Traction Control System Problems of Mazda MAZDA6

Tl the contact owns a 2009 Mazda 6. The contact called on behalf of the driver. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle shook violently and pulled to the right. In addition, the traction control warning indicator illuminated. The contact was able to coast the vehicle to the side of the road and noticed that the wheel rim was tilted outwards, striking the fender well. Also, the a arm was detached and the frame was corroded. An independent mechanic inspected the vehicle and stated that a new subframe would be needed. The contact called paul miller Ford at (888) 776-0844 (located at 975 e new circle rd, lexington, ky 40505), but no assistance was offered. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000. The VIN was not available.

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The contact owns a 2009 Mazda 6. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle started pulling to the right. In addition, the traction control and dynamic stability control off warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 148,500.

I had a strange incident with my 2005 Mazda 6 s 4-cylinder automobile. I am reporting this in case there might be a pattern that results in further investigation. The context is with respect to the automobile's traction control system. I was driving on a wet road where the rain had stopped about an hour earlier. There was no standing water as the rain had been light anyway. I was on a three-lane (6-lanes total) narrow divided highway going about 45 mph. From the middle lane, I was entering the left lane as a fast driver in that lane passed by me. As I was entering the lane, this driver who had been pulling ahead quickly, hit their brakes and decided to move into the middle lane (and maybe further to make the exit). At this point, I tapped my brakes and it was then that my vehicle started moving hard right and eventually turning into the oncoming traffic. I was trying to steer it in the other direction but it continued moving. In the end, it was like back-to-back u-turns but there was no crash, damage, or injuries. During the incident I felt that I had little control over the vehicle and the whole incident was baffling since I have driven almost all of the 47,000 miles on the car in all kinds of weather with no such experience or even hint of such an experience. While it could have been many things that caused this, I think that the situation may have been started and then exacerbated by the traction control system. After tapping my brakes, I think the traction control system detected the uneven speed of my front wheels and engaged to begin regulating the speed of the vehicle and continued during most of the incident an exacerbating the problem. I understand this is a complex problem with difficult to analyze causes. I am reporting this in case others have had this same issue and a pattern emerges.

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May 25, 2010 failure of traction control module: I have a 2004 Mazda 6 wagon that I bought new in the spring of 2005 from the dealer. It is the spring of 2010, therefore it has been 5 years. The mileage is 32864. The abs (anti- lock braking system) light, the tcs (traction control system) light, the brake light, and a picture of a car skidding light, all came on together. The manual said if they come on together to drive slowly and carefully to the dealer, so I did to the same dealer that I bought it from and where it has been serviced continuously. They hooked it up to the computer and it told them that a part that sits on top of the abs system, the traction control module, had failed. It has to be ordered and will take 2 weeks to arrive and the part costs $1600. The dealer said that the car might have its brakes fail after a while. I am letting you know so that you can track complaints like this in case there needs to be a recall, at which point I would be reimbursed. I have a 20 year old car that never had an expensive problem like that occur in terms of a part failing. A little voice tells me that something is wrong with the part and that this should not happen. I paid about $20,000 for the car, and $1600 for a part plus tax makes that close to 10% of the purchase price and I have not yet driven even 35,000 miles. And if it involves other cars, that is only the financial cost. Not everyone who experiences emergency lights come on take the car to the dealer to be diagnosed and when brakes are involved, as here, that can result in loss of life.

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