What 138 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Mazda Mazda3 Sedan

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, IN GEAR AND E. BRAKE ENGAGED. CAR WAS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET 20. MINS LATER. DEALERSHIP CHARGED TO REPLACE BREAKS AND SAME SYMPTOMS SHOWING UP AGAIN. CAR LESS THAN 60K MI. THIS IS MANUALLY ENGAGED BREAKS NOT AUTOMATIC.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V393000 (PARKING BRAKE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (BOMMARITO MAZDA WEST, LOCATED AT 15736 MANCHESTER RD, ELLISVILLE, MO 63011; (636) 391-0073) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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I WAS TURNING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE BETWEEN TWO PARKED CARS WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TO 1/3 OF THE WAY INTO THE SPACE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED (MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE). IT JUMPED THE CURB, CROSSED OVER THE SIDEWALK, "TOOK OUT" 2 PILINGS AND LARGE FLOWER BOX AND THEN STOPPED. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. IT HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND I HAD NO TIME TO REACT IN ANY WAY. CAR HAD TO BE WINCHED OFF OF THE PILINGS WHICH NOW HAVE TO BE RESET APPROX. 15" - 18" INTO THE GROUND. I HAVE PHOTOS TAKEN BY A NEIGHBOR, BUT DO NOT KNOW HOW TO UPLOAD THEM. TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOOK SOME TO SHOW TO THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN THE RAIN, THE CONTACT HEARD A CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CABRERA AUTO (CARR #2 KM 82.2 SALIDA EXPRESO HATILLO, PR-2, ARECIBO, 00614, PUERTO RICO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO MAZDA DE LA KENNEDY (MARGINAL AVE. KENNEDY, KM 2.1, URB. INDUSTRIAL BECHARA, PUEBLO VIEJO, SAN JUAN, 00920 PUERTO RICO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BUSHINGS ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO MAZDA KENNEDY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOCKS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO KENNEDY MAZDA WHERE IT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAD ANOTHER APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH MAZDA KENNEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,198.

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THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT HAD A TENSIONER THAT WAS BROKEN FROM EITHER RIGHT OFF THE DEALER'S LOT OR SHORTLY AFTER. UNDER HARD BRAKING, MY WIFE HIT THE DASHBOARD INSIDE THE CAR ONCE AS A PASSENGER. I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT IN EARLIER. I JUST BROUGHT IT IN TODAY (6/20/2017) TO THE MAZDA DEALER (PUTNAM MAZDA IN BURLINGAME, CA) AND THEY DISCOVERED THE SEATBELT'S TENSIONER IS BROKEN INTERNALLY. THEY ARE REPLACING IT, THOUGH THE PART IS BACKORDERED UNTIL JULY. THERE IS REASONABLE SUSPICION TO BELIEVE MORE THAN MY VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED.

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CINTURON DE SEGURIDAD CHOFER NO CIERR AL ASIENTOA DRIVER SAFETY BELT DOES NOT ATTACH TO THE SEAT ## VIN FAILED ## [XXX], MAZDA, 3, 2014 ## INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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TREAD SEPARATION ON TWO FACTORY-MOUNTED ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT YOKOHAMA TIRES WITHIN 3 WEEKS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ONE INCIDENT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BODY DAMAGE. INCIDENTS OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 19,000 MILES.

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MOMENTS AFTER DRIVING MY 2014 MAZDA 3, I NOTICED THE BLUE COOLANT DASHBOARD ICON WAS LIT SIGNALING THE COOLANT IS COLD. AS I DROVE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED AND I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES SO I WOULD NOT REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. PLUS, I NOTICED THE COOLANT DASHBOARD ICON TURN OFF ALSO. THE CRUISE WAS COMPLETELY OFF!

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7/27/16 3:30 PM WEATHER CLEAR AND DRY ' TEMPERATURE 78 DEGREES MILEAGE ABOUT 24,000 ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE I ACCELERATED ONTO WASHINGTON SR 520 EASTBOUND AT EXIT 51 TO GET UP TO MERGING SPEED. I KEPT THE CAR IN SECOND GEAR AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO ABOUT 5,000 RPM. I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER DRIVEN THE CAR OVER 4500 RPM IN THE NEARLY 3 YEARS I HAVE OWNED IT. I AM NOT SURE WHY I DIDN'T SHIFT INTO THIRD AS I USUALLY DO. THIRD GEAR IS MY DEFINITELY MY PREFERRED GEAR FOR THIS MANEUVER AND IT ALWAYS WORKS WELL FOR MERGING ONTO A HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY. I WAS GREETED WITH MULTIPLE FLASHING IDIOT LIGHTS FOR ENGINE, TIRE PRESSURE AND ANTI-SKID. THE THROTTLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY SAFELY AS MY SPEED DROPPED RAPIDLY FROM ABOUT 45 TO 30. I LIMPED ALONG IN THE FIRST LANE AT ABOUT 30 MPH, I TRIED TO TURN ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS BUT I DON'T THINK THEY WORKED. I AM NOT CERTAIN OF THIS LAST POINT AS I WAS PANICKED THAT THE ENGINE HAD APPEARED TO QUIT JUST HAS I WAS MERGING INTO HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THAT WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 60-65 MPH. I COULD NOT GET ANY POWER IN ANY GEAR AND TRIED FEATHERING THE THROTTLE. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT ' ABOUT 1 MILE. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND LET IT REST FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. NO IDIOT LIGHTS AND THE THROTTLE RESPONDED NORMALLY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE LAST COUPLE OF MILES HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS CAR BUT THIS INCIDENT SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME.

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MY 2014 MAZDA 3 SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED TRUCK. THERE WAS AN EYE-WITNESS. HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED: I WAS DRIVING ON A QUIET, DEAD-IN STREET ACCOMPANIED BY MY HUSBAND. I TURNED LEFT INTO THE TURN AROUND AREA AT THE END OF THE STREET. AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED'GOING VERY FAST, VERY QUICKLY. IT LEAPT OVER THE CURB, NARROWLY MISSED A TREE AND A FIRE HYDRANT, PASSED BACK OVER THE STREET I HAD BEEN ON MOMENTS EARLIER, AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED PICK-UP TRUCK. THE AIR-BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN 2 TO 3 SECONDS. WE WERE NOT HURT. THE EYE WITNESS WAS IN HIS YARD, WHICH ADJOINS THE TURN-AROUND AREA. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HE CAME OVER AND ASKED IF I WAS OK. HE ASKED ME IF I COULD TURN MY CAR OFF. THE EYE WITNESS LATER TOLD ME HE HAD SEEN THE WHOLE THING AND THAT I NEVER HAD CONTROL OVER THE CAR. HE SAID HE TOLD THE POLICE THAT HE WAS WATCHING ME TURN MY CAR INTO THE TURNAROUND AREA AND SAW THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. HE WANTED ME TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. HE TOLD ME THAT WHEN HE APPROACHED THE CAR, IT WAS REVVING AND STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO THE TRUCK, EVEN THOUGH MY FEET WERE NOWHERE NEAR THE PEDALS. THAT WAS WHY HE ASKED IF I COULD TURN THE CAR OFF. I REMEMBERED BEFORE TURNING THE CAR OFF, THAT I COULD HEAR THE WHINE OF THE ENGINE AS IT SOUNDS WHEN IT IS AT HIGH RPMS. THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AND THE FACT THAT THE AIR-BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ARE BOTH SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATION WHO SENT AN ENGINEER TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, BUT THEY PUT AN EVENT DATA RECORDER ON THE CAR TO MONITOR IT. THEY DROVE THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS AND NOTHING SHOWED UP. THE DEALER BOUGHT THE CAR BACK.

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THE HEADRESTS JUT FORWARD AT AN EXTREME ANGLE AND CAUSING CHRONIC AND ACUTE NECK, HEAD AND BACK PAIN. THE DESIGN OF THESE IS A RESULT COMPLIANCE WITH THE NHTSA'S HEADREST STANDARD. THE NHTSA WENT TOO FAR AND SHOULD RECONSIDER THE STANDARD. IT IS CAUSING MISERY FOR THOUSANDS OR EVEN MILLIONS OF MOTORISTS. TO ALLEVIATE THE PAIN, I WAS FORCED TO REVERSE THE HEADREST...MAKING IT FAR UNSAFER IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF POSTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE.

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AS I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT TO PARK MY CAR, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND RAN INTO A CONCRETE WALL. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS CAR'S PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET FIXED AFTER THE SAFETY RECALL IN JANUARY '16. AS I REALIZED THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING - AND PUSHING ON THE BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP IT - I LIFTED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CRASH ULTIMATELY STOPPED THE CAR - NOT THE BRAKE OR EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. LESS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, AND MORE CONCERNED THAT I HAD ZERO CONTROL OVER THE CAR AND ANY ABILITY TO STOP IT.

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CAR CAUGHT OF FIRE ON THE FREEWAY WHOLE CAR WAS CONSUMED STARTED IN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WELL AREA

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MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE ROAD WAS STRAIGHT AND SHE WAS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND LEFT OF CENTER BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HER CAR BOUNCED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE GUARDRAIL AND THEN SPUN ACROSS THE ROADWAY. HER CAR THEN STRUCK THE CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY DAUGHTER AND HER PASSENGER WERE THROWN BACKWARDS DUE TO THE IMPACT FROM BEHIND AND MY DAUGHTER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AT THAT POINT. SHE SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND HAS HAD FREQUENT AND SOMETIMES SEVERE HEADACHES, ALONG WITH BACK AND NECK PAIN SINCE THE ACCIDENT. THE PHOTOS I AM SENDING WERE TAKEN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE DEBRIS FROM THE ROADWAY WAS PLACED IN THE BACKSEAT OF THE CAR WHICH IS FORCING THE SEATS TO BE IN A MORE UPRIGHT POSITION THAN THEY WERE AT THE CRASH SCENE, BUT YOU CAN STILL CLEARLY SEE THAT THE SEATBACKS BROKE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND PREVENTABLE PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

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ON FEBRUARY 23, 2015, I PURCHASED A NEW 2014 MAZDA 3 S GRAND TOURING SEDAN WITH TECHNICAL PACKAGE, VIN # [XXX]. THE VEHICLE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,470. SINCE PURCHASE, THIS CAR HAS HAD A STALLING PROBLEM THAT IS INTERMITTENT, UNPREDICTABLE, AND NOT REPRODUCIBLE ON DEMAND. STALLING MEANS IT DOES NOT RESPOND TO NORMAL PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND LITERALLY COASTS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS TIME MAY VARY FROM 2 TO 10 SECONDS IN A GIVEN INSTANCE. DURING THIS TIME THE MOTOR IS RUNNING, THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND NO CODES ARE THROWN. I HAVE LEARNED THAT QUICKLY REPEATED PRESSING OF THE ACCELERATOR MAY HELP TERMINATE THE STALLING. COMMON FACTORS WHEN STALLING OCCURS SEEM TO BE WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE, AND THEN THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A SHORT TIME, RESTARTED, AND MOVED BACK TO TRAFFIC FOLLOWED BY A 90 DEGREE RIGHT OR LEFT TURN OR CAR IS DRIVING NORMAL ROUTE THEN STOPS FOR A STOP LIGHT/STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC, FOLLOWED BY A 90 DEGREE RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. IN BOTH THESE SCENARIOS, THERE IS A SHARP TURN. THE CAR WILL JUST FINISH THE TURN AND THEN STALL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED. IT SHOULD GO WITHOUT SAYING THAT IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT THE WRONG TIME, IT COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY IN CLEAR WARM WEATHER, THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE HAD THE SIDE WALL BLOW OUT. THIS PRODUCED ABOUT A 2 INCH SQUARE HOLE IN THE TIRE.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND DECIDED TO PASS A DIESEL TRUCK TO GET OVER IN TO THE EXITING LANE ON THE RIGHT.... I STARTED TO PASS THE DIESEL AND REALIZED THAT I WOULD NEED TO PASS FASTER TO MAKE THE EXIT... I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL IN HARDER TO ACCELERATE AND AS I WAS PICKING UP SPEED MY CAR JUST LOCKED UP.... IT FELT LIKE THE CAR STALLED..... AND THE CAR WENT OFF.... I HAD TO VERY QUICKLY PULL OUT OF THE LANE AND TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS THE CAR WAS NO LONGER OPERATING... I NARROWLY MISSED BEING PLOWED BY THE DIESEL TRUCK... AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE. I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR BY PUSHING THE BUTTON AND IT WOULDN'T RESTART AN ALL THESE LIGHT WERE LIGHTING UP IN THE CONSOLE. I HAD TO WAIT ABOUT 10 MINS AND FINALLY MY CAR CAME BACK ON.

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CAR HAS DIED THREE TWO TIMES AND IT IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE ON THE INTERNET. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DECREASED TO ZERO AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,700.

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IN PARKING GARAGE, TURNING INTO PARKING SPOT. CAR ENGINE REVVED UP, AND CAR ACCELERATED INTO THE GUARD RAIL, SMASHING THE FRONTEND OF THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGING THE RADIATOR. DRIVER DID NOT PUT FOOT ON THE GAS; CAR LUNGED FORWARD ON IT'S OWN. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND DRIVER HAD DARK BRUISES ON ABDOMEN, LEFT ANTERIOR THIGH, AND LEFT SIDE OF NECK D/T SEAT BELT, AND ALSO HAD MINOR WHIPLASH. FORTUNATELY, NO OTHER CARS OR PEOPLE WERE AROUND WHEN CAR ACCELERATED. ALSO, HAD THE CAR HAD MORE THAN JUST A FEW FEET TO RUN INTO SOMETHING, THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED WORSE. PRIOR TO INCIDENT, CAR ENGINE REVVED UP FOR SEVERAL SECONDS ON ITS OWN TWICE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

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PURCHASED AS NEW VEHICLE. FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE I SMELLED GASOLINE IN GARAGE AFTER PARKING OVERNIGHT. AFTER 1,000 MILES/3 MONTHS THE GAS SMELL BECAME INCREASINGLY STRONGER AND GAS MILEAGE PLUMMETED FROM 30 MPG TO 18 MPG. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY SAID THE SEAMS OF FUEL TANK WERE LEAKING--ENTIRE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED; NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

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MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH STANDARD "PUSH-BUTTON" START WHICH IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RADIO CONTROLLED "KEY FOB." WHILE STANDING WITHIN A CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS WILL UNLOCK WITH THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON ON THE DOOR HANDLE AND THE VEHICLE WILL START WITH THE TOUCH OF THE INTERIOR START BUTTON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED DOWN. THE SAME INTERIOR START BUTTON IS PUSHED AGAIN TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ON APRIL 15, 2015, AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, ENGAGED THE HAND BRAKE, AND EXITTED THE CAR, FORGETTING TO PUSH THE INTERIOR START BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I LEFT THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE (ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY) AND THE CAR ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN UNTIL I RETURNED, 2 HOURS AND 40 MINUTES LATER TO TURN THE CAR OFF. MY LOCAL MAZDA DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL AND THERE WAS NO BUILT-IN SAFETY MECHANISM TO PREVENT THE CAR ENGINE FROM RUNNING WHILE THE "KEY FOB" WAS NO WHERE NEAR THE CAR. IMAGINE THE SAFETY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS? IF THE CAR WERE PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTEROUS. WHY DOESN'T THE ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY CUT OFF WHEN THE KEY FOB IS A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE? WHY ISN'T THE ALERT (A SHORT SERIES OF BEEPS IDENTICAL TO OTHER BEEPS THE CAR MAKES WHEN LOCKED) DISTINCTIVE AND ALARMING? THIS IS A SERIOUS, LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF KEYLESS START ENGINES THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

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HARSH VIBRATION IN CABIN SIMILAR TO AN ENGINE MISFIRE OCCURS RANDOMLY NEAR IDLE OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER IGNITION. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS CONCERN AND WERE UNSUCCESSFUL IN REPRODUCING OR ISOLATING SOURCE OF THE VIBRATION. VIDEO DOCUMENTATION OF THE FAILURE DURING ITS OCCURRENCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO BOTH PARTIES AND HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE SENIOR REGIONAL ENGINEER FOR ANALYSIS. CURRENT OWNER HAS AN OPEN VEHICLE REPURCHASE CLAIM UNDER LEMON LAW WITH THE MANUFACTURER PENDING INVESTIGATION OF FAULT. *TR

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HAVING SPENT APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE TRAFFIC PICKED UP AGAIN, ONLY TO COME TO ANOTHER STOP. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP BECAUSE MY BRAKES HAD COMPLETELY FAILED, MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKING RESPONSE AT ALL. I TAPPED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, NO DAMAGE TO HIS CAR, SO WE DECIDED NOT TO CALL THE POLICE. MY CAR SUSTAINED COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, PUSHED THE LEFT FRONT FENDER BACK SO I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES FROM MY HOME WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE FOLLOWING DAY I DID A TEST PANIC STOP IN A PARKING LOT, AND THE BRAKES THEN RESPONDED APPROPRIATELY. *TR

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A FEW TIMES WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE, THE MAZDA EMBLEM POPS UP SLOWLY, THEN FADES AWAY, AND THE LCD SYSTEM SCREEN WILL CONTINUE TO BE A BLANK, BLACK SCREEN WITH NO RESPONSE UNTIL I RESTART THE CAR. ABOUT 7-10 TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED WHERE I'M DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MUSIC WILL STOP, THEN THE LCD SCREEN SHOWS A MAZDA EMBLEM, AND THE SYSTEM REBOOTS ITSELF. I'M TAKEN NOTES AND HAVE TRIED TO FIND COMMONALITIES WHEN THIS HAPPENS, BUT HAVE NOT YET. I'VE MENTIONED IT EACH TIME I GET A MAZDA OIL SERVICE, BUT THE TECHS NEVER FIND ANYTHING. I ALSO HAVE VIDEO RECORDING OF ONE OF THE INSTANCES WHERE IT LASTED PARTICULARLY LONG.

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