MAZDA Complaints

BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY AND STOPPING POWER DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY. HEARD A LOUD HISSING SOUND FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. HAD TO FULLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP QUICKLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V354000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS A CONNECTION DIRECTLY UNDER THE COOLANT OVERFLOW. COOLANT CAUSES THE CONNECTION TO GO BAD, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY POWER STEERING WOULD COMPLETELY CUT OUT. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDEN. AND FROM WHAT I READ ONLINE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. I DO BELIEVE THIS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY RISK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A STANDING ISSUE; HOWEVER, IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED PER A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V354000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.

THERE ARE TWO RECALLS OPEN FOR MY VEHICLE AND FOR NONE THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE IN ANY DEALER. MY MAZDA 6 2010 HAS A PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR RECALL AND A MELTER DASHBOARD RECALL. BOTH CREATE SAFETY HAZARDS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY YET THE MELTED DASHBOARD HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND I AM STILL AWAITING FROM MAZDA THE SECOND LETTER THEY PROMISED TO SEND ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR. THE RUBBER OR PLASTIC THAT IS MELTING IS CONVERTING INTO A GLUE LIKE SUBSTANCE THAT GETS ON MY CLOTH SEATS AND WORST OF ALL, IN MY WINDSHIELD WHICH CAUSES GLARE AND DISRUPTS MY VISION. I END UP HAVING TO REMOVE IT WITH OTHER MATERIAL THAT CAUSES MY WINDSHIELD TO BECOME STICKY. THE MATERIAL ENDS UP IN MY STEERING WHEEL RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE TRIED TO SELL THE CAR BUT NO ONE WILL BUY IT IN THAT CONDITION. I HAVE BEEN PATIENT FOR TWO YEARS BUT AT THIS POINT IT IS UNREASONABLE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT I HAD TO WAIT. I OWN ANOTHER MAZDA BUT FORTUNATELY IT HAS NOT HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. THE SITUATION IS ABUSIVE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED ALREADY. IF MAZDA CANNOT FIX IT IN A TIMELY MANNER THEY SHOULD BE PROVIDING A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE TEMPORARILY DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS. I JUST CONTACTED OCEAN MAZDA IN MIAMI AND THE SERVICE DEPT. CONFIRMS THAT THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR BOTH RECALLS. IT IS INSULTING! I AM SENDING AN EMAIL FLASH TO 21,000 + SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT THE COMPANY THAT I WORK FOR HAS IN THEIR DATA BASE SO THAT THEY BECOME AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STAY AWAY FROM MAZDA AND THEIR VEHICLES.

BRAKE BOOSTER - WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES (ANY TIME OF DAY) THERE WAS A STRANGE HISSING NOISE, LIKE AIR BEING RELEASED FROM A BALLOON. IF THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED CLOSER TO THE FLOOR THERE WAS A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL. BRAKES BECAME VERY HARD TO PRESS AND THE CAR BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARD IN FRONT OF ME. A REPAIR SHOP INSTRUCTED ME TO CHECK BRAKE FLUID (WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY LOW, AND I FILLED IT). THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. BRAKES ARE EVEN HARDER TO PRESS. FROM RESEARCH I SEE THAT MAZDA HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME YEARS NOW. THEY SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS AND REPLACE THE BOOSTERS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. WE HAVE FOUR KIDS IN OUR HOUSE AND THIS IS OUR ONLY TRANSPORTATION. THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO I WILL BE LEFT REPLACING THIS ON MY OWN.

THE SWING ARM THAT ATTACHES THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE LEFT-SIDE SEAT RUNNER UNEXPECTEDLY DETACHED. CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY A WELD FAILURE / METAL FATIGUE AT THE POINT WHERE THE ARM WAS WELDED TO THE ROD THAT RUNS BELOW THE CUSHION. THE SEAT IS NOW UNSTABLE AND ROCKS IN AN ALARMING WAY, BOTH WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH A POPPING NOISE AS I PREPARED TO PULL AWAY FROM A PARKING SPOT. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND HAVE TREATED IT GENTLY. I AM A SKINNY GUY AND HAVE AT NO TIME BEEN ROUGH ON THE SEAT. I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS FAILURE AS IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE.

FRAME BRACKET BROKE WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN ON THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK COMPLETELY BACK

DRIVING ALONG A CITY STREET, WITH MY 2 1/2 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE, AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT BRACKET BROKE. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE IN A PREVIOUS MAZDA BEFORE, A 2003 PROTEGE5. IN ATTACHED PHOTO, THE BRACKET ON THE MIDDLE-RIGHT SHOULD BE WELDED ON TO THE BAR-SECTION IN THE MIDDLE-LEFT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA B3000. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V048000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.