MAZDA Complaints

I STARTED HEARING A METAL GRINDING SOUND ON THE READ DRIVER SIDE OF MY MAZDA CX5. I WAS TOLD THE ROTORS AND PAD WERE GONE AND NEEDED REPLACED. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND I WAS DRIVING ON USED PADS FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH AND THEY STARTED TO MAKE THE SAME GRINDING SOUND. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR WITH THE BRAKES IN THE CONDITION. *TR

THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS SO LOW ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD THAT IT MAKES ANYTHING TO THE LEFT OF CENTER OF THE CAR, VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. I RENTED THIS CAR. I CANT BELIEVE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO POSITION THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AS SUCH. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

18" WINDSHIELD CRACK DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. STARTED FROM TOP CENTER GASKET AND WRAPPED AROUND REAR VIEW MIRROR ATTACHMENT. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON EXPERIENCE FOR MAZDA CX-5 OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK PAIN, BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

I'VE PURCHASED 2012 MAZDA CX-9 AWD IT LATE NOVEMBER OF 2011.RECENTLY I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER-ASSISTED BRAKES FAILURE INCIDENT .I WAS IN A MINOR FENDER BENDEER. THANK GOD THE DRIVER INFRONT WAS VERY NICE AND DIDNT FILE ANY CLAIM AGAINST MY INSURANCE. WHEN I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO MAZDA SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO GET IT RESOLVE. INSTEAD OF TAKING UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER-ASSISTED BRAKES AS AN URGENT MATTER. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR IS DRIVABLE AND IT STILL BREAK. I CAN DRIVE MY MAZDA IN THE MEANWHILE, UNTIL THEY HAVE AN OPEN APPOINTMENT FOR MY MAZDA TO BE SEEN. AFTER SPEAKING TO MULTIPLE PERSONEL AT THE SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE MY MAZDA AND FIXED THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER-ASSISTED BRAKES. NOW IM EXPERIENCING SPEED CONTROL AND POWER TRAIN. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY MAZDA STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEFT TURNING LANE, IN ADDTION TO THE STALL INCIDENT, I WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. IT FELT LIKE CAR HAD DOWNSHIFTED A COUPLE OF GEARS. I LOST FORWARD POWER IN ALL GEARS. MY SONS AND I CAME CLOSE TO MULTIPLE REAR-ENDED INCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE MECHANICAL ISSUE OF OUR MAZDA CX9. PLEASE BECAREFUL WHEN DECIDING TO PURCHASED YOUR MAZDA VEHICLE. *TR

REPLACED 1ST OF 16 TIRES TO DATE. SINCE OWNING THIS CAR, WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE TIRES 1X/YEAR. THIS IS DUE TO THE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE CAMBER ON THE CAR. DURING THIS TIME, WE'VE TAKEN IT TO 2 SEPARATE MAZDA DEALERS WHO DENY ANY DEFECT IN THE CAR. AS A LAST RESORT WE'VE CONTACTED MAZDA, NA, WHO REFERRED US BACK TO ONE OF THE DEALERS WE'VE DEALT WITH IN THE PAST. THEIR SOLUTION WAS ADDITIONAL ROTATIONS AND ALIGNMENTS. YOU CAN'T ALIGN CAMBER WHEN IT MEETS THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS THAT CAUSE THE TIRES TO WEAR ON THE INNER SIDE PREMATURELY. WE HAVE 80,500 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE PUT ON 4 SETS OF TIRES. MAZDA DENIES ANY DEFECT, JUST AS THEY DID 20 YEARS AGO WITH A SEAT BELT PROBLEM THAT RESULTED IN A RECALL AFTER GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION. THE TIRE ISSUE IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT THE WEAR IS OUT OF SIGHT. THIS LAST PAIR OF TIRES WERE PURCHASED DUE TO A BLOWOUT ON A MAJOR ROAD AND HAVING TO CHANGE TO THE DONUT WHILE ON THE SHOULDER. MAZDA WILL NOT BACK THEIR VEHICLES, SO DON'T BUY THEM! *TR

THE PASSENGER-SIDE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT IS STICKY TO THE TOUCH AND CAUSES A SHINY GLARE. *TR

AS I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN A CORNER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, THE CAR LOST POWER. A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT THE CAR STALLED. SO FAR THIS HAS HAPPEN 6 TIMES. THE DEALER TOLD ME MY CAR IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE. *TR

A WEEK AGO I STARTED HEARING A METAL GRINDING SOUND ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF MY MAZDA CX-5. MY CAR IS ONLY A YEAR AN A HALF OLD. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE ROTOR IS COMPLETELY GONE AND I NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS BECAUSE OF IT. HOWEVER, HE COULDN'T LOCATE MY PARTS ANYWHERE. IT SEEMS THAT ALL THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIPS DIDN'T HAVE THEM AND ALL THE AFTERMARKET PLACES CLAIMED THAT MAZDA COMPANY HAD BOUGHT THEM ALL BACK. MY MECHANIC ALSO SAID IT WAS ODD THAT IT WAS ONLY ONE SIDE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OUT THERE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM! SO DANGEROUS! THE REASON MY HUSBAND BOUGHT ME THIS CAR WAS BECAUSE IT WAS SAFE AND I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. THERE IS NO REASON A NEW CAR SHOULD NEED NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS! TO SEE MORE COMPLAINTS GO TO THIS WEBSITE, REPAIRPAL.COM/PREMATURE-REAR-BRAKE-FAILURE-705. I HOPE THEY RECALL THIS SOON! IN THE MEANTIME MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED BECAUSE THERE IS A NATION WIDE BACK ORDER ON THE PART! *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING IN THE FLORIDA HEAT. NOT MUCH ELSE TO EXPLAIN BUT THAT WHEN IT'S LEFT IN THE SUN IT MELTS.. *TR