2004 Mazda MAZDA6 Engine Problems

“I bought this car for 3,000 from the owner had it for 2 months, got oil and all fluids changed. When I was leaving my house a block away it totally died on me and now it wont start at all. I am very frustrated because I dont have the money to buy abother one. Or even repair it.”

“Engine started knocking out of no where really lost power it spun the bearing and rod in the engine its the 2.3 liter engine Mazda has had several complaints about this from 2004 to 2006 I have several people that have had the same issue like I said could cause major accidents it was not low on oil and was not ready for its maintenance Mazda needs to be held accountable for this.”

“The v6 motor in my Mazda 6s has been leaking oil for almost 10 of the 12 years I've owned it. The oil leaks out of the faulty seals on the timing chain cover in front of the passenger, and the oil drops onto the catalytic converter. This oil vaporizes and that vapor enters the cabin in slow speed driving and when stopped at intersections. I complained about a burning oil smell many times while the car was still under warranty, and the Mazda service techs always pretended like they didn't find any problem. …”

“Re: Mazda 6 v6 made in the ford/Mazda auto alliance factory in flat rock, mi. The miles/speed I listed are actually n/a - this is an ongoing problem that has existed for most of the 10 years I've owned this car. I complained about smelling burning oil coming into the car's cabin since the car was only 1 year old, but the Mazda repair techs appeared to never notice the smell . It was more than a year or so after my warranty ended - despite a dozen instances of complaining to Mazda dealers of this smell - that I realized my problem was oil leaking from my v6 motor's timing chain cover. …”

“The way the catalytic converter is designed on cylinders 1, 3,and5 it gets clogged but buy than your rings and bearing have overheated destroying your engine with in a thousand miles of replacing the catalytic converter you find this out. I was driving home the engine was at normal temp driving fine.. Than the car would not go over five MPH. Had it towed to the local grage. 1 of the catalytic converters was clogged on cylinders 1, 3 and, 5 had it replaced plus and oil change. …”