2014 Mazda MAZDA3

I NOTICED THAT MY PARKING BRAKE (EMERGENCY BRAKE) DID NOT FEEL AS STURDY AS IT HAD BEEN. IT FELT AS IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FULLY PULLED UP, BUT IT HAD BEEN. I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION AND PARKED THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT, WHICH WAS FLAT. I TRIED TO PULL THE PARKING BRAKES, BUT IT WOULD NOT GO UP AT ALL. IF I HOLD ON TO THE PARKING BRAKE, IT WORKS, BUT THE LEVER WILL NOT STAY UP. THERE IS A RECALL ON PARKING BRAKES FOR THIS MODEL, BUT NOT FOR MY VIN. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD REACH A WIDER SPAN OF MAZDAS THIS MODEL.

TOOK MY 2014 MAZDA3 IGT HATCH TO A LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED. TECH INFORMED ME THAT HE NOTICED ONE SIDE ON THE REAR WAS WORN MORE THAN THE OTHERS. PARKED ON A HILL THE NEXT DAY AND NOTICED THE PARKING BRAKE HAD A LOT MORE PLAY THAN NORMAL. THE PARKING BRAKE COULD NOT HOLD THE CAR WHEN PULLED ALL THE WAY UP. CAR ROLLED FORWARD IF SHIFTER WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. TOOK CAR TO MARTIN MAZDA IN NEWARK, DELAWARE TO HAVE BRAKE FUNCTION CHECKED. FROM INVOICE: "FOUND INTERNAL MALFUNCTION IN DRIVERS SIDE CALIPER WITH E-BRAKE OPERATION, REQUESTED P/A ON CALIPER FOR REPAIR, CALIPER IS WORKING HYDRAULICALLY." THEY DID NOT HAVE THE CALIPER IN STOCK SO I HAVE TO RETURN WHEN THE PART COMES IN. CHECKING ONLINE, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM (NHTSA RECALL NO. 17V-393 / MFR RECALL NO.1217F) BUT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE THE SAME E-BRAKE PROBLEM, AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN COLD WEATHER JUST AS THE RECALL STATES. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED.

AFTER A CAR WASH AT HOME, THE TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSOR ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BOTH FAILED. THE UNDERLYING SYSTEMS CONTINUED TO FUNCTION BUT DUE TO THE SENSOR FAILURE, WARNING LIGHTS FOR BOTH SYSTEMS SHOWED UP ON THE DASH AND ABS BRAKES WERE UNAVAILABLE. REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE ABS MODULE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKES EMITTED EXTREME HEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INSPECTION STATION WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WYOMING VALLEY PORSCHE, AUDI, MAZDA, VOLKSWAGEN AND KIA (126 NARROWS RD LARKSVILLE, PA 18651 (570) 288-7411), BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CALIPER WAS STICKING TO THE BRAKE ROTOR, AND THE CALIPER AND HOUSING NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUSTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V393000 (PARKING BRAKE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,00.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA 3. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A RUBBING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE RUBBING SOUND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (MALL OF GEORGIA MAZDA LOCATED IN BUFORD, GA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE CALIPER WAS DAMAGED DUE TO EXPOSURE TO WATER AND HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE BRAKE ROTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V393000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISES FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COOLEY MOTOR (401 NORTH N GREENBUSH RD, RENSSELAER, NY) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER MOUNTING SUPPORT WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY UNDER MAZDA TSB 04-001-16 DUE TO IT NOT FALLING UNDER THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.