Eight problems related to exterior lighting have been reported for the 2010 Mazda MAZDA3. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2010 Mazda MAZDA3 based on all problems reported for the 2010 MAZDA3.
A substantial amount of water has made its way into the headlight housing. This has caused the driver side light to go out. There is no evidence of any damage, cracks, or failure otherwise. It seems, like thousands of other Mazda3 drivers, the seals have failed. My particular model has the auto leveling and turning headlights. Cost to repair will be well over $1,000. This is a well known problem to Mazda. Lack of lighting is a safety issue. High price of repair is a serious bar to fixing the issue and returning to safe driving. I was unaware of the failure as no warning is communicated to the driver.
2010 Mazda3s grand touring, condensation accumulated in head lamp resulting in head lamp bulb failure. The cost to replace head lamp assembly is $2500. 00 $250. 00 just for the bulb. Thousands of noted on line complaints with photos with no damage to assembly but the sealant has failed. Mazda dealership parts department acknowledged this is a known issue with the Mazda3.
The electrical systems is not working right the lights on the in side of the car come on when you get up to 75 to 80 mph they start flashing. The air bag light light come on the steering column lock up a lot of time were I have a hard time getting the key in the ignition.
The car will intermittently not shift out of park due to the shift lock not releasing properly, and the stop lights and horn are not functioning properly as well. This seams to be typical of the Mazda3's due to the horn shorting the fuse and the brake switch going bad, and definitely makes the car more accident prone. Others seam to report the cruise control functions stop working due to the same fuse being used for stop lights and the cruise control function.
One of the two electricals broke loose that's connected to the battery that starts the car. My car literally stalled out on me in the middle of an intersection. I was almost hit because of that. Another issue is my right back tire. One of the lug nuts won't come off and that is a safety issue. If something happens to my tire, I'm not going to be able to get a new tire to replace the old one. Another issue is the light on the ceiling of my car broke. The wires are exposed. My dashboard in my car is also melting.
Started to notice sticky residue on the inside of the windshield. Hard to clean off making for a visibility issue. Days later after the vehicle had been parked noticed the dashboard was very sticky and appears to be melting. After some investigation online realize this is an going issue with these cars and others. I. E. Toyota/Lexus .
Moisture has entered both head lamps causing failure of bulbs and hid control units. Complete lighting failure while driving.
Water intrusion and condensation build-up inside the headlamp assembly causing major damage and required whole unit replacement. Usually happen after a rainstorm or car wash. This had occurred to both headlamps on my vehicle. The first incident happened in April 2012 to the passenger-side headlamp assembly after I washed the vehicle. The last incident happened in October 2013 to the driver-side headlamp assembly after a rain storm.
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