10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 29,801 miles
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The dashboard material is melting. It produces a glare on the windshield on sunny days creating an unsafe driving condition.
- Katy, TX, USA
The front dash in my vehicle has been melting and keeps getting worse as time goes on. When I rub a cloth across it, the fabric sticks to the dash. I'm very good about using a sunshield when parked outside, but this has not prevented the melting.
- Largo, FL, USA
Unable to see out front windshield due to glare from melting dashboard with sun hitting at certain angles.
- Largo, FL, USA
The glue is melts on my dashboard causing a glare on the window. It makes it difficult for me to see when I'm driving on a sunny day. The dashboard is very sticky.
- Enterprise , AL, USA
The top of my dashboard has melted. It has a sticky, shiny texture now. I live in Florida, so I guess it melted from the heat. It's so bad I can't put anything near or on it for fear it might get ruined by the dashboard (ex: Parking passes). The glare sometimes gets bad enough where it obstructs my vision while driving. The car is just about 5 years old now, but the dashboard has been melted for a long time. I'm not sure what to do about it. There must be some kind of health risk from driving around with melting plastic in front of your face.
- Lake Worth, FL, USA
The dashboard within my vechile is metling. It is a gooey, sticky area all the way across the dashboard. It creates a reflective glare that interferes with my driving.
- Port St Lucie, FL, USA
Dashboard "melted". it's shiny ( bad glare) and very sticky as though the glue has risen up through it.
- Aventura, FL, USA
The dashboard on this vehicle is melting. I purchased it used in April and noticed about 1 month later that the dash was sticky. Over the last few months, it has gotten progressively worse on the driver's side to the point that the glare causes visibility issues for the driver.
- Denton, TX, USA
The dashboard in the car is melting - to the point that the glare is affecting the view.
- Miami, FL, USA
Bought this car used in June 2013, and noticed in November of 2013 it started to become sticky on the dashboard as if it is melting.. didnt really become an issue until it began to glare into my windshield causing me to be unable to see. I cannot clean, or touch any part of the dashboard because it is so melted and sticky it sticks to my hands if I do. It is in my direct view of where I should be looking towards the road. Huge issue that needs to be addressed.
- Lake Worth, FL, USA
The contact owns a 2010 Mazda 3. the contact stated that the dashboard bega deteriorating. The contact noticed that there was a sticky substance accumulating as the failure was became progressively worse. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.
- Pflugerviile, TX, USA
The dashboard on my 2010 Mazda 3 has began melting. The dashboard has become sticky and shiny. Sometimes the shininess is so reflective that it makes it difficult for me to see when I am driving on a sunny day. There are chunks of the dash that come off like chewing gum. The dash gets on everything like sticky black tar. I can only imagine that there are dangerous toxins being released into the air to breathe while driving knowing that this synthetic material has now broken down and begun to deteriorate. The car is only four years old and well cared for. Who is to blame for my loss of value from a poorly made product.
- Kailua , HI, USA
The dash of my Mazda 3 2010 is literally melting. This cause a glare when driving that can't be avoided. This makes driving very dangerous in sunny conditions.
- Kingstree, SC, USA
The dashboard on my 2010 Mazda 3 began melting at the beginning of the year. Over time, more of the dashboard has become sticky and shiny. Sometimes the shininess is so reflective that it makes it difficult for me to see when I am driving on a sunny day. The vehicle resides in Hawaii and is kept in a garage when not in use.
- Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
My dashboard is melting with the consistency of peanut butter. I have brought the car to Mazda and they will not stand behind their car.
- Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Dashboard is melting, creating a shiny surface that creates a severe glare and inhibits vision. This is more than just a cosmetic issue. Mazda refused to fix the problem for my 2010 Mazda3 with only 47000 miles on it.
- Plano, TX, USA
Mazda 3 2010 dash is melting. I have been noticing a glare over the last few months from the dash to the windshield that in sunny conditions was making it difficult to see through the glare. I thought it was potentially some adhesive leaking out of the seam of the dash. It was getting worse over time so this weekend I attempted to clean off the substance. I found that it was not a substance but the dash had become soft and sticky. It was not able to be cleaned off. I have used a sunshade since I owned the car (Oct 2009). I have lived in South Florida since 1985 and have owned multiple cars. I learned the hard way that you must shade your dash to prevent it from being damaged. However, over the last 30 years, no dash has melted and caused a dangerous glare that is a safety hazard.
- Margate, FL, USA
The dashboard on my Mazda 3 seems to be melting in hot weather. When the sun shines directly on the dash, it causes a horrible glare on the windshield making it very difficult to see what is directly in front of me. It is the worst in afternoon sunny weather.
- Navarre, FL, USA
My dashboard is melting. The glare gets so bad I can't see out of the windshield.
- Deltona, FL, USA
- Pinellas Park, FL, USA