2010 MAZDA MAZDA3 Complaints

2010 MAZDA 3 DASHBOARD IS MELTING. CONDITION IS MORE PRONOUNCED DURING HOT SUMMER MONTHS. AS A RESULT OF THE MELTING DASH, VISIBILITY CAN OCCASIONALLY BECOME OBSCURED BY SUNLIGHT GLARE CAUSING SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS. MELTING DASH MATERIAL IS TRANSFERRED TO REMOVABLE SUN SCREEN PUT IN TO REFLECT SUNLIGHT OUT OF THE VEHICLE - THIS MELTED DASH MATERIAL CAN THEN BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WINDSHIELD ITSELF WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO CLEAN.

THE DASH BOARD IS MELTING WHICH IS CAUSING A REFLECTION INTO THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING.

DASHBOARD IS MELTING CREATING HORRIBLE GLARE IN LINE OF VISION OCCLUDING ONCOMING CARS. I HAVE PICTURES OF HOW TERRIBLE THE GLARE OF THE DASHBOARD REFLECTION IS CREATING WHILE DRIVING. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMEONE WILL FAIL TO SEE AN ONCOMING CAR OR CHILD CROSSING THE STREET DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2010 MAZDA 3 HAS BECOME VERY "STICKY" AND SHINY FROM NORMAL EXPOSURE TO THE SUN. I AM LOCATED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY FLORIDA. ADDITIONALLY, THE DASH HAS STARTED TO SPLIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE THAT COVERS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I BELIEVE THSE TWO ISSUES POSE A SAFETY HAZARD FROM REDUCED VISIBILITY THRU THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO GLARE AND FROM THE CHANCE THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY/INCORRECTLY OR NOT AT ALL IN A CRASH.

DASHBOARD IS MELTING CREATING HORRIBLE GLARE IN LINE OF VISION OCCLUDING ONCOMING CARS. SPOKE TO MAZDA HQ WITH NO HELP SIMPLY STATING THAT THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER CARS OF THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR BUT SINCE IT ISN'T CAUSING A "SAFETY HAZARD" THEY WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL IT. I HAVE PICTURES OF HOW TERRIBLE THE GLARE OF THE DASHBOARD REFLECTION IS CREATING WHILE DRIVING. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMEONE WILL FAIL TO SEE AN ONCOMING CAR OR CHILD CROSSING THE STREET DUE TO THIS DEFECT. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION! *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW AT THE END OF 2009 IN TEXAS. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, MY DASHBOARD HAS GOTTEN STICKY AND VERY SHINY. WITH DAYTIME DRIVING, THE SUN GLARES ON MY DASH AND PREVENTS ME FROM BEING ABLE TO SEE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. IT IS AN UNMANAGEABLE CONDITION; IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH IMPAIRED ROAD VISION. IT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE, AND I NO LONGER DRIVE AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY TO AVOID BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR 2010 MAZDA 3 VEHICLES LIKE MINE. PLEASE RECTIFY THIS OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS DEFECT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND PROVIDE ME WITH A CORRECTION. YOUR TIMELY RESPONSE WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU......UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF UPDATED 11/22/2017*CN

I WAS SITTING DOWN IN THE CAR (DRIVER'S SEAT) AND ADJUSTED MY POSITION SLIGHTLY AND HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE SEATBACK MOVED BACKWARDS AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SEAT ITSELF HAD NOTICEABLE FREEDOM TO MOVE UP AND DOWN AT THE LEFT CORNER. UPON EXAMINATION, THE BRACKET THAT IS WELDED TO THE SUPPORT BRACE ON THE FORWARD LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT HAD FAILED AT THE WELD LOCATIONS (2). THIS BRACKET IS PINNED TO THE RAIL AND KEEPS THE SEAT BOTTOM ATTACHED TO THE TRACK. MAZDA MUST RECAL THESE SEATS. THEY DO HAVE A FIX TO REPAIR WITHOUT SEAT REPLACEMENT. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. BUT IS CHARGING FOR THE FIX. RECALL TIME.

DASH HAS BECOME STICKY AND IS MELTING. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT IT CAUSES AN EXTREME GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT OBSTRUCTS VISION.

DASH HAS BECOME STICKY AND APPEARS TO BE SLOWLY MELTING TO THE POINT IT CANNOT BE CLEANED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT IT CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT OBSTRUCTS CLEAR VISION TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

THE DASH BOARD IS MELTING AND MAKES A HORRIABLE GLARE AND I CAN NOT SEE SOMETIME WHEN THE SUN HITS. GREKO MAZDA HAS REFUSED TO FIX FOR FREE. WANTS ME TO PAY $250 NOT MY FALULT THAT MAZDA MAKE A INFIERER PRODUCT