at 93,000 miles
Portage, IN
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1994 MAZDA MX6 AUTO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #10256192 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1994 Mazda MX-6 transmission problems
14 of the 71 complaints about the 1994 Mazda MX-6 are about the transmission — 20% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 81,500 miles.
14
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Automatic Transmission
10
71.4%
Power Train
1
7.1%
Manual Transmission
1
7.1%
Constant Velocity Joint
1
7.1%
Differential Unit
1
7.1%
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
at 70,000 miles
Sherman Oaks, CA
1 injured
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM THE OWNER OF A 1994 MAZDA MX-6 (4 CYLINDER, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). BECAUSE OF WHAT I BELIEVE MAY BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OR DESIGN FLAW, I'VE BEEN FORCED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE TWICE OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT THREE YEARS. BASICALLY, AN ELECTRONIC OVERDRIVE SWITCH WILL RANDOMLY BEGIN IT'S FUNCTION WITHOUT HAVING ANY CONTROL OVER IT. A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WILL FLASH "HOLD" CONSTANTLY UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED OR THE COMPUTER IS RESET. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, WHICH QUITE FRANKLY HAS BEEN VERY FREQUENT, THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND STRUGGLES TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS ALSO RESULTS IN SOMEWHAT OF A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS MAINTAINING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND TAKING SMALL TURNS CAN FEEL VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE THE CAR GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT IT'S NOT HOLDING THE ROAD VERY WELL. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT I'VE HAD TO SPEND A TOTAL OF ROUGHLY $5000.00 FOR TWO TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR CANNOT BE OPERATED SAFELY OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILEAGE. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE OCCURED AT ROUGHLY 70,000 MILES, THE SECOND AT ABOUT 95,000.
NHTSA complaint #10050880 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
West Hills, CA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10005880 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Burleson, TX
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILED TO WORK.
NHTSA complaint #10006123 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Waukegen, IL
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR ,CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. AK
NHTSA complaint #8001906 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Nashville, TN
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PREMATURELY MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING A VERY LOUD NOISE OCCURRED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #880532 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hutto, TX
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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NHTSA complaint #730268 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hutto, TX
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
YOU CAN READ MORE COMPLAINTS HTTP://WWW.CARCAST.COM/CC/CONFERENCE/INDEX.HTML#POST
NHTSA complaint #730268 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hutto, TX
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD INTO FIRST/SECOND, AND THIRD GEARS. MAZDA HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #869542 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
East Stroudsburg, PA
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
1997: 4 MO.AFTER ANTYEXPIRED.PAID $1000 TO CHANGE DEFECTIVE DIFFERENTIAL PART; 1999: DISTRIBUTOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING, $468 TO REPAIR.
NHTSA complaint #717332 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Union, NJ
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MAZDA WILL REPAIR MY TRANSMISSION FOR $2,696.00. THE MAZDA REP WILL ALLOW ME A TOTAL OF $750.00 TOWARD THE REPAIR. SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT, I FEEL THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1994 MAZDA. I BELIEVE THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME MORE THAN $750.00 FOR GOOD-WILL ALONE. I HAVE NOT EVEN PAID OFF MY CAR YET.
NHTSA complaint #716619 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Baltimore, MD
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE TACHOMETER READING WENT TO ZERO AND THERE WAS NO POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CAR WAS TOWED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITOR IN THE DISTRIBUTOR HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WAS $523. 00. I'VE HEARD THAT OTHER MAZDA'S HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT FORD, WHICH OWNS 1/3 OF MAZDA AND BUILT THIS CAR IN FLAT ROCK, MI, HAS BEEN SUED IN CAL. FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES.
NHTSA complaint #707858 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sacramento, CA
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
BOTH CV JOINTS/BOOTS REPLACED 3 TIMES, HOWEVER KNOCKING NOISE UPON MAKING SHARP/SLOW TURNS IS STILL PRESENT.
NHTSA complaint #544871 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Richmond, VA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #539814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.