2004 Mazda MAZDA6: complaints, problems and recalls

ON THE 2004 MAZDA3 AFTER ABOUT 3000 MILES THE MAIN AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A FAILURE OF SOME KIND IN THE SRS SYSTEM. THE TESTING SYSTEM RETURNS 2 OR 3 ERROR CODES HAVING TO DO WITH THE FRONT CRASH SENSOR. AND THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY, FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER FROM INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS. MAZDA IS HANDLING THIS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, RATHER THAN MAKING A BLANKET REPAIR. IT SEEMS THE FRONT CRASH SENSORS ARE TIGHTENED TOO MUCH AND CRACK, THEN ONCE THEY GET WET THEY ARE TRIPPED AND DISABLE THE SYSTEM. LOCAL DEALERS ARE SAYING YOU …

Owner-reported narrative. 2,703 miles reported. Look up ODI 10064448 at NHTSA ↗

REAR WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER SYSTEM SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE REAR WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. THE REAR SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE REAR WINDSHIELD WAS TINTED, SO THE TINT PREVENTED THE GLASS FROM ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. E DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RECONNECT THE REAR DEFROSTER SYSTEM. *AK *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 2,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10071964 at NHTSA ↗

I HAVE A 2004 MAZDA 6S I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE THE FUEL LINE HAS DETACHED FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE AND THE CAR HAS STALLED AND GASOLINE HAS POURED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND I SHOULD RECEIVED IT IN THE MAIL , I LATER FOUND OUT THERE WAS NO RECALL . THEY THEN FIXED THE CAR SUPPOSELY AND THREE MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 4,256 miles reported. Look up ODI 10080380 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10087797 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES LOCK. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10087799 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE DESIGN PROBLEM THAT COULD EASILY RESULT IN FATALITY. 2004 MAZDA 6S. THIS IS THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAN EITHER BE RUN AS FULL AUTOMATIC OR AS A SEMI MANUAL SHIFT. WHEN IN A PASSING SITUATION WITH THE THROTTLE FULLY OPEN, THE ENGINE JUMPS INTO ACTION AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS AS IT SHOULD. HOWEVER, IF THE GAS PEDAL IS KEPT PRESSED DOWN AS IN A PASSING SITUATION, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT UP SHIFT AT ANY POINT. THE RESULT IS THAT THE ENGINE RPMS WILL INCREASE TO THE POINT OF HITTING THE RED LINE. AT THAT POINT ANOTHER FEATURE S…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10089015 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS ORIGINALLY MISQUOTED IN MY COMPLAINT TAKEN OVER THE PHONE SO I AM WRITING THIS AS A CLARIFICATION OF THE EVENT THAT OCCURRED. I OWN A 2004 MAZDA 6S. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AT A SPEED NO MORE THAN 10MPH, THE BRAKES DISENGAGED FOR 2-3 SECS WHILE THE BRAKE WAS STILL BEING APPLIED. I WAS CERTAIN THAT THE CAR WAS GOING TO JUMP THE CURB, WHICH DID NOT HAPPEN. THE BRAKES RE-ENGAGED CAUSING MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER TO LUNGE FORWARD VIOLENTLY. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO A MAZDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE CAR WAS TEST DRIVEN, THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10093937 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKES DISENGAGED, ALMOST CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO OTHER VEHICLES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD DURING THE INCIDENT. *SC *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 5,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10094641 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2004-12-10 (December 10, 2004)

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE RIGHT AND/OR LEFT REAR SEAT BELTS MAY NOT LOCK PROPERLY DUE TO MISSING RETAINING PINS ON THE HOUSING.

Consequence: THE LOCKING MECHANISM OF THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MAY MALFUNCTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO THE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. PASSENGERS SHOULD NOT SIT AND CHILD SEATS SHOULD NOT BE USED IN THE RIGHT OR LEFT REAR SEATS UNTIL THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN CORRECTED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR SEAT BELTS AND REPLACE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 27, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500, OPTION #4.

Reported: 2017-07-26 (July 26, 2017)

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2008 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 1417G. Note: This recall supersedes recall 15V-382.

Reported: 2018-06-15 (June 15, 2018)

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV vehicles nationwide. Mazda is also recalling 2005-2006 MPV vehicles in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. On July 9, 2019 this recall was expanded to include certain 2004-2011 RX-8 vehicles that were previously recalled under 16V-354 but have not yet been repaired. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these passenger air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began July 6, 2018. Mailing to the affected RX-8 owners began July 6, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: With the addition of the RX-8 vehicles, this recall fully supersedes recall 16V354.

Reported: 2019-10-31 (October 31, 2019)

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2005 MPV, 2004 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. The recall began December 3, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 13V130, 14V362, 14V773 and 15V869.