Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / MAZDA6 / 2004

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005036293 Incident Date: Aug, 28 2005
Consumer's City: AUSTIN Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: MAZDA6 Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system:fan/motor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1YVHP82D145 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 28 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 17 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Problem #1 high ambient air temperature (80+) and medium to high humidity (50%+), when air conditioner is in manual mode, vent flow is set to front forward only or front forward plus bottom and temperature is set between 70-73 with a fan speed set between any of 1, 2, or 3 bars a 1-3 inch band of fogging occurs on the exterior of the windshield along the bottom across most of the windshield. this creats a visibility problem in that the vision of the windshield is reduced since this is almost in the direct line of vision when you are in the drivers seat and driving. this has been reported by many owners of this vichicle onto the internet and from many different areas of the country. after repeated trips to the dealer this problem is still occuring and there does not appear to be a fix. the dealer tried to say it was because i live in texas this occurs but i have lived in texas almost 15 years and never had any other car that does this ever!*jb