NHTSA Complaint #11041495 — 2015 MAZDA MAZDA6

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JANUARY OF 2017. LATELY, I NOTICED THE RIGHT SIDE OF DASH WENT BLACK, AS STEERING INFO SWITCH FAILS WHILE DRIVING. BEFORE OUR SUMMER VACATION ROAD TRIP, I READ THROUGH THE MANUAL AND TESTED OUT ELECTRONIC "BELLS AND WHISTLES", I DISCOVERED THE MASTER CONTROL SWITCH IN CONSOLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL'S RADIO VOLUME CONTROL WERE NON-FUNCTIONAL(NEVER WORKED). THERE WAS NO FUSE TO CHECK. MAZDA DEALER CLAIMS SHORTED OUT DUE TO BEVERAGE SPILL AS CUP HOLDERS ARE LOCATED NEXT TO MASTER CONTROL SWITCH. IF SO, WHY AREN'T RELATIVELY "HIGH" VOLTAGE WIRES PROTECTED AND WATERPROOF AT THIS LOCATION? DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE MORE THAT TWO WEEKS; AS DEALER CLAIMS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS NEED TO BE TRACED BACK INTO STEERING WHEEL AND DASH. BACK IN JANUARY, AS I WAS SIGNING A PURCHASE AGREEMENT, THE DEALERSHIP'S FINANCE EMPLOYEE STRONGLY SUGGESTED I ALSO BUY AN ADDITIONAL REPAIR CONTRACT BECAUSE "THIS MODEL HAS LIKE 15 COMPUTERS IN IT." I DID, BUT NOW I WISH I DIDN'T BUY THE VEHICLE. I DON'T BELIEVE WIRING IN THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE.