10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 3 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 32,704 miles
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I was driving on the highway with my cruise control set and all of a sudden the cruise control shut off and a warning popped up "mrcc inspection required"
- Jacksonville, FL, USA
The contact owns a 2014 Mazda 6. while pulling into the parking spot and depressing the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, it suddenly accelerated. The vehicle crashed into a tree and the engine continued to rev as if attempting to continue accelerating. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained bruises to the upper body, which did not require medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to a collision center for diagnostic testing. The mechanic was able to feel the vehicle attempting to accelerate on its own. The vehicle was taken to the sea coast Mazda dealer, but the cause of the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 14,000. Updated 09/07/17
- Greenbush, NY, USA
While driving on the highway with cruise control on, my car atomatically slammed on the brakes and slowed down rapidly. A short time later, the forward obstruction warning indicator came on and said an inspection was needed. Mazda dealership said "never heard of that" despite similar public comments on user forums. Dealer will not cover full cost of the repair becuase care it out of warranty. I believe this is a serious safety issue that should not fall under normal warranty considerations.
- Concord, NC, USA
The contact owns a 2014 Mazda Mazda6. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the vehicle lunged forward and crashed into a pole as an unknown warning light illuminated. A police report was not filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 39,000.
- Orlando, FL, USA
This vehicle has a problem with sudden acceleration when traveling at very slow speed or idling. On numerous occasions the vehicle will accelerate while you are idling and or have foot on brake. I was driver on one occasion while I was at a fast food drive in idling in gear and the car suddenly accelerated a lurched forward. On other occasions I have been idling waiting to turn left and the car suddenly accelerated. This particular accident happened while driving under 10mph and the car suddenly accelerated causing a rear end collision with the car in front.
- Austin, TX, USA
The adaptive cruise control (mrcc), smart city brake system (sbs), and distance recognition (drss) safety features failed for the first time during the mentioned date above (Feb 18 2014, at 21000km. I reported to Mazda service center I khobar, ksa though phone calls, emails, and brought car for several times. I waited for months until the issues were resolved on April 7 2014 at 30000km last June 14, 2014, the same failures occurred again while I was driving on a highway at 75mph. I brought the car to service center on the next day and it took a day to fix the issues. Im afraid the same issues will occur again which is put myself to high risk for road accidents.
- Al-Khobar, NJ, USA
The contact owns a 2014 Mazda Mazda6. The contact stated that while driving approximately 68 mph, the radar operated cruise control activated and caused the vehicle to independently decelerate to 55 mph. The contact stated that there was not another vehicle ahead of him when the failure occurred. There was a semi-truck located to the right of the contacts vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the technician re-calibrated the radar system however, the failure continued. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100.
- Grasonville, MD, USA
- Brentwood, TN, USA