2010 Mazda MAZDA3 lights problems

Filed Dec 6, 2022 · Lights · MS

A substantial amount of water has made its way into the headlight housing. This has caused the driver side light to go out. There is no evidence of any damage, cracks, or failure otherwise. It seems, like thousands of other Mazda3 drivers, the seals have failed. My particular model has the auto leveling and turning headlights. Cost to repair will be well over $1,000. This is a well known problem to Mazda. Lack of lighting is a safety issue. High price of repair is a serious bar to fixing the issue and returning to safe driving. I was unaware of the failure as no warning is communicated to the driver.

Filed Jul 8, 2019 · Lights · 160,000 miles · SC

My driver side headlight was out for an unknown amount of time until a police officer kindly pulled me over and told me. When I went to have the light replaced, the passenger side light was out, not the driver side. I assumed the officer had made a mistake. The passenger side headlight bulb was replaced. A few months later I was driving approx 40mph on an unlit road when both my headlights went completely out. I was able to pull off the road and there were no injuries. After about 30 minutes, the passenger side lightbulb mysteriously came on again but the driver side didn't. So then the driver side light was replaced at my local dealership and they inspected the passenger side one and reported it 'checked good'. It was only good for a few months because it's out again. There has always been excessive condensation in these lights but I dismissed it - mazda or the mechanics would tell me if it could be a problem, right? I've researched now and found the issue is reported on all the mazda3 message boards and to you at the ntsb (these are just the ones I found: 11044247,11015855,10865541,10849726,10823321,10723613, 10715457,10683926,10640462,10632527,10573945,10558974,10554823, 10548296, 10443658,10914541,10874861,10865443,10853089). There are at least nine mazda technical service bulletins about the problem. Neither mazda itself nor the mazda service departments where my car was serviced many times had told me about it. This is obviously a safety issue. The next person who has both headlights fail on them might not be so lucky. I have talked to mazda customer service and they insist this is an environmental factor and normal. Do I need to move to a certain environment, a desert maybe, to have reliable headlights?

Filed Jan 29, 2019 · Airbags, Lights · 80,000 miles · CA

Takata recall , dashboard starting to meltdown really bad. I seen alot of people got same problem.the vehicle is my commuter over time it starts to get sticky fibers get stuck on it needs to recalled asap for the timing of the air bag deployment it's really unsafe please help . The headlights assembly contains alot of moister after a car wash. Moisture can cause an electrical problem and burn the computer itself

Filed Dec 19, 2017 · Driver assistance, Lights · 140,000 miles · GA

The electrical systems is not working right the lights on the in side of the car come on when you get up to 75 to 80 MPH they start flashing.the air bag light light come on the steering column lock up a lot of time were I have a hard time getting the key in the ignition

Filed Nov 7, 2017 · Lights · 68,000 miles · TX

2010 mazda3s grand touring, condensation accumulated in head lamp resulting in head lamp bulb failure. The cost to replace head lamp assembly is $2500.00 $250.00 just for the bulb. Thousands of noted on line complaints with photos with no damage to assembly but the sealant has failed. Mazda dealership parts department acknowledged this is a known issue with the mazda3.

Filed Aug 16, 2017 · Lights · 50,000 miles · NH

The car wouldnt pass inspection because of water in headlight. Dried it out. Passed. Got wet again. Replaced the light twice and still doing it. Other light is now doing it.

Filed Jul 7, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 85,000 miles · CO

The car will intermittently not shift out of park due to the shift lock not releasing properly, and the stop lights and horn are not functioning properly as well. This seams to be typical of the mazda3's due to the horn shorting the fuse and the brake switch going bad, and definitely makes the car more accident prone. Others seam to report the cruise control functions stop working due to the same fuse being used for stop lights and the cruise control function.

Filed Jun 4, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · 107,000 miles · TX

One of the two electricals broke loose that's connected to the battery that starts the car. My car literally stalled out on me in the middle of an intersection. I was almost hit because of that. Another issue is my right back tire. One of the lug nuts won't come off and that is a safety issue. If something happens to my tire, I'm not going to be able to get a new tire to replace the old one. Another issue is the light on the ceiling of my car broke. The wires are exposed. My dashboard in my car is also melting.

Filed May 18, 2016 · Lights · 65,000 miles · CA

My 2010 mazda has had a build up of condensation in the driver's headlight for some time and recently the driver's headlight went out. I was advised by the dealership that I would need to replace the entire headlamp which requires removal of the bumper. I would be looking at close to $1000+ to complete the repair. I declined the repair as I wanted to do more research on the safety bulletins that are posted for this same exact issue. The dealership declined to repair the issue based on the published safety bulletins. Recently, condensation has started in my passenger side headlamp and that headlight is now out as well. It should be noted I live in the dry southern california environment so my car is hardly ever exposed to water for condensation to even be building up. This poses a real danger to drivers as the headlights may go out (possibly both) while driving causing very unsafe driving conditions both for those in the vehicle but for other vehicles sharing the road.

Filed Mar 15, 2016 · Lights · 117,000 miles · IL

My driver sideheadlight is out again. I went to the dealer last month with no headlight and condensation inside the headlight housing. Paid $750 for them to replace the unit. Its barely a month later and the same light is out again after it rained two days before. Its again full of condensation. The headlight housing is faulty as it allows water to come inside and short out hid bulbs and unit.