2005 MAZDA MAZDA6 Electrical System Problems

TCM UNIT FAULTY, CAR ONLY HAS 82K MILES, READING ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAR TOO COMMON PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THE UNIT IS FAULTY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DEALER HAD RESET THE SENSOR AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS TURNED OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,141.

MY VEHICLE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED INTO A PARKING LOT. I FOUND OUT THE ISSUE IS THE POSITIVE TERMINAL OF THE CAR BATTERY IS LOOSE, SO THE BATTERY CUTS IN AND OUT. ALSO, SINCE THE POSITIVE TERMINAL IS LOOSE, THE BATTERY ACID SPILLS OUT AND CORRODES THE CABLE. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED MY BATTERY WITH A NEW MAZDA CAR BATTERY, AND MY MECHANIC TIGHTENED THE POSITIVE TERMINAL BY INSERTING A METAL COIN (SINCE THE BATTERY HARNESS PART HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED). HOWEVER, I NOTICED TODAY THAT THERE IS CORROSION ON THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE, SO SOME BATTERY ACID IS LEAKING OUT OF MY NEW BATTERY. ALSO, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I START THE CAR, MOST TIMES THE CAR WILL DIE ON THE FIRST START AND NEED TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO STAY ON. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE B/C I AM AFRAID IT...

HEADLIGHTS JUST STOP WORKING. I HAVE TO HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD TO TURN IT BACK ON. VERY DISAPPOINTING.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 50 MPH AND STOPPED AFTER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V345000 (AIR BAGS), 15V382000 (AIR BAGS), 15V869000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V354000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TCS-OFF (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) WARNING LIGHT AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEXT TO AN APARTMENT BUILDING WHEN THE FIRE ERUPTED AND SPREAD TO THREE APARTMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY, WHO STATED THERE WAS A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. A SECOND INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY ARSON. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS INCONCLUSIVE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

I PURCHASED A NEW MAZDA 6 IN 2005. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY 3 TIMES. EACH TIME THE BATTERY WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. IT WOULD BE DRIVING FINE, I WOULD PARK AND GET OUT. WHEN RETURNING TO THE CAR, IT WILL NOT TURN AT ALL. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LIGHTS AND RADIO WORKED FINE BUT CAR WILL NOT TURN. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE BATTERY WAS JUMPED AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND REPLACED UNDER THE MAZDA BATTERY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY WENT OUT BEFORE THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY. THE LAST TIME IN AUGUST OF 2010, THE BATTERY WILL NOT JUMP. I PAID TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BATTERY HAD A CRACK IN IT AND ACID LEAKED OUT AND AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS TIME,...

I WAS READING THIS COMPLAINT SECTION AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOMEONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES I WAS HAVING. I OWN A 2005 MAZDA6 SEDAN SPORT -- IT HAS DIED THREE TIMES ON ME, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ONCE AT A STOP SIGN, AGAIN AT A METERING LIGHT ON THE FREEWAY AND THEN AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION IN SAN FRANCISCO. I HAVE DOCUMENTED ALL THREE INCIDENTS AND HAVE BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY NEVER REALLY FOUND ANYTHING "WRONG" -- BUT OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING IS WRONG IF MY BRAND NEW CAR DIES. THIS WAS BACK IN NOVEMBER AND IT'S BEEN FINE EVER SINCE (IT'S APRIL NOW), BUT I STILL HAVE SOME SORT OF ANXIETY WHEN DRIVING - NOT KNOWING IF I WILL REACH MY DESTINATION OR NOT. *JB

I OWN A 2005 MAZDA 6 I SEDAN. AFTER OWNING MY CAR FOR 7 MONTHS IT HAS TURNED OFF 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ONCE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY THE OTHER TWO TIMES I WAS AT A STOP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM EXAMINED AND NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND. MY CAR HAS RECEIVED ALL OF THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. YET THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. WHEN THE CAR STALLS IT USUALLY STARTS AGAIN IMMEDIATELY HOWEVER I DON'T THINK A NEW CAR SHOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *NM