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TwistedSista · 12-11-2004, 06:31 PM

I have a 2003 Mazda 6 - 6 cylinder, bought with every available option at the time of purchase in January 2003. I had Honda Accords for 13 years prior to that without any problems. The reason I switched brands is that I felt for my new car budget, I got MUCH more car with the Mazda 6. I would have bought another Accord........but geezzzzzzzzz they are ambitiously priced because of the high demand and I just couldn't justify the extreme price change between my 1995 and the 2003 model.

I had never heard of the Mazda 6, they had only debuted 2 months before in my area. I went to the dealer to look at a Tribute......the thing CAUGHT MY EYE, the second I walked onto the showroom floor and after almost 2 years of driving it............I still love the styling of this vehicle. I get all the looks and comments, more so than ANY vehicle I've ever owned and I've owned many in my years of driving. (I never even drove the Tribute!!)

On the downside, as my topic says.............I just got my girl back from the dealer after having a new transmission installed after 34,000+ miles. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH..............I have suffered many many new model issues with the car..............though the looks of it have held up, the mechanics have been disappointing.

I will say that the key to my continued loyalty with the brand is the absolute wonderful service I have received from my dealership. They have advocated MANY times on my behalf with Mazda without any pressure from me to do so. At about 20,000 miles...........I had all my brake hardware replaced on the front because of a very irritating noise............now I have a new transmission........hopefully these annoying issues will extend the life of my car as my intent is to drive it to 100,000 miles or so.

What I would recommend is get yourself a good service department that will LISTEN to you and work to resolve your issues even if it means they have to get it done through Mazda. If you are not satisfied with the dealer you bought the vehicle from.............go to another one until you find a good match.

As a woman, I am not so much into the techie parts of the car and its' inner workings................I want a nice looking, sporty, problem free car that I can put gas in and have routine maintenance done on. I even bought the black model as it matches all my clothes! LOL

So I will close by saying............do yourself a favor and find the magic service department..............you will eliminate 99% of your aggravation if you do so!!

BTW, I am a new member but have found this forum to be very interesting and helpful.

Keep up the good work!

atom44wat · 12-11-2004, 06:54 PM

Interesting...I purchased my car in feb of 03. I also have had the transmission replaced. I am curious if you were in a 4 or 6 cylinder. I had to have mine replaced at 42,000. I am glad everything turned out well.

TwistedSista · 12-11-2004, 07:11 PM

6 cylinder...........my car was number 6142 off the assembly line..........something I didn't know that the service order pointed out to me was that the last digits of your VIN number indicate which number you were off the assembly line.........interesting............

My vehicle( I have the dual transmission - you can either drive in auto or manual) was shifting while in auto mode HARD into second gear.......so hard that I have looked repeatedly into my rearview mirror thinking I got rearended!

When I took it in to have it looked at...........I figured they would do some adjustment.......I was totally shocked when they said they were replacing the transmission after running it through all the diagnostics..........

I've probaby put 200 miles on it both city and hwy since getting it back...........seems to be working better than ever......

paulhaskew · 12-11-2004, 07:41 PM

Glad to see another woman on board too... WELCOME TO THE BOARD!!

TwistedSista · 12-11-2004, 07:59 PM

Thanks! Appreciate the nice welcome!

MazdamanG · 12-11-2004, 08:52 PM

Welcome TwistedSista. I'm new here too. Glad to hear your car is working fine. I hope nothing like that happens to my car. Only time will tell......I have about 400 miles on my car. Does anyone know if Madza had any recalls on the 2004 Mazda 6 si. I hope not. The last thing I need is a mechanical bug in my car!!

-Welcome once again-

crossbow · 12-12-2004, 10:41 AM

Doh...Thats like the 4th 6s ATX failure...

mym6 · 12-12-2004, 12:15 PM

What's the spread between '03s and '04s?

blackmagik_13 · 12-12-2004, 01:54 PM

Wow, this transmission failure thing's kinda got me worried, mine's an 03 ATx 6s.

Is there any way that Mazda could deny me a new replaced transmission if mine goes out b/c of any of the mods I've done ? Mainly the CP-E MAFci ? That's got me all worried now !

AzMz6 · 12-12-2004, 04:19 PM

common black, even you've been reading these forum for a little bit now, and you should know, they only way they can deny the warranty is if the mod is the direct cause of the failure.

twistedsista- i know whatcha mean about the 6, i bought mine for all the same reasons..hehe. i am just glad i finally convinced my wife last week to trade in our pos pt cruiser for a fresh new '05 tribute.

oh btw- welcome to the boards!!!

12-11-2004, 08:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
MazdamanG Learners License Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, S.C Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Welcome TwistedSista. I'm new here too. Glad to hear your car is working fine. I hope nothing like that happens to my car. Only time will tell......I have about 400 miles on my car. Does anyone know if Madza had any recalls on the 2004 Mazda 6 si. I hope not. The last thing I need is a mechanical bug in my car!! -Welcome once again- __________________ [b]GO STEELERS!!!!!

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blackmagik_13 Mazda Guru Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 5,256 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: 0 reviews	Wow, this transmission failure thing's kinda got me worried, mine's an 03 ATx 6s. Is there any way that Mazda could deny me a new replaced transmission if mine goes out b/c of any of the mods I've done ? Mainly the CP-E MAFci ? That's got me all worried now ! __________________ - Label Project: Ammunition Recordings

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AzMz6 Rally Racer Join Date: May 2004 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 1,935 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	common black, even you've been reading these forum for a little bit now, and you should know, they only way they can deny the warranty is if the mod is the direct cause of the failure. twistedsista- i know whatcha mean about the 6, i bought mine for all the same reasons..hehe. i am just glad i finally convinced my wife last week to trade in our pos pt cruiser for a fresh new '05 tribute. oh btw- welcome to the boards!!! __________________ My Cardomain Page.....Azmz6.... a 2003 SVT Mustang Cobra also is sitting in my garage....

12-11-2004, 06:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
TwistedSista Learners License Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	I have a 2003 Mazda 6 - 6 cylinder, bought with every available option at the time of purchase in January 2003. I had Honda Accords for 13 years prior to that without any problems. The reason I switched brands is that I felt for my new car budget, I got MUCH more car with the Mazda 6. I would have bought another Accord........but geezzzzzzzzz they are ambitiously priced because of the high demand and I just couldn't justify the extreme price change between my 1995 and the 2003 model. I had never heard of the Mazda 6, they had only debuted 2 months before in my area. I went to the dealer to look at a Tribute......the thing CAUGHT MY EYE, the second I walked onto the showroom floor and after almost 2 years of driving it............I still love the styling of this vehicle. I get all the looks and comments, more so than ANY vehicle I've ever owned and I've owned many in my years of driving. (I never even drove the Tribute!!) On the downside, as my topic says.............I just got my girl back from the dealer after having a new transmission installed after 34,000+ miles. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH..............I have suffered many many new model issues with the car..............though the looks of it have held up, the mechanics have been disappointing. I will say that the key to my continued loyalty with the brand is the absolute wonderful service I have received from my dealership. They have advocated MANY times on my behalf with Mazda without any pressure from me to do so. At about 20,000 miles...........I had all my brake hardware replaced on the front because of a very irritating noise............now I have a new transmission........hopefully these annoying issues will extend the life of my car as my intent is to drive it to 100,000 miles or so. What I would recommend is get yourself a good service department that will LISTEN to you and work to resolve your issues even if it means they have to get it done through Mazda. If you are not satisfied with the dealer you bought the vehicle from.............go to another one until you find a good match. As a woman, I am not so much into the techie parts of the car and its' inner workings................I want a nice looking, sporty, problem free car that I can put gas in and have routine maintenance done on. I even bought the black model as it matches all my clothes! LOL So I will close by saying............do yourself a favor and find the magic service department..............you will eliminate 99% of your aggravation if you do so!! BTW, I am a new member but have found this forum to be very interesting and helpful. Keep up the good work!

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12-11-2004, 06:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
atom44wat Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,409 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Interesting...I purchased my car in feb of 03. I also have had the transmission replaced. I am curious if you were in a 4 or 6 cylinder. I had to have mine replaced at 42,000. I am glad everything turned out well.

12-11-2004, 07:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
TwistedSista Learners License Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	6 cylinder...........my car was number 6142 off the assembly line..........something I didn't know that the service order pointed out to me was that the last digits of your VIN number indicate which number you were off the assembly line.........interesting............ My vehicle( I have the dual transmission - you can either drive in auto or manual) was shifting while in auto mode HARD into second gear.......so hard that I have looked repeatedly into my rearview mirror thinking I got rearended! When I took it in to have it looked at...........I figured they would do some adjustment.......I was totally shocked when they said they were replacing the transmission after running it through all the diagnostics.......... I've probaby put 200 miles on it both city and hwy since getting it back...........seems to be working better than ever......

12-11-2004, 07:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
paulhaskew Track Racer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 111 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Glad to see another woman on board too... WELCOME TO THE BOARD!!

12-11-2004, 07:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
TwistedSista Learners License Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks! Appreciate the nice welcome!

12-12-2004, 10:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
crossbow Mazda Guru Join Date: May 2003 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Posts: 11,740 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Doh...Thats like the 4th 6s ATX failure...