general problems of the 2014 Mazda MAZDA3

Airbag warning symbol on dashboard flashes with or without passenger seated in front seat.

There is an existing recall on my car 2014 Mazda 3 dated July 14, 2023 for the glitches with rearview mirror and rearview mirror disconnecting at random. While this has been outstanding for one year Mazda discourages customers from scheduling appointment to get the vehicle inspected and fixed in accordance to the guidance listed in NHTSA recall. I visited capitol Mazda san jose on 11/18/23 as well as called them to schedule a check on 7/17/24 but both these times I was informed that there are no parts to be replaced. I believe the remedy listed with NHTSA is not being followed and the customers do not have a timeline to get a resolution to this issue. I'm sharing the remedy listed by NHTSA. "dealers will inspect vehicles. If inspections verify no concern with the rearview camera image, a wiring harness fastening seal will be added to prevent harness movement. If inspections verify there is image distortion or flickering, the rearview camera will be replaced with a new part and a wiring harness fastening seal will be added. " I'm unable to understand if there are efforts by Mazda to provide sufficient labor work to inspect the vehicle and the fastening seals are at all in their timeline. I think NHTSA should assess what progress has been made by Mazda in resolving this critical recall.

The manufacturer has not provided a timely remedy for a known safety issue on the backup camera for my car. (Jul 14,2023; manufacturer recall number6023g; NHTSA recall number23v-487). I purchased the car in 2014. Around 2017, the backup camera began flickering and sometimes failing to load completely.  I took the vehicle to the Mazda dealership in tustin, CA and they said there was nothing wrong with the camera. They said that I would have to pay approximately $500 for a new camera if I wanted one. I could not afford to replace the camera at that time, so the problem has persisted ever since. In July 2023, a notice of a safety recall was issued for the same issue with the camera. On 9/28/2023, I took the vehicle to the same Mazda dealership and asked for the camera to be replaced due to the recall. They inspected the vehicle and agreed the camera was defective; however, they said they didn't have the parts yet to replace the camera and that I would receive something "official" about the recall later. It is now April 2024 and I have heard nothing. This safety issue has been going on for 7+ years and Mazda needs to take responsibility. The fact that they wanted to charge me for the camera in 2017 and now they say no cameras are available leaves me to believe that they are stalling and just don't want to incur the cost to fix the safety issue.

There is currently a recall for 2014 Mazda 3 hatchbacks due to a faulty rearview back-up camera, but the dates are too limited. Production dates start in Dec 2013, but my particular vehicle was manufactured before that and still has the defective camera/mount. My car is in the shop getting fixed now for $1380 + tax, and should have been covered by the safety recall.

I was informed that I have a recall on my vehicle when I tried to put it on turo. The manufacturer never reached out to. Let me know. I live in hawaii on the big island and we no longer have a Mazda dealership so I contacted Mazda customer service for help getting repaired. They said I had to pay for the repair myself and file for reimbursement. When I went to kia in kona to see if they would repair it, they explained the manufacturer is supposed to take care of recalls at no cost to me. Please help.

Temperature control link slips out of place when turning climate control knob. This is 100% a safety issue when you can’t see out of your windshield because you can’t defrost your windshield. There are no warning lights.

About a month ago I got into my vehicle and noticed a corner of my infotainment screen was cracked. The cracking is internal and seems to spider around the corner. It cannot be felt externally in any way. Doing some research, I came across multiple other owners displaying similar problems. I was also able to find service alert no. Sa-008/18 which pertained to the same issue even labeling it as (spider cracking). Calling Mazda's customer experience department, I was informed (and knew) that a service alert is not a recall. While this is true it is something that occurs due to normal temperature changes in a product (vehicle) that should be able to withstand such conditions. I was also informed that the service alert did not include my VIN even though my vehicle is inside the year, make, and model the service alert pertains to. I was encouraged to reach out to NHTSA if I had further concerns. While the spider cracking was more of an aesthetic issue since then I have noticed the infotainment will often rapidly change through various menus and apps. This causes both a sudden distraction to the driver as well as potentially making unknown changes to the vehicle systems maintained through the infotainment package. While my wife was driving the vehicle last week and trying to use the navigation, she was consistently having the directions break up and display change causing her to need to pull over. Given that both the aesthetic cracking and the menu/apps changing problems began at the same time it seems that the internal crack may have thrown off some pressure/contact the display relies on. The vehicle is available for inspections upon request. Aesthetic problem was seen by the dealer on July 7, 2021 however the function changes were not observed until just after.

I was driving on the interstate when I heard a very loud explosion. I looked up and the center of my sunroof was gone. There was a little glass in the car, but most of the glass exploded outward. The glass in the car consisted of small shards. Fortunately no one was with me so no injuries.

Navigation touchscreen has deteriorated without any external damage to the point where it has false positives/ghost clicks. This randomly changes settings which include screen/instrument panel brightness which can be disorienting at night.

It appears the Mazda computer electronics trigger auto defaltion of tires after hitting a road hazard on the road. It has happened more than once and I had to replace my tires multiple times. . Once at 35 mph and other at 44 mph approx.

It has happened twice in 6 years and 5 months. Road hazard like a torn wheel from other car or divider on road. If when driving it goes over it during night time the computer within the Mazda 3 triggers automatic deflation of the car tires.

My car has been stalling while I'm driving.

The glass sunroof spontaneously exploded while we were driving 65mph in lane on a straight section of I-476 between allentown and quakertown PA at 11am on December 31, 2019, constant 40� temp, no recent change in altitude, not near an overpass or close to other traffic. No indication that anything struck the vehicle from any direction. Sounded like a shotgun blast. My wife and I were showered with broken glass. Terrifying and extremely dangerous, but we were able to exit the highway safely. Subsequently read the 2017consumer reports article on such events - turns out this is a thing. Insurance covered repair, we were out only the deductible. Repair took three weeks. We can provide documents if you like.

Tcs malfunction. �transmission control system� symbol is car with skid mark on the bottom. Take to dealer right away.

I was driving down the freeway in the snow/rain mix when I heard a loud bang! I though I was hit by another car but when I looked around I noticed the glass of my sunroof had shattered and some glass fell on me. Upon further investigation, the sunroof had actually blew out and upwards from the inside out. I contacted the dealership who then submitted a claim to Mazda. Although they are aware of latent defects in sunroofs, they refuse to repair/replace mine. It's cold and raining here and I have part of my car roof missing due to a manufacturers defect that I keep reading about all over the internet. This is dangerous to have happen and these sunroofs should be replaced. I could have been killed driving down the freeway thinking I was either hit or shot at! I have images upon request as they are not loaded on this computer.

My vehicle has intermittent functioning of rearview camera image while reversing. I can sometimes get it to work by opening an closing the rear hatch. Sometimes the image is clear, sometimes there is no image and sometimes it is distorted/rolls. Mazda notified me of the recall September 2023, but the company has failed to repair the defect within a reasonable amount of time.

Sunroof glass shattered in very cold weather. Glass actually exploded. Vehicle stationary at stoplight on city street.

Tread separation on two factory-mounted original equipment yokohama tires within 3 weeks at highway speeds, one incident causing significant body damage. Incidents occurred at approximately 19,000 miles.

The headrests jut forward at an extreme angle and causing chronic and acute neck, head and back pain. The design of these is a result compliance with the NHTSA's headrest standard. The NHTSA went too far and should reconsider the standard. It is causing misery for thousands or even millions of motorists. To alleviate the pain, I was forced to reverse the headrest. . . Making it far unsafer in the event of an accident. There are thousands of posts about this online.

Car caught of fire on the freeway whole car was consumed started in the front right wheel well area.

A few times when starting up the vehicle, the Mazda emblem pops up slowly, then fades away, and the lcd system screen will continue to be a blank, black screen with no response until I restart the car. About 7-10 times it has happened where I'm driving and all of a sudden the music will stop, then the lcd screen shows a Mazda emblem, and the system reboots itself. I'm taken notes and have tried to find commonalities when this happens, but have not yet. I've mentioned it each time I get a Mazda oil service, but the techs never find anything. I also have video recording of one of the instances where it lasted particularly long.