The front beam crossmember sub k frame of this vehicle has failed due to corrosion. This has resulted in a loss of steering control. Fortunately his failure was discovered while the vehicle was parked or it could have resulted in a very serious vehicle accident. There was an acknowledgment (and recall) of this corrosion failure issue issued by Mazda but it was for a subsequent model years. I contacted Mazda regarding this very dangerous issue and they denied any responsibility.

- Suamico, WI, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Mazda Mazda6. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at the local service center for maintenance, it was discovered that rust and corrosion was present on the front passenger-??s side lower control arm. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer was notified of the failure and informed that the model year was not included in a Manufacturer's recall for the same failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 142,000.

- Dartmouth, MA, USA

Front sub-frame rusted causing lower suspension / control arm to come apart, leaving front wheel to be unstable. This happened while driving, almost causing accident do to instability in staring system. I see that this is a common problem with this model, however for some reason my VIN doesn't show the recall. Is this something that the company is planning to address, or am a stuck with the problem? pictures included.

- Cleveland, OH, USA

On 6/18/2018, the passenger side steering control arm broke off the sub-frame of my 2006 Mazda 6 while I was driving it. Fortunately, I was driving on a side street close to home when this happened and not on a highway. I did not know at the time that it was the subframe. All I knew was that there was no control of the car as it was being driven. The control arm broke off the sub-frame because the subframe was rusted/corroded. It's unacceptable and a major safety issue for an auto subframe to rot like that and my car only as about 86,000 miles. I called Mazda usa (1-800-222-5500) and explained my situation with a customer service representative. They started a case and advised me to get the car towed to my local Mazda dealership for an inspection. On 6/29/18, I had my car towed to Liberty Mazda. On 7/5/2018, the dealership confirmed the subframe failed because it was rusted/corroded. And the dealership quoted me an estimate of $1,973 to repair the car using a used subframe. On 7/9/2018, I received a call from angela (refused to provide last name) a Mazda usa customer service representative. She stated that Mazda usa declined to assist in repairing my car. In other words, Mazda usa is not owning up to their engineering flaw designing the subframe. Even thou NHTSA has received numerous complaints about subframe failures due to rust and corrosion. I declined getting my car repaired since Mazda usa was not willing to pay anything towards the repair.

- Melrose, MA, USA