2004 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

VEHICLE HAS NEEDED 3 BATTERY REPLACEMENTS WITHIN PAST 2 YEARS. LAST INCIDENT WAS WHEN VEHICLE HAD BEEN IDLE FOR 5 DAYS AND NEEDED JUMP STARTING. VEHICLE RAN OK FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS BUT AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY AN ATTEMPT TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE FAILED. IN ADDITION, MANY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STARTED UP. THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN AND WIPERS TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP. FIRST DIAGNOSIS WAS BAD ALTERNATOR. ALTERNATOR WAS OVERCHARGING. SECOND DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAILED CPM / COMPUTER. DEALERSHIP SAID OVERCHARGING ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT CPM. ALSO FUSES ETC. HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT. PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED BUT VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF THIS NOTE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A LOUD NOISE COULD BE HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO INFORM NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

MY 2004 MAZDA 6 WAS DEMONSTRATING A RACING ENGINE/PROBLEMATIC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND SHIFTING ISSUES (THE TACHOMETER WAS FLUTTERING AND RACING) AS I WAS BRAKING ON A MAJOR ROAD FROM 40 MPH TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW. I MANUALLY SHIFTED DOWN FROM 4TH TO 3RD, AND IT STILL EXHIBITED THE SAME 'BOUNCING' REVS ON ABOVE 2000 RPM. AS I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE CAR WAS DEFINITELY HESITATING TO DOWNSHIFT AND WASN'T SLOWING WELL; I PUT IT BACK INTO AUTOMATIC "D" SHIFTING AND PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES TO TRY TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. I HALTED VERY CLOSE TO THE NEXT CAR IN THE LINE DESPITE HAVING STARTED BRAKING WELL BEFORE I NEEDED TO SAFELY COME TO A STOP IN THE VEHICLE. IN FIRST GEAR AT A STOP, THE TACH WAS FLUTTERING FROM 1000 TO 1800 (WELL OUTSIDE THE NORMAL IDLE RANGE OF 900-1100) UNTIL I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE, AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED IT SEEMED TO BE OKAY BUT IT HAS DONE THIS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. AS A RESULT, I AM UNABLE TO ENTER THE CAR FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. FURTHERMORE, THE REMOTE CONTROL, KEY, INTERIOR LATCH, DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR. AS A RESULT, I HAVE TO ENTER THE CAR THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND CLIMB OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE. THIS IS A PROBLEM DUE TO BACK SURGERY IN WHICH SCREWS WERE PLACED IN MY LOWER BACK TO STABILIZE TO DISK. BECAUSE THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, THE DOOR PANEL CAN NOT BE REMOVED AND THUS THERE IS NO ACCESS TO THE FAILED PARTS. NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO WORK ON THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM IN THAT AN ESCAPE FROM THE CAR WOULD BE TIME CONSUMING AND IMPOSSIBLE SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR. UPDATED 07/05/11 *BF

2004 MAZDA 6- DRIVER DOOR IS STUCK AND WILL NOT OPEN. DEALER HAD TO BREAK THE DOOR TO OPEN IT AND CHARGED ME TO REPLACE WHAT THEY BROKE. I WILL ALSO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. I SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. *TR

ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS WITH THE 2003-2005 MAZDA 6. MAZDA EVEN RELEASED A SERVICE BULLETIN: 01-016/06 IN 2006 REGARDING A BAD THROTTLE BODY WITH AA, AB, OR BA MARKINGS. SURE ENOUGH AFTER REMOVING THE THROTTLE BODY, MINE HAD THE AA MARKINGS. FROM THE AMOUNT OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS AND THE FACT THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS RELEASED, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. TO TOP IT OFF, CURRENTLY MAZDA HAS AN ISSUE WITH REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY'S THAT WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO JERK AND STALL AT ANYTIME. THEY HAVE ADMITTED THAT THE CURRENT NEW STOCK OF THROTTLE BODIES WILL NOT WORK WITH MY VEHICLE. THIS WILL CAUSE PEOPLE TO KEEP DRIVING WITH A BAD THROTTLE BODY SINCE THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE OR WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL SPECIALIST FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,126 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,132.

DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF IM IN AN ACCIDENT HOW WILL I GET OUT? I TRAVEL WITH TWO KIDS SO IF I NEED TO GET OUT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY I HAVE NO TIME TO CRAWL OVER SEAT TO GET THEM. PLZ HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

ENGINE IS THROWING A ROD, NEEDS NEW ENGINE, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHER WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT TO ALERT TO IMPENDING FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA, MAZDA6. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR ALSO WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.