2014 Mazda MAZDA6

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A POLE AS AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

DRIVING THROUGH RAIN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CAR STALLED AND WILL NOT RESTART. ENGINE SEIZE PER DEALER. WE UNDERSTAND OTHER MAZDA'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. WE REQUESTED THE CAR TO BE CHECKED FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL WITHOUT SUCCESS BECAUSE OUR VIN DOES NOT FALL IN THE RECALL. WE OFFERED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THEM TO TEST IT WHICH THEY DECLINED TO DO.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STREET @ 40MPH WHEN THE INFOTAINMENT, SPEEDOMETER, SHUT OFF AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AFTER A BRIEF MOMENT, THE STABILITY WARNING TURNED OFF, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY, BUT THE VERY NEXT DAY, AT A STOP LIGHT, THE SAME THING OCCURRED, BUT THIS TIME, I COULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 2000 RPMS, NOR REACH 20 MPH. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE, AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. IT DROVE NORMALLY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE REST OF THE DAY, BUT THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

WHILE ACCELERATING ON 2 OCCASIONS IN PAST 2 MONTHS, THE ENGINE WILL LOSE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. IT IS STILL RUNNING BUT WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THE FIRST TIME OCCURED WHILE PULLING OUT ON A ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION AND THE SECOND TIME WAS ON A BUSY INTERSTATE WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE AND HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. IT WILL WORK NORMALLY AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE AND IT CLEARS THE LIGHTS. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A MAZDA DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME AND THEY SAID IT WAS A CRACKED SPARK PLUG AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM JUST HAPPENED AGAIN.. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN!

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 65 MPH. STEERING STARTED FEELING A LITTLE "SOFT" AND THEN IMMEDIATELY STARTED FEELING "NOTCHY" AND THE DASHBOARD ANNUNCIATOR PANEL STARTED GIVING WARNINGS "POWER STEERING FAILURE" "STEERING WILL BE DIFFICULT", "SCBS NEEDS INSPECTION", "FOW NEEDS INSPECTION". THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS)/ DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL (DSC) INDICATOR IN THE TACHOMETER DISPLAY AREA LIT UP AND STAYED ILLUMINATED (I BELIEVE THAT INDICATES A TCS/DSC MALFUNCTION). WE WERE ABOUT 2 MILES TO THE INTERSTATE EXIT AND ANOTHER 3 MILES TO OUR HOME SO WE DROVE AT REDUCED SPEED TO EXIT AND THEN TO HOME. CAR WOULD OCCASIONALLY TRY TO JERK TO THE SIDE, OCCASIONALLY REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT EXTRA FORCE (INTERMITTENTLY) TO STEER, OCCASIONALLY ONLY NEEDED "NORMAL" AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO STEER, OCCASIONALLY THERE WOULD BE A LOUD "GROWLING" WITH A SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION THAT COULD BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA 6 EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP SP SPORT TIRES, SIZE: 225/45R19. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED WITHOUT WARNING. A SPARE TIRE REPLACED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,635.

I HAD TWO INCIDENTS DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE WHILE I WAS RIDING THE CAR WITH MY 2 YEARS OLD CHILD. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MAY 2014 WHEN ONE OF THE TIRES WENT FLAT. WHILE I WAS DRIVING I FELT THE CAR IS IMBALANCED. I WAS TRYING TO PULL OVER AT THE HIGHWAY TO INSPECT THE CAR. AFTER A WHILE I FOUND A SAFE PLACE AND PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT ONE OF THE TIRES ARE GOING FLAT. HOWEVER, THE TIRE ALARM SYSTEM DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING OR DIDN'T BEEP. I TOOK THE FIRST EXIST AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST TIRE CENTER TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THE TIRE PRESSURE ALARM WENT ON AND STARTED BEEPING JUST WHEN THE TIRE WAS ALMOST FLAT AND LUCKILY I WAS BY THE TIRE CENTER ANYWAY. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2014. I FELT THE CAR IS SOMEWHAT GOING OUT OF CONTROL BUT AGAIN, NO TIRE PRESSURE ALARM. SUDDENLY TWO TIRES BLOWN OFF AND THE RIMS GOT DAMAGED TOO. IT WAS A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE AS THE ROAD WAS VERY NARROW, NO ROAD SHOULDER AND I HAD TO DRIVE A LITTLE WHILE ON THE RIMS TO FIND A SHOULDER THAT I COULD STOP. I FIXED THE CAR FOR TIRES AND RIMS AND NOW AFTER A WHILE I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER ABOUT MAZDA'S TIRE PRESSURE ALARM SOFTWARE ISSUES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AS PART OF RECALL. I REQUESTING REFUND FOR THE EXPENSES IN MY TWO INCIDENTS DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES. AFTER ALL, I DO NOT TRUST RIDING THE CAR WITH MY 2 YEARS OLD CHILD AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB AND A LIGHT POST. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK, A BACK, AND A NERVE DAMAGE IN THE ELBOW THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.