Mazda 3 Change Vehicle

"In bright sunlight, display screen difficult to see, sometimes can't at all"

"Display screen for GPS and back-up camera doesn't automatically change from day to night. Have to adjust it by hand"

"The system automatically dims when it senses it is night time. Unfortunately this often happens when I drive in a shadow of a building or an underpass. Then it takes forever for the display to brighten again"

"the switch to day/night was random, they said there was a service advisory. They replaced the unit. I still had problems, they looked at the new one and said my settings were the problem"

"For no reason system crashes and screen freezes. I had to look up online for the reset buttons to press"

"I can unfreeze it by turning the car motor off and back on, which seems to cause the display screen to reset itself and unfreeze"

"mAZADA CONNECT GOES BLANK DOESN'T COME ONE WON'T SYN WITH MY IPHONE SCREEN TURNS BLUE AND STAYS LIKE THAT FOR A LONG TIME"

"At least once per drive, the screen freezes and all functionality is lost until I shut the car off and the system reinitializes"

"Display & functions not responding to controls"

"Freezes just before it goes blank. Associated always with other problem described above"

"Gps and traffic app would start to download on display screen. It would freeze up after partially loading screen and crash system. System would have to restart"

"after starting, the display screen sometimes freezes on the permission screen. requires restart to resolve. dealer installed update to the system to resolve problems have not occurred since"

"Rarely happens, but sometimes the display becomes unresponsive, sometimes it continues to work after a pause, sometimes it blacks out and resets"

"the display freezes up while playing music in random mode for no reason"

"It is linked to the previous problem"

"About once a month, the system gives a plain bluescreen or forgets it has a navigation system (it has one). I restart the car, and it is OK. Initially, the Mazda dealer said they new about the issue and a software fix was coming. Now, they shrug"

"Info system went dark on three occasions since purchase in December 2014. Problem was fixed by dealer each time, but it continued to happen. Each fix wiped out all personals settings which had to be reset after each repair"

"Screen went blank. Reset and worked fine. notified Mazda and they recommended a software update. had that done and haven't had any more problems"

"When the system is not freezing, the screen goes blank and it reboots. When that happens, I lose all of my previous settings"

"The display screen goes blank seemingly randomly when driving. Can go weeks without blanking or twice in one trip. Sometimes it forgets the favorites and nav destination, sometimes not"

"screen went blank, it was replaced by the dealer. Had to be fixed once more after the replacement"

"Infotainment system ceased three times in ten months. Each time all features (backup camera, audio, & bluetooth) attached to the screen ceased. Dealer had to run updates each time"

"glitchy"

"Dash unit went dead. Had to take it in to Mazda to be serviced"

"Intermittent blank screen during cold weather. Sometimes also includes loss of rear camera display when backing up"

"It doesn't recognize my brand-new Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and the iPod interface is just downright terrible. When plugging your iPod in it freezes up and starts playing, alphabetically, all your songs. You have no control on the progress screen becau"

"Difficulty in getting a WI FI signal. Users manual no help and dealer unfamiliar with Wi Fi feature"

"Bluetooth and auxiliary connections to iPhone are unreliable and don't always play songs correctly"

"The songs on my iphone replay no matter what I do. The only way around it is to not choose a song by an artist, but instead the song itself"

"System fails to properly play albums from a USB stick. It plays one song and then stops instead of continuing the album. I have tried multiple USB drives and the problem continues. This started happening recently for no apparent reason, with no system updates or any other culprit"

"the playlist and the songs being played back is different"

"it had to be reprogramed several times"

"system stopped loading. Old program had to be updated. Afterwards it works fine. By the way I live in Thailand not US"

"Although better than the GPS on the Mazda 6, The indash GPS on the Mazda 3 s more difficult to use than add-on units, such as TomTom and Garmin. It also has a dangerour "feature" that requires the car to stop on a freeway in order to find the neares"

"Can't get to navigation system - turn dial and press enter but doesn't go to nav system. Sometimes turning the car off and on does it. Sometimes after you've drive a bit it unfreezes"

"Fails when the whole system freezes. Difficult to input navigation across a state line"

"UnUSble while driving - even for the passenger. Mazda US locked all functionality while the vehicle is in motion. I have to bring a dash mounted Garmin on trips"

"would not work!!! Dealer had to remove and reboot the GPS"

"1. The original GPS map is accurate and is drawn correctly. However, the annual map updates introduce errors with the GPS map visuals and colors in some cities. 2. The clock does not keep time accurately when it is set to sync the time via GPS. Thi"

"About 5% of the time, GPS does not start upo Message "GPS not installed". Need to restart car and then GPS loads. Also, poor guidance, off then immediately back on freeway in middle of trip"

"Had to be up dated & reprogramed 3 times"

"The entire system is flaky. It can be very slow to boot up.The GPS sometimes drops out entirely in mid-trip, replaced by a compass and a note telling me I don't have a GPS system installed and that I see should see my dealer about buying one"

"Most of the Navigation issues I have experieneced in the past year were remedied by a software update, but it has still failed to load once in the last 6 months (since the update was applied) - Overall, the navigation issues appear to be mostly resol"

"in 1 case, display screen told me I did not have a navigation system. restart resolved problem"

"It sometimes goes nuts"

"SOMETIMES THE PHONE CONNECTS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T"

"Constantly dropped the Bluetooth connection!"

"My DORO cell phone wouldn't pair. Not tested by Mazda for compatibility"

"The system has stopped working several times and required reset/upgrade done by the dealer"

"Had to be up dated & reprogramed 3 times"

"The phone (Apple) does not pair properly so that I can use the bluetooth capability. Apparently Mazda is aware of this but there is not much that they can do"

"Phone does not always connect automatically and no indication until you realize yourself. Pairing requires repairing which is unsafe and inconvenient. Sometimes pairing freezes in connect mode disabling access to all features. Does not reset when"

"Unpredictable loss of contact. Seems to have been remedied in later upgrades"

"Does not get good reception. Stations "disappear" or are very staticky. Never had a problem with my old car"

"Radio set to mute & intermittently will unmute on it's own"

"fm radio signal has been a problem dealer 1st claim was there is no such thing but after I checked on line as this is a common problem with mazda 3 model according to many online reports this is a firmwire update issue.dealer has been advised waiti"

"It was eventually determined the entire radio needed replacing . The original was defective. The stations saved or on favorites would not be available"

"Every so often, audio would cut out from the left side speakers for a few seconds. Dealer replaced the tuner module under warranty and updated the Mazda Connect firmware. Haven't had it back long enough to know for sure if that fixed the issue or not"

"Right front speaker blown"

"Intermittent failing of rear speakers"

"One speaker produced hissing noises. Fixed under warranty"

"One of the Bose speakers blew out at lower to medium volume use"

"1 speaker stopped working. Replaced under warranty"

"After starting the car, it takes over 30 seconds to get a response from the steering wheel controls"

"When driving you can only use voice to input an address for the GPS. It constantly picked a city with the same name in another county on the other side of the state even though it knows full well that I'm in Rochester in Monroe County. For the life"

"Voice command response is very poor. Usually it does respond to the command correctly"

"Steering wheel button to activate voice control intermittently does not respond"

"Only finds right phone contact 50% of time. Have given up and don't use anymore"

"When I push the voice command button to make a call on the bluetooth it does not always work. This is supposedly tied to the type of phone that I have (Apple)"

"Voice control is overly complex compared with other systems I've seen, especially for navigation"

"Inconsistent; often inaccurate, producing results not close to the spoken request's content"

"Rattle in engine compartment - fixed via TSB under warranty"

"CONSTANT RATTLE IN FRONT OF CAR SERVICE PEOPLE CANT FIND IT VERY ANNOYING STARTED WITHIN MONTHS OF LEASE"

"Significant metal rattle in driver side middle post where seat belt attaches"

"There is a rattle in the dash or hood section. Dealer fixed is with multiple Mazda TSBs but the problem still persists"

"Known problem without recall, a hose under the hood on the passenger side required repair by the dealer"

"Dashboard makes ticking clicks when warming up or cooling off. Front strut mount bumper makes thumping noise during certain road conditions (speed bumps, sharp turns), despite being replaced by dealer. Isolation mount bumper is cracked again"

"Significant creaks in the cabin around the windshield area"

"The auto locking mechanism that engages when you get to a certain speed. They replaced 3 of the 4 Mazda has issued a service advisory about this problem"

"Intermittent chatter in driver side front window. Stops when window rolled down"

"Car squeaks when hitting bumps or when body is torqued by leaving driveway"

"There is an annoying dash rattle on the passenger side of the car. If you Google it, you'll find it"

"Really, it's road noise. not adequately insulated from road noise"

"rumble either from wind or tires"

"The Mazda3 is somewhat noisy. Our model has an AFTER MARKET (not OEM) sunroof sold by dealer. It creates a lot of noise and should probably be avoided by other buyers. We would have purchased an OEM sunroof, but one is not available at this trim"

"Their is a lot of noise, especially when driving on the highway at higher speeds. I never had this much wind noise in any other car I've owned, including a Mazda Prot¿"

"CD Player doesn't update song title as it plays; in-dash navigation system very poor at determining location unless put in specific address; right front speaker blown"

"Nothing but trouble with system. Freezing, not playing files, not rebooting. Serviced 8 times with no luck. Very poor system. Not advanced tech"

"Traffic app froze repeatedly. Lost connection and system crashing repeatedly. Display screen would fail to fully load"

"None of the connected services work. Mazda has not provided a service for the car to connect to online"

"Several problems with MazdaConnect from maintenance light coming on without needing maintenance, USB and Bluetooth Audio sources locking up and requiring reboots, and Navigation fails to load occasionally. (Dealer is making 4th attempt to fix today)"

"All the problems previously checked. Mazda corp. has been slow'negligent to respond. Does not rely on dealership assessment or owner reports. Require extreme confirmation (video tape the problem while driving down the road to confirm.Has been a pro"

"Screen will sometimes freeze and restart. A bit glitchy"