Mazda MAZDA6 engine problems
65 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
2,232 owner complaints analyzed
28 distinct recall campaigns
62,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2002 to 2021 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,250 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
65 of 2,232 complaints match this topic (2.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10118707 · 2005-04-29 (April 29, 2005)
I HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES V-6, I PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY, 2002. I BEGAN COMPLAINING OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES (...SPECIFICALLY BATTERY CHARGING/MAINTAINING CHARGE), AT 15000 MILES. INITIALLY, THE CAR WOULD LOSE BATTERY CHARGE; BUT IN JANUARY, 2005, THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE BATTERY WAS DETERMINED TO BE FAULTY; AND WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. THE MILEAGE WAS 29,527. APRIL 22, 2005... I WAS IN THE WEST-BOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 90, IN SPOKANE, WA. THE FREEWAY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WITH 3' SHOULDERS; THEN CONCRETE…
Owner-reported narrative. 32,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10118707 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10190749 · 2007-05-15 (May 15, 2007)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NO ACCELERATION POWER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT WAS RESTARTED. THE SLOW ACCELERATION OCCURS EVERY DAY, BUT THE STALLING AND SHUTTING OFF IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 57,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10190749 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10200376 · 2007-08-21 (August 21, 2007)
FROM THE DAY I DROVE MY NEW 2002 MPV HOME THE TRANSMISSION MIS-SHIFTED AND BUCKED. I CALLED THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT "THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER WAS LEARNING MY DRIVING HABITS AND IT WOULD GO AWAY. AFTER 3 MONTHS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND BEGAN STALLING AT LIGHTS. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED THEM WHAT THEY NEEDED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE NO COMPUTER UPGRADES FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE WERE. A YEAR PASSED AND IT CONTINUED …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10200376 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10031786 · 2003-09-04 (September 4, 2003)
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED AROUND LEADING TO DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. TWO DEALERS DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RUN AT 8500 ELEVATION. THE CONSUMER WAS LEFT SIDEWAYS IN THE ROAD WHEN THERE WAS HESITATION. *SCC *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10031786 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10040443 · 2003-09-23 (September 23, 2003)
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10040443 at NHTSA ↗