NHTSA Complaint #10703173 — 2010 MAZDA MAZDA3

STRUCTURE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10703173
Vehicle 2010 MAZDA MAZDA3
Component STRUCTURE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 49,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TX

Consumer Description

MY MELTING DASHBOARD IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I PURCHASED MY MAZDA USED IN APRIL 2014 AND DIDN'T NOTICE THE DASHBOARD ISSUE (AT THE TIME I TEST DROVE IT WAS DUSK). OVER THE PAST YEAR, IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD IT CANNOT BE CLEANED OR EVEN TOUCHED. I PARK MY MAZDA IN THE GARAGE OR IN THE SHADE/USE SUNSHADES AT WORK. IN THE MORNINGS OR AFTERNOONS WHEN DRIVING ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY, THE GLARE IS SO BAD I SOMETIMES HAVE TO LIFT MYSELF OUT OF THE SEAT IN ORDER TO SEE THROUGH A PATCH OF WINDOW THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE GLARE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND THE FACT THAT MAZDA IS ALLOWING THIS TO GO ON IN LIGHT OF THE HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IS ABHORRENT, NOT TO MENTION ALL THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. GET WITH THE PROGRAM MAZDA BEFORE SOME GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED! *TR

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