MAZDA Complaints

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHAKING AROUND 50MPH. SO WE PLANNED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT SINCE WE HEARD THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAS SOME KNOWN ISSUES THAT MAY BECOME SEVERE. DURING THE DRIVE TO THE CAR SHOP (LITERALLY 1 MILE FROM HOME) THE AXLE/BEARING OR FRONT SUSPENSION SEPARATED FROM THE CAR!!! THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL AND JOINTS SEPARATED FROM THE CAR; THE WHEEL LOOKS LIKE IT WAS BREAKING OFF! WE WERE DRIVING AROUND 15MPH! NO ONE WAS HURT AND THANK GOODNESS IT WAS AROUND 11AM SO THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AROUND TO MAKE THINGS WORSE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CAR SHOP WHICH WAS ONLY FEET AWAY FROM THE SCENE, WHICH WAS AN ADDED CHARGE! *PHOTOS OF INCIDENT ARE ALSO AVAILABLE

I CONTACTED HERITAGE MAZDA IN TOWSON MD TO HAVE THE RECALL FIXED. AFTER BEING TRANSFERRED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES, THE SERVICE WRITER INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE HARNESS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT A FEW YEARS. I CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATE DIRECT AND WAS TOLD BY THEM THAT THE PART IS AVAILABLE. I FEEL THAT HERITAGE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO DO THE FIX AND WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO WHY THEY WILL NOT FIX A RECALL ITEM FOR MY TRUCK?

I HEARD A LOUD THUMP COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I ASKED MY HUSBAND TO LOOK AT IT WHEN I GOT HOME AND FOUND THE REAR PASSENGER FENDER WELL RUSTED OUT AROUND THE SHOCK MOUNT. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION AND IS ONLY TEN YEARS OLD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. IN ADDITION, THE BRACKET WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER WAS RUSTED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IRREPARABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IN STRONG WIND CONDITIONS, THE ROOF BECAME DENTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS SLIGHTLY OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V345000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V382000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. MAZDA HAS A RECALL OUT FOR POWER STEERING PUMPS FOR OTHER MAZDA 3S BUT MY CAR VIN IS NOT IN THE RANGE OF VINS WITH THE FAULTY PUMP. ALL MY ELECTRICAL SUCH AS BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, ELETRICAL CABLES AND FUSE ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. I'VE FLUSHED THE POWER STEERING AND STILL NOTHING. I COULD NOT GET HOLD OF ANYONE TECH SAVY WHO COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT MY PROBLEM WAS AT MAZDA.

DASH BOARD IS MELTING AND THE GLOSS COAT IT LEAVES IS THROWING A SERVE GLARE IN THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOYIFIED AND STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NUMERIOUS CASES POSTED ON-LINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. MAZDA HAS BUILT A VEHICLE WITH A KNOWN SAFETY/MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBLITY FOR. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET THEIR ATTENTION? LOSS OF LIFE???

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY AND MY SUNGLASSES HOLDER FELL OPEN WAS IN THE WAY OF MY REARVIEW MIRROR AND WHEN I WENT TO CLOSE IT POPPED OFF AND FLEW AT ME SPRING AND ALL. MY MAZDA 6 IS A 2011 AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT A LOT OF REPORTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE MAZDA SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ME TO INSTALL A NEW ONE. AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THEM. VERY HAZARDOUS WHEN YOURE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SPRINGS FLIES OFF AND LANDS ON ME THE DRIVER LET ALONE THE WHOLE DOOR FALLING TO MY FEET AND IM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.