2003 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TAKES AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. HE ALSO HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE SHOES DUG INTO THE ROTORS. AS A RESULT, THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $289. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO PREMATURE WEAR OF THE ROTORS, BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ENGINE, WHICH WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT ROUGHLY FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. HE EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE WINDOW OPERATING MECHANISMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AFTERMARKET ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS WERE POSSIBLY THE CAUSES OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, EXTERIOR LIGHTS, AND FOUR WINDOW OPERATING MECHANISMS. ALSO, THE COMPUTER MODULE, TRANSMISSION, AND AIR CONDITIONER MODULES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

CV JOINT BOOT FAILED AND WORE A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. MOST OF THE ABILITY TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE WAS LOST. THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A SPLIT BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ROLLOVER ACCIDENT LAST THURSDAY AND THE CAR'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

I OWN A 2003 MAZDA 6. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I STARTED HEARING LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT AXLE AREA WHEN I TURN OR DRIVE OVER BUMPS. MY BRAKES AND TIRES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. I WAS FIRST TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW STRUTS. A SECOND INSPECTION HOWEVER REVEALED NO PROBLEM WITH MY STRUTS. MECHANIC SEEMS TO BE BAFFLED AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. MY CAR IS A V6 MAZDA 6S. 5 SPEED. PROBLEM STARTED AT 82,000 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE IS ABOUT 84,000. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE EVERY TIME SHE DRIVES OVER A BUMP OR MAKES A TURN. SHE HAS HAD SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. SHE HAS HAD BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, ROTORS, AND TIRES REPLACED. ONE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PISTONS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE SPEED, VIN, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

WE PURCHASED A 2003 MAZDA6 NEW FROM A MAZDA DEALERSHIP. WE HAD SOME ISSUE WITH THE CAR SHUDDERING WHEN ENGAGING THE CLUTCH AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO "VARIABLE VALVE TIMING" AND TOLD TO REV IT A LITTLE HIGHER WHEN ENGAGING THE CLUTCH. AT APPROX 40,000 MILES THE CLUTCH WORE OUT AND WE TRIED TO CONTACT MAZDA AND FILE A CLAIM, BUT WE WERE DENIED. I PAID TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPAIRED, AND NOW HAVE APPROX. 60,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY, THE WHOLE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND IS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE GEARS. SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR HAS NOT GONE INTO GEAR AND MY WIFE GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION THE OTHER DAY AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT GET THE CAR IN GEAR. I HAVE AGAIN CONTACTED MAZDA AND HAVE AGAIN BEEN TOLD THAT THEY WILL MOST LIKELY NOT COVER MY ISSUES... *TR

TIRE TREAD SEPARATION OF COOPER CS4 TOURING 215/50R17 91V HIGH SPEED RADIAL. DOT 3D6A CLT 520/A/A. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH A SLAPPING SOUND DEVELOPED. SUBSEQUENT STOPS AND CHECKS REVEALED THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. LOOSE RUBBER KNOCKED HOLES IN THE OUTER EDGE OF THE INNER FENDER WELL. ALONG THE OUTER EDGE OF THE TIRE I WAS ABLE TO INSERT MY FINGER UP UNDER THE TREAD. THIS CONDITION HAD THE APPEARANCE OF THE TIRE BEING A RE-TREAD INSTEAD OF A NEW TIRE. *TR

I WON A 2003 MAZDA6S AND I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CLUTCH. I FIRST CHANGED THE CLUTCH AT 18,000 MILES AND I HAD TO ARGUE WITH MAZDA ON THAT BECAUSE THE CLUTCH IS ONLY COVERED FOR 1YR/12,000 MILES. NOW AT 35,000 AND CHANGE MILES MY CLUTCH HAS FAILED AGAIN. MAZDA HAS NO RECALLED THIS ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH AND IN MY OPINION IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. I AM A MEMBER AT HTTP://FORUM.MAZDA6CLUB.COM/), AND THERE YOU CAN DO A SEARCH AND FINE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CLUTCH ISSUE. THE FAILURE OF A CLUTCH FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR DOES NOT NORMALLY OCCUR SO EARLY IN A CAR'S LIFE (SEE WWW.DRIVETRAIN.COM/CLUTCHARTICLE.HTML). IN ADDITION THE WEAR OF THE CLUTCH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS SHOULD NOT BE THE CUSTOMER'S FAULT AND MAZDA HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS. I WOULD LIKE MAZDA TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH IN THESE CARS THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

MY CAR HAS HAD ALL OF IT'S ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE. AT 30K I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 20 I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. AT 60K I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN! AT 60K I HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSAXLE SOMETHING OR ANOTHER . NOW AT 66K IT IS DOING ALL OF THE SAME THINGS THAT IT WAS DOING BEFORE THE TRANSMISSIONS WENT OUT, AND IT'S BECAUSE "I NEED A NEW AIR FILTER, SPARK PLUGS, AND FUEL FILTER" THE CAR JERKS VERY HARD WHEN SLOWING DOWN ON THE FREEWAY THE RPM RACE, LIKE IT WON'T GEAR DOWN. WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK IT'S AS IF I AM PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN AND REVVING THE ENGINE. BUT THE CAR IS IN PARK, AND THERE IS NO PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL WHAT SO EVER! I HATE THIS CAR, AND RECOMMEND NO ONE TO BUY ONE! I WILL BE VOICING MY OPINION OF THE CAR IN THE CAR WINDOWS, AND TELLING EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT THE POOR QUALITY OF THIS CAR. YOU WOULD THINK THAT PAYING 27K FOR A VEHICLE THAT IT WOULD LAST!*JB