Tail Light Switch Problems of Mazda MAZDA3

My headlights dim and flicker, most noticeably when applying the brakes. It was barely noticable at first. My son-in-law, who is an auto and diesel mechanic, brought it to my attention in December 2017 when he was driving it. It is getting worse and becoming more and more of a problem, making it hard to see, especially when approaching a stop at an intersection. I am not sure if the tail lights are also effected, but complaint id 11164134 reported that their's were. My experience with electrical problems causes me to worry that there is a possibility that the headlights will fail entirely, leaving me unable to see while driving at night. This is not a single incident; it always occurs everytime I drive at night, so I am putting today's date in the "when did this happen" field because I can't indicate that it is an ongoing problem. The four complaints about this same problem all indicate no injuries or fatalities; I hope there don't have to be injuries or fatalities for this to be considered serious enough to warrant a recall. Also, the speed doesn't matter, I had to put in a number so I indicated 45 mph, but it happens on the freeway at 80 mph as well as on city streets. There are currently 49,259 miles on the car. When I bought it it had 33,370 miles on it. Like I said, it is getting worse. It is more distracting due to more pronounced flickering and dimming of the illumination of the road.

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The tail lights go out intermittently due to a defective passenger junction box (fuse box). Tapping the box with a screwdriver handle will bring the tail lights back on for a while. This has been a Mazda 3 issue over the years. The should be a recall on this.

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A few years ago upon washing my car I noticed my tail lights looked a bit odd so I took a closer look and realized they had melted to the point they were deformed and as a result the light emitted is far less than when in tact. I took the car to the dealership and they replaced them under warranty even though my warranty expired and they assured me it was a fluke issue and that it would never happen again. Well last weekend I go to place groceries in my trunk and saw they looked melted again. After a closer look they had indeed melted again, but this time even worse that before and they emit even less light than the first time around. After a little research it's become apparent this is a wide spread issue for a multitude of Mazda models. Online forums are full of people with the same issue both on the Mazda 3 and a wide array of different Mazda models. The Mazda, 5 and even the cx9 all have this very issue and almost everyone stated the light output was very subdued and in a few cases no light at all or the housing melted so badly it broke the light completely and they were not able to change out the bulb, and rather, had to purchase brand new taillights. I just called Mazda USA customer service and they told me that since my car is so far out of warranty there was nothing they could do, so I explained it's not a cosmetic or aesthetic issue, but a safety issue and though the rep agreed it was a widespread issue, even among current models being sold, he insisted that since my car is out of warranty it's not their problem!!! how can so many units from so many models have this same safety issue and it not have been recalled???!?!?!?!? this is an outrage and eventually it will end in catastrophe and hopefully it's not with me! please feel free to contact me if necessary. I'd be glad to help. Mazda service is pretty terrible as it is but this is insane!.

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Red tail light lens melted so when you turn on the lights, the tail lights look white instead of red. Did this to both right and left side tail lights using original bulbs. I purchased two new tail light assemblies and installed them myself. After three months the right side tail light again melted so it now looks white.

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My left rear tail red tail light went out. I tried to change it but it has melted to the wires and the light housing. I am unable to change it. I am afraid this melting is a dangerous issue because it's a possible fire hazard. I searched the internet and have found many other Mazda owners with this same issue. Others even have both sides melting the rear lights. I cannot even change the bulb now. This can be a danger because I cannot use my left tail light or left rear signal. This could cause someone to crash into me not knowing I am slowing down for a left turn.

Someone ran up to my car at a stop light to tell me that both of my brake lights were out. Not sure how long I have been driving around with no brake lights. I took car to shop and they said that the brake bulbs had burst and melted my tail light assemblies, presumably due to overheating. I know this is a manufacturers issue because a) I just replaced my tail light assemblies 3 months ago for the same exact issue and b) I did a quick online search and saw that many other people have had the same issue with their Mazda 3 hatchbacks, tails lights melting, bulbs busting etc. This is a safety concern because people can be driving around for extended periods of time with both brake lights out and not know it, leading to rear ending accidents. I drive around multiple times a day with my baby in my car. I would be furious if I got I got rear ended while she was in the car because of something like this.

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The contact owns a 2009 Mazda 3. The contact stated that the tail lights melted. The dealer replaced the tail lights; however, the failure persisted. In addition, the brake lights operated at random. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.

I had my mechanic working on replacing a burnt out license plate light when he discovered that the tail lights were not working. He turned the lights off and back on, and the tail lights started working again, turned the lights back off and on again, and the tail lights were back to not working again. He identified the fuse box to be the cause of this issue, as when the tail lights were out, he would hit the fuse box which would then cause the lights to come back on, and he demonstrated this for me. This is a serious safety concern to me and after only a few minutes of internet research I found others were having the exact same issue. I feel very fortunate that I've not been hit from behind. I've called Mazda and they said they were not aware of a known issue and there were no recalls on the part, but I've also learned that this part has been reissued 6 times. This makes me think it has to be a known issue, otherwise why keep modifying the part?.

My tail lights have melted the red plastic cover severely in both lights. My friend driving behind me thought my reverse lights were on every time I braked. My lights were the original bulbs and not aftermarket. I did not notice the melting until August 2014.

Tail/brake light lenses melted. Original parts,replaced the whole tail light assembly and bulbs in June 2014 and I noticed in August 2014 the tail light on the drivers side was out. The lenses melted again, the bulbs were 7443 . Researched on the internet and found this problem on numerous posts mainly with the Mazda 3 hatchback which is what I have. Called the local Mazda dealer and they said they never heard of the problem. Sounds like a fire hazard. Have you had any other complaints about this?.

While driving on the freeway at 65 mph at night, my lower dash (radio, hvac) and steering wheel controls lighting went out for about ten minutes, and then came back on. This started happening intermittently from that point on, shutting off and coming back on randomly, with the lights being out continuously once for about 30 minutes while driving at night in traffic. The safety concern is that I just discovered the tail lights were also going out at the same time. Indications are that the cause is a defective passenger junction box (pjb). This is a serious safety issue and an unacceptable engineering flaw which appears to affect other drivers of this vehicle model as well. Due to prohibitive cost of jsb replacement and uncertainty of the integrity of that part itself, it may be necessary to install a failsafe independent wiring solution for the brake lights to ensure required reliability.

The plastic surrounding the tail lights has melted, so when braking or driving in the dark, the tail lights show as a mix of red and white. The front headlights go out, both have gone out at different times. Sometimes they start working again for no reason, but will be out again after a few days or weeks.

Red inner coating on tail lights appears to have melted, making a hole that shows white light through the tail light lens so that when I am braking, it looks like I might have my backup lights on. This problem was first noticed several months ago (mid-2012) by a friend who was following me on a trip at night. At the time, there were small "holes" in the red part of the tail lights. By early this month, when I took the car to a Mazda dealer about this problem, the holes had become quite a bit bigger. They started at about the size of a dime or nickel, last year. Now they are the size of a half dollar, and are a bigger safety hazard. I filed a complaint with Mazda customer service about this. Mazda told me today that the manufacturer cannot help me with this problem. My local Mazda dealership said my car's tail lights had "nonstandard" bulbs in them, and also said that there were cracks in the bulb sockets. If so, then the tail lights came that way from the manufacturer and/or the dealership that sold me the car new. I am the sole owner of the car, and I have never changed any tail light bulbs in it.

The red plastic on my tail light has melted. I assume that this could have at some point created a fire or some other safety hazard. There are many complaints about this very problem in this make and model car and this needs to be addressed by Mazda even if the car is no longer under warranty. This is a safety issue and I believe the government should take this seriously and move to action against Mazda for this flaw in their manufacturing. We are now having to replace this part and it will cost about $600. 00.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Mazda Mazda3 hatchback. The contact stated that he was advised by a law enforcement officer that the tail lights were not illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where they advised him that the tail lights were found melted and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 42,000. Kmj.

Rear tail lights are factory equipped with factory bulbs and developed melted holes on the rear lenses.