MAZDA Complaints

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON CONTROL PANEL IS FLASHING WHEN I START THE ENGINE AFTER A WORKING DAY. NO RHYME OR REASON AT ALL. THERE IS NO ANY IMPACTION FROM OUTSIDE AND/OR GOING OVER BUMPERS. IT COMES IN AND OUT IN THE FIRST DAY AND TWO, AND THEN IT'S STAYED ON AND FLASHED THE CODE 19, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL MEANS RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE - MEMORY FULL. SO I TOOK IT TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AT MY EXPENSE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER REPORT, THEY CANNOT RESET THE COMPUTER MODULE SUCH AS CLEAN MEMORY; INSTEAD, I AM ASKED TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING FOR FIX THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. HOWEVER, IN THE MEANTIME, ALL THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING ARE WORKING PERFECTLY, HORN/CRUSE CONTROL/ VOLUME CONTROL FOR THE STEREO.

TPMS BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY. HERE IS AN IMAGE OF MY THIRD TPMS THAT WOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY. GOOD THING I NOTICED THIS BECAUSE I NOW KNOW TO CHECK FOR IT. HTTP://TINYPIC.COM/R/2PT89CL/8 HTTP://TINYPIC.COM/R/2UNWLR5/8 HTTP://TINYPIC.COM/R/O6A64J/8 HTTP://TINYPIC.COM/R/5Z2VC9/8

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V345000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V382000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ENGINE RPMS AND THE THROTTLE AND POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY. I PUT OF THE VEHICLE ON A FEW TIMES HOPING THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF, BUT IT NEVER DID. FOR THREE DAYS NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT OF THE DRIVER SIDE HAS REMAINED ALIGHT. EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND THE ENGINE IS TURNED ON, THE AIR BAG COMES ON IMMEDIATELY.

WITHIN 17 HOURS OF EACH OCCURRENCE, TWO TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSORS) HAD BROKEN FROM CORROSION CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR IN THE TIRE, RESULTING IN A FLAT TIRE AND DANGEROUS HIGHWAY DRIVING SITUATION. BOTH TIRES HAD ADEQUATE AIR BEFORE THE INCIDENTS THAT HAD JUST BEEN CHECKED BEFORE THE TRIP. THE REMAINING TWO TPMS WERE ALSO BADLY CORRODED WHEN INSPECTED AND WERE REPLACED.

MY BRAKE FEELS LIKE IT HAS AIR UNDER IT AND IS HARD TO PRESS DOWN ON. IT ALSO MAKES A HISSING SOUND. WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, IT FEELS LIKE MY CAR IS TRYING TO MOVE. I AM SCARED MY BRAKE WILL FAIL OR NOT WORK WHEN I PUSH ON IT. I NOTICED THIS ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO. I THOUGHT IT WAS NOTHING AT FIRST BUT IT IS STILL DOING THIS AND MORE FREQUENTLY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM WORRIED SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN TO MY CHILDREN OR ME IF MY BRAKES FAIL BECAUSE OF THIS.

2008 MAZDA CX-9 GRAND TOURING ALL WHEEL DRIVE WITH 20 INCH (UPGRADE) WHEELS HOUSED IN NORTHERN VA HAS HAD A SERIES OF SUSPENSION SYSTEM ISSUES. IN DECEMBER 2014 THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE WHEEL BEARING BROKE WHILE DRIVING FROM NEW YORK TO DC. LUCKILY THE ROARING SOUND WAS NOTICED AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A MR TIRE IN TIME BEFORE THE WHEEL FELL OFF. FRONT TIRE WEAR WAS ALSO EXTREMELY UNEVEN AND TIRES WERE REPLACED. NOW IN SUMMER 2015 A CREAKING NOISE WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS AND HARD TURNS RESULTED IN THE DISCOVERY THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL BEARINGS WERE LOOSE/HAD TOO MUCH PLAY, AND WE REPLACED THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS, SWAYBAR LINKS AND BUSHINGS, AND A BROKEN REAR DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT. MAZDA DEALER SUGGESTS THESE ARE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUES. IT FEELS LIKE THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS NOT DESIGNED TO MANAGE THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR AND NORMAL CITY/BUMPY/POTHOLE DRIVING.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARK, THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WAS DISLODGED FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION BY THE REPAIR MECHANIC, WERE TOLD THAT LOWER BALL JOINT DISCONNECTED FROM THE SUSPENSION, CAUSING MULTIPLE DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION AND DRIVE TRAIN ON THE CAR. MORE THAN $1,775.00 DOLLARS WORTH. ON 7/30/15, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE TIRE CENTER FOR 4 NEW TIRES, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE COMPLETED BECAUSE OF LOOSE TIE ROD AND LOWER BALL JOINT ON PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CONCERNS ME FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE FIRST TIME WITH 3 KIDS IN THE CAR, AND NEEDLESS TODAY IS MORE CONCERNED NOW, BASED ON TODAY'S REQUIRED REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V345000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 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.