NHTSA Complaint #11519366 — 2018 MAZDA MAZDA6

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11519366
Vehicle	2018 MAZDA MAZDA6
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 27, 2023
Date Filed	April 28, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

Just noticed my coolant was leaking underneath my car and i went to mazda to check and it came out being a cracked cylinder the car are driven by my daughter from school to work only and has 68k miles, mazda doesn’t want to fix because supposedly the engine warranty only last until 60k

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