Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / MAZDA6 / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006067969 Incident Date: May, 24 2006
Consumer's City: KNOXVILLE Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: MAZDA6 Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1YVHP80C735 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 11 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 15 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My wife was driving our 2003 mazda 6 with 56,000 miles to school on thursday morning on a busy 2-lane highway. she shifted (likely to 4th), and the manual transmission locked-up. fortunately, she is an experienced driver and was able to disengage the clutch and coast the car to the shoulder without incident. if she had been inexperienced, or if a shoulder had not been available, or if the car behind her had been closer, the outcome could have been tragic. regarding, the transmission, it had been maintained with all of the recommended fluid changes, and it was locked-up and damaged beyond economical repair. a used transmission was installed by the local mazda dealer at a cost of over $2,000. *nm