2011 MAZDA MAZDA3 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MAZDA MAZDA3. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF ANY INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MAZDA OF ARLINGTON (1400 TECH CENTRE PKWY, ARLINGTON, TX 76014, (817) 575-6000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

'TAKATA RECALL' THE DRIVER SEAT IS UNEVEN AND DEFINITELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE LIKE THIS

DURING SHORT DRIVE ON SURFACE ROADS (UNDER 45 MPH), ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND MELTED PLASTIC CLIPS; FUSE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THIS DID NOT WORK.

ON APRIL 8 WHILE PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL ON NAUTILUS STREET IN LA JOLLA, POINTED DOWNHILL ON A STEEP GRADE, MY IDLING VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING, I LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKES HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE HANDBRAKE, THE PASSENGER CAR DOOR WAS OPEN AT THE TIME MY DAUGHTER WAS TRYING TO STEP INTO THE VEHICLE AS THE CAR TOOK OFF, THE DOOR HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BREAKING HER TAIL LIGHT, IT TOOK ME THREE TRIES TO GET THE ENGINE TO TURN BACK OVER.

MY DASHBOARD HAS COME APART - LIKE ITS NOT GLUED TOGETHER BUT THEY TELL ME AT MAZDA THAT MY CAR IS NOT APART OF THE DASHBOARD RECALL WHICH I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE

WE WERE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SOUNDED LIKE A MACHINE GUN WAS GOING THREW MY SPEAKERS AND THE RADIO CONTROL WOULD NOT CONTROL THE LOAD NESS OF IT. WE HAD TO RIDE OVER 3 MILES TO THE EXIT AND GET OUT WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF IT STOPPED. THEN IT WOULD MAKE A AWFUL CRACKLING NOISE WHEN THE KEY WASN'T EVEN IN THE IGNITION. THAT WENT ON FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW THE RADIO DOESN'T WORK AT ALL AND IT STILL CRACKLES FROM TIME TO TIME. I LOOKED ONLINE AND APPARENTLY A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY SAID THAT THE BOSE AMPLIFIER IS GOING OUT MAKING THAT NOISE. I'VE CONTACTED BOSE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. I'M JUST GLAD I WASN'T IN THE CAR ALONE WHEN IT HAPPENED BECAUSE WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF US!

DECEMBER 6, 2018 DEAR NHTSA, I HAVE A 2011 MAZDA 3 WITH FOUR (4) WESTLAKE RP18 205/55R16 91V RADIAL TOURING TIRES. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO NOTIFY THE COMPANY THAT AT LEAST THIS LOT OF TIRE OR THIS TIRE LINE IS STRUCTURALLY DEFECTIVE. I HAVE ATTACHED PICTURES ON PAGE 2. THERE ARE SEVERAL IMPLICATION TO THIS DEFECT INCLUDING BENDING OF TIRE SHIELD, EASY PUNCTUATION AND EASY BLOW-OUT. ALL OF THESE INSTANCES CAN LEAD TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND EVEN DEATH. FOR INSTANCE, RECENTLY ROAD OBSTRUCTIONS PUNCTURED BOTH OF MY 2 BACK TIRES. THESE TIRES WERE FLAT WITHIN 30 MINUTES WHILE I WAS OUT SHOPPING AND A 20 MINUTES DRIVING DISTANCE FROM MY HOME. I PURCHASED A FOOT AIR PUMP TO PUT ENOUGH AIR IN MY TIRES TO TRAVEL ONE BLOCK AWAY TO THE AUTO SHOP TO REPLACE BOTH TIRES. FURTHERMORE, I DROVE AT SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY AT LESS THAN 20 MPH (MILES PER HOUR). AT THE STORE THEY REMOVED THE TIRE AND IDENTIFIED THE OBSTRUCTIONS, HOWEVER, THE TIRES EXPLODED VERY EASILY. THESE TIRES CAN BE PURCHASED FROM WAL-MART AND AMAZON FOR $44.24 EACH OR $176.96 FOR 4 TIRES ONLINE. I THINK THESE TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THIS MATTER PURSUED VIGOROUSLY PARTICULAR BECAUSE OF THE UPCOMING 2018 HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON. ON OCTOBER 16, 2018, I MAILED A CORRESPONDENCE LETTER TO TIRECO INC., SUPER-REPRESENTATIVE OF WESTLAKE TIRE. THE LETTER IS LISTED ABOVE. THIS MAIL WAS CERTIFIED WITH THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE UNDER CODE: 7018 0680 0000 5488 3046. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE COMPANY. AS STATED ABOVE, I BELIEVE THESE TIRES ARE STRUCTURALLY DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ON FOR PASSENGER SEAT. PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE WIRING AND WEIGHT SENSOR. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT PUTS PASSENGERS AT RISK. IF YOU LOOK ONLINE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE DASHBOARD IS SEPARATING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE IS A GROWING GAP. IT OCCURRED OVER TIME AND IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE.

CAR WAS HARD TO START IN 2014..REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG .CLEAN THE MAF SENSOR AND AIR INTAKE .USED 89 GRADE GAS .NOTHING WAS CHANGE .CAR WAS NOISE FROM THE BACK IN 2016.DIDNT FIND OUT THE PROBLEM .THEN 2WEEKS AGO SOMETIMES CAR STARTED AND FAILED RIGHT AWAY .DO MATTER THE ENGINE WAS COLD OR WARM .TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP .REPLACED FUEL PUMP .COSTED $988.CAR JUST GO BACK THE NORMAL FINALLY .SO THE FUEL PUMP HAD PROBLEM IN 2014.BUT JUST DIDNT DIE.FUEL PUMP SHOULD LAST LIFETIME WITH THE CAR .WE HAD SOME OLDER CAR LIKE 11YEARS .THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMP .THEY SHOULD RECALL IT .I SEEN A LOT PEOPLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE .AND THEY DIDNT FIND OUT THE PROBLEM