2006 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

RIGHT REAR BLOWOUT DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THE BLOWOUT WAS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. I JUST HEARD A LOUD POP! THE TIRE SIZE IS P205/60R16 . THIS IS ON MY 2006 MAZDA WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES. THE TREAD IS EXCELLENT. I HAVE READ OF HUNDRED OF CASES WHERE MICHELIN TIRES ARE BLOWING OUT ON NEWER CARS. WHAT THE STORY. ARE YOU GUYS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER OR NOT ????? *TR

MAZDA'S BLUEPRINT FOR DISASTER: BATTERY LOCATION, BATTERY QUALITY. OVERHEATED , LOW QUALITY BATTERY SPEWING ACID ON CRITICAL ENGINE COMPONENTS, CORRODED WIRING, STEERING, SENSORS TRANSMISSION, OTHER PARTS BEYOND REPAIR. WASHED WITH WATER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN SIXTH GEAR, THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS INTO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE VALVE BODY AND FLUSHED THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE WAS TEMPORARILY SOLVED FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT IF THE DEALER COULD NOT PERMANENTLY CORRECT THE FAILURE, THEY WOULD REPLACE THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,228.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS AN EDDIE BAUER ALPHA OMEGA ELITE 22-755 CHILD SEAT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE THE CHILD FROM THE CHILD SEAT, THE RED BUTTON WAS STUCK. IT TOOK THE CONTACT 20 MINUTES TO RELEASE THE BUTTON. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE TYPE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/18/07 *TR

2006 MADZA 6 WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A MONTH AND THE CAR IS STILL IN DISREPAIR**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING METAL SOUND. THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE LOOKED UNDER IT AND NOTICED FLUID WAS SPILLING OUT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER 2 WEEKS THE DEALER STATED THE REPAIR WORK WAS FINISHED, HOWEVER 3 DAYS LATER, THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO HEAR THE SAME METAL SOUND AS BEFORE ONLY THIS TIME, THE CONSUMER HAD NO GEARS AND NO CLUTCH. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A CALL FROM HE DEALERSHIP STATING THE VEHICLE HAD BLOWN A ROD AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND NOT THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HE WOULD NEED TO PROVIDE RECEIPTS OF OIL CHANGES OR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE FIXED. *JB

NEITHER SIDE OR FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN ACCIDENT. THIS CAR WAS REAR ENDED AT 45 MPH AND THEN PUSHED INTO A GUARD RAIL, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE CAR. *AK

MY HUSBAND WAS MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN AND DIDN'T SEE ANY ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SMASHED INTO HIM MAKING THE CAR SPIN 180 DEGREES. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF INSTANTLY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE CAR HAD STOPPED SPINNING. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE HEADLIGHTS HOWEVER THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVE-ABLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY NEW 2006 MAZDA 6 SEDAN THAT WAS PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER 30 MILES AWAY FROM S.F.. RIGHT AFTER DRIVEN HOME, IT HAD THE SEVERE OVERHEATING SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. SUCH OVERHEATING SMELL OCCURRED EVEN WHEN MOVING THE CAR TO THE CURB. DEALER SAID IT WAS NEW CARS BURNING OFF SMELL. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER: CHANGED THE ENGINE COOLING THERMOSTAT, THE RADIATOR CAP, COOLANT RESERVOIR TANK AND RE-FLASHED THE POWERTRAIN. WAS TOLD THAT RESIDUAL SMELL WILL LINGER FOR A COUPLE WEEKS. THE OVERHEATING SMELL PERSISTS INSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE AIR VENT IS SET AT COLD OUTSIDE AIR. USUALLY SMELL STARTS IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER A MILE OF ORDINARY CITY DRIVE AT 25 MPH TO 35 MPH ON FLAT ROAD. IT GETS STRONGER AND SOMETIMES HOT AIR BLOWS IN WHEN THE DAY IS WARM (AROUND 68F TO ABOVE 70F). IF CAR IS PARKED FOR HOURS IN AN OPEN SPACE AFTER SEVERAL MILES DRIVE, HOT AIR AND SMELL BLOWS IMMEDIATELY AT START AND STAY ON. ON FREEWAY THE SMELL IS LESS STRONG BUT BECOMES VERY BAD WHEN EXIT TO A STOP SIGN. DURING THE COOLER DAYS OF 50F TO 65F, THE ONSET OF THE OVERHEATING SMELL IS DELAY. THERE IS NO SUCH SMELL IN THE VENT AIR WHEN SET FOR ''WARM'' AIR AT NIGHT OR AT ''AIR CONDITION'' TO CHECK IF SMELL IS FROM AIR DUCT. NOW THE CAR HAS 3000 MILES ON IT AND THE SMELL PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. A FEW TIMES I HAVE HEADACHE AFTER DRIVING WITH THE SMELL. FOR THIS PROBLEM I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR FOUR TIMES BETWEEN BOTH DEALERS AND CALLED THE MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER TWO TIMES. EACH TIME THEY DID A PRESSURE LEAK TEST AND TOLD ME THE CAR IS OK WITHIN MANUFACTURER''S SPECS. THEY ALL CLAIMED THAT THERE IS NO SUCH SMELL IN THE DRIVING CONDITIONS AS I DESCRIBED. NOTHING IS DONE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. LAST MONTH FOUND OIL STAIN UNDER CAR AND SOME RADIATOR HOSES TURN WHITE WITH POWDER. LAST WEEK THE LOCAL DEALER CHANGED THE LEAKING STRUT AND THE SLIGHTLY LEAKING OVERFLOW TUBE TO THE COOLANT RESERVOIR TANK. IT ALSO SAID COLOR CHANGE OF RADIATOR HOSE INTO ENGINE IS NORMAL. *JB

THERE SEEMS TO BE NO ONE SIGNIFICANT EVENT THAT HAS LEAD UP TO THE ISSUES I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH TIME OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. IT STARTED WITH A MINOR STUTTER BACK IN LATE JULY/EARLY AUGUST. IT WORSENED A FEW DAYS AFTER THE COMPUTER WAS REFLASHED FOR THE RECALL IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WAS A CATALYST TO THIS PROBLEM OR NOT SINCE IT WAS STUTTERING BEFORE A LITTLE BIT ALSO. BY LATE SEPTEMBER THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE WORSENING. BY MID-OCTOBER IT WAS STUTTERING CONSTANTLY WHEN DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM WORSENED WITH COOL WEATHER WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. ON NIGHTS BELOW ABOUT 30 DEGREES, THE CAR STUTTERS AND BUCKS SEVERELY FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP. ACCELERATION IS SOMETIMES UNPREDICTABLE DURING THIS TIME. SO FAR, MAZDA HAS REPLACED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND UPDATED THE ECU TO THE LATEST AVAILABLE AS OF NOVEMBER. SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED PRIOR TO THIS PER MY REQUEST. NOTHING SEEMS TO MAKE AN IMPACT. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THIS PROBLEM (COLD START) SEEMS TO WORSEN ON ROUGH/UNEVEN ROADS. GAS TYPE (93 OR 94 AND NAME BRAND) SEEMS TO MAKE NO NOTICEABLE IMPACT. *NM