Mazda MAZDA6 steering problems
177 complaint narratives mention steering 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.
Steering behavior evidence
177 of 2,232 complaints match this topic (7.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10108169 · 2005-01-28 (January 28, 2005)
MY TIRES KEEP GOING FLAT- 2002 MAZDA 626. THE FIRST FLAT TIRE WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. THE MECHANIC WHO CHANGED IT OUT FOR ME POINTED OUT THAT MY TIRE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN GOOD SHAPE (NO HOLES) BUT ALSO LOOKED LIKE MY TIRES ARE LEANING "IN"- WHICH IS PUTTING THE WEAR/TEAR ON THE INSIDE THREADING, THUS WEARING OUT FASTER (ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR LEANING ON EDGE OF TIRES). SECOND FLAT 2 MONTHS AGO, AND THRID THIS WEEK, BEING TOLD THE SAME THING. I WAS ALSO TOLD THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ALIGNMENT. I DO NOT NEED AN ALIGNMENT. . HAVE NOT …
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Owner report 10036853 · 2003-08-29 (August 29, 2003)
THERE IS A METALLIC "CLUNKING" SOUND SOME WHERE IN THE RIGHT FRONT (AND CAN SOMETIMES BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL) WHEN MAKING LOW SPEED, 90 DEGREE TURNS. *AK
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Owner report 10038958 · 2003-09-15 (September 15, 2003)
THERE IS A "CLUNKING" SOUND COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS WHILE GOING OVER RAIN DITCH.
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Owner report 10041998 · 2003-09-30 (September 30, 2003)
WHEN TURNING STEERING A GRINDING NOISE IS PRODUCED.*AK
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Owner report 10051672 · 2003-12-15 (December 15, 2003)
CONSUMER BEGAN TO HEAR POPPING NOISES IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *LA THERE WAS A POP NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN THE VEHICLE SAT FOR A WHILE AND WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE STRUTS AND MOUNTS WERE NOISY, THE LOWER BODY FAIRING HAD COME APART TWICE, AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE BRAKES DUE TO THE WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *SC *JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10051672 at NHTSA ↗