Mazda 3

"It worked one day and the next day it did not. Have followed suggestions in manual, but it still doesn't work. Have gone back to using a plug in gps unit i owned before buying the car"

"As designed this system was badly designed and outdated at the time the car was made. It is cumbersome to use and unreliable. The dealer was unable to help to fix or adjust the device"

"this thing never worked. The dealer tried everything it could Mazda CA did nothing. Dealer said they could do nothing. it never worked and still doesn't. dealer told us lots of trouble with this year"

"For a while, the thing was worthless, if not dangerous. Ex. It would tell me to turn left when I was on a interstate, or turn right when I was 1/2 way across a bridge! There were no exits on either sides. I was so unsure of it that I bought a sta"

"Very difficult to get Samsung Smart phone to hook on to the4 Bluetooth"

"New iPhone 6 would not pair - had to take the car and the phone into the Mazda dealership - they were able to fix it, but i don't know if it was an apple problem or a Mazda problem"

"the phone will pair with the vehicle but calls/apps no longer play through the vehicle's sound system"

"It was extremely difficult to pair a new phone. The new phone (major brand and model) doesn't work on the Bluetooth system as well as my last (minor brand and model) phone, and the system fairly regularly makes me go into setup to connect the phone and/or my Apple iTouch which I use to play music on the vehicle's sound system."

"The phone pairing has to be re-initiated frequently and does not consistently work."

"Car doesn't consistently pick up incoming calls on blue tooth"

""Aux" input to radio has stopped working"

"In November of 2014, the unit quit playing. CD,RADIO bluetooth"

"Had the radio replaced 3 times when it was obviously a connection problem. When the local dealership was going to have to pay for the repair, they actually fixed it in one hour. They blamed me when I was the one who paid an outside stereo person who told me how to fix it!"

"Radio suddenly became intermittent. Does not always turn on. Loses track of pre-programmed stations. Wide variation of volume from station to station/"

"Entertainment System had to be replaced"

"The entire radio/cd/bluetooth Bose head unit just completely stopped working in the spring of 2016. Dealer told us the head unit possibly the amp was damaged and would require a $600 replacement unit. We procrastinated on getting the repair done and in a strange twist of fate, the car battery died and required replacement. Once the battery was reconnected and the radio/gps navigation unit reset itself, everything worked again! For the year it didn't work, it was a serious defect and reduced our"

"Speaker has become loose and rattles"

"intermitent speaker output"

"The car was in for a service and we were advised that the brake pads needed to be replaced."

"none"

"bought all parts necessary to perform brake job, but unable to remove old brakes. bought tools needed to remove brakes in none-garage setting, still unable to get old brakes off. will now have to pay at dealership to get this done"

"Brakes have worn faster than the previous model of the Mazda 3"

"For some reason, if the vehicle is not driven for a couple of days, rust forms on the brake disc very quickly (particularly noticeable after a day or two of rain). When the car is driven again, you can hear the brakes grind as they wear off the rust. The result is that brakes have to be serviced more often than on other vehicles that I've owned. (This was also an issue with a 2006 Mazda 3 that I owned several years back)."

"Over the years I have owned this Mazda I have complained several times about brake noises and have also had the brakes replaced twice."

"Rear brake pads appear on both sides appear to have rusted to caliper housing preventing them from moving as designed... this caused un even brake wear and rotor damage"

"Squeaking rear brakes. Was told the front need to be replaced though the noise came from rear. Replaced the front. Was told the rear need to be replaced soon. That was at less than 60000"

"Mazda said it was the tires, but they were not even a year old. They said brakes were fine as they were still under warranty--now they are not. The car are great--the service is not nearly as good as it was hen I bought my first one in 2009."

"worn out"

"Shimming when braking at speeds greater than 45mph"

"Brakes started to make a grinding noise. Had to have pads and rotors replaced."

"rotors hand to be sanded"

"Backing up while engaging bracks causes extreme noise"

"rear rotors / calipers are squeeking when backing up"

"If it rains and the car has been sitting 12 hours or more, the brakes squeal and squeak when applied. Lasts for 3-6 applications before it stops"

"Only a couple weeks into the brake replacement, they began to squeak"

"replaced break pads and rotors on front wheels.(non factory but highest quality)Squeeled for 2 months returned to shop twice"

"All four corners must have shocks/struts replaced. Unexpected on such a new car"

"Driver side shock make squeaky noise when the car was started cool and passed a bump"

"Rear shocks needed to be replaced"

"It's actually my engine mounts. Front mount literally snapped in heavy (the synthetic rubber material broke). My side mounts need to be replaced as well."

"Shock Bracket broken off"

"I had to replace my rear struts because they were causing uneven wear, not functioning properly."

"Shocks and struts required replacement on vehicle well under 100,000. This is unacceptable and not normal"

"I live on a gravel driveway and after driving too fast on it for too long - despite its pot holes .... I pad the price and needed a new strut"

"Right front strut had oil seal leakage. I had both struts replaced at dealership"

"Irregular tire wear resulted from need to replace vehicle suspension well under 100,000. This is highly irregular and Mazda's quality is questionable"

"Driver Side Front tire wore out faster than the other tires. Mazda repair shop could not find out why"

"wheel bearing noise. Factory Rep advised Dealer to replace entire knuckle assembly with the bearing"

"The cable connecting the inside door handle to the latch broke. The cable separated from the lead end piece. After discussing with Mazda USA they offered to pay 50% of the repair cost even though the car was out of warranty due to time (but not mileage). Kudos to Mazda!"

"Rear lock/latch does not work below 20 degrees"

"Drivers side seat belt doesn't fully retract. Have had it in twice to be fixed. Still is a problem. More an annoyance than anything"

"Seat belt will not retract"

"Tailgate lift cylinder fixed after recall"

"Gas struts for hatchback on recall"

"Screws to the spoiler became loose. I had to manually tighten and apply loctite"

"Rear window had to be removed and reinstalled to repair a noise the window was making in cold weather"

"Dealer said had a service bulletin from Mazda on the traction control issue. Not sure what they had to fix"

"The transmission control module went bad at around 60,000 miles--it happened suddenly, no warning. The cost to fix it was $800 for the part and $500 for the installation."

"Software required reprogramming"

"After a transmission fluid change the system acted up causing a jerk during gear changes. Two software upgrades later and it is a bit better but still not resolved"

"When the car had about 30k miles, the AT fault and check engine lights turned on, and the transmission locked itself into second gear. Turning the car off and on restored normal function. The dealer checked the vehicle electrical grounding, and reflashed the transmission computer with a newer firmware, per a service bulletin"

"Transmission would not shift gears. Fixed under 60,000 drive-train warranty"

"Warning light, Mechanical Noise"

"Blower motor needed replacement and because of difficulty in accessing it the labor cost was $1,000."

"stopped cooling; blowing only hot air; cost $700 to fix"

"Heater does not warm the car well if the temperature is below freezing"

"Takes too long to heat up and can't control the amount of heat. Once it heats up it is too hot almost immediately"

"Dealer found leak when I reported lack of A/C cooling. Received free rental while problem fixed in one day at no cost due to warranty"

"Ac is expensive to repair"

"It cracked"

"Mass Airflow Sensor failed. Car would not start"

"The Mass Airflow Sensor malfunctioned and was replaced under the original emissions warranty."

"The air fuel sensor didn't work. I had to have the car towed to the dealer and it was replaced. It works now with no problems"

"Master airflow sensor failed and the car had to be towed to the dealer"

"Mass Air Flow Sensor had to be replaced. I had to tow the car in the service"

"Heard a noise. Took it to a garage. Could not be repaired. Used transmission sourced and installed. Apparently this is a common problem with older Mazdas. Wish I'd known."

"My Mazda 3 experienced sudden and complete transmission failure when I was driving it down the interstate, and the car completely lost power. I could have been killed trying to coast from the fast lane across 3 lanes of heavy traffic to the shoulder. Mazda hemmed and hawed about it but finally agreed to put in a refurbished transmission at no cost to me, because the car had 59,500 miles on it and the power train warranty went to 60,000 miles."

"This vehicle is on its 3rd transmission, they've replaced it twice"

"I can see leak spots on my driveway, but can't identify where they com from"

"engine experienced oil leaks the dealership did not fix which led to engine failure"