2004 Mazda Mazda6
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TL* THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO A CRASH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE BASE OF THE SEAT BELT FROM LOCKING DOWN IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND FOUR PASSENGERS SUFFERED INJURIES DURING THE CRASH. THE INJURIES INCLUDED BRUISING AND CONTUSIONS. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS ALSO SUFFERED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE AFTER IMPACTING WITH A SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/09/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABOVE VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AT HIGH SPEED AND T-BONED A TOYOTA YARIS. THE DRIVER OF THE MAZDA WAS CHARGED WITH DUI AND OTHER OFFENSES. THERE WERE FIVE INJURED IN THE MAZDA, ONE INJURED AND ONE FATALITY IN THE TOYOTA YARIS. COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY SGT FROM THE SCENE. UPDATED 06/01/12
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V345000 (AIR BAGS), BUT HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR FOR MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OTHER VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS MAY HAVE DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND BRUISING OF THE HANDS DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT NEEDED. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR WHIPLASH, BUT NO OTHER INJURIES OR MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY, BUT IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
WE WERE BROADSIDED BY A VEHICLE THAT RAN A RED LIGHT AT FULL SPEED. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR FLIPPED OVER AND SKIDDED ONTHE PASSENGER SIDE THEN FLIPPED BACK ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE AND SKIDDED BEFORE ROLLING OVER AT LEAST ONCE. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THANK GOD FOR THE SEAT BELTS. THEY SAVED OUR LIVES. INJURIES WERE CONCUSSIONS, SPRAINED NECK, INJURIES TO LOWER NECK, BACK AND SHOULDER OF PASSENGER. WE LANDED UPSIDE DOWN, RELEASED OUR SEAT BELTS AND CRAWLED TO SAFETY WITH THE HELP OF POLICE AND FIRE. OUR SPEED WAS ABOUT 25-30 MILES /HOUR. OUR CAR WAS TOTALLED. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS CITED IN THE ACCIDENT.
2004 MAZDA 6S WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS SPEEDING AND WENT OVER A CURB, AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BACK RIGHT END, FRONT END, AND BOTH SIDES HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE (THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALED). THE CAR DID 1 COMPLETE ROLL-OVER DURING THE ACCIDENT, LANDING ON ALL 4 WHEELS AGAIN. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. I CONTACTED THE CAR MANUFACTURER TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN THE AIRBAGS SHOULD DEPLOY, AND THEY TOLD ME "IT WAS NOT THEIR ISSUE", AND TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I HAVE YET TO FIND ANY INFORMATION UNTIL THIS WEBSITE. *JB
CAR STALLS AT LIGHTS DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN ACCELERATING HAVE GONE TO BACK UP AND NO RESPONSE THEN CAR WILL JUST TAKE OFF HAVE HAD 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO NO ACCELERATION FOG AND BUGS IN TAILLIGHTS AIRBAG LIGHT ON/OFF FOR NO REASON CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR ALL RECALLS I AM TOLD I AM NOT DRIVING THE CAR FAST ENOUGH AND AM TOLD I NEED TO CHECK MY OIL WHEN I GET GAS. TOO MANY PROBLEMS TO LIST DEALER WILL FIX BUT CANNOT DUPLICATE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS I EXPERIENCE HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER ONLY TO BE PUT ON HOLD TO LISTEN TO ZOOM ZOOM MUSIC OVER AND OVER. *JB
1)DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. SPEED OF ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN A CAR 3 CARS AHEAD OF ME QUICK STOPPED. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. 2) FUMES AND POWDER OR DUST OF SOME SORT CAME OUT OF AIRBAG LANDED ON MY HAND AND GAVE ME A 2ND DEGREE BURN. WHATEVER IT WAS ALSO MELTED THE EDGE OF MY JACKET SLEEVE. 3) CAR IS BEING REPAIRED AT AUTO BODY SHOP, BUT AM LEARY OF AIRBAG. *JB
I JUST HAD MY TIRES CHECKED AT 10,000 MILES DURING AN OIL CHANGE AT MY DEALERSHIP. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. I NOW HAVE 11,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND TIRES. MY TIRES ARE MICHELIN RADIAL XSE P215/50 R17. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND WITHOUT WARNING MY DRIVERS SIDE BACK TIRES BLEW OUT. IT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND THE CORDS WERE SHOWING. I AM CONVINCED THAT THIS IS THE FAULT OF THE MICHELIN TIRE BECAUSE OF THE TREAD WEAR AND THE MILES ON IT. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD NOR WAS THE TIRE PUNCTURED. WHEN THE TIRE BLEW I WAS ON WEST BOUND ON I-70 TO DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS AND WITHOUT WARNING I SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF I-70 AND GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE FOR NECK AND BACK INJURIES. MY MAZDA 6 RECIEVED 6,000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE THAT I KNOW OF SO FAR NOT TO MENTION THE PERSON THAT I CRASHED INTO. MY INSURANCE WILL NOT PAY FOR THE TIRE BECAUSE THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT. I THINK MICHELIN SHOULD PAY FOR 4 NEW TIRES OF A DIFFERENT BRAND, MY HOSPITAL VISIT, MY DEDUCTABLE AND MY RENTAL CARE EXPENSE AND MY LOST WAGES. ALSO MY TIRE PRESURE WAS CHECKED BY MY DEALER AGAIN THE WEEK OF JUNE 27,2005. I'M VERY LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T GET HURT WORSE OR SOMEONE GETTING HURT. I STILL DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT OF MY INJURIES BECAUSE I'M STILL HAVING A LOT OF PAIN SINCE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON JULY 4, 2005. IS IT ANY WONDER THAT THE F1 DRIVERS DIDN'T WANT TO RACE AND FACE AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE YET DEATH?
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND WHILE ADJUSTING THE RADIO VEHICLE WENT DOWN A 6 FOOT EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK *TC
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
THE V6 MOTOR IN MY MAZDA 6S HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL FOR ALMOST 10 OF THE 12 YEARS I'VE OWNED IT. THE OIL LEAKS OUT OF THE FAULTY SEALS ON THE TIMING CHAIN COVER IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER, AND THE OIL DROPS ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS OIL VAPORIZES AND THAT VAPOR ENTERS THE CABIN IN SLOW SPEED DRIVING AND WHEN STOPPED AT INTERSECTIONS. I COMPLAINED ABOUT A BURNING OIL SMELL MANY TIMES WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE MAZDA SERVICE TECHS ALWAYS PRETENDED LIKE THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, I AM FINDING THIS IS A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH ALL FORD AND MAZDA CARS AND SUVS WITH THIS "DURATEC" 3.0 V6 WHICH WAS MADE BY FORD. IT IS INSTALLED IN MANY FORD, MERCURY AND MAZDA VEHICLES. I CARRY A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WITH ME IN THE EVENT I HAVE AN UNDER HOOD FIRE, AND I'M VERY WORRIED ABOUT MY HEALTH AFTER ALL THESE YEARS OF BREATHING THIS VAPOR. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS SEAL FAILURE IS DAUNTING. I HOPE MHTSA CAN SEE THAT FORD HAS BEEN COVERING UP THIS DEFECT, ENDANGERING LIVES AND THE HEALTH OF DRIVERS AS WELL AS CREATING A TOUGH FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THE OWNERS TO FIX THE ISSUE. I GAVE A DATE ON THE FORM BELOW, SINCE IT WAS REQUIRED, BUT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2006 OR SO.
WHILE SITTING IN MY PARKED CAR, I WAS BURNED BY THE SEAT WARMER. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT THIS WAS THE MOST SEVERE INCIDENT. I BEGAN TO SMELL PLASTIC BURNING-- THIS IS QUITE FRIGHTENING AND COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *TR
DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS A HANDLE ABOVE THE DOOR OF THE BACK SEAT. CONSUMER'S MOTHER WAS HOLDING ONTO HANDLE WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE. CONSUMER'S MOTHER IS ELDERLY AND SHE SUSTAINED A BRUISE ON HER FOREHEAD, AND PULLED THE MUSCLES ON HER NECK , BACK AND SHOULDER BLADE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME ANYONE HAD SET IN THE BACK SEAT. WHAT EVER HELD HANDLE IN THE SLOT OF THE BODY BROKE. CONSUMER SAID IT LOOKED LIKE HANDLE WAS HELD IN WITH CLIPS.*AK *NM
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE DRIVER WAS WEARING SAFETY BELT. AFTER EXITING VEHICLE, A FIRE WAS DISCOVERED NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE B-POST. FIRE BURNED AND MELTED THE INTERIOR TRIM AND SEATBELT, AS WELL AS CAUSING HEAT DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S INTERIOR DOOR AND WINDOW. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER. FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION ALSO FOUND HEAVY FIRE DAMAGE TO THE SEATBELT PRETENSIONER, WHICH WAS LOCATED IN THE AREA OF FIRE ORIGIN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THE SMOKE DISAPPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
MY BATTERY ON MY 2004 MAZDA 6 WENT OUT AND I HAD TO JUMP START IT TO.GO TO WORK AND COME FROM WORK ONE DAY. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK MY BATTERY TO GET CHECKED TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND THEY TOLD ME MY BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND IT HAD ONLY 6 MONTHS OF USAGE. I PUT A NEW BATTERY IN MY VEHICLE AND AS I INSTALLED THE NEW BATTERY I UNPLUGGED IT TO SEE IF MY ALTERNATOR WOULD KICK IN TO MAKE SURE IT WAS WORKING CORRECTLY AND AS I PUT THE BATTERY BACK ON A SHORTAGE HAPPENS AND MY WIPERS CAME ON AT FULL SPEED AND ALL MY LIGHTS WERE BLINKING ON MY DASH AND A SMELL OF ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING STARTED TO HAPPEN AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS MESSED UP. TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DON'T WORK,HEADLIGHTS, BOSE STEREO,HAZARD LIGHTS,REVERSE LIGHTS TRUCK DON'T OPEN WINDOWS DON'T GO UP OR DOWN AND WHILE I DRIVE THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT TRACK THE VELOCITY THE NEEDLE GOES CRAZY AND MY E-BRAKE LIGHT IS ON AND TRACK CONTROL LIGHT IS BLINKING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON ALL THE TIME . I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO START TO FIX THIS ISSUE BUT I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS BECAUSE I JUST HAVE 8 MONTHS WITH MY VEHICLE FROM A DEALER SHIP AND THEY CHECKED OUT CAR JUST FINE. THIS IS GOING TO BE A SUPER HIGH COST TO REPAIR ALL THE DAMAGES. JUST FROM A CHANGE OF A BATTERY. AND TO TOP IT ALL THANK GOD I WASN'T IN THE CAR BECAUSE THEIR WAS A SMALL FIRE IN THE WIRES BUT IT WENT AWAY QUICK. *TR
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
Remedy: DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
Remedy: SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
THULE, INC. IS RECALLING 2,323 OWNER-INSTALLED ROOF-MOUNTED FIT KITS, MODELS 3068 AND 3069, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2008 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2009 THAT ARE USED WITH THULE PODIUM FOOT PACKS, MODELS 460 AND 460R. THESE FIT KITS WERE SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE BOLT(S) USED TO SECURE THE FOOT TO THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED TO A HARDNESS THAT MAY CAUSE THE BOLT(S) TO BE BRITTLE AND POTENTIALLY BREAK UNDER STRESS.
Remedy: THULE WILL MAIL A RETRO FIT KIT ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS TO OWNERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE APRIL 13, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THULE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-238-2388.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE RIGHT AND/OR LEFT REAR SEAT BELTS MAY NOT LOCK PROPERLY DUE TO MISSING RETAINING PINS ON THE HOUSING.
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.
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