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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007110991 | Incident Date: Jul, 01 2007 |
| Consumer's City: RACINE | Consumer's State: WI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp. |
| Model Name: MAZDA6 | Model Year: 2007 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1YVHP80C375 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 06 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 29 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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 |
