2004 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

1)NOV. '04....12 HOURS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, WERE CALLED BACK TO HAVE MAZDA REPLACE GAS TANK "DUE TO RECALL".MAZDA "MISPLACED" MY NEW GAS TANK. TOOK APPROX.4 DAYS TO GET MY BRAND NEW CAR BACK IN MY POSSESSION. 2)05/01/04: A.COMPLAINED OF MOANING SOUND FROM STEERING WHEEL/ENGINE. B) BREAKS SQUEAKING LOUDLY. MAZDA"PROBLEM NOT DUPLICATED" 3)8-19-05 A. CLUTCH SHUDDERS WHEN GOING FROM 0-1 & 1-2 GEAR (MANUAL TRANS.) B. MOANING SOUND FROM STEERING/ENGINE RIGHT FRONT AREA. MAZDA: "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" 3) CAR MAKES MOANING SOUND FROM STEERING/RIGHT FRONT ENGINE WHILE TURNING. MAZDA: "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" PROBLEM LISTINGS GO ON WITH MY SAME COMPLAINTS. EACH TIME, MAZDA STATES "PROBLEM NOT DUPLICATED". NOW, WARRANTY IS UP, GUESS WHAT: MAZDA SAYS: "WE'VE FOUND YOUR PROBLEM! YEAH, WE FOUND IT REALLY QUICKLY, IS THE REASON THAT I'M CALLING YOU SO SOON. YOU NEED A NEW CLUTCH WHICH WILL FIX YOUR ONGOING CLUTCH COMPLAINT OF 3 YEARS. OH, AND WE'LL NEED TO ORDER A NEW ENGINE MOUNT, AND TAKE APART THE ENGINE TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION. YOU SEEMS TO HAVE SOME PROBLEMS FROM YOUR CLUTCH WHICH AFFECTED THE TRANSMISSION. YOUR WARRANTY IS UP, AND WE WOULD HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM HAD WE NOTICED IT BEFORE 3,000 MILES. BUT, NO NEED TO WORRY.....WE'LL PUT YOU IN A RENTAL CAR...." *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA 6. THE HEADLIGHT BULBS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BULBS FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULBS WITH AFTERMARKET BULBS. THE REPLACEMENT WORKED TEMPORARILY. THE DEALER STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WOULD COST $80 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE FAILURE COULD BE DUE TO THE AFTERMARKET BULBS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE FOLLOWING ISSUE: IN THE SUMMER OF 2006, THIS CAR BEGAN TO EXHIBIT OCCASIONAL CLUNKING AND GRINDING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MONTGOMERY MAZDA IN CHARLOTTE, NC, AND TIM MARBURGER MAZDA IN CONCORD, NC, FOR DIAGNOSIS. DURING THIS TIME, THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND HAD APPROX. 41,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. NEITHER DEALERSHIP COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ?IN LATE AUGUST 2007, THIS CAR BEGAN TO EXHIBIT CONTINUOUS CLUNKING AND GRINDING NOISES EMANATING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION DURING ALL DRIVING SITUATIONS. IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2007, I TOOK THE CAR TO MONTGOMERY MAZDA IN CHARLOTTE, NC, FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE INVOLVED SPRING ISOLATORS AND BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION, AND REPAIRS WOULD RUN APPROX. $480.00. I INQUIRED ABOUT WHETHER THIS ITEM WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL OR WARRANTY, AND WAS TOLD NO. ?ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2007, I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC NEAR MY HOME, WHO VERIFIED THE DIAGNOSIS FROM MONTGOMERY MAZDA. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT PARTS, AND WAS TOLD THAT SPRING ISOLATORS, BUSHINGS, AND OTHER PARTS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN REDESIGNED, AND THAT THEY HAD BEEN ISSUED NEW PARTS NUMBERS. GIVEN THE FACT THAT I BROUGHT THIS MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF MY LOCAL DEALERS WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANT, AND GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE REDESIGN OF THESE KEY SUSPENSION PARTS INDICATES A CLEAR, KNOWN DEFECT IN MATERIALS AND/OR DESIGN, I AM ASKING THAT MAZDA COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS ON MY CAR. *TR

BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING BARELY AVOIDING A SERIOUS COLLISION. BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC AT MIDAS THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE AXLE BOOT RESULTING IN A BREAK IN THE LINE AND TEARING OF THE BOOT. THIS RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. PREVIOUSLY THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD FALLEN OFF DURING PAD INSPECTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA 6. THE METAL BRAKE LINES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE CV BOOTS. THEY HAVE WORN THROUGH BOTH SIDES OF THE BOOTS AND RESULTED IN HOLES FORMING IN THE BRAKE LINES ITSELF PER THE MECHANIC. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN NUMBER AND ENGINE SIZE ARE UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2004 MAZDA 6 SPORTS SEDAN WHICH STILL HAS A FACTORY WARRANTY. MY WIFE & I ARE HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE CAR WHICH IS CAUSING A 15 AMP FUSE TO KEEP BLOWING. THIS FUSE CONTROLS THE HORN, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, & CRUISE CONTROL. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM 3 TIMES NOW & ALL THEY SEEM TO DO IS REPLACE THE FUSE WITH A NEW ONE & SEND US ON OUR WAY WITH NO EXPLANATION OF WHY IT IS BLOWING. THEY ADVISE ME THAT THEY HAVE TESTED ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS & CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS OCCURRING BECAUSE MY WIFE & I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING THIS FUSE IS BLOWN UNTIL WE EXIT THE VEHICLE & ATTEMPT TO ARM THE ALARM & HEAR NO HORN, OR SOMEONE LETS US KNOW OUR BREAK LIGHTS & TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING. NOT TO MENTION THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD DRIVING IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC! THE CAR GIVES NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER & IF SOMEONE HITS THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR DUE TO NO BRAKE LIGHTS I DO NOT FEEL OBLIGATED TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM ON THE OTHER DRIVER.....MAZDA CORPORATION SHOULD BE TOTALLY LIABLE FOR ANY ACCIDENT THAT MAY OCCUR DUE TO THIS DEFECT! *TR

OCCASIONALLY CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK, TOOK ITTO DEALER TWICE FOR SERVICE. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED A SWITCH, SECOND TIME COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. DEALER SERVICE CENTER RECOMMENDED TO USE E-BRAKE WHEN PARKING, AND THIS WA S NORMAL IF PARKING ON A INCLINE. PROBLEM GOT WORSE, FROM ANALYZING THE PROBLEM MYSELF, DETERMINED THAT THE INCLINE OR E-BRAKE HAD NO RELATION. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED DURING A VERY HOT DAY WHEN LEAVING WORK. DETERMINED THAT IF IT JERKED SHIFTED IT BACK AND FORTH ABOUT 10 TIMES, WHEN I HEARD A CLICK, AT THAT TIME.I COULD MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. SHE TRIED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE KEY, THE REMOTE, AND MANUALLY, BUT IT CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000. *AK

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS ON MY 2004 MAZDA 6S. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BULBS TWICE IN THE LAST 1.5 MONTHS, BY A DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE BURNING OUT, BUT NOT THE BRIGHTS. THE DEALERSHIP, CENTRAL MAZDA, IN PLAINFIELD, CT, HAD PUT THE VEHICLE THROUGH A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL TESTS THIS MORNING AND CAN'T SEEM TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ONLY CHARGED ME FOR THE FIRST REPLACEMENT, BUT I AM NOT SURE THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A FREE SERVICE. I HAVE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS AT ALL ABOUT THE CAR. I BOUGHT IT NEW. *JB

I WAS IN A FRONT-IMPACT COLLISION GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE DAMAGE TO MY MAZDA 6 WAS VERY MINIMAL TO THE FENDER. THE TRUCK I HIT HAD NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE VEHICLE. THE AUTO BODY SHOP SAID THEY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN SUCH A MINOR COLLISION. BOTH AIRBAGS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A VERY COSTLY PRICE. *NM