2010 MAZDA MAZDA3 Complaints

MY DAUGHTER RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2010 MAZDA 3. IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS HER POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY AND HER POWER STEERING THEN DOES NOT WORK. THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND SHE HAS NOTICED IF SHE TURNS THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTS IT SEVERAL TIMES HER POWER STEERING STARTS TO WORK AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS BECAUSE SHE WEIGHTS 80 LBS. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AT THE SHOP ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BUT WITH IT DOING IT INTERMITTENTLY THE SHOPS CANNOT IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC CAUSE. TWO DIFFERENT SHOPS BELIEVE IT IS THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I HAVE READ UP ON THIS ISSUE AND AM AWARE OF THE RECALLS BUT 2010'S ARE NOT INCLUDED.

I ENTERED MY CAR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING (AFTER A FAIRLY COLD NIGHT). THE CAR WAS STATIONARY OVERNIGHT SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I LOOKED OVER TO MY LEFT AND ON THE DASHBOARD OF THE PASSENGER SIDE, THERE WAS AN CRACK ABOUT 6-7 INCHES LONG ON TOP OF WHERE THE AIRBAG SITS. IN THE LIGHT, IT APPEARS THAT THE CRACK WILL SPREAD TO THE LEFT AND GROW SUBSTANTIALLY IN LENGTH/WIDTH. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME AN INHIBITOR TO MAKING THE PASSENGER FUNCTION PROPERLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT SEPARATED FROM THE BASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 17V082000 (SEATS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE DASHBOARD HAS STICKY AREA THAT CANNOT BE CLEANED. GLARE FROM THE SUN OR LIGHTS MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE. IT'S LIKE LIGHT SHINNING OFF OF GLASS.

STEERING WHEEL, AT ANY SPEED, MOVES SLIGHTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING IT TO BE CROOKED. ALIGNMENTS AND BALANCING HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE WHEEL IS LOOSE IN STEERING AND INCREASINGLY SCARY SINCE IT IS SLIGHTLY CROOKED AND CAN BE VERY HARD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM OVER STEERING EVEN WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A PERFECTLY PAVED ROAD. I'M AFRAID THE STEERING PUMP IS CORRODING. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS NEWER MODELS AND MAZDA IN JAPAN HAD A MAJOR RECALL FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. PLEASE DO A US RECALL AS IT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND VERY UNPREDICTABLE ESPECIALLY ON CURVY OR BUMPY ROADS. *TR

ABS FAILURE, LIGHT CAME ON IN EARLY 2015. PROBLEMS W/GARDEN CITY MAZDA DEALER & SERVICE W/SHOTTY BUSINESS PRACTICES, SO NEVER WENT BACK TO ANY MAZDA DEALER FOR SERVICE. DID ALL THE REQUIRED SERVICE SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN 2010 UNTIL NOW. HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT W/MAZDA JAPAN, USA, & STEVENSON MAZDA IN JACKSONVILLE, NC WHERE MY DAUGHTER DRIVES SAID MAZDA EVERYDAY W/HER SONS, 4 MONTHS & 2.5 YEARS OLD. THE ABS SYSTEM LIGHT INDICATES A FAULTY SYSTEM & THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO HAVE THE FAULTY PART. MAZDA JAPAN/USA SAID THEY WOULD PAY 50% OF PART COST & STEVENSON MAZDA IN JACKSONVILLE, NC WOULD PAY 50% TOTAL COST=$600 OF $1200. FAMILY TIRE & AUTO SERVICE, WHO ALERTED US OF PROBLEM ON 12/28/2015 (OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY) WOULD REPAIR FOR $800. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD , DISABLES ABS SYSTEM, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL NOT A TBS & ALL CONSUMERS WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED!!! HAVE ALL PAPERWORK FROM ALL ON THIS HAZARD & KNOW THERE ARE MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ON OUR NATION'S ROADS W/SAME HAZARD. NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION & HELP TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER SO WE CONSUMERS ARE PROTECTED FROM THE AUTO INDUSTRY. YOURS, [XXX] PS: TOO MANY FILES TO UPLOAD BUT CAN SEND OR FAX? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING LIFT GATE DAMPERS BACK IN OCTOBER 2016. I CALLED TO CHECK ON IT AND GUNTHER MAZDA SERVICE DEPT DID NOT HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE. WENT FOR AN UNRELATED PROBLEM IN DECEMBER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND I FIGURED SINCE I WAS GOING TO BE WITHOUT A CAR FOR A DAY OR TWO, I MIGHT AS WELL TAKE CARE OF THE RECALL. THEY STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PART, THEY TOLD ME TO CALL BACK IN FEBRUARY. I AM NOT SURE HOW LONG AFTER A RECALL IS A MANUFATURER SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE WITH A SOLUTION, BUT 4 MONTHS SEEMS LONG. I HAVE NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE GATE, BUT I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL I HAVE IT OR IGNORE THE RECALL EITHER.

CLUTCH NEEDS REPLACEMENT AS PER MAZDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT. CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD AND HAS 53000 APROX. I HAVE READ BLOGS ABOUT THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN MAZDAS BETWEEN 2009 -2012.

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTED AND STICKY AND THAT MAKES IT BRIGHT WITH THE SUN AND REFLECTED IN THE GLASS INTERNALLY AND MAKES DAY DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT.