2004 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

WHILE SITTING IN MY PARKED CAR, I WAS BURNED BY THE SEAT WARMER. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT THIS WAS THE MOST SEVERE INCIDENT. I BEGAN TO SMELL PLASTIC BURNING-- THIS IS QUITE FRIGHTENING AND COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *TR

ON AUGUST 15, 2012 I STOPPED OFF AT A GAS STATION WENT TO OPEN DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE HANDLE. I THEN HAD TO ESCAPE BY CLIMBING OVER THE CONSOLE TO EXIT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, GOOD THING I'M A SMALL GIRL AND NOT A BIG GUY TRYING TO CLIMB OUT. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A DOOR HANDLE ON MY CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS, HAVING TO CLIMB THRU THE WINDOW OR PASSENGER DOOR. I FINALLY TAKE TO MECHANIC TO PURCHASE A NEW HANDLE AT $100 AND THEN CHARGED ANOTHER $150 FOR THE LABOR TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MAZDA AND THE REAL ISSUE ARE THE DOOR LATCHES. I NOW HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY AT ANOTHER $205 AND ANOTHER $100 IN LABOR. THIS ENTIRE TIME I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT I WOULD HAVE SUED MAZDA FOR. THESE ARE FAULTY LATCHES THEY ASSEMBLED ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOORS UNSAFELY LOCKING US INSIDE THE VEHICLE. MAZDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, CORRECT THIS ISSUE, AND REIMBURSE THE OWNERS THAT ARE PAYING FOR THIS FAULTY PART. THIS HAS COST ME OUT OF POCKET OF $550. UNCALLED FOR!!! *TR

I HAVE A 2004 MAZDA 6 WHEN I PARKED AND TRIED TO EXIT THE CAR THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. IT SEEMS THE DOOR LOCK HAD SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT AND THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OUT OUTSIDE! I TRIED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE POWER LOCKS AS WELL AS MANUALLY. EVEN TRYING TO MUSCLE THE LOCK OPEN IT DID NOT WORK! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IF I HAD TO EXIT THE CAR QUICKLY I WOULD HAVE TO CLIMB OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE AND EXIT THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOOR. I HAVE READ THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON OTHER MAZDA 6. I WENT TO THE DEALER TO GET A PRICE ON A NEW DOOR LATCH I SPOKE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD HE JUST FINISHED CHANGING A DOOR LATCH ON A MAZDA 6 THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN! SHOULD WE WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE TO GET HURT IN A CAR THEY CAN'T GET OUT OF BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS FIXED!. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH ANOTHER DOOR BUT ALL OF THE DOORS WERE UNABLE TO BE OPENED. THE CONTACT HAD TO CRAWL THROUGH THE TRUNK IN ORDER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO OPEN ALL DOORS AFTER SEVERAL HOURS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AFTER TWO HOURS. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DOOR MECHANISMS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I PURCHASED MY CAR USED IN OCTOBER 2011. MY CAR FREQUENTLY STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAVE TO EITHER PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO RESTART IT OR PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT WHILE COASTING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS ALSO HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS BUT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MAZDA PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE THROTTLE BODY IN 2006. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY SINCE JULY 2012 AND HAVE FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THE PART AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. OBVIOUSLY MAZDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PART OR THEY WOULDN'T HAVE PUT A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT. I FEEL MAZDA IS PUTTING LIVES AT RISK BY NOT MAKING THE REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE. *TR

MY BATTERY ON MY 2004 MAZDA 6 WENT OUT AND I HAD TO JUMP START IT TO.GO TO WORK AND COME FROM WORK ONE DAY. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK MY BATTERY TO GET CHECKED TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND THEY TOLD ME MY BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND IT HAD ONLY 6 MONTHS OF USAGE. I PUT A NEW BATTERY IN MY VEHICLE AND AS I INSTALLED THE NEW BATTERY I UNPLUGGED IT TO SEE IF MY ALTERNATOR WOULD KICK IN TO MAKE SURE IT WAS WORKING CORRECTLY AND AS I PUT THE BATTERY BACK ON A SHORTAGE HAPPENS AND MY WIPERS CAME ON AT FULL SPEED AND ALL MY LIGHTS WERE BLINKING ON MY DASH AND A SMELL OF ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING STARTED TO HAPPEN AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS MESSED UP. TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DON'T WORK,HEADLIGHTS, BOSE STEREO,HAZARD LIGHTS,REVERSE LIGHTS TRUCK DON'T OPEN WINDOWS DON'T GO UP OR DOWN AND WHILE I DRIVE THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT TRACK THE VELOCITY THE NEEDLE GOES CRAZY AND MY E-BRAKE LIGHT IS ON AND TRACK CONTROL LIGHT IS BLINKING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON ALL THE TIME . I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO START TO FIX THIS ISSUE BUT I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS BECAUSE I JUST HAVE 8 MONTHS WITH MY VEHICLE FROM A DEALER SHIP AND THEY CHECKED OUT CAR JUST FINE. THIS IS GOING TO BE A SUPER HIGH COST TO REPAIR ALL THE DAMAGES. JUST FROM A CHANGE OF A BATTERY. AND TO TOP IT ALL THANK GOD I WASN'T IN THE CAR BECAUSE THEIR WAS A SMALL FIRE IN THE WIRES BUT IT WENT AWAY QUICK. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, A PIECE OF CHROME PLATED TRIM FROM THE TOP OF THE GRILL (ROUGHLY 3" X 24") FLEW OFF STRIKING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY FACE (THE DEALER PROVIDED MAZDA PART NUMBER FOR THE TRIM IS GK2A50710C). THE PIECE EITHER EXPLODED ON IMPACT OR WAS DEFLECTED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD BUT I FEEL THAT AN ISSUE LIKE THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1.) IT WAS EXTREMELY LOUD AND DISTRACTING AND I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL HAVING A TRACTOR TRAILER DIRECTLY BESIDE ME AND ANOTHER IN FRONT OF ME AT THE TIME. 2.) THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS PIECE PENETRATING THE WINDSHIELD (AND MY SKULL) RATHER THAN BEING DEFLECTED. 3.) THE POSSIBILITY OF THE AIRBORNE TRIM LANDING BEFORE ANOTHER MOTORIST OR CYCLIST BEHIND ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO A CRASH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE BASE OF THE SEAT BELT FROM LOCKING DOWN IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND FOUR PASSENGERS SUFFERED INJURIES DURING THE CRASH. THE INJURIES INCLUDED BRUISING AND CONTUSIONS. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS ALSO SUFFERED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE AFTER IMPACTING WITH A SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/09/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABOVE VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AT HIGH SPEED AND T-BONED A TOYOTA YARIS. THE DRIVER OF THE MAZDA WAS CHARGED WITH DUI AND OTHER OFFENSES. THERE WERE FIVE INJURED IN THE MAZDA, ONE INJURED AND ONE FATALITY IN THE TOYOTA YARIS. COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY SGT FROM THE SCENE. UPDATED 06/01/12

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS....IT WONT REVERSE, IT'S MAKING SCARY NOISES AND IT'S JERKING NONE STOP. MECHANIC SAID I HAVE TO GET IT REBUILD, I HAD OVER 20 QUOTES FOR A PRICE TO GET IT REBUILD BUT I CANT AFFORD IT..PLEASE RECALL THE 3.0 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION...I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND I SAW THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MAZDA 6 2004 TRANSMISSIONS AND WE CANT AFFORD IT. THE LOWEST PRICE WAS STARTING AT 1500 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. IM A SINGLE MOM WITH TWO TODDLERS, IM WORKING AND I CANT EVEN GET IT FIXED. *TR

BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2010 EVER SINCE I HAD IT NIGHTMARE, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD BANG BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AT JUST NORMAL SPEED, THE TIRES WOULD SPIN BECAUSE OF THIS. IT ALSO WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR IN 3RD WITH SHIFTING UP SOMETIMES. BUT JUST RECENTLY I FOUND OUT THAT THE INTAKE TUBE FOR THE CAR HAD A GIANT HOLE IN IT. SO FIXED THAT AND ITS NOT REALLY BANGING 1ST AND 2ND BUT SLIPS A LITTLE BIT. *TR