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2010 Mazda MAZDA3 cruise control problems

15 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2010 Mazda MAZDA3, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
15 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
32,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2010 Mazda MAZDA3 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 32,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 32,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 62% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 32,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

While driving slowly through a community center parking lot, the automobile suddenly accelerated and did not respond to braking,resulting in a crash into a brick wall.

Reported at 1,260 miles, April 2010 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2010 mazda3. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idle, it would lunge forward and the rpms would increase. The failure occurred intermittently. The contact was forced to push the shut off button to stop the vehicle from moving forward. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified. The VIN was unavailable. The current mileage was approximately 14,000. The failure mileage was 600.

Reported at 600 miles, June 2010

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