NHTSA Complaint #10429413 — 2004 MAZDA MAZDA6

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10429413
Vehicle	2004 MAZDA MAZDA6
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	October 4, 2011
Date Filed	October 11, 2011
Mileage	84,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	LA

Consumer Description

VEHICLE HAS NEEDED 3 BATTERY REPLACEMENTS WITHIN PAST 2 YEARS. LAST INCIDENT WAS WHEN VEHICLE HAD BEEN IDLE FOR 5 DAYS AND NEEDED JUMP STARTING. VEHICLE RAN OK FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS BUT AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY AN ATTEMPT TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE FAILED. IN ADDITION, MANY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STARTED UP. THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN AND WIPERS TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP. FIRST DIAGNOSIS WAS BAD ALTERNATOR. ALTERNATOR WAS OVERCHARGING. SECOND DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAILED CPM / COMPUTER. DEALERSHIP SAID OVERCHARGING ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT CPM. ALSO FUSES ETC. HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT. PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED BUT VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF THIS NOTE. *KB

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