2010 Mazda Mazda3 complaints

THE AIRBAG SAFETY LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST 600.00 TO GET IT FIXED. IT ONLY CAME ON AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED PART OF THE SEAT ARM ON ANOTHER RECALL

DASHBOARD MELTED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V082000 (SEATS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME AND HAVE STAYED ON. TOLD THE ABS MODULE NEEDS REPLACING.

THE CAR A RECALL FOR DASHBOARD IT'S MELTED THEIR GLARE WHEN THE SUN HIT YOU CANT SEE. TOOK IT TO THE MAZDA DEALER THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUTER MY POCKET. WHEN DRIVING.

WITHIN A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING MY 2010 MAZDA 3 S SPORT SEDAN IN OCTOBER, 2018 FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN MIDVALE, UT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. USING A CODE READER, I CONSISTENTLY GET A CODE OF P0421, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE CATALYST EFFICIENCY IS BELOW THRESHOLD. I HAVE HAD 3 AUTO REPAIR SHOPS LOOK AT MY CAR, AND THEY ALL SAY THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DESPITE THE FACT THAT MAZDA WARRANTS CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS/PZEV VEHICLES (WHICH MINE IS) FOR A PERIOD OF 15 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES ON ALL EMISSIONS RELATED COMPONENTS, THEY WILL NOT REPAIR MY CAR UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I CURRENTLY DO NOT LIVE IN A STATE THAT USES CA EMISSIONS STANDARDS WHEN TESTING VEHICLE EMISSIONS. I FEEL THAT SINCE MY CAR IS NOT PERFORMING AS IT WAS DESIGNED AND MAY BE RELEASING MY POLLUTANTS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE THAT IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO CHARGE TO ME, REGARDLESS OF WHERE I CURRENTLY LIVE. IN ADDITION, WHEN I START THE CAR ON A COLD ENGINE, I CAN SMELL EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE THE CABIN, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE MAY BE A LEAK AT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE DRIVING THE CAR IF THEY INHALE THE EXHAUST GASES THAT MAY ENTER THE PASSENGER AREA THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON DAILY (UNLESS I RESET IT, AND THEN IT GOES BACK ON AGAIN LATER AFTER DRIVING) AND MY CAR WILL NOT PASS ITS NEXT EMISSIONS INSPECTION WITHOUT THIS ISSUE BEING FIXED.

THE ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ONE DAY SEEMINGLY OUT OF NOWHERE. THERE IS A MAZDA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM FOR AREAS WITH HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN AND WAS CONSTANT IN THE HOT WASHINGTON DC SUMMER, BUT HAS BECOME INTERMITTENT NOW THAT WINTER HAS COME. THE TSB IS QUOTED BELOW. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL VERSUS A TSB. I APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. 2010 MAZDA MAZDA3 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SERVICE BULLETIN 357659 ACTION NUMBER: 10053757 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 357659 REPORT DATE: JUL 17, 2013 COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SUMMARY: MAZDA: THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND ABS MOTOR MONITOR SIGNAL FAILS TO CORRESPOND TO ABS HU/CM ON/OFF SIGNAL AND HAPPENS IN AREA WHERE THERE IS HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY. MODEL 2010-2011 MAZDA3. *PE

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON MY WAY HOME. THERE WAS NO CRASH. I PULLED OVER LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE THERE WAS ZERO DAMAGE. DROVE VEHICLE HOME CONTACTED MAZDA THEY TOLD ME TO FILE A INSURANCE CLAIM EVEN THOUGH I SENT THEM A VIDEO OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAGS AND DRIVERS SEAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED RANDOMLY.

ENGINE STALLS DUE TO VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT MAZDA ISNT HONORING WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR REPAIS FIRST. AS I WAS TURNING IN FRONT OF AN 18 WHEELER DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND I TEMPORARILY LOST POWER. SHUT OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN

THE BRACE THAT CONNECTS THE BOTTOM OF THE SET TO THE MECHANISM THAT PIVOTS AS THE HEIGHT OF THE SEAT IS ADJUSTED HAD A WELD THAT FAILED / CRACKED. THIS SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO THE 17V082000 NHTSA CAMPAIGN THAT EFFECTED THE SAME MODEL YEAR CAR, EXCEPT THIS IS A POWER SEAT INSTEAD OF A MANUAL SEAT. THE PART THAT FAILED IS IN THE SAME LOCATION OF THE SEAT FRAME AND APPEARS TO SERVE THE SAME PURPOSE THAT WAS RECALLED UNDER 17V082000. THE RESULT IS THE SAME, THE SEAT IS BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND INCLINES MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN A SAFE DRIVING POSITION.

THE MAZDA DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO MAKE THE HARNESS FIX. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY CAR AND ONE DAY, MY CAR HAD LOUD ROARING SOUND. WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS LATER, IT BEGAN TO EMIT WHITE SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD AND BLACK SMOKE FROM TAILPIPE AND BEGIN TO LOSE POWER ON FREEWAY OFF-RAMP. I COASTED TO BOTTOM OF OFF RAMP. THEN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT TO MOVE IT TO A NEARBY KAISER LOT ADJACENT TO EXIT RAMP. FROM THERE, I HAD IT TOWED HOME AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE.

I START THE CAR AND REMAIN PARKED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ONCE, PAUSES, AND THEN FLASHES SIX TIMES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONTINUES TO FLASH ONCE FOLLOWED BY SIX MORE FLASHES. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. NO AIRBAG HAS BEEN DEPLOYED AND CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

PER TECH CROSS MEMBER BUSHING. IT MAKES A CLERKING NOICE WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING.

APPROX 4"X12" SECTION DASHBOARD MELTING ABOVE GAUGE CLUSTER AND CREATING GLARE BOTH OFF OF THE DASH AND ON THE WINDSHIELD. CANNOT CLEAN OFF GOOEY MESS

2010 MAZDA 3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PAYING FOR RECALL RELATED REPAIRS. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *LD *JS

WE PURCHASED A 2010 MAZDA3 IN 2017. RIGHT AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE STARTED HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES. THE CAR WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING INTERMINETLY SO THE REPAIR SHOPS WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. MY DAUGHTER HAD MOVED TO WASHINTON STATE AND AFTER LIVING THERE A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS REPAIR WAS VERY EXPENSIVE WITH THE PUMP ALONE BEING AROUND $1000 TOTALING $1500 AFTER BEING INSTALLED. NOW WE ARE A YEAR AND A HALF LATER AND GUESS WHAT LIGHT HAS CAME ON AGAIN....THE POWER STEERING LIGHT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE REPAIR SHOP AND MAZDA WHICH HAVE BOTH TOLD ME THE WARRANTY IS 12 MONTHS/12,000 MILES. REALLY? FOR A $1000 PUMP AND RISKING MY LIFE? NOT ONLY ONCE BUT TWICE? ONCE THIS VEHICLES POWER STEERING IS DISABLED IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THE CAR SO IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL SOMEONE CAN MAKE MAZDA REIMBURSE AND PAY FOR THEIR JUNK.

THE DASHBOARD APPEARS MELTED AND STICKY AND IS EFFECTING VISIBILITY MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE

THE TCM WENT OUT AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT AND ALMOST CAUSED MY GRANDDAUGHTER TO WRECK'. DID THIS NOT HAVE A RECALL?

THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE MELTED INTO THE CONSISTENCY OF LIQUID TAR.IT IS STICKY AND VERY SHINNING CAUSING BLINDING GLARE. I TOOK IT TO THE LODI MAZDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT EXPIRED 1 MONTH AGO AND THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THIS FOR FREE. I CALLED THE COOPERATE OFFICE WHO SAID THEY ARE NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT HEAT RESISTANT. HOW IRONIC THAT THIS HAPPENED TO MY CAR 1 MONTH AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP. THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST ME 1200 DOLLARS TO REPAIR.SINCE THIS WAS THERE FAULT FOR INSTALLING A NOT HEAT RESISTANT DASH THEY SHOULD REPLACE IT AT ANYTIME FOR FREE. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE FRONT WINDOW WITH THE GLARE THE MELTED DASH CAUSES.

I'VE SCHEDULED THE RECALL REPAIRS THREE TIMES ,WITH THREE DIFFERENT MAZDA DEALERSHIPS, SINCE JUNE 2018, WHEN MY HATCHBACK SMASHED AGAINST MY HEAD (PICTURES ATTACHED). EACH TIME A DAY OR TWO BEFORE THE SCHEDULED RECALL REPAIRS EACH DEALERSHIP HAD CALLED AND CANCELED THE RECALL REPAIRS WITH NO AVAILABILITY ON A RESCHEDULE DATE AVAILABLE. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I ATTEMPTED TO RESCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIRS TODAY AUGUST 21,2019 , THERE IS NO DATES AVAILABLE AT ANY MAZDA DEALERSHIPS WITHIN 100 MILES OF MY LOCATION FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR FROM NOW. SO IN MY OPINION THIS IS MAZDA COMPLETELY FAILING TO COMPLETE A TIMELY REPAIR ON MAZDA RECALLS. *TT *TR

FOR THESE INCIDENTS THERE WAS FRIENDS WHO WAS IN MY VEHICLE DURING AND EVEN WITNESS THESE INCIDENTS HAPPEN WHILE IN THE VEHICLE. ON THE WAY TO WORK I TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT ON THE SPORT MODE LIKE I USUALLY DO. BUT IT CONTINUED TO STAY IN 5, THEN ALL OF SUDDEN IT JUMPED TO 3 AS I SLOW DOWN A BIT THEN ALL OF SUDDEN TO 1 WHICH MADE THE CAR JERK A BIT BOTH TIMES DUE TO GEAR DROP AND CAUSE THE CAR TO REV AT A HIGHER RPM. WHICH ALMOST COST AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN SO I HAD TO SWITCH TO NORMAL DRIVE MODE( D) ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AFTER MAKING A QUICK LEFT OR RIGHT TURN BUT THIS HAPPEN ONLY A FEW TIME, THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF WAS TO PARK SOMEWHERE SAFE AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO REMOVE THE LIGHTS. NOW IT'S SUMMER TIME AN THIRD PROBLEM HAS APPEAR, FOR SOME RANDOM REASON AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS GOING CRAZY AND BLOWING HOT AIR INSTEAD OF COLD AIR IN THE CRAZY TEXAS SUMMER HEAT, WHAT'S EVEN MORE CRAZY IS DRIVER SIDE BLOW EXTREMELY HOT AIR AND PASSENGER SIDE BLOW HOT AIR BUT AT A LOWER DEGREES. SOMETIME EVEN SMELLING A SMOKY BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. I FIND IT EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR A CAR TO HAVE PROBLEMS LIKE SHIFTING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO LAG IN SHIFTING GEAR PROPERLY WHICH CAUSE TO JERK IN MOVING TRAFFIC WHICH CAN CAUSE A ACCIDENT. TO ADD EVEN ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL MIGHT HAVE ISSUES WHICH SCARES ME EVEN MORE. NOW EVEN HOT AIR WITH MAYBE A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN CHECK PROPERLY BUT THESE

MY 2010 MAZDA 3 HAS A BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT ADJUSTMENT. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS IN 2017, BUT THE MAZDA SHOP CLAIMS MY CAR IS NOT COVERED AND DID NOT REPAIR THE CAR.

MY MAZDA 3 2010 HAS ABOUT 3 RECALLS. I HAVE BEEN CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO DO THE RECALLS SINCE LAST YEAR, BUT DUE TO MY SCHEDULE, I CANNOT MAKE IT DURING THE WEEKDAYS. NOW THIS MONTH, WHEN I LOOKED AT THE RECALL LETTERS, I FOUND OUT I SHOULD DO THE RECALLS VERY SOON, BUT I HAD HARD TIME TO GET DAY OFF DURING THE WEEKDAYS, SO I WAS ASKING THE DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE ME FOR WEEKENDS. BUT THEY REFUSED. I KNOW THIS IS A FREE SERVICE, BUT HOW CAN THEY ONLY GIVE US SCHEDULE FOR WEEKDAYS AND REFUSE TO DO THE WORK FOR WEEKENDS. THIS IS ABOUT SAFETY. I DON'T DRIVE THIS CAR OFTEN, BUT I STILL WANT THIS TO BE DONE. I THINK IT IS WRONG THAT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSE RECALLS SERVICE. I DON'T THINK THEY WILL REFUSE THE SERVICE THAT PAY THEM MONEY. VERY BAD EXPERIENCE! I THINK THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD MONITOR THIS. BECAUSE THEY REFUSING THE WEEKENDS SERVICE, A LOT PEOPLE MAY HOLD OFF THEIR RECALLS JUST LIKE ME, WHICH MAY CAUSE PROBLEM FOR THE ROAD SAFETY. THE NAME OF THE DEALERSHIP IS: MARTIN MAZDA ADDRESS: 289 E CLEVELAND AVE, NEWARK, DE 19711 PHONE:(302) 738-5200

ABS AND DSC HAS BEEN DISABLED DUE TO A FAULTY ABS MODULE AND THE DEALER DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE REPAIR COST IS RIDICULOUSLY HIGH AND THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED PER THE AMOUNT OF INTERNET TRAFFIC ALONE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A NICE TO HAVE FEATURE THIS IS A MUST HAVE AS IT COULD SAFE A LIFE. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS WHEN THE WHOLE SYSTEM FAILS. I WAS TOLD I COULD DRIVE WITHOUT IT EVEN THOU TOTAL BREAK FAILURE COULD OCCUR.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS START BLINKING AND CAR STOPS ACCELERATING, TURNS ON BY WON'T MOVE. MECHANIC SAYS ENGINE IS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH TRANSMISSION. ELECTRICAL ISSUE SEEMS LIKE. WHEN IT RESTS IT WILL WORK BUT THEN AFTER DRIVING IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IT JUST STOPS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING, DANGEROUS.

DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD THAT CANNOT WITHSTAND EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT, RESULTING IN THE DASHBOARD MELTING, EMITTING A NOXIOUS SMELL AND TAKING ON A REFLECTIVE QUALITY. WHEN THE DASHBOARD BECOMES REFLECTIVE, DRIVERS TRYING TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO SEE PAST THE IMAGE OF THE DASHBOARD IN THE WINDSHIELD. MAZDA FAILED TO NOTIFY CONSUMERS TIMELY RE: THE DEFECT. WHEN CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS WERE FILED, MAZDA WAS FORCED TO TAKE ACTION. THEY OFFERED A LIMITED EXTENDED WARRANTY TO FIX THE "COSMETIC ISSUE" THAT RESULTED. HOWEVER, BRIGHT LIGHT REFLECTING OFF THE MELTED DASHBOARD IS TEMPORARILY BLINDING, CAUSING A HARSH GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND OBSCURING VISION, PUTTING THE DRIVER AND OTHERS AT RISK. IN ADDITION, MAZDA IS FAILING TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY DATE, STATING THAT IT IS THE CONSUMER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO OBTAIN SERVICE WITHIN A TIMELY MANNER. UPON CONTACT OF MAZDA CORPORATE OFFICE, THERE IS NO RECORD OF ME EVEN OWNING THE VEHICLE AND MY VIN NUMBER IS STILL LISTED UNTIL THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE FROM 7 YEARS AGO. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A SINGLE NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE IN 2012. OFFICIAL START DATE OF THE DASHBOARD MELTING IS UNKNOWN, HOWEVER HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. UPON CONTACT OF THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS ISSUE, I WAS NOTIFIED I WAS OUT OF THE WARRANTY WINDOW AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME UNTIL A POLICE OFFICER KINDLY PULLED ME OVER AND TOLD ME. WHEN I WENT TO HAVE THE LIGHT REPLACED, THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WAS OUT, NOT THE DRIVER SIDE. I ASSUMED THE OFFICER HAD MADE A MISTAKE. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER I WAS DRIVING APPROX 40MPH ON AN UNLIT ROAD WHEN BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTBULB MYSTERIOUSLY CAME ON AGAIN BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DIDN'T. SO THEN THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT WAS REPLACED AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSPECTED THE PASSENGER SIDE ONE AND REPORTED IT 'CHECKED GOOD'. IT WAS ONLY GOOD FOR A FEW MONTHS BECAUSE IT'S OUT AGAIN. THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION IN THESE LIGHTS BUT I DISMISSED IT - MAZDA OR THE MECHANICS WOULD TELL ME IF IT COULD BE A PROBLEM, RIGHT? I'VE RESEARCHED NOW AND FOUND THE ISSUE IS REPORTED ON ALL THE MAZDA3 MESSAGE BOARDS AND TO YOU AT THE NTSB (THESE ARE JUST THE ONES I FOUND: 11044247,11015855,10865541,10849726,10823321,10723613, 10715457,10683926,10640462,10632527,10573945,10558974,10554823, 10548296, 10443658,10914541,10874861,10865443,10853089). THERE ARE AT LEAST NINE MAZDA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. NEITHER MAZDA ITSELF NOR THE MAZDA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS WHERE MY CAR WAS SERVICED MANY TIMES HAD TOLD ME ABOUT IT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE NEXT PERSON WHO HAS B

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A SECURED COMPANY PARKING LOT. WHEN I LEFT WORK, THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS SMASHED. THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR. I THOUGHT A HUGE TREE LIMB MAY HAVE FELL ON THE CAR AND SOMEONE MOVED IT BUT THERE WAS NOTHING NEARBY TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. I HAD THE SUNROOF REPAIRED AND FORGOT ABOUT IT UNTIL I JUST SAW INFORMATION ABOUT THIS HAPPENING ON OTHER CARS. REPORTING TO YOU FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED, VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY (PARKED), THE HIGH TEMP THAT DAY WAS 90 AND THE LOW WAS 72, NOTHING WAS ON TOP OF THE CAR (ROCK,TREE,ETC), NO KNOWN REASON FOR WHY THE GLASS BROKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING AND OIL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STEERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN MECHANIC, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO COMPASS MOTORS (200 DOLSON AVE, MIDDLETOWN, NY 10940, (844) 258-3818), BUT THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER YELLED AT HER WHILE SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG AND PROMISED TO HAVE THE OWNER OF THE DEALER CALL HER BACK. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK AND TRADED IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE WAS TOO SCARED TO DRIVE THE OLD VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,220. *AS UPDATE: THE CONTACT HAS SUFFERED A TORN LIGAMENT DUE TO TURNING WHEEL OF THE CAR WITH NO POWER.*AS

DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD

2010 MAZDA 3. IN AN EMERGENCY HIGHWAY INCIDENT I WAS FORCED TO BRAKE AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, BUT I AVOIDED A COLLISION BY SWERVING OUT OF DANGER. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT EFFECTIVELY STOP THE CAR LEADING ME TO CONCLUDE THE BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE ABS MODULE FAILED AND EVENTUALLY THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL TO STOP THE CAR. THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 2010. FURTHER RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN KNOWN BY MAZDA FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND A TSB WAS ISSUED. AS THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE, A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED SINCE THE ABS SYSTEM IS CRITICAL TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF A VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY, MAZDA HAS NOT DEEMED A POTENTIAL, COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO BE A SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH ISSUE TO ORDER A RECALL. THE FAILURE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DRIVER USE BUT IS DUE TO A FAULTY SYSTEM AS THIS COMPONENT SHOULD TYPICALLY LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE OR AT LEAST LONGER THAN 53000 MILES AND LIMITED DRIVING.

THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. IT IS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE. THERE NOW IS A GLARE REFLLECTING ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT IS CAUSING ME TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT MY PASSENGERS AND MY OWN SAFETY. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE JUNE 1, 2017 AND TRIED TO CONTACT MAZDA, THEY NEVER RETURNED MY CALLS. THE PAPERWORK SAYS 2010 MAZDA3 DASHBOARD UPPER PANEL STICKY SURFACE WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAL-SPECIAL SERVICE PROGRAM (SSP)99 I HAVE NOT HAD THE REPLACEMENT DONE, I CAN NOT AFFORD THE OUT OF POCKET COST. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK, THE SHIFT LEVER GETS STUCK AND DOES NOT SHIFT OUT OF 'PARK'.

THE TRANSMISSION MODULE (TCM) IS DAMAGED QUICKLY BECAUSE IT MELTS THE SILICONE THAT PROTECTS IT, SINCE THE HEAT EMITTED BY THE ENGINE IS VERY DIRECT, WHICH CAUSES THE TCM TO BE DAMAGED AND THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON IN THE MAZDA3-2010 THEREFORE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN I-70 IN INDIANA IN THE EVENING WHEN SUDDENLY OUR SUNROOF EXPLODED. WE NEVER SAW A ROCK HIT IT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT; THERE WAS JUST A LOUD NOISE, TINKLING GLASS AND IT WAS MOSTLY GONE. LUCKILY WE HAD THE SUN VISOR PULLED OVER IT, SO NO GLASS GOT IN THE CAR, BUT IT'S STILL A PRETTY MAJOR ISSUE TO HAVE A HOLE IN THE ROOF OF YOUR CAR, BOTH FROM A WATER DAMAGE AND SECURITY STANDPOINT. THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN 70'S, SO EXTREME WEATHER DIDN'T PLAY A ROLE.

ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL DASH BOARD LIGHTS ARE ON. THE ABS RELAY IS FAULTY, SO THE ABS MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

THE SEAT IS NOT SECURE TO THE FRAME OR SOMETHING, ROCKS LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR

POWER DRIVER SEAT FRAME CRACKED. THE PLASTIC PUSH PIN SCREW HOLDING SEAT FRAME TO FRAME SNAPPED OFF. THE SEAT IS READY TO BREAK OFF FROM CHASSIS MOUNT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL MAZDA'S SUB-STANDARD SEAT FRAME MOUNTS. RECALL ISSUED FOR MANUAL SEAT FRAME, BUT NOT FOR THE POWERED SEAT FRAME.

10+ INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION SINCE AUG 2018. ALWAYS AT FREEWAY SPEED OF TRAFFIC, I.E. 70-75MPH. OCCURS WHEN INTENTIONALLY DECELERATING (EASING OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND INITIATING BRAKING). RPMS JUMP TO 7 OR 8. ACCELERATION IMMEDIATELY DROPS AND STEADS AFTER TAPPING/APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKES. HAS BEEN TAKEN RALPH THAYER DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES -- AUG2018, JAN2019, FEB2019. EACH TIME VEHICLE KEPT FOR A WEEK BUT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ISSUE. DATA RECORDER WAS INSTALLED IN JAN2019. DESPITE A SEVERAL MINUTE LONG EPISODE ON FEB 22, 2019 IN WHICH THE CAR BEHAVED ERRATICALLY (BUCKLING AND JOLTING) AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE MORE THAN 60 MPH WHILE THE RPMS WERE HIGH (4-5) FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THIS WAS SOMEHOW NOT SENSED BY THE DATA RECORDER. MY OWN GUESS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PCM OR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. HAVE SUAS AFFECTED TRANSMISSION? SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE YET THE DEALER/MAZDA REACTION IS PERFUNCTORY AT BEST. NO COMMITMENT TO RESOLVE. E.G. BECAUSE MY DRIVING WAS LIMITED WHILE THE RECORDER WAS IN, I REQUESTED THAT IT BE LEFT IN FOR 3 MONTHS. MAZDA REFUSED, STATING THAT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN (AND IT WILL), THEY'LL REINSTALL THE RECORDER. THAT A COLLISION HASN'T HAPPENED IS JUST LUCK. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS VEHICLE IS IMMINENT SINCE THESE ISSUES ADVERSELY AFFECT THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I ALSO DON'T RELISH BEING MY OWN CRASH TEST DUMMY. THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BEYOND A SERIES OF EXPENSIVE PARTS REPLACEMENTS BASED ON THEIR GUESSES?

TAKATA RECALL , DASHBOARD STARTING TO MELTDOWN REALLY BAD. I SEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE GOT SAME PROBLEM.THE VEHICLE IS MY COMMUTER OVER TIME IT STARTS TO GET STICKY FIBERS GET STUCK ON IT NEEDS TO RECALLED ASAP FOR THE TIMING OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IT'S REALLY UNSAFE PLEASE HELP . THE HEADLIGHTS ASSEMBLY CONTAINS ALOT OF MOISTER AFTER A CAR WASH. MOISTURE CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND BURN THE COMPUTER ITSELF

MAZDA3 FACTORY-INSTALLED TIRE INFLATION VALVE STEMS ARE PREMATURELY FAILING RESULTING IN AN IMMEDIATE TIRE DEFLATION WITH NO PRIOR WARNING OR INDICATION OF FAILURE. FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WHEN MOVING. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION (I.E. NO WARNING OR SLOW LOSS OF PRESSURE) OF A PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE. PRIOR TO THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE NEVER HAD A TIRE INFLATION VALVE STEM FAIL IN THE 35+ YEARS I HAVE OWNED VEHICLES. HOWEVER, THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES TO THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE (WHICH WE PURCHASED IN 2014) WITH THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE HAPPENING TODAY, 16 JAN 2019. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM WITH MAZDA 3 TIRE INFLATION VALVE STEMS. I'VE ATTACHED PICTURES OF TODAY'S FAILURE AS WELL AS AN EXEMPLAR WEBSITE PRINTOUT OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS BY OTHER MAZDA OWNERS. GIVEN THE UNWARNED AND RAPID FAILURE OF THESE VALVE STEMS, THIS IS AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL SHOULD THE TIRE INFLATION VALVE STEM FAIL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY DURING ADVERSE WEATHER.

SEAT TRACKS BROKEN - MAZDA USA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE REP SAID THAT THE DRIVER SEAT ASSEMBLY (TRACK, BOLTS, ETC...) IN MY 2010 MAZDA3 ARE EXPECTED TO WEAR AND DAMAGE FOR A SECOND TIME WITHIN THE 68K MILES I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW BACK IN AUG. OF '09. THE TRACK WAS REPLACED AFTER 34K MILES. NOW 34K MILES LATER, THE TRACK IS BROKEN AGAIN AND I HAVE A QUOTE TO HAVE IT REPLACED. MAZDA IS STATING THIS TYPE OF WEAR AND DAMAGE IS EXPECTED TO HAPPEN TO THIS PART OF THE CAR AND IS NORMAL. RECENT MAZDA SERVICE LOCATION VISITED DISAGREES. THEY AGREE WITH ME THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, NOT A NORMAL WEAR ISSUE. MAZDA USA DOES NOT AGREE THIS IS SAFETY RELATED AND WILL NOT HELP TO REMEDY.

SITTING AT A LIGHT AND MY SUNROOF SHATTERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND BEGAN TO SWITCH GEARS INVOLUNTARILY. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND OPENED THE HOOD LATCH. AAA WAS CONTACTED AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AAA DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT MAY HAVE FRACTURED WITHIN THE VEHICLE. JIM ELLIS MAZDA ATLANTA (5855 PEACHTREE BLVD, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30341, (888) 814-7086) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 280,000.

IN MOTION ON CITY STREET POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT OPERATE. RESTARTED CAR AND WORKED FOR 30 SECONDS BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. NO COMPUTER CODE STORED AND MECHANIC CAN'T FIND ISSUE OR REPLICATE ISSUE.

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING 3 TIMES EVERY 10 SECONDS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY. BUT THE MAZDA WEBSITE SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS?

ABS AND TRACTION DASHBOARD LIGHTS STAYED ON. MECHANIC REPLACED ABS SENSOR IN FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL ($200); LIGHTS STILL STAYED ON. TOLD TO TAKE TO MAZDA. TOOK TO ANNAPOLIS MAZDA, $149.50 DIAGNOSIS CHARGE. GOT CALL THIS MORNING $1456 TO REPLACE ABS MODULE. NO RECALL BUT LOTS OF ISSUES ONLINE BY OWNERS OF SAME VEHICLE, SAME PROBLEM. ADVISORY BULLETIN RELEASED IN 2013; MAZDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR MANY YEARS. ANNAPOLIS MAZDA SAID PART ON BACK ORDER WITH 'NO EFFECTIVE DELIVERY DATE; DO NOT DRIVE CAR, HAZARDOUS' OK, WHAT TO DO THEN? MAZDA OBVIOUSLY HAS PROBLEM, ARE NOT STOCKING PARTS TO KEEP THEIR CAR OWNERS SAFE!!! ???

MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING CAUSED ME TO DRIVE OFF ROAD AND ALMOST TO HAVE ACCIDENTS NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN THE SUNLIGHT AND THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT NIGHT REFLECTS ON THE DASHBOARD/WINDSHIELD AND BLINDS WHOS DRIVING AND U CANT EVEN CLEAN IT JUST WISH THAT IT WOULD BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMETHING WORSE HAPPENS

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED REGARDING A KNOWN DASHBOARD LIFTING DEFECT.

DASH LIT UP WITH MESSAGE AIRBAG IS OFF. CALLED MY DEALER IN ST APEATERS AND TOLD CAN'T CHECK UNLESS IT IS ON AND WOULD BE A SERVICE COST. WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR.ON 2 WAY STREET., DRIVING IN STRAIGHT AT THE TIME.