THE CLUTCH ON MY MAZDA 6 NO LONGER WORKS CORRECTLY AND I ONLY HAVE 33,248 MILES ON MY CAR. MAZDA USA SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THEY SAID BEFORE THEY'D EVEN CONSIDER ANY HELP, I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A MAZDA DEALER (17 MILES FROM MY HOUSE) AND HAVE IT DIAGNOSED ($110 FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING). IN ORDER TO GET IT THERE, I'D HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE IT'S SO FAR FROM WHERE I LIVE, I'D HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TOW TO AND FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE COST ESTIMATE FOR THE MAZDA DEALER TO REPLACE MY CLUTCH IS $1000-$1300. THEY WENT ON TO STATE THAT IF IT IS A DEFECTIVE ITEM, BEFORE HELPING ME, THEY'D LOOK TO SEE WHETHER I WAS "LOYAL" IN GETTING THE CAR SERVICED WITH ONE OF THEIR DEALERS. THE CLOSEST DEALER IS 17 MILES AWAY, AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE THAT FAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE? I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005 BRAND NEW FROM SANTA MONICA MAZDA WHICH HAS SINCE CLOSED DOWN. THE CLUTCH WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND I'VE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL CARS FOR 20+ YEARS. THIS IS NOT FAIR AND MAZDA DOESN'T CARE. THEY REALLY SUCK...AS THIS CLUTCH SHOULD HAVE LASTED 100,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED MAZDA REPLACED THE CLUTCH ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 UNDER THE GOODWILL PROGRAM. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED. UPDATED IVOQ 10/08/10*JB *TR
2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, NOTICED THAT THE HOOD SHOOK/VIBRATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AT ANY SPEED OVER 60 MPH. HOOD ALSO BEGAN TO SHAKE AT SLOW SPEEDS ON ROUGH ROADS IN TOWN OR OVER ANY SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD. DEALER CONFIRMED THE SHAKING THROUGH TWO SEPARATE SERVICE VISITS, STATING THAT IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION AND THAT THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. SHAKING/VIBRATING GREW WORSE AS TIME PASSED AND MAZDA CORPORATE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN AFTER JUST THREE MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS AND THE OVERALL LACK OF CONCERN FROM MAZDA ON CORRECTING THE ISSUE. *JB