NHTSA Complaint #11165898 — 2011 MAZDA MAZDA3 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11165898
Vehicle	2011 MAZDA MAZDA3
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident	December 14, 2018
Date Filed	January 8, 2019
Mileage	134,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

WE WERE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SOUNDED LIKE A MACHINE GUN WAS GOING THREW MY SPEAKERS AND THE RADIO CONTROL WOULD NOT CONTROL THE LOAD NESS OF IT. WE HAD TO RIDE OVER 3 MILES TO THE EXIT AND GET OUT WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF IT STOPPED. THEN IT WOULD MAKE A AWFUL CRACKLING NOISE WHEN THE KEY WASN'T EVEN IN THE IGNITION. THAT WENT ON FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW THE RADIO DOESN'T WORK AT ALL AND IT STILL CRACKLES FROM TIME TO TIME. I LOOKED ONLINE AND APPARENTLY A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY SAID THAT THE BOSE AMPLIFIER IS GOING OUT MAKING THAT NOISE. I'VE CONTACTED BOSE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. I'M JUST GLAD I WASN'T IN THE CAR ALONE WHEN IT HAPPENED BECAUSE WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF US!

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