general problems of the 2015 Mazda MAZDA3

1. Automatic transmission suffered a catastrophic failure during operation. Transmission was discarded by bountiful Mazda, utah. 2. Both other and I were at risk as the vehicle could not be controlled. 3. I read similar findings on social media posts. 4. Bountiful Mazda confirmed metal shavings in the drain trans fluid. 5. No prior warning on car instrumentation, or while driving, or on prior inspection by cardinaleway Mazda, gilbert, az 6. Neither Mazda USA (mfr) nor protective asset protection have taken responsibility for the initial equipment failure nor reimbursement through the extended service contract even with extenuating circumstances for late notification. I can provide copies of additional relevant material.

2015 Mazda 3 with 75000 miles. Transmission in vehicle failed specifically the main bearing. Transmission is needing to be rebuilt. Repair shop also informed me that the clutches were burned out. Symptoms: delayed engagement when vehicle is cold. Flair shifting from 3-4.

Vehicle was inadvertantly turned off while in drive, when parking the vehicle no alarm sounded. Upon exiting the vehicle, the vehicle began to roll backwards, forcing me to jump back into the car and jam on the brake. One would think that as a safety measure, the car would be required to be in park, before turning off the engine. While its conceivable that in an emergency the driver may want to turn off the vehicle while in gear, this would be very rare, and could be accommodated by programing the off switch to require multiple pushes or holding in the button for an extended period. Exiting the car when it is not in park is a dangerous situation, just as dangerous as trying to start the car while in gear, resulting in unexpected movement of the car. Since the car requires the gearshift to be in park and the brake on before starting, one would think a similar process would be used for turning off the vehicle.