2011 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

TAKATA RECALL. I LIVE IN THE HUMID HOT SOUTH IN TEXAS. THOUGH MAZDA IS WELL AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR AND THE FACT THAT HUMID CONDITIONS WORSENS THE PROBLEM, THEY HAVE NO PLANS IN PLACE AT THIS TIME TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT EVEN OFFER A LOANER OR RENTAL CAR. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM DRIVING AROUND WITH A TICKING TIME BOMB CARTING YOUNG CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS IS TAKING SO LONG. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SPEED UP THE RECALL AND REPAIR PROCESS.

TAKATA RECALL. INSUFFICIENT PARTS. BUT, MAZDA ADVISES US TO "NOT ALLOW PASSENGERS TO RIDE IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT." THAT IS RIDICULOUS. ALSO, ISN'T THE DRIVER AT RISK AS WELL? ISN'T THE ADVISAL INSUFFICIENT? IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART, AND IF DRIVING THE CAR IS DANGEROUS AS ADVISED, SHOULDN'T WE BE PROVIDED A LOANER UNTIL THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE?

TAKATA RECALL MY SON'S 2011 VEHICLE HAS A TAKATA AIRBAG IN THE PASSENGER SIDE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CAN NOT REPLACE IT AT THIS TIME AS THERE IS NOT A FORMAL RECALL. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE WEBSITE SAYS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE ASAP ON ALL AIRBAGS YOU KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH. IS IT OK THAT THE AIRBAG KILLS A PASSENGER?

TAKATA RECALL - 2011 MAZDA 6 I WAS THE PASSENGER IN A COLLISION IN NOVEMBER 2015 WHERE THE 2011 MAZDA 6 WAS T-BONED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE (FORD FUSION), WHICH MADE THE MAZDA 6 SPIN SEVERAL TIMES, HOP A CURB, AND DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. AS THE PASSENGER (FRONT SEAT) I SUFFERED INJURIES CAUSED BY THE TAKATA AIRBAGS AND REQUIRED GOING TO THE HOSPITAL FOLLOWING THE COLLISION. INJURIES INCLUDED AT LEAST THREE FRACTURED/BROKEN RIBS AND MAJOR BRUISING ON MY RIGHT KNEE. INJURIES TOOK OVER 6 MONTHS TO HEAL, TAKING HEAVY DOSES OF PAIN KILLERS JUST TO MANAGE THE PAIN. LINGERING EFFECTS FROM THIS COLLISION CAN STILL BE FELT 7 MONTHS LATER. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN MAJOR INJURIES ASIDE FROM SCRAPES AND A FEW BRUISES. POLICE REPORTS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE FORD FUSION WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COLLISION AND WAS CHARGED WITH CARELESS/RECKLESS DRIVING. THAT DRIVER FAILED TO STOP/YIELD IN THEIR TURNING LANE BEFORE DRIVING STRAIGHT INTO THE MAZDA 6. THE MAZDA 6 WAS DECLARED TOTALED BY INSURANCE. THE MAZDA 6 WAS ADDED TO THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL IN MAY 2016, APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED.

THE AC COMPRESSOR CLUTCH LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE BELT TO MAKE LOUD SCREECHING NOISES. ALSO, SOMETHING BURNING COULD BE SMELLED INSIDE THE ENGINE AND BURNT RUBBER WAS FLUNG AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ANOTHER ISSUE: READ ABOUT THIS A LOT BECAUSE I AM EXPERIENCING IT, THE PASSENGER-SIDE DASH IS MELTING. SEEMS THEY USED A CHEAP MATERIAL AND WHEN IT GETS ABOVE 80 DEGREES OUTSIDE THE DASH BEGINS TO MELT. IT IS STICKY, LEAVES A RESIDUE ON YOUR FINGERS, AND PRODUCES AN EXTREME GLARE. THE AC WENT OUT WHILE I WAS IN THE DRIVE-THROUGH ORDERING FOOD. THE DASH BOARD HAS BEEN MELTING SINCE LAST SUMMER AND HAS NOT GOTTEN ANY BETTER. STOPPED MELTING DURING THE WINTER AND BEGAN MELTING NOW THAT IT'S SUMMER AGAIN.

TWO CAR COLLISION AT AN INTERSECTION .CITY STREETS. BOTH CARS IN MOTION. AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DIDN'T INFLATE. SMOKE FILLED INTERIOR. ATTENDING FIREMAN AT FIRST THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM A RUPTURE IN THE AIR BAG NEAR THE POINT WHERE THE BAG WAS CONNECTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL.

THE LOW BEAM LIGHT GOES OUT EVERY TIME THE CAR IS OFF FOR THE NIGHT ,IN THE MORNING WHEN TURNED BACK ON YOU NEED TO HIT THE LIGHT OR THE FONT FENDER ON DRIVER SIDE WHER THE PROBLEM IS,EVERY TIME EVERY MORNING,I HAVE TO DO THIS IN ORDER FOR THE LOW BEAM LIGHT TO WORK, L/S LOW BEAM LIGHT..MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM JUST GO ON YOUTUBE..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 MAZDA 6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000......UPDATED 02/10/16 *BF VEHICLE SOLD 2/24/18, UPDATED 3/22/18*JB

MY 2011 MAZDA6 IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HOWEVER, THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS AND IS MELTING CAUSING A VERY BAD GLARE THAT OBSTRUCTS ONES VIEW. I'VE READ THERE'S BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS. MAZDA NEEDS TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THEIR CONSUMERS AND PUT THEIR SAFETY FIRST! MY SON IS USING THIS CAR FOR COLLEGE AND JUST SENT ME PICTURES OF THE GLARE HE SEES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST.