2004 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THERE WAS NO WARNING. FOUND THAT MAZDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE MAY 2006 IN FACT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT COMPLETELY IDENTIFIES THIS SITUATION DOWN TO THE PART NUMBER CODE ON THE DEFECTIVE PART. BULLETIN NUMBER 01-016/06. THIS HAPPENED ON A MAJOR FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, IT WAS JUST LUCK THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT A MAJOR INCIDENT. MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THIS BULLETIN CAME OUT WHY WAS IT NOT REPLACED OR RECALLED.. I HAVE SEEN RECALLS FOR MANY THINGS WITH LESS SAFETY IMPACT. I WAS CHARGE $473 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

CAR HAS SLIGHT PULL TO THE RIGHT EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER. VARIOUS REPAIRS HAVE NOT ELIMINATED THE PROBLEM. HAVE NOT HAD ANY INCIDENTS, BUT THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM COULD BE CONSTRUED AS HAVING THE POTENTIAL FOR INCIDENT. *TR

2004, 5SPEED MAZDA6 CATCHES FIRE AND BURNS TO A CRISP. GETTING ONTO A HIGHWAY A LOUD "POP" WAS HEARD THEN THERE WAS SMOKE-POPPED THE HOOD ALOT MORE SMOKE CHECKED UNDER THE CAR FOR LEAKS SAW ORANGE GLOW-10 SECONDS LATER THE CAR WAS UP IN FLAMES. *TR

AFTER EXITING A FREEWAY AND DECELERATING AND BRAKING NORMALLY, I WAITED BEHIND OTHER TRAFFIC FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE GEAR SELECTOR IN DRIVE. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED SHARPLY AND MY CAR MOVED FORWARD. I WAS UNABLE TO HOLD THE CAR IN PLACE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE SO HARD THAT I SENSED THE PULSING OF THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED, SO BY THE TIME I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, MY CAR HAD STRUCK THE REAR OF THE ONE AHEAD. I THEN TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE, AND THE OTHER DRIVER AND I AGREED IT WAS A "NON-REPORTABLE" ACCIDENT. AFTER THE INCIDENT, I WAITED ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. MY CAR HAD OPERATED NORMALLY UNDER VARIOUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS FOR THE PREVIOUS TWO HOURS. I WAS NOT USING THE AIR CONDITIONING AT THE TIME; I WAS RUNNING THE VENTILATOR FAN SYSTEM. IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT I HAD DEPRESSED BOTH BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR TOGETHER, AS I HAD JUST BRAKED NORMALLY AND DID NOT MOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. (I CHECKED LATER TO SEE IF IT WAS EVEN POSSIBLE TO TOUCH BOTH PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY. I COULD NOT, WITHOUT PUTTING MY FOOT AT AN AWKWARD, ANGLED POSITION.) I ALSO CHECKED FOR A JAMMED FLOOR MAT, BUT IT WAS WELL CLEAR OF THE PEDALS. THIS UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION OCCURRED AT CA. 66,000 MI. THERE WAS ONE SUCH PREVIOUS INCIDENT, AT CA. 14,000 MI. THE MAZDA DEALER THAT REGULARLY SERVICES THE VEHICLE INSPECTED THE CAR AND RAN VARIOUS ELECTRONIC, THROTTLE, AND VACUUM TESTS, WITH ADVICE FROM MAZDA'S NATIONAL SERVICE CENTER. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. A SENIOR SERVICE MANAGER ALSO DROVE THE CAR FOR SOME SEVEN MILES UNDER VARIOUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR. A SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED IT MIGHT BE AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRONICS PROBLEM; AND ALSO THAT MY WIFE AND I SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL EACH TIME WE STOP IN TRAFFIC, AND WATCH THEN FOR SUDDEN RPM INCREASES. *TR

IGNITION COILS KEEP FAILING ON MAZDA 6 WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER. OTHER PEOPLE WE KNOW WITH MAZDAS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WELL ON OUR 2004 MAZDA 6 . THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER TWICE AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THE LIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT IT IS SERIOUSLY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT, SO WE CAN ONLY DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE DAYLIGHT. WE ARE AFRAID TO RUN OVER SOMETHING OR SOMEONE, OR GET PULLED OVER BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, AND WE ARE AFRAID THIS MAY CAUSE A CAR CRASH AS WELL. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS JUST NOT ANYTHING THAT WILL FIX IT. THE AUTO DEALER DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO DEAL WITH THIS ANYMORE AND HAVE REJECTED OUR WARRANTY. THEY SAID THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH OR ALTERED AND SO HAVE DECLINED TO RECOGNIZE THE WARRANTY ON IT. HOWEVER, WE KNOW THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY TAMPERING NOR ALTERING! THE CAR IS THE WAY IT CAME. THIS MAY VERY WELL BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT MAZDA DOESN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH. *TR

THE DRIVER'S DOOR ON MY 2004 MAZDA 6 WILL NOT OPEN. THIS CAR HAS ELECTRIC LOCKS. ALL DOORS OPEN EXCEPT THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE LATCH WAS BAD AND IT WILL COST $400 TO REPAIR. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD. IF I AM IN A WRECK, I CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT. THERE SHOULD BE A WAY TO MANUALLY DISENGAGE THE LOCKING MECHANISM IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND ENGINEERING DEFECT. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE. HE HAS CHANGED THE BULBS AT LEAST TEN TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT THE LIGHTS WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE THREE TIMES FOR DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118.

BOUGHT NEW 2004 MAZDA6 AND ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR ALSO MAZDA INFORMED ME THAT STARTER WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. WHY AM I REPLACING THESE PARTS SO SOON. *TR

DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY FROM CHICAGO TO WISCONSIN I NOTICED A KNOCK IN MY ENGINE THAT TURNED INTO 2 THROWN PISTONS THROUGH MY ENGINE BLOCK. I WORK FOR A CRASH TEST FACILITY. CARS ARE A DAILY COMPONENT IN MY LIFE. THE ENGINE HAD 45,000 MILES ON IT AND MAZDA REJECTED MY WARRANTY CLAIM. I ENDED UP SETTLING WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND TRANSFERRING MY LOAN TO A USED CAR. I WANTED TO POST THIS OCCURRENCE OF ENGINE FAILURE TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR