MAZDA Complaints

WHILE LOOKING FOR A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR FOUND THAT THE SHOCK MOUNT ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. YOU COULD SEE THROUGH TO THE INTERIOR FABRIC, LEAVING SHOCK AND MOUNT ATTACHED TO NOTHING. SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY IN THE SHOP TO REPAIR SHOCK TOWER ON THE RIGHT REAR WHICH WAS COMPLETED RUSTED OUT, THAT EXPENSE COST $1200, WITHIN THE WEEK, WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE ABS LIGHT, THEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW TO A STOP. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, THERE WAS NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. I PLACED THE CAR INTO PARK, I WAS ALONG THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP AND NEEDED REPAIR OF FUEL INJECTION, ENGINE COMPUTER, SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COILS. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS CAME TO $1500 DOLLARS. IT WAS UPSETTING TO DEAL WITH TWO MAJOR INCIDENTS IN 1 WEEK, ESPECIALLY EXPENSIVE ONES. THE WAY THE CAR CAME TO A SLOW STOP ON A HIGHWAY COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS WELL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A POP, I LOOKED ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD AND I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I DROVE FOR ANOTHER 15 MINUTES AND WHEN I LOOKED TO MY RIGHT I SAW A 6 INCH CRACK THAT STARTED FROM THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN FROM A PEBBLE OR IMPACT BECAUSE AT THE TIME I HEARD THE POP THERE WERE NO CARS OR TRUCKS IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER A COUPLE DAYS LATER TO GET AN OIL CHANGE I ASKED THEM WHAT THEY THINK OF THE CRACK AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS FROM AN IMPACT AS THERE WAS AN IMPACT POINT ON THE CRACK. THAT SAME DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT TOOK THEM A WHILE TO LOOK FOR A REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND APPARENTLY IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT TO OTHER CX-5 OWNERS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2010 MAZDA 3 HAS BEGAN MELTING. THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME STICKY AND SHINY. SOMETIMES THE SHININESS IS SO REFLECTIVE THAT IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SEE WHEN I AM DRIVING ON A SUNNY DAY. THERE ARE CHUNKS OF THE DASH THAT COME OFF LIKE CHEWING GUM. THE DASH GETS ON EVERYTHING LIKE STICKY BLACK TAR. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THERE ARE DANGEROUS TOXINS BEING RELEASED INTO THE AIR TO BREATHE WHILE DRIVING KNOWING THAT THIS SYNTHETIC MATERIAL HAS NOW BROKEN DOWN AND BEGUN TO DETERIORATE. THE CAR IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD AND WELL CARED FOR. WHO IS TO BLAME FOR MY LOSS OF VALUE FROM A POORLY MADE PRODUCT. *TR

THE DASH OF MY MAZDA 3 2010 IS LITERALLY MELTING. THIS CAUSE A GLARE WHEN DRIVING THAT CAN'T BE AVOIDED. THIS MAKES DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS IN SUNNY CONDITIONS. *TR

AFTER I HAVE COME TO A STOP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS/DSC INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATE. MY CAR REMAINS ON BUT WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS THROTTLE MY CAR DOES NOT GO ANYWHERE. I HAVE TO TURN OFF MY CAR FOR A MINUTE OR SO AND THEN RESTART BEFORE I CAN DRIVE. THIS HAD HAPPEN 4 TIMES NOW (IN A 2 MONTH TIME FRAME). IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND DO NOT HAVE A WAY TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR A DAY OR SO AND THEN GOES AWAY. THEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AND HAD TO PULL OFF QUICKLY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A MAZDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MAZDA 5. WHILE PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. ..UPDATED 11/18/14 *BF

I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER DROPPING MY THREE CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL. THE ROAD THAT I LIVE ON IS WOODLAKE PKWY AND THE SPEED LIMIT IS FOURTY-FIVE MPH. A LADY IN A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME FROM A SUBDIVISION ON MY RIGHT, SHE WAS HEADED IN MY OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I HIT HER AS I ATTEMPTED TO SWERVE AND MISS HER ONLY PROJECTING ME FURTHER AND FASTER TO MY LEFT WHERE THERE WERE TWO SETS OF TREES AND BUSHES. AFTER THE INITIAL COLLISION I THEN FOUGHT MY WAY THROUGH TREES REALIZING I HAD NO BRAKES I SLAMMED DOWN THE BRAKES AND LANDED ON SOME TREE STUBS 150 FT AWAY FROM THE CRASH SITE. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

I AM FILING 2 OF THESE BACK-TO-BACK. WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED AT THE MAZDA DEALER ON TUESDAY LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AGAIN. THE TINY ROCK DIDN'T MAKE MUCH OF A SOUND, BUT THE WINDSHIELD IMMEDIATELY CRACKED AND SPIDER-ED ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE NEVER HAD A WINDSHIELD CRACK AND NOW HAVE HAD 2 WITHIN 1 WEEK. I WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT REPLACE THIS WITH A MAZDA OEM WINDSHIELD. IN MY OPINION SOMETHING IS QUITE RIGHT WITH THE PARTICULAR LOT OF OEM WINDSHIELDS. *TR

WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK NOT FROM A STONE. CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT. WHEN I CAME OUT IN THE MORNING I HAD A 1 FOOT LONG CRACK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR