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1994 Mazda MX6 Transmission Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA

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Transmission reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Jan 24, 2009
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
22%
of 46 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Mazda MX6 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming transmission

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Transmission
Filed Jan 24, 2009

1994 MAZDA MX6 AUTO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10256192
Incident
Jan 1, 2009
Mileage
93,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Dec 21, 2003
1 injury reported

I AM THE OWNER OF A 1994 MAZDA MX-6 (4 CYLINDER, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). BECAUSE OF WHAT I BELIEVE MAY BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OR DESIGN FLAW, I'VE BEEN FORCED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE TWICE OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT THREE YEARS. BASICALLY, AN ELECTRONIC OVERDRIVE SWITCH WILL RANDOMLY BEGIN IT'S FUNCTION WITHOUT HAVING ANY CONTROL OVER IT. A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WILL FLASH "HOLD" CONSTANTLY UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED OR THE COMPUTER IS RESET. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, WHICH QUITE FRANKLY HAS BEEN VERY FREQUENT, THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND STRUGGLES TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS ALSO RESULTS IN SOMEWHAT OF A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS MAINTAINING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND TAKING SMALL TURNS CAN FEEL VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE THE CAR GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT IT'S NOT HOLDING THE ROAD VERY WELL. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT I'VE HAD TO SPEND A TOTAL OF ROUGHLY $5000.00 FOR TWO TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR CANNOT BE OPERATED SAFELY OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILEAGE. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE OCCURED AT ROUGHLY 70,000 MILES, THE SECOND AT ABOUT 95,000. *AK

NHTSA ID
10050880
Incident
Dec 13, 2003
Mileage
70,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Feb 4, 2003

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10005880
Transmission
Filed Jan 31, 2003

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILED TO WORK. *AK

NHTSA ID
10006123
Incident
Apr 15, 2002
Transmission
Filed Jan 10, 2002

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR ,CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. AK

NHTSA ID
8001906
Incident
Jan 8, 2002
Transmission
Filed Feb 14, 2001

TRANSMISSION PREMATURELY MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING A VERY LOUD NOISE OCCURRED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
880532
Transmission
Filed Sep 5, 2000

VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD INTO FIRST/SECOND, AND THIRD GEARS. MAZDA HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ID
869542
Transmission
Filed Sep 5, 2000

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NHTSA ID
730268
Transmission
Filed Dec 29, 1999

MAZDA WILL REPAIR MY TRANSMISSION FOR $2,696.00. THE MAZDA REP WILL ALLOW ME A TOTAL OF $750.00 TOWARD THE REPAIR. SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT, I FEEL THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1994 MAZDA. I BELIEVE THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME MORE THAN $750.00 FOR GOOD-WILL ALONE. I HAVE NOT EVEN PAID OFF MY CAR YET. *AK

NHTSA ID
716619
Incident
Dec 24, 1999
Transmission
Filed Aug 13, 1998

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
539814
Incident
Aug 14, 1996

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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