2005 Mazda MAZDA6: complaints, problems and recalls

VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. OWNER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHILE TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION, THE ONCOMING VEHICLE WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH, AND T-BONED THE OWNERS VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT,THE SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10107257 at NHTSA ↗

I PURCHASED WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE A BRAND NEW CAR ON DECEMBER 13, 2004 THE CAR I PURCHASED IS A 2005 MAZDA 6 I DID NOT NO AT THE TIME THAT THE CAR I BELIEVED TO BE NEW HAD 1,610 MILES ON IT, I BELIEVE HE SOLD ME A DEMO WHICH IS ALSO A PART OF MY COMPLAINT, ON 2-4-05 MY BRAND NEW MAZDA BROKE DOWN, AND NOW NEEDS A NEW MOTOR, IT WAS TOWED ON 2-4-05 AND TAKEN TO WHITE PLAINS MAZDA, WHITE PLAINS NY ON 2-8-05 WHERE AS OF THIS 2-17-05 IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP AWAITING A NEW MOTOR, TO WHICH I HAVE EVERY INTENTION ON TAKING SAID VEHICLE WHEN IT IS REPAI…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,224 miles reported. Look up ODI 10110715 at NHTSA ↗

DT: CONSUMER SAYS HE IS HAVING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WILL DROP GEARS ON ITS OWN, CONSUMER JUST HAD VEHICLE AT DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND HARSH SHIFTING. CONSUMER SAID THAT DEALER DID A SOFTWARE CALIBRATION ON THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. CONSUMER SAYS NOW WHEN HE IS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND CONSUMER TRIES TO ACCELERATE TRANSMISSION WILL DROP FROM 4TH GEAR TO 3RD GEAR BY ITSELF AND THIS MAKES ACCELERATION VERY DIFFICULT. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN CITY CONSUMER SAYS THAT TRANSMISSION WILL DROP FROM 4TH TO 2ND WHIL…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10128293 at NHTSA ↗

2005 MAZDA 6 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FROPPED FROM 4TH GEAR TO 3RD GEAR ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10131311 at NHTSA ↗

CAR IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. PAST 2 WEEKS ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON, CAR WILL NOT SHIFT AND WILL NOT GO ABOVE 20 MPH. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10139432 at NHTSA ↗

DT: THE CONTACT STATED SHE NOTICED THERE WAS A BUBBLE THE SIZE OF AN ORANGE ALONG THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. SHE REMOVED THE TIRE AND REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE TIRE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHE DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A BUBBLE THE SIZE OF AN EGG IN THE SIDEWALL AS WELL. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THIS WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD. SHE CONTACTED A TIRE DEALER, WHO ALSO STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD. BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 3…

Owner-reported narrative. 13,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10146127 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE THROTTLE IS SLOW TO RESPOND (DELAY) WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR DURING LOW SPEED ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. HAPPENS REGULARLY WHEN UNDER 10 MPH. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10146913 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE LEFT FRONTAL SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AT ANY TIME. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR OBVIOUS ROAD HAZARD. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT, BUT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. *AK THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED A HOLE IN THE PLASTIC COVER IN THE FRONT OF THE UNDERCARR…

Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10150102 at NHTSA ↗

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.