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
2005
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
I HAD A STRANGE INCIDENT WITH MY 2005 MAZDA 6 S 4-CYLINDER AUTOMOBILE. I AM REPORTING THIS IN CASE THERE MIGHT BE A PATTERN THAT RESULTS IN FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE CONTEXT IS WITH RESPECT TO THE AUTOMOBILE'S TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. I WAS DRIVING ON A WET ROAD WHERE THE RAIN HAD STOPPED ABOUT AN HOUR EARLIER. THERE WAS NO STANDING WATER AS THE RAIN HAD BEEN LIGHT ANYWAY. I WAS ON A THREE-LANE (6-LANES TOTAL) NARROW DIVIDED HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 45 MPH. FROM THE MIDDLE LANE, I WAS ENTERING THE LEFT LANE AS A FAST DRIVER IN THAT LANE PASSED BY ME. AS I WAS ENTERING THE LANE, THIS DRIVER WHO HAD BEEN PULLING AHEAD QUICKLY, HIT THEIR BRAKES AND DECIDED TO MOVE INTO THE MIDDLE LANE (AND MAYBE FURTHER TO MAKE THE EXIT). AT THIS POINT, I TAPPED MY BRAKES AND IT WAS THEN THAT MY VEHICLE STARTED MOVING HARD RIGHT AND EVENTUALLY TURNING INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS TRYING TO STEER IT IN THE OTHER DIRECTION BUT IT CONTINUED MOVING. IN THE END, IT WAS LIKE BACK-TO-BACK U-TURNS BUT THERE WAS NO CRASH, DAMAGE, OR INJURIES. DURING THE INCIDENT I FELT THAT I HAD LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AND THE WHOLE INCIDENT WAS BAFFLING SINCE I HAVE DRIVEN ALMOST ALL OF THE 47,000 MILES ON THE CAR IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER WITH NO SUCH EXPERIENCE OR EVEN HINT OF SUCH AN EXPERIENCE. WHILE IT COULD HAVE BEEN MANY THINGS THAT CAUSED THIS, I THINK THAT THE SITUATION MAY HAVE BEEN STARTED AND THEN EXACERBATED BY THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. AFTER TAPPING MY BRAKES, I THINK THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM DETECTED THE UNEVEN SPEED OF MY FRONT WHEELS AND ENGAGED TO BEGIN REGULATING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DURING MOST OF THE INCIDENT AN EXACERBATING THE PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMPLEX PROBLEM WITH DIFFICULT TO ANALYZE CAUSES. I AM REPORTING THIS IN CASE OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE AND A PATTERN EMERGES. *TR
