2009 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

2009 MAZDA6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AUTOMATIC UNLOCK BUTTON MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, THE AUTOMATIC UNLOCK BUTTON INSIDE THE VEHICLE, SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING, AND IN FACT DID THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO. WHEN THE UNLOCK BUTTON WAS PRESSED, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED, AND AT TIMES, WOULD NOT RELEASE THE LOCK, EVEN MANUALLY. IT WOULD TAKE MANY ATTEMPTS AT PERFECT TIMING TO SELECT THE UNLOCK BUTTON WHILE OPENING THE DOOR IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE AUTOMATIC LOCK BUTTON FUNCTIONED AS IT SHOULD, LOCKING ALL DOORS. IN OTHER WORDS, BOTH THE AUTOMATIC LOCK AND UNLOCK BUTTONS ONLY LOCKED THE DOORS. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE DOOR TO RELEASE. THE DEALER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FOR THE LOCKS. HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT OFFER A GUARANTEE THAT THE NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE WOULD NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AS MAZDA ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THE PART.

MY CAR ALARM KEPT GOING OFF SEVERAL TIMES A DAY FOR MONTHS FOR NO REASON. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT I HAD A BAD DOOR LATCH. COULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE IF DOOR COULD HAVE COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING. WARRANTY WAS UP SO I HAD TO PAY ALL COSTS TO REPLACE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH, INSPECTED TO FIND ALL THREE DOOR LATCH MOUNTING SCREW WERE MISSING, AND THE DOOR LATCH WAS FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. VERY DANGEROUS, AND I WAS STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT WITH A DRIVER DOOR THAT COULD NOT BE LATCHED. *TR

DISCOVERED EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION FOLLOWING THE OUTAGE OF THE RIGHT PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT. OUTAGE TO THE HEADLIGHT RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND UNFIT FOR DRIVING IN SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE USAGE OF HEADLIGHTS UNTIL REPAIRED. CONDENSATION ALSO OBSERVED IN DRIVER HEADLAMP, HOWEVER LIGHT IS STILL CURRENTLY FUNCTIONING. RESULTING DAMAGE INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE HEADLIGHT STRUCTURE AND COMPONENTS DUE TO WATER RELATED DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH UPON ENTRY TO THE VEHICLE. INSPECTION SHOWED THAT ALL 4 SCREWS WERE MISSING FROM THE LATCH MECHANISM. INSPECTION OF THE OTHER 3 DOORS SHOWED THAT UP TO 3 OF THE 4 SCREWS WERE MISSING FROM THEM. EVERY DOOR HAD AT LEAST 1 MISSING SCREW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA, MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A CRACK IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK. A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V134000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WOULD NOT CLOSE. UPON CHECKING ALL THE SCREWS HOLDING THE LATCH WERE MISSING.

THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES IN THE 2009 MAZDA6 VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ON ME ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ONCE BOTH LAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE SECOND TIME BANGING ON THE LIGHT COVER GOT THEM TO WORK AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MAZDA TO JUST BANG ON THE LIGHT COVER WITH MY HAND AND IT SHOULD COME BACK ON. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT OFTEN AND TO GET IT TO COME BACK ON I HAVE TO BANG ON THE LIGHT COVER. I'VE PUT ABOUT 12 BULBS IN THE CAR. YOU FIND SIMILAR INCIDENTS ON THE WEB IN MAZDA FORUMS. ALSO, YOU CAN SEE FROM THE COMMENTS OF A YOUTUBE VIDEO A FRIEND OF MINE POSTED, IT'S COMMON: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=UQQPERRESA8 MAZDA SAYS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING JUST FINE AND THAT THERE IS NO ISSUE. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO BE TOLD TO BANG ON THE LIGHT TO MAKE IT WORK AGAIN BU A SERVICE TECHNICIAN. IF IT'S THAT COMMON, THERE IS AN ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE DOOR DID NOT LATCH COMPLETELY WHEN I CLOSED IT AFTER GETTING IN THE CAR. I OPENED THE DOOR BACK UP AND REALIZED THAT ALL THREE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE LATCH IN HAD FALLEN OUT. I INSPECTED THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL AND 1 WAS GONE. UPDATED 04/18/13*LJ I WENT FURTHER AND CHECKED ALL OF THE SCREWS IN THE CAR AND REALIZED THAT ALL OF THE SCREWS WERE EASY TO REMOVE. THERE WAS NO ADHESIVE ON THE SCREWS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BACKING OUT. FORTUNATELY, I DISCOVERED THE DOOR DIDN'T LATCH IN MY GARAGE AND NOT WHILE I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD! *TR

WHEN I TRIED TO GET INTO MY CAR THE DOOR GOT STUCK AND ONLY OPEN ABOUT 2 INCHES. WHEN I FINALLY OPENED IT AND GOT IN THE CAR THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. WHEN I CHECKED IT I REALIZED THAT ALL 3 SCREWS WERE MISSING AND THE DOOR LATCH HAD SHIFTED. *TR