2016 Mazda MAZDA3

MY CAR TWICE IN ONE DAY SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHEN I TRIED TO USE THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS ON A SURFACE STREET MAKING A U TURN THE FIRST TIME, AND HAD MADE A RIGHT TURN THE SECOND TIME. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE MODULE IN MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT WAS SENDING A FAULTY SIGNAL. THERE IS A RECALL FOR OTHER 2016 MAZDA 3 VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT MY VIN ISN'T INCLUDED, SO A MAZDA DEALER I CALLED REFUSED TO FIX IT UNLESS I PAID FOR IT.

6/18/19 6:45 AM: MY CAR 'STALLED' OR LOST POWER AS I WAS ACCELERATING AND TURNING LEFT ACROSS A BOULEVARD (US 51 HWY IN MCFARLAND, WI). LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE CAR (EVEN THOUGH I HAD NO POWER), WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND RESTARTED IT. THERE WERE A LOT OF DASH WARNING LIGHTS TRIGGERED ONCE I LOST POWER, BUT I DO NOT RECALL SPECIFICALLY WHICH ONES. I RESUMED DRIVING AND HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. HOWEVER, I DID FIND OUT LATER (JULY 10, 2019) THAT MY CAR COULD BE UNDER NHTSA RECALL NO. 19V497000, BUT WAS TOLD BY MY DEAL RUSS DARROW-MADISON, WI, ON 7/26/19 THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ELIGIBLE. I ASKED IF THEY REPORT THE PROBLEM TO ANYONE & THEY SAID NO, BUT IF THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR, IT WOULD HAVE DOCUMENTATION IN THEIR NOTES THAT SAYS THERE WAS A PROBLEM.

CMU IS ON A CONSTANT REBOOT. BROUGHT TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP TO BE NOTIFIED THE CMU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CAR IS ONLY 3.5 YEARS OLD WITH 53K MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS BUT MAZDA WON'T PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. 1200+ FOR REPAIR. CONTACTED CORPORATE AND THEY OFFERED $500 TOWARDS THE REPAIR. NOT GOOD ENOUGH, WILL BE GETTING RID OF THE CAR AND THEY LOST A LOYAL MAZDA CUSTOMER FOREVER. MAZDA IS STAYING THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. I BEG TO DIFFER. HAVING AN INFOTAINMENT CENTER THAT IS ON A CONSTANT REBOOT IS VERY DISTRACTING AND HALF THE TIME WHEN I REVERSE THE CAMERA DOESN'T LIGHT UP DEPENDING ON WHERE IN THE REBOOT CYCLE IT IS.

A SENSOR (YELLOW/ORANGE COLOR) APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. THE SETTINGS IN THE CAR SAY "BATTERY MGT. SYSTEM MALFUNCTION". AT THE TIMES WHEN THIS ERROR IS NOT ON THE DASHBOARD, THERE IS NO MESSAGE THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG. MY CAR ONLY HAS 23K MILES. THE DEALER WILL NOT DO A SENSOR CHECK BECAUSE IT IS JUST OVER 3 YEARS OLD.

THIS VEHICLE CANNOT TOLERATE EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF SLUSH OR SNOW OR ICE ON THE ROAD. THE WHEELS START TO SPIN AND IT GOES NOWHERE. MANY TIMES IN LIGHT WINTERY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO HANDLE THE WINTER CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ON ANY KIND OF AN INCLINE, AND MY WHOLE COUNTY IS LOCATED ON ONE BIG INCLINE. THIS VEHICLE IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE FULL TIME TRACTION CONTROL. THAT'S LAUGHABLE. ON THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE WITH 1/4" OF SLUSH ON THE ROAD, WE WERE FORCED TO TURN AROUND AND TAKE A ROUTE THAT IS FLAT. THE CAR JUST CANNOT HANDLE IT. I CANNOT GIVE IT TO ANY OF MY DAUGHTERS AS THEY ALL LIVE FURTHER NORTH THAN WE DO. IT NEEDS TO GO TO A FLORIDA OR TEXAS OR CALIFORNIA OWNER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR THE THIRD TIME, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. *TT

FRONT CONTROL MODULE WHCH APPARENTLY CONTROLS MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND I CANNOT DRIVE IN CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK I WORK NIGHTS IT WAS AROUND 3 AM AND IT WAS POURING RAN OUTSIDE WHEN MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND I WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR OVER 2 HOURS . IT HAPPENED TWO DAYS AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, MAZDA REFUSED TO HELP ME.