Showing 29,895 complaints for MAZDA
Incident date: Jun 24, 2019
2014 CX-5 DOESN'T TURN OFF PROPERLY. I PRESS THE START/STOP ENGINE BUTTON, BUT IT CAN'T SENSE MY CAR IS IN PARK, SO THE DASH AND RADIO REMAINS ON, KILLING THE BATTERY AS A RESULT. THIS OCCURS WHEN PARKING THE CAR IN PARKING LOTS AND MY GARAGE. GETTING IT TO TURN OFF REQUIRES TURNING THE ENGINE OFF/ON OVER AND OVER AGAIN WHILE USING FORCE TO JIGGLE THE SHIFT LEVER BACK AND FORTH, WHICH CAN TAKE
... SEVERAL MINUTES.Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2019
ROTORS BEGAN SHOWING SIGNS OF IRREGULAR WEARING AT 15K MILES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND INCLEMENT WEATHER. HOWEVER, THERE IS A VAST NUMBER OF REPORTS ONLINE WITH IDENTICAL ISSUES, OCCURRING AROUND 25K MILES, WHICH APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE PADS OUT OF THE FACTORY.
Incident date: Jun 24, 2019
I PARKED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF BUT THE RADIO CONSOLE STAYED ON SO I STARTED THE CAR AND SHUT OFF 4-5 TIMES THEN WENT IN THE HOUSE. THIS MORNING THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. I CHECKED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A PARKING SENSOR PART # KDY046040
Incident date: Jun 22, 2019
THE SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING 70-75 MPH AT THE TIME. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND AND THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT SO I DO NOT THINK ANYTHING HIT THE SUNROOF. I HAD BOTH THE SUNROOF AND INTERIOR COVER CLOSED COMPLETELY AT THE TIME. THE SOUND WHEN IT SHATTERED WAS VERY LOUD AND THANKFULLY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC. SINCE THE COVER WAS CLOSED, IT PREV
... ENTED THE BROKEN GLASS FROM RAINING DOWN ON MY CHILDREN.Read more
Incident date: May 24, 2019
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS REPLACED IN DEC 2017 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 14,000 MILES. NOW THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER'S IS BURNT OUT. THE DEALER WANTS $1,200 TO REPLACE IT. I THOUGHT LED IS SUPPOSED TO LAST "FOREVER". ALSO, THE AUTO BRIGHT DOESN'T WORK. DEALER WANTS TO $100 TO TROUBLESHOOT.
Incident date: May 1, 2019
DRIVER SIDE LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS NO LONGER WORKING DUE TO A MAZDA KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE LIGHT VISIBILITY HAS BEEN REDUCED WHICH INCREASES DRIVING RISK. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED FREQUENTLY IN ONLINE FORUMS AND HAS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS LOGGED ON THIS SITE. MAZDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THESE HEADLIGHTS AS IT IMPOSES A RISK TO ALL ASSOCIATED DRIVERS, AND COSTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR
... THE CONSUMER TO REPAIR AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER ERROR.Read more
Incident date: Jun 10, 2019
BRAKES PEDAL ON MY WIFE'S CAR BECAME HARD WHEN PRESSED ON (REGARDLESS OF SPEED) AND NOTICED A HISSING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THE WORST AND SCARIEST PART IS THAT THE BRAKES DIDN'T STOP THE CAR AND FELT AS IF I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES ON A CAR THAT WAS NOT TURNED ON. LUCKILY WE DIDN'T GET INTO ANY ACCIDENT AND STOP DRIVING THE CAR. HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTE
... R WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHECKING ONLINE AND THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN AN KNOWN ISSUE WITH EARLIER CX9 CARS.Read more
Incident date: Jun 22, 2019
TAKATA RECALL - I'M ADVISED THAT AIR BAGS HAD TO CHANGE BECAUSE ARE DEFECTS, ALL.
Incident date: Jun 1, 2019
BRAKE BOOSTER WENT OUT. ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE BRAKES WENT STIFF. I ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS ISN'T A RECALL. I GUESS IT TAKES A SERIOUS INJURY OR LAWSUIT TO BECOME A LAWSUIT. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC TI HAVE TO HAVE REPAIRS AT DEALER. DEALER IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A HOLD OF FOR AN APPOINTMENT. I TOLD THEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP AND THEY BOOKED ME A WEEK OUT!! SO UPSET I DROVE
... AND SUDDENLY BRAKES STIFFNESS. COULD BARELY APPLY PRESSURERead more
Incident date: Jun 19, 2019
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING AND STEERING WHEEL WAS TURN TO RIGHT TO KEEP STRAIGHT AND FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. I DROVE HOME AND HIT THE BRAKES AND CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT HARD. THE CAR DID NOT FEEL RIGHT WHEN I GOT HOME I FOUND PASSENGER FRONT TIRE WAS NOT STRAIGHT AND WAS CROOKED. I TOOK TO MEINKE AND THEY FOUND ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE OF ENGINE RUSTED BADLY AND LOOKED LIKE SWISS CHEES
... E THEY STATED I WAS LUCKY TO GET THERE AND THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR AND THAT IT WOULD BE $1200 TO $1500 TO FIX. *BFRead more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2019
2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE RECALL FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MODULE FAILURE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND ISSUE REORTEDLY CORRECTED BY DEALERSHIP. AT LEAST 2 INSTANCES HAVE SINCE OCCURRED IN WHICH THE STEERING ASSIST FAILED. ONE INCIDENT NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN IN AN INTERSECTION, THE STEERING BECAME UNMANAGEABLE, RESULTING IN A NEAR COLLISION WITH A STONE WA
... LL. THE DEALER AND MAZDA CORPORATE WERE BOTH CONTACTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT AT THE LEAST THERE WOULD BE A $150 CHARGE FOR DIAGNOSTICS. MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE AS THE RECALL HAD BEEN ADDRESSED AND CLOSED FOR MY VEHICLE.Read more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2018
DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD
Incident date: Jan 3, 2018
DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD
Incident date: Jun 20, 2019
CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO BE SERVICED AT 47,950 MILES AND THE LEFT SIDE CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR WAS TAKEN IN AGAIN AT 53,474 MILES AND THE RIGHT SIDE CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AS THANKFULLY WE DO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON OUR VEHICLES. THANKFULLY IT DID NOT BECOME A DRIVING HAZARD AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN BOTH TIMES TO BE SERVICED AND THAT IS WHEN THEY FOUND THE ISSUE.
... WHEN IT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME THAT IS WHEN I STARTED TO LOOK INTO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING RECALL DOES NOT EFFECT OUR MODEL MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS (MAZDA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2014-2015 MAZDA6 AND 2014-2016 MAZDA3 VEHICLES. WATER COULD POSSIBLY ENTER THE BRAKE CALIPER CAUSING THE PARKING BRAKE ACTUATOR SHAFT TO CORRODE AND POSSIBLY BIND.*JBRead more
Incident date: Jun 20, 2019
CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF.
Incident date: May 30, 2019
THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A LOT. THE CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND RAPIDLY PROPOGATED HORIZONTALLY ALONG THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD TO ROUGHLY THE CENTER OF THE GLASS. THE CAR HAD 12000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED.
Incident date: Jun 20, 2019
TAKATA RECALL THE REAR PASSENGER SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT TO WHERE IT MAKES A HORRIBLE CLUNK SEVERE METAL TO METAL RATTLE WHILE DRIVING. I REFUSE TO ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE IT DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS OF THE SHOCK COMING LOOSE AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS NOISE CAN BE HEARD DRIVING AS SLOWLY AS 5MPH WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND TURNING ON A FLAT SMOOTH ROAD. PLEASE MAKE A RECALL FOR TH
... IS YEAR OF MAZDA TRIBUTE AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUERead more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2018
TEMPERATURE CONTROL STOPS WORKING. THE KNOB FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL WILL NOT MOVE, THE TEMP CONTROL LINK UNDER DASH DISCONNECTS. WINDSHIELD BECOMES FOGGED AND CANNOT SEE OUT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS BOTH MOVING AND STATIONARY. VERY DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH WHEN TRAVELLING ON FREEWAYS.
Incident date: Jun 19, 2019
ABOUT 28000 MILES ON MY CAR OVER THE PAST 2 AND A HALF YEARS, WHAT STARTED WITH A PERSISTENT LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATION THAT NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS OR TIRE SHOPS RECOGNIZED AS A MAJOR ISSUE (SIMPLY POINTED OUT THAT AS WEATHER CHANGES THE SENSORS MAY DETECT LOW PRESSURE) HAS TURNED INTO THE TIRES SYSTEMATICALLY BEING WORN AND BLOWN OUT BEFORE THEIR LIFE EXPECTANCY.. RINGS ARE FORMING AROUND THE
... ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE AND CAUSING A LARGE CIRCULAR RIP THROUGH THE TIRE ON THE OUTER WALL. SO FAR MY FRONT DRIVER TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT FROM A SMALL POTHOLE WHICH UNDERSTANDABLY CAUSED THE TIRE WALL TO COMPLETELY RIP AND NEEDED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. NOT EVEN 2 WEEKS LATER MY REAR DRIVER TIRE GAVE OUT WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT AND STATIONARY, MY PASSENGER SIDE TIRES ARE SHOWING A SIMILAR RING PATTERN (IT IS VERY FAINT AND DIFFICULT TO CAPTURE ON A PICTURE) THAT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE COULD BE A DEFECT IN THE STOCK TIRES INCLUDED WITH MY CAR. PHOTO OF MOST RECENT TIRE BLOWOUT ATTACHED FOR VISUAL OF THE WEAR PATTERN ON THE TIRE. THIS OCCURED AT APPROX 28000 MILES ON THE CAR WITH STOCK TIRES AND REGULAR MAINTENANCERead more
Incident date: Jun 17, 2019
DRIVERS SEAT SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND CHAIR FELL BACKWARDS. I SEE A SIMILAR RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN 2011 MAZDA 3 MODELS. I AM CONCERNED A PART USED IN 2011 WAS USED FOR THIS 2012 CAR. THE ELECTRONIC BASE OF THE CHAIR WORKS, BUT THE SEAT WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED.
Incident date: May 29, 2019
DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO PERFORM SAFETY RECALL. THE FOLLOWING IS A COPY I HAVE SENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MAZDA USA. I HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO HAVE SAFETY RECALL REPAIR ON MY VEHICLE SINCE 05/12/19. I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL 3219D LETTER FOR MY 2017 MAZDA3. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT BILL HOOD MAZDA ON 05/29/19 @8:00AM. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THEIR COMPUTER TO RECALIBRATE T
... HE RELAY FOR THIS RECALL WAS BROKEN AND I WOULD NEED TO RESCHEDULE. LES IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT IT WAS ORDERED AND WOULD BE IN BY THE NEXT TUESDAY, 06/05/19. I WENT HOME AND ON 06/09/19 I RESCHEDULED FOR 06/12/19 @8:15AM, WITH A REQUEST THAT IF THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR TO PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I PROVIDED MY PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS. I ONCE AGAIN ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 06/12/19 @8:15AM AND WAS TOLD BY LES IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE OF THEIR COMPUTER WAS OBSOLETE. I ASKED WHY I WAS NOT CALLED TO RESCHEDULE, HE TOLD ME HE DID NOT SEE THE APPOINTMENT. HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD NO IDEA AS TO WHEN THE NEW COMPUTER WOULD BE IN SO I COULD NOT RESCHEDULE. ON 06/13/19, I EMAILED THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME INFORMATION LISTED ABOVE, ASKING ABOUT THIS RECALL REPAIR COMPUTER, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I AM FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF CUSTOMER CONCERN FOR THIS WINDSHIELD WIPER SAFETY RECALL. I LIVE IN SOUTH LOUISIANA, WHERE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE DAILY ON MY COMMUTE HOME. WE CURRENTLY OWN TWO VEHICLES, BOTH ARE MAZDA3 AND PURCHASED NEW, IN 2010 AND 2017. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY YOUR SITE MAZDARECALLINFO.COM IS REDIRECTING ME TO BILL HOOD MAZDA TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS IF THEY DO NOT HAVE THE CORRECT EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM THE SERVICE. CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN MAZDA CAN REPAIR MY VEHICLE?Read more
Incident date: Jun 17, 2019
WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE RELEASING AIR, AND THEY SEEM TO BE HARDER TO APPLY THEM. IT ALSO MAKES THIS SOUND WHILE I AM STATIONARY APPLYING THE BRAKES. I HAVE 156K MILES ON THE CAR, IS THIS NORMAL?
Incident date: Jun 18, 2019
DRIVER SIDE LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM DIRECTLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, REDUCING DAYTIME VISIBILITY AND THEREFORE INCREASING DRIVING RISK. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED FREQUENTLY IN ONLINE FORUMS, AND HAS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS LOGGED ON THIS SITE. MAZDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THESE HEADLIGHTS, AS IT IMPOSES A RISK TO ALL ASSOCIATED DRIVERS, AND COSTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE
... CONSUMER TO REPAIR AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER ERROR.Read more
Incident date: May 28, 2019
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 2 DAYS THEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT THROUGH IT'S NORMAL PROCEDURE. AFTER A BRIEF PAUSE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHED ONCE THEN PAUSED AND THEN FLASHED SIX TIMES. THEN, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR ON THE DASH CAME ON AND REMAINED ON, INDICATING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS DISABLED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER CONTINUES TO FLA
... SH ONCE FOLLOWED BY SIX MORE FLASHES. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SUZUKI RECALLED THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM YEARS AGO.Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2017
WHEN PLACED IN PARK AND THE BUTTON PUSHED TO TURN CAR OFF THE ENGINE TURNS OFF BUT THE ACCESSORIES STAY ON. THEN YOU HAVE TO RESTART SEVERAL TIMES EACH TIME TAKING OUT OF PARK AND BACK IN TO FINALLY GET IT TO WORK. I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW AND I'M TIRED OF THERE NOT BEING A RECALL FOR THIS. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM SO MAZDA NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THI
... NG AND FIX IT!Read more
Incident date: Oct 15, 2018
THE START/STOP BUTTON FLASHES AMBER INSTEAD OF GREEN WHEN STARTING CAR. DEALER SAID MY BATTERIES IN MY KEYLESS ENTRY NEEDED TO CHANGED WHICH THEY DID AND IT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SOMEONE ON A MAZDA BOARD SAID TO DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE SIDE OF THE BATTERY FOR JUST A MINUTE TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND IT WILL GO BACK TO GREEN WHICH I DID BUT THEY LASTS ABOUT 3-4 DAYS THEN YOU HAVE TO DO IT AGAI
... N. SOME SENSOR MUST BE BAD THAT IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THAT THE KEYLESS ENTRY IS IN THE VEHICLE OR THINKS THE BATTERIES ALWAYS NEED TO BE CHANGED. VERY AGGRAVATING TO HAVE TO KEEP DOING THIS.Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A SNAP NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V451000 (SUSPENSION
... ) APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER (OAK LAWN MAZDA, 708-233-7700, LOCATED AT 6750 W 95TH ST, OAK LAWN, IL 60453) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED; THEREFORE, THE FAILURE WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE RECALL AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NO ONE ANSWERED THE PHONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.Read more
Incident date: Aug 16, 2014
HEARD NOISE OF KNOCKING RATTLING 2014-15 HAD IT TOWED TO MACHANIC AND THEY INFORMED ME OF I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. GOT IT REPLACED WITH A JASPER REBUILT. RIGHT AT 4 YEARS IT HAPPENS AGAIN, ONE YR AFTER WARRANTY. RESEARCHING FOR EITHER RESELL VALUE OR NEW ENGINE GAME ACROSS A PLEATHERA OF SEEZED ENGINES AND THROWN RODS. MOST VEHICLES HAS GREAT BODY BUT BLOWN ENGINE.
Incident date: Aug 16, 2014
HEARD NOISE OF KNOCKING RATTLING 2014-15 HAD IT TOWED TO MACHANIC AND THEY INFORMED ME OF I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. GOT IT REPLACED WITH A JASPER REBUILT. RIGHT AT 4 YEARS IT HAPPENS AGAIN, ONE YR AFTER WARRANTY. RESEARCHING FOR EITHER RESELL VALUE OR NEW ENGINE GAME ACROSS A PLEATHERA OF SEEZED ENGINES AND THROWN RODS. MOST VEHICLES HAS GREAT BODY BUT BLOWN ENGINE.
Incident date: May 13, 2019
DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN SHOWING SIGNS OF MALFUNCTIONING (DIMNESS & FLICKERING) AFTER APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. VEHICLE SHOWED NO WARNING OR MALFUNCTIONING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD AS OTHER VEHICLES DO WHEN LIGHTS FAIL. THIS FAULT WOULD NEVER BE NOTICED BY AN AVERAGE DRIVER (MY COWORKER DRIVING IN FRONT OF ME CALLED ME TO NOTIFY ME). ALTHOUGH THE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED UNDER THE CPO WARRANTY
... , THE COST TO REPLACE THIS HEADLIGHT IS $1,000. PROPERLY FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE NUMEROUS REPORTED CASES AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FORCING OWNERS TO PAY THOUSANDS OUT OF POCKET FOR A KNOWN ISSUE (AS I WILL ONCE MY WARRANTY EXPIRES).Read more
Incident date: May 3, 2019
LED DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS FAILED,. LOST LEFT DRIVER SIDE DRL HEADLIGHT. ALSO NOTICING THE SAME SITUATION ON OTHER VEHICLES (SHOWN GOO AND FAILURE IN PICS)
Incident date: Jun 15, 2019
TAKATA RECALL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE GOING 35 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY.*DT*JB
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Incident date: Jun 7, 2019
ON JUNE 6, 2019 AT ABOUT 6:45PM WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE TRANSITION FROM THE 241 FWY TO THE 91 FWY I RECEIVED AN ERROR ON MY DASH (ATTACHMENT 1) THREE TIMES WITHIN ABOUT 10 MINS "PUSH BUTTON START MALFUNCTION"" THE CAR DID NOT STOP, OVER HEAT OR MALFUNCTION IN SUCH A WAY TO PREVENT ME FROM DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION, WHICH WAS 15 MILES AWAY ON JUNE 7, 2019 ON MY WAY TO WORK TRAV
... ELING AT ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE 5 FWY AT ABOUT 10 AM IN THE MORNING WITH THERE BEING NO VEHICLES AROUND THE CAR THE CAR DID AN EMERGENCY BREAK I KNOW THIS FROM THE DASH DISPLAY WHICH SHOWED A BRIGHT RED CIRCLE WITH THE WARNING THAT THE EMERGENCY BREAKING SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THAT WAS CLOSE TO MY WORK LOCATION WITHIN 1 HOUR OF THE EVENTRead more
Incident date: Jun 7, 2019
ON JUNE 6, 2019 AT ABOUT 6:45PM WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE TRANSITION FROM THE 241 FWY TO THE 91 FWY I RECEIVED AN ERROR ON MY DASH (ATTACHMENT 1) THREE TIMES WITHIN ABOUT 10 MINS "PUSH BUTTON START MALFUNCTION"" THE CAR DID NOT STOP, OVER HEAT OR MALFUNCTION IN SUCH A WAY TO PREVENT ME FROM DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION, WHICH WAS 15 MILES AWAY ON JUNE 7, 2019 ON MY WAY TO WORK TRAV
... ELING AT ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE 5 FWY AT ABOUT 10 AM IN THE MORNING WITH THERE BEING NO VEHICLES AROUND THE CAR THE CAR DID AN EMERGENCY BREAK I KNOW THIS FROM THE DASH DISPLAY WHICH SHOWED A BRIGHT RED CIRCLE WITH THE WARNING THAT THE EMERGENCY BREAKING SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THAT WAS CLOSE TO MY WORK LOCATION WITHIN 1 HOUR OF THE EVENTRead more
Incident date: Jun 10, 2019
WATER ACCUMULATION IN FOOTWELL/PLUGGED SOFT TOP DRAINS. MAZDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OF HOW THEIR COMPANY CAN FIX IT BUT MUST BE PAID BY OWNER. I SPOKE TO ALISHA AT MAZDA AND IT IS NOT RECALLED OR A SERVICE PROGRAM. ON THE INTERNET MANY ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO MAZDA AND SHOULD BE COVERED SINCE THEIR FIX FOR THIS IS ADDING A DRAIN VALVE ASSEMBLY, SEVERAL DRAIN COVERS
... AND VALVES AND FILTERS.Read more
Incident date: Mar 8, 2019
27.500 MILES I NOTICED MY PASSENGER DAY RUNNING LIGHT WAS DIMMER THEN THE DRIVERS AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS IT PROGRESSES TO RAPID FLICKERING. ONLINE THERE ARE 100'S OF CONSISTENT REVIEWS OF THE EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENING TO THE ORIGINAL FACTORY HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY - K070-51-031C (LED HEADLIGHT RIGHT SIDE) - K070-51-041C (LED HEADLIGHT LEFT SIDE), BUT AFTER A 1500$ PER HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT WI
... TH THE NEWER VERSION UNIT(R) HEAD LAMP RIGHT WITH LED KA0G-51-031J - UNIT(L) HEAD LAMP LEFT WITH LED KA0G-51-041J THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RESOLVED. ANOTHER THING TO NOTE IS WHEN I HAVE TO PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT THE NEW VERSION WILL BE LESS BRIGHT AND SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT COLOR WHICH WOULD BE ALMOST AS ANNOYING DISTRACTING TO OTHER DRIVERS AS THE FLICKERING DAY RUNNING LIGHT WHICH IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE RECALLED TO AVOID ANY SAFETY HAZARDS REGARDING THESE SPECIFIC FAULTY BATCH OF LIGHTS. PLEASE GOOGLE SEARCH CX-5 FLICKERING HEADLAMP AND SEE THE 100'S IF NOT 1000'S OF REVIEWS CLAIMING THE SAME. I REALLY WAS HOPING PUTTING THE MONEY INTO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SOLID VEHICLE WITH LED LIGHTING ALL THE WAY AROUND WOULD HELP ME STAY MORE SAFE ALTHOUGH ALL IT HAS DONE IS PUT OTHERS, AND MYSELF AT RISK AS WELL AS COSTING A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY. AND WITH THE RELEASE OF A NEW VERSION OF THE SAME LIGHT ONLY REINFORCES THE CLAIMS OF THE FAULTY BATCH OF LIGHTS. WHICH SHOULD LAST 55,000 HOURS OR A LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. THANKS FOR THE TIME AND CONSIDERATION FOR MY SAFETY ISSUES.Read more
Incident date: May 22, 2019
I BOUGHT THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY UP TO 90,000 MILES, WHEN I BOUGHT TRUCK 2015 AND TOOK IN WE TOLD DEALER THAT THE WAS CAR LEAKING BLACK SUBSTANCE THEY SAID THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING . WE TOOK IT FOR A RECALL AND TOLD THE DEALER SAME THING THIS TIME OFF AND ON IT WOULD SMELL LIKE BURN RUBBER BY THIS TIME WARRANTY WAS NOT COVERED. THE ISSUE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL WE TOOK IT TO FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND
... ROUTINE INSPECTION AT 108 SOMETHING MILES THE SMELL OF BURNT RUBBER IS MORE PERSISTENT THE MECHANIC TOLD US THERE IS A LEAK IT LOOKS LIKE TRANSMISSION OIL AND IT IS DRIPPING TO AXLE.WE TOOK IN TRUCK TO FIRST MECHANIC TO GET A QUOTE HE COULD ONLY GET PART AT THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT THE WHOLE POWER TRANSFER CASE WOULD NEED TO BE CHANGE NOT JUST THE SEALS. TOOK IT IN FOR SECOND OPINION THAT MECHANIC SAID THAT THOSE PARTICULAR MODELS AND YEAR HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN FOR SAME ISSUE AND END UP HAVING TO CHANGE POWER TRANSFER CASE BECAUSE IT WAS POORLY MANUFACTURED THAT THE EXHAUST IS TO CLOSE IT MELTS RUBBERS AND LEAKS TRANSMISSION OIL THEREFORE CHANGING SEALS WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE WHOLE THING NEEDS TO BE CHANGE. I HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN AND SMELL OF RUBBER IS CONCERNING IT UPSETTING THAT THERE IS MULTIPLE CARS FROM YEAR 2011 TO 2017 WITH THESE ISSUE'S AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL DOES A CAR NEED TO CATCH ON FIRE WITH KIDS IN IT. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.Read more
Incident date: Jun 8, 2019
AS NOTED BY MANY ON THIS SITE, I EXPERIENCED A SCARY BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWERED BRAKES WHICH PUT MY WHOLE FAMILY IN DANGER. THIS IS A FAMILY CAR AND I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN SO THIS IS APPALLING THAT MAZDA WOULD NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A TSB AND ASSOCIATED EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THIS ISSUE BUT AS MANY HAVE NOTED ON THIS SITE, THE TRUE FA
... ILURE TENDS TO OCCUR AFTER THE 7 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. I ACTUALLY STARTED NOTICING SOME ISSUES WITH THE BRAKING ON THIS VEHICLE YEARS AGO, BUT ASSUMED THAT IT JUST NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AS THE CAR WAS GETTING OLDER. IF I HAD RECEIVED SOME TYPE OF COMMUNICATION FROM MAZDA OR NHTSA, THEN I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THE TRUE ISSUE DURING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I ONLY HAVE 77,000 MILES ON THIS CAR, BUT SINCE IT IS OLDER THAN 7 YEARS... MAZDA REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OR TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS QUALITY DEFECT. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. MAZDA HAS LOST A LOYAL CUSTOMER. SHAME ON THEM FOR PUTTING DRIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES KNOWINGLY AT RISK AND NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING.Read more
Incident date: Jun 4, 2019
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.Read more
Incident date: Jun 11, 2019
BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON MY GRAND TOURING TRIM HAVE FAILED AFTER A LITTLE MORE THAN 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP AND ONLY 35000 MILES. DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD US THEY HAVE SEEN A BUNCH OF THESE FAILURES ALREADY AND MAZDA WON'T COVER THEM. THEY DID STATE THAT MAZDA EVEN HAS A NEW REVISION OF THE LIGHT THAT FIXES ALL THE ISSUES, BUT THE PART AND LABOUR COST ABOUT 1000 DOLLARS PER LIGHT. THERE ARE TON
... S OF POSTS ON THIS TOPIC ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING 25 PAGES ON MAZDA247 FORUM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MAZDA SHOULD BE STEPPING UP!Read more
Incident date: Nov 29, 2018
DAYTIME DRIVING LED STRIP IS BURNED OUT, DEALER WANTS $2400.00 FOR 2 NEW LED DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS.
Incident date: Jun 1, 2019
BRAKE PAD BECOME VERY HARD TO PUSH. I CAN'T STOP THE CAR AS USUAL.
Incident date: Jun 11, 2019
THERE ARE TWO SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS MINI VAN. THE FIRST ONE IS FOR THE DOOR HANDLES/LATCHES ON THE BACK SLIDING DOORS ON DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR IT AND APPARENTLY IT WAS FIXED IN 2009 BUT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AGAIN THAT IS GETTING WORSE. WHEN I TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET MY CHILD OUT THE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT ENGAGE, I HAVE TO TRY TO OPEN FROM INSIDE AND SOMETIMES THAT D
... OES NTO ENGAGE, SO THEN I HAVE TO SLIDE THE LOCK BACK AND FORTH AND CONTINUE TO TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR UNTIL IT FINALLY OPENS. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM IF WE WERE EVER TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT ETC. I CALLED MAZDA AND THEY SAID RECALL IS CLOSED AND THEY CAN NOT HELP ME UNLESS I WANT TO PAY DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF 140 AND THEN WHATEVER THE REPAIR IS ON TOP OF THAT. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE BRAKES. THEY DO NOT WORK WELL UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS, BUT WHEN IT RAINS SOMETIMES THEY STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THEY SUDDNELY GO SOFT AND JUST STOP WORKING. I HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY PUMP THE BRAKES TO TRY TO GET ANY TRACTION AND THEN STOP DRIVING UNTIL THEY DRY OUT. WE'VE HAD THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED AND MECHANICS SAY NOTHING IS WRONG, BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS IS JUST A BAD DESIGN AND SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG. WE CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR BUT DON'T' FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR, NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.Read more
Incident date: Jun 11, 2019
THERE ARE TWO SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS MINI VAN. THE FIRST ONE IS FOR THE DOOR HANDLES/LATCHES ON THE BACK SLIDING DOORS ON DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR IT AND APPARENTLY IT WAS FIXED IN 2009 BUT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AGAIN THAT IS GETTING WORSE. WHEN I TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET MY CHILD OUT THE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT ENGAGE, I HAVE TO TRY TO OPEN FROM INSIDE AND SOMETIMES THAT D
... OES NTO ENGAGE, SO THEN I HAVE TO SLIDE THE LOCK BACK AND FORTH AND CONTINUE TO TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR UNTIL IT FINALLY OPENS. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM IF WE WERE EVER TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT ETC. I CALLED MAZDA AND THEY SAID RECALL IS CLOSED AND THEY CAN NOT HELP ME UNLESS I WANT TO PAY DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF 140 AND THEN WHATEVER THE REPAIR IS ON TOP OF THAT. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE BRAKES. THEY DO NOT WORK WELL UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS, BUT WHEN IT RAINS SOMETIMES THEY STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THEY SUDDNELY GO SOFT AND JUST STOP WORKING. I HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY PUMP THE BRAKES TO TRY TO GET ANY TRACTION AND THEN STOP DRIVING UNTIL THEY DRY OUT. WE'VE HAD THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED AND MECHANICS SAY NOTHING IS WRONG, BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS IS JUST A BAD DESIGN AND SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG. WE CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR BUT DON'T' FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR, NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.Read more
Incident date: Jun 11, 2019
THERE ARE TWO SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS MINI VAN. THE FIRST ONE IS FOR THE DOOR HANDLES/LATCHES ON THE BACK SLIDING DOORS ON DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR IT AND APPARENTLY IT WAS FIXED IN 2009 BUT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AGAIN THAT IS GETTING WORSE. WHEN I TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET MY CHILD OUT THE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT ENGAGE, I HAVE TO TRY TO OPEN FROM INSIDE AND SOMETIMES THAT D
... OES NTO ENGAGE, SO THEN I HAVE TO SLIDE THE LOCK BACK AND FORTH AND CONTINUE TO TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR UNTIL IT FINALLY OPENS. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM IF WE WERE EVER TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT ETC. I CALLED MAZDA AND THEY SAID RECALL IS CLOSED AND THEY CAN NOT HELP ME UNLESS I WANT TO PAY DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF 140 AND THEN WHATEVER THE REPAIR IS ON TOP OF THAT. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE BRAKES. THEY DO NOT WORK WELL UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS, BUT WHEN IT RAINS SOMETIMES THEY STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THEY SUDDNELY GO SOFT AND JUST STOP WORKING. I HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY PUMP THE BRAKES TO TRY TO GET ANY TRACTION AND THEN STOP DRIVING UNTIL THEY DRY OUT. WE'VE HAD THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED AND MECHANICS SAY NOTHING IS WRONG, BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS IS JUST A BAD DESIGN AND SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG. WE CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR BUT DON'T' FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR, NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.Read more
Incident date: Jun 11, 2019
MY ALLSTATE REP TOLD ME THAT I HAVE 4 RECALLS
Incident date: Jun 11, 2019
MY ALLSTATE REP TOLD ME THAT I HAVE 4 RECALLS
Incident date: Jun 11, 2019
MY ALLSTATE REP TOLD ME THAT I HAVE 4 RECALLS
Incident date: Apr 1, 2017
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 PROGR
... AL-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.Read more
Incident date: Jun 9, 2019
AFTER SHIFTING THE GEAR TO PARK, ELECTRICAL WILL NOT SHUT OFF. FORMAL COMPLAINT WAS MADE TO MAZDA, BUT THEY WILL NOT HELP. BATTERY WILL BE DRAINED IF NOT ABLE TO SHUT OFF.