2007 MAZDA MX-5 Complaints

APPROXIMATELY, ONE MONTH AGO, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE WATER ACCUMULATION ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME THERE WAS ANY KIND OF RAIN, AND I LEFT THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE. AFTER A PARTICULARLY HARD RAIN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2012 IN MY AREA, THE NEXT MORNING THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY A 6 INCH ACCUMULATION OF WATER IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY VEHICLE.I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MAZDA DEALER. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO ROGER BEASLEY MAZDA, 6825 BURNET RD, AUSTIN, TX 78752 AND SPOKE WITH THEIR LEAD SERVICE TECHNICIAN. HE LOOKED AT THE WATER INSIDE MY CAR AND TOLD ME " I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM TOO MANY TIMES AND THE PROBLEM IS WITH DRAIN HOLES ON EACH SIDE OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP THAT GET CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS". I ASKED HOW DEBRIS GOT INTO THE DRAINS, AND HE SAID IT WAS LEAVES, AND OTHER DEBRIS FROM RAIN. INSTEAD OF THIS DEBRIS FILTERING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE DEBRIS ACCUMULATES IN THE DRAINS AND CAUSES THEM TO CLOG, AND THEN REVERTS THE EXCESS WATER TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT. NOW, MY CAR HAS WET CARPET THROUGHOUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR, AND ALL THE EXCESS MOISTURE HAS ACCUMULATED AND CAUSED THE CONVERTIBLE TOP TO BE MOLDY ON THE INSIDE. I SIMPLY DO NOT FEEL AS THOUGH I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT IS CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT AND CLEARLY SOMETHING THAT THIS LEAD SERVICE TECHNICIAN HAS RECOGNIZED OVER SEVERAL MODEL YEARS OF THIS MAKE OF MAZDA VEHICLE. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE CRACKED AND DO NOT STAY UP IN PLACE. THEY FALL DOWN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING YOU TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MANY OF THE OWNERS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I ALSO CALLED MAZDA'S HEADQUARTERS IN CA, AND WAS TOLD THAT A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED AND THAT I SHOULD REPORT THIS TO YOUR AGENCY. *KB

I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA MIATA. THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT HAS RINGED HOLES FOR FLOOR MOUNTED HOLDING PINS, HOWEVER, NO SUCH PINS WERE INSTALLED IN MY CAR. I JERRY-RIGGED TWO HOLDING LINKS FROM A COAT HANGER BETWEEN THE FLOOR MAT HOLES TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY SEAT. I CONTACTED MAZDA USA AND ALL THEY SAID IS NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE ON MY MODEL. THEY DIDN'T ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE MY PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO THE TOYOTA RECALL AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM PROPERLY. *TR

AIRBAG DASHBOARD LIGHT FLASHING INDICATING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. HAVE READ ONLINE FORUMS OF OTHERS HAVING SAME ISSUE, BUT VARIOUS DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS VERY DIFFICULT AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO INTO 2ND GEAR ON THE FIRST FEW ATTEMPTS. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW AND NOW IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. PROBLEM IS MORE EVIDENT WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IT HAS LEFT ME TRYING TO PUT IT INTO GEAR WITH CARS COMING UP BEHIND ME. IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MANY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM AND MAZDA HAS NOT YET COME UP WITH A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

FLAT TIRE CAUSED BY POT-HOLE. CAUSED CUT IN TIRE. DISCOVERED THAT CAR DOES NOT HAVE A SPARE TIRE. INSTEAD HAS A "FIX-A-FLAT" KIT. DID NOT WORK - WILL NOT WORK WITH A CUT CAUSED BY A POT HOLE. THE SEALANT WILL NOT SEAL A QUARTER INCH LONG CUT AND SO THE KIT PUMP WILL NOT INFLATE THE TIRE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION. IF SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENS ON A HIGHWAY LONG WAY FROM A REPAIR FACILITY, DRIVER IS STRANDED. FOR A WOMAN, AT NIGHT, IN REMOTE LOCATION, THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS. NO DEATHS OR BODILY INJURY WHICH IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SUCH INCIDENTS OCCUR. *TR