2005 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG RUPTURED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A1A IN HALLANDALE BEACH, FL. THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC HAD JUST MERGED TO TWO AND TRAFFIC WAS FLOWING PERFECT GOING 25 MPH. THE CAR THAT WAS TWO IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED DEAD FOR NO REASON CAUSING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO STOP. I HIT MY BRAKES BUT COULDN'T STOP IN TIME AND REAR ENDED THE OTHER CAR. THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR STARING AT THE CENTER OF MY STEERING CONSOLE. THE AIRBAG WAS NO WHERE TO BE SEEN. THE AIRBAG HAS COMPLETELY DISLODGED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER SEARCHING FOR IT I FOUND IT BETWEEN THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE SEAT. IT HAS CAUSED CUTS AND BURNS ON BOTH OF MY ARMS AS WELL AS THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE. THE EMT'S TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY I HAD LARGE GLASSES ON AS THEY PROBABLY KEPT ME FROM GETTING HIT IN THE EYE. I ALSO AM SUFFERING FROM HEARING PROBLEMS SINCE THE EXPLOSION OF THE AIRBAG. MY RIGHT HEAR HAS PARTIAL HEARING WITH MODERATE RINGING AND PAIN, MY LEFT EAR SOUNDS LIKE I'M SITTING IN A FIELD OF CRICKETS. IT MAKES HORRIBLE CRACKING AND SHRILL WHISTLING SOUNDS. I AM GOING TO SEE MY EAR DOCTOR TOMORROW. THE REST OF ME IS SORE BUT OK. I THINK THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AS THERE WAS DEFINITELY TOO MUCH PRESSURE IN THE AIRBAG. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE STEERING COLUMN SHOWING HOW THE AIRBAG WAS GONE EXCEPT A SMALL PIECE OF YOU NEED THEM. I AM GOING TO SEE MY CAR LATER TODAY AND AM HOPING TO GET THE AIRBAG TO KEEP IN CASE YOU NEED IT. ALSO, THE CAR IS REGISTERED IN MY HUSBAND'S NAME [XXX] JUST FOR YOU FYI. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND CONTACTED A LOCKSMITH HOWEVER, NEITHER COULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TODAY. I WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD NOT FAR FROM MY HOME AND GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS BUT THE CAR BEGAN TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO OVER 50 MPH. I BEGAN TO BRAKE, BUT IT FELT LIKE I WAS TRYING TO BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME SOMEONE WAS PRESSING HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PRESSED THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD. IT WAS A DEFINITE HARD PUSH ON THE BRAKE -- AS IF I HAD LOST POWER BRAKES. THERE WERE CARS AHEAD OF ME STOPPED IN THE ROAD BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. I MANAGED TO STOP -- BUT BARELY. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AFTER FINALLY STOPPING MY CAR WHEN IT SURGED FORWARD SEVERAL FEET WHILE MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. I MANAGED TO GET MY CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT IT IN PARK. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UP AND DOWN AS IF I WAS ABOUT TO START DRAG RACING EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON, THE REVVING HAD STOPPED. A SIMILAR, BUT BRIEFER INCIDENT HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD AND USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. I ALMOST RAN INTO THE PLATE GLASS WINDOW OF A STORE. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND PUT IT IN PARK, THE ENGINE REVVED REPEATEDLY (VERY, VERY HIGH THAT TIME) AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED IN ENGINEERS AND COULD NEVER REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID IT WAS UNLIKELY TO EVER OCCUR AGAIN. WELL NOW IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. SOMEONE WILL BE HURT OR KILLED. I SEE THAT THE MAZDA TRIBUTE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE. PEOPLE COMPLAIN ON THE INTERNET OF THIS ISSUE WITH THE MAZDA 6. PLEASE HELP!. *JB

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.

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

I HAD A STRANGE INCIDENT WITH MY 2005 MAZDA 6 S 4-CYLINDER AUTOMOBILE. I AM REPORTING THIS IN CASE THERE MIGHT BE A PATTERN THAT RESULTS IN FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE CONTEXT IS WITH RESPECT TO THE AUTOMOBILE'S TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. I WAS DRIVING ON A WET ROAD WHERE THE RAIN HAD STOPPED ABOUT AN HOUR EARLIER. THERE WAS NO STANDING WATER AS THE RAIN HAD BEEN LIGHT ANYWAY. I WAS ON A THREE-LANE (6-LANES TOTAL) NARROW DIVIDED HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 45 MPH. FROM THE MIDDLE LANE, I WAS ENTERING THE LEFT LANE AS A FAST DRIVER IN THAT LANE PASSED BY ME. AS I WAS ENTERING THE LANE, THIS DRIVER WHO HAD BEEN PULLING AHEAD QUICKLY, HIT THEIR BRAKES AND DECIDED TO MOVE INTO THE MIDDLE LANE (AND MAYBE FURTHER TO MAKE THE EXIT). AT THIS POINT, I TAPPED MY BRAKES AND IT WAS THEN THAT MY VEHICLE STARTED MOVING HARD RIGHT AND EVENTUALLY TURNING INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS TRYING TO STEER IT IN THE OTHER DIRECTION BUT IT CONTINUED MOVING. IN THE END, IT WAS LIKE BACK-TO-BACK U-TURNS BUT THERE WAS NO CRASH, DAMAGE, OR INJURIES. DURING THE INCIDENT I FELT THAT I HAD LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AND THE WHOLE INCIDENT WAS BAFFLING SINCE I HAVE DRIVEN ALMOST ALL OF THE 47,000 MILES ON THE CAR IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER WITH NO SUCH EXPERIENCE OR EVEN HINT OF SUCH AN EXPERIENCE. WHILE IT COULD HAVE BEEN MANY THINGS THAT CAUSED THIS, I THINK THAT THE SITUATION MAY HAVE BEEN STARTED AND THEN EXACERBATED BY THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. AFTER TAPPING MY BRAKES, I THINK THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM DETECTED THE UNEVEN SPEED OF MY FRONT WHEELS AND ENGAGED TO BEGIN REGULATING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DURING MOST OF THE INCIDENT AN EXACERBATING THE PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMPLEX PROBLEM WITH DIFFICULT TO ANALYZE CAUSES. I AM REPORTING THIS IN CASE OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE AND A PATTERN EMERGES. *TR

INCIDENT 2005 MAZDA 6 BROKE DOWN ALONG SIDE ROAD. ENGINE ONLY HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT. CALLED MAZDA SERVICE MANAGER, BOB, AND HE TOLD ME TO HAVE IT TOWED THERE AND HE'D TAKE CARE OF ME. I WAS LATER TOLD THE ENGINE BLEW BUT AS HIS CREW LOOKED AT IT THEY VERIFIED THAT THE ENGINE AND OIL WAS CLEAN. HE SAID HE'D CALL REGIONAL AND SEE WHAT HE COULD DO FOR ME TO GET THE ENGINE REPAIRED/REPLACED. DAMAGE RESULTING AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF RUN AROUND I WAS FINALLY TOLD IT WAS GOING TO COST $90 FOR THE SERVICE TEAM TO HAVE LOOKED AT THE ENGINE. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT HE COULD PUT A SALVAGED ENGINE IN FOR $4000. I ABOUT FREAKED OUT. $4000 FOR A USED ENGINE THAT CAME WITH A MERE 90 DAY WARRANTY. I CALLED MAZDA HEADQUARTERS AND WAS TOLD I SHOULD'VE BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I TOLD HER SHE WAS CRAZY THAT NO CAR COSTING OVER $20,000 SHOULD BLOWING ENGINES WITH A MERE 40,000. I THEN ASKED IF MAZDA WOULD HELP OUT BY PAYING FOR SERVICE OR THE ENGINE OR AT LEAST HALF SO THAT I COULD GET THE CAR BACK WORKING. SHE TOLD ME THAT BOB OFFERED ME A GREAT DEAL AND I HAD REFUSED HIM. I TOLD HER WHAT HE OFFERED AND $4000 FOR A USED ENGINE PLUS OTHER PARTS AS NEEDED DIDN'T SOUND LIKE A GOOD DEAL TO ME AT ALL. I ASKED HER IF IT WAS HER CAR IF SHE WOULD NOT EXPECT MAZDA TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND ASSIST? SHE TOLD ME THAT MAZDA STANDS BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND I SHOULD'VE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. AFTER REVIEWING THE INTERNET I SEE MAZDA 6 ENGINES SEEM TO HAVE ALOT OF LOSS OF OIL/BLOW OUT PROBLEMS. ALWAYS THOUGHT MAZDA WAS A GOOD COMPANY...BUT I KNOW I'LL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER AND I'LL MAKE SURE EVERYONE I SPEAK WITH HEARS FIRST HAND OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE VEHICLE, THE DEALERS RUN AROUND AND THE ARROGANCE AT MAZDA HQ IN CALIFORNIA. *TR

I THINK THE MAZDA LINE OF VEHICLES SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. I HAVE A 2005 MAZDA 6 I SEDAN THAT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING HAD ISSUES. AT 5000 MILES I COMPLAINED TO THE NHTSA BECAUSE THE CAR SHUT OFF ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR SHUTTING OFF HAS HAPPENED A FEW OTHER TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND I'VE ALWAYS HAD IT INVESTIGATED HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP COULD NEVER FIND AN ISSUE. FINALLY IT IS 2011 AND THE CAR HAS 96000 MILES ON IT AND IS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. AS IT TURNS OUT DESPITE GETTING EVERY PIECE OF MAINTENANCE DONE ON TIME AND IN ORDER BY THE MANUFACTURER CYLINDER #2 AND #3 MISFIRE AND ULTIMATELY NEED "RETHREADING?" . I WONDER IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM ON THE CAR TO BEGIN WITH. I HAVE TALKED TO A FEW OTHER MAZDA 6 OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE AS I DID. *TR

THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WITH MY FOOT OF THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURB AT ABOUT 20 MPH AND ALL OF SUDDEN IT INCREASED TO 40 MPHS, AND THE RPM NEEDLE JUMPED UP AND DOWN, AND FINALLY IT GOT STUCK AT 3RPS. I WAS ON A FLAT SURFACE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND MAKE LOUD ENGINE SOUNDS. I TIRED TO BRAKE BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, I KEPT DRIVING UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO LET OTHER CARS PASS, AND PULL OVER AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. IN NEUTRAL THE CAR STILL ACCELERATED, AND MADE NOISES, THAT I THEN PUT IT IN PARKED. HOWEVER IN PARK THE RPM WAS STILL STUCK AT 3 AND THE MPH NEEDLE BOUNCE BETWEEN 0-40 MPH. FINALLY AFTER A MINUTE THE NEEDLE DROP TO 0 MPH, AND I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. AFTER WAITING 5 MINUTES I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT ACTED LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPEN. THE NEXT DAY AFTER DRIVING 15 MINUTES IT REPEATED THE SAME ACTIVITY. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MAZDA BETWEEN 03-05 WITH ACCELERATION ISSUES. HOWEVER THE IS VERY DANGEROUS, FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH. THIS IS SOMETHING MAZDA NEEDS TO TAKE SERIOUSLY AND NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPAIR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE B POST ON THE FRAME WAS ON FIRE, THERE WAS ON DAMAGE TO SIDE OF CAR. WHY DID IT CATCH FIRE? A TOW TRUCK APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INSURANCE LOT WHERE IT WAS CLASSIFIED AS DESTROYED. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ALSO APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO FILE REPORTS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 09/14/2011 *LN