NHTSA Complaint #10743633 — 2010 MAZDA MAZDA3

STRUCTURE:BODY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10743633
Vehicle 2010 MAZDA MAZDA3
Component STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 114,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MO

Consumer Description

A COUPLE MONTHS AGO I HEARD A CLICK WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AND AFTER HEARING THAT CLICK I NOTICED THAT MY DRIVERS CAR SEAT TITLED A LITTLE. YESTERDAY AFTER LOADING MY CAR I HEARD ANOTHER CLICK AND NOW BOTH FRONT WELDS ATTACHING MY DRIVERS SEAT TO THE FLOOR BOARD HAVE BROKEN OFF LEAVING MY DRIVERS CAR SEAT COMPLETELY UNATTACHED AT THE FRONT. MY CAR IS NOW EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND BASICALLY A ROCKING CHAIR. AFTER CALLING BOTH THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM AND THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP THEY BOTH TURNED ME AWAY TELLING ME IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT. THIS IS AN EXTREME DANGER AND AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

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