2004 MAZDA MAZDA

WE WERE BROADSIDED BY A VEHICLE THAT RAN A RED LIGHT AT FULL SPEED. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR FLIPPED OVER AND SKIDDED ONTHE PASSENGER SIDE THEN FLIPPED BACK ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE AND SKIDDED BEFORE ROLLING OVER AT LEAST ONCE. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THANK GOD FOR THE SEAT BELTS. THEY SAVED OUR LIVES. INJURIES WERE CONCUSSIONS, SPRAINED NECK, INJURIES TO LOWER NECK, BACK AND SHOULDER OF PASSENGER. WE LANDED UPSIDE DOWN, RELEASED OUR SEAT BELTS AND CRAWLED TO SAFETY WITH THE HELP OF POLICE AND FIRE. OUR SPEED WAS ABOUT 25-30 MILES /HOUR. OUR CAR WAS TOTALLED. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS CITED IN THE ACCIDENT.

WE WERE BROADSIDED BY A VEHICLE THAT RAN A RED LIGHT AT FULL SPEED. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR FLIPPED OVER AND SKIDDED ONTHE PASSENGER SIDE THEN FLIPPED BACK ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE AND SKIDDED BEFORE ROLLING OVER AT LEAST ONCE. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THANK GOD FOR THE SEAT BELTS. THEY SAVED OUR LIVES. INJURIES WERE CONCUSSIONS, SPRAINED NECK, INJURIES TO LOWER NECK, BACK AND SHOULDER OF PASSENGER. WE LANDED UPSIDE DOWN, RELEASED OUR SEAT BELTS AND CRAWLED TO SAFETY WITH THE HELP OF POLICE AND FIRE. OUR SPEED WAS ABOUT 25-30 MILES /HOUR. OUR CAR WAS TOTALLED. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS CITED IN THE ACCIDENT.

CAR STALLS AT LIGHTS DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN ACCELERATING HAVE GONE TO BACK UP AND NO RESPONSE THEN CAR WILL JUST TAKE OFF HAVE HAD 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO NO ACCELERATION FOG AND BUGS IN TAILLIGHTS AIRBAG LIGHT ON/OFF FOR NO REASON CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR ALL RECALLS I AM TOLD I AM NOT DRIVING THE CAR FAST ENOUGH AND AM TOLD I NEED TO CHECK MY OIL WHEN I GET GAS. TOO MANY PROBLEMS TO LIST DEALER WILL FIX BUT CANNOT DUPLICATE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS I EXPERIENCE HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER ONLY TO BE PUT ON HOLD TO LISTEN TO ZOOM ZOOM MUSIC OVER AND OVER. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

CAR STALLS AT LIGHTS DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN ACCELERATING HAVE GONE TO BACK UP AND NO RESPONSE THEN CAR WILL JUST TAKE OFF HAVE HAD 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO NO ACCELERATION FOG AND BUGS IN TAILLIGHTS AIRBAG LIGHT ON/OFF FOR NO REASON CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR ALL RECALLS I AM TOLD I AM NOT DRIVING THE CAR FAST ENOUGH AND AM TOLD I NEED TO CHECK MY OIL WHEN I GET GAS. TOO MANY PROBLEMS TO LIST DEALER WILL FIX BUT CANNOT DUPLICATE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS I EXPERIENCE HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER ONLY TO BE PUT ON HOLD TO LISTEN TO ZOOM ZOOM MUSIC OVER AND OVER. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

CAR STALLS AT LIGHTS DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN ACCELERATING HAVE GONE TO BACK UP AND NO RESPONSE THEN CAR WILL JUST TAKE OFF HAVE HAD 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO NO ACCELERATION FOG AND BUGS IN TAILLIGHTS AIRBAG LIGHT ON/OFF FOR NO REASON CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR ALL RECALLS I AM TOLD I AM NOT DRIVING THE CAR FAST ENOUGH AND AM TOLD I NEED TO CHECK MY OIL WHEN I GET GAS. TOO MANY PROBLEMS TO LIST DEALER WILL FIX BUT CANNOT DUPLICATE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS I EXPERIENCE HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER ONLY TO BE PUT ON HOLD TO LISTEN TO ZOOM ZOOM MUSIC OVER AND OVER. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

BUCKING AND LOSS OF POWER, NOISE COMING FROM AREA NEAR FUEL PUMP UNTIL PART FAILED COMPLETELY AND CAR WOULD NOT START, OR IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE TO BE REPLACED. FOUR FUEL PUMPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN 10 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP OF NEW CAR. *NM

Mileage: 10,478

2004 MAZDA 3 PASSENGER SEAT BELT MALFUCTION. MY MAZDA 3 SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM FAIL TO RELEASE.

Mileage: 8,000

AFTER DRIVING 45 MPH ON BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS, I WAS EXITING ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS, I HAD A LOSS OF POWER THAT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. COULD NOT EASILY RECREATE THE PROBLEM, SO I DID NOT GO TO THE DEALER ABOUT IT. *NM

Mileage: 5,000

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED 2004 MAZDA RX 8 STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20-35 MPH. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. , BUT AFTERWARDS ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE DIED. THE CONSUMER REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER ,AND THEY DID THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND FOUND NOTHING BUT SUGGESTED THAT HE DO A TUNE UP ON THE CAR. THE CAR HAS HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS AND HAS DRIVEN FINE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THE OWNER NOTICED BEFORE THIS HAPPENED THAT HE HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 100 MILES WHEN THE CAR STALLED. THIS WAS ON BOTH OCCASIONS. THE DEALER DID DO A COMPUTER UPDATE. *AK

Mileage: 16,000

SINCE FEBRUARY 2005 I HAVE HAD MY MAZDA RX8 SERVICED FOR ENGINE NOISES, DECELERATION PROBLEMS, STALLING PROBLEMS AND RESTART PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO IDLE ROUGH AND JUST STALLS OUT (TWICE IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTIONS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC-LIFE THREATENING SITUATION) AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TOWED IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR RESTART. THE PCM HAS BEEN REFLASHED SEVERAL TIMES, PLUGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I AM AFRAID FOR MY LIFE AND WILL NOT LET ANYONE ELSE RIDE IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE LIFE THREATENING SITUATION AND I WANT TO KNOW IF I HAVE ANY RECOURSE IN GETTING MAZDA TO BUY BACK A CAR I CANNOT DRIVE. MY LUCK WILL RUN OUT IN THIS VEHICLE AND NOT ONLY WILL I BE INJURED OR KILLED, BUT SO WILL OTHER DRIVERS (ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR TRAFFIC BEHIND ME). I HAVE CALLED MAZDA HEADQUARTERS TWICE ABOUT THIS RECURRING PROBLEM AND AM AWAITING A CALL BACK FROM THE SECOND PHONE CALL

Mileage: 15,898

DT: THIS MAZDA HAD A VIBRATION PROBLEM . RECENTLY, HAD A STALLING PROBLEM. THE DEALER TRIED TO GET CONSUMER TO TRADE I IN VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN WOULD HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO GET IT TO MOVE. THE SERVICE MANAGER FOUND OUT THE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS IN HIGH HEAT AREAS.. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON JUNE 30, 2005.*AK

WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I WAS BRAKING TO PARK WHILE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS STILL IN DRIVE. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV ON ITS OWN, WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE TACHOMETER STARTED READING IN THE DANGER ZONE, AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING OUT OF CONTROL. WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. IT WAS QUITE A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE.

Mileage: 12,400

DT: THE ENGINE JUST TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE CUT OFF TWICE WHEN TRYING TO GO UP HILL AT 20 MPH. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 20TH, 2005. THE EVOLUTION WAS ROUGHLY AT 10,000 FEET. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. *AK *SC

Mileage: 7,200

DURING ACCELLERATION LOSES POWER, HESITATES, FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL AND SMOKE COMES OUT OF EXHAUST. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP, PROBLEM GOT BETTER FOR A SHORT PERIOD BUT HAS BEGUN TO REOCCUR. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SO THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. TWO FAILED REPAIR ATTEMPTS - COUNTING UP TO LEMON LAW!

Mileage: 23,000

2 OCCURANCES IN 3000 MILES OF ENGINE LOOSING POWER, THEN STARTS TO BUCK ABOVE 3500-4000 RPM. THIS FIRST HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AND IT WAS DIFFICULT STAYING OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC UNTIL I COULD EXIT. THE SECOND OCCURANCE WAS AFTER I HAD EXITED THE FREEWAY ONTO A 2 LANE. I THEN DROVE 30 MILES TO HOME. BOTH TIMES IT WAS OK THE NEXT MORNING. DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL OWNERS OF THIS MODEL CAR (2004 MAZDASPEED MIATA )HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AS REPORTED ON WWW.MAZDA-SPEED.COM FORUM.

Mileage: 9,500

I JUST HAD MY TIRES CHECKED AT 10,000 MILES DURING AN OIL CHANGE AT MY DEALERSHIP. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. I NOW HAVE 11,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND TIRES. MY TIRES ARE MICHELIN RADIAL XSE P215/50 R17. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND WITHOUT WARNING MY DRIVERS SIDE BACK TIRES BLEW OUT. IT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND THE CORDS WERE SHOWING. I AM CONVINCED THAT THIS IS THE FAULT OF THE MICHELIN TIRE BECAUSE OF THE TREAD WEAR AND THE MILES ON IT. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD NOR WAS THE TIRE PUNCTURED. WHEN THE TIRE BLEW I WAS ON WEST BOUND ON I-70 TO DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS AND WITHOUT WARNING I SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF I-70 AND GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE FOR NECK AND BACK INJURIES. MY MAZDA 6 RECIEVED 6,000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE THAT I KNOW OF SO FAR NOT TO MENTION THE PERSON THAT I CRASHED INTO. MY INSURANCE WILL NOT PAY FOR THE TIRE BECAUSE THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT. I THINK MICHELIN SHOULD PAY FOR 4 NEW TIRES OF

Mileage: 11,000

SIRR OR MISS, I LIVE IN HOLLAND AND I HAVE AN QUESTION ABOUT AN MAZDA 3 1.6V EXECUTIVE SEDAN(EUROPEAN MODEL). AFTER THE FIRST OIL CHANGE THE ENGINE BEGINS TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. IN THE THIRD GEAR IT BEGINS ABOUT 70 KM/H. ALLSO IN THE FOURTH GEAR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT BEGINS ABOUT 100KM/H. THE ENGINE IS A BIT SHAKING IN NEUTRAL (FREE) GEAR. WHEN I DRIVE ABOUT 80KM/H IN THE FOURHT SHIFT (THAN NORMAL NOISE) AND LET THE FEET OF THE GASPEDAL THAN THE SAME LOUD NOISE I HEAR. I HAVE DRIVE IN TWO OTHER MAZDAS WITHE THE EXACT SAME ENGINE WITH NO TROUBLE AT ALL!! THE GARAGE(DEALERS) CAN,T FIND ANYTHING. AND I THINK THAT MABY DE MAZDA IMPORTEUR WONT HELP US ANY FEARTHER. I AM COMPLAIN NOW EVRYWHERE ON MORE AND MORE WEBSITES OF ALL COUNTRYS IN EUROPE ,WHAT IS BAD FOR THE MAZDA COMPANY. PLEASE HELP ME FOR AN SOLUTION OPHUIS

DT: WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES WERE NOT IN LINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. . IF THE ROAD WAS NOT EVEN THE STEERING WHEEL WILL DO THE SAME THING. CONSUMER STATED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN GOING AT HIGH SPEED, THIS HAPPENED MORE OFTEN AND ON WINDY DAYS. WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT COME ALL THE WAY BACK. *AK

ENGINE STALLS--ON HOT DAYS--YOU'RE ON EXPRESSWAY YOU CAN FEEL POWER LOSS---THEN WHEN YOU GET OFF EXPRESSWAY OR HIT TRAFFIC JAM --THE CAR STALLS...SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET IT TO START..AND IDLE IS BAD BUT MAIN GOAL IS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.....SOMETIMES IF ON THE SIDE OF ROAD YOU CAN SIT FOR AWHILE AND THEN START IT UP LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED???

Mileage: 13,000

HAS NO POWER, HESITATES BADLY, BUCKS ABOVE 3-4 RPM, HAS CAUSED ME TO ALL MOST CRASH AND OR GET HIT 2-3 TIMES. RETURNED TO DEALER NO "CODE" FOUND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. 10-20 PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS I AM (SEE INFORMATION HERE HTTP://MAZDA-SPEED.COM/FORUM2/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=86.0 )

Mileage: 1,500