MAZDA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

DASH HAS BECOME STICKY AND APPEARS TO BE SLOWLY MELTING TO THE POINT IT CANNOT BE CLEANED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT IT CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT OBSTRUCTS CLEAR VISION TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

BRAKE CALIPERS AND PISTONS WERE DEFECTED AND WOULDN'T RELEASE AFTER YOU RELEASED THE BRAKE. THE WHEELS HAD TO BE MOVING FOR THE BRAKES THE BE RELEASES. CAUSING THE THE BRAKE PADS TO GRIND DOWN TO NOTHING AND HAVE METAL ON METAL CONTACT. IT WAS WORSE IN THE FRONT THEN THE BACK. I RECEIVED ALL NEW BRAKE CALIPERS BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T BE FIXED.

WHEN COLD, GAS PEDAL WILL NOT DEPRESS. BECOMES FIRM AND RESISTANT TO PRESSURE. HAVE TO SLAM ON PEDAL, BUT RECEIVE NO POWER FROM ENGINE---HAPPENS ALOT WHEN TRYING TO TURN CORNERS, WILL NOT ACCELERATE- CAN CAUSE SEVERE IF NOT FATAL ACCIDENT IF THIS OCCURS AT THE WRONG TIME. PLEASE FORCE MAZDA TO ISSUE RECALL FOR THIS PART, COULD BE RELATED TO THROTTLE BODY AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT MADE A LEFT TURN AND HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS TURNED COMPLETELY HORIZONTAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINTS SEPARATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON ROAD AT APPROXIMATLEY 20 MPH THE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE AXLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.

I PURCHASED THE 2007 MAZDA CX-9, FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP, AND HAD IT LESS THAN 24 HOURS, AND AS I WAS TURNING INTO MY WORK PLACE THE BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BROKE. I WAS LUCKY IT HADN'T HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS GOING 70 MPH . THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM WAS NICE AND FIXED MY VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V344000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

GEAR OIL LEAKING OUT OF THE TRANSFER CASE VENT TUBE. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL FUNCTION. ONLY WAY TO CHECK LEVEL IS TO REMOVE FILL PLUG AND STICK FINGER IN. THE ONLY SAFE WAY TO GET TO THIS IS PUTTING VEHICLE UP ON A LIFT. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. IF NOT CAUGHT RIGHT AWAY TRANSFER CASE CAN FAIL ALONG WITH TRANSMISSION. THERE IS NO INFO ON CHANGING THIS OIL AT CERTAIN INTERVALS. FAILURE OF THESE TWO COMPONENTS CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO.

MY DASHBOARD IS "MELTING". I HAVE TRIED USING A SUN PROTECTOR BETWEEN THE DASH AND WINDOW BUT THE PROTECTOR IS STICKING TO AND PEELING OFF OF THE DASH. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? THE WARRANTY HAS PASSED BUT I BELIEVE THERE IS A LAWSUIT AGAINST MAZDA FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM.