general problems of the 2014 Mazda MAZDA3

The car screen displays, gps, for calls, radio etc, doesn’t works, it’s off, and the airbags are deactivated and they’re off as well and have to press hard on the brake to get the car to stops.

Today on 3/6/23 I was parked outside a restaurant picking up food as I was inside the restaurant my hand brake failed to hold and my car rolled back and hit another customers car. My car is a manual and I had it in neutral and I was then approached by the owner of the vehicle I hit asking for my insurance information.

My 2014 Mazda 3 had very bad wear on the rear brakes, but not on the front. I took them apart, and both calipers were frozen. I contacted the dealership and they told me that there was a recall, but only for the cars manufactured in mexico, not in asia. The recall needs to be expanded, as Mazda denied there was any problem with these calipers. Clearly there is a more widespread problem than Mazda will admit.

Can parking break will not fully engage or becomes disengaged even though parking break handle is lifted. Car will occasionally roll fwd on a hill of break does not engage. Car rolled down a hill and even jumped the parking space curbs. Driver was not in the car but break appeared to be set.

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.

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.

Parking brakes will not hold car, even after adjusting the parking brake cable.

Emergency brake engages while driving & will not release. (exact same problem other Mazdas were recalled. ) occurred on both city streets & highway.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Mazda 3. The contact stated that the rear brakes seized while driving down a hill. The failure occurred without warning. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the rear brakes emitted extreme heat. The vehicle was taken to an inspection station where it was determined that the rear brakes were worn and needed to be replaced. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.