2014 Mazda MAZDA3

THE INFOTAINMENT CENTER ON THE DASH REPEATEDLY GLITCHES OUT, WILL START RANDOMLY CALLING CONTACTS IF BLUETOOTH IS SYNCED WILL RANDOMLY SWITCH TO RADIO STATIONS, PANDORA, INFO ON THE SCREEN, USING THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS AND CENTER CONSOLE CONTROLS WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES STATIONARY OR AT ANY SPEED, YOU CAN'T TURN IT OFF BECAUSE THE CONTROLS DON'T WORK, RESETTING IT DOESN'T WORK, DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY DOESN'T WORK IT JUST STARTS UP AGAIN AS SOON AS THE CAR TURNS ON, IT'S AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE SO IT MAY NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT LINGERS FOR DAYS OR WEEKS AT A TIME WHEN IT DOES GLITCH OUT.

CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO BE SERVICED AT 47,950 MILES AND THE LEFT SIDE CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR WAS TAKEN IN AGAIN AT 53,474 MILES AND THE RIGHT SIDE CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AS THANKFULLY WE DO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON OUR VEHICLES. THANKFULLY IT DID NOT BECOME A DRIVING HAZARD AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN BOTH TIMES TO BE SERVICED AND THAT IS WHEN THEY FOUND THE ISSUE. WHEN IT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME THAT IS WHEN I STARTED TO LOOK INTO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING RECALL DOES NOT EFFECT OUR MODEL MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS (MAZDA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2014-2015 MAZDA6 AND 2014-2016 MAZDA3 VEHICLES. WATER COULD POSSIBLY ENTER THE BRAKE CALIPER CAUSING THE PARKING BRAKE ACTUATOR SHAFT TO CORRODE AND POSSIBLY BIND.*JB

LOUD SQUEAKING AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 30 MINUTES, ESPECIALLY ON LEFT TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. SQUEAK DISAPPEARS WITH THE SLIGHTEST APPLICATION OF BRAKE OR PARKING BREAK. MY LEFT REAR WHEEL IS ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY THIS; NOTICEABLE HEAT COMING OFF THE LEFT REAR AFTER DRIVING. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD IT ON THE JACKS AFTER THEY DROVE IT 15 MILES AND THEY COULDN'T EVEN TURN IT. THEY DON'T BELIEVE FRONT WHEELS ARE AFFECTED. I'VE BEEN TELLING THEM SOMETHING WAS UP WITH MY BRAKES FOR MONTHS NOW. I SUSPECTED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WHEN I WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE; I TOOK IT TO MAZDA AFTER THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG BUT I STILL NOTICED A FEELING OF THE BRAKES STICKING AFTER HLA ACTIVATED ESPECIALLY. POSSIBLY A SLOW BUILD UP TO A MAJOR PROBLEM OVER A PERIOD OF MONTHS.

SAFETY RECALL-ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER IN THE BACKSEAT I NOTICE MY BATTERY LIGHT COME ON. AFTER THAT EVERY WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN EVEN WHEN PRESSING MY FOOT ON THE GAS. THE CAR EVEN TRIED STOPING AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. WE WERE SUCCESSFULLY ABLE TO GET IT TOWED BUT I BELIEVED THIS HAPPEN BECAUSE THE DEALERS DIDN'T FIX THE RECALL AND INSTAED THEY BYPASSED IT.

I BOUGHT MY 2014 MAZDA 3 IN NOVEMBER 2013. DURING THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE CAR, MY DIVER SIDE REAR CALIPER FROZE CAUSING ME TO PAY ALMOST 900 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE CALIPER, BOTH REAR PADS, BOTH REAR ROTORS, AND LABOR. A MAJOR REASON FOR THE INFLATED PRICE WAS DUE TO THE CALIPERS BEING A SPECIALTY ITEM WHICH NOT ONLY MADE THEM EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE BUT ALSO TOOK WEEKS TO GET DELIVERED. FAST FORWARD ANOTHER FIVE MONTHS LATER MY REAR SIDE PASSENGER CALIPER FROZE. SO, ONCE AGAIN I HAD TO PAY CLOSE TO 900 DOLLARS AND WAIT WEEKS FOR THE CALIPER TO COME IN. I WAS TOLD BY MULTIPLE MAZDA CERTIFIED MECHANICS AS WELL AS THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP SHOP MANAGERS TO KEEP MY RECEIPTS BECAUSE THE BRAKES I HAD WERE FREEZING ON A LOT OF THE NEW STYLE 2014 MAZDA 3S. FINALLY IN 2017, THE RECALL FINALLY POSTED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM, CENTRAL MAZDA IN PLAINFIELD, CT, AND WAS TOLD MY VIN DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH IT. APPARENTLY, EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAD THE EXACT PART THAT WAS BEING RECALLED, AS WELL AS THE ISSUES DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FITTING EXACTLY TO MY ISSUE, MY CAR WAS MADE IN 2013 WHICH THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE. I WAS TOLD TO CALL MAZDA TO SEE IF SOMETHING COULD BE DONE DUE TO MY SITUATION OBVIOUSLY BEING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL WAS POSTED FOR. UNFORTUNATELY, ONCE AGAIN I WAS TOLD BY MAZDA THAT MY ISSUE WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE RECALL DUE MY CAR BEING MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE DATE FOR THE RECALLED CARS. IN CONCLUSION , I WAS STIFFED WITH A BILL FOR ALMOST 2,000 DOLLARS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF BUYING A BRAND NEW CAR, AS WELL AS WEEKS OF HEADACHES DUE TO NOT HAVING MY CAR. I HAVE HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH THE CAR AFTER THIS ISSUE WAS FINALLY FIXED, BUT I WILL NEVER BUY A OTHER MAZDA DUE TO THE WAY I WAS TREATED. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE MANIPULATIVE WAY MAZDA CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY, I WOULD BE A RETURNING MAZDA CUSTOMER.

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.

I HAVE 2 ISSUES. THE MOST DANGEROUS ONE IS THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM. IT JUMPS AROUND FROM PHONE TO RADIO TO CONTACTS TO MUSIC AND RANDOMLY MAKES CALLS, PLAYS THE RADIO, AND CANNOT BE CONTROLLED. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS DISTRACTING TO DRIVER. WHEN IT MAKE CALLS IT CANNOT BE DISCONNECTED AND WHICHEVER SCREEN IS DISPLAYED IT ACTS AS IF SOMEONE IS CONSTANTLY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE SYSTEM. RADIO STATIONS CHANGE AND PHONE CALLS ARE MADE THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT HALF OF THE SCREEN IS CRACKED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANYTHING ON IT. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY MAZDA BUT DID NOT REPAIR IT WHEN I TOOK IT IN. THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE SCREEN BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE UNCONTROLLED SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS WARM OUTSIDE. I HAVE READ MANY OF THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS FOR BOTH OF THESE ISSUES. THESE ISSUES ARE MOSTLY WHEN I AM STOPPED BUT CONTINUES WHEN I AM MOVING. SINCE MAZDA DOES RECOGNIZE THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE DIRECTIONS FOR CORRECTING THEM, THEY STILL WANT ME TO PAY FOR A NEW SCREEN AND SYSTEM

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.

WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CAR LOST POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED, THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE CAME ON ALL AT THE SAME TIME. THE CAR ALSO WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE PAST 35-40 MPH. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE FOUR ENGINE COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A MONTH AND HALF LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND ANOTHER ENGINE COIL IS NEEDING REPLACEMENT.