Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2003 Mazda Mazda6 has 23 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
23
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | 2003 MAZDA 6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING PARKED FOR SEVERAL ... |
| Oct 8, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION KICKS REALLY HARD MAKING THE CAR FEEL LIKE IT WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THE CAR IS HARD TO C... |
| Aug 24, 2013 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I PURCHASED A 2003 MAZDA 6 ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND I HAVE HAD THE HARD SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND THE TEMP... |
| Jan 15, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | AFTER TWO YEARS OF DRIVING THIS CAR THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY BROKE PUNCTURING THROUGH TH... |
| Jun 5, 2011 | POWER TRAIN | 2003 MAZDA6 6.0 ATX - CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE REVS BUT NO POWER TO... |
| Jun 1, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY CRACKS CAUSING IT TO BE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS, CLUTCH WILL STICK AND NOT SP... |
| May 30, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | WENT TO STORE PUSHED IN CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR PARKED THE CAR AND WHEN I CAME OUT I COULD NOT STAR... |
| May 3, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, NOT WANTING TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN IT DOES SHIFT IT JERK... |
| Feb 6, 2008 | POWER TRAIN | WE PURCHASED A 2003 MAZDA6 NEW FROM A MAZDA DEALERSHIP. WE HAD SOME ISSUE WITH THE CAR SHUDDERING W... |
| Sep 20, 2007 | POWER TRAIN | I WON A 2003 MAZDA6S AND I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CLUTCH. I FIRST CHANGED THE CLUTCH AT 18,000 MI... |
| May 25, 2006 | POWER TRAIN | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 MAZDA 6 WITH 56,000 MILES TO SCHOOL ON THURSDAY MORNING ON A BUSY 2-LAN... |
| Mar 26, 2005 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY CAR HAS HAD ALL OF IT'S ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE. AT 30K I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 20... |
| Oct 18, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | THE CLUTCH ON A STANDARD TRAMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND STATED TO BE ABUSED. THE CLUTCH HAS NOT BEEN A... |
| Aug 3, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE A MAZDA 6I.AT 8500 MILES AFTER HAVING MY CAR I HAD THE CLUTCH GO OUT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE D... |
| Jun 30, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | I HADN'T HAD THE CAR TOO LONG AND WAS TAKING OFF FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE HARD SHIFT FIRST OCCU... |
| May 17, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | IN EARLY JUNE MY MAZDA 6 MTX BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHENEVER I WOULD ... |
| Feb 19, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | VIOLENT SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR IN THE MAZDA6S WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FEELS AS IF THE C... |
| Dec 20, 2003 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE A 2003 MAZDA 6S WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SINCE IT WAS NEW IT MADE NOISES AND DID NOT ... |
| Nov 18, 2003 | POWER TRAIN | 5-SPEED MANUAL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT IN LOWER GEARS. VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING INTO 1S... |
| Oct 30, 2003 | POWER TRAIN | THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AS IF IT DOES NOT KNOW WHICH GEAR IT SOULD BE IN. TH... |