This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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Driving up snowy pass on I-90 approaching the top of Snoqualmie Pass. Vehicle stalled and warning lights flashed critical warning and loss of power. The vehicle stopped in the middle of the highway and would not start or go into drive. After a few minutes, because of speeding and adverse conditions, another driver collided with my vehicle from behind. Another following vehicle lost control and ran off the road. Nobody was injured. Mazda has not provided any information to what happened with the vehicle. We added about 12k miles in the 5 months of driving it, so we had lots of testing with it, and never ran into this serious of an issue with this or any other vehicle.
1st instance 12/06/2023- The battery was drained and it won't start so they changed the battery. Dashboard light says engine malfunction have the vehicle inspected. 2nd instance 02/10/2024- same dashboard light Engine malfunction and Hybrid malfunction. This time they said that DTC was P0E10. They also noticed low battery charge warning. Battery was charged with DCA8000 charger and they said that notif went away. 3rd instance-02/23/2024 same dashboard light. This time they had DTC's of 5. P0E10, P1739:12, P1B05:16, P1739:00 and P1B05:00. to think this is a brand new card purchased last october 2023 with less than 3000 miles.
My sunroof just suddenly explode while driving at the highway with my kids, we almost got into a car accident. It sounded like a gunshot. Never get crack or hit by stone before we travel.
Started hearing a rattle in the mid console of the car that gradually got worse. When i checked under the car, there was a bolt missing and one hanging that was suppose to be holding the propeller shaft. When i took it to the dealer, they tried to lie and say that they were only loose which is what you will see on the paperwork but when i confronted them that i saw one was missing and the other bent, they said yes, they don-??t know what happened but they fixed it.
The -??360 View Camera-?? image periodically goes blank, providing no image, just a blank screen with the colored lines showing vehicle and wheel direction. So when the car is put in reverse or forward, no image of the surroundings are visible. This will not resolve until the vehicle is turned off for an extended period. (An immediate restarting of the car will not resolve.) This car has had the other camera recall addressed and another camera TSB addressed. The issue continues to occur at random, unpredictable times. It has perhaps occurred 10-11 times.
- Greenfield, IN, USA
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The lane assist safety feature stops working. The car will allow drifting across well-marked lanes, despite being a clean car and a clear weather day. The car will not attempt to keep the car in the lane. The events are unpredictable. I have checked the settings when it has happened and they all appear to be the same - the lane assist and related boxes remain checked, etc. After turning off the vehicle for an hour or two, the system seems to reset and work again. This has happened twice that I know if, but could have happened at other times that I did not notice.
The car has an "Engine Malfunction" emergency light that goes on. I brought the car into the dealer right away - the car had $1k miles and is brand new, so it's quite scary to get this message. They cleared the error and told me not to worry about it, but were unable to provide a solution. It recurred immediately (within 1-2 days). I reached out to the service department and they told me to ignore it (that there is no fix in progress). My car is unable to change the Mi Drive mode (so it can only stay in Hybrid mode). This is unsafe and goes against the intended use of the car. For example, on a very cold day like today, I wish to warm the car in sport mode (aka not hybrid or electric) and I was unable to change the mode.
Climate control system issues. Fails to maintain set temperature. Overheats interior when temperature is selected at 68 degrees. Have to turn it down to 62 degrees to maintain an acceptable temperature. This is in the Midwest with outside temperature below 30 degrees and climate control set to auto.
On 12/5/2023, upon turn after intersection, loss of power to the engine. Pushing gas provided no response from the engine. Engine power cut to about 10 miles an hour. Felt as the car was driving on battery - as no engine was heard. Was able to pull over to the side. Turned off and on engine 2-3 times but the power wasn't restored. Received warning on dashboard that there is malfunction with engine. Also received errors on Mazda application I had on phone. Engine light was on the dashboard. Photos attached. While obtaining assistance for tow service I was accidentally disconnected. I tried turning the car on again, and engine turned on normally. Total time between last unsuccessful turning on/off engine was about 10-15 minutes. First time experience such issue with loss of power and engine cutting off/ not working. Informed the car dealership and car repair/ check was scheduled to be brought to dealership for 12/8/2023. Estimated repairs taking 4 to 5 days before I can get the car back. Distance to dealership about 150 miles. Confidence in this car severely shaken - considering the price and the fact it is brand new.
After turning vehicle off, two incorrect warnings appeared on the dash monitor. 1) -??Rear Seat Alert. Check Rear Seats-??.-?? 2) Warning image and sound regarding the rear bumper. However, there were no objects in the back seats (except for a light sunhat that had been there for weeks), and there was nothing near the left rear bumper. In fact no objects for probably 10 feet from the bumper. I noticed this once, 10/24/2023 but it may have occurred before and I didn-??t notice (I frequently get out of the car quickly when at my destination). Safety concern since the safety features are not giving correct warning signals.
Gear shift can easily slide from Drive to Neutral (and from Neutral to Reverse) if a book, purse, or other object is on the center console and slides forward and touches the gearshift when vehicle comes to a stop. Photos attached show me shifting from D to N with my pinky finger. This is a safety problem because if the center console is flat, making it easy for someone to place an object on it. When the car needs to stop somewhat quickly, the object on the console slides forward and pushes the gearshift into Neutral. This happened to me while I was in traffic, resulting in confusion as to why I could not drive the car forward after my stop. I then realized the car had been shifted into neutral. I shifted the car back into Drive and removed the object from the console. Safety issue for anyone beginning to drive this car wi the out this knowledge. Could also occur if a passenger (unknown to the driver) places an object on the console.
Safety issue, random, with 360 View Monitor cameras malfunctioning. This camera issue has happened randomly at least 7 times since I purchased the car in May 2023. The most recent occurrences were 10/26, 09/27, 09/23, 08/03/2023. What happens: when starting the car, 360 View Monitor should show images of surroundings. Instead, no image from the cameras shows; it-??s black on the screen. Colored lines show the direction the car is backing up or moving forward, but the rest of the screen is black. When it occurs, it will remain in this faulty condition for the entire drive. The button on the console (left of gearshift) that turns on the image cameras when driving will show the same image. It will remain in this disabled mode until the car is turned off for a long time. I-??ve tried turning it off and letting it sit until the computer sounds like it has shut off (2-3 min, perhaps), and restarting the vehicle -?" this does not cure the problem. The car seems to need to be turned off for a longer time. If I turn the car off and return in, say, 2 or more hours, the issue is cured (temporarily). Attached are still images from a video. This is random in occurrence and seems to be completely unpredictable when it will will happen. Safety issue.
Problem noticed shortly after purchasing the car in May 2023, and is a constant issue. Always: when driving, and when I press the the button to the left of the gearshift to activate the 360 View Monitor, the default image shows a useless, mostly black, image. (Scrolling to the other two, non-default images, they are useful images.). Instead, it gives the appearance of a black gap in the space around the car. I am attaching several still images from a video. Safety concern, because the image is not correct, and this is a listed safety feature.
Vehicle was parked in garage overnight in our house. At approximately 630AM, carbon monoxide detector alarmed indicating high CO levels inside the house. Source likely appeared to the vehicle- distinct odor of burned electrical wiring/insulation; vehicle felt warm to the touch. Vehicle was dead and would not start. Mazda app indicated critical warnings for ACTIVESENSE, hydrid battery, hydrid system malfunction, high voltage battery depletion, and charging system malfunction starting abruptly at 0210 hours and terminating at 0340 hours. Vehicle had simply been parked in garage and was not plugged in or charging. Last use of vehicle~930PM the night prior. There have been no prior warnings or indications of problems, vehicle has~1k mileage. Vehicle was purchased 7/5/23 and event occurred 7/30/23. Vehicle was towed and is in dealership currently. Mazada USA has been notified by us. Main concerns: 1. Spontaneous carbon monoxide emission of a brand new hybrid EV vehicle model that was parked in a residential home; not plugged in or charging. House full of adults and children overnight. 2. Possible electrical issue with EV/hybrid system leading to spontaneous incomplete combustion of some electrical/battery component.
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- Prosser, WA, USA