2005 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT TWO ENGINE COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, WHEN THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT WAS NEVER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR

FOG LIGHTS IS BURNING THE INNER HOUSING BEZEL WITH THE POSSIBLE HAZARD OF A FIRE . IN ADDITION MAZDA REPLACED THE BEZEL THEY ALSO REPLACED MY DRIVING LIGHT BULBS AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS EXTREMELY REDUCED NIGHT VISIBILITY CREATING ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD HAD THE HEADLIGHTS BEZEL REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW MAZDA REFUSES TO CHANGE THE BEZEL OR BULBS AGAIN SINCE THEY CLAIM VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY; EVEN DOE IT WAS AN ISSUE REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND MY VEHICLE IS NOW UNSAFE AT NIGHT.. PROOF THAT IT WAS A KNOW ISSUE TO MAZDA THAT LATER MODELS THE FOG LIGHTS WERE RELOCATED IN THE BUMPER.*TR

2005 MAZDA 6S 3 LITER V6 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (AISIN WARNER). APPLICATION OF THROTTLE TO ACCELERATE IN 5TH OR 6TH GEAR CAUSES JERK, SELECTS NEUTRAL THEN EVENTUALLY SELECTS AN APPROPRIATE GEAR. VERY DANGEROUS ON UPHILL FREEWAYS DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF ANY POWER. MAZDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS # 05-016/06 THAT PROVES THIS CONDITION IS NOT ISOLATED. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR OVER 8 HOURS OUTDOORS IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. FAILURE OCCURS ONLY ON EXTREMELY HOT DAYS - TEMPERATURES OVER 95 DEGREES AND ONLY WHEN ALL THE WINDOWS & SUNROOF WERE COMPLETELY CLOSED. VEHICLE WAS ALLOWED TO SIT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND AIR CONDITIONER ON HIGH FOR ROUGHLY 15-20 MINUTES. WHEN INTERIOR TEMPERATURE OF CAR LOWERED, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE PROBLEM REPLICATED SPORADICALLY BUT ON AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER THE COURSE OF 2 YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DURING ONE SERVICE VISIT A MECHANIC CLEANED THE MICROSWITCH RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHIFT INTERLOCK. THAT DID NOT REMEDIATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

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

SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE CENTER DIVIDE OF THE HIGHWAY HEAD ON. DRIVERS FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

THE CLUTCH ON MY MAZDA 6 NO LONGER WORKS CORRECTLY AND I ONLY HAVE 33,248 MILES ON MY CAR. MAZDA USA SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THEY SAID BEFORE THEY'D EVEN CONSIDER ANY HELP, I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A MAZDA DEALER (17 MILES FROM MY HOUSE) AND HAVE IT DIAGNOSED ($110 FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING). IN ORDER TO GET IT THERE, I'D HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE IT'S SO FAR FROM WHERE I LIVE, I'D HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TOW TO AND FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE COST ESTIMATE FOR THE MAZDA DEALER TO REPLACE MY CLUTCH IS $1000-$1300. THEY WENT ON TO STATE THAT IF IT IS A DEFECTIVE ITEM, BEFORE HELPING ME, THEY'D LOOK TO SEE WHETHER I WAS "LOYAL" IN GETTING THE CAR SERVICED WITH ONE OF THEIR DEALERS. THE CLOSEST DEALER IS 17 MILES AWAY, AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE THAT FAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE? I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005 BRAND NEW FROM SANTA MONICA MAZDA WHICH HAS SINCE CLOSED DOWN. THE CLUTCH WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND I'VE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL CARS FOR 20+ YEARS. THIS IS NOT FAIR AND MAZDA DOESN'T CARE. THEY REALLY SUCK...AS THIS CLUTCH SHOULD HAVE LASTED 100,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED MAZDA REPLACED THE CLUTCH ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 UNDER THE GOODWILL PROGRAM. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED. UPDATED IVOQ 10/08/10*JB *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE THEN CAR DIED OUT AND SHUT DOWN. TOOK IT TO MAZDA DEALER WHICH HAD NO EXPLANATION TO HOW OR WHY ENGINE WAS BLOWN. IT WAS A 2005 MAZDA 6 3.0 L V6 THAT HAD AROUND 69,000 MILES. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING FROM LOS ANGELES, CA TO FREMONT, CA ON THE I-5 HIGHWAY. WEATHER WAS HOT - ABOUT 95F TO 100F THAT DAY. ABOUT MID-WAY IN OUR DRIVE, THE CAR BECAME VERY JERKY WHEN I LIFT OFF, OR STEP BACK ON, THE THROTTLE. I PULLED OFF TO THE CLOSEST EXIT AND PROCEEDED TO A GAS STATION. AS WE WERE ROLLING TO THE GAS STATION, I NEEDED TO STEP EXTREMELY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT WAS STILL NOT ABLE TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING AT ~5 MPH DESPITE I STEP HARD ON THE BRAKE. I NEEDED TO PUSH THE TRANSMISSION LEVER TO NEUTRAL, AND THEN PULLED THE HAND-BRAKE TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE CAR WAS STOPPED, THE ENGINE RPM HOVERED BETWEEN 2K - 3K RPM, BUT MY FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDAL ALREADY. THE CHECK-ENGINE-LIGHT WAS NOT ON, AND THE CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATING. WE OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE FLUIDS, AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. WE FELT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE HOVERED AT 2-3K RPM DESPITE MY FOOT BEING COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS PEDAL. WE THEN SHUT DOWN THE CAR. AFTER 10 MINUTES, WE RE-STARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN ~500 MILES SINCE THIS INCIDENT BUT THE ISSUE HAS NOT RETURNED YET. NONETHELESS, WE FEEL THAT IT IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENED, THE CAR CANNOT BE SAFELY STOPPED. *TR

: I HAVE A 2005 MAZDA 6 WAGON BOUGHT NEW OFF THE DEALER'S LOT. 4 YEARS LATER, IN SEPT. 2009 WITH 22K MILES ON IT, I WAS COMING OFF A CURVING EXIT RAMP WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND NOTHING HAPPENED - NO PICKUP - I JUST STARTED COASTING. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BEFORE IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS (MAYBE 4-5 TIMES), BUT THOSE TIMES IT FELT MORE LIKE A BELT SLIPPING AND IT "CAUGHT" AGAIN VERY QUICKLY, LIKE IN A SPLIT SECOND. THE RAMP EXPERIENCE WAS MORE PRONOUNCED AND LASTED LONGER, LIKE A FULL 2 SECONDS, WHICH WAS MORE SCARY AND POTENTIALLY MORE HAZARDOUS. TURNED OUT THE TCM (TRANSMISSION COMPUTER MODULE) HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WOULD HAVE COST $1400+ BUT LUCKILY I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR SO IT COVERED THAT COST. ITS HAPPENING AGAIN, SO I HAVE TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER WHEN I CAN TO GET IT CHECKED AGAIN. NOT A GOOD FEELING WHEN YOUR TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND YOU EXPECT THE CAR TO MOVE WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS, AND IT MOVES JUST ENOUGH TO GET THE NOSE OF THE CAR INTO THE LANE OF TRAVEL, THEN STOPS DEAD WHILE CARS ARE BEARING DOWN ON YOU. EXTREMELY SCARY. HOPING THIS IS NOT A CONTINUAL RECURRING EVENT. UPDATE: TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL AND AGAIN TODAY, FIRST WEEK OF MAY (THE 3RD) 2010 FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM MENTIONED ABOVE- WHILE DRIVING CAR JUST SLOWS DOWN, NO POWER. STEP ON THE GAS, NOTHING. THEN IT KICKS IN AND HESITANTLY MOVES. THIS IS THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. GETTING TICKED OFF ABOUT IT NOW.....*TR