When pressing the start stop button, the ignition may not turn off the accessories, even with the shifter in park position, and the vehicle engine shuts off normally the ignition stays on in accessory mode. This can cause battery drain/dead, possibly leaving me stranded in the dangerous situation. This has been unknown problem that is been refused by Mazda to create a recall. Right now it’s the car not acknowledging it’s in park because of a faulty switch, that Mazda clearly knows about and has had tons of complaints about and is well documented with the federal safety agency. How bad does this need to get before Mazda puts out a recall for all vehicles affected. Eventually, it will never be able to go to park and I may get in my car to drive it and it starts off in the wrong shift the wrong and I end up in a car accident. I’m sure Mazda wouldn’t want any crashes, fires, injuries or deaths on their hands do this well established faulty switch that they refused to recall.
2014 Mazda MAZDA6: battery drain or dead battery
7 of the 137 complaints about the 2014 Mazda MAZDA6 describe battery drain or dead battery.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- recalls
- 1
Battery drain or dead battery by model year
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What owners say
The vehicle wont shut completely off when you press the start/stop button after shifting into "Park". The relay that tells the car it's in Park is faulty and the car wont shut off all the way. This will drain the battery and not allow the driver to lock the doors when they exit the vehicle. This is stranding hazard I've seen lots of YouTube videos and online forum complaints about this problem. It should be added to the recall list
As many of us have experienced, I also have an issue with the accessory mode staying on after turning the car off. Based on my research, it appears to be the parking switch inside the shifter wears off and the car doesn?t register the car is in park. Mazda should issue a recall on this, as I have experienced battery drainage and it seems to be getting worse with time. It seems to happen right around the 50-75k mileage, just outside the warranty period. It just seems too premature and not something that happens after 100k miles. It happens when the car is stationary.
It has happened a lot. Some of the electrical systems of the car such as radio, display, etc stay on when it is turned off. I spend several minutes moving back and forth to shut it down successfully. This might cause a serious problem like battery drain on a cold day when I am in a rush to leave the car quickly.
For seemingly no reason, the vehicle will restart and stall while driving and multiple warning lights will illuminate. This has happened while driving slow, fast and while turning. When this happens, I need to immediately pull over and restart the engine. The check engine light turns on and indicates an abrupt voltage change issue, but soon turns off after a few power cycles. This started to happen more and more often, and more recently, I had the car not able to start as if the battery died. All my electrical components, such as headlights and hazard lights shut off and after about 10 seconds, they all turned back on and running normally. At this point my vehicle started up again just fine. This has nearly caused an accident a couple times and no mechanic has been able to diagnose the issue yet. Although, this issue seems alarmingly close to a recent recall that was announced for 2018-2019 mazdas relating to a software issue that causes unexpected engine stalling relating to the fuel-saving cylinder deactivation technology. Unfortunately, even though my vehicle contains the same technology, it wasn't included on this recall list.
I could not ignite my car due to a dead battery in a winter night!
When shifting the car to park, the electricity will stay on to the vehicle. Sometimes after forcefully putting the shifter into park will the car shut off completely. I have had times where it takes 30+ tries to shut the car off completely. This has resulted in 2 dead batteries when others are driving my car, and the problem is not known to them.
Service bulletins that may apply
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Related recalls
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
- What is wrong
- Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2014 Mazda3 vehicles manufactured June 12, 2013, through December 18, 2013, and model year 2014-2015 Mazda6 vehicles manufactured May 20, 2013, through December 4, 2013, and both equipped with a 2.5L engine and a regenerative engine braking system. When driving the affected vehicles in heavy rain or in deep puddles, the alternator belt may slip causing the Power Control module (PCM) to incorrectly assume failure of the charging system.
- Risk
- Once the PCM assumes that the charging system has failed, the vehicle will stop charging and could result in poor acceleration, loss of steering assist and windshield wiper operation, and a possible engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the PCM with updated software, free of charge. The recall began on May 19, 2014. Owners may contact Mazda at 1‑800‑222‑5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 7314D.
Recall number 14V173000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2014 Mazda MAZDA6 battery drain
Is battery drain or dead battery a common problem on the 2014 Mazda MAZDA6?
7 of 137 owner complaints about the 2014 Mazda MAZDA6 (5%) mention battery drain or dead battery. The model year with the most reports is 2014.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2014 Mazda MAZDA6?
There is 1 recall and 108 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2014 Mazda MAZDA6
Stalling 9Adaptive cruise 8Check engine light 8Sudden acceleration 5
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