2012 Mazda Mazda3 Driver assistance Problems

I can be turning left from a full stop and a few times almost went up onto the median seperating traffic. The car doesn't keep straight in it's own lane unless i put a lot of pressure with both hands on steering wheel and that doesn't always keep it straight, it veers left and right going down the road. Tire pressure light keeps coming on. when backing up hear like a grinding sound in passenger front tire. I bought this used at a Ford car dealership in June 2021. thats all i can think of right now. This has happened more than once no just one time.

NHTSA ID

11455337

Incident

Feb 8, 2022

I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP THE CAR FROM MOVING FORWARD AND HITTING THE BACK OF THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ON A HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

11309258

Incident

Feb 14, 2020

Mileage

91,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY 2012 MAZDA 3 ONE YEAR AGO (2017). I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER OWNING MY CAR. I TURNED ON MY AIR CONDITIONER AT FIRST LOW, THEN ALL THE WAY UP, IT FELT SLIGHTLY COOL, BUT ONLY AS IF MY FANS WERE BLOWING AND NOWHERE NEAR WHAT AN AIR CONDITIONER SHOULD PROPERLY FEEL LIKE. THIS WAS AFTER LETTING THE CAR WARM UP, AND DRIVING ON BACK ROADS OR HIGHWAYS AS WELL AS WHEN PARKED. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AND THE TECHNICIAN HAD SOME TROUBLE FIGURING OUT HOW TO FIX IT. THE AC COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED, AND YET I AM STILL NOW DEALING WITH A CAR THAT WILL NOT BLOW COLD AIR! ONLY SEMI COOL ON THE HIGHEST FAN SETTING ! ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING AND HAVING THE AIR CONDITIONER ON MY CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS WELL OR FEEL AS THOUGH IT IS DRIVING AS WELL AS IT DOES WITHOUT NEEDING THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. MY CAR REALLY FEELS LIKE IT IS WORKING EXTRA HARD TO PUT OUT SEMI COOL AIR. I HAVE HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER CHECKED AGAIN AND IT SAYS ITS NOT AS COOL AS IT SHOULD BE. I NEED A RESOLUTION TO THIS PLEASE.

NHTSA ID

11100181

Incident

May 17, 2017

Mileage

26,465 mi

I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH ON A SMALL RURAL ROAD GOING THROUGH A RIGHT-HAND TURN WHEN THE A/T, ENGINE, AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. I PUSHED THE STABILITY CONTROL SWITCH IN ATTEMPT TO SHUT IT OFF BUT TO NO AVAIL. I STOPPED AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF BUT THAT DIDN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE EITHER. I DROVE IT HOME BUT IT WASN'T EASY. THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION (NO TORQUE) AND COULD BARELY GET UP THE HILL TO MY HOME. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY ARE REPLACING AN ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT COMMUNICATES BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. THE MODULE AND LABOR IS $1,000+. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS 105,000 MILES AND IS ONLY DRIVEN ON FREEWAYS AND NORMAL SURFACE STREETS.

NHTSA ID

11044096

Incident

Nov 5, 2017

Mileage

105,000 mi

CRUISE QUIT WORKING, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH STARTED FLASHING AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. CAR DECELERATED AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED CAR OFF AND THEN IT WOULDN'T START. WAITED ABOUT 10 MIN AND RESTARTED SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STILL ON. DROVE ANOTHER 70 MILES GOING IN AND OUT OF LIMP MODE WITH DASH LIGHTS FLASHING ON & OFF. TOOK TO DEALER AND REPLACED THE ANGLE (SP?) SENSOR IN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER RESET ALL CODES AND IT'S DONE IT TWICE SINCE GETTING CAR BACK, DEALER CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG. HAVE TO GO IN AND HAVE THE CODES RESET EVERY TIME TO GET IT BACK TO RUNNING AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

10946508

Incident

Dec 24, 2016

Mileage

101,000 mi

DRIVING AT APPROX 45MPH, CAR LOST ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING, AND MULTIPLE ENGINE LIGHTS ON. CAR MOVED TO SITE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10668640

Incident

Dec 19, 2014

Mileage

48,000 mi

DRIVING AT 70MPH, LOST ACCELERATION AND MULTIPLE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD TO MOVE OVER TO EMERGENCY LANE ON INTERSTATE AND DRIVING TO NEAREST EXIT AT APPROX 40MPH. CAR TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10668639

Incident

Jun 20, 2014

Mileage

40,000 mi

MAZDA 3 SKYACTIVE 2012, 45,000 MI. DRIVING DOWN ON A DRY STREET, SUNNY DAY, GOING AT APPROX 35MPH WHEN SUDDENLY ENGINE STARTED REVVING HIGH BUT CAR WASN'T ACCELERATING. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS CAR WAS STALLING IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE AT, TCS/DSC, AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. PULLED OVER SAFELY ASAP TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. TURNED OFF ENGINE, WAITED 2 MINUTES, RE-STARTED ENGINE AND LIGHTS WERE OFF, AND DROVE HOME SLOWLY. FOLLOWING MORNING, ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT CAR SEEMS TO BE DRIVING NORMALLY. WILL TAKE TO DEALERSHIP ASAP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10633592

Incident

Sep 15, 2014

Mileage

45,000 mi

WE WERE JUST RETURNING FROM A TRIP OF 9 DAYS WHICH CONTAINED MANY HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY HOURS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. CAR HAS 20000 MILES ON IT. AS WE PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ONTO A CITY STREET, ALL THREE LIGHTS ( ENGINE, AUTOTRANSMISSION, AND SLIPPAGE ICON) WENT OFF AND THERE WAS A BARE MINIMUM OF POWER TO MOVE CAR FORWARD. MAYBE 5 MPH. WE DRIFTED INTO PARKING LOT, RESTARTED CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP WITHOUT INCIDENT ALTHOUGH THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE PASSING A TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. IN SHOP OVER A WEEK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10628691

Incident

Jul 28, 2014

Mileage

20,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT, THEN WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT WAS REALLY SLOW. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND SAW THE TCS/DSC LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AS I CONTINUED DRIVING THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED TO BE REALLY SLOW AND WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 2000 RPMS, TOP SPEED WAS 40MPH. I LIMPED HOME LIKE THIS WITH MY HAZARDS ON, PARKED FOR AN HOUR OR SO, THEN STARTED THE CAR AGAIN TO SEE IF THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON IT HAD GONE OFF SO I DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK AND IT RAN PERFECTLY FINE. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF I SHOULD BRING IT IN AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE A WASTE OF TIME IF THE LIGHT IS NOT CURRENTLY ON AND IT'S RUNNING FINE. WHEN I ASKED IF HE HAD HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THE 2012 MAZDA 3 SKYACTIV HE SAID A FEW TIMES. THAT ALONG WITH READING ON THIS SITE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS TELLS ME THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. I'M JUST GLAD I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY BABY IN THE CAR. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. I'M SURE MAZDA DOESN'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, RIGHT? *JS

NHTSA ID

10617441

Incident

Jul 29, 2014

Mileage

30,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A CITY STREET ON THE WAY TO A MALL WHEN I NOTICED THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COME ON. MY CAR THEN STARTED TO DECELERATE. I PRESSED ON THE GAS AND NOTICED THAT THE NEEDLE ON MY TACHOMETER WAS RUNNING HIGH INDICATING HIGH RATE OF RPM. I COULD NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN 35 MPH FOR FEAR OF REDLINING AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING THE ENGINE. I WENT BACK HOME AND PARKED MY CAR. LATER WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT HAD TURNED OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON A FREEWAY OR ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR, NOT KNOWING WHEN THIS MIGHT OCCUR AGAIN. I WILL BE HAVING THE CAR INSPECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10587871

Incident

May 10, 2014

Mileage

16,490 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG FINE @55MPH THEN THE DSC/TSC LIGHT CAME ON & THEN MY CAR HAD NO SPEED AT ALL, IT WOULDN'T MOVE EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY PRESSED, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY!!! THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST WEEK! I SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE ABOUT THE SAME THING. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP STATES THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS CAR! WHAT NOW??? TAKE A CHANCE & CONTINUE DRIVING IT??? PLEASE FIX THE ISSUE!!! THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP! LIVES ARE ON THE LINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10587369

Incident

May 9, 2014

Mileage

55 mi

WHILE DOWNSHIFTING FROM 4TH TO 3RD AND/OR 5TH TO 4TH TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT HAVING MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL (ONLY ON THE CLUTCH) MY 2012 MAZDA 3 TOURING 6 SPEED MT ACCELERATES VERY RAPIDLY AND JERKS ABOUT. IT HAPPENS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN STOPS. IT'S ALMOST EVERY TIME I DOWNSHIFT. I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MAZDA DEALER ON THE FIRST SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT 5000 MILES IN APRIL 2013. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT MECHANIC CHECKED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR THAT WOULD BE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10584101

Incident

Feb 13, 2013

Mileage

1,600 mi

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND CAR LOST POWER, EVEN WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL I COULD NOT GET THE SPEED TO GO PAST 40, VERY DANGEROUS ON A FREEWAY. HAD TO GET ALL THE WAY OVER TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY, GOING 40, WITH PEOPLE GOING 80 MILES PER HOUR AROUND ME! LUCKY I WAS NOT HIT! TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS ON AND STAYED ON THE ENTIRE TIME. PULLED OFF FREEWAY AND CALLED THE DEALER THEY HAD ME COME IN AND SAID THEY RESET THE COMPUTER BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ERROR CODE. THEN IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY, I WAS CHANGING LANES AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND AGAIN I HAD NO POWER EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN. IT WAS A SUNNY 75 DEGREE DAY SO NO REASON FOR IT TO COME ON. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND IS VERY DANGEROUS!! I TOOK INTO THE DEALER AND AGAIN THEY SAID NO ERROR CODE SO IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN BRING IT IN. I TRIED TO TELL THEM WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOME ONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION! *JS

NHTSA ID

10579271

Incident

Feb 13, 2014

Mileage

25,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MAZDA MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRACTION SKID WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO A LOW GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,900. *TR

NHTSA ID

10555461

Incident

Dec 5, 2013

Mileage

26,900 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 45 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED; THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS THEN CAME BACK ON. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WHOLE ISSUE GAVE THE APPEARANCE OF PART OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LOSING POWER AND THE POWER THEN BEING RESTORED. DURING THE INCIDENT THE ENGINE DID NOT APPEAR TO LOSE POWER, NOR DID THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10538337

Incident

Sep 1, 2013

Mileage

13,200 mi

AFTER TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO A LOCAL ROAD,I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS DECELERATING DESPITE THE FACT I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE CAR APPEARED TO BE STUCK IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR; I COULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 40 MPH WITHOUT THE RPMS GOING TOO HIGH. THIS CAR HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I TRIED TURNING OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL BY PRESSING ITS BUTTON, BUT THIS DID NOT WORK. I ALSO TRIED SWITCHING TO MANUAL MODE BUT COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO SHIFT OR THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TO SHUTOFF. I FINALLY HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION TO ACT NORMALLY. I HAVE SEEN OTHERS POST A SIMILAR PROBLEM, THOUGH THEY WERE IN MUCH MORE SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTS - ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVING TO PULL ACROSS TRAFFIC AND RESTART THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS WEIRD TRANSMISSION-TRACTION CONTROL ISSUE. THIS CREATES FOR AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I AM PETRIFIED OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN IN A SIMILAR SCENARIO. THIS IS SOMETHING MAZDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10534399

Incident

Aug 8, 2013

Mileage

24,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING IN CITY IN THE EVENING TEMP. ABOUT 65-70 F,DRY AND SMOOTH ROAD(MY DAILY ROUTE TO WORK) IN STEADY SPEED OF I WOULD SAY 45 MPH, TRYING TO CHANGE LANE MY CAR TRACTION LIGHT WENT ON AND ENGINE LIGHT AND AT LIGHT BELOW MY GEAR SCREEN, MY CAR LOCKED MY TRANSMISSION,CAR WAS IN DRIVE MODE SO I PUT ON MANUAL TO TRY CHANGE GEAR MANUALLY BUT DID NOT CHANGE GEAR, I WAS STUCK ON ONE GEAR AND I COULD NOT SLOW DOWN BECAUSE I WOULD LOOSE MY RPM MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I DROVE ABOUT 2 MILE TILL I HAD SAFE PLACE TO STOP, PULLED OVER TURN OFF THE CAR AND WAIT FOR FEW MINUTES,THEN TURN ENGINE BACK ON,TRACTION LIGHT WAS OFF SO AS THE AT LIGHT BUT ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON,CAR WAS BEHAVING NORMAL AND I COULD DRIVE IT HOME, NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO DEALER I TURNED IT OFF FOR WAITING TO CHECK-IN MY CAR WHEN THE DEALER SERVICE PERSONAL TURNED IT ON AS SHE SAID THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF TOO, BE SHE SAID WE KEEP IT TO MAKE SURE ITS FINE,I GOT A RENTAL CAR FROM THEM,THEY TOLD ME IF SOMETHING IS WRONG MAZDA WILL PAY FOR RENTAL, THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT,MECHANIC DROVE IT WITH HIM HOME, DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT,THEY CONTACT MAZDA AND REMOTELY CHECKED THE SKYACTIV COMPUTER, DID NOT FIND ANYTHING EITHER, THEY UPDATE THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AS THEY TOLD ME AND THEY WERE GUESSING IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH BUT THEY WAVED THE RENTAL CAR FOR DAY AND HALF!! SINCE THEN IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN,I EVEN TESTED THE TRACTION FUNCTION IN SLIPPERY ROAD AND WORKS FINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10531512

Incident

Sep 19, 2012

Mileage

8,000 mi

DATE & MILEAGE APPROXIMATE. I WAS DRIVING 35MPH AND SPED UP TO MERGE 1 LANE TO MY RIGHT SO I WOULDN'T MISS MY TURN. I SPED UP, MAYBE TO 40 AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT ON AND THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AT THAT POINT. I AM GLAD I DIDN'T GET REAR ENDED BUT DID GET FLIPPED OFF FOR CUTTING SOMEONE OFF AND SLOWING DOWN. I MADE MY TURN AND HIT THE TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON BUT IT STAYED LIT. I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC WITH THE MANUAL OPTION, I TRIED DRIVING MANUALLY,THE LIGHT DIDN'T GO OFF. I THEN PULLED OVER TRIED THE TRACTION BUTTON AGAIN, IT STAYED LIT. THE WEATHER CONDITION WAS WARM AND NICE OUT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, STARTED IT, LIGHT WAS OFF AND IT DROVE FINE. IF THIS HAPPENED AND THE DRIVER BEHIND ME HADN'T PAID ATTENTION I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT! I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT HAVING TO CROSS A STREET WHERE THE ONCOMING CAR HAD RIGHT OF WAY AND MY CAR DIDN'T ACCELERATE. ON ANOTHER NOTE I HAVE HAD MY CAR UNLOCK ITSELF 3 TIMES, WHEN I KNOW IT WAS LOCKED WITH THE FOB. THE FOB IS NOT DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. TWICE IN SAME LOCATION WEEKS APART. IT WAS LOCKED, BEEPED THE LIGHTS FLASHED.MY KEYS WERE SET DOWN UNTOUCHED AFTER THAT, NOT IN MY POCKET MOVING AROUND BUT ON THE COUNTER. FIRST TIME I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN; MY CAR GOT RANSACKED. SECOND TIME I KNEW I LOCKED IT, I TOLD MYSELF MAYBE THE CAT STEPPED PERFECTLY ON THE KEY FOB, ON JUST THE UNLOCK BUTTON THAT NIGHT. MY CAR GOT RANSACKED AGAIN BUT TO THEIR SURPRISE NOTHING WAS IN THE CAR AS EVERYTHING WAS STOLEN THE FIRST #@#& TIME! THE THIRD TIME I HAD A WITNESS WATCH ME LOCK THE CAR WITH THE FOB AND I EVEN CHECKED ALL THE HANDLES-LOCKED. WE LEFT THE RESTAURANT, AGAIN UNLOCKED. I CANT LEAVE ANYTHING IN MY CAR BECAUSE I FEAR IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN.. I WONDER IF SOMEONE'S KEY FOB IS ON THE SAME FREQUENCY AND STRANGERS ARE UNLOCKING IT? IM GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP IN A FEW DAYS. IM AFRAID TO DRIVE AND PARK MY CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10519695

Incident

Mar 22, 2013

Mileage

8,500 mi

MY CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY (ABOUT 20 MPH) AND NOTICED THAT WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE OR SHIFT NORMALLY. INSTEAD, THE CAR STAYED IN LOW GEAR, AND THE RPM REACHED OVER 4000. AT THIS POINT, I NOTICED. THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WAS STAYING ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR'S STABILITY CONTROL. ONCE I REACHED A PLACE I COULD STOP, I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED - THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO HAVE GONE AWAY - NO MORE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD AND NO MORE WEIRD ENGINE SPEEDS/FAILURE TO SHIFT GEARS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT BOTH ON THE NHTSA SITE AND ON MAZDA FORUM WEBSITES. I BELIEVE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM IS WARRANTED, AS IT REPRESENTS A DEFINITE SAFETY RISK, AFFECTING THE CAR'S ABILITY TO ACCELERATE APPROPRIATELY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10515446

Incident

Jun 6, 2013

Mileage

14,000 mi

I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC SKYACTIV 2012 5DR HATCHBACK. I WAS PULLING OUT ON A BACK ROAD THAT WAS 60MPH AND AS SOON AS I PRESSED THE GAS TO SPEED UP WITH TRAFFIC IT WAS AS IF THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SLOWLY ACCELERATED AS I HAD THE GAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. IT VERY SLOWLY SPED UP TO 60MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. I TRIED PRESSING THE TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON TO TURN IT OFF AND NOTHING HAPPENED. MY WIFE AND I GOT LUNCH AND AFTERWARDS IT WORKED FINE. LAST TIME I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE STALLING ISSUE AND THAT THEY HAD FIXED IT. THIS WAS ABOUT A MONTH OR SO BEFORE I EXPERIENCED THE STALL. BEFORE THEN I HAD NOT HAD ANY ISSUES WITH STALLING, JUST WITH PULLING OUT ONTO ROADS. THAT LEADS ME TO MENTION THAT THIS CAR DOES NOT DO WELL WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO ROADS. THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND WELL. IT LAGS AND THEN WHEN IT REALIZES YOU HAVE YOUR FOOT PRESSED ON THE GAS IT THROWS YOU BACK INTO YOUR SEAT. IT'S AS IF THE CAR IS IN 3RD GEAR WHEN YOU PULL OUT AND THEN THROWS ITSELF INTO 1ST GEAR. THE CAR FEELS VERY UNSAFE. I WISH I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT MAZDA'S 2012 MAZDA3 SINCE, AFTERALL, IT WAS THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT AT THEIR NEW SKYACTIV ENGINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10506048

Incident

Mar 29, 2013

Mileage

12,000 mi

MY 2012 MAZDA 3 SKYACTIV HATCHBACK WITH THE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS EXHIBITING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. AFTER DOWNSHIFTING INTO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR, OR AFTER COASTING IN ONE OF THOSE GEARS WITH THE CLUTCH DISENGAGED, THE ENGINE REVS AND THE CAR "SURGES" FORWARD UPON RE-ENGAGEMENT OF THE CLUTCH. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS ONLY BEING SLIGHTLY PUSHED, BUT THE CAR ACTS AS IF IT HAS BEEN PUSHED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. DEPENDING ON THE POSITION OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE ENGINE WILL EITHER REV TO 3000 TO 4000 RPM, OR THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE FORWARD UNTIL EITHER THE BRAKE OR CLUTCH PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS ISSUE WAS PRESENTED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND I TOLD THEM THAT YOU HAVE TO DRIVE IN THOSE CONDITIONS IN ORDER TO RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT I"VE BEEN DRIVING MANUALS FOR THE LAST 28 YEARS AND DON'T THINK ITS A DRIVER ISSUE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE ON THIS SITE AND OTHER MAZDA FORUMS. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY MAZDA!!!!!!!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10505882

Incident

Jan 10, 2013

Mileage

8,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TURNED ON AT THIS TIME. PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR DID NOTHING. WHEN I SWITCHED THE MANUAL MODE FOR THE TRANSMISSION THE GEAR WAS NOT DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD AND TRYING TO UP OR DOWNSHIFT DID NOTHING. AFTER PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. I LIFTED THE HOOD AND CHECKED FOR FLUID LEAKS OR SPILLS OF WHICH THERE WERE NONE. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND WAITING A COUPLE OF MINUTES I TURNED IT BACK ON AND NOW HAD THE TRACTION CONTROL, AT, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS LIT. AFTER PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY SLUGGISH IN ACCELERATION AND WOULD SHIFT THROUGH THE FIRST FOUR GEARS BUT AT RPMS MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE VEHICLE HOME AS THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALREADY CLOSED. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT FOR 15 MINUTES OR SO I TURNED IT BACK ON AND NOW ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS LIT. WILL BE TAKING TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10498315

Incident

Feb 15, 2013

Mileage

17,758 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO START THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED. MOMENTS LATER, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTICS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

NHTSA ID

10495047

Incident

Jul 15, 2012

Mileage

16,000 mi

MY 2012 MAZDA 3 SKYACTIV HATCHBACK WITH THE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS EXHIBITING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE SYMPTOMS EXHIBITED ARE CONSISTENT WITH MULTIPLE OTHER REPORTS IN THIS SYSTEM. AFTER DOWNSHIFTING INTO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR, OR AFTER COASTING IN ONE OF THOSE GEARS WITH THE CLUTCH DISENGAGED, THE ENGINE REVS AND THE CAR "SURGES" FORWARD UPON RE-ENGAGEMENT OF THE CLUTCH. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS ONLY BEING SLIGHTLY PUSHED, BUT THE CAR ACTS AS IF IT HAS BEEN PUSHED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. DEPENDING ON THE POSITION OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE ENGINE WILL EITHER REV TO 3000 TO 4000 RPM, OR THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE FORWARD UNTIL EITHER THE BRAKE OR CLUTCH PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY MAZDA AFTER MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. UPON THE LAST VISIT, A DATA RECORDER WAS INSTALLED AND RECORDED 7 SPECIFIC UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EVENTS BETWEEN THE DATES OF 11/13/12 AND 11/20/12. ACCORDING TO AN EMAIL I RECEIVED FROM THE DISTRICT SERVICE & PARTS MANAGER FOR DISTRICT 2 OF MAZDA NORTH AMERICA OPERATIONS (MNAO) ON 12/23/12, "THE CONCERN FOUND ON THE DATA RECORDINGS TAKEN FROM YOUR VEHICLE WERE FOUND TO BE A PCM CALIBRATION ISSUE. MAZDA CORPORATION IS WORKING ON A NEW CALIBRATION FOR THE PCM WITH AN UNKNOWN TIME OF COMPLETION." WHEN I REQUESTED THAT MY VEHICLE BE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME MODEL, THIS WAS THE RESPONSE FROM THE SAME DISTRICT SERVICE & PARTS MANAGER: "SINCE THE CALIBRATION OF THE PCM IS THE SAME ON A 2013 LIKE MODEL WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IT WOULD NOT BE ADVISED TO TRADE YOU INTO THAT VEHICLE AS IT COULD POTENTIALLY EXHIBIT THE SAME CONCERN DEPENDING ON YOUR DRIVING HABITS AND CONDITIONS." I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM MNAO'S MEDIATION DEPARTMENT REGARDING EITHER REPLACING MY CAR WITH ANOTHER MODEL, OR BUYING BACK THE CAR FROM ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10490670

Incident

Sep 15, 2012

Mileage

1,000 mi