Quick News About Mazda MAZDA6 Problems

There’s enough corrosion forming on the subframes of the 2009-2010 Mazda6 to separate lower control arms and cause steering rack mounting bolts to fail.

The best case scenario is your alignment feels off and the steering pulls harshly to one side. Given enough time, you’ll loose all steering ability entirely.…

Mazda, along with pretty much every other automaker, has announced another batch of recall expansions for Takata inflators.

The automaker is calling back 71,000 Mazda6, CX-7, CX-9, RX-8, and B-Series trucks. David Woods has the model year and zone breakdown on CarComplaints.com.…

An excess of “weld spatter” on the front seats of some 2015-16 Mazda6 vehicles is rubbing up against and disabling important electrical components, like the Occupant Classification System (OCS).

The spatter recall comes after years of trying to pass off the problem as no big deal.…

Back in January, Mazda issued a confusing Takata recall that is finally coming to its conclusion.

At the heart of the confusion was Mazda’s “temporary fix” to a dangerous problem without any real indication how long a more permanent fix would take.…

Have you ever tried to drive your car with the parking brake still applied?

It doesn't take long to realize something is wrong. That's something 228,000 Mazda3 and Mazda6 owners might soon experience thanks to corrosion. The 2014-2015 Mazda6 and 2014-2016 Mazda3 cars have brake calipers where water can enter and cause the parking brake actuator shafts to corrode and bind. This can cause the parking brakes to not engage or completely disengage.…

It hasn't been a good year for diesel.

There's the whole VW mess, a BlueTEC Mercedes-Benz lawsuit in California, and a GM Duramax lawsuit in Michigan. And now Mazda is issuing a recall for diesel engines outside the USA that stall, leak fuel, and catch on fire. Well, at least it's not emissions-related? Here are a few of the issues.…

Takata. Recall. Two words that I'm as tired of typing as you are sick of hearing.

But here we are with another recall of 94,000 Mazda vehicles that have ticking time-bombs for airbags. Some vehicles are being recalled for the second time.…

Here's a very specific recall.

If you bought a 2017 Mazda6 and you bought the optional fog lights kit then you need to bring your car in for service. That's because your turn signals might not turn off when you turn the steering wheel.

How are those things connected? You've got me.…

Continental airbag problems have spread to the Mazda6.

The airbag's power supply circuit wasn't properly protected from moisture, allowing swelling and corrosion. Eventually a warning light will come on and the airbag won't deploy in a crash. Mazda is 42,000 cars from the 2009 and 2010 model years.…

Mazda is in the midst of another big Takata recall, this time bringing back 731,628 vehicles in different areas of the country.

CarComplaints.com has the details The first recall has more than 495,000 vehicles called back in a confusing recall based on different "zones" of the country. Mazda says 2004-2011 Mazda RX-8, 2004-2006 MPV, 2003-2008 Mazda6 and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 cars are recalled if they were originally sold in "Zone A".…

Mazda is recalling 375,000 cars with Takata airbag inflators. For some of the affected cars, this is the second recall go-round.

You know, in case the first time wasn't enough fun.…

Uh oh, just two months after issuing their first Takata recall, Mazda has expanded the recall to 40,000 more vehicles.

While the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has demanded that all driver's side Takata inflators be replaced nationwide, this latest recall is only expands the previous regional recall.…

There's a disturbing trend starting to emerge in the automotive world.

Following a warning from NHTSA and a recent Toyota's recall, both Nissan and Mazda have announced Takata recalls of their own.

This is the first Mazda recall for the dangerous, exploding inflators. It is limited to vehicles originally sold in, or currently registered in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands.…

For the second time in less than a month, Mazda is recalling the Mazda6 because of a fire risk.

At least it's not because of a spider infestation this time! Small victories.…

The power control module (PCM) in some of Mazda's newer cars is making some poor assumptions, prompting a recall.

Apparently driving in heavy rain or puddles can cause the alternator belt to slip, sending the PCM into a tizzy and disabling the charging system.…