MAZDA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, MY FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE LEFT RAIL. AFTER INSPECTING THE SEAT, I NOTICED IT BROKE OFF THE PART THAT IS WELDED TO THE RAIL. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I'VE ALREADY SEEN MULTIPLE OTHER RELATED INCIDENTS REPORTED. I'M GOING TO THE MAZDA DEALER TOMORROW AND SEE WHEAT THEY WILL DO. PS. I'M 180 POUNDS, SO IT SEEMS THIS SEAT WAS POORLY WELDED. *JS

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK TODAY AND SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS POSTS, MY POWER STEERING LIGHT LIT UP AND STEERING ASSIST FAILED. 4 TIMES IN THE 4 MILE TRIP. *JS

STARTED HEARING A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS MY CAR THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED, THINKING WHAT COULD BE WRONG ON A CAR LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD!?! A FEW DAYS LATER, THE NOISE BECAME MORE REGULAR WHEN BRAKING, AND WAS GRINDING LOUDLY AT ALL STOPS! I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE DEPT AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ROTORS/BRAKE PADS, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AND OF COURSE NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" DUE TO RUST BUILD UP WHICH LOCKED UP THE BRAKE PAD.... THIS DOES NOT SEEM "NORMAL" TO ME.... I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT NEEDED BRAKES THIS SOON! SOMETHING SEEMS DEFECTIVE, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT! TIRE KINGDOM REPLACED THE BRAKES AND THEY SO THIS DOES NOT REALLY HAPPEN PLEASE ADVISE . *JS

THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL DISCONNECTED FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN THRU A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT A LOW SPEED. TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CAR HAD A FRONT-WHEEL ALIGNMENT, AND THE MECHANIC ASSURED ME THAT THERE WAS NO DETECTION OF THE IMMINENT FAILURE. I CERTAINLY DO NOT WISH TO HAVE THIS OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAD BOTH LOWER FRONT BALL JOINT/LOWER ARM ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. I STILL HAVE THE FAILED PART IN CASE YOU ARE INTERESTED. *JS

WE TOOK TO THE MAZDA DEALER (5900 NORTH OAK TRAFFICWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO 64118) IN 2009 BECAUSE THE CAR DID NOT START. THEY CHANGED THE STARTER MOTOR AND STILL IT DID NOT WORK THEN THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND IT DID NOT WORK AGAIN THEM THEY SAID IT IS THE ALTERNATOR THIS ALL HAPPENED JUST WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO AND HAD TO SPEND LOT OF MONEY. THEN AGAIN WE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY FOUR TIMES WITH IN 2009 TO 2014. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND AN AUTO DEALER IS SAYING IT IS THE ALTERNATOR. I STRONGLY THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL TO THIS AS I HAVE NOT SEEN A CAR LIKE THIS THAT HAS SO MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THIS IS NOT SAFE. THANK YOU FOR CHECKING ON THIS AND HOPE THIS PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED AND PEOPLE WILL NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY MAZDA 3 IS MELTED FROM THE SUN AND CAUSES GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. IT BLOCKS VISION OF A PORTION OF THE ROAD. *TR

DRIVING AT APPROX 45MPH, CAR LOST ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING, AND MULTIPLE ENGINE LIGHTS ON. CAR MOVED TO SITE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO DEALER. *TR

DRIVING AT 70MPH, LOST ACCELERATION AND MULTIPLE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD TO MOVE OVER TO EMERGENCY LANE ON INTERSTATE AND DRIVING TO NEAREST EXIT AT APPROX 40MPH. CAR TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

THERE IS A HAIRLINE CRACK IN MY 2010 MAZDA 3 DASHBOARD. IT IS DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I LIVE IN BUFFALO AND THE CRACK IS WORSE IN THE WINTER. I SPOKE WITH MAZDA AND SAID THIS WOULD BE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, HOWEVER, I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE AND MANY OTHER DRIVERS OF MAZDA'S HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS FIXED, HOWEVER, I AM A GRADUATE STUDENT AND CANNOT AFFORD THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THIS IS ONLY COSMETIC AND NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I STARTED HEARING A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS MY CAR THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED, THINKING WHAT COULD BE WRONG ON A CAR LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD!?! A FEW DAYS LATER, THE NOISE BECAME MORE REGULAR WHEN BRAKING, AND WAS GRINDING LOUDLY AT ALL STOPS! I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE DEPT AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ROTORS/BRAKE PADS, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AND OF COURSE NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" DUE TO RUST BUILD UP WHICH LOCKED UP THE BRAKE PAD.... THIS DOES NOT SEEM "NORMAL" TO ME.... I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT NEEDED BRAKES THIS SOON! SOMETHING SEEMS DEFECTIVE, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT! *TR