2016 Mazda CX-3 Technical Service Bulletins

658 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2016 Mazda CX-3. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10091496Mar 14, 2016Equipment. After pandora v7.0 was released on march 7th, the following problems have been found on vehicle with mazda connect.navigation voice guidance will skip and cut out losing many words.pandora will suddenly disconnect and mazda connect will revert to the previously used source. If you encounter a vehicle with these issues, do not attempt any repairs on the vehicle. There is nothing wrong with the vehicle. This is an…
• 10084965Mar 14, 2016Equipment. After pandora v7.0 was released on march 7th, the following problems have been found on vehicle with mazda connect.navigation voice guidance will skip and cut out losing many words.pandora will suddenly disconnect and mazda connect will revert to the previously used source. If you encounter a vehicle with these issues, do not attempt any repairs on the vehicle. There is nothing wrong with the vehicle. This is an…
• 10185907Mar 10, 2016Steering, Suspension. Some vehicles may exhibit a knocking / squeaking noise from the front shock absorber when driving on rough roads and/or when turning the steering wheel while the vehicle is stopped.
• 10101081Mar 10, 2016Body and structure, Equipment, Suspension. Some vehicles may exhibit a knocking / squeaking noise from the front shock absorber when driving on rough roads and/or when turning the steering wheel while the vehicle is stopped. The noise may be due to:•upper front strut bearing (a) damage. (cx-5 and mazda6)•stick/slip between the front strut bearing and coil spring. (cx-3, cx-5 and mazda6)•the bump stopper (c) may be contacting the strut bearing when the front…
• 10090821Mar 10, 2016Suspension. Some vehicles may exhibit a knocking / squeaking noise from the front shock absorber when driving on rough roads and/or when turning the steering wheel while the vehicle is stopped. The noise may be due to:•upper front strut bearing (a) damage. (cx-5 and mazda6)•stick/slip between the front strut bearing and coil spring. (cx-3, cx-5 and mazda6)•the bump stopper (c) may be contacting the strut bearing when the front…
• 10185905Mar 7, 2016Seats. At PDI or when new vehicle is delivered, some customers may complain about wrinkles on the leather seat cushion and/or seat back surface.Customers having this concern should have their vehicle repaired by a qualified upholstery repair specialist using the following repair procedure.
• 10185904Mar 7, 2016Steering. Some customers may complain that the steering wheel is off center more than 3" even when driving straight on a flat road.
• 10101067Mar 7, 2016Seats. At pdi or when new vehicle is delivered, some customers may complain about wrinkles on the leather seat cushion and/or seat back surface.customers having this concern should have their vehicle repaired by a qualified upholstery repair specialist using the following repair procedure.
• 10101062Mar 7, 2016Steering. Some customers may complain that the steering wheel is off center more than 3° even when driving straight on a flat road.
• 10090816Mar 7, 2016Seats. At pdi or when new vehicle is delivered, some customers may complain about wrinkles on the leather seat cushion and/or seat back surface.customers having this concern should have their vehicle repaired by a qualified upholstery repair specialist using the following repair procedure.
• 10090812Mar 7, 2016Steering. Some customers may complain that the steering wheel is off center more than 3° even when driving straight on a flat road.
• 10213462Mar 1, 2016Equipment. Mazda Technical Service Bulletins March 2016
• 10213465Feb 26, 2016Equipment. Maintenance.
• 10213430Feb 26, 2016Electrical system. Excessive condensation or water within the headlamp assembly caustion
• 10213326Feb 26, 2016Equipment. Mazda guidelines for factory scheduled maintenance
• 10105891Feb 26, 2016Brakes. Some vehicles exhibit brake related concerns such as brake noise, brake judder or brake dragging. If you encounter a customer complaint for any one of these symptoms, refer to the following information to understand why symptoms may occur, and to better assist the customer in resolving their specific brake concern.
• 10213428Feb 17, 2016Body and structure. Stains found on kpaint during PDI
• 10213427Feb 17, 2016Electrical system. HandsFree bluetooth module and/or text messaging troubleshooting procedure
• 10076678Feb 17, 2016Body and structure. Stains found on paint during pdi some vehicles may experience stains appearing on the hood, roof and/or trunk of vehicle. This concern is most likely to be found in cold weather areas just after the rapgard is removed at pdi. This may be caused by moisture which has been trapped and condensed betwen paint and the rapgard. These types of stains can be removed with heat gun or an infrared drier.
• 10076677Feb 17, 2016Equipment. Hands-free bluetooth module and/or text messaging troubleshooting procedure. Some vehicles may exhibit bluetooth hands-free and/or text messaging related concerns. To improve thehandling of bluetooth hands-free and/or text messaging customer concerns, mazda created a special service and parts exchange program as of february 2010. Customers experiencing related concerns should have their vehicle and/or device…
• 10213417Feb 5, 2016Exterior lighting, Air bags. Passenger fAirbag deactivation (PAD) indicator light illumination
• 10213329Feb 5, 2016Electrical system, Engine cooling. Engine Start /Stop Procedure with room fuse removed
• 10076910Feb 4, 2016Lane departure, Electrical system. Blind spot monitoring (bsm) system change. The 2016 mx-5, 2016 cx-3 and new 2016 cx-9 bsm system vehjicle detection has changed. Although the overall function is the same as previous vejhicles, vehicle detection is different.
• 10076904Feb 1, 2016Seats. Manual drivers seat moves down by itself. Some customers may complain that the manual drivers seat gradually moves down and needs re-adjustment of the height position. This concern may be caused by the customers thigh touching and pushing down the height adjustment lever when getting in or out of the vehicle.
• 10213421Jan 25, 2016Exterior lighting. Condensation/Fog in front and rear combination lights
• 10100889Jan 25, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. The new skyactiv-drive fw6a-el at uses “automatic transmission fluid (atf) type: fz”. Only use “atf-fz” to fill or top off the fluid level. Atf-fz is specially designed for use in the skyactiv-drive series at. It is a low viscosity formula with less friction for better fuel economy. Note: atf-fz is colored blue for easy identification. To check the fluid level, remove the bolt, then remove the dipstick. The…
• 10100888Jan 25, 2016Exterior lighting. Some customers may complain of condensation/fog inside the front (headlamp/headlight) or rear (taillamp/tail-light) combination lights. The recent new models have been fitted with a clear lens which can cause the symp-tom to be more noticeable, however, it does not affect the performance of the light. This condensation/fog is a natural phenomenon that occurs when there is a fairly large temperature difference…
• 10213325Jan 14, 2016Equipment. Special service tool shipment Janaurary 2016
• 10105849Jan 14, 2016Equipment. In support of improved electrical diagnosis on skyactiv vehicles, mazda will ship a terminal test kit to all dealers. The test kit is designed pecifically for skyactiv module terminals.• the sst will be shipped by mazda’s tool vendor bosch starting january 15, 2016.• procedures for usage are found in the skyactiv wiring terminal test kit wbt, course #1649.• the following sst is the latest addition to the mazda…
• 10105853Jan 11, 2016Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Equipment, Exterior lighting. Some vehicles may experience one of the following 2 symptoms, even though the windshield is clear: 1. Lane departure warning system (ldws) warning light turns on at idle. Dtc c1001:92 (poor functioning of forward sensing camera (fsc)) is stored in memory.2.adaptive led headlights (alh) warning light turns on while driving.
• 10076692Jan 11, 2016Electrical system. Ldws or alh warning light on with dtc c1001:92. Some vehicles may experience one of the following 2 symptoms, even though the windshield is clear. Lane departure warning system (ldws) warning light turns on at idle; dtc c1001:92 (poor functioning of forward sensing camera (fsc)) is stored in memory. Adaptive led headlights (alh) warning light turns on while driving; dtc c1001:92 (poor functioning of forward sensing…
• 10213420Jan 6, 2016Equipment. Cowl grille poor appearance
• 10105864Jan 6, 2016Equipment. Some vehicles may exhibit either one or both of the following poor appearances at the cowl grille. 1. The bottom of the window shield is visible when the cowl grille is pushed. 2. The side cover of the cowl grille is deformed.
• 10076670Jan 6, 2016Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10213378Dec 17, 2015Electrical system, Engine cooling. Engine Oil seepage from engine oil pressure switch
• 10105646Dec 17, 2015Steering, Suspension. Some vehicles may exhibit a knocking / squeaking noise from the front shock absorber when driving on rough roads and/or when turning the steering wheel while the vehicle is stopped. The noise may be due to: • upper front strut bearing (a) damage. (cx-5 and mazda6) • stick/slip between the front strut bearing and coil spring. • the bump stopper (c) may be contacting the strut bearing when the front shock absorber is…
• 10105644Dec 17, 2015Engine. Frequent engine starts under extremely cold ambient temperatures may result in oil seepage from the engine oil pressure switch. This concern may be caused by a lack of durability of the oil pressure switch under these conditions. To correct the problem, the oil pressure switch has been improved to increase the durability in cold ambient temperatures.
• 10105642Dec 17, 2015Lane departure. If the right-side bsm control module requires replacement for any repair, also replace the left side bsm control module to complete the radar aiming procedure (it is ok to replace the left bsm alone). Reason if the right-side bsm control module is replaced alone, “automatic configuration” is not performed due to a program error in the module. Because of this, the required “bsm radar aiming” cannot be performed.
• 10076685Dec 17, 2015Electrical system. Bsm radar aiming cannot be performed after right-side bsm control module replacement. If right-dide bsm control module requres replacement for any repair, also replace left side bsm control module to compelte the radar aiming procedure (it's ok to replace the left bsm alone). If the right-side bsm control module is replaced alone, "automatic configuration" is not performed due to program error in module. Because of…
• 10076642Dec 17, 2015Suspension. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10213404Dec 3, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Check Engine light and A/T Warning light on with one or more of these DTS (P0842, P0847, P0872, P0877, P0780, P1738) Stored in TCM Memory
• 10213437Nov 13, 2015Electrical system, Engine. Mazda connect shuts down and does not reboot
• 10105628Nov 13, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. Some vehicles may experience the mazda connect infotainment system shutting down within a few minutes after the ignition is turned on, and will not reboot. It will only reboot after the ignition is turned off and then on again. This is caused by an internal malfunction of the connectivity master unit (cmu) hardware. Note: if the system reboots by itself, this tsb is not applicable. Refer to tsb 09-022/15 for cmu…
• 10076688Nov 13, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. Mazda connect shuts down and does not reboot. Some vehicles may experience mazda connect infotainment system shutting down with a few minutes after ignition is turned on, and will not reboot. It will only reboot after ignition is turned off and then turned on again. This is caused by an internal malfunction of the connectivity master unit (cmu) hardware.
• 10105515Oct 14, 2015Electrical system. Some vehicles may experience one of the following 2 symptoms, even though the windshield is clear: 1.lane departure warning system (ldws) warning light turns on at idle. Dtc c1001:92 (poor functioning of forward sensing camera (fsc)) is stored in memory.2. Adaptive led headlights (alh) warning light turns on while driving.
• 10075358Oct 14, 2015Electrical system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10072058Oct 14, 2015Exterior lighting, Lane departure. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10105518Oct 9, 2015Equipment. Some vehicles may exhibit sail garnish separation (one side or both sides). This may be caused by insufficient adhesion causing enlarged clearance between the sail garnish and the front sash molding.
• 10105519Oct 7, 2015Brakes. Some vehicles may exhibit a squeak noise when applying the brakes and/or groove marks (a) on the front disc plates. This is caused by abrasive metal from the front disc plate sticking to the brake pad, which damages the disc plate over time. To correct the problem, a modified brake pad is being used.
• 10101464Sep 22, 2015Equipment. Some vehicles may experience a fuzzy appearance (tiny cracks) around the edge of the active driving display. Replace the active driving display.

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