2011 Mazda MAZDA6: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Sep 4, 2022 · Lights · TX

The headlights are increasingly failing. They are so dim that i can not safely drive at night. They burn out easily. I have to replace them about 4 times a year now. In the first few years of owning the car the headlights were fine. But now it is a major safely issue for myself and others on the road. It seems like with age the headlights or components are wearing out. I am considering getting rid of this car only due to the headlights. I have considered changing to a xenon system but i am scared of the wiring and do not want to risk a wiring issue. This is my only concern with this car and it appears that most who have the same car have the same headlight issue. This should be recalled to save lifes! It is dangerous to drive this car at night with such poor lighting.

Filed Dec 9, 2020 · Electrical, Lights · NY

Headlight on both sides go out often. After having this issue far too many times, I looked online hoping to find a solution and discovered multiple mazda owners are having same problem. Its a malfunction in the mazda that needs to be fixed by mazda this happened ever since I bought the car in 2011 I had to replace the headlight bulbs twice a year at least .

Filed Aug 19, 2019 · Lights · 76,000 miles · NJ

I purchased this car in may 2016 with 68k miles on it. First month replaced both headlights because the drivers side went out. Figured ok no problem normal situation, replaced both due to good practice you don't just replace one. Fast forward 3 months later, think it was almost thanksgiving. It was getting dark, and I figured ok it seems way darker than it should. I pulled over to realize, I had no headlights. I proceeded up the road to where I knew an autozone was, and purchased a new set of sylvania long life bulbs, I think, I just know they were expensive, about $120. So I whipped out the credit card and purchased them along with a screw driver and pliers and proceeded to destroy my new carhart sweatshirt laying in the parking lot jamming my arms in the wheel wells to replace these bulbs. Yeah this was real fun considering it started to rain. Anyway, I won that battle, but little did I know I was going to lose the war! Please see word document attached for rest of this nightmare. I ran out of space trying to describe it here.

Filed Nov 2, 2017 · Lights · CA

Takata recall :I have a mazda 6 2011 2.5v and the driver side low beam light goes out every single night I drive and I have to tap it really hard to bring it back on and I saw thousands of comments regarding this issue from mazda 6 2011-2013 owners in social media

Filed Oct 20, 2017 · Lights · 112,000 miles · WA

Have to replace both low beam headlights every year. Now something has burned out or melted and a simple bulb replacement will not fix the constant reoccurring issue.

Filed Feb 4, 2017 · Visibility · 112,500 miles · OH

The low beam headlight bulbs go out after less than a year. Sometimes they will start working after hitting the headlight assembly on the outside of the car.

Filed Jan 22, 2016 · Electrical, Lights · NJ

The low beam light goes out every time the car is off for the night ,in the morning when turned back on you need to hit the light or the font fender on driver side wher the problem is,every time every morning,I have to do this in order for the low beam light to work, l/s low beam light..many people have the same problem just go on youtube..

Filed Sep 28, 2015 · Lights · 55,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 mazda 6. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the headlights became inoperable. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000......updated 02/10/16 *bf vehicle sold 2/24/18, updated 3/22/18

Filed Sep 4, 2015 · Airbags · 110,000 miles · PA

I am having various issues with my mazda 6. First, I have had the car 4 years and have replaced the headlights 4 times. I was told by the dealer it was normal. My major issue is the air bag light. Had a problem back in july with the light flashing. Dealer determined it was the pad sensor and I had it replaced. Now the air bag light is flashing again and dealer now thinks it is the SRS control module. The pad sensor was $200.00 and this sensor is over $500.00. I am not sure why air bag components would need to be replaced after 4 years. They are not a wear item. The car has never been in an accident.

Filed Aug 18, 2015 · 46,000 miles · FL

Sometime around the beginning of june I thought my children had spilled something on the passenger dash by the windshield. It turns out it is not a spill, the dash is sticky, shiny, and it is soft and melting. I can stick my nail into the dashboard; it is like hot black asphalt where you walk with heels and the heel goes into the black asphalt. Since I realized this, the area that is soft, sticky/melting is progressing farther down the dash toward the glove box. My car has 46,000 miles and is out of warranty with mazda. Additionally I had a headlight on the front driver side out; after researching on youtube, I found out that I can bang the clear headlight shield with my hand and the light turns back on. These are the two issues I am alerting about as there are numerous accounts of corroboration on the web and youtube from mazda owners about both these same problems.

Filed Jun 15, 2015 · Lights · 70,000 miles · GA

We have replaced passenger side low beam and driver side lowbeam lights since march 2015. After reading countless reviews over last couple of months, many many people have replaced more often than this. There is an obvious design flaw because a slight rap on affected headlight will make it temporarily work. There should be a recall by mazda to fix this issue very soon..

Filed May 10, 2015 · Electrical, Lights · 32,075 miles · LA

The bulbs on my vehicle seem to blow out within a month or 2. We tried different bulbs and it still happens. We are spending tons of money replacing headlights and the car is only driven a couple miles a day.