2007 Mazda Mazda6 complaints

WHILE ON VACATION, 6/23/07, WITH APPROX. 400 MI ON MY 2007 MAZDA 6, I INITIALLY NOTICED SOME STEAM COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND A DISTINCT ODOR. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND MY AT INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED A POOL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. I THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST MAZDA DEALER. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION HAD A DEFECTIVE SEAL THAT LED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THEREFORE, LEAKED ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CAR WOULD NOW NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 MI ON THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED A HIGH PITCHED WHINE WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. IN ADDITION, THERE SEEMED TO BE A LAG IN SHIFTING. I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN ON 9/6/07. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT 2 COMPONENTS IN THE DIFFERENTIAL FAILED; A DIFFERENTIAL SEAL AND A SOLENOID VALVE. MAZDA INSTALLED THE TWO COMPONENTS. THE SEAL WAS REPAIRED BUT THE SOLENOID VALVE INSTALL WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL ANOTHER NEW TRANSMISSION. AS OF 9/18/07, THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THE INSTALL TODAY AND WILL CONTACT ME WITH THE RESULTS. *JB

MY 2007 MAZDA 6 WAS BOUGHT BACK IN JANUARY 07. MY PROBLEM COMES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH WAS MAKING A SMALL SOUND WHEN I PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY BUT NOW IT'S GETTING WORST I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF MY TIGHT SCHEDULE. *JB

2007 MAZDA6 WAGON WITH 1900 MILES ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN GEAR AND UNDER LOAD AT APPROXIMATELY 3500 RPMS, ROUGHLY ONE MINUTE AFTER STARTUP. GAS TANK WAS 3/4 FULL, WEATHER WAS ABOUT 80F, 80% RH. WITH ENGINE STOPPED CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP WITH BRAKES, TRANSMISSION PUT IN PARK, AND ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY BY SWITCHING IGNITION TO ENGAGE STARTER MOTOR.*AK

PURCHASED BRAND NEW 07 MAZDA 6WITH 41 MILES ON IT ON JUNE 30, 2007. AS OF JULY 2, 2007 WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT WITH ONLY 150 MILES. HEARD A RATTLE COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE CONVERTER, AND ALSO A HIGH PITCHED SPEALING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND ONLY IN REVERSE AND DRIVE AND WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS HOT. SERVICE DEPT. REPAIRED SOME SPRINGS AND A DOUGHNUT SEAL IN EXAUST PIPE GOING TO THE MANIFOLD. PICKED CAR BACK UP ON JULY 5, 2007 WITH NOW 170 MILES ON IT, DROVE HOME ABOUT 7 TO 8 MILES AND HEARD THE SAME RATTLING AND HIGH PITCHED SQUEALING, ONLY IT WAS WORSE, ALSO NOW THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT'S SLUGGISH, AND NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING ONCE AGAIN BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPT. THAT DAY, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 55 MPH AND TRYING TO ACCEL, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM 5TH DOWN TO 2ND AND THEN TRIES TO GO BACK UP, ALSO REDLINES WHILE TRYING TO ACCEL. JULY 6, 2007 CALLED SERVICE DEPT. THEY TOLD ME IT'S THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, I ASKED ABOUT THE SHIFTING PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T FEEL THE VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE NOW HAS 225 MILES ON IT SINCE I LEFT IT. THE SERVICE DEPT. IS PUTTING ON MORE MILES THAN I AM, AND I HAVE A BRAND NEW CAR THAT I HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE 2 DAYS OUT OF 7.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA6. THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOCAL ROADWAYS. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 4,000.*AK

MY NEW MAZDA 6 HAS AN AUTOMATIC WINDOW CLOSE ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO REVERSE AUTOMATICALLY IF THERE IS AN OBSTRUCTION,E.G.FINGERS, BUT OFTEN IT JUST CLOSES WITH AN OBJECT IN THE WAY. *JB