1994 MAZDA MX-6 Complaints

IT SEEMS AS IF THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ENGINE VALVES ARE FAULTY. I HAVE SEEN MANY TSB'S ABOUT ALL RELATED PROBLEMS...IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE MAZDA IS TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEMS!

1997: 4 MO.AFTER ANTYEXPIRED.PAID $1000 TO CHANGE DEFECTIVE DIFFERENTIAL PART; 1999: DISTRIBUTOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING, $468 TO REPAIR. *AK

MAZDA WILL REPAIR MY TRANSMISSION FOR $2,696.00. THE MAZDA REP WILL ALLOW ME A TOTAL OF $750.00 TOWARD THE REPAIR. SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT, I FEEL THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1994 MAZDA. I BELIEVE THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME MORE THAN $750.00 FOR GOOD-WILL ALONE. I HAVE NOT EVEN PAID OFF MY CAR YET. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 40-50 MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, VEHICLE TO SKID INTO A POLE, AND DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO LOCK , CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT WINDSHIELD. ALSO, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER IMPACT WHICH FORCED DRIVER BACKWARDS. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. MFR. NOTIFIED. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

ALL OF THE LOCKING MECAHNISMS ON THE CAR FAIL. THE DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK ALL OF THE TIME. AT TIMES WHEN YOU TRY TO SHUT THE DOOR WITH LOCK FLIPPED TO LOCK, THE DOOR WON'T CLOSE. THR TRUNK WON'T OPEN WITH A MASTER OR SECONDARY KEY, NOR BY THE INTERIOR TRUNK SWITCH. THIS POSES A HAZARD BECAUSE WE HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS, LET ALONE WE CAN'T RETRIEVE ANYTHING FROM THE TRUNK OR LOCK THE CAR. ALL PARTS ARE ORIGINAL AND WE CONTACTED MAZDA OF KNOXVILLE, TN AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE US APPROX. $500. NO DAMAGE HAS EVER BEEN DONE TO THE CAR AND IT IS A DEFECT IN THE LOCKING MECHANISMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE TACHOMETER READING WENT TO ZERO AND THERE WAS NO POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CAR WAS TOWED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITOR IN THE DISTRIBUTOR HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WAS $523. 00. I'VE HEARD THAT OTHER MAZDA'S HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT FORD, WHICH OWNS 1/3 OF MAZDA AND BUILT THIS CAR IN FLAT ROCK, MI, HAS BEEN SUED IN CAL. FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES. *AK

RIGHT REAR CALIPER FROZE WHILE PARKED. REQUIRED TOWING TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

THE HYFRAULIC COMPONENTS OF THE TRUNK DO NOT KEEP THE TRUNK OPEN, ALLOWING IT TO FALL UNEXPECTEDLY.

RADIATOR MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT/DOOR LOCKS/ OXYGEN SENSOR AND ENGINE VALVES FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO BE EXCESSIVELY NOISY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS GOING ABOUT 40-45 MPH WHEN A CAT RAN OUT IN FRONT OF AUTO, SLAMMED ON BRAKES, SKIDDED AND HIT A TRASH CAN ON THE STREET, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED. *AK