MAZDA Complaints

TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY I HEARD A POP SOUND AND RIGHT AWAY NOTICED A HORIZONTAL CRACK FROM THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. CRACKED TURNED OUT TO BE ABOUT 15 INCHES LONG. READING FROM THESE POST MAKES IT A FACT THAT THE WINDSHIELDS OF THE CX5 ARE DEFECTIVE. WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP? *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IS BECOMING LOOSE AND "CLUNKING" UPON CORNERING AND ACCELERATION. A POST TO A MAZDA GROUP, AS WELL AS GOOGLE SEARCHES RESULTS IN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINS OF THE SEAT TRACKS BREAKING AND THIS BEING A "COMMON FIX". THIS SHOULD BE A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, OR CAUSE FURTHER INJURY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD THAT CAUSED THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE TO COME LOOSE AND IT GOT IN MY WAY OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS LUCKY TO BE DRIVING ON THE LEFT LANE ON ONE WAY STREET, I WAS ABLE PULL OVER, AND TO MY SURPRISE THE BUCKLE WOULDN'T LATCH TO THE FEMALE CONNECTOR. IT SEEMS LIKE THE FEMALE CONNECTOR PIECES INSIDE IT HAD BROKEN. PLEASE CHECK, THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN FOR ANYONE. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE FREEWAY I CAN'T IMAGINE TAKING MY EYES OF THE ROAD FOR EVEN 1 SEC. PLEASE INVESTIGATE! *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN TRAVELING AT VERY SLOW SPEED OR IDLING. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WHILE YOU ARE IDLING AND OR HAVE FOOT ON BRAKE. I WAS DRIVER ON ONE OCCASION WHILE I WAS AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE IN IDLING IN GEAR AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED A LURCHED FORWARD. ON OTHER OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN IDLING WAITING TO TURN LEFT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THIS PARTICULAR ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING UNDER 10MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION WITH THE CAR IN FRONT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS MELTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHTS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS OPERATED AT RANDOM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

FOLLOWING TWO DAYS OF HEAVY RAIN, TURN SIGNAL REMAINED LIT EVEN WITH IGNITION TURNED OFF. TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT BLINK AND EMERGENCY FLASHER WILL NOT WORK. INTERIOR LIGHTS OUT AND AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING. HAD TO PULL TURN SIGNAL FUSE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT AND AVOID DRAINING THE BATTERY. FOUND INFORMATION REGARDING OTHER OWNERS HAVING PROBLEM WITH DEFECT OF HOOD RELEASE AREA CAUSING WATER TO LEAK INSIDE VEHICLE, DAMAGING BODY CONTROL MODULE AND CAUSING THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

TRANSMISSION O/D LIGHTS FLASHING AND DOES NOT MOVE IN THE FIRST GEAR OR SHIFT TO SECOND EITHER HAS HAPPENED ON FREE WAY ALSO WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. MY WIFE DRIVES WITH KIDS. *TR

5 MONTHS AGO, TOOK CAR TO MAZDA DEALER FOR TIMING CHAIN, VVT NOISE AND WAS REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. LAST MONTH STARTED TO FEEL INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER DURING QUICK ACCELERATION FOLLOWED BY PLUME OF SMOKE AT THE TAIL PIPE. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS HEAVY CARBON BUILDUP AT THE VALVES AS WELL AS MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, O2 SENSOR, AND OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS. THE BILL WAS FOR ABOUT 1800 WORTH OF PARTS AND LABOR FOR DEEP CLEANING THE VALVES (INTAKE MANIFOLD REMOVED). AFTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, TOOK CAR HOME AND DROVE FOR ABOUT 25 MILES WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND I SMELLED BURNT OIL AND SMOKE INSIDE THE CABIN. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SIDE AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR TO FIND LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO SAME MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD A ROD SHEARED AND BLEW A HOLE THROUGH THE BLOCK AND PUNCTURED THROUGH THE TRANSFER CASE HOUSING. THERE WAS NO ROD BEARING FAILURE, THE ROD JUST SNAPPED IN HALF. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST AND WILL NOT COVER THE TRANSFER CASE DAMAGE. READING THROUGH SEVERAL FORUMS, THE SAME ENGINE DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED TO SEVERAL OTHER MAZDASPEED 6 OWNERS. THIS TYPE OF ENGINE FAILURE APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THESE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURES. *TR

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING (AND STICKY) AND IS CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT GLARE ON MY WINDSHIELD REDUCING MY VISIBILITY. I AM EXPERIENCING A LOT OF DIFFICULTY SEEING OUT OF MY WINDSHIELD SINCE IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF IT AT TIMES DUE TO THE GLARE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.