MAZDA Complaints

CAR TURNS LEFT WAY TOO EASY. ALSO CAR WILL PULL LEFT REALLY HARD AND JERK OUT OF MY HANDS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

EXTENSIVE RUST IN THE BACK PASSENGER WHEEL WELL WHICH HAS CAUSED THE SUSPENSION TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR. FIRST NOTICED A LOUD THUMPING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS A MONTH AGO AND IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IT IS PUTTING ME, MY FAMILY, AND OTHERS AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT AND FORCING ME TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. THERE IS ALREADY AN ID # ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLAINT (#10669545) AND MANY COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED. THIS ISSUE NEEDS BE INVESTIGATED AS A RECALL. PLEASE RESPOND TO ME WITH INFORMATION ON THE INVESTIGATIONS ON THIS MATTER AND IF I CAN EXPECT ANY HELP FOR REPAIR ON THIS PROBLEM TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS BEGUN TO MELT FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT. NOT ONLY IS IT STICKY TO THE TOUCH, BUT IT HAS BECOME VERY REFLECTIVE WHICH AT TIMES CAN REFLECT & OBSCURE YOU VISION WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS CLEARLY A DRIVING HAZARD, AND IT IS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL FOR MAZDA NOT TO HELP IN THE MANNER. I CONTACTED MAZDA, THEY PROCEED TO ADVICE THAT MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE IT TO AN AUTHORIZED MAZDA DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. FROM THERE I WAS TO CONTACT THEIR CLAIMS DEPARTMENT (18002225500) TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR AS PART OF AN AFTER WARRANTY AID. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT PASSENGER'S REAR WHEEL HOUSING HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

STARTING HEARING A NOISE INITIALLY--NOT SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM BUT THOUGHT IT WAS INTERNAL TO THE ENGINE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY VERIFIED THAT THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. I CAN NOT REMEMBER THE PART NAME BUT IT WAS CLEAR FROM THE DEALER REP THAT MY CAR WAS ONE OF MANY THEY HAVE REPLACED. I SPENT $1244.00 IN REPAIRS ON MY VEHICLE THAT THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED WAS A FACTORY DEFECT ON MY CAR AND MANY OTHERS. JUST NOT RIGHT *JS

HAVE A 2010 MAZDA3 2.5S 5 DOOR AND THE DRIVER SEAT ROCKS AND JOLTS. HAVE FOUND FORUMS AND THREADS ABOUT IT, ALL RELATED ISSUES TO WELDING. TRIED TAKING IT TO DEALER TO ASK THEIR OPINION AND NOT HELPFUL. SHOWED HIM THE ISSUE AND HE DID INDEED REALIZE IT WAS ROCKING TOO MUCH AND PROBABLY NOT SAFE. INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND TO REPLACE THE SEAT IT WOULD BE $700+. I FEEL THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH CASES AND QUESTIONS OUT THERE REGARDING THE DRIVER SEATS BECOMING LOOSE THAT MAZDA SHOULD REPLACE OR FIX THE WELD ISSUES AT THEIR EXPENSE. PLEASE LOOK CLOSER INTO THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I FEAR THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL COMPLETELY AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. *JS

ON FEBRUARY 5, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 0525 HOURS THE SUNROOF GLASS ON MY 2011 MAZDA 3 EXPLODED ONTO ME. I WAS VERY CONFUSED BECAUSE I HAD MY EYES ON THE ROAD AND SAW NO OBJECT AND WAS NOT PASSING AN OVERPASS WERE SOMEONE MAY HAVE DROPPED SOMETHING. THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 50 DEGREES. I WAS NORTH BOUND ON I-15 IN CORONA, CA. I BELIEVE THE SUNROOF JUST SHATTERED ON ITS OWN. I PULLED THE OVER IMMEDIATELY AND ATTEMPTED TO DISCOVER THE CAUSE. I WAS UNABLE TO COME TO ANY OTHER CONCLUSION OTHER THAN THE SUNROOF JUST FAILED. THIS WAS VERY STARTLING AND MADE ME JERK THE WHEEL. LUCKILY I DIDN'T STRIKE ANY OTHER VEHICLE. *TR

DASHBOARD IS MELTING, SURFACE HAS BECOME STICKY AND CAUSING GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. *TR

HAD JUST RETURNED FROM DRIVING ON FREEWAY, PULLED INTO GAS STATION, NEEDED TO MOVE FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES FAILED AND PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR. ROLLED CAR INTO SNOW BANK TO AVOID ACCIDENT. NOTICED FLUID LEAKING AROUND FRONT TIRES. HAD TO FILL BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND DROVE CAR ACROSS STREET TO MECHANIC. BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSES WERE SPLIT NEAR BASE OF CONNECTOR AND VERY STIFF. BOTH WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH 1 CALIPER FOR $300. MECHANIC STATED HE NEVER SAW BOTH HOSES GO AT ONCE AND WAS SURPRISED THEY SPLIT AT ONLY 100,000 MILES. PER THE INTERNET, MANY FORD ESCAPES AND MAZDAS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF WE HAD STILL BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I'M SURE FORD AND MAZDA ARE BOTH AWARE OF THIS ON GOING PROBLEM AND HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO REMEDY IT. HAVE OWNED MANY DIFFERENT CARS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A BRAKE HOSE. I HOPE THEY DON'T WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ON TOP OF THE FACT I DID NOT HAVE $300 TO SPARE FOR A REPAIR WHICH I FEEL WAS AVOIDABLE ON THEIR BEHALF. *TR

THE AIRBAG SENSOR AROUND THE SEAT AREA ISN'T PROTECTED VERY WELL FROM DIRT AND DEBRIS! NEEDS TO BE SECURED BETTER! *TR