2005 Mazda MAZDA6 engine problems

Filed May 29, 2019 · Engine · 170,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda 6. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed and repaired by an independent mechanic. The throttle body and accelerator pedal were repaired, but the failure continued. The manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 170,000.

Filed Apr 14, 2017 · Airbags, Electrical · 119,141 miles · PA

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 the federal safety agency 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.

Filed Jan 12, 2016 · Engine · 110,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda mazda6. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being operated, a loud noise emitted from the engine. Upon inspection, the contact discovered oil under the engine and oil coming from the exhaust. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Sep 5, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 165,000 miles · TX

I was driving home from work today. I was driving on a road not far from my home and going about 40 MPH. My foot was not on the gas but the car began to suddenly accelerate. It suddenly accelerated to over 50 MPH. I began to brake, but it felt like I was trying to brake at the same time someone was pressing hard on the gas pedal. I put the car in neutral and pressed the brake as hard as I could. It was a definite hard push on the brake -- as if I had lost power brakes. There were cars ahead of me stopped in the road because of an accident. I managed to stop -- but barely. I almost hit the car in front of me after finally stopping my car when it surged forward several feet while my foot was firmly on the brake. I managed to get my car on the side of the road and put it in park. The engine continued to rev up and down as if I was about to start drag racing even though I did not have my foot on the gas pedal. This continued until I turned the engine off. When I turned the engine back on, the revving had stopped. A similar, but briefer incident happened a few weeks ago. I had to put the car in neutral, brake as hard as I could and use my emergency brake to stop the car. This issue happened the first time about 3 years ago. I almost ran into the plate glass window of a store. When I was able to stop the car and put it in park, the engine revved repeatedly (very, very high that time) and did not stop until I turned off the vehicle. I took the car to the mazda dealership. They called in engineers and could never replicate the problem and said it was unlikely to ever occur again. Well now it has occurred twice in the past few weeks. This is an incredibly dangerous safety issue. Someone will be hurt or killed. I see that the mazda tribute has been recalled for a similar issue. People complain on the internet of this issue with the mazda 6. Please help!.

Filed Oct 13, 2011 · Engine, Transmission · 40,000 miles · NH

Incident 2005 mazda 6 broke down along side road. Engine only had 40,000 miles on it. Called mazda service manager, bob, and he told me to have it towed there and he'd take care of me. I was later told the engine blew but as his crew looked at it they verified that the engine and oil was clean. He said he'd call regional and see what he could do for me to get the engine repaired/replaced. Damage resulting after several weeks of run around I was finally told it was going to cost $90 for the service team to have looked at the engine. I was then informed that he could put a salvaged engine in for $4000. I about freaked out. $4000 for a used engine that came with a mere 90 day warranty. I called mazda headquarters and was told I should've bought an extended warranty. I told her she was crazy that no car costing over $20,000 should blowing engines with a mere 40,000. I then asked if mazda would help out by paying for service or the engine or at least half so that I could get the car back working. She told me that bob offered me a great deal and I had refused him. I told her what he offered and $4000 for a used engine plus other parts as needed didn't sound like a good deal to me at all. I asked her if it was her car if she would not expect mazda to stand behind their product and assist? She told me that mazda stands behind their products and I should've purchased the extended warranty. After reviewing the internet I see mazda 6 engines seem to have alot of loss of oil/blow out problems. Always thought mazda was a good company...but I know I'll never purchase another and I'll make sure everyone I speak with hears first hand of my experience with the vehicle, the dealers run around and the arrogance at mazda hq in california.

Filed Oct 8, 2011 · Engine · 96,000 miles · MD

I think the mazda line of vehicles should be looked into. I have a 2005 mazda 6 I sedan that from the very beginning had issues. At 5000 miles I complained to the federal safety agency because the car shut off on me on the highway. I took it to the dealership and the dealership could not duplicate the problem. The problem with the car shutting off has happened a few other times over the years and I've always had it investigated however the dealership could never find an issue. Finally it is 2011 and the car has 96000 miles on it and is completely shut down. As it turns out despite getting every piece of maintenance done on time and in order by the manufacturer cylinder #2 and #3 misfire and ultimately need "rethreading?" . I wonder if this was a problem on the car to begin with. I have talked to a few other mazda 6 owners who have had a similar experience as I did.

Filed Mar 9, 2011 · Engine · 57,000 miles · NJ

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 mazda6. The contact stated that while at a traffic light, the vehicle began to hesitate as if it were going to stall. The contact had to apply pressure to the accelerator pedal in order to keep the engine running. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that two engine coils needed to be replaced; however, when that did not correct the failure, the contact was told that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. The failure continued to occur and the contact was told that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact was concerned that the failure was a manufacturers defect that was never repaired under warranty. The failure mileage was 57,000 and the current mileage was 66,000. Updated 04/15/11*lj updated 1/13/2012 *ln

Filed Jul 22, 2010 · Engine · 69,000 miles · DC

Driving on highway and couldn't accelerate then car died out and shut down. Took it to mazda dealer which had no explanation to how or why engine was blown. It was a 2005 mazda 6 3.0 l v6 that had around 69,000 miles.

Filed Jul 16, 2010 · Engine · 122,500 miles · CA

We were driving from los angeles, ca to fremont, ca on the I-5 highway. Weather was hot - about 95f to 100f that day. About mid-way in our drive, the car became very jerky when I lift off, or step back on, the throttle. I pulled off to the closest exit and proceeded to a gas station. As we were rolling to the gas station, I needed to step extremely hard on the brake pedal, but was still not able to completely stop the vehicle. Vehicle kept rolling at ~5 MPH despite I step hard on the brake. I needed to push the transmission lever to neutral, and then pulled the hand-brake to completely stop the vehicle. After the car was stopped, the engine RPM hovered between 2k - 3k RPM, but my foot was off the gas pedal already. The check-engine-light was not on, and the car was not overheating. We opened the hood and checked the fluids, and everything was normal. We felt we were not able to stop the car because of the engine hovered at 2-3k RPM despite my foot being completely off the gas pedal. We then shut down the car. After 10 minutes, we re-started the car and everything was normal again. It has been ~500 miles since this incident but the issue has not returned yet. Nonetheless, we feel that it is a dangerous safety issue because when it happened, the car cannot be safely stopped.

Filed May 14, 2008 · Engine · 24,827 miles · CA

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