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2006 MAZDA MAZDA6 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 737256 · 2009-09-27

Vehicle

Make
MAZDA
Model
MAZDA6
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Mazda Motor Corp.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
48,000
Speed
8 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

BRAKES HAVE FAILED 3 SEPARATE TIMES IN THIS 2006 MAZDA 6. FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING AND WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN. I HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. PUMPED THE BRAKE AND BRAKES CAME BACK ON. SECOND TIME, BACKING OUT OF GARAGE NO BRAKES. HAD PEDAL TO FLOOR AND HAD TO PUMP THEM BEFORE ALMOST HITTING NEIGHBORS GARAGE, LAST TIME PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND HAD NO BRAKES. HIT ANOTHER CAR WHICH STOPPED ME. EACH TIME I REPORTED THIS TO POLAR CHEVY/MAZDA. EACH TIME THEY HAD ME BRING IN THE CAR AND THEY LOOKED AT IT. EACH TIME THEY REPORTED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. EACH TIME THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE BACK BRAKE PADS REPLACED. THE LAST TIME THE BRAKES FAILED POLAR CHEVY/MAZDA CALLED A TECH AT MAZDA. I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS DOING THIS BEFORE. I HAVE TOLD THEM NOW 3 TIMES AND AGAIN EACH TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO BE LOOKED AT! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10285444
Machine
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