APARTMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY, WHO STATED THERE WAS A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. A SECOND INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY ARSON. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS INCONCLUSIVE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

I PURCHASED A NEW MAZDA 6 IN 2005. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY 3 TIMES. EACH TIME THE BATTERY WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. IT WOULD BE DRIVING FINE, I WOULD PARK AND GET OUT. WHEN RETURNING TO THE CAR, IT WILL NOT TURN AT ALL. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LIGHTS AND RADIO WORKED FINE BUT CAR WILL NOT TURN. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE BATTERY WAS JUMPED AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND REPLACED UNDER THE MAZDA BATTERY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY WENT OUT BEFORE THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY. THE LAST TIME IN AUGUST OF 2010, THE BATTERY WILL NOT JUMP. I PAID TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BATTERY HAD A CRACK IN IT AND ACID LEAKED OUT AND AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS TIME, THE BATTERY WAS COVERED UNDER THE MAZDA MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS COVERED UNDER MY MAZDA EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE LEAKING ACID COULD HAVE CAUSED AN EXPLOSION AND MY FAMILY WAS LUCKY. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THAT THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY WILL REPLACE ONLY THE BATTERY ITSELF AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS DENYING THE ENTIRE CLAIM BECAUSE THE DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS WAS FROM THE BATTERY ACID. SO, HERE I AM WITH A BATTERY UNDER MAZDA MANUFACTURER WARRANTY, COVERED BY A MAZDA EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN AND I HAD TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE BATTERY ITSELF. I PAID FOR THE TOW, THE LABOR AND PARTS FOR THE HARNESS, RENTAL CAR WHILE IT WAS BEING SERVICES. AND THE FACT IS THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY BATTERY THAT LEAKED ACID, PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER, AND I WAS STUCK WITH THE COLLATERAL DAMAGES. CONSIDERING THAT THIS WAS MY 3RD BATTERY REPLACEMENT IN 5 YEARS, I'M CERTAIN THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE BATTERIES OR SOMETHING IN THE CAR ITSELF. I AM NOW DRIVING WITH MY 3RD MAZDA BATTERY REPLACEMENT AND AFRAID OF WHEN MY NEXT INCIDENT IS GOING TO BE.. *TR

Mileage: 98,844

HAD 30000 MILE SERVICE DONE PRIOR TO A 1000 MILE ONE WAY VACATION TRIP. AFTER ARRIVING AT OUR DESTINATION WASHED CAR AT COIN CAR WASH. DROVE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND ENGINE BEGAN SURGING, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE FROM SECOND GEAR, AND VEHICLE SPEED WOULD NOT EXCEED 20 MPH. EXITED ROADWAY AND PARKED VEHICLE OVERNIGHT. AT ENGINE STARTUP VEHICLE RAN FINE BUT WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON. DROVE 60 MILES AND VEHICLE SUFFERED COMPLETE SHUTDOWN ON FREEWAY. VEHICLE COASTED TO A SAFE STOP AND CALLED MAZDA ROADSIDE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, IGNITION COIL AND PCM WERE REPLACED. DEALER APPROVED VEHICLE FOR 1000 MILE RETURN TRIP. AFTER ONLY 4 HOURS OF DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. EXITED INTERSTATE, PARKED VEHICLE AND CALLED MAZDA ROADSIDE. VEHICLE CURRENTLY UNDER REPAIR. THIS WAS TWO IDENTICAL FAILURES WITHIN 200 MILES OF USE. *AK

Mileage: 28,400

I WAS READING THIS COMPLAINT SECTION AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOMEONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES I WAS HAVING. I OWN A 2005 MAZDA6 SEDAN SPORT -- IT HAS DIED THREE TIMES ON ME, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ONCE AT A STOP SIGN, AGAIN AT A METERING LIGHT ON THE FREEWAY AND THEN AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION IN SAN FRANCISCO. I HAVE DOCUMENTED ALL THREE INCIDENTS AND HAVE BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY NEVER REALLY FOUND ANYTHING "WRONG" -- BUT OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING IS WRONG IF MY BRAND NEW CAR DIES. THIS WAS BACK IN NOVEMBER AND IT'S BEEN FINE EVER SINCE (IT'S APRIL NOW), BUT I STILL HAVE SOME SORT OF ANXIETY WHEN DRIVING - NOT KNOWING IF I WILL REACH MY DESTINATION OR NOT. *JB

Mileage: 10,000

I OWN A 2005 MAZDA 6 I SEDAN. AFTER OWNING MY CAR FOR 7 MONTHS IT HAS TURNED OFF 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ONCE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY THE OTHER TWO TIMES I WAS AT A STOP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM EXAMINED AND NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND. MY CAR HAS RECEIVED ALL OF THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. YET THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. WHEN THE CAR STALLS IT USUALLY STARTS AGAIN IMMEDIATELY HOWEVER I DON'T THINK A NEW CAR SHOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 2,000