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Mazda 6 slipping (Shuttering) feeling when releasing clutch.
I purchased my Mazda 6 with 21 miles on it. The performance was great at first until I put about 3,000 miles on the engine. I began feeling a slipping in when I would accelerate from a stop when releasing the clutch. I took it to two different dealers and both replaced the clutch or so they say. It is still slipping and I noticed that after long drives of like 6-10 hours it shutters horribly. It cuts out on acceleration and gives a shuttering feeling when releasing the clutch. I don't know what to do about this. Obviously there is something wrong with the car. The dealers now think I am crazy. Could there be something else wrong with the car such as the computer? What do I do or does anyone have suggestions? Other than that the car is great!!!
Our Mazda Premacy (UK) had similar problems, but more of a clutch judder. You just need to be persistent with the dealers, after all the customer is always right!
Shuddering when letting in the clutch may not be due to the clutch at all, but to weak engine mounts. Get them checked.
Shuddering when letting in the clutch may not be due to the clutch at all, but to weak engine mounts. Get them checked.
I have a 2004 Mazda 6 sedan (V6) with 5SP transmission and I am experiencing the exact same symptoms, ie. screeching and shuddering when I drive away from a stop in 1st gear. I noticed this behavior after the first 10K miles of driving. The noise actually appears to arrive from the tunnel leading to the shift lever. Dealers have been ineffective in diagnosing the issue---was wondering if you resolved the problem with your vehicle. Colleague who works in auto industry tells me the rubber transmission mount could actually be responsible for this behavior...
SOrry it has taken so long to respond. I took my car in back in december 2004. The distric rep drove with me. He couldnt reproduce it. I had them keep it over night. THey called me the next day and said they had replicated the slipping and had ordered a factory modified clutch disc and flywheel. It was fine and dandy until February 1. I now am getting the slipping again. I am so upset. I would encourage people to purchase the automatic and avoid the stick.
I have a 2003 (V6) 5spd and mine is now in for a new clutch with only 32,000 miles. My car was doing the same thing. I thought it was just moisture. I recommend having your cluch looked at before it goes out of warranty. Mazda is fixing mine after some lengthly discussions.
I have A 2003 Mazda 1.8 Premacy which has done 12,700 miles and the clutch has gone completely. According to the Mazda Dealer it is my fault even though I have been driving for 47 years and never had a clutch go at all during that time. Did you know that Mazda only warranty the clutch for one year or 9,000 miles-I didn't and at my time of age (65) would never had bought it in the first place if I had known this at the outset. The car definitely suffers from clutch judder and I think this has happened over a period of time. I also think I have over compensated with excess accelerator which is why the clutch has gone. The Dealer has never heard of clutch judder and nor have they had any problems with the clutch on the Premacy. Obviously this is a load of "bull" and I will fight this to the end. I have also printed off many incidents of clutch and judder problems taken from the Internet and will see what happens next week when I will have to pay £461.50 to get my car back. I will keep you informed of my progress in trying to get an equitable solution.
I have a Mazda 6 and I had this same type of conditions, the dealer I took my car to was excellent. They were able to duplicate my condition the following morning, this would mainly happen with a cold engine. It turns out that the disc and other clutch parts were replaced, they said that the pressure plate was not flat and that is what was causing the abnormal wear. All repairs were done under warranty, I have 17,000 miles on my car.
The clutch judder I'm told by my dealer, is a known problem caused when the material used on the surface of the clutch plates develops a sheen and becomes slippery. It took two visits to my dealer before they admitted the problem existed (if it's a known problem why two visits?) but they did then change the plates with (they say) modified units that use a different material. No problems so far.
My son also HAD a 2003 Mazda 6. We are on the 3rd clutch in 25,000 miles and it is now starting to slip. The dealer would not admit that the clutch has a design defect. My son who is now 24, told me and I have no reason to doubt him, that he was always very easy on the car and his intentions we to keep this car for at least 7 years so that he could realize some cost benefits from ownership. We finally all decided that we needed to get rid of this car because it was costing him an additional 800$ per year for new clutches as long as the dealer was willing to "split" the cost. We believe there is a design defect, but Mazda will not. So quietly we will leave, but we never buy Mazda again.
We have an 03 Mazda6 and yes the clutch is dying prematurely. I do not want to replace with an OEM clutch if it will do the same thing...
I found a site devoted to the issue:
www.mazda6clutch.com .
I currently own a 2004 Mazda 6 with 17,000 miles on it. At around 15,000 miles the clutch started to slip on a regular basis when accelerating. When I spoke to the dealership they told me that my warrantly on the clutch was only for 12,000 miles. I continued driving the car since then, but at this point no amount of "ginger" driving keeps it from slipping. Granted I do, or did, enjoy quick accelerations, but this is the 5th manual trans car I've owned, and I've never had any problems like this.
I have a Mazda 6 Sports Sedan that has an automatic transmission and optional manual transmission. On random occassions the car would have a hard jerk like the gears had shifted forcefully. After many visits to dealers, one representive acknowledged the defect and the engine, transmission, and catalytic converters were replaced. I spent $10,000 o n car repairs, only to find out that there is a new problem-low oil which occurred a month after the new engine and transmission were put in. The car now makes a ticking noise, the engine light goes off and on, and it shutters with a knocking sound. This happened immediately after the new transmission was put in. Definitely need feedback.
I have a 2003 Mazda6s. I purchased it with 32,000 miles and currently have 63000 miles. Since I bought the car I have had the identical slipping and juddering of the clutch. The dealer said it was not covered under warranty.
On August 4th my engine light came on as I pulled into my friends driveway. I got out, listened, and heard a clicking noise. I checked the oil and to my shock had to add 3 quarts of oil. I had just changed the oil 2000 miles before. After adding the 3 quarts I drove about 10 miles and my oil light came on and the engine started knocking. I immediately pulled over and checked the oil. Oil was still full. I checked the manual and it said to have the car towed if the oil light came on. It said the light was because of low pressure. I figured it was the oil pump, but after talking to Mazda they said they have had a problem with the screen on the oil intake getting clogged. I knew that couldn't be it because I change my oil every 3000 miles. Because I don't trust them, I dropped the pan myself and found the screen clear with the exception of three large metal shavings. The bearings were obviously ruined and now I'm looking at a new or rebuilt engine. I was dumbfounded how I could have been 3 quarts low. There were absolutely no signs of oil leakage. I started researching and found a wealth of info. on www.mazda6club.com. Ends up several Mazda6 owners are ruining engines from unknown oil loss. It seems that the pcv valve goes bad and the oil "is sucked out like a straw through the intake manifold and out the exhaust." I have had two Mazda mx-6's. Both with over 260,000 miles and have always praised Mazda. Needless to say when I bought this mazda I expected at least 100,000 miles of worry free reliability. I would like to hear from others who have had unexplained oil loss, not related to human error.
My 2003 Mazda 6 is also having this clutch slipping problem and the warranty just expired. I created a petition to give to the manufacturer of this car because it is a defect that we should not have to pay. If you are interested in signing this please go to our Petition May Be Found Here:
Http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/mazda-6-defect-on-car-should-we-pay-or-the-company.