Advice with problems on my new MS6

salth2o

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06 MS6
Ok everone I need some help...Thanks in advance for reading the long post

Ok so got my new MS6 on Oct 31st. Took it home and noticed that the allignment was off , power windows do not work on passanger side, and car needed a waxing badly.

So took it back in and they were great and had a rental waiting for me. Took the car to be aligned and to a detailer for full buffing and waxing. So picked the car up next day and looks great, alignment seems ok (they said it was a bit off but not much).

Fast forward about a week and I back out of my garage and finally pay attention to the fact that there is oil on my garage floor, while there normally is not. I clean it up figuring who knows maybe it was a fluke or something. Next morning...more oil on the garage! So I take it in right away and they say hang on, get me a rental, then take it back. They catch me on my way out and say that the transmission plug was not on tight, and that was where the leak was from. They say go ahead and take the rental and they are going to clean the underside and re-detail the car like a new delivery for me.

Now fast forward to Friday night I am driving home from Downtown Chicago (where I work) to home, about 30 miles away. Driving along in fifth gear, all the sudden the tack flies up to 6000 and car is revving. I realize the car has popped out of fifth gear....huh maybe I bumped it, so I put it back in and drive for about 2 minutes...pops out again. This time I can not get it back in gear unless I double clutch it. This continues the whole way home, but only in fifth gear. Now cant even go from fouth to fifth, it seems like the car is in gear, but the second you apply gas, it pops out of gear. To top it off, the alignment is bad again, but it is strange as it only drifts left when at highway speeds. Does this make sense to anyone?

So I call the service manager Sat morning and leave a message. He calls me back about 3 in the afternoon and I explain the problem to him. He says he remebers reading a service bullitin about this and bring it in Monday morning and they will take care of it, also re look at the alignment.

Now driving yesterday I notice a very distinct engine/drivetrain/? whine noise. It is almost like the noise a wound up turbo would make, but constant, and not only on throttle. It is very noticeable and just does not sound right to me. Trouble is I can not remeber if it was there all along and I did not notice it, or if that just started too? Do all the MS6 sound this way or is this another problem? I plan to talk to them about it tomorrow but I am not sure what to tell them.

So....basically any advice or comments about if these are common problems or noted issues, how to deal with them and the dealer, and advice on if I am going to keep having problems with this car. I really love the car inspite of all of this, just dont want a problem child and feeling that way now.

Again, thanks for all the help!
 
salth2o said:
Ok everone I need some help...Thanks in advance for reading the long post

Ok so got my new MS6 on Oct 31st. Took it home and noticed that the allignment was off , power windows do not work on passanger side, and car needed a waxing badly.

So took it back in and they were great and had a rental waiting for me. Took the car to be aligned and to a detailer for full buffing and waxing. So picked the car up next day and looks great, alignment seems ok (they said it was a bit off but not much).

Fast forward about a week and I back out of my garage and finally pay attention to the fact that there is oil on my garage floor, while there normally is not. I clean it up figuring who knows maybe it was a fluke or something. Next morning...more oil on the garage! So I take it in right away and they say hang on, get me a rental, then take it back. They catch me on my way out and say that the transmission plug was not on tight, and that was where the leak was from. They say go ahead and take the rental and they are going to clean the underside and re-detail the car like a new delivery for me.

Now fast forward to Friday night I am driving home from Downtown Chicago (where I work) to home, about 30 miles away. Driving along in fifth gear, all the sudden the tack flies up to 6000 and car is revving. I realize the car has popped out of fifth gear....huh maybe I bumped it, so I put it back in and drive for about 2 minutes...pops out again. This time I can not get it back in gear unless I double clutch it. This continues the whole way home, but only in fifth gear. Now cant even go from fouth to fifth, it seems like the car is in gear, but the second you apply gas, it pops out of gear. To top it off, the alignment is bad again, but it is strange as it only drifts left when at highway speeds. Does this make sense to anyone?

So I call the service manager Sat morning and leave a message. He calls me back about 3 in the afternoon and I explain the problem to him. He says he remebers reading a service bullitin about this and bring it in Monday morning and they will take care of it, also re look at the alignment.

Now driving yesterday I notice a very distinct engine/drivetrain/? whine noise. It is almost like the noise a wound up turbo would make, but constant, and not only on throttle. It is very noticeable and just does not sound right to me. Trouble is I can not remeber if it was there all along and I did not notice it, or if that just started too? Do all the MS6 sound this way or is this another problem? I plan to talk to them about it tomorrow but I am not sure what to tell them.

So....basically any advice or comments about if these are common problems or noted issues, how to deal with them and the dealer, and advice on if I am going to keep having problems with this car. I really love the car inspite of all of this, just dont want a problem child and feeling that way now.

Again, thanks for all the help!

Call the General Manager of the dealer and explain all of the problems. Mention starting possble situation. They should jump on it.
 
oh my!! :'( I've never heard of a problem like that with the Mazdaspeed6. Tell them that since they just sold you a car with a leaking transmission drain plug, they should replace your inspect/replace your transmission if you are having problems.

I hope you aren't a young kid like me.. or that your dealership is halfway decent. My dealership denied me warranty service on my car until I had my lawyer write to them.. laame.
 
No, I am not a young kid....unfortunately! LOL I am not worried about handling them I guess, it is more are these known problems or just me? I just want some info when I go to them in the morning.
 
No, I am not a young kid....unfortunately! LOL I am not worried about handling them I guess, it is more are these known problems or just me? I just want some info when I go to them in the morning.
 
talk to a manager/higher up person in mazda...if problems persist it could be a lemon even though I hate saying this but it could be bad service work or just the car....who knows im no expert.
 
Looks like that is what is going to happen tomorrow morning. Well in the meantime I hope someone will be able to give me some specific info on any of the problems.
 
Sorry to hear about all your problems thus far. Hopefully they will be worked out.

You didn't mention if you had your power windows problem fixed.
I found out that if you remove the battery (or have a brand new car) you need to lower and raise all the power windows using the corresponding doors controls. Once this is done, all windows should then be operational from the driver and passenger doors controls.

Hope that helps a little.

Lee.
 
Lee,
Thanks for the advice. Got the window figured out. Anyway, had the car in this morning for service and service manager (who is great by the way) promises they can get the problems fixed, so we will see. I will update everyone as the day goes on.

Kevin
 
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