2003 Mazda MAZDA6 fuel system problems
Owners reported fuel system problems in 16 complaints for the 2003 Mazda MAZDA6, 7% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 87,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 87,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I hit a deer at 45 miles an hour then hit the hit totalling the car, the airbag did not come out, the seat belt did not lock causing me to be slammed into the steeling wheel, now I suffer great pain, can't move my neck, can't lay down bc of such bad headache I throw up, I sleep sitting up, something in the car like metal fragment hit me in the left eye, now I can barely see out of my left eye. And must continue medical treatment.
I purchased my 2003 mazda 6s in october 2003. Since I have owned the car I gets poor gas mileage on it (about 16-18 miles per gallon). I do plenty of city driving but I still feel that this is not adequate. Even when I drive on the highway the gas mileage averages poorly. There is also a smell coming from the exhaust when vehicle is in motion. The vehicle also rev's up higher before switching from lower gears to higher gears. I do not 'jack rabbit' start or stop the vehicle.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Mazda MAZDA6
- Engine 44 complaints
- Air bags 30 complaints
- Brakes 26 complaints
- Transmission 24 complaints
- Electrical system 19 complaints
- Cruise control 18 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 15 complaints
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