2008 Mazda MAZDA6: complaints, problems and recalls

2008 MAZDA 6 WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES. STARTER CAUGHT ON FIRE, DEALER SAID RODENT CHEWED WIRE. NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. MY INSURANCE HAD TO PAY. PICTURES TAKEN AND MY AGENT INSURED ME WHEN HE FILED WITH MAZDA THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS. TODAY 11/11/08 CLAIM DENIED MAZDA SAID ITS NOT THEIR FAULT. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 4,955 miles reported. Look up ODI 10248667 at NHTSA ↗

I ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE MOONROOF CONTROLS ON MY CAR AND THIS BLEW A FUSE WHICH WAS ALSO CONNECTED TO THE HEAT, CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS (NONE OF MY WINDOWS DEFROSTED). THEY SAID THE MOONROOF WAS FROZEN SHUT AND BY ME TOUCHING THE CONTROL IT OVERLOADED THE FUSE. WHEN I WENT TO WALSER MAZDA IN BURNSVILLE THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD SEEN 3 OF THESE SAME INCIDENTS IN ONE WEEK. BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS JUST A FUSE AT THE TIME I WAS UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 6,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10252882 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE FAILURE CAUSED POOR VISIBILTY AND OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. DUE TO MASSIVE RAIN CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,900.

Owner-reported narrative. 6,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10260561 at NHTSA ↗

NOVEMBER , 17 , 2009 - CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ,AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE ROAD.CAR TOWED IN AT COMPASS MAZDA IN MIDDLETOWN,NY. AFTER ONE DAY OF SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP ,CAR STARTED BY ITSELF . PAID $ 48.00 FOR DIAGNOSIS. JANUARY, 1, 2010 - CAR DID NOT START . CAR TOWED IN AT MAZDA PALISADES IN WEST NYACK,NY. AGAIN , CAR STARTED AT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER SITTING FOR A DAY. JANUARY , 8, 2010 - CAR DID NOT START . MAZDA PALISADES IN WEST NYACK DID NOT ACCEPT THE CAR TO BE TOWED IN STATING THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A TRAINED MAZDA MECHANIC . IN…

Owner-reported narrative. 37,363 miles reported. Look up ODI 10308957 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP AFTER DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,948. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,243.

Owner-reported narrative. 8,948 miles reported. Look up ODI 10323291 at NHTSA ↗

1. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THIS FAILURE, I WAS ON A MOTORWAY (U.K) I CHECK MY OIL LEVELS EVERY SINGLE WEEK 2. I HAD AN ENGINE OVER-RUN AND COULD ONLY BE STOPPED BY SWITCHING THE ENGINE OFF, THE REV COUNTER HIT MAXIMUM AND A HUGE CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE WAS LEFT BEHIND ME. CONSEQUENCES ARE NOW I AM LEFT WITHOUT A CAR AND I COULD HAVE DIED BECAUSE I WAS APPROACHING A ROUNDABOUT 700 YARDS AWAY AND SWERVED BETWEEN 2 LANES OF MOVING TRAFFIC TO FORCE A STOP ON A LAY-BY. 3. NOTHING WAS DONE, MAZDA ARE BLAMING ME FOR THE INCIDENT EVEN AFTER I HAD MY OIL…

Owner-reported narrative. 11,987 miles reported. Look up ODI 10325083 at NHTSA ↗

I PURCHASED A 2008 MADZA 6 IN MARCH OF 2009 AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SAFETY BELT WOULD LOCK INTERMITTENTLY. IN JUNE 2009 MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR BACK TO SESI MOTORS AND ADVISED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. HOWEVER ON APRIL 7, 2010 MY HUSBAND AND SON WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND MY SON HAD ON HIS SEATBELT HOWEVER HIS HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO TAKE OFF THE SEATBELT IT WAS NOT FASTENED THE LOCK DID NOT HOLD CAUSING MY SONS HEAD TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. HE SUSTAINED INJURIES HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR APPROXIMAT…

Owner-reported narrative. 56,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10325754 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS DRIVING THE MORNING OF 6/8/10 ON MY WAY TO WORK. THERE WAS A CAR GOING TO PASS ME ON A ILLINOIS RTE 161 ROAD. I SLOWED DOWN FOR COURTESY OF THE PASSER AND I CAUGHT LOOSE GRAVEL ON THE HARD ROAD. INSTANTLY I KNEW NOT TO OVER CORRECT AND TRY TO EASE OUT OF IT. I END UP BARREL ROLLING APROX 80+ FEET DOWN A STEEP REVEEN. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY 2008 MAZDA 6 IS EQUIPPED WITH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS, WHICH ARE ROLL OVER PROTECTION SAFETY FEATURE. AS QUOTED ON A INTERNET SITE. I ROLLED APROX 4-6 TIMES. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 49,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10335714 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2008-08-15 (August 15, 2008)

MAZDA IS RECALLING 7,200 MY 2007-2008 MAZDA6 VEHICLES WITH CALIFORNIA EMISSION SPECIFICATIONS. THE METAL FUEL TANKS ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY HAVE HAD THE PVC PROTECTIVE COATING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK DAMAGED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS WHICH MAY RESULT IN REDUCED CORROSION RESISTANCE.

Consequence: THIS COULD LEAD TO PERFORATION OF THE FUEL TANK, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BOTTOM SURFACE OF THE FUEL TANK FOR DAMAGE TO THE PROTECTIVE COATING AND, IF NECESSARY, REPAIR THE COATING OR REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 28, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500, OPTION 2.

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.