MAZDA Complaints

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  • 2016 MAZDA CX-5
    - JACKSONVILLE, FL

    THE FOLLOWING WARNING AND WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN AROUND 34,980 MILES ON MY 2016.5 MAZDA CX-5 GRAND TOURING 2.5L SKYACTIV-G WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE: MASTER WARNING LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, POWER STEERING, KEYLESS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, SMART CITY BRAKE SUPPORT MALFUNCTION, FORWARD SCBS DISABLED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TCS/DSC INDICATOR LIGHT, TCS OFF INDICATOR LIGHT, BLIND SPOT MONITORING (BSM) OFF INDICATION, BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, ABS WARNING LIGHT, ELECTRIC BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, AIR BAG/FRONT SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, LED HEADLIGHT WARNING LIGHT, AND THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN OFF. USING THE LEFT BLINKER WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLES POWER TO RESTART AND YES, WHILE DRIVING! THIS STARTED NOVEMBER 14, 2020 AND WHEN I NOTIFIED MAZDA, THEY DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED AND A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE LIGHT WERE NO LONGER THERE. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN DECEMBER 15, 2020 AND MARCH 5, 2021 WHEN I DECIDED MAZDA NEEDS TO RUN A DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE CLEARLY SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. MY DEALERSHIP INSISTED IT WAS MY BATTERY (BASICALLY THE ONLY WARNING LIGHT NOT ON) AND MY REAR BRAKE PADS. THEN WHEN THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE, THEY SAID CORROSION NEEDED TO BE CLEANED WHICH WAS NOT SHOWN IN THE VEHICLE INSPECTION VIDEO. ALSO, MY CAR WAS JUST SERVICED AT MY MAZDA DEALERSHIP JULY 2020 WITH 33,706 MILES. SEPTEMBER 2020 MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND I RETURNED TO A LARGE CRACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. AROUND 25,000 THE TIRED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, NOW AT 36,666 MILES TIRE THREAD DEPTH IS IN THE YELLOW' MY VEHICLE ALIGNMENT HAS ZERO ISSUES AND MY MAZDA DEALERSHIP IS THE ONLY ONE WHO ROTATES THE TIRES (OR SUPPOSE TO).

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2017 MAZDA CX-5
    - MASSILLON, OH

    DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY 65MPH WITH JUST UNDER A QUARTER TANK OF GAS AND ENGINE CUT OFF ON ITS OWN. MY SON WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT WAS A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. I FEEL THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS DEFECTIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAD VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TOWED TO CLOSEST DEALER. I WAS CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. AGAIN, I FEEL IT IS A WEAK DESIGN OF THE FUEL PUMP AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 MAZDA MAZDA6
    - LOCKPORT, NY

    WE NO LONGER OWN THIS VEHICLE. IT WAS SOLD AT AUCTION ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. PLEASE STOP SENDING ME THESE REAL NOTICES. VIN IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 MAZDA MAZDA3
    - BRISTOL, CT

    THE DASHBOARD IS LIFTING UP POSSIBLY AFFECTING THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYMENT. I AM VERY CONCERNED I DONT KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENED

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2007 MAZDA MAZDA3
    - FREEPORT, OH

    I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AS I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN GETTING IT HOME IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. AFTER THAT MY POWER STEERING WOULD COME AND GO WHILE DRIVING UNTIL IT STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION. I WAS IN MOTION WHILE IT STOPPED WORKING AND RANDOMLY STARTED WORKING AGAIN. SEVERAL TIMES.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 MAZDA CX-9
    - NEWBURY PARK, CA

    SIRT: I PURCHASED MY 2011 MAZDA CX 9 FROM MY CLOSE FRIEND [XXX] ON DEC.05 OF 2014! [XXX] HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED A SPECIAL SERVICES PROGRAM ABOUT THE BRAKE BOOSTER! WELL I NEVER RECEIVED THIS INFO EITHER? IN FACT I HAD TWO RECALL THAT WERE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALER HERE IN THOUSAND OAKS CALIF. THIS KNOWN BRAKE BOOSTER DETONATION HAS BEEN KNOWN BY MAZDA.IOT IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND IS NOT TO SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL- I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR AND SEETHE ORIGINAL MATTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN LET IT BE KNOWN TO MYSELF AND FEEL THE MATTER SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ASAP BY MAZDA -THANK YOU [XXX] ADDING BACKING -VERY HARD BRAKE - WHEN DRIVING IT HAD TO REALLY STAND HARD ON THE BRAKE TO STOP CAR B! ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE ! TO SUMMARIZE IO WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY MAZDA ABOUT THE SPECIAL SERVICE PROGRAM FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS EXTREMELY UNSAFE BRAKE PROBLEM! INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2010 MAZDA CX-9
    - DENVER, CO

    I EXPERIENCED A SEVERAL BRAKING PROBLEMS IN MY CAR IN THE FALL OF 2020. I TOOK IT TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKING SYSTEM PER MAZDA'S SSP 93 BULLETIN. HOWEVER, MAZDA INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. I ARGUED THAT IT WAS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE BRAKING SYSTEM PERFORMED SO POORLY THAT I NEARLY GOT IN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. MAZDA STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, THEREFORE NO RECALL WAS NECESSARY, AND I WOULDN'T BE COVERED FOR THE REPAIR. I BELIEVE THE NHTSA NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A FULL SAFETY RECALL. THE BRAKING FAILURE IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVERS AND MAZDA NEEDS TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2008 MAZDA CX-9
    - HOPKINSVILLE, KY

    KNOCK OR HARD SHIFT IN PARK AS WELL AS IN REVERSE KEEPS BURNING OIL HAD EVERYTHING FLUSHED REPLACED ALL FLUIDS VALVE COVER GASKETS SPARK PLUGS ETC

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2008 MAZDA CX-9
    - HOPKINSVILLE, KY

    SOMETIMES THE BLIND SIGNAL WORKS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T SOMETIMES IT BLINKS ON THE SCREEN AND WHEN SWITCHING LANES, BRAKES KEEPS GOING OUT BALL JOINT KEEPS POPPING HARD SHIFT OR KNOCK IN REVERSE AND WHEN PLACED IN PARK HAD REPAIR DONE SEVERAL TIMES. DVD WIRES KEEPS GOING OUT/SHORTAGE M. SOMETIMES SEAT BELT BLINKER WORK AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE
    - TALLAHASSEE, FL

    IN COLDER FLORIDA WEATHER, FREEZING ISN'T REQUIRED, UPON START UP AND DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE EVERYTHING IS WARMED UP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK AND BE VERY HARD TO PUSH DOWN. WHEN IT DOES BREAK FREE IT CAN BE SUDDEN WHICH RESULTS IN EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION FOR A MOMENT. THERE IS NO PEDAL OBSTRUCTION, SUCH AS A FLOOR MAT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN COOLER WEATHER, STATIONARY OR IN MOTION ON STREET, HIGHWAY ETC UNTIL IT WARMS UP. NOT LONG AFTER BUYING THIS USED CAR, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CABLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER FOR A NEW CABLE. THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN. THIS STICKING PEDAL HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR SO I WAS UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE UNTIL TODAY WHEN I WENT TO FILL IT UP WITH GAS. I'M A GROWN MAN AND I HAD TO PUSH DOWN VERY HARD TO GET IT TO MOVE.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE