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.
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
The clutch failed at 7000 miles. dealer, hennessey mazda in atlanta suburbs, denies responsibility, will not honor warranty, attributes failure to driver misuse. driver denies "'riding the clutch" and majority of use was highway travel. dealer quoted repair cost at $1600, later reduced to $1126. clutch failed at traffic light near residence. driver was then unable to shift into first gear; car became disabled at traffic intersection.