The Trouble With Mazda Recalls

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CX-5 Daytime Running Light Failure

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Which Mazda Vehicles Have Recalled Takata Airbags?

Parts supplier, Takata, manufactured defective, shrapnel-hurling airbag inflators that need to be recalled. The issue affects 34 million+ vehicles spread out across 24 brands, making it one of the largest (and most dangerous) recalls in aut…

Excess “Weld Spatter” Has Been Disabling Airbags in the 3rd Generation Mazda6

Mazda got a little sloppy with their welds and the excess material started making contact with and disabling important electrical components. Like the one that tells the car when it should and shouldn’t deploy the airbag.

Spider Infestations in Mazda6 Engines

Yellow Sac Spiders think the smell of gasoline is lovely this time of year, especially inside of Mazda6 engines. It's cool .... I didn't want to sleep tonight anyway.

Timeline of Related News

Mazda
has seen the light. After years of complaints about the CX-5's daytime running light flickering and failing, the automaker has issued a recall for nearly 44,000 vehicles.
Posted on
February 12, 2020
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#recall
Source
carcomplaints.com
Mazda is recalling over 14,000 MX-5 Miatas with automatic transmissions because of sudden and unexpected downshifts. The problem is likely a software bug in the vehicle’s clutch control logic. Or I guess in this case, illogic? The recall affects the 2016-2019 model years and will hopefully start by the end of March.
Posted on
February 6, 2019
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#recall
Source
carcomplaints.com
There
’s enough corrosion forming on the subframes of the 2009-2010 Mazda6 to separate lower control arms and cause steering rack mounting bolts to fail.
Posted on
September 17, 2018
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#recall
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carcomplaints.com
Mazda
, along with pretty much every other automaker, has announced another batch of recall expansions for Takata inflators.
Posted on
January 26, 2018
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#recall
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carcomplaints.com
December 2015 – Mazda engineers investigated reports of all the dash lights coming on at one. They confirmed that the insulation on the OCS was damaged due to weld spatter. Mazda altered production by adding protected pads to the seat frames.

February 2016 – Mazda skipped a recall after claiming there was a low chance for “disasters” and that a driver could still control the car even if problems occurred.

November 2016 – Mazda received 13 field reports about the harness problem, but the automaker said the incident rate was too low to do anything.

September 2017 – Mazda issues a recall for the problem after meeting with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The recall is expected to begin on 09/27/17 and additional details are available on CarComplaints.com

Posted on: September 24, 2017
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

Back

in January, Mazda issued a confusing Takata recall that is finally coming to its conclusion. At the heart of the confusion was Mazda’s “temporary fix” to a dangerous problem without any real indication how long a more permanent fix would take.

Posted on: August 16, 2017
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

Have

you ever tried to drive your car with the parking brake still applied? It doesn't take long to realize something is wrong. That's something 228,000 Mazda3 and Mazda6 owners might soon experience thanks to corrosion. From CarComplaints.com:

Posted on: June 30, 2017
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

The R

X-8 has been recalled twice.

Posted on: June 7, 2017
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

It ha

sn't been a good year for diesel. There's the whole VW mess, a BlueTEC Mercedes-Benz lawsuit in California, and a GM Duramax lawsuit in Michigan. And now Mazda is issuing a recall for diesel engines outside the USA that stall, leak fuel, and catch on fire. Well, at least it's not emissions-related? Here are a few of the issues:

Posted on: February 26, 2017
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

Mazda

says a strength defect in the seat adjuster lifter links of 174,000 vehicles could suddenly put drivers in an awkward position.

Posted on: February 14, 2017
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

Takat

a. Recall. Two words that I'm as tired of typing as you are sick of hearing.

Posted on: February 3, 2017
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

Crack

ed fuel pump rings in the RX-8 are allowing gas to leak out. No-one likes a gas leak, whether it's in your car or at the Thanksgiving table. Seriously, no-one give Uncle Carl a second serving of Brussel sprouts.

Posted on: November 17, 2016
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

Here'

s a very specific recall. If you bought a 2017 Mazda6 and you bought the optional fog lights kit then you need to bring your car in for service. That's because your turn signals might not turn off when you turn the steering wheel.

Posted on: November 15, 2016
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

The f

uel delivery modules in about 900 Tribute SUVs are delivering the fuel through small cracks and onto hot surfaces. As you can imagine, that isn't safe and has led to a recall.

Posted on: November 10, 2016
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

You d

on't often hear of an automaker making two separate recalls for gas tank fires in the same day, but Mazda is here to show you anything is possible.

Posted on: October 5, 2016
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

2008: Continental received an airbag control unit from a Daimler vehicle after the owner complained of a constant warning light. An investigation found the coating issue around the power supply unit.

2011: Continental determined the problem was in both Daimler and Chrysler vehicles.

March 2013: A service campaign was started for vehicles outside the USA.

April 2015: Honda asked Continental to look at a faulty airbag from a 2008 Accord.

August 2015: NHTSA opened an investigation.

October 2015: Mercedes-Benz ordered a Continental airbag recall.

February 2016: Honda ordered a Continental airbag recall for the Accord.

Now it's Mazda's turn, although there's a backlog of vehicles waiting for parts. The recalled Mazda6 cars were built between February 4, 2008, and December 3, 2009.

Posted on: September 3, 2016
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

Heads

up, Mazda owners! The automaker just announced a recall of 2.2 million vehicles with rear hatches that can come crashing down.

Posted on: September 1, 2016
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

Road

salt. It's great at melting ice and corroding the stability right out of your ball joints.

Posted on: August 29, 2016
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

Mazda

has decided to recall an additional 3,700 B-Series trucks after Ford recalled the Ranger back in June. Both trucks are built on the same platform.

Posted on: July 24, 2016
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

Mazda

is in the midst of another big Takata recall, this time bringing back 731,628 vehicles in different areas of the country. CarComplaints.com has the details:

Posted on: May 30, 2016
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

Mazda

is issuing a small recall for a big problem.

Posted on: April 10, 2016
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

Add t

he 2004-2006 B-Series truck to the list of Mazdas with recalled Takata airbags-and-seat-belts. Mazda announced that about 19,700 of the trucks in the US, Puerto Rico, and Saipan will need new driver's side inflators.

Posted on: February 7, 2016
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

potential nightmare. Over 264,000 CUVs have fuel filler pipes that may bust open in a rear-collision, and with sparks flying this is a perfect recipe for starting a fire.

Posted on: February 1, 2016
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

Mazda

is recalling 375,000 cars with Takata airbag inflators. For some of the affected cars, this is the second recall go-round. You know, in case the first time wasn't enough fun.

Posted on: January 8, 2016
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

owners to park their cars and dealers to stop selling them immediately. Yikes – so what's the deal?

Posted on: October 10, 2015
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

satisfy customers and gather the metal airbag inflators for examination."

Posted on: December 12, 2014
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

Uh oh

, just two months after issuing their first Takata recall, Mazda has expanded the recall to 40,000 more vehicles.

Posted on: December 6, 2014
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

There

's a disturbing trend starting to emerge in the automotive world. Following a warning from NHTSA and a recent Toyota's recall, both Nissan and Mazda have announced Takata recalls of their own.

Posted on: October 23, 2014
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

Mazda

is recalling 33,000 Mazda Tribute SUVs for a problem that could disable the electric power steering. Authorized dealers will need to either update the power steering control module's software or replace the module entirely, starting in July

Posted on: June 18, 2014
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

For t

he second time in less than a month, Mazda is recalling the Mazda6 because of a fire risk. At least it's not because of a spider infestation this time! Small victories.

Posted on: May 2, 2014
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

Corro

sion in the lower control arm is prompting a recall of 109,000 Tribute SUVs from the 2001-2004 model years. The corrosion can cause the control arms to fracture which -- as the name implies -- would make it very difficult to control your vehicle.

Posted on: April 18, 2014
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com

The p

ower control module (PCM) in some of Mazda's newer cars is making some poor assumptions, prompting a recall. Apparently driving in heavy rain or puddles can cause the alternator belt to slip, sending the PCM into a tizzy and disabling the charging system.

Posted on: April 18, 2014
Tagged: #recall
Source: carcomplaints.com