2003 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM MY CHARDON, OH OFFICE ON EITHER AUG 5 OR 6, 2009 AT 35 MPH MY CAR'S RPM NEEDLE STARTED JUMPING AND THE CAR'S "GAS PRESSURE" FELT LIKE IT WAS HICUPPING. THE RPM NEEDLE JUMPED FROM @2 TO 4 TWICE, THEN THE CAR STARTED STEADILY ACCELERATING IN SPEED. THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THIS TIME FELT "HARD" AND THE CAR WAS "FIGHTING AGAINST MY ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN" AND THE RPM'S WERE STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I IMAGINE IF I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME, IT WOULD SIMULATE THE WAY IT FELT. I ALSO HAVE A MANUAL SHIFT MODE ON MY CAR AND USED IT TO MORE EFFECTIVELY SLOW DOWN (VS USING THE BRAKE) BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE CAR WAS STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE, BUT COULDN'T BECAUSE I WAS IN A LOWER GEAR/MANUAL MODE. AND I REMEMBER WHILE IN MANUAL GEAR 1, MY CAR WAS LURCHING ME BACK AND FORTH IN MY SEAT AS I DROVE THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD TO GET HOME, AND MY FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDAL! ON AUG 12TH, 2009 I MENTIONED THIS EVENT TO A MITSUBISHI DEALER'S MECHANIC (FRIEND OF MY FATHER) WHO WAS REPLACING MY POWER STEERING LINE, HE TOOK A LOOK AT MY CAR BUT SAID IT SEEMED FINE. MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN DRIVING THAT CAR SINCE THAT EVENT, BECAUSE I AM AFRAID OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. THE CAR HAS NOT DONE THIS WHILE MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN DRIVING IT. NOT TO SOUND LIKE AN ODDBALL, BUT IF I DIDN'T KNOW BETTER I WOULD HAVE SAID MY CAR WAS ACTING POSSESSED, LIKE THE MOVIE "CHRISTINE". I HAVE TO THINK THAT THERE IS SOME CORRELATION TO WHAT MY CAR DID AND WHAT IS GOING ON WITH TOYOTA. MY HUSBAND IS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER AND HE USED TO WORK FOR GROB SYSTEMS, WHO DOES ENGINEERING FOR MULTIPLE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS, AND I WONDER IF MAZDA HAS SOME SAME SYSTEM IN THEIR AUTOMOBILE'S AS TOYOTA AND IF IT WAS ENGINEERED BY THE SAME SUPPLIER. I WOULD SWEAR ON A BIBLE THAT THIS HAPPENED TO ME WITH MY CAR. (MY HUSBAND LEFT GROB TO MOVE TO CLEVELAND AND MARRY ME). IT SUCKS HAVING THIS CAR NOW, IT IS PAID OFF, I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, AND I DON'T WANT TO SELL TO AN INNOCENT STRANGER. *TR

ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN LESS THAN 5 1/2 YRS. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 6YRS. BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR AND A HALF. INTERIOR CHEAPLY MADE. ALL PART ON THIS VEHICLE ARE PLASTIC AND BRAKE VERY EASY. MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE WITHIN 4 YRS. THIS VEHICLE IS A OWNERS NIGHTMARE . I WOULD NEVER RECOMMENDED ANYONE TO PURCHASE THIS CAR. REPAIRS COST MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. ENGINE REPAIR $6000.00, MOTOR MOUNTS $900, TRANSMISSION $2400-$4800, BRAKES $400, AND THE COST GOES ON. (LEMON). *TR

ENGINE SEIZED UP AS IT WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY WARMING UP. OIL WAS ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY UNDER THE CAR AFTER THE SEIZED UP. *TR

MY CAR HAS HAD 4 RECALLS. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2006 NOT KNOWING THAT PARTS HAD BEEN RECALLED 3 TIMES. I RECENTLY FIXED A PROBLEM IN MY CAR THAT I FEEL MAKE HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH RECALL #3 , THE FUEL SENDER UNIT. *TR

BEGINNING IN 2006, MY 2003 MAZDA 6 WOULD RANDOMLY EXPERIENCE POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS BOTH SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I WOULD BE DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY LOOSE POWER WITH NO WARNING AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD COME ON. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON, AND THEN IT WOULD WORK FINE TILL IT RANDOMLY HAPPENED AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY LOOSING POWER AT A HIGH SPEED IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR BOTH MYSELF AND THE OTHER DRIVERS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 10 TIMES FOR THIS BEHAVIOR. FINALLY IN AUGUST 2008, I WAS READING ON A MAZDA MESSAGE BOARD THAT THIS BEHAVIOR IS CAUSED BY A BAD THROTTLE BODY. THERE WAS EVEN A MAZDA SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED FOR IT IN 2006 (BULLETINS 01-016/06 LAST ISSUED MAY 18, 2006). I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS BEHAVIOR SINCE. THE SERVICE BULLETIN HAD SERIAL NUMBERS OF BAD THROTTLE BODIES LISTED ON IT, MINE WAS ONE OF THEM. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A MAZDA RECALL, NOT JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN, AS DEALERSHIPS DO NOT EVEN SEEM TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IT THE CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THE THROTTLE BODY FAILS. *TR

SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED MY MAZDA THERE HAS BEEN A FAULTY FAN CONTROL MODULE THAT SHORTS OUT MY COMPUTER. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE FORCED MY INTO AN INTERSECTION WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I COULD KEEP MY VEHICLE FROM MOVING EVEN WITH THE BRAKE ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,000. UPDATED 10/16/08. *LJ

MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE SERVICE CENTER IN MEDFORD NY MAZDA. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 2 YRS. AND COULD NOT FIX THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. *TR

2003 MAZDA 6 RECALL 1403L, CAMPAIGN # 03V531000, ON MY VEHICLE SUPPOSEDLY WAS REPAIRED IN BATON ROUGE AT DIAMOND MAZDA IN 2004, BUT CAR IS LEAKING IN THE SAME AREA THAT WAS A PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH NOW. SO THE WORKMANSHIP WHERE THEY REPAIR THE SEAL IS NOT VERY GOOD. FOUR YEARS LATER I BUY THE CAR AND IT IS POOR GAS ON THE TOP OF MY GAS TANK OUT OF THE SEAL AROUND THE FUEL PUMP WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO BE RIGHT UNDER WHERE MY CHILD SITS. SO I'VE BEEN IN A TIME BOMB JUST WAITING TO GO OFF. NO ONE CAN GIVE ME PROOF OR PAPER WORK OF WHERE THIS RECALL HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. NOW SUPPOSE THAT IT DID BLOW UP AND KILL OR INJURE MYSELF AND MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. WOULDN'T MAZDA BE AT FAULT FOR NOT PROPERLY REPAIRING THE VEHICLE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PAINT WAS BLISTERED ON THE FENDER ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE CORROSION ON THE REAR FENDER. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR; HOWEVER, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS BODY SHOP INSTEAD. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE FENDER AND PIECES OF IT CAME OFF IN HIS HAND. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THREE HOLES IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FENDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 08/23/08. LJ THE FENDER RUSTED IN 3 PLACES. UPDATED 08/25/08 *JB