2010 MAZDA MAZDA3 Complaints

BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN JUNE 2013, AND NOTICED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 IT STARTED TO BECOME STICKY ON THE DASHBOARD AS IF IT IS MELTING.. DIDNT REALLY BECOME AN ISSUE UNTIL IT BEGAN TO GLARE INTO MY WINDSHIELD CAUSING ME TO BE UNABLE TO SEE. I CANNOT CLEAN, OR TOUCH ANY PART OF THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE IT IS SO MELTED AND STICKY IT STICKS TO MY HANDS IF I DO. IT IS IN MY DIRECT VIEW OF WHERE I SHOULD BE LOOKING TOWARDS THE ROAD. HUGE ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD/FELT A CLUNK AND THE DRIVER SEAT TILTED BACK A FEW INCHES AND BECAME UNSTABLE. THE SEAT NOW MOVES FREELY UP AND DOWN AND IS NOT CURRENTLY SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS WAS A RESULT OF WELD ON THE SEAT BRACKET BREAKING AND THE SEAT LOSING ITS SUPPORT. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND OVER 100 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE ABS & DSC (DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL) INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TESTED AT A REPAIR SHOP AND TWO SEPARATE COMPUTER READOUTS SHOW CODES C0020, U0140 & U0140 (RELATED TO THE ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT). THE SHOP PROVIDED SERVICE BULLETIN NO. 04-002/13, LAST ISSUED: 7/17/2013 RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND I MAY NOT HAVE FUNCTIONAL ABS OR DSC BUT THE BRAKES, WHILE NOT HAVING ABS, STILL FUNCTION. I WAS ADVISED THIS MAY BE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR BUT SINCE IT IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE, MAZDA MAY FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. I WOULD ARGUE THAT NOT HAVING ABS OR DSC IS MOST CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BEGA DETERIORATING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A STICKY SUBSTANCE ACCUMULATING AS THE FAILURE WAS BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2010 MAZDA 3 HAS BEGAN MELTING. THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME STICKY AND SHINY. SOMETIMES THE SHININESS IS SO REFLECTIVE THAT IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SEE WHEN I AM DRIVING ON A SUNNY DAY. THERE ARE CHUNKS OF THE DASH THAT COME OFF LIKE CHEWING GUM. THE DASH GETS ON EVERYTHING LIKE STICKY BLACK TAR. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THERE ARE DANGEROUS TOXINS BEING RELEASED INTO THE AIR TO BREATHE WHILE DRIVING KNOWING THAT THIS SYNTHETIC MATERIAL HAS NOW BROKEN DOWN AND BEGUN TO DETERIORATE. THE CAR IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD AND WELL CARED FOR. WHO IS TO BLAME FOR MY LOSS OF VALUE FROM A POORLY MADE PRODUCT. *TR

THE DASH OF MY MAZDA 3 2010 IS LITERALLY MELTING. THIS CAUSE A GLARE WHEN DRIVING THAT CAN'T BE AVOIDED. THIS MAKES DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS IN SUNNY CONDITIONS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2010 MAZDA 3 BEGAN MELTING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. OVER TIME, MORE OF THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME STICKY AND SHINY. SOMETIMES THE SHININESS IS SO REFLECTIVE THAT IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SEE WHEN I AM DRIVING ON A SUNNY DAY. THE VEHICLE RESIDES IN HAWAII AND IS KEPT IN A GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE. *TR

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING WITH THE CONSISTENCY OF PEANUT BUTTER. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO MAZDA AND THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR CAR. *TR

DASHBOARD IS MELTING, CREATING A SHINY SURFACE THAT CREATES A SEVERE GLARE AND INHIBITS VISION. THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A COSMETIC ISSUE. MAZDA REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR MY 2010 MAZDA3 WITH ONLY 47000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE NOW HAD TWO TPMS VALVE STEMS SNAP OFF WHILE NEEDING TO INFLATE MY TIRES. BOTH CRACKED IN HALF AT THE THREADED PART OR THE STEM. COST IS $150 EACH TO REPLACE. MAZDA CORPORATE SAYS THIS IS "NORMAL". I HAVE DRIVEN 500,000 IN MY LIFE AND NEVER HAD A VALVE STEM CRACK OFF. THIS CAR HAS HAD TWO. FORUMS ARE LITTERED WITH THIS ISSUE. PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AND TIRES GOING FLAT ON THE HIGHWAY. WILL SOMEONE NEED TO DIE FOR MAZDA TO CHANGE THESE DANGEROUS MONITORS? *TR