2010 Mazda Mazda3 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,250.

REPLACED 1ST OF 16 TIRES TO DATE. SINCE OWNING THIS CAR, WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE TIRES 1X/YEAR. THIS IS DUE TO THE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE CAMBER ON THE CAR. DURING THIS TIME, WE'VE TAKEN IT TO 2 SEPARATE MAZDA DEALERS WHO DENY ANY DEFECT IN THE CAR. AS A LAST RESORT WE'VE CONTACTED MAZDA, NA, WHO REFERRED US BACK TO ONE OF THE DEALERS WE'VE DEALT WITH IN THE PAST. THEIR SOLUTION WAS ADDITIONAL ROTATIONS AND ALIGNMENTS. YOU CAN'T ALIGN CAMBER WHEN IT MEETS THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS THAT CAUSE THE TIRES TO WEAR ON THE INNER SIDE PREMATURELY. WE HAVE 80,500 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE PUT ON 4 SETS OF TIRES. MAZDA DENIES ANY DEFECT, JUST AS THEY DID 20 YEARS AGO WITH A SEAT BELT PROBLEM THAT RESULTED IN A RECALL AFTER GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION. THE TIRE ISSUE IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT THE WEAR IS OUT OF SIGHT. THIS LAST PAIR OF TIRES WERE PURCHASED DUE TO A BLOWOUT ON A MAJOR ROAD AND HAVING TO CHANGE TO THE DONUT WHILE ON THE SHOULDER. MAZDA WILL NOT BACK THEIR VEHICLES, SO DON'T BUY THEM! *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING IN THE FLORIDA HEAT. NOT MUCH ELSE TO EXPLAIN BUT THAT WHEN IT'S LEFT IN THE SUN IT MELTS.. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. THE REFLECTION FROM THE MELTING, SHINY, DASHBOARD CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES BECAUSE THE REFLECTIONS FROM THE DASHBOARD ONTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT VISIBILITY. *TR

DASHBOARD IS MELTING, STICKY AND CRACKING. WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY WHEN THE SUN IS OUT, IT CREATES A GLARE RIGHT AT EYE LEVEL CAUSING UNSAFE VISIBILITY ISSUES. IT IS ALSO A STICKY MESS, WHICH CAUSES DUST, DEAD BUGS AND HAIR TO STICK TO MY DASHBOARD. *TR

I'M WRITING THIS COMPLAINT TO OFFICIALLY DETAIL, IN WRITING, THAT MAZDA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2010 MAZDA3 HAS MELTED! I BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO THEIR ATTENTION THIS PAST APRIL, 2014, WHEN I HAD MY CAR AT MY LOCAL SHOP FOR OTHER REPAIR ISSUES. MY ADVISOR CALLED LATER THAT AFTERNOON TO SAY THAT HIS MANAGER STATED THAT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS "OUT OF WARRANTY", IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1000 OUT OF POCKET! THEY WERE NOT ACCOMMODATING AT ALL. THIS IS COMPLETELY LUDICROUS! CARS SHOULD NOT MELT! MY DASHBOARD IS TOTALLY RUINED! I CAN NEVER AGAIN EVEN WIPE IT OFF AS IT HAS LITERALLY TURNED INTO THE CONSISTENCY OF FLYPAPER! THE MELTED, STICKY, MESS GETS ON/RUINS EVERYTHING IT TOUCHES! AND, THIS ISN'T EVEN THE WORST PART! THE GLARE THAT RADIATES OFF OF MY WINDSHIELD AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY IS HORRIFIC! DRIVING IS A TOTAL SAFETY HAZARD!! I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR! IT'S SO DANGEROUS! I HAVE PICTURES I CAN SEND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM! I FIND THIS TO BE COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE! WARRANTY OR NOT, THIS IS A BLATANT DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS CAR! MY LOCAL NEWS CHANNEL HAS DONE AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE AND THE LAST I HEARD, LAWYERS ARE GETTING INVOLVED AND THEY HAD MENTIONED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST MAZDA, LEXUS, AND NISSAN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THIS IS NOT A RARE INCIDENT! THIS IS A HUGE, PREVALENT PROBLEM! NOT TO MENTION, THE VALUE OF MY CAR IS NOW IN THE TOILET! IF I

DASHBOARD GETTING VERY SOFT IN THE SUN. ALWAYS REMAINS STICKY AND CONTINUES TO LEAVE RESIDUE ON THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING GLARE. *TR

DASH BOARD IS MELTING. WHEN DRIVING IT CAUSES A GLARE ON WINDSHIELD WHICH IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING! *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT IS STICKY TO THE TOUCH AND SHINY. THE SHINY AREAS REFLECT SUNLIGHT AND CAUSE DIFFICULTY SEEING OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS IT IS AN OBVIOUS MATERIAL DEFECT! *TR

THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS BECAME CORRODED. ONE BROKE OFF DURING GETTING NEW TIRES INSTALLED, THE SECOND HAPPENED WHILE I WAS FILLING THE TIRE WITH AIR. IT JUST FELL APART IN MY HAND. *TR

ALL FOUR WHEELS ARE RUSTING. RUST IS SO BAD THAT A FLAT TIRE CANNOT BE CHANGED, THE WHEELS ARE RUSTED COMPLETELY TO THE AXLES. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN EXPOSED TO SALT WATER AND WAS PURCHASED NEW. *TR

DASHBOARD MELTED DUE TO SUN EXPOSURE - DASHBOARD HAD TO REPLACED DUE TO GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. *TR

2010 MAZDA 3 DASH PANEL/DASHBOARD (P/N: BBM460400H02) IS MELTING. THE DASH PANEL SOFT-TOUCH COATING MATERIAL FIRST TURNED STICKY AND EVENTUALLY DISINTEGRATED INTO A VISCOUS SUBSTANCE. SURFACE FINISH TURNED FROM MATTE TO HIGH GLOSS. THE NOW REFLECTIVE DASH SURFACE CAUSES A LARGE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. *TR

THIS CAR MAZDA 3 I PURCHASED IN 2011 AS A 2010 LEFTOVER NEW, AND THE DASH BOARD IS MELTING CREATING EVERYTHING TO STICK TO IT, AND ALSO OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD ON SUNNY DAYS DUE TO THE NATURE OF HOW SHINY IT IS. IT LOOKS LIKE A WET DOWN DASH BUT THE REFLECTION IS CREATING VERY DIFFICULT VIEWING PROBLEMS ON SUNNY DAYS, DUE TO THE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD FROM IT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WOULD APPRECIATE THIS BEING LOOKED INTO. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2010 MAZDA3 HATCHBACK IS MELTING AND STICKY. WHILE DRIVING TOWARDS THE SUN, THE GLARE FROM THE SHINY STICKY AREA REFLECTS ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT. IN FACT, I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THE STICKY MELTING DASH AT FIRST, WHAT I NOTICED FIRST WAS THE FACT THAT I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY SEEING OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR. I HAVE NOT USED A BUNCH OF CLEANERS ON THE DASH IN THE PAST. I DO USE A SUN SHADE IN THE WINDSHIELD WHEN PARKED. *TR

TOP FRONT DASHBOARD IS MELTING. THE MATERIAL IS NOW STICKY AND CAN'T BE CLEANED BECAUSE THE RAG/TOWEL STICKS. WHEN TOUCHED BLACK RESIDUE STICKS TO YOUR HANDS AND WHEN DRIVING THE SUN REFLECTS OFF THE SHINY STICKINESS AND CAUSES A DRIVING HAZARD ON THE WINDSHIELD. *JS

THE DASHBOARD IN MY MAZDA 3 IS "MELTING". THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY, TACKY TO THE TOUCH AND DEFORMING. THE CAR IS 4.5 YEARS OLD AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER THE ISSUE UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, MY FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED LAST YEAR. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME SHINY IN THE AFFECTED AREA DUE TO THE "MELTING" AND IS REFLECTING THE SUNLIGHT INTO MY EYES DURING DRIVING IN SUNNY WEATHER AND IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. *JS

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2010 MAZDA3 IS MELTING. I NOTICED THIS ABOUT A MONTH AGO, BUT WHETHER IT STARTED BEFORE THAT I'M NOT SURE. NOW THERE IS A GLOSSY SHEEN TO THE DASHBOARD THAT IMPAIRS MY VISION WHEN DRIVING IN THE MORNING OR THE EVENING, WHEN THE SUN IS RISING OR SETTING. IT CREATES A GLARE ON THE GLASS. *TR

I OWN A 2010 MAZDA 3. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, THE DASH HAS STARTED TO MELT. I'VE CONTACTED MAZDA AND BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP IN ANYWAY. THE CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD! *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY CAR HAS BEGUN TO MELT, CREATING A VERY SHINY SLICK WHICH (WHEN DRIVING AT THE PROPER ANGLE) CAUSES THE SUN TO REFLECT INTO MY EYES. WHILE I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS, IT HAS ONLY BEGUN TO MELT THIS SUMMER. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY MAZDA 3, 2010 IS MELTING. IT IS SOFT AND STICKY. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 4 YRS.THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO MELT IN 2013. IT CREATES A SHINY REFLECTION ON THE FRONT GLASS WHICH BECOMES VERY IRRITATING UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT BEGAN TO WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A SHEET METAL PIECE (APPROXIMATELY 1/8 INCH THICK) THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BOTTOM TO THE SEAT SLIDE ADJUSTMENT. THE SPRING RETAINER HAD POPPED OFF THE LOCATING PIN ALLOWING THE SHEET METAL TO BEND AND THE PIN TO COME OUT OF ITS RETAINING HOLE. I ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE SPRING RETAINER, BUT THE SHEET METAL SNAPPED DUE TO WORK HARDENING. THE FAILURE MECHANISM APPEARS TO OCCUR BECAUSE THE SHEET METAL IS STAMPED DURING MANUFACTURE AND A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 THE WIDTH OF THE SHEET METAL IS PUNCHED THROUGH THE SHEET METAL DRASTICALLY REDUCING ITS STRENGTH. I PURCHASED A NEW SLIDE MECHANISM BECAUSE MAZDA DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL OR SPECIAL SERVICE PROGRAM FOR THIS FAILURE. HOWEVER, WHEN I EXAMINED THE NEW SLIDE MECHANISM, I DISCOVERED THAT MAZDA HAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDESIGNED THIS PART TO PREVENT THE TYPE OF FAILURE THAT I EXPERIENCED. THE NEW PIECE DOES NOT HAVE THE PUNCHED HOLE, BUT INSTEAD HAS A REINFORCED BOSS AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WELDING TO ENSURE THE PIECE CANNOT BEND OR BREAK. MY GUESS IS THAT THE NEW DESIGN IS AT LEAST 100 TIMES MORE DURABLE THAN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. OBVIOUSLY, MAZDA CONSIDERED THE OLD DESIGN TO BE SUBSTANDARD. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL TO VERIFY THAT THE SEAT RETENTION HAS NOT FAILED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE FAILURE RESULTS IN ONLY 3 POINTS OF RETENTION FOR THE SEAT AND THE DRIVER CAN POSSIBLY LOSE CONTROL DUE TO IMPROPE

THE DASHBOARD SEEMS TO BE MELTING BY THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THIS IS PRODUCING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS SEEN WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE DASH COVER IN THE CAR IS MELTING AND THE GLARE FROM THE MELTED DASH IS CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SUDDENLY SHATTERED. THE CONTACTED INDICATED THAT THE SUN ROOF WAS IN THE CLOSED POSITION DURING THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000...UPDATED 08-26-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER RESEARCHING THE MATTER IT FOUND THAT SUNROOF EXPLOSIONS ARE A DOCUMENTED OCCURRENCE DUE TO LOW TEMPERED GLASS, PRIMARILY FROM MEXICO. UPDATED 09/2/2014 *JS UPDATED 8/20/14*CN

DASHBOARD OF MY MAZDA 3 2010 IS STICKY AND MELTING CAUSING A GLARE ON MY WINDSHIELD. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AS I DRIVE DURING HIGH TRAFFIC TIMES. *TR

LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. PULLED IN TO THE GAS STATION TO CHECK TIRES AND NOTICED A FLAT REAR TIRE. WENT TO PUT AIR IN AND SAW THE VALVE STEM WAS GONE. HAD IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM. THEY ARE ALL CRACKED. JUST GOT BACK FROM A VACATION. GLAD THIS DIDNT HAPPEN ON THE TUNPIKE. SEEMS VERY SOON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. BEEN DRIVING 40 YEARS. THIS IS A FIRST.VERY EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS.40 ,000 MILES SEEMS PRETTY SOON FOR THIS. *JS

DASHBOARD STARTED MELTING, TO MY SURPRISE WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT WAS PROBABLY BY A CLEANING PRODUCT WITCH WASN'T THE CASE. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT BY THE GLARE, MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT. IT SEEMS IT IS THE CASE TO MANY OTHERS MAZDA 3 OWNERS I KNOW. I NEVER SAW THIS HAPPENING TO ANY CAR DASHBOARD BEFORE. IT CONCERNS ME BECAUSE OF MY SAFETY WHEN DRIVING. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2010 MAZDA 3 IS MELTING MAKING IT LOOK AS IF A STICKY SUBSTANCE IS COVERING IT. ON TOUCH, FINGERS STICK TO THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR REMAINS IN A COVERED PARKING GARAGE AT ALL TIMES, SO IT IS NOT BEING EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT CONDITIONS. THE ONLY EXPOSURE TO THE SUN IS WHILE DRIVING AND DURING THAT TIME, THE CAR'S AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. THE STICKY SUBSTANCE CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH IN FLORIDA IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. IT SEEMS A VERY CHEAP AND DEFECTIVE MATERIAL HAS BEEN USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE DASHBOARD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, I HEARD LIKE A GUNSHOT AND AT FIRST THOUGHT THERE WAS A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT BEHIND ME. HOWEVER, I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A GAPING HOLE IN MY SUNROOF. AT THE TIME, THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92 DEGREES AND THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED. THE INSIDE COVER, HOWEVER, WAS OPEN, SO THERE WAS GLASS EVERYWHERE INSIDE MY CAR. I WAS TRAVELING UPHILL AT THE TIME AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY DEBRIS OR ROCKS. MY FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THE BODY OF MY CAR WAS FINE. IT WAS JUST THE SUNROOF THAT SEEMED TO EXPLODE ON ITS OWN. MAZDA WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS INCIDENT. AN INSURANCE CLAIM HAS BEEN FILED. *TR

IN LAST 6 MONTHS MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING! I HAVE NOTICED IT WAS GETTING SHINY AND STICKY AS IF SOMEONE HAD POURED GLUE ON IT. I HAVE TRIED TO USE NUMEROUS DIFFERENT CLEANERS AND NOTHING HAPPENS. THE SURFACE IS SO SHINY IT IS CAUSING GLARE WHEN I DRIVE OR MT TEENAGERS DRIVE THE CAR. THIS IS UNSAFE. NOW I AM RESEARCHING AND FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME ISSUE. IS THIS ALSO AFFECTING MY AIRBAG? *TR

DASHBOARD MELTING WHICH CAUSES GLARE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MELTING DASHBOARD - CAUSES AWFUL GLARE IN WINDOW AT TIMES OF DAY. *TR

WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, THE HEAT FROM THE SUN HAS MELTED THE DASHBOARD. IT BECOMES STICKY AND FLAKING OFF. THE MAJOR ISSUE IS THE GLARE IT CAUSES ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO I NOTICED MY DASH BOARD WAS WET LOOKING AND STICKY. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. MY DASH BOARD IS MELTING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFTEY HAZZARD AS THE GLARE FROM THE MELTING DASH AFFECTS MY VISION WHEN DRIVING DURING THE DAYLIGHT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHILE DRIVING HERD A POPPING UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT, THE SEAT THEN STARTED ROCKING BACK IN FORTH. SEAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WELD POINTS ON THIS MODEL. MY 3RD MAZDA NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 1ST 2 BUT THE 2010 MAZDA 3 QUALITY DOES NOT HOLD UP TO THE PREVIOUS YEARS. *TR

ON 4/19/14, I HAD A BROKEN TPMS SENSOR WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS SENSOR WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT TIRE. THEN AGAIN ON 6/2/14, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON A DIFFERENT TIRE - THE DRIVER SIDE BACK TIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. DR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM (TPMS) LIGHT CAME ON TO INDICATE A LOW TIRE. I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION NEAR MY HOUSE RIGHT AFTER AND CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURES. WHEN CHECKING THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE PRESSURE WITH A TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE THE TPMS SENSOR AND STEM PUSHED IN AND AIR BLASTED OUT, BLOWING SEVERAL PIECES OF THE SLEEVE THAT KEEPS THE STEM IN PLACE OFF OF THE WHEEL/STEM. I PICKED UP THE 2 REMAINING PIECES (ONE THIRD OF THE SLEEVE WAS MISSING AND PRESUMED TO HAVE FALLEN OFF WHILE DRIVING) AND THEY HAD CRACKED LENGTH-WISE AND HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE CORROSION IN THE THREADS. THE REMAINING STEM WAS ALSO COVERED IN WHITE CORROSION ON THE THREADS AND THE TIRE HAD LOST MOST OF ITS PRESSURE. I STILL HAVE THOSE PIECES OF THE CRACKED TPMS SENSOR SLEEVE IF NEEDED TO BE EXAMINED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE AND WHEEL TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INSPECTED THAT WHEEL AS WELL AS THE OTHERS. THEY STATED THAT 2 OF MY OTHER TPMS SENSORS HAD CRACKED SLEEVES THAT COULD COME OFF AT ANY TIME IN ADDITION THE ONE THAT HAD FAILED. IF ONE OF THOSE HAD FAILED ON ONE OF MY FRONT WHEELS THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. *TR

IN THE MAZDA 3, THE TPMS SENSOR IS CONNECTED TO THE AIR VALVE. THE TPMS SENSORS BREAK EASILY, CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. IF THE OUTSIDE PART OF THE TPMS SENSOR BREAKS FROM CORROSION OR BEING HIT AGAINST A CURB, THE TIRE WILL DEFLATE. I HAVE HAD 3 TPMS SENSORS BREAK SINCE I HAD THE CAR, WHICH HAS ONLY BEEN 4 YEARS (APPROX 39,000 MILES), AND IS EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. MY TIRES ARE LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. THE PART OF THE TPMS EXPOSED ON THE OUTSIDE WILL CORRODE, AND IF THE OUTSIDE PART BREAKS OFF, YOUR TIRES DEFLATE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MAZDA OWNERS. THESE THINGS BREAK AND THEN CAUSE A FLAT, LEAVING THE DRIVER IN A POSSIBLE EMERGENCY SITUATION. THE REASON FOR THE TPMS SENSOR IS SO DRIVERS DON'T HAVE BLOW OUTS, BUT THE EMERGENCY LIGHT IS VERY NONSPECIFIC, SO THE ONLY WAY YOU KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THE FLAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED, WHICH IS UNNECESSARILY CAUSED BY THE TPMS SENSOR. THIS LATEST INCIDENT INVOLVED ME STRANDED IN THE COUNTRY, YET ANOTHER TPMS SENSOR REPLACEMENT ($200 APPROX), A NEW TIRE, AND AN ALIGNMENT - ALMOST $500 TOTAL. IF THE TPMS SENSOR HADN'T BROKEN, THE FLAT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED AT ALL. *TR

DASHBOARD IS VERY SHINY. STARTED TO REFLECT OF WINDSHIELD AND CAUSE A GLARE. VERY STICKY AND IS LITERALLY MELTING. HAS A CONSTANT SHINE CAN NO LONGER CLEAN IT AND GLARE IS GETTING WORSE AND DANGEROUS AT THIS POINT. *JS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR STOPPED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. APPARENTLY MY CLUTCH JUST RANDOMLY WENT OUT. I HAVE TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE ENTIRE THING $1000. MAZDA SAID ITS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AT 67000 MILES WE SHOULD NOT BE DOING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH. IT SHOULD NOT JUST RANDOMLY GO OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

CLUTCH GAVE OUT AT 33,000 MILES. THAT IS ABSURD. MAZDA CLAIMS ITS UNDER THEIR "WEAR AND TEAR" BUT THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON MAZDA 3'S BACK IN 2011. *TR

CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 2009 AND UP UNTIL LAST YEAR I HAD VERY FEW PROBLEMS AND WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE CAR. HOWEVER, LAST YEAR I NOTICED MY DASHBOARD APPEARED TO BE VERY SHINY AND EXTREMELY STICKY. IT APPEARED AS THOUGH SOME TYPE OF GLUE HAD BEEN POURED ON IT. WHEN I TOUCHED THE DASHBOARD THE MELTED MATERIAL WOULD COME OFF ON MY FINGERS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THEY ARRANGED TO HAVE THE MAZDA AREA REPRESENTATIVE COME AND LOOK AT IT. HE EXAMINED THE DASHBOARD AND TOLD ME HE HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE, MOSTLY IN STATES LIKE FLORIDA, THAT ARE BASICALLY HOT ALL YEAR. HE STATED IT WAS THE GLUE USED TO SECURE THE DASHBOARD WHICH WAS LEACHING UP. HE APPROVED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE PART AT NO CHARGE, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST $300.00 TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. IF THE PART WAS FAULTY WHY DO I NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THE NEW PART INSTALLED. I HAVE DONE NOTHING AND CONTINUE TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD, MY CONCERN IS WILL THE AIRBAG WORK CORRECTLY INSIDE THIS DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD? I HAVE RECENTLY SEEN THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON MY LOCAL NEWS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. WITHOUT QUESTION THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TPMS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,850.

DRIVER SEAT IS LOOSE AND ROCKS. A PIECE OF METAL DETACHED AND IT LOOKS LIKE VERY CHEAP METAL AND POOR WELDING. *TR

THE WHOLE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE BASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT THE VEHICLE WAS 86,000.