MAZDA Complaints

VALVE STEMS ON TIRES BLOW OUT WITH VERY LITTLE WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES ON MY VEHICLE, TWICE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH MY SMALL CHILD IN THE BACKSEAT. THE SENSOR FOR LOW TIRE PRESSURE GOES ON AND WITHIN A MINUTE THE TIRE IS COMPLETELY RUINED. AND THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS WITH A TIRE ONLY SIX MONTHS OLD AND LESS THAN 10000 MILES. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO EVEN PULL OVER. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND SCARY.

THE BRAKES HAVE BECOME VERY HARD TO PUSH, IT TAKES ALL MY MIGHT TO GET CAR TO STOP, AND THERE IS A SQUEALING SOUND WHEN PEDAL IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN. FEELS AS IF CAR ISN'T GOING TO STOP.

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR SENSOR ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. AT RANDOM INTERVALS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND THE DASH INDICATES THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR IS OPEN AFTER THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK DUE TO SPEED. THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL I UNLOCK THE DOORS. UNFORTUNATELY THEY RELOCK AUTOMATICALLY IF I STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THEN ACCELERATE. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME BACK ON AND THE DASH INDICATES THE DOOR IS OPEN AGAIN AS SOON AS MY SPEED IS SUFFICIENT TO MAKE THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AGAIN. THIS IS A NUISANCE DURING THE DAY BUT A MAJOR DISTRACTION AT NIGHT. HAVING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS SUDDENLY TURN ON WHILE DRIVING AT 10 PM IN THE RAIN IS HORRIBLY DISTRACTING AND A LITTLE SCARY. THIS WILL SOMETIMES OCCUR FOR 2-3 DAYS IN A ROW AND THEN NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR 2-3 WEEKS. MY CAR HAS ONLY 38000 MILES ON IT BUT THE DEALER SAYS THIS ISN'T COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA B40C. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V048000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V354000 (AIR BAGS), 16V345000 (AIR BAGS), 15V869000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V382000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/03/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON JULY 5, 2016. UPDATED 08/09/16.*JB

MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN HER CAR WHEN SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE WIPER SWITCH AREA AND BLINKER AREA. THE SMOKE SMELLED LIKE BURNING PLASTIC. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD, CAUSING THE STARTER TO STAY ENGAGED. THE BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART AS WELL AS THE RECEIPT FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART.

LESS THAN 1 YEAR VEHICLE. HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUE. WON'T SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR FROM A STOP, OR REVERSE. CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS OR STOP SIGNS. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MAZDA B-SERIES 4000. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CLUTCH FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURED STEEL CASTING LOCATED UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND BEHIND THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDALS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAR GO OUT FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO CHANGE THEM 3-4 TIMES A YEAR ON BOTH SIDES. THIS IS BECOMING A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND A HUGE EXPENSE AS THE HEADLIGHTS COST $30 A PIECE.

WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN I HEARD A SUCCESSION OF LOUD POPPING NOISES COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD AREA. AS I WAS ON A DIVIDED INTERSTATE WITH NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OR BESIDE ME, IT WAS A BIT STRANGE THAT I HAD TWO CRACKS APPEAR IN THE CENTER OF MY WINDSHIELD AND ANOTHER ONE RUNNING FROM THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD UNDER THE WIPER BLADE. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYONE AROUND BECAUSE IT WAS CLEARLY NOT CAUSED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I PHONED THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO REPORT THE INCIDENT, AS I WAS UNSURE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. A DEPUTY MET ME AT WORK (18 MILES FROM WHERE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED) TO LOOK AT THE DAMAGE, THE LATTER OF WHICH NOW STRETCHED ABOUT 4 INCHES PAST THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD, AND TOLD ME THAT THE AREA WHERE I WAS DRIVING HAD BEEN CHECKED IMMEDIATELY BY OFFICERS, THAT THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE AREA, AND THAT NO OTHER COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN REPORTED. EVEN THE OFFICER WAS BAFFLED BY THE UNEXPLAINABLE OCCURRENCE OF THE BREAKS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES EITHER IN FRONT, BEHIND, OR BESIDE ME FOR AS FAR AS I COULD SEE (LONG, FLAT STRETCH OF INTERSTATE, SO VISIBILITY WAS EXCELLENT). THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 16000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED.