Service Brakes Problems of Mazda MAZDA3 - part 2

I had two incidents during a short 25 min drive. Incident 1: I was in right side of the road, there were 2 lanes on this side. I was in the far left lane driving at below 30 mph, there was no vehicle directly behind me, and no vehicle directly in front of me. There was no vehicle in the oncoming side of traffic. There was 1 vehicle in the right lane next to me, about 20 feet behind. This vehicle slowed down to turn right into a parking lot. I did not have my foot on the brake at all, the vehicle behind me was in no way veering into my lane or doing anything abnormal. At this point, all of a sudden my car hard braked automatically. I had not touched the brake and I was driving straight and not veering. It was very sudden, and very hard braking, and it jerked me in my seat because of how hard the brake had suddenly turned on. Incident 2: after that first incident, there was a second time when this happened on the same trip. Once again, this time I was driving at about 35 mph. It was again where there were two lanes on my side of the road and I was in the left lane. No vehicles were in front or behind me. In the right lane next me to, there was 3 vehicles in a row about 25 feet behind me, and the front vehicle of them stopped to turn right into another parking lot area. The same thing happened, I did not have my foot on the brake at all, and had not veered at all and was driving straight. The brakes automatically came on suddenly in a very hard brake, resulting again in a sudden complete stop, even though there were no cars in directly in front or behind me. The vehicle was brought brand new at the dealership , so I had no cause to have the brakes inspected by the dealership, police, or insurance company. There was a warning that the safety features had been disabled due to obstruction of the front sensor, but there was no warning lamps that the emergency automatic brake was going to be used, it just happened.

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Car was parked in a carport on flat ground. Came outside car was gone . . Rolled out of the carport down a 500 ft driveway, turned into the driveway across the highway into a vehicle parked there. . Electronic braking was applied and still engaged. . Parked the car back into the carport and tried pushing it out of the carport and wouldnt budge. . . My vehicle rolled across a busy highway and if the lady didnt have a vehicle parked there it would have went into the side of her house. . .

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Brakes became soft. Needed to pump them to stop the vehicle. My mechanic changed pads, rotors and master cylinder. However, it did not fix the problem. I have read several reports of people complaining about the same issue, likely related to a faulty abs module. Safety issues should be addresses promptly by reputable manufacturers.

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Parking brake does not fully disengage. This causes the rear brakes to wear prematurely and also has the potential to generate excessive heat.

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Parking brake not working due to mechanism on rear caliper is rusted solid so it can not activate brake.

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Im having issues with rust the car it’s getting pretty much the car it’s falling apart the under body it’s nothing but rust I’m scared of changing a tire because there’s actually not a good grip where I can lift the car without feeling it’s going to fall apart, the rear or the disks it’s falling by chunks and just yesterday the rear shock plate broke out of place because it’s way too rust same thing with my muffler I don’t feel safe I’m my car which I love, I truly do but I feel like at any minute its just going to break apart right now it’s the shock rear driver side but I feel like next a tire or my brake disks are going to break like I said I don’t even feel safe to change a tire.

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I was coming up on a car waiting to make a left turn. While attempting to move to the right-hand passing lane, five lights lit up and the power steering went out. The five lights were "power steering malfunction indicator light", "tsc/dsc off indicator light", "security light", "abs warning light", and "seatbelt warning light" (even though my seat belt was on and buckled). Realizing I could not turn in time, I attempted to stop instead and could not stop in time to avoid striking the other vehicle. There had been no indication of problems with any of the indicated systems prior to this incident. The vehicle is currently in possession of our insurance company, as it was deemed a total loss, and no inspection for defects has been performed.

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.

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Component: abs hydraulic unit; how was safety at risk: the failure of the abs system clearly poses a risk; reproduced: the original abs hydraulic unit has a known design flaw that causes it to fail under mild environmental conditions (see, e. G. Sb-10053757-3542); inspected: the problem has been diagnosed by an independent mechanic; warning lights: the abs light (and occasionally dsc and brake lights as well) sometimes became illuminated.

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After a hard brake event to avoid a crash, brake pedal is soft and loses pressure. Identical to many, many Ford and Mitsubishi reports on models that use the same abs equipment. Abs valves probably leaking internally. Dealer refuses to remedy and insists brakes are fine - they are not, significantly worse since hard brake incident. Oem abs part no longer available (I wonder why?) so the only repair option is a used part that is probably also defective in manufacture.

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The contact owns a 2010 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that the brake failed with the abs warning light, traction control, and emergency brake light illuminated. The contact stated that the brake pedal was engaged and failed to bring the vehicle to a stop. The brake pedal was depressed twice before the vehicle stopped. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the traction control module and abs module needed to be replaced. Additionally, the brake fluid needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 150,000.

I was driving my vehicle straight ahead on a two-way city street with no other vehicles in front or on my sides. I was traveling at a speed of 40 mph. The two-way street is separated by a concrete divider and trolly tracks. A "brake!" alert appeared on the display screen followed by beeps. Suddenly the brakes were engaged bringing the vehicle to a complete stop causing the vehicle behind to come to a screeching halt. In a few seconds I was able to drive off.

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Without cause: the vehicle will suddenly detect the presence of another vehicle and/or sense an imminent collision and subsequently applies the automatic braking system, causing the vehicle speed to suddenly decrease. This has happened repeatedly over the course of driving the car and resulted in being almost rear ended numerous times. This is a very dangerous scenario and could easily cause a severe accident, especially on the freeway when everyone around is going really fast and needs more time to react to the sudden and sharp slowing down of my vehicle. This happens in various locations, freeway, highway, or in the city. I have taken the car to the dealership numerous times to have this fixed, but get a different answer every time I take it in. But the problem remains unresolved and continues to place me, my passengers, other drivers, and even pedestrians in harms way.

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Abs component is rusted and broken leaving abs not a functioning safety measure.

Power break booster failure. Making it difficult to stop.

The contact owns a 2020 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the abs warning light illuminated, and the brakes locked up and caused the vehicle to stall. The contact was able to restart the vehicle however, the failure persisted. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer to be diagnosed however, the dealer was not able to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.

I was traveling east bound on the 10 fwy at about 50 mph between the exits town and indian hill with indian hill exit at 1 � miles away and I was changing lanes so that I could exit on indian hill there was a truck that was at the indian hill exit putting it in front of my vehicle 1 � miles away there was a car that was behind me at approximately � miles away. Just after I changed lanes the car went into an emergency stop and then stalled almost causing the car that was behind me to come close to rear ending me this is my second complaint about this issue (NHTSA complaint #11219653) but was the third time that I have had this issue. The second time I took the car in for a recall on this issue on Feb 27, 2020 10:00:00 am.

52000 miles and warped brake rotors. Car stops fine. No danger just shimmy in steering wheel when stopping. This has happened way too soon. If it’s about zoom zoom zoom then Mazda should be using a better quality rotor. I will be attempting to do the brake repair myself.

Airbag light is on. . . . . Lost power steering at only 110,000 miles. . . Abs break system not working.

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My car automatically applies its brakes when it shouldn't be. I was driving at a speed of around 60 mph following a pickup truck. The truck starts flashing to turn right, I started to brake a little, my speed was reduced to around 40-45 mph. . . Just when I was ready to hit the gas pedal again, because the truck has fully completed his turn ( was all the way on the other street). . . My Mazda 3 2018 hit the emergency brake to slow the car really fast to around 10 mph !!! there was absolutely no risk of a crash, my girl friend was in shock, she didn't understand what happened. Sorry if my english is not so good, I usually speak french !!! the car have only 2000 milles, I bought it new on March 2020. . . Just before covid-19 !!!.

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I have, had (2), two brand new set, of tires from firestone put on this car. I was also told only those two sets can only be put on this Mazda 3. The car keep bucking on every street and every road. Every day and evening.

Vehicle was off and unattended in parking lot:manual transmission which ive driven my whole life & I'm no spring chicken. Live in flat city where hill/rolling back has never been an issue. Car has electric parking brake. 1 day a year into the lease, was parked @a pump@tgas station &when came out,car had moved/rolled back. Shockingly I thought I messed up/might've forgotten2 engage parking brake, despite it becoming 2nd nature. Thanked god didn't roll back into anything/anyone, vowed 2 be xtra mindful/careful. Turns out no matter how careful/mindful I've been,just the other day it happened again. This time, husband was in the car w/me &swore saw me as usual, as 2nd nature, engage the electric parking brake. Mind u,have never put it into 1st year 2 park because never needed 2. I guess should have this time as back-up 2 the electric parking brake that didn't engage. We were across the lot at the atm when we saw car rolling back. Husband ran 2 try 2 stop it before it could hit something but he didn't succeed. It was 2 heavy & ended up crashing in2 the posts& handrail that I guess are there for that exact reason. Posts stopped car but husband hurt his wrist & neck in his attempt 2be superman. Posts of course had no damage. Contacted Mazda,they said they'd check it out. I referenced that there was a recall in prior years. They said no recall has been announced for this year. During this whole covid-19 & husband being furloughed, the last thing we need is an extra expense as my insurance deductible will be. Car is @dealer now& they're testing it 2see if it happens while in their shop. I hate for this to be a faulty part or warranty issue but also hoping it is so it will be announced &other people can learn about this horrible possibility o grateful that car did not roll back and injure a person or an animal! ugh! beware! .

Soft brake pedal. Abs brakes not funtioning. Stability control disabled. Braking proportioning not functioning. All related to abs module issue that Mazda is aware of but won't recall. Severely affects the safe operation of the vehicle as the stopping power and stability are decreased when abs unit fault occurs. Prohibitively expensive to replace and is not covered by warranty, even on low-mileage cars. Service bulletin has existed for years and needs to be elevated to recall.

The right rear brake pad has a problem and it stuck on even when I release the brake pedal, this defect cause some noise when the car is stopping and cause premature wear on the brake pad and rotors.

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I driving uphill on a residential street. As I started to slow to turn the Smart brake support flashed brake on my dash and immediately engaged the brakes and stopped the car. The road had a very slight curve with a few cars parked. There were no other moving vehicles in the area. If a car had been behind me it would have caused an accident. The system has given false warnings a lot but this was this first time that it stopped the car. I brought it to the dealership 2 days later and they tested the car and said it is working normally.

Fail sbs and sistem of detection of proximity.

Vehicle is 2 months old and the automatic emergency braking is going off in the middle of the street with no cars around. Today it went off in the middle of traffic and luckily the driver behind me was paying attention. I called the dealer to ask about servicing the recall and they said they did not have a solution. When I told them I almost got rear ended. Their response was thank goodness you didn't and if there was anything else they could help me with. Zero offers to help or concern for an obvious safety issue with this vehicle.

I was driving on us one between ft. Pierce and vero beach, just before christmas, 2019. There was no traffic in front or besides me, although there were cars approaching from the rear. The car suddenly violently shook and came to an immediate stop. I tried to start it, and nothing happened. I could see cars coming up behind me and knew I could easily be hit from the rear. Thankfully they saw I wasn't moving, and they were able to move to the other lane. After 5 or 6 attempts, I finally got the car started and pulled off the road. I had not heard anything about this problem and thought perhaps I had caused the situation. I did not report it at that time as I did not consider it could be a defect. I now know that it is.

Dear sir or madam, I leased a new Mazda 3 on 12/20/2019. At the time of signing all documents I was provided with a document to sign that the dealership were not allowed to sell me a car with an open recall. After registering with the Mazda app I found out that there is an open recall. Is this legal and what are my rights? this seems extremely dishonest. I would appreciate your feedback and advice on what I can do in this situation. The vehicle may unexpectedly stop while driving due to inadvertent activation of the Smart braking system (sbs) automatic emergency braking system. Many thanks.

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.

These issues been happening since the second month I owned my 2019 Mazda 3 hatchback. 1- suspensions, they're very rough & harsh. , they bounce so much for no reason, I damaged one tire already while I was driving on i476 normal highway where I stepped on normal pothole ended up damaging my tire, suspensions are really dangers on all roads. 2- "adaptive cruise control" this feature many times almost caused an accident, rear end specially on highways. For some reason it doesn't detect the car in front of me when I have auto cruise enabled, no rain clear weather, this been reported more than 5 times to the dealership & its hard for them to tell what happen. They even had specialist came from CA to check up the car however it was declared the car has no issues, yet I still have issues every day, s 3- emergency breaking, sometimes it enables for no reason & the cars behind me almost rear ended me, they think I did break check but I don't the brakes! 4- peruzzi Mazda, where I purchased my car, said they will never work on my car again because "it wasted enough of their time". I have video of me picking up the car from peruzzi Mazda, dealership & it won't start up out side the service department & I called the manager & he said leave for next day, he called me day after saying it was my iphone charger. . . I asked him how the tech was able to bring it outside to the front door without no issues? he refused to answer. I work at a hospital & I daily my car to work, its not safe for me or to anyone on the road to drive it at all.

Car has given multiple warnings that driver and safety assist features are disabled -- despite not being enabled. Car also gave a camera malfunction warning approximately 1 minute before slamming on brakes unexpectedly at 35-40mph and causing injury to driver;incident occurred at clear night with no other cars around. Car currently in shop; no word on what caused this or when it will be repaired.

I leased this car brand new in 2016 , since then, I have had two incidents which while parked and in gear with the mechanical e-brake set I have walked outside to find my car not where I left it. The first time this happened was in September of 2017 resulting in substantial damage to the passenger side as well as the rear end. I was living on block island and the car let loose out of the parking spot and rolled backwards into a tree doing significant damage to the passenger side and completely taking the mirror off. After hitting the tree the car the redirected towards another group of small tress causing damage to the drivers side where it then stopped in a stone wall damaging the rear bumper. After a battle with both Mazda and the insurance company I was left repairing the car myself. On October 10th of this year I went outside to start my car to find it had yet again released itself and was in a ditch at the end of my driveway. Causing damage to both sides of the vehicle, the rear lights and bumper cover. This time the car went down into a ditch so there is also damage to the undercarriage as well. I have spoken with Mazda and they claim there is nothing wrong with the car. Luckily in both incidents the car was in rural area so it didn't injure anyone and it only took out vegetation and a stone wall. I pay a substantial amount monthly to lease this car and I no longer feel safe driving it, I fear what will be behind it next time the e-brake lets loose. I have been forced to bring a wheel chock with me whenever I go into the city since the incident in 2017. Due to the insurance company delaying any progress on fixing the car I have been forced to rent a car paying out of pocket the expense so that I am safe on the roads. Any help or direction in this matter would be greatly appreciated. I have photos and quotes I can obtain from the garage if necessary.

2015 Mazda 3. Consumer writes in regards to defective brakes.

The Smart brake system is malfunctioning. The car slams on its brakes for no reason. No vehicle is ahead of me. I have been driving at highway speeds when this occurs and I haven't been rear ended yet. It's happened numerous times before and after I completed the recall. The condition is worse when it's raining. The car has been at the dealership for over 30 days unable to repair.