There are 6 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2010 Mazda Mazda3in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
GAS PEDALS IS STICKY WHEN FLOORING IT. IT WILL STAY AT THE MAXIMUM ACCELERATION POSITION FOREVER OR THE GAS PEDALS IS STICK WITH THE FLOOR FOREVER. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF IT IS TO MANUALLY PULL IT BACK. THE STICKY GAS PEDALS WILL LEAD TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENTS. I BELIEVED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH YEAR 2010 MAZDA3 5 DOOR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
ON 2 OCCASIONS I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED, FOR A RED LIGHT AND STOP SIGN, WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. FELT LIKE I WAS PUSHING BRAKE PEDAL THROUGH THE FLOOR TO STOP IT BUT IT RECOVERED ON ITS OWN AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS. VERY SCARY. I AM AFRAID OF HITTING A CAR OR SOMEONE. AT THE MAZDA DEALER NOW AND HAS BEEN FOR A WEEK AS THEY TRY TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. *TR
CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS, EVEN SMALL ONES. I USE MY CRUISE CONTROL DAILY AND MY DRIVE TO WORK CONTAINS MANY SMALL HILLS. WHEN CRUISING AT 70, I GO DOWN A HILL. THE CRUISE CONTROL BACKS OFF THEN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, IT FAILS TO ENGAGE. ONCE I HAVE DRIFTED FROM 70 MPH DOWN TO 60 MPH, IT TURNS ITSELF OFF. I'VE HAD MY CAR 2 MONTHS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 11 TIMES NOW. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG AND THE ONLY WAY IT CAN TURN ITSELF OFF IS IF I TOUCH THE BRAKE OR THE CLUTCH. I AM DOING NEITHER. WHEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, AND THIS BEGINS TO HAPPEN, THE PEOPLE BEHIND YOU GET VERY ANGRY. BESIDE THE FACT I HAVE BEGUN SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON. THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HERE HTTP://MAZDA3REVOLUTION.COM/FORUMS/2010-MAZDASPEED-3-NEWS-DISCUSSION/2758-ANYONE-HAVING-CRUISE-CONTROL-ISSUES.HTML. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE, IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO PUSH THE SHUT OFF BUTTON TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.
I WAS STOPPED WITH THE CAR RUNNING IN DRIVE AND STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY, WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS RESULTED IN INCREASINGLY HIGH RPMS, AND IT FELT AS IF THE CAR WAS ABOUT TO LURCH FORWARD. I ENDED UP TURNING OFF THE CAR, AND RE-STARTING IT. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES, EACH TIME WHILE IN A STOPPED POSITION. I PURCHASED THE CAR THE END OF MARCH 2010. FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED PRIOR TO 6/3/10, AND THE THIRD, MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE, HAPPENED ON 8/26/10. MAZDA HAS INSTALLED A DATA RECORDER TO ATTEMPT TO RECORD THE PROBLEM, BUT NOW THEY WANT TO REMOVE IT BEFORE THE PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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