MAZDA Complaints

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT IS STICKY TO THE TOUCH AND SHINY. THE SHINY AREAS REFLECT SUNLIGHT AND CAUSE DIFFICULTY SEEING OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS IT IS AN OBVIOUS MATERIAL DEFECT! *TR

THE BRAND NEW CAR IDLES VERY ROUGH AT STOP LIGHTS. IT SHAKES THE ENTIRE CAR. *TR

MY CLUTCH STARTED TO GET STIFF AND I COULDN'T PUSH IT. EVENTUALLY THE CLUTCH PLATE FELL APART AND THE FELL THROUGH THE BODY OF THE CAR. THEN THAT CLUTCH PLATE FELL APART. THEN I GOT A WHOLE NEW CLUTCH ON 6/7/2013 AND IT FELT BAD BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID "IT'S A SELF-ADJUSTING CLUTCH, IT WILL LOOSEN UP OVER TIME." THEN IN MAY 2014, THE NOISE CAME BACK AND I COULD BARELY PUSH THE CLUTCH PEDDLE AGAIN SO I TOOK IT AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A CLUTCH MASTER AND A CLUTCH SLAVE BUT IT MADE IT WORSE AND THE CAR MADE A HORRIBLE SOUND AFTER THEY PUT THOSE PARTS IN, SO THEY SAID THE ENTIRE CLUTCH WAS BAD AND THEY'D REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE NOISE DIDN'T GO AWAY SO THEY SAID I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE. THEIR FAULTY CLUTCH BLEW UP MY ENTIRE ENGINE BECAUSE THE GEARS WERE SLIPPING. SO A GREAT CAR HAD A BLOWN ENGINE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY CLUTCH. *TR

THE CAR WOULD MAKE HORRIBLE SOUNDS WHEN I WAS TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AND WOULD PULL ME TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT ME BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. A NEW STEERING COLUMN WAS PUT IN BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT TOM WOOD MAZDA (HE NOW WORKS AT TOM WOOD FORD) SAID THE CAR WAS DESIGNED TO PULL ME OFF THE HIGHWAY OR ROAD IN CASE I PASSED OUT AT THE WHEEL. THEN A NEW DEALERSHIP BOUGHT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED MY STEERING COLUMN. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS NEVER STRAIGHT, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT OUT OF ALIGNMENT ON A MACHINE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE VIEW MIRROR WILL VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING AND HARD TO SEE THE OBJECTS PROPERLY IN THE MIRROR. THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON 2013-2014 VEHICLES. WHEN I CONTACT MAZDA DEALERS, THEY SAY THERE IS NO FIX FOR THAT AND GETTING AWAY WITHOUT TRYING TO FIX IT. CLEARLY IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR, SHIFTER LEVER SHEARED, AND DETACHED, AT THE RETAINING PIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE APPEARS TO STALL AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. THE CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT HAS SHUT OFF, AND NO ACCELERATION IS POSSIBLE. I AM FORCED TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, AT WHICH POINT I MUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO BE DRIVABLE. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING, SEVERAL INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR, CHECK ENGINE, AT, AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS. UPON RESTART, THE CHECK ENGINE REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAS RECURRED 3X SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN APRIL 2012, INCLUDING MAY 2013, MAY 2014 AND AUGUST 2014. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE JUST FILED A COMPLAINT WITH MAZDA. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR IS STARTING TO MELT. IT IS VERY STICKY AND SHINY. *TR

MY CAR WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND AND I COULD FELL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I WAS TURNING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THINKING IT WAS A BALL JOINT. HE SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM IT WAS RUSTED AND READY TO FALL APART. SO I DID AND IT WAS EXPENSIVE. THE OTHER SIDE WASN'T IN BAD SHAPE AT THAT TIME BUT WAS STARTING TO DETERIORATE. WELL NOW THAT ONE SIDE IS STRONGER THAN THE OTHER IT HAS DETERIORATED FAST AND ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ASAP. I JUST WANTED TO COMPLAIN BECAUSE I SAW THE RECALL FOR THE TRIBUTE AND I SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL. *TR

HEADRESTS ARE TOO FAR FORWARD. AFTER AN HOUR/HOUR AND A HALF OF DRIVING THEY CAUSE FATIGUE IN THE NECK AND UPPER SHOULDERS. HEADRESTS SHOULD BE ADJUSTABLE BY DRIVER FOR ANGLE TO SEAT. FED REGS HAVE GONE TOO FAR! *TR