2009 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V429000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED MATT CASTRUCCI MAZDA AT (937) 434-4723 LOCATED AT 45549, 3013 MALL PARK DR, DAYTON, OH 45449 WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. (VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE).

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30 THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT FLICKERS AND THE DOME LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE DOOR LATCH RECALLS FIXED ON MY CAR. IT IS FIGHTEN TO THINK THE DOOR MAY FLY OPEN

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V429000 AND 16V594000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED ROHRICH MAZDA (2690 W LIBERTY AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15216, PHONE NUMBER: (412) 344-3600) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

HEADLIGHT HARNESS COMES LOOSE FREQUENTLY, RESULTING IN LOSS OF HEADLIGHT. MUST EITHER HIT THE HEADLIGHT FORCEFULLY OR MANUALLY SECURE HEADLIGHT BY REMOVING WHEEL WELL. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON YOUTUBE HAVE REPORTEDLY EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT. UNCERTAIN WHETHER THIS OCCURS WHILE STATIONARY OR MOVING, BUT IMAGINE VIBRATION FROM MOTION WILL KNOCK IT LOOSE AGAIN. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN AFTER MANUALLY ADJUSTING THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT VIA THE HARNESS IN ORDER TO TURN IT BACK ON. THE RIGHT LIGHT IS DIMMER THAN THE LEFT, SUGGESTING A GROUND ISSUE.

I WENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE IN PLACE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT AND THAT MY ENGINE COULD FALL OUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. ALSO, BECAUSE OF THE ROT, THE ROD THAT SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO THE STEERING WAS NOT ATTACHED BECAUSE THE BOLTS HAD NOTHING TO ADHERE TO. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ME DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER AND LOSING MY STEERING AND POSSIBLY GETTING IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP AS IT IS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN PER MY MECHANIC FOR SAFETY REASONS AS WELL AS FAILING INSPECTION FRO THIS. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS I DO NOT HAVE ANY TRANSPORTATION AND I WORK FULL TIME. I CAN BE REACHED AT [XXX]. OR MY MECHANIC AT HOMETOWNE AUTO, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TAKATA RECALL. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY IN THE CAR AND THE AREA ABOVE THE AIRBAG IN THE DASH IS OPENING UP AND PULLING AWAY FROM THE DASH WHILE STATIONARY.

TAKATA RECALL: IN LATE JUNE 2017 I MADE AN APPOINTMENT THREE DAYS IN ADVANCE TO HAVE A ROUTINE SERVICE AND TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED AT PERRY MAZDA OF SANTA BARBARA. ON ARRIVAL I WAS INFORMED THE REQUIRED PARTS WERE NOT IN STOCK. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CALLED WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED. I WAS NEVER CALLED. ON AUGUST 1, I LEFT A VOICE MAIL WITH A SERVICE TECH ASKING IF THE PARTS WERE IN. I NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. IN MID-AUGUSTT, I WENT TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN PERSON. I WAS TOLD THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE THE NEXT DAY AND THAT A SERVICE TECH WOULD CALL ME THE NEXT DAY. I NEVER RECEIVED A CALL. THE RECALL WORK REMAINS UNDONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY WAS DAMAGED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. BASS MAZDA (LOCATED AT 4900 DETROIT RD, ELYRIA, OH) WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

2009 MAZDA 6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VARIOUS SAFETY RECALLS ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IT WAS REPROGRAMMED , BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DOORS AND WINDOWS WOULD LOCK, LEAVING OCCUPANTS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE NOR WOULD THE VEHICLE START. THE HORN WOULD MALFUNCTION. THE HORN RELAY WAS TAKEN OUT DUE TO THE HORN UNEXPECTEDLY SOUNDING OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN NUMBER WAS INVALID. UPDATED 08/23/2017*JS

SYMPTOMS: ALIGNMENT OF THE CAR WAS NOT CORRECT, STEERING WHEEL NOT CENTERED, WHEN BREAKING TIRE GRIP WAS LIMITED. RAIN EXAGGERATED THE SYMPTOMS, CAR WOULD SLIDE EASY AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP(TIRES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION). RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAMBER SIGNIFICANTLY OUT. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE TIRE INDICATED CAMBER WAS NOT CORRECT. INVESTIGATION INTO POTENTIAL WEAR ITEMS WAS COMPLETED SEARCHING FOR THE POSSIBILITIES OF WORN LOWER BALL JOINT, SHOCK TOWER CONNECTIONS AND STEERING RELATED COMPONENTS. ALL ITEMS APPEARED NORMAL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO CONNECTIONS OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM REVEALED SIGNIFICANT CORROSION AND SEPARATION OF WELDED STEEL ON THE ENGINE CRADLE(ALSO KNOWN AS FRONT SUB FRAME/FRONT CROSS MEMBER/FRONT K-FRAME) CORROSION WEAKENED THE CROSSMEMBER SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING TO BEND THE CROSSMEMBER AND CREATED THE OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND CAMBER ISSUE. CONTINUING TO DRIVE IN THIS STATE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BREAKING THE CROSSMEMBER COMPLETELY AND LIKELY AT A TIME WHEN SIGNIFICANT BREAKING WOULD BE REQUIRED. WITH THE WHEEL OUT OF ALIGNMENT ACCELERATION/BREAKING AND STEERING ARE ALL AFFECTED DUE TO THE LIMITED TRACTION FROM MISALIGNMENT. WET WEATHER DRIVING CONTROL IS ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED.