2015 Mazda MAZDA6

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED AS FOLLOWS: TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN CITY TRAFFIC (TAYLOR STREET, COLUMBIA SC). CAR LOST POWER AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL. WARNING DISPLAYED ON DASH "ATS FAILURE." I POWERED OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTED ENGINE AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET BEFORE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP AFTER 4TH ATTEMPT. TECHNICIANS LABELED THE ISSUE AS A "FLUKE" AND THEY COULD FIND NO REASON FOR FAILURE, ALTHOUGH THEY DID VERIFY THE CODE P0780 WHICH STATED TO RE-PROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE (WHICH I HAD BEEN EARLIER IN THE DAY), THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS.

AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS EXCESSIVELY HARD TO OPERATE AND FAILED TO STOP THE CAR. TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, I HAD TO USE THE PARKING BREAK. AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED DRAMATICALLY. I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL WHICH BROUGHT THE RPM TO NORMAL VELOCITY. AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE CAR PERFORMED NORMALLY. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES,THE LAST TIME WAS ON APRIL 4,2016. I NOTICED THE FAILURE OCCURS AT SLOW SPEED,AROUND 15 TO 25 MILES/HOUR. I WENT TWICE TO BERGE MAZDA IN MESA,AZ. UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE BREAK FAILURE DURING TEST. THIS PREDICAMENT IS STILL UNRESOLVED AND COULD BE THE CAUSE OF A DEADLY ACCIDENT. SOME HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN MY 2015 MADZA6 WHEN I NOTICED THE CAR IS SWERVING A BIT TO THE RIGHT. I THOUGHT MY CAR HAD A SMALL ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. SO I CONTINUE DRIVING AS I DID NOT SEE HERE ANY BEEPS AND THERE'S NO WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD. IT WAS ABOUT 3 TO 4 MILES LATER WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE CAR WAS SWERVING A BIT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND I CAN HEAR GROWLING SOUND WHICH SEEMS TO COME FROM THE TIRES. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH AT THAT TIME AND THERE WERE SOME SNOW AND ICE ON THE ROAD DUE TO THE 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. WITHOUT HESITATING, I DROVE TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND CHECKED MY CAR. YAP! I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. IF THAT'S IS SO, WHY DIDN'T THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPS) GAVE ME A BEEP AND LIGHTS UP ON THE DASHBOARD? ALSO, I REMEMBERED TAKING MY CAR TO THE SUBURBAN MADZA6 DEALER IN TROY MICHIGAN SOMETIME IN DECEMBER 2014 TO HAVE THE TPS FIXED DUE TO A MADZA RECALL. SO WHY ISN'T THE TPS ON MY CAR WORKING? MY ODOMETER SHOWS ONLY ABOUT 8065 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I CHANGED THE FLAT TIRE WITH MY SPARE AND TOOK THE FLAT TIRE TO DISCOUNT TIRE (248-3931900) IN AUBURN HILLS, MI AND UNFORTUNATELY, THEY TOLD ME MY TIRE IS BAD AS IT WAS DRIVEN FOR QUITE A DISTANCE WITH LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THE TIRE STILL HAS ABOUT 80 TO 90% THREAD ON IT. THE NEXT MORNING, I COMPLAINED TO MADZA USA (1-800-2225500) ABOUT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. I EXPLAINED TO JESSIE WHOM I SPOKE TO ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. THE CASE NUMBER IS 1-1-91037814. HE CHECKED MY CAR RECORD AND ADMIT I DID HAVE THE TPS RECALL DONE. BUT HE SAID THERE IS A RECENT TPS RECALL BUT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED THROUGH MAIL OR PHONE. I TOLD JESSIE THAT MADZA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECTIVE TPS AND SHOULD ALSO PAY FOR MY TIRE. INSTEAD HE ONLY GIVE ME A $100 COUPON TO BE USED FOR MADZA PRODUCT AND SERVICES. I HOPE TO RECORD THIS COMPLAINT FOR OTHER MADZA6 OWNERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING 26 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE CONTACT STATED THE WARNING SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING FEATURE DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND THE SCBS WARNING AND ENGINE CHECK REQUIRED WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE SHORE TODAY GOING 70MPH I HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND WITHIN 15 SECOND MY 2015 MAZDA 6 13,000 MILES WAS OUT OF CONTROL I BARLEY MADE IT CROSSING FOUR LANES OF TRAFFICS TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER. ONCE I EXITED THE CAR I NOTICED THE LEFT REAR TIRE P245/65R19 SPORT WAS THE ISSUE UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION I NOTICED THE TIRE BROKE OFF APPROX 1" ABOVE WHERE THE DOT NUMBERS ARE LOCATED. THE INSIDE OF TIRE TO THE RIM ALSO BROKE OFF COMPLETELY FROM THE RIM. THE TIRE WAS STILL COMPLETELY ROUND BUT WAS SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. STILL APPROX 2" OF THE RUBBER WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE BOTH SIDES OF THE RIM. I TOOK NUMEROUS PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND RIM. I'M NOW AFRAID THE THREE REMAINING TIRES MAY STILL HAVE THIS TYPE OF DEFECT. I WAS A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE PAST 35 YEARS AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY TRAVEL WELL OVER 100MPH WHILE PERFORMING MY DUTIES AND NOT ONCE IN THOSE 35 YEARS DID I EVER EXPERIENCE A TIRE SEPARATING FROM THE RIM LIKE TODAY. I REALLY FEEL THAT IF THIS HAPPENED TO AN AVERAGE DRIVER THAT DRIVER WOULD'VE COMPLETELY LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD'VE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DEATH TO HIM OR TO OTHER DRIVERS. PLEASE RESPOND BACK TO ME ASAP. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I CAN SEND YOU THE PICTURES I TOOK ON IPHONE. [XXX] HTTPS://WWW.DUNLOPTIRES.COM/EN-US/COMPANY/CONTACT-US INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WAS FOLLOWING A CAR AND CAME UP TO A STOP LIGHT. I DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND FELT SOME RESISTANCE BUT CAR WOULD NOT STOP. FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE BEING BLED OFF BY PERHAPS COMPUTER CONTROL. I SWITCHED INTO A RIGHT HAND TURN LANE THAT WAS CLEAR, CAR STILL NOT STOPPING. SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP PERHAPS TO 4500 RPM OR SO, THEN ENGINE WENT BACK TO IDLE ON ITS OWN. THE CAR HAD STOPPED AND I PUT IT IN PARK. WE THEN TURNED RIGHT AND CAUTIOUSLY PROCEEDED HOME, WITHOUT A FURTHER PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER AND REQUESTED THE MEMORY BE ANALYZED, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT READ THE BLACK BOX AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT SHOWED NO FAULTS. TEST DRIVE WAS UNEVENTFUL. I AGAIN REQUESTED THE BLACK BOX BE ANALYZED AS THE BRAKES APPEARED TO BE BLEEDING OFF. THEY SAID THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW IF MAZDA NEEDED ANYTHING MORE. MY BACKGROUND INCLUDES AUTO MECHANIC, TOW TRUCK DRIVER, CAR DEALERSHIP, TECHNICIAN, SOFTWARE ENGINEER, AND ANALYST. *TR