2003 Mazda Mazda6 Suspension Problems

THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 MAZDA 6. 2 FRONT, RIGHT CONTROL ARMS ARE BAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10230216

Incident

Jun 1, 2008

I OWN A 2003 MAZDA 6. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I STARTED HEARING LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT AXLE AREA WHEN I TURN OR DRIVE OVER BUMPS. MY BRAKES AND TIRES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. I WAS FIRST TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW STRUTS. A SECOND INSPECTION HOWEVER REVEALED NO PROBLEM WITH MY STRUTS. MECHANIC SEEMS TO BE BAFFLED AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. MY CAR IS A V6 MAZDA 6S. 5 SPEED. PROBLEM STARTED AT 82,000 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE IS ABOUT 84,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10227638

Incident

Apr 1, 2008

Mileage

82,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE EVERY TIME SHE DRIVES OVER A BUMP OR MAKES A TURN. SHE HAS HAD SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. SHE HAS HAD BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, ROTORS, AND TIRES REPLACED. ONE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PISTONS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE SPEED, VIN, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

NHTSA ID

10225397

Incident

Jan 8, 2008

Mileage

81,000 mi

I HAVE BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME SYMPTOM BEING A SQUEALING LOW PITCH TO A HUM WHEN I TURN LEFT INTO ANY PARKING SPOT. MY BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH A CALIPER SPRING. THEY KEEP ON SAYING THAT THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM EACH TIME AND IT COMES BACK. I HAVE BEEN IN FOUR TIMES FOR THIS. ALSO I HAVE HAD AN ECU COMPUTER REPLACED DUE TO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARING. LASTLY, MY GLOVE BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS INSTALLED WITH THE LIGHT ON PERMANENTLY. THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS BECAUSE THE DASH BOARD IS NOT PERFECTLY FLUSH WITH THE EDGE OF THE GLOVE BOX, THEREFORE THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON AND I CAN SEE IT WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10066341

Incident

Mar 9, 2004

Mileage

8,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY MAZDA 6S IN FEBRUARY OF 2003. I HAVE LOVED THIS CAR SINCE THE DAY I FIRST SAW IT. IN DECEMBER OF 2003, I BEGAN HEARING GRINDING/MOANING SOUNDS FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AREA WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS INTO A PARKING SPACE. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 3-4 WEEKLY. I TOOK MY 6S IN FOR IT'S REGULAR SERVICE IN DECEMBER (OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION), AND ADVISED MY DEALERSHIP OF THE NOISE I WAS HEARING. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ONE FRONT TIRE WAS 2 LBS LOW, AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 12000 MILES AT THIS TIME, AND I KNEW THE SERVICE TECH WAS SUGAR COATING THE PROBLEM. ON JANUARY 9, 2004, I WAS LEAVING WORK TO GO HOME WHEN I HAD SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE ON THE WAY HOME. AS I WAS GETTING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, I EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT, ALONG WITH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 3,000 RPM NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE HOME IN THIS CONDITION, BUT I HAD NO CHOICE AT THIS TIME. BY THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS ACTING, I THOUGHT I EITHER HAD A FLAT TIRE OR THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY TO THE DEALER, WHICH IT TOOK THEM 4 DAYS TO CONFIRM THE PROBLEM. THE CONCLUDED THAT MY FRONT AXLE WAS FAULTY, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT TOOK 10 DAYS TO GET MY VEHICLE BACK, AND SO FAR THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED. I JUST WISH THE DEALER WOULD HAVE TAKEN ME MORE SERIOUSLY BACK IN DECEMBER AND MAYBE THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. *LA

NHTSA ID

10054861

Incident

Jan 10, 2004

Mileage

13,253 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10051672

WHEN TURNING STEERING A GRINDING NOISE IS PRODUCED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10041998

Incident

Sep 29, 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.

NHTSA ID

10038958

Incident

Jan 15, 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

NHTSA ID

10036853

Incident

Aug 20, 2003