2004 MAZDA MAZDA6

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2005 MPV, 2004 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may e

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2008 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufa

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV vehicles nationwide. Mazda is also recalling 2005-2006 MPV vehicles in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Ind

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE RIGHT AND/OR LEFT REAR SEAT BELTS MAY NOT LOCK PROPERLY DUE TO MISSING RETAINING PINS ON THE HOUSING.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES

EQUIPMENT

THULE, INC. IS RECALLING 2,323 OWNER-INSTALLED ROOF-MOUNTED FIT KITS, MODELS 3068 AND 3069, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2008 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2009 THAT ARE USED WITH THULE PODIUM FOOT PACKS, MODELS 460 AND 460R. THESE FIT KITS WERE SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED AB

I PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND HAD INSTALLED AT COSTCO ON AUGUST 1ST 2016. I WENT TO HAVE THE TIRES RETORQUED AT COSTCO ON AUGUST 12TH. ON SEPT 1ST I WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON A CITY PARKWAY STREET SO MOSTLY STRAIGHT ROADWAY WITH SOME GENTLE CURVES AT APPROX. 50-55 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN SUDDENLY MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE, THEN WEAVING LEFT TO RIGHT, I TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL BY STEERING STRAIGHT AND APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN BUT THAT JUST MADE IT WORSE AND THE CAR BEGAN SPINNING OUT OF CONTRO

Mileage: 165,105

THE V6 MOTOR IN MY MAZDA 6S HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL FOR ALMOST 10 OF THE 12 YEARS I'VE OWNED IT. THE OIL LEAKS OUT OF THE FAULTY SEALS ON THE TIMING CHAIN COVER IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER, AND THE OIL DROPS ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS OIL VAPORIZES AND THAT VAPOR ENTERS THE CABIN IN SLOW SPEED DRIVING AND WHEN STOPPED AT INTERSECTIONS. I COMPLAINED ABOUT A BURNING OIL SMELL MANY TIMES WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE MAZDA SERVICE TECHS ALWAYS PRETENDED LIKE THEY DIDN'T FIND AN

Mileage: 40,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V345000 (AIR BAGS), BUT HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR FOR MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTA

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THE SMOKE DISAPPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE DRIVER WAS WEARING SAFETY BELT. AFTER EXITING VEHICLE, A FIRE WAS DISCOVERED NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE B-POST. FIRE BURNED AND MELTED THE INTERIOR TRIM AND SEATBELT, AS WELL AS CAUSING HEAT DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S INTERIOR DOOR AND WINDOW. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER. FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION ALSO FOUND HEAVY FIRE DAMAGE TO THE SEATBELT PRETENSIONER, WH

Mileage: 70,878

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE DRIVER WAS WEARING SAFETY BELT. AFTER EXITING VEHICLE, A FIRE WAS DISCOVERED NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE B-POST. FIRE BURNED AND MELTED THE INTERIOR TRIM AND SEATBELT, AS WELL AS CAUSING HEAT DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S INTERIOR DOOR AND WINDOW. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER. FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION ALSO FOUND HEAVY FIRE DAMAGE TO THE SEATBELT PRETENSIONER, WH

Mileage: 70,878

CONSTANT OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. CHANGED EVERYTHING FROM HOSES TO RADIATOR,THERMOSTAT AND GASKET BUT IT STILL COMES ON AFTER A WHILE. SPENT SOOO MUCH MONEY ON THIS AND THE OTHER DAY SMOKE ERUPTED FROM CAR WHEN DRIVING AND GOT IN ACCIDENT. FORMER OWNER HAD SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 127,643

CONSTANT OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. CHANGED EVERYTHING FROM HOSES TO RADIATOR,THERMOSTAT AND GASKET BUT IT STILL COMES ON AFTER A WHILE. SPENT SOOO MUCH MONEY ON THIS AND THE OTHER DAY SMOKE ERUPTED FROM CAR WHEN DRIVING AND GOT IN ACCIDENT. FORMER OWNER HAD SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 127,643

CONSTANT OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. CHANGED EVERYTHING FROM HOSES TO RADIATOR,THERMOSTAT AND GASKET BUT IT STILL COMES ON AFTER A WHILE. SPENT SOOO MUCH MONEY ON THIS AND THE OTHER DAY SMOKE ERUPTED FROM CAR WHEN DRIVING AND GOT IN ACCIDENT. FORMER OWNER HAD SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 127,643

WHILE SITTING IN MY PARKED CAR, I WAS BURNED BY THE SEAT WARMER. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT THIS WAS THE MOST SEVERE INCIDENT. I BEGAN TO SMELL PLASTIC BURNING-- THIS IS QUITE FRIGHTENING AND COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 117,454

MY BATTERY ON MY 2004 MAZDA 6 WENT OUT AND I HAD TO JUMP START IT TO.GO TO WORK AND COME FROM WORK ONE DAY. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK MY BATTERY TO GET CHECKED TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND THEY TOLD ME MY BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND IT HAD ONLY 6 MONTHS OF USAGE. I PUT A NEW BATTERY IN MY VEHICLE AND AS I INSTALLED THE NEW BATTERY I UNPLUGGED IT TO SEE IF MY ALTERNATOR WOULD KICK IN TO MAKE SURE IT WAS WORKING CORRECTLY AND AS I PUT THE BATTERY BACK ON A SHORTAGE HAPPENS AND MY WIPERS CAME ON AT

Mileage: 162,440

MY BATTERY ON MY 2004 MAZDA 6 WENT OUT AND I HAD TO JUMP START IT TO.GO TO WORK AND COME FROM WORK ONE DAY. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK MY BATTERY TO GET CHECKED TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND THEY TOLD ME MY BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND IT HAD ONLY 6 MONTHS OF USAGE. I PUT A NEW BATTERY IN MY VEHICLE AND AS I INSTALLED THE NEW BATTERY I UNPLUGGED IT TO SEE IF MY ALTERNATOR WOULD KICK IN TO MAKE SURE IT WAS WORKING CORRECTLY AND AS I PUT THE BATTERY BACK ON A SHORTAGE HAPPENS AND MY WIPERS CAME ON AT

Mileage: 162,440

MY BATTERY ON MY 2004 MAZDA 6 WENT OUT AND I HAD TO JUMP START IT TO.GO TO WORK AND COME FROM WORK ONE DAY. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK MY BATTERY TO GET CHECKED TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND THEY TOLD ME MY BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND IT HAD ONLY 6 MONTHS OF USAGE. I PUT A NEW BATTERY IN MY VEHICLE AND AS I INSTALLED THE NEW BATTERY I UNPLUGGED IT TO SEE IF MY ALTERNATOR WOULD KICK IN TO MAKE SURE IT WAS WORKING CORRECTLY AND AS I PUT THE BATTERY BACK ON A SHORTAGE HAPPENS AND MY WIPERS CAME ON AT

Mileage: 162,440

TL* THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO A CRASH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE BASE OF THE SEAT BELT FROM LOCKING DOWN IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND FOUR PASSENGERS SUFFERED INJURIES DURING THE CRASH. THE INJURIES INCLUDED BRUISING AND CONTUSIONS. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS ALSO SUFFERED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE AFTER IMPACTING WITH A SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 0

2004, 5SPEED MAZDA6 CATCHES FIRE AND BURNS TO A CRISP. GETTING ONTO A HIGHWAY A LOUD "POP" WAS HEARD THEN THERE WAS SMOKE-POPPED THE HOOD ALOT MORE SMOKE CHECKED UNDER THE CAR FOR LEAKS SAW ORANGE GLOW-10 SECONDS LATER THE CAR WAS UP IN FLAMES. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

AFTER EXITING A FREEWAY AND DECELERATING AND BRAKING NORMALLY, I WAITED BEHIND OTHER TRAFFIC FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE GEAR SELECTOR IN DRIVE. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED SHARPLY AND MY CAR MOVED FORWARD. I WAS UNABLE TO HOLD THE CAR IN PLACE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE SO HARD THAT I SENSED THE PULSING OF THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED, SO BY THE TIME I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, MY CAR HAD STRUCK THE REAR OF THE ONE AHEAD.

Mileage: 66,100

I WAS IN A FRONT-IMPACT COLLISION GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE DAMAGE TO MY MAZDA 6 WAS VERY MINIMAL TO THE FENDER. THE TRUCK I HIT HAD NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE VEHICLE. THE AUTO BODY SHOP SAID THEY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN SUCH A MINOR COLLISION. BOTH AIRBAGS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A VERY COSTLY PRICE. *NM

1)DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. SPEED OF ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN A CAR 3 CARS AHEAD OF ME QUICK STOPPED. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. 2) FUMES AND POWDER OR DUST OF SOME SORT CAME OUT OF AIRBAG LANDED ON MY HAND AND GAVE ME A 2ND DEGREE BURN. WHATEVER IT WAS ALSO MELTED THE EDGE OF MY JACKET SLEEVE. 3) CAR IS BEING REPAIRED AT AUTO BODY SHOP, BUT AM LEARY OF AIRBAG. *JB

2004 MAZDA 6S WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS SPEEDING AND WENT OVER A CURB, AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BACK RIGHT END, FRONT END, AND BOTH SIDES HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE (THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALED). THE CAR DID 1 COMPLETE ROLL-OVER DURING THE ACCIDENT, LANDING ON ALL 4 WHEELS AGAIN. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. I CONTACTED THE CAR MANUFACTURER TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN THE AIRBAGS SHOULD DEPLOY, AND THEY TOLD ME "IT WAS NOT THE

DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS A HANDLE ABOVE THE DOOR OF THE BACK SEAT. CONSUMER'S MOTHER WAS HOLDING ONTO HANDLE WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE. CONSUMER'S MOTHER IS ELDERLY AND SHE SUSTAINED A BRUISE ON HER FOREHEAD, AND PULLED THE MUSCLES ON HER NECK , BACK AND SHOULDER BLADE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME ANYONE HAD SET IN THE BACK SEAT. WHAT EVER HELD HANDLE IN THE SLOT OF THE BODY BROKE. CONSUMER SAID IT LOOKED LIKE HANDLE WAS HELD IN WITH CLIPS.*AK *NM

Mileage: 19,000