NHTSA Complaint #10159674 — 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Vehicle Towed

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10159674
Vehicle	2003 MAZDA MAZDA6
Component	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	May 25, 2006
Date Filed	June 12, 2006
Mileage	56,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TN

Consumer Description

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 MAZDA 6 WITH 56,000 MILES TO SCHOOL ON THURSDAY MORNING ON A BUSY 2-LANE HIGHWAY. SHE SHIFTED (LIKELY TO 4TH), AND THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION LOCKED-UP. FORTUNATELY, SHE IS AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH AND COAST THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT. IF SHE HAD BEEN INEXPERIENCED, OR IF A SHOULDER HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE, OR IF THE CAR BEHIND HER HAD BEEN CLOSER, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. REGARDING, THE TRANSMISSION, IT HAD BEEN MAINTAINED WITH ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED FLUID CHANGES, AND IT WAS LOCKED-UP AND DAMAGED BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR. A USED TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED BY THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALER AT A COST OF OVER $2,000. *NM

Related Complaints for the 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6

Other POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Complaints

#10429294 — October 10, 2011 — TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 30-60 MPH DURING ANY TYPE OF TRAFFIC (STOP AND GO, FREEWAY SPEEDS, ETC), MY 2003 MAZDA6 WILL S...

#10333870 — May 30, 2010 — WENT TO STORE PUSHED IN CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR PARKED THE CAR AND WHEN I CAME OUT I COULD NOT START THE CAR. THE SA...

#10146341 — December 29, 2005 — DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM INVOLVED THE BRAKE PADS THAT ...

#10086418 — August 8, 2004 — I HAVE A MAZDA 6I.AT 8500 MILES AFTER HAVING MY CAR I HAD THE CLUTCH GO OUT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I WAS SEVER...

#10080394 — July 6, 2004 — IN EARLY JUNE MY MAZDA 6 MTX BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHENEVER I WOULD ACCELERATE THE RP...

Recent Complaints for the 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6

#11448828 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP — January 25, 2022 — The contact owns a 2003 Mazda Mazda6. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the odor of fuel was presen...

#11418298 — AIR BAGS — May 24, 2021 — In 2018, the car was part of a trade in for a certified used car at my dealership. The car had over 350,000 miles an...

#11343015 — SERVICE BRAKES — August 3, 2020 — WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT STAYS AT THE SAME SPEED OR IT SPEEDS UP ON ITS OWN. WHEN I PRESS ON THE BREAK SOME...

#11343015 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — August 3, 2020 — WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT STAYS AT THE SAME SPEED OR IT SPEEDS UP ON ITS OWN. WHEN I PRESS ON THE BREAK SOME...

#11268685 — POWER TRAIN — October 15, 2019 — AFTER TWO YEARS OF DRIVING THIS CAR THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY BROKE PUNCTURING THROUGH THE FIRE WALL AND B...