Brake Light problems of the 2007 Mazda MAZDA3

My brake light housing is melted on both sides. The brake light bulb is melted into the brake light sockets on both the left and right brake lights. I noticed while driving in the city and cars were flagging me to tell me my brake lights are out. I pulled into a auto shop to check and both sides were melted. I had my car since 2013 and everything was original stock. My check engine light flashes and when I had it checked they said it may be faulty fuel pump, because that's the only code that shows and I already had everything replaced. My car very frequently stalls out (highways and city streets) even after replacing the fuel pump and O2 sensor. The passenger airbag light flickers frequently, with and without passengers.

The rear brake light housing in my 2007 Mazda 3 hatchback is melting. It is the top red light on both sides. These are stock brake lights and have never been replaced. The dealership will not replace for free even though this is a design flaw and safety issue from Mazda. Upon further research of this issue, there are many Mazda 3 owners who also have this issue and have run into the same road blocks on getting it fixed by Mazda.

The rear brake light housing in my 2007 Mazda 3 hatchback is melting. It is the top red light on both sides. These are stock brake lights and have never been replaced. The dealership will not replace for free even though this is a design flaw and safety issue from Mazda. Upon further research of this issue, there are many Mazda 3 owners who also have this issue and have run into the same road blocks on getting it fixed by Mazda.

The brake light housing (amber lens) was heated by the bulb to such a degree that the lens itself melted onto the bulb. We are not entirely sure when this happened and may have been ongoing for quite some time. Upon inspection by an experienced automotive technician, it was confirmed that the bulbs were the correct model and had been installed correctly. Some of the plastic had melted down onto the bulb itself and could potentially become a fire hazard. This problem impacted both driver and passenger sides, with the driver side appearing more significantly melted. After a quick search on Mazda forums, this appears to be an issue experienced by many owners of 2007 Mazda 3 models, but only those in the hatchback configuration.

We just noticed that both tail/brake lights have melted holes in the surrounding inside red plastic lens. The bulbs are the originals as are the lens. The heat is now starting to affect the outside clear cover. The outside covers are still intact, but look bubbly; the holes in the inner red lens let white light come out and it looks like we have back-up lights on continuously at night.