1995 MAZDA MX-6 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED A SYNTHETIC BURNING ODOR AND ALSO SAW THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD LOST POWER. A MAZDA TECHNICIAN EXAMINED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRING AND FOUND THAT A CIRCUIT HAD BEEN OVERLOADED AND PART OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD HAD BURN MARKS.*AK

MAZDA WOULDN'T DISCUSS THE PROBLEM. SAID TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE WENT OUT AT 70,000 MILES, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FRONT FORWARD CLUTCH AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE NUMBER OF MAZDAS THAT HAVE FAILED TRANSMISSIONS AT OR NEAR 70,000 MILES. TOTAL COST OF A RE-BUILD: $1,500. *AK

POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE RUNNING OF THE ROAD. LATER THAT DAY, VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING OIL & BEGAN TO SMOKE. THIS FAILURE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. *YC

THE TRANSMISSION WILL REVE UP/ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE RPM'S WILL INCREASE AND DECREASE AND IT SEEMS THE ENGINE IS KICKING INTO NEUTRAL. IT DOES THIS AT ANY SPEED AT ANY TIME. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE MAZDA DEALER TWICE AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON. IF IT IS NOT DOING THE REVEING UP AT THE TIME IT IS ON THE DIAGNOTIC MACHINE, THEN THEY SAY THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AND CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

OEM WHEELS (ALLOY) INCLUDED WITH "LS" PACKAGE HAVE 1 OR MORE CRACKS WHERE THE SPOKES BEGIN AT THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIRBAG CAUSED CLOTHING TO CATCH ON FIRE, RESULTING IN INJURIES.

WHEN DRIVING HOME ON A NIGHT WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET, I PUT ON THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS WARM AT THE TIME THAT I SWITCHED IT ON. WITHIN SECONDS THE WINDSHIELD ICED UP AND ALL THE OTHER WINDOWS STEAMED UP. I HAD ZERO VISIBILITY. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND SCRAPED ICE OFF THE WINDSHIELD AND WIPED THE SIDE WINDOWS SO I COULD SEE. I PROCEEDED TO DIRVE AND AGAIN WITHIN SECONDS IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I COULD SEE WHAT LOOKED LIKE SMOKE OR A MIST COMING FROM THE DEFROST VENTS. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN ALL THE WAY HOME WITH ME CONTINUALLY PULLING OFF THE ROAD TO CLEAR THE WINDOWS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM . I ALSO HAVE NEVER DRIVEN IT DURING AN ICE STORM. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS AND NERVE WRACKING EXPERIENCE AND AM HOPING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE HECK CAUSED THIS. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS A 1998 626 AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER ON THE SAME NIGHT.

WHILE COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE RAN OVER A CURVE AT APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MPH; AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NHTSA RECALL 98V-249 000 CONCERNING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OR MORE THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK