MAZDA Complaints

I HAVE NOW HAD TWO TPMS VALVE STEMS SNAP OFF WHILE NEEDING TO INFLATE MY TIRES. BOTH CRACKED IN HALF AT THE THREADED PART OR THE STEM. COST IS $150 EACH TO REPLACE. MAZDA CORPORATE SAYS THIS IS "NORMAL". I HAVE DRIVEN 500,000 IN MY LIFE AND NEVER HAD A VALVE STEM CRACK OFF. THIS CAR HAS HAD TWO. FORUMS ARE LITTERED WITH THIS ISSUE. PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AND TIRES GOING FLAT ON THE HIGHWAY. WILL SOMEONE NEED TO DIE FOR MAZDA TO CHANGE THESE DANGEROUS MONITORS? *TR

APPLYING BRAKES AND ABS KICKS IN AND MAKES THE TIRES LOCK UP IN THE BACK AND SLIDES THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE AROUND. SEEMS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING ALSO. HEADLIGHTS HAVE A SHORT, REVERSE LIGHTS DON'T WORK,AND WINDOW CONTROLS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. VEHICLE HAS DONE ALL THIS SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. IT WAS BOUGHT USED AND I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED FOR ALL RECALLS AND THEY ARE ALL UP TO DATE, OR SO THE MAZDA DEALER SAYS THEY ARE. I HAVE HAD BRAKES REPLACED ALONG WITH ROTORS AND TIRES AND THE VEHICLE DOES THE SAME THING. *TR

VIBRATION AT 55-63 MPH. TIRES WEARING ON INSIDE IN DIAGONAL PATTERN ON FRONT. WORN COMPLETELY TO THE CORE. THIRD SET OF TIRES. *TR

MY PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY MELTING. MAZDA ADMITS TO HAVING PUT A DEFECTIVE PIECE IN MY MODEL VEHICLE HOWEVER WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE THEIR FAULTY PIECE. THEY CLAIM IF IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD THERE WOULD BE A RECALL..WELL THERE NEEDS TO BE! I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE SUN REFLECTING OFF OF THE DASH IS FLAT OUT BLINDING AND DANGEROUS NOT TO MENTION GOD KNOWS WHAT MATERIALS LEAKING INTO MY AIR VENTS THAT MY ENTIRE FAMILY IS BREATHING IN, BEING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. I DON'T THINK THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SHOULD ALLOW MAZDA SHOULD WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS TO OCCUR AND PEOPLE TO POTENTIALLY GET INJURED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AND FULLY REPLACE THE DASH PIECE IN THE AFFECTED MODELS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN CALLED TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC IN NUMEROUS NEWS SEGMENTS AND ONLINE ARTICLES MEANING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THEIR LIVES COULD BE IN DANGER. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT APPROX 60 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, THE STEERING LOCKED, UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL OR CONTROL THE TRUCK, IT VEERED TO THE LEFT, CROSSED OVER ONCOMING LANE, SLOWED THE TRUCK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD, CRASHED THE TRUCK, TOTAL LOSS. WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING DESPITE PULLING. PREVIOUSLY HAD NO TROUBLE WITH STEERING OR DRIVING THE TRUCK. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WENT OVER A SPOT WHERE THE PAVEMENT HAD BEEN CUT BACK FOR REPAVING AND THERE WAS A LOUD, SHARP THUMP FROM THE REAR WHEEL WELL. IT WAS RAINING AND DARK SO I COULDN'T TELL WHAT HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES BEFORE WE REACHED HOME. IN THE LIGHT OF DAY I SAW THAT THE WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND THE SHOCK IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE CAR. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD NOT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL WE HAVE SEEN A MECHANIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DETERIORATING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A STICKY SUBSTANCE LEAKING INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE WINDSHIELD, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, AND THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

MAZDA 3 2010 DASH IS MELTING. I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A GLARE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS FROM THE DASH TO THE WINDSHIELD THAT IN SUNNY CONDITIONS WAS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH THE GLARE. I THOUGHT IT WAS POTENTIALLY SOME ADHESIVE LEAKING OUT OF THE SEAM OF THE DASH. IT WAS GETTING WORSE OVER TIME SO THIS WEEKEND I ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN OFF THE SUBSTANCE. I FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT A SUBSTANCE BUT THE DASH HAD BECOME SOFT AND STICKY. IT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE CLEANED OFF. I HAVE USED A SUNSHADE SINCE I OWNED THE CAR (OCT 2009). I HAVE LIVED IN SOUTH FLORIDA SINCE 1985 AND HAVE OWNED MULTIPLE CARS. I LEARNED THE HARD WAY THAT YOU MUST SHADE YOUR DASH TO PREVENT IT FROM BEING DAMAGED. HOWEVER, OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS, NO DASH HAS MELTED AND CAUSED A DANGEROUS GLARE THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT, CRACKED WINDSHIELD, APPEARED OVER NIGHT. STARTED OUT ABOUT 8 INCHES LONG AND GREW TO ABOUT 18 INCHES. I COULDN'T GET A REPLACEMENT FOR 2 WEEKS -THERE WAS NO INVENTORY. JUST HAPPENED AGAIN, NOTICED ON OCTOBER 5 A CRACK THAT IS A FOOT LONG. AGAIN, HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING OVER NIGHT IN MY GARAGE. VEHICLE NOW HAS ONLY 3200 MILES. 2 CRACKS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND NO INVENTORY OF REPLACEMENT PARTS MEANS I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH POOR VISIBILITY. I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE WINDSHIELDS WOULD HOLD UP IF THERE WAS A CRASH AS THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IS STARTING TO MELT. THERE IS A SHINY RESIDUE ON THE DASHBOARD THAT BECOMES VERY STICKY UPON CONTACT. THE AFFECTED AREA IS ALSO VERY SOFT TO TOUCH MUCH LIKE A CUSHION RATHER THAN THE TYPICAL HARD PLASTIC FEEL OF A TRADITIONAL DASHBOARD. *TR