2005 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 6. THE VEHICLE HAS NO PROVISIONS FOR ADJUSTING THE HORIZONTAL POSITION OF THE HEADLIGHTS. AS A RESULT, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OUT OF FOCUS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PROOF THAT ONLY A VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT EXISTS. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

HAD 30000 MILE SERVICE DONE PRIOR TO A 1000 MILE ONE WAY VACATION TRIP. AFTER ARRIVING AT OUR DESTINATION WASHED CAR AT COIN CAR WASH. DROVE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND ENGINE BEGAN SURGING, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE FROM SECOND GEAR, AND VEHICLE SPEED WOULD NOT EXCEED 20 MPH. EXITED ROADWAY AND PARKED VEHICLE OVERNIGHT. AT ENGINE STARTUP VEHICLE RAN FINE BUT WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON. DROVE 60 MILES AND VEHICLE SUFFERED COMPLETE SHUTDOWN ON FREEWAY. VEHICLE COASTED TO A SAFE STOP AND CALLED MAZDA ROADSIDE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, IGNITION COIL AND PCM WERE REPLACED. DEALER APPROVED VEHICLE FOR 1000 MILE RETURN TRIP. AFTER ONLY 4 HOURS OF DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. EXITED INTERSTATE, PARKED VEHICLE AND CALLED MAZDA ROADSIDE. VEHICLE CURRENTLY UNDER REPAIR. THIS WAS TWO IDENTICAL FAILURES WITHIN 200 MILES OF USE. *AK

AT 42,000 MILES, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE INCREDIBLE VIBRATIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THE ROTORS WERE WARPED TO THE POINT THAT THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEY COULDN'T BE RESURFACED OR EVENED UP-SOMETHING LIKE THAT. *AK.

AT 28,000 MI I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY MAZDA 6 SPORT WAGON--RIGHT SIDE AT 4, LEFT SIDE AT 1. I WENT TO THREE DIFFERENT PLACES--THEY ALL SAID THE WEAR WAS INCREDIBLY UNEVEN DUE TO A FAULT WITH THE BRAKES. MY (NO LONGER) MAZDA DEALER SIL-TEHAR IN CO SAID THE DIFFERENCE WAS WITHIN THEIR ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. OBVIOUSLY, I DIDN'T TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE PEOPLE WHO DID SERVICE IT FOUND A PART MISSING--A CLIP THAT HELPS THE PAD SEPARATE FROM THE WHEEL. THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO HAD ACTUALLY TAKEN THE BRAKES APART (UNTIL THE REPLACEMENT) WAS THE DEALER. SO EITHER THEY DIDN'T PUT THE CLIP BACK WHEN THEY TOOK THEM APART OR THE CLIP WAS MISSING TO START--WHICH COULD EXPLAIN THE INCREDIBLY UNEVEN WEAR.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO SWITCH TO ACCESSORY MODE. THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, BUT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DELAYED AND SHIFTED ROUGHLY WHEN TURNING CORNERS. THE VEHICLE HAS PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE, BUT IT NEVER SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,200.

2005 MAZDA 6 6 CYLINDER WITH 61000 MILES , NEEDS NEW ENGINE. THE ONLY SIGN WAS A SCREECH NOISE A FEW TIMES , TOOK IT TO AN AUTO SHOP, WHERE THEY CHECKED THE BELTS ,AND WE COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SOUND. STARTED A MINOR OIL LEAK ,AND LESS THAN 4 DAYS LATER ENGINE FAILURE, AND THE DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. MAZDA DEALERSHIP SAYS THE OIL LOOKS BLACK AND INDIRECTLY TOLD ME THAT I PROBABLY DID NOT DO REGULAR OIL SERVICES, WHICH IS UNTRUE . I JUST DID NOT USE THE DEALERSHIP. CONTACT THE MAZDA CORPORATE, AND THEY SAID THEY WILL INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM , BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. I AM TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE, WHO I NURSED AND MOSTLY DID LONGER DISTANCE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP REPEATEDLY SAID THAT THE CAR HAS A LOT OF MILES ON THE ODOMETER FOR ITS TWO YEARS OLD. NEVER HAD ANY VEHICLE WHO DISAPPOINTED ME LIKE THIS! EXPENSIVE LESSON FOR ME AND MAZDA HAVE NOT BEEN HELPFUL AT ALL. EVERY COMMUNICATION HAVE BEEN REALLY VAGUE AND EVERY PERSON WHICH I TALKED TO MADE SURE THAT I THAT I KNOW THAT THE CAR HAVE NOT BEEN MAINTAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND STRESSING THE FACT THAT THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY WARRANTY. NOT ANY REAL HELP FROM THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP EXCEPT GIVING ME THE EXPENSIVE QUOTATION FOR A NEW ENGINE. DID NOT OFFER TO TAKE UP THE ISSUE WITH MAZDA CORPORATE EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS FAIRLY NEW AND WELL TAKEN CARE OFF. THE WARRANT JUST EXPIRED A 1000 MILES AGO. ANY ONE WITH A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE OF ENGINE FAILURE IN A RELATIVELY NEW CAR? *AK

LEASED 2005 MAZDA 6 IN JULY 2005. SEPTEMBER 2005: TOOK IN FOR SERVICE FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED A PURGE CANISTER VALVE. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE, I HEARD A HIGH-PITCHED WHIRRING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. TECH DETERMINED NOISE WAS COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. TRANS. WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES; NOISE DID NOT GO AWAY. TECH THEN DETERMINED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THAT WAS REPLACED BUT NOISE REMAINED. TECH THEN SUSPECTED THE FUEL LINES WERE VIBRATING, ADDED A CLIP TO PREVENT RUBBING AND NOISE DISAPPEARED. THAT TOOK 28 DAYS. DAY AFTER VEHICLE LEFT DEALERSHIP, FUEL TANK LEAKED FUEL UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT A CAP HAD NOT BEEN TIGHTENED. CAP WAS TIGHTENED AND CAR WAS RETURNED BUT SMELLED AWFUL. DEALERSHIP SHAMPOOED INTERIOR. JUNE 2006: WHILE DRIVING, TACHOMETER SUDDENLY BOUNCED AND VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR BEING PRESSED. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT, CAR WORKED FINE, BUT WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. TECH REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. APRIL 2007: VEHICLE STALLED WHILE WAITING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TECH DETERMINED THAT A FUEL PUMP FUSE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED. FUSE WAS REPLACED. ONE WEEK LATER, FUEL TANK LEAKED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN. FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. I DO NOT HAVE VEHICLE BACK YET. *TR

IN AUGUST OF 2005 I PURCHASED A MAZDA 6 (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). AFTER 2 - 3 WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP MY MAZDA DIED ON ME ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP YET NO PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED. 4 - 5 MONTHS LATER MY CAR STALLED WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER THAT, MY MAZDA STALLED AGAIN. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF. IT'S SO ANNOYING BECAUSE I ALWAYS TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE STALLING OCCURS AND THEY CAN NEVER IDENTIFY A PROBLEM; THEY TRY TO RECREATE THE CONDITIONS AND PUT MILES ON MY CAR BUT IT DOESN'T STALL FOR THEM. WHEN IT STALLS THERE IS NO WARNING (I.E NO LIGHTS, ENGINE NOISE,ETC). IT TURNS RIGHT BACK ON IMMEDIATELY; I NOTICE THE LIGHTS AND THE FACT THAT MY ENGINE IS NO LONGER ON. I SIMPLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR RUNS FINE. THIS STALLING OCCURS EVERY 5 - 7 MONTHS. I'VE COMPLAINED AND COMPLAINED TO EVERY MAZDA DEALERSHIP I'VE BEEN TO AND HAVE SENT MULTIPLE EMAILS AND MADE MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CAN'T BE IDENTIFIED THE MAZDA TECHNICIANS CAN OFFER NO REMEDY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON RURAL ROADS, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST AND CRASHED INTO TWO TREES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY HOWEVER, SEATBELTS WERE WORN. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE AIRBAG SENSORS WERE NOT TRIGGERED. THE VEHICLE WAS A 2005 MAZDA 6.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT; A VEHICLE TRAVELING 30 MPH REAR ENDED THE CONTACT. DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS MOVED FORWARD CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PINS WHICH ENABLE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS TO BE ADJUSTED AND MOVED SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE SEATS TO COME UNLOCKED AND MOVE FORWARD DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY BACK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, BUT DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE SEAT MOVED FORWARD. SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND DID WORK PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE SEATS STAYING LOCKED IN POSITION PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.