2009 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BACK IN MARCH OF 2019 FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V631000 (SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT CALLED GARDEN CITY MAZDA AT 516-874-0385 AND INFORMED THEM THAT THE PARTS TO REMEDY THE RECALL WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED, THE DEALER WOULD EMAIL HER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THE CONTACT HAD YET TO RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION TO HAVE THE RECALL REMEDIED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS WELL AS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY BOTH PRIOR AND AFTER SHE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC SUSPECTED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN OIL LEAK THAT AFFECTED THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS MELTED AND CREATED A VISIBILITY HAZARD. WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY TIME, THE SUN REFLECTED ONTO THE DASHBOARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEAN PATTERSON MAZDA (101 PLEASANT VALLEY BLVD, ALTOONA, PA) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

MY MAZDA 6 STARTED OVERHEATING DURING A HEAVY TRAFFIC DAY. EVER SINCE, I NOTICED IT WOULD ONLY START OVER HEATING ONLY WHEN THE CAR IS IDLE AT A LIGHT, TRAFFIC, OR PARKED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN SLOWLY START CREEPING UP. IF I GIVE IT SOME RPM, THE GAUGE COMES BACK TO NORMAL READING. *ADDITIONAL INFO - HEATER ONLY WORKS WHEN RIDING - I HAVE TO ADD A BIT OF COOLANT EVERYDAY - CHANGED THERMOSTAT, FAN CONTROL MODULE AND FANS WORK WELL.

PASSENGER SIDE DASH BOARD IS STICKY AND SHINY. IF THE SUNLIGHT HITS ON THE SHINY SPOTS IT CREATES A GLARE THAT IS DISTRACTING, ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING. I ALSO WORRY ABOUT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING PROPERLY IF THE VEHICLE IS IN A ACCIDENT. CONTACTED LOCAL MAZDA DEALER AND THEY NEVER CALLED ME BACK. CONTACTED MAZDA COSTUMER SERVICE. THEY SAID THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ON THE DASH BOARD, BUT SEVERAL WEBSITES SAY THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. REPRESENTATIVE FOR MAZDA SAID THAT AT THE TIME I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN 2017 TO FIX OTHER RECALLS MY DASH BOARD WAS INSPECTED AND SHOWED NO ISSUES SO IT WASN'T REPLACED. SO NOW FOR MY DASH BOARD REPLACEMENT TO BE CONSIDERED I MUST TAKE MY VEHICLE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC DONE AND I MUST PAY. REPRESENTATIVE ALSO SAYS THAT A REPLACEMENT WAS HIGHLY UNLIKELY.

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK AND THE STEERING RACK WENT OUT OF IT THE CAR ONLY HAS 116,000 MILES ON IT.

MELTING, STICKING DASHBOARD CAUSING GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING, AND IT IS ONLY WORSENING.

I BROUGHT MY 2009 MAZDA6 IN FOR THE RECALLED FRONT CROSS MEMBER CORROSION SAFETY RECALL. AFTER AN INSPECTION I WAS TOLD IT QUALIFIED FOR A REPLACEMENT. I AUTHORIZED THE WORK AND PICKED THE CAR UP A FEW DAYS LATER. WE DID NOT RECEIVE THE NORMAL MAINTENANCE SHEET. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR THE NEXT FEW DAYS THE AT (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) LIGHT CAME ON AND TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. WE SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH 3 QUARTS AND FOUND DAMAGE AND LEAK JUST ABOVE THE CROSS MEMBER RECALL REPAIR. WE RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED MAZDA CUSTOMER CARE. WALSER MAZDA OF BURNSVILLE SAID THE TRANSMISSION LINE HAS RUSTED AND REPAIR COSTS WOULD BE AROUND $400. I SAID THE DAMAGE TO THE LINE WAS WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN 250 MILES SINCE THE REPAIR AND LEAKED OUT 3 QUARTS OF FLUID. I BELIEVE THE SHARP EDGE OF THE CROSS MEMBER DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION LINE WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE. DAMAGE SHOULD BE THE COST OF THE DEALER. DOCUMENT POSSIBLE DAMAGE WHEN THIS RECALL IS PREFORMED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET BECAUSE IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH WOODHOUSE PLACE MAZDA (LOCATED AT 8606 S 145TH ST, OMAHA, NE 68138, (402) 397-8300) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V631000 (SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000. *TR ACTION NUMBER XXXXXXX PHOTOS ATTACHED 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS REALLY STICKY AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW BUT THEN I MET SOMEONE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. MY BACK SEAT IS VERY LOOSE AND MAKES NOISES WHEN DRIVING

JUST LIKE ALL THE ONLINE DISCUSSION BOARDS INDICATE, MY DRIVER'S HEADLIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON REGULARLY. ONCE I COULD FIX IT BY HITTING ON THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, BUT NOW THAT DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE. BULB IS FINE.