2014 MAZDA MAZDA3 Complaints

I NOTICED THAT MY PARKING BRAKE (EMERGENCY BRAKE) DID NOT FEEL AS STURDY AS IT HAD BEEN. IT FELT AS IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FULLY PULLED UP, BUT IT HAD BEEN. I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION AND PARKED THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT, WHICH WAS FLAT. I TRIED TO PULL THE PARKING BRAKES, BUT IT WOULD NOT GO UP AT ALL. IF I HOLD ON TO THE PARKING BRAKE, IT WORKS, BUT THE LEVER WILL NOT STAY UP. THERE IS A RECALL ON PARKING BRAKES FOR THIS MODEL, BUT NOT FOR MY VIN. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD REACH A WIDER SPAN OF MAZDAS THIS MODEL.

I HAVE 2 ISSUES. THE MOST DANGEROUS ONE IS THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM. IT JUMPS AROUND FROM PHONE TO RADIO TO CONTACTS TO MUSIC AND RANDOMLY MAKES CALLS, PLAYS THE RADIO, AND CANNOT BE CONTROLLED. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS DISTRACTING TO DRIVER. WHEN IT MAKE CALLS IT CANNOT BE DISCONNECTED AND WHICHEVER SCREEN IS DISPLAYED IT ACTS AS IF SOMEONE IS CONSTANTLY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE SYSTEM. RADIO STATIONS CHANGE AND PHONE CALLS ARE MADE THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT HALF OF THE SCREEN IS CRACKED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANYTHING ON IT. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY MAZDA BUT DID NOT REPAIR IT WHEN I TOOK IT IN. THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE SCREEN BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE UNCONTROLLED SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS WARM OUTSIDE. I HAVE READ MANY OF THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS FOR BOTH OF THESE ISSUES. THESE ISSUES ARE MOSTLY WHEN I AM STOPPED BUT CONTINUES WHEN I AM MOVING. SINCE MAZDA DOES RECOGNIZE THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE DIRECTIONS FOR CORRECTING THEM, THEY STILL WANT ME TO PAY FOR A NEW SCREEN AND SYSTEM

TOOK MY 2014 MAZDA3 IGT HATCH TO A LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED. TECH INFORMED ME THAT HE NOTICED ONE SIDE ON THE REAR WAS WORN MORE THAN THE OTHERS. PARKED ON A HILL THE NEXT DAY AND NOTICED THE PARKING BRAKE HAD A LOT MORE PLAY THAN NORMAL. THE PARKING BRAKE COULD NOT HOLD THE CAR WHEN PULLED ALL THE WAY UP. CAR ROLLED FORWARD IF SHIFTER WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. TOOK CAR TO MARTIN MAZDA IN NEWARK, DELAWARE TO HAVE BRAKE FUNCTION CHECKED. FROM INVOICE: "FOUND INTERNAL MALFUNCTION IN DRIVERS SIDE CALIPER WITH E-BRAKE OPERATION, REQUESTED P/A ON CALIPER FOR REPAIR, CALIPER IS WORKING HYDRAULICALLY." THEY DID NOT HAVE THE CALIPER IN STOCK SO I HAVE TO RETURN WHEN THE PART COMES IN. CHECKING ONLINE, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM (NHTSA RECALL NO. 17V-393 / MFR RECALL NO.1217F) BUT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE THE SAME E-BRAKE PROBLEM, AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN COLD WEATHER JUST AS THE RECALL STATES. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED.

WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CAR LOST POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED, THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE CAME ON ALL AT THE SAME TIME. THE CAR ALSO WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE PAST 35-40 MPH. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE FOUR ENGINE COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A MONTH AND HALF LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND ANOTHER ENGINE COIL IS NEEDING REPLACEMENT.

UNFORTUNATELY A PICTURE WILL NOT WORK FOR WHAT US HAPPENING IN MY VEHICLE. THE NAVIGATION HUB IN MY VEHICLE WITH START TO PHANTOM PRESS BUTTONS WHEN STOPPED OR DRIVING. WHEN STOPPED IT WILL START TO OPEN MENUS AND CHANGE SETTINGS AS WELL AS OPEN THE PHONE AND ATTEMPT TO DIAL NUMBERS ON IT OWN. THIS CAN BE VERY DISTRACTING WHILE STOPPED AS IT IS CONSTANTLY BEEPING AND CLICKING WHICH PREVENTS ME FROM PAYING ATTENTION. WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION IT IS UNABLE TO DIAL NUMBERS BUT WILL STILL GO INTO MENUS AND START CHANGING SETTINGS WHICH IS A HUGE DISTRACTION FROM THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN OFF THE SYSTEM AND IF YOU TRY TO MUTE IT WITH THE MUTE BUTTON THE SYSTEM HAS UNLIMITED ITSELF AND CONTINUED TO RAPIDLY CHANGE SETTING OR SELECT DIFFERENT THINGS WITHIN THE MENU ALL THE WHILE MAKING VERY AUDIBLE AND DISTRACTING NOISES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN SEEN IN MANY FORUMS AND MAZDA HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THIS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. MY FEAR IS THAT OF THE FACT THAT IT CAN TAKE YOUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM DRIVING WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. IT IS NOT A CONSISTENT CONDITION THOUGH AND WILL NOT DO IT FOR DAYS, WEEKS OR MONTHS BUT THEN WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN START UP AGAIN. RESETTING THE SYSTEM DOES NOTHING TO FIX THIS AS WELL AS TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN. I HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE MAY BE RECALLED AS IT POSES SAFETY HAZARDS FOR ANYONE WITH THIS PROBLEM TO BE DISTRACTED AND NOT PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE ROAD WHICH COULD LEAD TO TRAFFIC COLLISIONS ESPECIALLY IN IN CLIMATE WEATHER.

OCCASIONALLY THE ENGINE WILL HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING, AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TPM, AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH. LESS FREQUENTLY, THE ENGINE WILL OCCASIONALLY STALL WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL REMAIN ILLUMINATED, SO I DO NOT THINK IT'S A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO WARNING. THE DEALER HERITAGE MAZDA CATONSVILLE (6616 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE, CATONSVILLE, MD 21228, 1-(844) 224-1951) RECHARGED THE BATTERY AS AN INTERIM REPAIR DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER. HOWEVER, THEY HAD NOT PROVIDED A PERMANENT REMEDY SO THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WITHIN DAYS, THE VEHICLE HAD CONTINUED TO HAVE A LOSS OF POWER AND STALLED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NO RECALL CAMPAIGN AND HAD ONLY 1 TSB ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WHICH WAS UNACCEPTABLE TO THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL CAMPAIGN TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION SO THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE MAY BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FLICKERING GOING DIM AND THEN BRIGHT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, AND THE CAR IS IN GEAR.

MY INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM AND BACKUP CAMERA IS ERRATIC. THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM WELL AUTOMATICALLY DIAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS, CHANGE CHANNELS AND RANDOMLY CHANGE OTHER ITEMS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING. MY BACKUP CAMERA ALSO INTERMITTENTLY CUTS OUT.

THE 2014 MAZDA 3 HAS A NOTICE BULLETIN REGARDING A KNOWN ISSUE ON THE RADIO AND CONNECT SYSTEM FAILING. MAZDA WILL NOT REPLACE OR FIX THIS ISSUE WITHOUT TELLING CUSTOMERS TO PAY $1010 FOR A NEW HARDWARE UNIT WHICH SOME HAVE REPORTED NOT FIXING THE ISSUE. MAZDA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART AS IT AFFECTS THE ENTIRE COMPUTER OF THE CAR BY NOT ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO CONTROL THE RADIO, MAINTENANCE, HANDS FREE COMMUNICATION, NAVIGATION, AND CAR SETTINGS. SHAME ON MAZDA