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2016 Mazda MX-5 Lighting problems

Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2016 Mazda MX-5's lights with NHTSA - 6% of all its complaints, most recently on December 9, 2021. Headlights, tail lights, brake lights, turn signals and interior lighting failures.

Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Lighting complaints

SuspensionElectrical systemLights

Since 2019 there have been several instances with my vehicle where someone has been able to knock the power offline thereby disabling it. It happened in five locations - a storage location in Olive BranchN MS, a former address in Memphis, TN (4330 Angarath Dr), a restaurant (Sonic) in Greenville, MS and twice in Greenville, MS both at a local park (Hardee Park). I never received any recall notices during this time regarding my vehicle ref a problem with the internal lighting for the odometer / gas meter, for the...

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alarm system, for the battery, chasis - the frame shakes - I even reported feeling something when I first bought it back in Nov of 2015, and the door locks on the driver side stated losing the notification of being locked so I have to walk back to check and have found out that some additional delay is happening causing it not to lock properly so I open and close it to get it to lock. I have received any notifications for issues with locks, power, or the suspension (chasis). My car has been stole from the dealership in Memphis near the Germantown TN area, from storage and then from the parking lot of my current address in Greenville MS. I reported all of this to local management and I told the prior people that had the dealership that something had happened to my car and they joked around trying to make a joke out of it. I called the prior service manager and a Mazda dealer in Atlanta when it was knocked offline in 2019 and was told it was an issue they could not resolve over the phone but told me to try a couple of things to see it would start. I finally heard back from the one in Memphis who agreed and I got it to start after sitting in that park almost stranded. They did it again yesterday but it would not start even after I know I spent almost $200 on a new battery after it shutdown at a local restaurant and it would not start after an electrical spark hut the car and shocked my leg. The car is only 5 years old; it shouldn't have these problems.

Filed Incident Suspension · Electrical system · Exterior lightingNHTSA 11443205
LightsEngine & cooling

Headlights shake. Mirror covers on visors broke, never even used mirrors. Burns oil.

Filed Incident Exterior lighting · Unknown or other · EngineNHTSA 11163300

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