MAZDA Complaints

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE BULB IS FUNCTIONAL BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTION . IF I BANG ON THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY THE BULB STARTS WORKING

AUTOMATIC 5 SPD SHIFTS HARSHLY BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. JERKING THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENS.

PURCHASED AS CERTIFIED PREOWNED FROM LOCAL MAZDA DEALER. PREMATURE TIRE CUPPING OF REAR TIRES. RESULT IN TIRE ROAD NOISE, UNEVEN WEAR, EARLY REPLACEMENT. REAR CAMBER SETTING IS POSSIBLE ISSUE EXPRESSED "UNOFFICIALLY" BY MAZDA MECHANIC.

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SPEED WENT FROM 25 MPH TO 40 MPH AND BREAKS FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THEN PUT IT IN PARK. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AND I SHUT THE CAR OFF WAITED ABOUT 5 MIN TURNED THE CAR ON ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AND THEN ALL WENT BACK TO NORMAL INCLUDING THE BREAKS.

I OWN A 2010 MAZDA 3 THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING, STICKY, AND SMELLS, MAZDA WOULD NOT RELACE IT UNDER WARRANTY, I WAS JUST OUTSIDE WARRANTY WINDOW, MY LAST MAZDA PURCHASE!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ATV AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE STILL ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOUSING ROD WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR WEEKS THEN IT WILL TURN OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING FORWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACE LACERATIONS FROM PLASTIC FRAGMENTS AFTER THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. UPDATED 8/19/15*CN UPDATED 9/30/2015*JS........UPDATED 12/17/15 *BF UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 MAZDA 5. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER HEARD A BANG SOUND NEAR THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A PRIVATE TOW COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

THE 2014 MODEL VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN AUGUST OF 2013. BETWEEN THAT TIME AND MAY OF 2015 THE WINDSHIELD HAS DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANT CRACKS MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS NOW ON IT'S THIRD REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD (FOURTH TOTAL, INCLUDING THE FACTORY-INSTALLED WINDSHIELD). EACH TIME THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A MAZDA BRAND WINDSHIELD - NOT AN AFTERMARKET BRAND BY SAFELITE.