Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 01-025/08 | 04/16/2008 | 10024846 | Mil illumination on with dtc p2112. vehicles produced before feb. 4, 2008. *nj | 06/02/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 61000 | 1 | |
| When the car is accelerating shift shock occurs when shifting from gear 3 to 4. it doesn't always occur when the transmission is cold, but is inevitable as the transmission warms. as time goes on the shift shock occurs under less and less of a load due to the wearing of a part in the transmission. the only way to fix the issue is to purchase a new transmission. when purchasing the transmission you have to make sure you get a transmission that has been redesigned, otherwise the issue will happen again. we talked to a mazda master mechanic that said mazda knows about the issue and even went as far as changing the way the transmission was made so the problem wouldn't continue. they obviously know the issue is their fault if they changed the design of the transmission, but will not issue a recall and own up to their mistake. from what we understand, the problem is with the housing of the transmission. this means you have no choice but the replace the entire transmission. mazda made a mistake in their engineering, but will not admit the mistake. we may not buy another mazda because of this. *tr | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 61000 | ||
| When the car is accelerating shift shock occurs when shifting from gear 3 to 4. it doesn't always occur when the transmission is cold, but is inevitable as the transmission warms. as time goes on the shift shock occurs under less and less of a load due to the wearing of a part in the transmission. the only way to fix the issue is to purchase a new transmission. when purchasing the transmission you have to make sure you get a transmission that has been redesigned, otherwise the issue will happen again. we talked to a mazda master mechanic that said mazda knows about the issue and even went as far as changing the way the transmission was made so the problem wouldn't continue. they obviously know the issue is their fault if they changed the design of the transmission, but will not issue a recall and own up to their mistake. from what we understand, the problem is with the housing of the transmission. this means you have no choice but the replace the entire transmission. mazda made a mistake in their engineering, but will not admit the mistake. we may not buy another mazda because of this. | |||
| 06/24/2010 | 33000 | ||
| Placed our 2008 mazda 6 in reverse, the steering wheel locked up, the brake pedal would not engage and car rolled back into a telephone pole, causing moderate damage to rear of vehicle. no warning of any previous failures. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/01/2008 | 11987 | ||
| 1. there was no warning to this failure, i was on a motorway (u.k) i check my oil levels every single week 2. i had an engine over-run and could only be stopped by switching the engine off, the revv counter hit maximum and a huge cloud of white smoke was left behind me. consequences are now i am left without a car and i could have died because i was approching a roundabut 700 yrds away and swerved between 2 lanes of moving traffoic to force a stop on a lay-by. 3. nothing was done, mazda are blaming me for the incident even after i had my oil checked and results shown a 62% diesel oil contamination, they blame the dpf (diesel particulate filter) for this over-run as i am not doing enough long journey miles. which i was, no warning lights appeared before or after the incident and the oil levels are dramatically above the full mark. no fault codes are shown on mazda computer. my car is sitting useless on my drive as we are all to scared to drive it. | |||