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2006 Mazda MAZDA6 engine problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2006 Mazda MAZDA66% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Engine complaints
6%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The contact owns a 2006 Mazda Mazda6. The contact stated when the vehicle was started, the engine made a loud ticking noise. The contact stated that once the vehicle had warmed up, the would drive normal; however, while driving 30 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle…

    filed Jul 5, 2022

  • Transmission roughly jerks itself into 2nd-3rd gear. When the car has come to a stop and is then accelerated, engine stalls for a few seconds, then slams itself into 2nd or 3rd gear. This poses as a rear-end threat, as the car is forcefully put into gear, causing the car to jerk forward suddenly…

    filed Sep 18, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.