Driver side door would not open from outside with key or inside with latch. I've been using the key to open the doors for the past year because both remotes stopped working. All doors unlocked but the driver side. It looked like the driver latch was not moving to the fully open position. I lowered the window and tried to move the interior latch manually but it would not move. I entered the door from the passenger side in order to drive. I checked today and there are currently no recalls on my vehicle. I called the dealership and they quoted $280 for a replacement part. Nada says its the vehicle is worth about $2000, I can get about $400 as scrap. I think its time to get rid of a car when it no longer wants to let you in or out of it.
2004 Mazda MAZDA6: doors won't lock, open or latch
11 of the 160 complaints about the 2004 Mazda MAZDA6 describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- typical mileage
- 110,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
On august 15, 2012 I stopped off at a gas station went to open driver side door and the door would not open from inside or outside handle. I then had to escape by climbing over the console to exit the passenger side door, good thing I'm a small girl and not a big guy trying to climb out. I have been without a door handle on my car for approximately 6 months, having to climb thru the window or passenger door. I finally take to mechanic to purchase a new handle at $100 and then charged another $150 for the labor to find out that this is a common problem with mazda and the real issue are the door latches. I now have to purchase a new door latch assembly at another $205 and another $100 in labor. This entire time I have been driving in an unsafe vehicle that if I would have been in an accident I would have sued mazda for. These are faulty latches they assembled on the driver side doors unsafely locking us inside the vehicle. Mazda needs to address this issue, correct this issue, and reimburse the owners that are paying for this faulty part. This has cost me out of pocket of $550. Uncalled for!!!
I have a 2004 mazda 6 when I parked and tried to exit the car the driver door would not open. It seems the door lock had something wrong with it and the door will not open from the inside out outside! I tried to unlock the door with the power locks as well as manually. Even trying to muscle the lock open it did not work! This is a safety issue as if I had to exit the car quickly I would have to climb over the center console and exit through the passenger door. I have read that this has been a problem on other mazda 6. I went to the dealer to get a price on a new door latch I spoke to a mechanic and was told he just finished changing a door latch on a mazda 6 that the door would not open! Should we wait until someone to get hurt in a car they can't get out of before this issue is fixed!.
Driver door lock and it will not open.
The door locks on the vehicle failed. As a result, I am unable to enter the car from the drivers side door. Furthermore, the remote control, key, interior latch, door handle will not open the door. As a result, I have to enter the car through the passenger side door and climb over the center console. This is a problem due to back surgery in which screws were placed in my lower back to stabilize to disk. Because the door will not open, the door panel can not be removed and thus there is no access to the failed parts. No one seems to want to work on the problem. This is a definite problem in that an escape from the car would be time consuming and impossible should an accident occur. Updated 07/05/11
Driver door will not open from inside or out, this is very dangerous because if im in an accident how will I get out? I travel with two kids so if I need to get out in case of emergency I have no time to crawl over seat to get them. Plz help with this issue.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 mazda, mazda6. The front driver side door would not open from the outside. The contact entered the vehicle from the front passenger side door and noticed the front driver side door also would not open from the inside. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 113,000.
Driver side door will not open or close; due to lock not working.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 mazda 6. The contact stated that the driver's side front door would not unlock. She tried to unlock the door with the key, the remote, and manually, but it continued to fail. The dealer was unable to unlock the door and diagnose the failure. The current and failure mileages were 73,000.
Dt: air conditioner will fog up the windshield. It blows through the defroster and it blows moisture on the windshield. This happens mostly in the morning and evening and when it rains. Dealer and manufacturer said there was nothing they could do. *ak the material on the seats was coming a apart, the door handles were inoperative.
Car is a mazda 6 sport wagon 2004 with power door locks. This is not a complaint against a dealer or the manufacturer (mazda) at this point. They are currently working on the problem and I expect a satisfactory fix. The issue here is the failure mode of the part of the car in question which part is door locks. The first day we had the car, we had the driver's side door lock not open using the key fob or the key. We could not open the door for about 10 minutes and then, suddenly, it started working again. Two days later, the failure re-occured in the same way and, again, we were able to get into the car eventually with repeated trial. This is the important part. On apr 21, my wife was driving the car and stopped at her destination. The failure of the driver's side door lock occured again but this time she was inside the car. She found she could not open the driver's side door by any means at all. The door was not jammed, it was just that the door would not unlock. The fob would not unlock, the manual button would not unlock and the door lever would not unlock. She had to climb over the console (no small feat) and get out through the passenger door. I believe this represents a significant risk to health and well-being as there are times when you might need to get out of a car to save life or limb. I think the failure mode of this lock should be investigated and evaluated for safety risk.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2004 Mazda MAZDA6 door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2004 Mazda MAZDA6?
11 of 160 owner complaints about the 2004 Mazda MAZDA6 (7%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2009.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Mazda MAZDA6?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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