MAZDA Complaints

2004 MAZDA RX-8. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE AIR BAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

CAR WAS PARKED WHILE AT WORK, CAME OUT TO FIND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED, RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. NO ROCK CHIPS ANYWHERE TO BE FOUND. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CONTACTED A MAZDA REP WHO AGREED IT WAS A DEFECT. I WAS RELIEVED TO HEAR THAT, BUT VERY DISSATISFIED THAT THE REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD IS ON BACK ORDER FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. THE WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED BADLY ENOUGH THAT I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE LETTING MY PREGNANT WIFE DRIVE IT. WE BOUGHT THIS LARGER VEHICLE TO FIT A BABY CARRIER, NOW THE BABY WILL BE HERE BEFORE THE WINDSHIELD. THIS PUTS US IN A TIGHT SPOT, WE HAVE A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WE CAN NOT DRIVE. I UNDERSTAND THE DEALERSHIPS NOT AT FAULT AND THEY WERE VERY FRIENDLY, AND HELPFUL. I AM GLAD THEY AGREED TO REPLACE IT, BUT STILL OUT OF A VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS WITHOUT A RENTAL IS CRAZY.

STARTED TO NOTICE STICKY RESIDUE ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. HARD TO CLEAN OFF MAKING FOR A VISIBILITY ISSUE. DAYS LATER AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS VERY STICKY AND APPEARS TO BE MELTING. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION ONLINE REALIZE THIS IS AN GOING ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND OTHERS. I.E. TOYOTA/LEXUS .

CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY SNAPPED IN HALF AT WELD POINT, WHILE SHIFTING AT NORMAL SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY.

I OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR, SAT DOWN AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. I LOOKED AT THE DOOR LATCH AND THE THREE SCREWS USED TO ATTACH THE LATCH WERE MISSING AND THE LATCH WAS HANGING FREELY WITHIN THE DOOR. I WAS TRYING TO FIND REPLACEMENT SCREWS ONLINE WHEN I CAME ACROSS A RECALL ON THE MAZDA 6 WHICH IS APPEARS TO BE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V425000

OVER TIME THE DASHBOARD HAS GONE FROM A MATT BLACK RUBBER MATERIAL TO A VERY SHINY, STICKY, MELTING SURFACE, WHICH IS QUITE VISIBLE WHEN LOOKING FORWARD THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. IT ADVERSELY EFFECTS THE VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN.

AFTER ONE MONTH OF OWNERSHIP, A CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE TOP, CENTER. THE CRACK EXTENDED DOWN TO THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD CREATING A LARGE OBLONG OVAL. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF BEING HIT BY ROAD DEBRIS. THE MAZDA SERVICE CENTER CONFIRMED THIS AND DECLARED IT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IT HAS BEEN OVER 5 WEEKS AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD TO ARRIVE. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE RAMPANT ENOUGH THAT NEW WINDSHIELDS ARE BACK ORDERED WITH NO INDICATION OF WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE.

DASHBOARD STARTED TO MELT. THE PANEL IS ALL STICKY, INCLUDING A/C VENTS WHICH ALSO STARTED TO CRACK.WILL TAKE THE CAR TO DEALER TO FIX/SUGGEST A SOLUTION. TOUCHING THE SHINNY PARTS WITH FINGERS WILL TURN FINGERS BLACK, STICKY AND IS ALSO HARD TO CLEAN. TRYING TO CLEAN DASH MAKES THINGS WORST.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKES DO NOT STOP COMPLETELY. THERE IS A HISSING SOUND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. BRAKES FEEL HARDER TO PRESS THAN USUAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.