1995 MAZDA MX-6 Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1995 MAZDA MX-6. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SMALL BALLOON-LIKE SUBSTANCE CAME OUT OF THE AIR BAG PARTIALLY. A POLIC...

Mileage: 54,000

MAZDA MX6 BRAKES ENGAGED WHILE ON A BRIDGE CAUSING THE CAR TO SKID INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN WALL. UPON THE IMPACT MY MOUTH HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND BUSTED MY LIPS OPEN, THE AIRBAG THEN DEPLOYED CAUSING MY HEAD TO BE SLAMMED AGAINST THE HEADREST WHILE A BURST OF HOARD GAGGING SMOKE/DUST, PARTICLES, ...

MAZDA MX6 BRAKES ENGAGED WHILE ON A BRIDGE CAUSING THE CAR TO SKID INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN WALL. UPON THE IMPACT MY MOUTH HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND BUSTED MY LIPS OPEN, THE AIRBAG THEN DEPLOYED CAUSING MY HEAD TO BE SLAMMED AGAINST THE HEADREST WHILE A BURST OF HOARD GAGGING SMOKE/DUST, PARTICLES, ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MAZDA MX-6. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. WHEN IN REVERSE, IT WOULD JERK BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE PURCHASE DATE, POWERTRAIN, AND MILEAGE INFOR...

STOPPED AT A CONVIENCE STORE, LEFT THE CAR RUNNING BUT TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS. RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE DOOR, SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVERS SET AND REACHED OVER TO TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SMACKED ME IN THE FACE, WHILE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPL...

Mileage: 141,073

STOPPED AT A CONVIENCE STORE, LEFT THE CAR RUNNING BUT TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS. RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE DOOR, SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVERS SET AND REACHED OVER TO TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SMACKED ME IN THE FACE, WHILE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPL...

Mileage: 141,073

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ENGINE RUNNING BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG CUT THE CONSUMER'S FACE AND LIP. THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG CRACKED MULTIPLE PARTS OF THE WINDSHIELD. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 96,000

THE VEHICLES ALTERNATOR BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIME WITHIN ONE YEAR. *NLM

Mileage: 110,000

ON MY 1995 MAZDA MX-6, WITH 67,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED BEHAVING ERRATICALLY. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE, IT DOESN'T ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY, THEN EVENTUALLY ENGAGES SUDDENLY WITH A LURCH. I HAVE READ ON-LINE THAT THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION IS KNOWN TO BE TROUBLESOME. BTW, DATE IS 2003,...

Mileage: 67,000

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WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON SAM HOUSTON TOLLWAY NEAR IMPERIAL VALLEY RD., I EXPERIENCED A FRONT RIGHT TIRE FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE THREAD TO BE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDWALLS. THE APPARENT DAMAGE WERE TO THE TIRE AND RIM OF THE CAR. THE SUSPENSION/FRAME MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED. I MAY ALSO H...

MY PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS RECALL #99V358000 ON THE 1994 MAZDA MX6. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY BECAUSE OF A LOOSE/BROKEN WIRE AT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER. THE SUDDEN UNANTICIPATED LOSS OF THE HEADLIGHTS POSES A SEVERE HAZARD.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION WENT PRIOR TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM (CATALYTIC CONVERTER). *AK

THE TRANSMISSION WENT PRIOR TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM (CATALYTIC CONVERTER). *AK

CONSUMER BARELY HIT A CURB WHEN DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES. AFTER INCIDENT, CONSUMER RECEIVED A FOLLOW UP RECALL NOTICE, BUT NEVER RECEIVED FIRST NOTICE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS PART OF RECALL 98V249000, BUT MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER DAMAGES. *AK

WHEN ITHIS WILL BE THE THIRD REPLACEMENT FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST TIME ST 46,000 THEN AT 79,023 AND NOW AT 126,000 THIS TIME IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE , WE FIRST LEASED THE CAR THEN WHEN THE LEASE WAS UP I PURCHSED THE VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERST...

WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED A SYNTHETIC BURNING ODOR AND ALSO SAW THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD LOST POWER. A MAZDA TECHNICIAN EXAMINED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRING AND FOUND THAT A CIRCUIT HAD BEEN OVERLOADED AND PART OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD HAD BURN MARKS.*AK

MAZDA WOULDN'T DISCUSS THE PROBLEM. SAID TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE WENT OUT AT 70,000 MILES, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FRONT FORWARD CLUTCH AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE NUMBER OF MAZDAS THAT HAVE FAILED TRANSMISSIONS AT OR NEAR 70,000 MILES. TOTAL COST OF A RE-BUILD: $1,50...

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE WENT OUT AT 70,000 MILES, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FRONT FORWARD CLUTCH AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE NUMBER OF MAZDAS THAT HAVE FAILED TRANSMISSIONS AT OR NEAR 70,000 MILES. TOTAL COST OF A RE-BUILD: $1,50...

POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE RUNNING OF THE ROAD. LATER THAT DAY, VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING OIL & BEGAN TO SMOKE. THIS FAILURE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. *YC

THE TRANSMISSION WILL REVE UP/ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE RPM'S WILL INCREASE AND DECREASE AND IT SEEMS THE ENGINE IS KICKING INTO NEUTRAL. IT DOES THIS AT ANY SPEED AT ANY TIME. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE MAZDA DEALER TWICE AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON. IF IT IS NOT DOING THE...

OEM WHEELS (ALLOY) INCLUDED WITH "LS" PACKAGE HAVE 1 OR MORE CRACKS WHERE THE SPOKES BEGIN AT THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIRBAG CAUSED CLOTHING TO CATCH ON FIRE, RESULTING IN INJURIES.

WHEN DRIVING HOME ON A NIGHT WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET, I PUT ON THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS WARM AT THE TIME THAT I SWITCHED IT ON. WITHIN SECONDS THE WINDSHIELD ICED UP AND ALL THE OTHER WINDOWS STEAMED UP. I HAD ZERO VISIBILITY. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND SCRAPED ICE OFF...

WHILE COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE RAN OVER A CURVE AT APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MPH; AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NHTSA RECALL 98V-249 000 CONCERNING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK

RADIO WENT OUT, DOME LIGHTS ARE OUT, DOOR AND ENGINE LIGHT COME ON

RADIO WENT OUT, DOME LIGHTS ARE OUT, DOOR AND ENGINE LIGHT COME ON

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OR MORE THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THERE IS ALWAYS SCREECHING SOUND ,AND AND A LOT OF BRAKING DISTANCE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT A FLAT TIRE AND BOTH AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING BOTH OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S TO SUFFER SEVERE INJURIES UPON IMPACT OF THE AIR BAG. THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN EA97 012. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN RAIN AND CAR CUT OFF, LET IT SIT, WENT BACK, CAR STARTED WENT HOME AND PARKED IT AND WENT TO START IT AND VEHICLE WOULD N'T START . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN RAIN AND CAR CUT OFF, LET IT SIT, WENT BACK, CAR STARTED WENT HOME AND PARKED IT AND WENT TO START IT AND VEHICLE WOULD N'T START . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

EXPERIENCED FIRE THAT STARTED FROM THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *AK

SNOW WAS COMING THROUGH THE WINDOWS, CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO ICE UP TO WHERE THE OWNER HAD TO USE SCRAPER ON INSIDE OF THE WINDOWS. *AK

SNOW WAS COMING THROUGH THE WINDOWS, CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO ICE UP TO WHERE THE OWNER HAD TO USE SCRAPER ON INSIDE OF THE WINDOWS. *AK

SNOW WAS COMING THROUGH THE WINDOWS, CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO ICE UP TO WHERE THE OWNER HAD TO USE SCRAPER ON INSIDE OF THE WINDOWS. *AK

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO FAILED FUEL RAILS AND VACUUM LINES. *DSH

GAS FUMES ARE VERY STRONG WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TT

INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 25MPH AND THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 25MPH AND THE PASSENGERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT