2011 MAZDA MAZDA3 Complaints

EVIDENCE OF FIRE DAMAGE AROUND THE FIVE SPEED GEAR SHIFTING MECHANISM ONLY WITH RADIATED HEAT MELTING THE ADJOINING DRIVERS SEAT. NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF FIRE ANYWHERE ELSE AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF DUE TO THE VEHICLES WINDOWS BEING ROLLED-UP WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE TO LACK OXYGEN WHICH IN TURN, CAUSED THE FIRE TO SMOLDER AT WHICH POINT THE OWNER APPROACHED THE CAR AS HE WAS GOING TO WORK AND OBSERVED AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO FIRE OFFICIALS. CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THAT TIME. *TR

DRIVING SOUTH ON IH-35 IN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, A BLOWOUT OCCURRED IN RIGHT REAR TIRE. DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND SUNNY. THE TIRE IS A TOYO A20, SIZE P205/55R16 89H. THE INNER TIRE WALL SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. DRIVER DID NOT LOSE CONTROL AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THESE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED FROM DEALER IN 2011. *TR

THE SEAT BELT JUST STOPPED LOCKING IN PLACE, COMPLETELY STOPPED. IT WON'T CLICK INTO PLACE THEREFORE I CAN'T WEAR THE SEAT BELT. WHICH MEANS I SHOULDN'T EVEN DRIVE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM FIX IT! *TR

I BOUGHT THIS MAZDA ON JUNE 2014 AND WAS RUNNING GREAT TILL FEW DAYS AGO WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING , I WAS TOLD TO CHANGE THE BATTERY BECAUSE THE POWER TAKES ALOT OF ELECTRICAL POWER BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. SO I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER IN ARLINGTON FOR DIAGNOSTIC, THE RESULT WAS THAT THE PUMP HAS INTERNAL FAILURE AND THAT'S WILL COST ABOUT $1200 TO FIX IT . I HOPE MAZDA WILL FIX IT FOR ME FREE OF CHARGE SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY AND IT IS HAS TO DO WITH SAFETY . *TR

LAST MONTH WE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD OF THE ABOVE CAR IS LITERALLY MELTING. WE NOTICED AT IT HAD A SHINY APPEARANCE AND WHEN WE TOUCHED IT WITH OUR HAND, OUR HAND LITERALLY STUCK TO THE DASHBOARD. WE HAVE NOT USED ANY SOLVENTS OR CLEANERS TO WIPE OFF THE DASH. OTHER THAN COMPLAIN, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO ? *TR

MY MAZDA3 HAS, AND HAS ALWAYS HAD, TONS OF SPIDERS BUILDING NESTS AND WEBS. THIS OCCURS ACROSS MY MIRRORS(INSIDE AND OUTSIDE), SEATS, SEATBELTS, FRONT SPEED AND RPM GAUGES, WINDOWS, AND UNDER THE HOOD. USUALLY OCCURS AT NIGHT AND I FIND THEM IN THE MORNING. NEVER OF THE SAME SIZE OR TYPE, BUT IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE INSIDE THE CAR. THEY ARE NOT ONLY A DANGER TO ME, BUT TO ANY PASSENGER I MAY CARRY. I SAW THE MAZDA6 RECALL BECAUSE OF THE SPIDERS AND I THINK THE SAME THING IS OCCURRING HERE. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT! *TR

ON OR ABOUT APRIL 15TH , DURING AN OIL CHANGE AND ALL FLUID INSPECTION BY EWING ,PLANO ,TX, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING LEAK. AND WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD BRING THE CAR TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP ASAP AFTER I CALLED MAZDA USA. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THAT LASTED A WEEK, TO GET MAZDA USA ON THE PHONE, I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO A [XXX] THAT REFUSED TO GIVE HIS LAST NAME, I EXPLAINED HIM ALL THE DETAILS AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE CAR 3/36 WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED BY FEW DAYS( I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW ON 3/16/2011) I ONLY HAD LESS THAN 32000 MILES ON THE CAR,HOWEVER GOOD NEWS HE SAID THE POWER STEERING WAS COVERED UNDER THE 5/60 WARRANTY, OF COURSE HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT, BECAUSE EVERYONE I SPOKE TO TOLD ME THAT THE CAR STEERING WAS NOT COVERED,AFTER LENGTHY PHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH [XXX] AT 18002225500 OPT 6- 2 AND THEN EXTENSION [XXX] COMPLAIN # [XXX], I WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT AT EL DORADO MAZDA IN MCKINNEY,TX AND A LOANER CAR FOR 2 DAYS, THE MANAGER [XXX], A TOTAL RUN AROUND ,[XXX] TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A SEEPAGE OF FLUID FROM THE POWER STEERING AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 5/60. I CALLED MAZDA HEADQUARTERS INFURIATED BUT [XXX] WAS NEVER AVAILABLE AND NEVER RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS , MY YOUNG CHILDREN DRIVE THE CAR, POWER STEERING LEAKAGE ARE DANGEROUS, I FOUND OUT THRU INTERNET BLOGGING MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD NEVER BUY ANTHER MAZDA,AND HOPE THE AGENCY WOULD INVESTIGATE MAZDA ,SAFETY ITEM SHOULD ALWAYS BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ( [XXX]) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

3 MILES FROM HOME THE FRONT TIRE ON OUR MAZDA3 CAME APART IN 3 FULL PIECES, TWO SIDE WALLS AND THE CENTER, CAUSING $1800 IN DAMAGE. I RETURNED THE TIRE TO YOKOHAMA TIRE CORP. BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THE TIRES FAULT, THEY CALLED IT A RUN FLAT AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. SO WHILE THE CAR WAS AT THE BODY SHOP I HAD FOUR NEW TIRES INSTALLED ,NOT YOKOHAMA TIRES. ALSO THE ADJUSTER FOR MY INSURANCE COMPANY, SAID THAT HE NEVER SEEN A TIRE SEPARATE LIKE THAT. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER MAZDA3 AND THE SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. HER CAR WAS NOT HIT BY ANYTHING. THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR AND MY DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND WERE COVERED IN GLASS SHARDS. MADZA REFUSES TO TAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND SAYS I NEED TO PROVE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT WHICH THE AUTO BODY SHOP SAYS IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO WITH GLASS. MY DAUGHTER SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT WHEN THE WINDOW EXPLODED AND THANKFULLY SHE DIDN'T LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR FROM THE FORCE OF THE WINDOW SHATTERING AND THE GLASS FALLING INSIDE THE VEHICLE.... *TR

THE MAZDA 3 HIT A LARGE TRUCK BROADSIDE, WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THE MAZDA IS LIKELY TOTALED. THOUGH THE MAZDA 3 IS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT, SIDE AND OVERHEAD AIRBAGS, NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN THE ACCIDENT, NOT EVEN THE DRIVER'S-SIDE FRONT AIRBAG. AMAZINGLY, NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *TR