NHTSA complaint: 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6 — ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BLUE SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE TAIL PIPE AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE CLOGGED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD WAS LOOSE AND COULD FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation