2007 MAZDA MAZDA6

183 complaints filed with NHTSA.

183
Complaints
18
Crashes
2
Fires
14
Injuries
1
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS92
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM10
POWER TRAIN10
ENGINE9
STEERING7
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5
EXTERIOR LIGHTING5
STRUCTURE:BODY4
SUSPENSION3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3
SEAT BELTS3
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM2

Recalls (6)

19V78100031/10/2019

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

17V47400026/07/2017

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

08V41200015/08/2008

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

MAZDA IS RECALLING 7,200 MY 2007-2008 MAZDA6 VEHICLES WITH CALIFORNIA EMISSION SPECIFICATIONS. THE METAL FUEL TANKS ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY HAVE HAD THE PVC PROTECTIVE COATING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK DAMAGED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS WHICH MAY RESULT IN REDUCED CORROSION RESISTANCE.

18V40200015/06/2018

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

09E01200007/04/2009

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

09E01100002/04/2009

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

Recent Complaints

20231103CrashAIR BAGS

10/31/2023 my daughter was in a car accident driving this vehicle identified by the VIN above. The car was totaled. Airbags did not deploy.

20171027CrashAIR BAGS

THE AIRBAG DEFLATED WHEN I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT SEPTEMBER 25, 2015. I SUFFERED A FRACTURED STERNUM FROM THE AIRBAG AND SEVERELY MULTIPLE FRACTURES IN RIGHT ANKLE. THIS CAR WAS TOTALED. THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT MY FAULT, THE OTHER CAR MOVED INTO MY LANE AND I STRUCK IT HEAD ON.

Mileage: 10,000

20171027CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

THE AIRBAG DEFLATED WHEN I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT SEPTEMBER 25, 2015. I SUFFERED A FRACTURED STERNUM FROM THE AIRBAG AND SEVERELY MULTIPLE FRACTURES IN RIGHT ANKLE. THIS CAR WAS TOTALED. THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT MY FAULT, THE OTHER CAR MOVED INTO MY LANE AND I STRUCK IT HEAD ON.

Mileage: 10,000

20171027CrashENGINE

THE AIRBAG DEFLATED WHEN I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT SEPTEMBER 25, 2015. I SUFFERED A FRACTURED STERNUM FROM THE AIRBAG AND SEVERELY MULTIPLE FRACTURES IN RIGHT ANKLE. THIS CAR WAS TOTALED. THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT MY FAULT, THE OTHER CAR MOVED INTO MY LANE AND I STRUCK IT HEAD ON.

Mileage: 10,000

20170810CrashAIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL, OVER A YEAR AGO I DID HAVE A AIRBAG RECALL FOR MY INFLATOR , WHICH WAS FOR MY MAZDA 6 2007, I DID HAVE ONE OF THEM REPLACED, NOT SURE IF IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE OR THE DRIVER SIDE NOW, BUT ONLY ONE WAS REPLACED AT THE TIME BECAUSE THAT WAS ALL THAT WAS RECALLED AT THAT TIME, THE DEALER TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE OTHER SIDE TO BE RECALL, SO WHAT IF I HAD A ACCIDENT IN THE MEANTIME? THE OTHER AIRBAG WOULDN'T WORK, BECAUSE IT HADN'T BEEN REPLACED? NOT VERY GOOD! THE DE

Mileage: 1,800,000

20170515CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V354000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN SEVERE WEATHER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY TURNED SIDEWAYS AND CRASHED INTO THE CEMENT BARRIER IN THE CENTER OF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS T

Mileage: 135,000

20160909CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL AND SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD, BACK, NECK, AND ARM INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO

Mileage: 120,000

20150802CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

FIRST OF ALL I AM HAPPY THAT THE CAR DONE IT JOB IN PROTECTING MY DAUGHTER DURING A CRASH WITH ROLL OVER OF THREE TIMES. THE REASON I'M HERE IS TO SHARE MY CONCERN WITH THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING DURING THE CRASH. THE CRASH WAS A VERY HEAVY IMPACT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR AND THE DRIVER SIDE ALSO HAD A BIG IMPACT. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I FEEL AT LEAST THE SIDE CURTAINS WOULD HAVE . I HAVE MANY PICTURES OF THE CAR AND IT DONE ITS JOB BY PROTECTING THE DRIVER COMPARTMENT. I WOULD REALLY H

Mileage: 78,000

20150422FireSEATS

I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA 6 AND UNFORTUNATELY RECENTLY AFTER I TURNED ON THE SEAT WARMER I SMELLED BURNING LEATHER. I THEN FELT A BURNING SENSATION ON MY THIGH. I QUICKLY MOVED AWAY THEN NOTICED THAT MY SEAT WAS ON FIRE. THE SEAT WARMER BURNT A WHOLE IN THE SEAT. THE THREADS LOOKED LIKE THE BLAZING WICK ON A LIT CANDLE. A RED GLARE WAS SEEN UNDER THE REST OF THE SEAT. I CONTACTED MAZDA AND WAS TOLD THAT ITS THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE, ITS WEAR AND TEAR AND THEREFORE ITS CUSTOMER COST TO REPAIR. THE ASSOCI

Mileage: 128,000

20150218CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO YIELD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKN

20150217CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, SHOULDER, AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

Mileage: 198,000

20141027CrashAIR BAGS

FAILURE OF AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT.

Mileage: 103,500

20130819CrashFireAIR BAGS

MY DAUGHTER'S MAZDA WAS INVOLVED IN A FENDER BENDER WHICH DEPLOYED THE DRIVER AIR BAG, WHILE THE POLICE OFFICER WAS TAKING THE ACCIDENT REPORT FROM THE DRIVERS INVOLVED, THE OFFICER NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG WAS STARTING TO SMOKE AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. ONLY THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE BURNED FROM THE DASH TO THE BACK SEAT(THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT) I HAVE VIDEO OF THE FIRE AND I'M HOPING THE OFFICER PUT HIS OBSERVATIONS IN THE REPORT. THE OFFICER SAID HE NEVER SAW AN

Mileage: 83,000

20130814CrashEQUIPMENT

CPSC: I1340023A. 2007 MAZDA 6 CONSUMER STATED THE CAR RAN INTO THE GARAGE. *LN THE CONSUMER HAD AN AUTOMATIC STARTER (APPLIED SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC. ULTRA START 128 MXR-PRO EXTENDED RANGE REMOTE). INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. STARTER SYSTEM SET UP: NEUTRAL GEAR, HAND BRAKE ON, TURNED OFF/REMOTE KEY, MOTOR STILL RUNNING, EXITED THE VEHICLE, CLOSED THE DOOR, ENGINE TURNED OFF. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE MECHANISM UNTIL 07/27/13. THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE IN HER BROTHER'S DRIVEWAY. F

20100718CrashFatalAIR BAGS

2007 MAZDA6 ON 2 LANE RD. 35MPH ZONE MAYBE GOING A LITTLE FASTER RAN OFF RD. HIT RT. CURB CAR BOUNCED CROSSING CENTER LINE HITTING KRT BUS (PUBLIC BUS} HEAD ON CAUSING FRONT OF CAR TO BUCKLE THEN ROLLED PER POLICE REPORT ONE TIME. FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG IS THE ONLY AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. POLICE NOT SURE IF DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEATBELT BUT HE WAS PARTIALLY EJECTED THROUGH FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE BUS WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 28-30MPH. DRIVER OF CAR WAS DOA. MASS HEAD TRAUMA AND MULTIPLE INJURIE

20100718CrashAIR BAGS

A TRUCK WAS TRAVELING DOWN A SECONDARY MINING ROAD WHILE MY CAR WAS TRAVELING UP THE ROAD WHEN THE DRIVER OF CAR REALIZED THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO HIT HIM HE MOVED OVER ON SIDE TRYING TO AVOID ACCIDENT . TRUCK HIT DRIVER SIDE JAMMING FRONT AND BACK DOORS. (T-BONED) NEITHER THE CURTAIN OR SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO LIFE THREATENING INJURIES OCCURRED THE DRIVER OF CAR JUMPED OVER IN PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

20091111CrashAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN JULY 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY. NEITHER OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THIS INCIDENT, ONLY PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE BACK BUMPER TO THE FRONT BUMPER. THERE WAS NOTHING DONE TO INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED IN JULY OF 2009. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT SIDE TO THE DRIV

Mileage: 26,000

20090802CrashSTEERING

I WAS DRIVING ON THE RIGHT LANE (THE SLOW LANE) OF THE FREEWAY, GOING AROUND 60-65 MPH. AROUND 4:45 P.M ON A CLEAR DAY, I NOTICED A WHITE SEDAN NEXT TO ME STARTING TO CHANGE LANES INTO MY LANE. IT DID NOT SEE MY CAR, BECAUSE I HAD TO VEER SLIGHT RIGHT TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE CAR. MY CAR DID NOT HANDLE THE SUDDEN MOVE WELL AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO SWERVE LEFT AND RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLY FOR 1-2 SECONDS. I COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR EVEN THOUGH BOTH MY HANDS WERE ON THE STEERING WHEE

Mileage: 28,983

20090802CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

I WAS DRIVING ON THE RIGHT LANE (THE SLOW LANE) OF THE FREEWAY, GOING AROUND 60-65 MPH. AROUND 4:45 P.M ON A CLEAR DAY, I NOTICED A WHITE SEDAN NEXT TO ME STARTING TO CHANGE LANES INTO MY LANE. IT DID NOT SEE MY CAR, BECAUSE I HAD TO VEER SLIGHT RIGHT TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE CAR. MY CAR DID NOT HANDLE THE SUDDEN MOVE WELL AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO SWERVE LEFT AND RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLY FOR 1-2 SECONDS. I COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR EVEN THOUGH BOTH MY HANDS WERE ON THE STEERING WHEE

Mileage: 28,983