The 2007 Mazda MAZDASPEED6 has 4 safety recalls and 9 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is power train (7 complaints).
Recalls4safety recalls
Complaints9filed by owners
Crashes · fires0 · 0reported in complaints
Injuries · deaths0 · 0reported in complaints
3 recalls for this model year carries an NHTSA do not drive advisory. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Problem: Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2009-2011 RX-8 and 2006-2007 MazdaSpeed6 vehicles. Fuel may leak from the fuel pump mounting rings.
Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will install new fuel pump mounting rings. Dealers will also add a thermal insulation pad to the fuel tank on RX-8 vehicles. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 17, 2021. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, Option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 5121I.
Air bags › Frontal › Passenger side › Inflator module
NHTSA recall 19V781000 · Oct 31, 2019 · 47,006 vehicles · opened after NHTSA action (ODI)
NHTSA advisory: do not drive affected vehicles until repaired.
Problem: Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2005 MPV, 2004 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. The recall began December 3, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 13V130, 14V362, 14V773 and 15V869.
Air bags › Frontal › Passenger side › Inflator module
NHTSA recall 18V402000 · Jun 15, 2018 · 308,591 vehicles · opened after NHTSA action (ODI)
NHTSA advisory: do not drive affected vehicles until repaired.
Problem: Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV vehicles nationwide. Mazda is also recalling 2005-2006 MPV vehicles in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. On July 9, 2019 this recall was expanded to include certain 2004-2011 RX-8 vehicles that were previously recalled under 16V-354 but have not yet been repaired. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these passenger air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began July 6, 2018. Mailing to the affected RX-8 owners began July 6, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: With the addition of the RX-8 vehicles, this recall fully supersedes recall 16V354.
Air bags › Frontal › Driver side › Inflator module
NHTSA recall 17V474000 · Jul 26, 2017 · 308,992 vehicles · opened after NHTSA action (ODI)
NHTSA advisory: do not drive affected vehicles until repaired.
Problem: Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2008 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 1417G. Note: This recall supersedes recall 15V-382.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
What owners report
Problem area
Complaints
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Typical mileage*
Power train Driveline › Differential unit; Manual transmission
7
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51,000 mi
Engine and engine cooling Engine
1
0
0
0
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Suspension
1
0
0
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Air bags
1
0
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*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
Jun 17, 2015Air bags TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA SPEED6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V354000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
May 13, 2014 · 90,000 milesPower train TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA SPEED6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIREWALL WAS STARTING TO SEPARATE AND THE CLUTCH BECAME DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 9/12/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFATURER DENIED ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. UPDATED 1/26/15 *JS
Aug 9, 2012 · 51,000 milesPower train LOUD CLUNK IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. TOOK IT IN AND FOUND THE TRANSFER CASE HAD LEAKED ENOUGH OIL FOR LARGE PARTS TO BE DISLODGED. LOOKED AND FOUND THERE WAS A TSB ON THE ISSUE BUT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT DOES NOT CONTACT THE OWNERS OF THE CAR. THE RESULTING REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND, I FEEL THERE IS A CHANCE OF TRANSFER CASE LOCK UP AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR
Nov 1, 2010 · 19,000 milesPower train CLUTCH PEDAL IS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. WHEN RELEASING THE CLUTCH, THE HEIGHT OF THE PEDAL, WHERE THE CLUTCH ENGAGES THE ENGINE IS HIGHER THAN OTHER VEHICLES MAKING A SMOOTH ENGAGEMENT DIFFICULT. THIS IS THE VERBATIM ISSUE DOCUMENTED ON NHTSA TSB 05-003/07 FOR MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, MY VIN NUMBER IS HIGHER THAN THOSE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS. PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED OR PRODUCE A TSB COVERING THE VEHICLES WITH VINS HIGHER THAN [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Feb 23, 2012 · 51,721 milesPower train AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE MY CAR TO THE TOP OF MY STREET WHICH WAS ONLY 15 FEET FROM MY DRIVEWAY, I HEAR A LOUD CLUNK FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WAS A SHEERED REAR DIFFERENTIAL FRONT MOUNT BOLT. THE PROBLEM IS MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE A REINFORCEMENT KIT TO FIX IT. THIS IS A PROBLEM SINCE IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE EQUIPMENT AND MAZDA HAS FAILED TO RECALL THIS PRODUCT SINCE NO ONE HAS FILED COMPLAINT OR BEEN IN ACCIDENT (THANKFULLY) DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR *JS
Mar 3, 2012 · 53,213 milesPower train THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BOLTS HAVE SHEARED OFF ON THE FRONT REAR DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT AND CAUSES A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING. *TR
Nov 5, 2007 · 5,000 milesEngine and engine cooling › Engine TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA SPEED 6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES AND HESITATES BEFORE VEHICLE ACCELERATION. ALSO THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY OVER NIGHT TO DELETE THE ERROR CODE. SINCE THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. SINCE THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30565.
Jan 31, 2008 · 723 milesPower train › Manual transmission CLUTCH VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE CAUSING FREQUENT STALLS. *TR
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.
NHTSA defect investigations
EA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · openDesiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substance that traps and holds moisture) in US vehicles are under recall. These "non-desiccated" inflators either have been or are required to be replaced.In some cases, the remedy part for these recalled…
EA15001 · opened Feb 24, 2015 · open · led to recall 14V668Air Bag Inflator Rupture The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were equipped with inflators produced by Takata, a tier-one supplier of automotive air bag systems.During the course of PE14-016, ODI determined that five additional vehicle manufacturers used inflators of a similar design and vintage also supplied by Takata. No evidence of field failures was found in vehicles produced by these five additional manufacturers.Nonetheless, at ODI's insistence, all 10 vehicle manufacturers initiated a regional recall within approximately two weeks of the opening of the investigation.The regions recalled initially included Florida, Puerto Rico,…
PE14016 · opened Jun 11, 2014 · closed Mar 2, 2015 · led to recall 13V172000Air Bag Inflator Rupture The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were equipped with inflators produced by Takata, a tier-one supplier of automotive air bag systems.During the course of PE14-016, ODI determined that five additional vehicle manufacturers used inflators of a similar design and vintage also supplied by Takata. No evidence of field failures was found in vehicles produced by these five additional manufacturers.Nonetheless, at ODI's insistence, all 10 vehicle manufacturers initiated a regional recall within approximately two weeks of the opening of the investigation.The regions recalled initially included Florida, Puerto Rico,…