Radio/tape Cd Player problems of the 2014 Mazda MAZDA3

There are reports online that Mazda3 2014-2016 has a defective infotainment system. Screen blacks out and plays one radio station or touchscreen malfunctions. All Mazda dealers in houston do not speak of fixing this for free . But throughout Mazda forums across the u. S. Some people have this equipment replaced for free as Mazda knows this is a problem on such vehicle models and years.

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.

My vehicle is equipped with standard "push-button" start which is used in conjunction with a radio controlled "key fob. " while standing within a close proximity to the vehicle, the doors will unlock with the touch of a button on the door handle and the vehicle will start with the touch of the interior start button and the brake pedal pushed down. The same interior start button is pushed again to turn off the engine. On April 15, 2015, after parking the vehicle, I put the car in park, engaged the hand brake, and exitted the car, forgetting to push the interior start button to turn off the engine. I left the vicinity of the vehicle (about 100 yards away) and the car engine continued to run until I returned, 2 hours and 40 minutes later to turn the car off. My local Mazda dealer said this was normal and there was no built-in safety mechanism to prevent the car engine from running while the "key fob" was no where near the car. Imagine the safety concerns associated with this? if the car were parked in a residential garage, the results would have been disasterous. Why doesn't the engine automatically cut off when the key fob is a certain distance from the vehicle? why isn't the alert (a short series of beeps identical to other beeps the car makes when locked) distinctive and alarming? this is a serious, life-threatening situation associated with the use of keyless start engines that needs to be addressed.

There is a serious issue with the reception for the radio. It constantly fades in and out and is so bad that I cannot use my radio in a large metropolitan area. I brought the car in to the dealer to recreate the issue and they said that they couldn't hear it.