2008 Mazda Mazda6 Problems

TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED A LETTER IN 7/2015 STATING MY CAR'S AIR BAGS HAD BEEN RECALLED AND TO WAIT FOR A SECOND LETTER TO SCHEDULE A REPLACEMENT APPOINTMENT. NEVER RECIEVED 2ND LETTER AND NOW CAR IS NOT ON RECALL. I SUSPECT IT (MY CAR) WAS REPORTED AS HAVING AIR BAGS REPLACED WHICH HAS NOT HAPPENED. I AM CONCERNED AS IT WAS REPORTED ON THE NEWS THAT THIS TYPE OF THING HAS BEEN DONE A LOT. I'D LIKE MY AIRBAGS REPLACED WITH SAFE ONE...THANK YOU..

I CALLED DEALER 3 TIMES TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS REPLACED (FINAL RECALL 1317F). THIS WAS OVER THE COURSE OF 6 MONTHS. THEY NEVER CALL ME BACK. THE THIRD TIME I CALLED (ON 8/24/2017) I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK (AGAIN) IN ONE MONTH. THEY STILL HAVE NEVER CALLED ME BACK.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND IN THE COLD WEATHER.

DRIVING 2008 MAZDA 6 WHEN THE AT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM GEAR REENGAGED VERY HARSHLY INTO THIRD GEAR. THE 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DROPPED 4TH AND 5TH GEAR AFTER RE-ENGAGING.

DRIVING 2008 MAZDA 6 WHEN THE AT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM GEAR REENGAGED VERY HARSHLY INTO THIRD GEAR. THE 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DROPPED 4TH AND 5TH GEAR AFTER RE-ENGAGING.

I TRIED TO START MY CAR ON SUNDAY MORNING (MARCH 18TH) AND IT WOULD NOT START. I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY. WHEN I WENT TO INSTALL IT, I NOTED THAT THE POSITIVE CABLE HAD CORRODED TO THE POINT WHERE IT COULD NO LONGER MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BATTERY TERMINAL. APPARENTLY, THE WIRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $400. WHY WOULD THIS HAPPEN AT ONLY 39,000 MILES? I'M STILL WORKING THROUGH THIS WITH THE DEALER, BUT WANTED TO POST SOMETHING AS IT APPEARS OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I'M DEFINITELY NOT A MECHANIC BUT IT APPEARS THAT PEOPLE MIGHT BE HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING THEIR CAR, OR WITH BATTERIES NEEDING TO BE REPLACED PRE-MATURELY AND NOT REALIZING THAT IT'S DUE TO CORRODED CABLES. *JS

The contact owns a 2008 Mazda Mazda6. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, there was fuel leaking from the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a leaking fuel tank. The contact was informed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The dealer added a protective coating. The failure reoccurred. The contact stated that an abnormal fuel odor was on the interior of the vehicle, and fuel was leaking onto the ground. The dealer was contacted and made aware of the failure. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V412000 (Fuel system, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure; however, the contact was informed that the part needed to be purchased to complete the repair. The failure mileage was 235,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA MAZDA6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A YELLOW SPIDER COMING FROM THE VENT AREA ONTO THE CARPET. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD NOTICED SPIDERS IN THIS AREA SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V134000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY) WHICH STATED THAT A CERTAIN TYPE OF SPIDER COULD WEAVE A WEB IN THE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER VENT LINE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A RESTRICTION IN THE LINE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE 2009-2010 MODEL MAZDA6. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

MY CLUTCH STARTED TO GET STIFF AND I COULDN'T PUSH IT. EVENTUALLY THE CLUTCH PLATE FELL APART AND THE FELL THROUGH THE BODY OF THE CAR. THEN THAT CLUTCH PLATE FELL APART. THEN I GOT A WHOLE NEW CLUTCH ON 6/7/2013 AND IT FELT BAD BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID "IT'S A SELF-ADJUSTING CLUTCH, IT WILL LOOSEN UP OVER TIME." THEN IN MAY 2014, THE NOISE CAME BACK AND I COULD BARELY PUSH THE CLUTCH PEDDLE AGAIN SO I TOOK IT AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A CLUTCH MASTER AND A CLUTCH SLAVE BUT IT MADE IT WORSE AND THE CAR MADE A HORRIBLE SOUND AFTER THEY PUT THOSE PARTS IN, SO THEY SAID THE ENTIRE CLUTCH WAS BAD AND THEY'D REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE NOISE DIDN'T GO AWAY SO THEY SAID I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE. THEIR FAULTY CLUTCH BLEW UP MY ENTIRE ENGINE BECAUSE THE GEARS WERE SLIPPING. SO A GREAT CAR HAD A BLOWN ENGINE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY CLUTCH. *TR

THE EXHAUST GASKETS IN THIS MODEL FAIL LEADING TO VERY LOUD NOISES FROM THE ENGINE WHICH THEN LEADS TO TERRIBLE EMISSIONS AND FAILURE OF EXHAUST SYSTEM. I LOOKED THE ISSUE UP ONLINE (AND ON THIS SITE) AND FOUND A TSB (01-024/07) THAT COVERED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE ISSUE. THIS TSB SAID THAT THE GASKET BETWEEN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK INTO PLACE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

THE CAR WOULD MAKE HORRIBLE SOUNDS WHEN I WAS TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AND WOULD PULL ME TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT ME BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. A NEW STEERING COLUMN WAS PUT IN BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT TOM WOOD MAZDA (HE NOW WORKS AT TOM WOOD FORD) SAID THE CAR WAS DESIGNED TO PULL ME OFF THE HIGHWAY OR ROAD IN CASE I PASSED OUT AT THE WHEEL. THEN A NEW DEALERSHIP BOUGHT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED MY STEERING COLUMN. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS NEVER STRAIGHT, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT OUT OF ALIGNMENT ON A MACHINE. *TR

WE NOTICED THAT SUDDENLY OUR 2 YEAR OLD MAZDA 6, WITH ABOUT 18,000 MILES WAS BARELY BRAKING. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AND HAD A BRAKE INSPECTION AT THE DEALERSHIP 2,000 MILES AND 5 MONTHS PREVIOUSLY. THE FRONT BRAKES DID NOT SEEM TO BE ENGAGING AT ALL, AND WE NOTED RUST BUILD UP ON THE DISC THAT NO AMOUNT OF BRAKING COULD REMOVE. AN INSPECTION AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REVEALED LESS THAN 10% REMAINING LIFE ON THE REAR BRAKES, AND THEY NOTED THAT EXCESSIVE RUST HAD CAUSED THE BRAKES TO RUST OUT. THE CAR IS OPERATED IN KENTUCKY--NOT EXACTLY THE CENTER OF THE RUST BELT. I THINK DEFECTIVE BRAKE MATERIALS ARE LIKELY CAUSING THIS UNEXPECTED AND PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE WE DID NOT EXPERIENCE AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT, ANOTHER DRIVER MAY. I AM WRITING IN CASE OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE 2008 MAZDA 6. *TR

PLACED OUR 2008 MAZDA 6 IN REVERSE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND CAR ROLLED BACK INTO A TELEPHONE POLE, CAUSING MODERATE DAMAGE TO REAR OF VEHICLE. NO WARNING OF ANY PREVIOUS FAILURES. *TR

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SPIDERS SOMEHOW ENTERED THE DASHBOARD AREA AND THAT SHE SAW SEVERAL SPIDERS COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED, THE TWO ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FALL AND BREAK THE AXLE SHAFT AND THE VALVE COVER GASKETS. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE 2008 MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS SOME VIBRATION COMING FROM THE STEERING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, BUT THOUGH IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE VIBRATION CEASED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000. UPDATED 05/05/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED TWO CRADLE BOLTS AND FIVE ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 11/23/11

The front subframe totally rusted out and the wheel disconnected. I purchased this car in 2009, but it was a 2008 vehicle. Apparently there was a recall on this part for the 2009 through 2018 vehicles but it did not include the 2008, which had the exact same problem. My car was kept in the garage its entire life and the last 10 years, I was retired and did not even drive it in the snow. The car only has 79,000 miles. Even if my car was not included in the recall, you would think the manufacturer would have notified me of the flaw and the danger. I sold this car to my nephew in February of this year and he was deriving it when the wheel fell off and separated from the subframe. He could have been killed. Had I know the issues with this vehicle, I would never have sold it to him and would have just traded it in. I believe that we are owed some type of compensation from the dealer for this. Fortunately he was not driving on a highway when this happened. We have a quote of $1400 to replace this part and weld it back on.

MAZDA 6I 2008 HAS TWO TIRE SENSORS FAIL, WHICH APPEAR TO BE DEFECTIVE IN NATURE DUE TO HOW LOW THE MILEAGE IS. THE TIRE SENSOR FOR RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE AND A TIRE SENSOR FOR REAR RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE HAVE FAILED AND THERE IS NOT EVEN 36,000 MILES ON THE CAR. WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF THE SENSOR FAILS WHILE DRIVING. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE REGARDING THE MAZDA 6, THE TIRE SENSORS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED BY MAZDA. *JS

The front subframe totally rusted out and the wheel disconnected. I purchased this car in 2009, but it was a 2008 vehicle. Apparently there was a recall on this part for the 2009 through 2018 vehicles but it did not include the 2008, which had the exact same problem. My car was kept in the garage its entire life and the last 10 years, I was retired and did not even drive it in the snow. The car only has 79,000 miles. Even if my car was not included in the recall, you would think the manufacturer would have notified me of the flaw and the danger. I sold this car to my nephew in February of this year and he was deriving it when the wheel fell off and separated from the subframe. He could have been killed. Had I know the issues with this vehicle, I would never have sold it to him and would have just traded it in. I believe that we are owed some type of compensation from the dealer for this. Fortunately he was not driving on a highway when this happened. We have a quote of $1400 to replace this part and weld it back on.

The front frame is rusted out to the point it is unsafe. This is the same issue for the 2009 2010 models.

I OWN A 2008 MAZDA6 - AND MY ONE HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT 9 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 AND A HALF YEARS. I'VE HAD MECHANICS LOOK AT IT, THEY'VE PUT NUMEROUS BRANDS OF HEADLIGHTS IN THE CAR AN REGARDLESS IT GOES OUT WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS - THEY ALL SAY IT'S A SHORT, OR A BAD SOCKET.

DECEMBER 14, 2015 AROUND 6:40PM I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON HIGHWAY 275E AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH APPROACHING THE 71N EXIT RAMP . CAR AND DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER HAD BEEN RUNNING ABOUT 8 - 10 MINUTES. I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL. I WAS WEARING JEANS. WHEN LOOKING AROUND TO FIGURE OUT WHERE SMELL WAS COMING FROM, MY LEFT LEG CAME IN CONTACT WITH SEAT, I FELT A "BITE" SENSATION ON THE BACK OF MY LEG - IMMEDIATELY I THOUGHT PERHAPS MY SEAT WAS WAS ON FIRE. I DIDN'T SEE ANY ACTUALLY FLAMES, SO I TURNED OFF SEAT HEATER, AND OPENED THE WINDOWS - HOPING TO COOL OFF THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR TO PREVENT ANY SMOLDERING IN THE SEAT TO ADVANCE TO A FIRE (SOUNDS A STUPID NOW, BUT AT THE TIME IT SEEMED TO MAKE SENSE). CONTINUE DRIVING WITH ONE HAND, WINDOWS DOWN, AND FANNING SEAT WITH THE OTHER. WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN, THE SMOKE/BURNING SMELL DISSIPATED. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME (ABOUT ANOTHER 10-15 MINUTE DRIVE FROM THE INITIAL OCCURRENCE), THE SEAT HAD COOLED. I OBSERVED A BURN SPOT ON DRIVER'S SEAT WHERE I FELT THE "BITE" ON THE BACK OF MY LEG. I ALSO THOUGHT MY JEANS WERE BURNT; HOWEVER, THAT TURNED OUT TO BE TRANSFER FROM THE BURNT MATERIAL FROM THE SEAT - I WAS ABLE TO SCRATCH MOST OF IT OFF WITH FINGERNAIL. ALSO, MY SKIN WAS NOT INJURED. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP TODAY.

IN ONE MONTH I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT WHY THESE ARE GOING OUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE ONES ON MY CAR, WHICH IS WHY MAZDA HAS SINCE CHANGED TO A DIFFERENT SENSOR. THE FIRST ONE WAS A SLOW LEAK AND I WOULD HAVE TO FILL IT EVERY FEW DAYS,WHICH ALTHOUGH A HUGE PAIN, MADE IT TO WHERE I COULD WAIT TO BRING IT IN WHEN I HAD TIME TO BE CAR LESS FOR A FEW HOURS. THE MOST RECENT ONE HAPPENED TWO DAYS AGO.I GOT HOME FROM ONE JOB AT11 PM. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON MY DRIVE HOME AND I WAS THINKING I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN WITH THE FIRST ONE. I WOKE UP AT 7AM TO GO TO MY OTHER JOB AND AS I WAS DRIVING THERE MY CAR WAS VERY JERKY SO I PULLED OVER AT THE GAS STATION RIGHT BY MY HOUSE TO CHECK ON MY TIRE AND IT WAS COMPLETELY FLAT .I WENT FROM CLOSE TO FULL PRESSURE TO 0 IN 8HOURS.THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! IF I HAD BEEN OUT FARTHER IN THE COUNTRY OR ON A LONG CAR RIDE OR IF I HADN'T NOTICED IT WAS NOT STEERING CORRECTLY, THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IF I WAS PRETTY MUCH TOLD THAT THE PART WAS FAULTY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS KNOWN TO LEAK THEN THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE. *TR

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 CHECKED AND RESULTS SHOWN A 62% DIESEL OIL CONTAMINATION, THEY BLAME THE DPF (DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER) FOR THIS OVER-RUN AS I AM NOT DOING ENOUGH "LONG JOURNEY" MILES. WHICH I WAS, NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED BEFORE OR AFTER THE INCIDENT AND THE OIL LEVELS ARE DRAMATICALLY ABOVE THE FULL MARK. NO FAULT CODES ARE SHOWN ON MAZDA COMPUTER. MY CAR IS SITTING USELESS ON MY DRIVE AS WE ARE ALL TO SCARED TO DRIVE IT. *TR

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 APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES BEFORE EMS GOT TO HIM AND HE HAD A CONCUSSION. MY SON IS NOW COMPLAINING OF HEADACHES, BACK ACHES AND NECK PAINS. *TR