2007 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

UPSET - CALLED MAZDA MONTHS AGO REGARDING THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG INFLATOR RECALL AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS A CAR THAT MY DAUGHTER AND 4 YEAR OLD GRANDSON DRIVE AROUND IN. NOW YESTERDAY I RECEIVE IN THE MAIL (CAR REGISTERED IN MY NAME) RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS CAR - AIR BAG. I CALLED BOTH MAZDA DEALERS IN MY AREA AND NEITHER ONE OF THEM HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THIS RECALL. THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS VERY UPSETTING. I CANNOT BELIEVE GIVEN THE SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS OF A POSSIBLE DEPLOYMENT WE HAVE HAD TO WAIT SO LONG TO GET NOTIFICATION AND THE DEALERS DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS !!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, SHOULDER, AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR CAR STARTED MAKING A HORRIFIC SOUND, ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN KIT AND TENSIONER ASSEMBLIES. DOING SIMPLE ONLINE SEARCHES FOR THIS PROBLEM, THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH A LOT OF MAZDA VEHICLES, YET STILL THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL COVERING THIS ISSUE. *TR

FOLLOWING TWO DAYS OF HEAVY RAIN, TURN SIGNAL REMAINED LIT EVEN WITH IGNITION TURNED OFF. TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT BLINK AND EMERGENCY FLASHER WILL NOT WORK. INTERIOR LIGHTS OUT AND AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING. HAD TO PULL TURN SIGNAL FUSE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT AND AVOID DRAINING THE BATTERY. FOUND INFORMATION REGARDING OTHER OWNERS HAVING PROBLEM WITH DEFECT OF HOOD RELEASE AREA CAUSING WATER TO LEAK INSIDE VEHICLE, DAMAGING BODY CONTROL MODULE AND CAUSING THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES IN 2012 BECAUSE THE AIRBAG ICON HAD COME ON. THE 3RD TIME I HAD IT IN WAS IN MARCH OF 2012 JUST BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. AT NO TIME WERE THEY ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WITH THE MORE RECENT RECALL BECAUSE OF AIRBAG PROBLEMS, I ASKED IF I COULD BRING MY CAR IN AGAIN TO BE CHECKED AS THE AIRBAG ICON HAD REMAINED ON MOST OF THE TIME. I TOOK IT IN ON 10/09/14. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND, BUT MAZDA WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF OVER $1000.00. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND NOT ABLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. MAZDA'S SOLUTION WAS TO REMOVE OR DISENGAGE MY AIRBAG. (I DON'T KNOW WHICH) I WAS TOLD NOT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AS MY AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS A FAIR OR SAFE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP? *JS

SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK PROPERLY AND THEY SOMETIMES STICK, NOT ALLOWING ME TO UNBUCKLE THE BELT.

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2007 MAZDA 6I VE STARTED SHIFTING HARD AND SLIPPING. THE TRANSMISSION, AFTER CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID BY DEALERSHIP, HAS NOW GOTTEN WORSE. 2ND AND 4TH GEAR DO NOT WORK. 2ND GEAR IS SKIPPED AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPED INTO 3RD, AND GOING INTO 4TH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO 5TH, AS 4TH GEAR DOESN'T DO ANYTHING BUT REV CONSTANTLY, LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP BELT TONGUE WILL NOT UNLOCK/RELEASE FROM THE BUCKLE. I HAD TO RECLINE THE SEAT AND SLIDE OUT BACKWARDS TO GET OUT OF THE SEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

WHEN IS THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO READDRESS PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS THAT CANNOT WITHSTAND NORMAL USE, CLOUD UP, AND CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. MY MAZDA NO LONGER HAS NORMAL LIGHT OUTPUT DUE TO INFERIOR LENS. THIS IS A VITAL SAFETY PART OF A CAR THAT SHOULD LAST SUBSTANTIALLY LONGER THAN THE 7 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. YES, I HAVE TRIED CHEMICALS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE; NOT AN EXTERIOR TRIM PROBLEM. COST TO REPLACE IS UNREASONABLE. IT IS ALMOST LIKE DRIVING WITH NO LIGHTS AT ALL AT THIS POINT! *TR