2014 Mazda MAZDA6 Technical Service Bulletins

757 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2014 Mazda MAZDA6. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10213433Dec 14, 2015Body and structure. Rear Console Lid is loose
• 10105650Dec 14, 2015Equipment. Some customers may complain about a loose rear console lid (a). This may be caused by hinge pins coming partially off (b) or completely off.
• 10076684Dec 14, 2015Equipment. The rear console lid is loose. Some customers may complain about a loose rear console lid (a). This may be caused by hinge pins coming partially off (b) or completely off.
• 10213404Dec 3, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Check Engine light and A/T Warning light on with one or more of these DTS (P0842, P0847, P0872, P0877, P0780, P1738) Stored in TCM Memory
• 10105656Dec 3, 2015Transmission and drivetrain, Engine. Some vehicles may experience the check engine light and automatic transaxle warning light on with one or more of these dtcs stored in the tcm memory (p0842, p0847, p0872, p0877, p0780, p1738). • p0842:00 - oil pressure switch no. 1 (oil pressure switch b) stuck on • p0847:00 - oil pressure switch no. 2 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on • p0872:00 - oil pressure switch no. 3 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on •…
• 10213402Nov 30, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Hard shifting/shift lever bebration
• 10105621Nov 30, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Some vehicles may exhibit one of the following concerns: • sometimes the shifter may jump out of 3rd gear over a road bump when accelerating after deceleration at 25-40 mph (40-65 km/h) • hard to shift into 3rd, 4th, 5th, and/or 6th gear • shift lever vibrates when driving in 3rd or 4th gear this is caused by inappropriate transmission internal parts.
• 10213382Nov 20, 2015Equipment, Suspension. Creaking Noise From Front Lower Control Arm Bushings Some vehicles may exhibit a creaking noise from under the front of the vehicle when driving over bumps. The noise occurs at approx. 1225 mph (2040 Km/h) when the road surface is wet or after a car wash. The noise becomes more noticeable when driving over higher bumps.
• 10105624Nov 20, 2015Suspension, Equipment. Some vehicles may exhibit a creaking noise from under the front of the vehicle when driving over bumps. The noise occurs at approx. 12 - 25 mph (20 - 40 km/h) when the road surface is wet or after a car wash. The noise becomes more noticeable when driving over higher bumps. The creaking noise is caused when the front lower control arm bushing(s) (a) become wet.
• 10076638Nov 20, 2015Suspension. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10213407Nov 17, 2015Back-over prevention (rear camera). Whining noise from automatic transaxle.
• 10105626Nov 17, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Some customers may complain of a whining noise from the automatic transaxle when driving at 10 mph and above. The noise: • depends on the vehicle’s speed only (the more speed, the more noise) • occurs with all types of driving (acceleration, deceleration, steady speed) • does not depend on rpm, gear, or atf temperature. This is caused by a damaged bearing in the transaxle due to improper configuration of the…
• 10076661Nov 17, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10105629Nov 10, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Some vehicles may exhibit one of the following concerns: • sometimes the shifter may jump out of 3rd gear over a road bump when accelerating after deceleration at 25-40 mph (40-65 km/h) • hard to shift into 3rd, 4th, 5th, and/or 6th gear • shift lever vibrates when driving in 3rd or 4th gear this is caused by inappropriate transmission internal parts.
• 10076652Nov 6, 2015Brakes. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10213389Nov 3, 2015Tires. Mazda kservice program (MSP45) Tire pressure monitoring system warning light
• 10213384Nov 3, 2015Tires, Electrical system. Tpms warning light on
• 10105635Nov 3, 2015Tires. After performing recall campaign 8014j, or the vehicle vin is not applicable to 8014j, some vehicles may experience tire pressure monitoring system (tpms) warning light on even if the tpms system has been properly initialized at the specified tire air pressure. This may be caused by improper tire air pressure detection by the tpms system on certain types of road surfaces.
• 10105634Nov 3, 2015Engine. Some vehicles may experience a rough idle with the mil on and dtc p0015 / p0524 stored in memory. • p0015:00 - exhaust cmp timing over-retarded • p0524:00 - engine oil pressure too low this is caused by a drop in engine oil pressure due to a piece of foreign object stuck on the oil pump pressure relief valve or ocv. The temporary entry of the foreign object triggers a mil illumination, but rough idle will not be…
• 10105633Nov 3, 2015Tires. Some mazda6 vehicles may experience tire pressure monitoring system (tpms) warning light on even if the tpms system has been properly initialized at the specified tire air pressure. This may be caused by improper tire air pressure detection by the tpms system on certain types of road surfaces.
• 10076646Nov 3, 2015Tires. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10076640Nov 3, 2015Tires. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10213460Oct 14, 2015Lane departure, Air bags. LDWS or ALH warning light on with DTC C1001:92
• 10105523Oct 7, 2015Electrical system, Equipment. Some vehicles may experience the check engine light and automatic transaxle warning light on with one or more of these dtcs stored in the tcm memory (p0842, p0847, p0872, p0877, p0780). • p0842:00 - oil pressure switch no. 1 (oil pressure switch b) stuck on • p0847:00 - oil pressure switch no. 2 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on • p0872:00 - oil pressure switch no. 3 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on • p0877:00 - oil…
• 10105522Oct 7, 2015Steering. Some vehicles may exhibit an unusual thumping noise from under the front of the vehicle. This noise only occurs when starting to move the vehicle while the steering wheel is turned to the full left position. Note: the noise will not occur if the steering wheel is in the center or full right position. The noise is caused when the edge of the left side inner ball joint gets stuck with the steering gear housing. To…
• 10101457Sep 29, 2015Wheels. Some vehicles may exhibit a groan type noise from the front wheel hub bearing while driving at high speed or when cornering. This may be caused by front wheel hub bearing corrosion.
• 10101459Sep 28, 2015Equipment, Engine. Some vehicles may experience a rough idle with the mil on and dtc p0015 / p0524 stored in memory. • p0015:00 - exhaust cmp timing over-retarded • p0524:00 - engine oil pressure too low this is caused by a drop in engine oil pressure due to a piece of foreign object stuck on the oil pump pressure relief valve or ocv. The temporary entry of the foreign object triggers a mil illumination, but rough idle will not be…
• 10101466Sep 16, 2015Equipment. Some vehicles using an auxiliary heater (block heater) may experience the check engine light on with dtc p0116:00 or p011a when starting in cold weather below 32 °f (0 °c). • p0116:00: ect sensor no.1 circuit range/performance problem • p011a:00: ect sensor no.1/no.2 performance problem this is caused by error detection logic of the pcm. To correct the problem, the control logic of the pcm has been changed.
• 10105504Aug 25, 2015Equipment, Seats. Some customers may complain that the front power (driver and/or passenger) seats do not slide back and forth properly or that they may be completely inoperative. This concern may be caused by a foreign object getting stuck under the power slide unit (below) while in operation. This can cause motor mounting bracket (a) deformation, resulting in motor cable (b) breakage. To eliminate this concern, the shape of the…
• 10105462Aug 18, 2015Equipment. Some customers may complain about one or more of the following concerns. 1. Sms/text cannot be downloaded when onnected via bluetooth. 2. Operational concerns when playing a media device (ipod, usb stick etc.) connected via the usb port. A. After the ignition is turned on, it takes a long time to load all the data from the device before starting playback. Depending on the data volume, it can take up to several…
• 10105465Aug 12, 2015Steering. Some vehicles may exhibit an unusual thumping noise from under the front of the vehicle. This noise only occurs when starting to move the vehicle while the steering wheel is turned to the full left position. Note: the noise will not occur if the steering wheel is in the center or full right position. The noise is caused when the edge of the left side inner ball joint gets stuck with the steering gear housing. To…
• 10105481Aug 7, 2015Equipment. Mazda infotainment systems require contacting the proper source for diagnostic support, parts authorization, and parts exchange. Some components require prior authorization before ordering as exchange. Refer to dag exchange central (mxconnect>parts and accessories>parts>programs>exchange central) for component availability, source of technical support and prior authorization requirement.
• 10105468Aug 7, 2015Equipment. The navigation system support for diagnostics, parts authorization, and parts exchange require contacting the proper source. • tomtom navigation help desk at 866-486-6866 from 7am-11pm (m-f) and 9am-8pm (sat) eastern standard time. Note: one of the first steps for troubleshooting the navigation system is for the customer or dealer to call tomtom. If the tomtom call center cannot solve the customer’s problem, they…
• 10105501Aug 6, 2015Equipment, Engine. Some vehicles may experience the check engine light on with dtc p2610 and p2507 stored in memory after engine start and room fuse 15a (a) removed. • p2610:00: instrument cluster internal engine off timer performance problem • p2507:00: pcm battery voltage low input as a past malfunction, the customer will not notice it (no warning light illuminated), but the dtc may be found during a vehicle service. P2507 in this…
• 10105502Aug 4, 2015Equipment, Transmission and drivetrain, Engine. Some vehicles may experience the check engine light on with dtc p0421:00 (catalytic converter system) without experiencing poor engine performance or misfire (mitsubishi pcm only). This is caused by improper control logic of the pcm that may detect false error of the a/f sensor, resulting in false detection of p0421. To correct the problem, the control logic of the pcm has been changed.
• 10099418Jul 21, 2015Steering. Some vehicles may exhibit an unusual thumping noise from under the front of the vehicle. This noise only occurs when starting to move the vehicle while the steering wheel is turned to the full left position. Note: the noise will not occur if the steering wheel is in the center or full right position. The noise is caused when the edge of the left side inner ball joint gets stuck with the steering gear housing. To…
• 10099417Jul 21, 2015Equipment. Some vehicles using an auxiliary heater (block heater) may experience the check engine light on with dtc p0116:00 or p011a when starting in cold weather below 32 °f (0 °c). • p0116:00: ect sensor no.1 circuit range/performance problem • p011a:00: ect sensor no.1/no.2 performance problem. This is caused by error detection logic of the pcm. To correct the problem, the control logic of the pcm has been changed.
• 10099427Jul 14, 2015Seats. Some vehicles may exhibit an inoperative seat warmer (or seat heater) on the driver and/or passenger seat. When weight is applied to the seat, part of the heater element wire may come out of position and become bent. Under repeated stress, the wire may break causing an inoperative seat warmer condition.
• 10099420Jul 14, 2015Engine. Frequent engine starts under extremely cold ambient temperatures may result in oil seepage from the engine oil pressure switch. This concern may be caused by a lack of durability of the oil pressure switch under these conditions. To correct the problem, the oil pressure switch has been improved to increase the durability in cold ambient temperatures. All skyactiv engines equipped with oil pressure switch part…
• 10099232Jun 24, 2015Equipment. Some vehicles may exhibit either an audio screen that is locking-up (black screen) or an inoperative audio touch screen. In both cases however, the audio unit sound output is normal. This concern may be caused by an internal failure of the audio unit. The production process at the audio supplier has been improved to eliminate these concerns.
• 10099410Jun 2, 2015Seats. Some vehicles (without power seats) may exhibit a driver seat that gradually moves down by itself. This concern may be caused when a load, which is applied to the seat during braking, exceeds a certain level that could impact the retaining mechanism of the seat lifter causing the seat to gradually move downward. To eliminate this concern, the play in the lift mechanism gears has been reduced.
• 10099408Jun 2, 2015Equipment. Some customers may complain about a loose rear console lid (a). This may be caused by hinge pins coming partially off (b) or completely off.
• 10105432May 27, 2015Equipment. Some vehicles may experience the check engine light and automatic transaxle warning light on with one or more of these dtcs stored in the tcm memory (p0842, p0847, p0872, p0877, p0780). • p0842:00 - oil pressure switch no. 1 (oil pressure switch b) stuck on • p0847:00 - oil pressure switch no. 2 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on • p0872:00 - oil pressure switch no. 3 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on • p0877:00 - oil…
• 10105429May 27, 2015Equipment. Some customers may complain of a check engine light and a/t warning light on when starting the engine. At the same time, an engine inspection required message is displayed on the lcd. Dtc p0722:00 is stored in the transmission control module (tcm) memory. • dtc p0722:00 (open circuit in output speed shaft circuit) the tcm control logic has been changed to eliminate this concern.
• 10105427May 27, 2015Body and structure. Some vehicles may exhibit a condition that water enters into the trunk lid light while washing the vehicle with high pressure. Water may enter through the trunk lid light gasket and the body panel.
• 10105445May 18, 2015Body and structure. Some vehicles may experience a rattle noise from the front door glass when driving with the window open approx. 1/2 to 4 inches (1 - 10 cm). The rattle noise may be caused by insufficient holding force of the glass run channel. To increase the holding force, the shape of glass run channel has been changed and non-woven pads have been attached to the glass run channel.
• 10105443May 18, 2015Suspension. Some vehicles may exhibit a chirp/clunk type noise from the rear shock absorbers (a) when driving on a rough road or passing over a speed bump. Visual inspection of the shock absorbers show no external damage.
• 10105447May 15, 2015Equipment. Some vehicles may exhibit the check engine light on with dtc p0456 stored in the pcm memory. • p0456: evap system leak detected (very small leak) the concern is most likely the result of the customer not getting the fuel cap completely closed after fueling the vehicle. This causes a small fuel vapor leak and turns dtc p0456 on.
• 10105449May 13, 2015Tires. After performing recall campaign 8014j, or the vehicle vin is not applicable to 8014j, some vehicles may expe-rience tire pressure monitoring system (tpms) warning light on even if the tpms system has been properly initialized at the specified tire air pressure. This may be caused by improper tire air pressure detection by the tpms system on certain types of road surfaces.
• 10099801Apr 24, 2015Equipment. Some vehicles may experience the check engine light and automatic transaxle warning light on with one or more of these dtcs stored in the tcm memory (p0842, p0847, p0872, p0877, p0780). • p0842:00 - oil pressure switch no. 1 (oil pressure switch b) stuck on • p0847:00 - oil pressure switch no. 2 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on • p0872:00 - oil pressure switch no. 3 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on • p0877:00 - oil…

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