2010 MAZDA MAZDA3 Complaints

OVER TIME, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAS BEGUN TO DEVELOP DEEP CRACKS. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THESE CRACKS ARE WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. IT IS VERY CONCERNING, AS IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE AIRBAG WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS DEFECT IN THE DASHBOARD. THESE CRACKS HAVE BECOME WORSE OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND CONSISTENTLY SPREAD.

TAKATA INFLATORS. HIGHWAY TRAFFIC HAD COME TO A STOP AND WHILE TRYING TO COME TO A STOP MY BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WITH THE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN. THE CAR BARELY SLOWED DOWN AND REAR ENDED THE STILL CAR IN FRONT AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. EVEN WITH SUCH A FORCEFUL IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T COME OUT.

THE ABS MODULE FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING CAUSING THE ABS, TRACTION AND MAIN RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THESE INDICATIONS. THERE IS A MAZDA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM FOR HOT HUMID CLIMATES (I LIVE IN MERRITT ISLAND, FL). THE TSB IS QUOTED BELOW. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL VERSUS A TSB. PLEASE HELP! 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

WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE BYPASS WHEN THE VALVE STEM AND TPMS SENSOR BROKE OFF AND IMMEDIATELY DEFLATED THE TIRE SHAKING THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. HAVE BROUGHT THIS COMPLAINT TO MAZDA IN THE PAST AND THEY SAID THEY KNOW THAT IT IS CAUSED BY USING DISSIMILAR METALS ON THE TPMS SENSOR CAUSING EROSION TO THE STEM AND ULTIMATELY THE STEM BREAKING OFF. THIS TPMS SENSOR WAS ALREADY REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIRE CHANGE INTERVAL AND STILL FAILED LONG BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS DUE FOR ANOTHER SET OF TIRES. MAZDA KNOWS THESE ARE DEFECTIVE AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I'D RATHER NOT HAVE TPMS AND NOT KNOW WHAT MY TIRE PRESSURES ARE THAN TO HAVE THAT SYSTEM ENDANGER MYSELF OR MY FAMILY ANY MORE. IT IS CURRENTLY MORE DANGEROUS TO USE THESE DEFECTIVE FAULTY TPMS SENSORS THAN IT IS TO NOT HAVE THEM. THAT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING...

MAZDA RECALL I KEEP RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES FROM BROOKDALE MAZDA ABOUT THE SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT LIFTER LINK. I HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST 4-6 OF THEM IN THE MAIL. WHEN I CALL OR USE A CHAT LINE I AM TOLD THAT THE SERVICE DEPT. WILL CALL ME BACK. YEA, RIGHT. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A CALL, E-MAIL OR MAILER (OTHER THAN THE ONES TELLING ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL) WHERE DO I TURN TO NOW? MAZDA DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE!

THE SEAT ADJUSTER ON MY 2010 SGT MAZDA3 BROKE ONE DAY AS I WAS GETTING IN, AND NOW THE SEAT MOVES EVERY TIME I BRAKE OR ACCELERATE. I TOOK THIS TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT IT IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V082000. HOWEVER, BECAUSE MY SPECIFIC VIN ISN'T CAPTURED, THEY WANTED $1000 (AFTER DISCOUNT FROM CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE) TO FIX IT. I FEEL THAT GIVEN THE DEALER TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED IT IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VIN AND THOSE SIMILAR.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION, SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND HIT HEAD ON BY A CAR THAT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR FAILING TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I WAS HIT BY THE OTHER CAR MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN THE FRONT END OF MY CAR, FLIPPING IT INTO THE DITCH NOSE FIRST. I AM FORTUNATE TO BE HERE WRITING THIS BECAUSE MY AIR BAGS IN THE CAR DID NOT DEPLOY AND THEY MOST CERTAINLY SHOULD HAVE. OWNERS RELY ON THEIR CAR'S AIR BAG TO DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF THIS TYPE OF SITUATION. I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. I SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, WHIPLASH AND A HIP ISSUE THAT HAS YET TO BE DIAGNOSED. PLEASE FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE PAYS DEARLY FOR THIS WITH THEIR LIFE. I WAS FORTUNATE.

THE 12V POWER CHARGING PORT STARTED ON FIRE. IT WAS SPEAKING FLAMES WHEN CHARGER WAS PLUGGED IN TO CHARGING PORT. IT STARTED DOING THIS WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY.

MAZDA 3 ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR 2 YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN CAR TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND IN 1-2 DAYS LIGHT IS BACK ON. RECENTLY CAR SEEMS TO HIC CUP ON SHIFTING AND ON BRAKING THE BACK END OF CAR SEEMS TO RUN INTO THE FRONT END. IN LAST 2 WKS AN AT LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR ALMOST WOULDN'T SHIFT IN GEAR. I HAVE A VERIZON HOM AND GOT S MESSAGE INDICATING 'SOLENOID STUCK ON E'. WHEN I CALLED FIRESTONE THEY STATED THOSE MAZDA 3 HAVE THAT PROBLEM AND THAT I NEED TO TAKE CAR TO MAZDA. IN TRYING TO UNDERSTAND MY ISSUE I GOOGLED PROBLEM THAT SHOWED THERE WAS A ELECTRICAL RECALL THAT MAY CAUSE ENGINE TO STOP OR PROBLEMS SHIFTING.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 65 MPH NEARLY LOSING CONTROL MY MY VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND EXAMINE MY TIRE, AND SAW THAT MY VALVE STEM WAS COMPLETELY MISSING FROM THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, IT APPEARS THAT THE WHEEL THREADS SHOWS SIGNS OF CORROSION WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN THE TPMS MONITOR AND VALVE STEM BREAKING OFF.