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2003 Mazda MAZDA6 vehicle speed control problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2003 Mazda MAZDA610% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
10%
share of all complaints
98,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • When I take my foot off the gas it stays at the same speed or it speeds up on its own. When I press on the break sometimes it feels like it's not going to stop and just keep going or it jerks forward when I stop. This happens when I am driving on the road and the cruise control is not on when this…

    filed Aug 3, 2020

  • 2003 mazda6 model cars were built with faulty throttle bodies. Unaware of this, I bought one of these vehicles and immediately began experiencing issues with it. When driving very slowly, under 15 mph, the car will suddenly throttle, accelerating it in bursts even when applying the brakes. That…

    filed Aug 21, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.