2011 MAZDA MAZDA3 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE MANUEL STEERING. A LESS EXPIERIANCED DRIVER WAS OPPERATING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. HAD HIM TURN THE CAR OFF WAIT A SHORT TIME AND START THE CAR. POWER STEERING WAS BACK. PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE CAR IS IN FOR REPAIR. I ALSO SEE STEERING PROBLEM RECALLS ON THE 2008-2009 MODELS.

WOBBLY DRIVERS SEAT. CLUNKY SOUND WHEN TRUING. SOME TIMES MOVES ON TRACK BY ITSELF.PERSISTENT PROBLEM SINCE DAY OF PURCHASE.

SEAT TRACK-OCCUPANT SENSOR RIGHT BCN167SW0A LIGHT FLASHES ON DASHBOARD WHEN CAR IS TURNED ON. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN 2012. MAZDA WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THIS ANY LONGER, BUT IT SHOULD. I BELIEVE MAZDA HAS A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN FIVE YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V644000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

HOOD LATCH STRIKER RUSTS AT ITS WELDING POINT. IF IT SEPARATES FROM THE HOOD, FOLLOWING MAY OCCUR DURING VEHICLE MOVEMENT: 1. HOOD OPENS AND IMPACTS DRIVER FRONT VISIBILITY 2. HOOD BRAKES THE WINDSHIELD AND POTENTIALLY INJURES THE DRIVER 3. HOOD SEPARATES FROM THE VEHICLE AND IMPACTS OTHER DRIVERS (BEHIND)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MAZDA 3. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LAMP. AS A RESULT, THE HEAD LAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD LAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V644000 (STRUCTURE). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE VEHICLE HAS UNINTENDED SURGES IN ACCELERATION DURING DRIVING OR BACKING OUT THE DRIVE. WAS TOLD TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE; I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT FROM THIS AS OF YET. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I WAS UNUSED TO THE ACCELERATOR. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE FOGGED FROM THE INSIDE (WATER UNDER THE HEADLIGHTS) THIS RESULTS IN THE LIGHT BEAM NOT BEING STRONG ENOUGH AT NIGHT TO BE AS VISIBLE AS SHOULD BE TO OTHERS OR MYSELF.

PASSENGER HEADLAMP GETTING EXCESSIVE CONDENSTATION BUILD UP AFTER CAR WASH OR RAIN STORM EVENTUALLY CAUSES HID BULB AND BALLAST FAILURE DUE TO SHORT CAUSED BY WATER INGRESS. HOUSING HAS BEEN CHANGED AND STILL LEAKS IN ALMOST EXACT SAME PATTERN AS OLD HOUSING. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT AS IT AFFECTS MY ABILITY TO SAFELY, AND LEGALLY DRIVE MY CAR IN LOW OR NO LIGHT CONDITIONS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

1) AFTER MOVING THE EMPTY PASSENGER SEAT BACK A FEW INCHES AT A RED LIGHT, PASSENGER AIRBAG DEACTIVATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH AND HAS REMAINED ON EVER SINCE. AT THE SAME TIME, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEGAN FLASHING A CODE 16. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE LOOSE WIRES OR CONNECTIONS UNDER THE SEAT. 2) CONDENSATION APPEARING IN DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY.

AIRBAG NOT INFLATE AT THE ACCIDENT BUT INFLATED AFTER 2 NF INJURIES . PERSONS HURT BY STEERING WHEEL.