2009 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE RELEASE BUTTON FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. *TR

VALVE STEM SHEARED OFF OF TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED YESTERDAY. DURING THE OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN ALSO INFLATED THE TIRES TO 32LBS EACH. TODAY THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATED A LOW TIRE. PASSENGER REAR TIRE WAS 23.5 POUNDS. AS I WAS PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE, THE VALVE STEM LITERALLY SHEARED OFF CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF AIR AND A FLAT TIRE. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OUT OF POCKET COST: $130.78. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VALVE STEM, GALVANIC CORROSION CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN. PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. *TR

I HEARD CHIRPING NOISE FROM THE CAR AND TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO WASN'T ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE NOISE BUT THE NOISE CAME BACK AND WITH IN THE NEXT 10 DAYS IT GOT WORSE. THE DEALER TOLD THAT THERE WAS A LEAKAGE FROM EXHAUST DONUT AND EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD HAD TO BE FIXED. I GOT THEM FIXED AND AFTER 3 DAYS AND LESS THAN 100 MILES I HEAR THE CHIRPING NOISE AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT IS LOUDER. I CAN HEAR IT EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED. *TR

TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY, WHEN FINALLY ABLE TO PULL OVER TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT AND RUINED, VALVE STEM FELL APART IN HAND WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE VALVE STEM CAP, THIS IS THE 3RD OCCURRENCE WHILE OWNING THIS VEHICLE, VERY LUCKY THIS TIME THAT IT WAS A BACK TIRE AND NOT A FRONT. EACH TIME THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALERSHIP, I AM TOLD THAT THE TIRE SHOPS THAT ARE REPLACING MY TIRES DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING OF WHICH I DISAGREE. I HAVE SEEN MANY FORUMS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH MAZDA 3'S AND 6'S, EACH TIME BEING TOLD THE TIRE SHOPS DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. MAZDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ACKNOWLEDGE A POOR DESIGN, COME UP WITH A BETTER ONE AND RECALL THESE BAD TIRE SENSOR VALVES BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH THE PASSENGER DOOR OPENED . PASSENGER DIDN'T FALL OUT DUE TO SEAT BELT. FOUND THAT THREE SCREWS FELL OUT OF DOOR LATCH. REPLACED SCREWS, NOW DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE. *TR

WHEN I WENT TO GO REMOVE THE VALVE STEM CAP TO CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE, THE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF WITH THE VALVE CAP REVEALING THE VALVE CORE. THE TIRE WAS DEFLATED WITHIN SECONDS. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE VALVE STEM SHOWED THAT IT WAS CORRODED. THE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF EXACTLY AT THE POINT WHERE THE CAP WAS SCREWED TO. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT COVER THE COST FOR REPAIRS AS MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. THE COST FOR REPAIRS CAME FROM MY POCKET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I ATTEMPTED TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO CHECK MY TIRE BUT THE TIRE WENT FLAT TOO QUICKLY. I HAD TO CHANGE THE TIRE ON THE ROAD. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING DEVICE HAD FAILED AND FALLEN INSIDE THE TIRE RESULTING IN A RAPID PRESSURE DROP. CORROSION HAD CAUSED THE NUT TO BREAK APART AND FALL OFF. WITHIN 6 MONTHS THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON A DIFFERENT TIRE. DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO WATCH MY TIRE RAPIDLY GOING FLAT - ALL WITHIN ABOUT 20 SECONDS. I CHANGED MY TIRE ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON A MULTI-LANE THRUWAY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD - THE MANDATED SAFETY DEVICE IS THE CAUSE OF THE HAZARD. *TR

BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT (SIMULTANEOUSLY) OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT FIVE DAYS, AND THERE WAS NO CRASH OR ACCIDENT. IT APPEARS TO BE HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THE BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR BOTH OF THEM TO FAIL AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MAZDA DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN THAT DID THE REPAIR STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS GO BAD AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE, AND AGREED THAT THE BEARINGS WERE LIKELY DEFECTIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE PSI WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE VALVE STEM FOR THE FOUR TIRES. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE VALVE WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED BY CORROSION.THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE FOUR VALVE STEMS AND THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,888.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA 6 . THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A HIGH RESISTANCE ON THE WIRE GOING TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. THE DEALER CLEANED THE CONNECTOR AS A REMEDY HOWEVER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONCE AGAIN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIRBAG . THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED CORRECTLY OR FURTHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, THEN THEY REPLACED THE SRS CONTRO UNTIL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWO MORE TIMES.