2012 Mazda MAZDA3 Technical Service Bulletins

446 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2012 Mazda MAZDA3. 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.

• 10098885Nov 24, 2014Exterior lighting. When dealing with customer complaints of excessive condensation and/or water within the headlamp unit, first determine if all the bulb sockets are present and correctly installed. In most cases you will find that the bulb seal no. 1 (a) or hid bulb seal no. 1 (b) and bulb seal no.
• 10098895Nov 4, 2014Steering. Some customers may complain that the steering wheel is off center more than 3° even when driving straight on a flat road. Follow steering wheel alignment procedure.
• 10059471Nov 4, 2014Steering. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098865Oct 15, 2014Equipment. In support of skyactiv manual transmission models, mazda will ship to all dealers one (1) new special ser-vice tool (sst). The sst will be shipped automatically by mazda’s tool vendor snap-on tools, starting in mid-october 2014.the following sst is the latest addition to the mazda required tool (mrt) list.
• 10059424Sep 26, 2014Electrical system, Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098545Sep 9, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may exhibit bluetooth® hands-free and/or text messaging related concerns. To improve the handling of bluetooth® hands-free and/or text messaging customer concerns, mazda cre-ated a special service and parts exchange program as of february 2010.
• 10098544Sep 9, 2014Equipment. Some customers may complain about either of the following concerns:a.the dashboard upper panel is sticky. B.the dashboard upper panel just above the information display (a) is warping, generating a gap (b).
• 10060852Sep 9, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098548Sep 3, 2014Engine cooling, Equipment. Some vehicles may experience a rough idle with the mil on and dtc p0015 / p0524 stored in memory.•p0015:00 - exhaust cmp timing over-retarded•p0524:00 - engine oil pressure too lowthis is caused by a drop in engine oil pressure due to a piece of foreign object stuck on the oil pump pressure relief valve or ocv. The temporary entry of the foreign object triggers a mil illumination, but rough idle will not be…
• 10098547Sep 3, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may exhibit a cracking noise originated at the positioning pins near the top corners of the wind-shield and/or rear window when driving on uneven road surface. This happens when the ambient temperature is approximately 14 °f (-10 °c) or lower and the vehicle cabin has not yet warmed up. The noise is caused by the windshield and/or rear window locating stopper contacting the panel.
• 10057103Sep 3, 2014Engine cooling. Mazda: some vehicles may experience rough idle with mil. On or low engine oil pressure.
• 10098367Aug 15, 2014Equipment. In accordance with federal regulations, follow the procedure listed below when replacing a speedometer.note:•mazda vehicles are manufactured with tamper-proof speedometers.•when a speedometer is replaced, the new speedometer will read zero (0) miles.•this procedure is extremely important to accurately represent actual vehicle mileage.•prior to speedometer removal, complete the information required on the…
• 10098343Jul 14, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may exhibit one of the following concerns:•hard to shift into 3rd gear•sometimes the shifter may jump out of 3rd gear over a road bump when accelerating after deceleration at 25-40 mph (40-65 km/h)this is caused by the friction coefficient between the 3/4 clutch hub and the sleeve increasing. A surface treat-ment has now been added to the 3/4 clutch hub to decrease the friction coefficient.
• 10059731Jul 14, 2014Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098304Jun 10, 2014Fuel system, Engine. Some vehicles may exhibit the check engine light on with dtc p0456 stored in the pcm memory.• p0456: evap system leak detected (very small leak) the concern is most likely the result of the customer not getting the fuel cap completely closed after fueling the vehicle. This causes a small fuel vapor leak and turns dtc p0456 on.
• 10098282Jun 10, 2014Equipment. This service bulletin provides information regarding the proper use of the driver’s floor mat to avoid any potential interference with the foot pedals. The following are possible causes of floor mat interference, which can be avoided with proper usage. • floor mat moves forward due to improper installation. • inappropriate floor mat (such as aftermarket, non-factory-equipped, or non-genuine) is used. • floor mat is…
• 10098245Jun 10, 2014Equipment. Mazda north american operations received many requests from our dealers asking us to approve additional on-car brake lathes as an option for mnao authorized equipment. Due to your feedback and after evaluating a few on-car brake lathes, we are pleased to announce that we have added the pro cut on-car brake lathe to mnao authorized equipment program. The accu-turn is still an approved brake lathe but it is no longer…
• 10061506Jun 10, 2014Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098101May 29, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may exhibit a cracking noise originated at the positioning pins near the top corners of the windshield and/or rear window when driving on uneven road surface. This happens when the ambient temperature is approximately 14 °f (-10 °c) or lower and the vehicle cabin has not yet warmed up. The noise is caused by the windshield and/or rear window locating stopper contacting the panel.
• 10060517May 29, 2014Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098121May 20, 2014Equipment. Some customers may complain that the ambient temperature display is not accurate, or it takes too long for the display to show actual temperature.when you encounter a customer with this concern, first verify the condition when the customer noticed this symptom.
• 10098103May 20, 2014Brakes. 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.
• 10098147May 5, 2014Equipment. Some customers may complain of a whining noise from the automatic transaxle when driving at 10 mph and above. The noise:•depends on the vehicle’s speed only (the more speed, the more noise)•occurs with all types of driving (acceleration, deceleration, steady speed)•does not depend on rpm, gear, or atf temperature
• 10098146May 5, 2014Equipment. Some new vehicles may exhibit oil seepage underneath the bearing bracket (a) on the right side of the joint shaft. This is caused by the oil content separating from the grease applied to the bearing and spline seeping from the seal and bracket.there is no functional problem with this issue since the amount of oil seepage is very small compared to the amount of grease.
• 10061514May 5, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098166Apr 29, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may experience the check engine light on with dtc p0191:00 or dtc p0192:00 stored in memory. Dtc p0191:00: fuel pressure sensor circuit range/performance problem (except 2014 mazda3) dtc p0192:00: fuel pressure sensor circuit low input (2014 mazda3) this is caused by the high pressure fuel pump not generating the target fuel pressure (due to a manufacturing error of the inner parts). To correct the…
• 10098165Apr 29, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may experience the check engine light and automatic transaxle warning light on with dtc p0842, p0847, p0872 and/or p0877 stored in the tcm memory.•p0842:00 - oil pressure switch no. 1 (oil pressure switch b) stuck on•p0847:00 - oil pressure switch no. 2 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on•p0872:00 - oil pressure switch no. 3 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on•p0877:00 - oil pressure switch no.
• 10061501Apr 29, 2014Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10059721Apr 29, 2014Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098203Apr 14, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may experience the check engine light and automatic transaxle warning light on with dtc p0842, p0847, p0872 and/or p0877 stored in the tcm memory.•p0842:00 - oil pressure switch no. 1 (oil pressure switch b) stuck on•p0847:00 - oil pressure switch no. 2 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on•p0872:00 - oil pressure switch no. 3 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on•p0877:00 - oil pressure switch no.
• 10059720Apr 14, 2014Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098204Apr 9, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may experience the check engine light and automatic transaxle warning light on with dtc p0842, p0847, p0872 and/or p0877 stored in the tcm memory.•p0842:00 - oil pressure switch no. 1 (oil pressure switch b) stuck on•p0847:00 - oil pressure switch no. 2 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on•p0872:00 - oil pressure switch no. 3 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on•p0877:00 - oil pressure switch no.
• 10059510Apr 9, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098206Apr 8, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may experience the mil on with dtc p0191:00 (fuel pressure sensor circuit range/perfor-mance problem) stored in memory. This is caused by the high pressure fuel pump not generating the target fuel pressure (due to a manufacturing error of the inner parts). To correct the problem, production control has been improved.
• 10056055Apr 8, 2014Fuel system. Mazda: due to high pressure fuel pump not generating target fuel pressure, caused by manufacturing error, the check engine light comes on. Model 2012-2014.
• 10098209Apr 7, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may experience a rough idle with the mil on and dtc p0015 / p0524 stored in memory. • p0015:00 - exhaust cmp timing over-retarded • p0524:00 - engine oil pressure too low this is caused by a drop in engine oil pressure due to a piece of foreign object stuck on the oil pump pressure relief valve or ocv. The temporary entry of the foreign object triggers a mil illumination, but rough idle will not be…
• 10098207Apr 7, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may experience the mil on with dtc p0191:00 (fuel pressure sensor circuit range/perfor-mance problem) stored in memory. This is caused by the high pressure fuel pump not generating the target fuel pressure (due to a manufacturing error of the inner parts). To correct the problem, production control has been improved.
• 10061500Apr 7, 2014Electrical system, Fuel system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10056056Apr 7, 2014Equipment. Mazda: due to drop in engine oil pressure, some vehicles experience a rough idle, caused by foreign object(s) stuck on ocv or oil pump pressure relief valve. Model 2012-2014 mazda3, mazda6, cx-5.
• 10098211Apr 3, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may experience the mil on with dtc p0780 (gear shifting malfunction) and/or p1738 (auto-matic transaxle internal malfunction) with/without u0401, or other dtcs stored in memory.other dtcs (with the above dtcs) - p0746:00, p0751:00, p0752:00, p0756:00, p0757:00, p0761:00, p0762:00, p0766:00, p0767:00, p0771:00, p0772:00, p079a:00, p0842:00, p0843:00, p0847:00, p0848:00, p0872:00, p0873:00, p0877:00…
• 10059499Apr 3, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098030Mar 28, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may experience the check engine light and automatic transaxle warning light on with dtc p0842, p0847, p0872 and/or p0877 stored in the tcm memory. • p0842:00 - oil pressure switch no. 1 (oil pressure switch b) stuck on • p0847:00 - oil pressure switch no. 2 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on • p0872:00 - oil pressure switch no. 3 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on • p0877:00 - oil pressure switch no.
• 10059723Mar 28, 2014Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098043Mar 25, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may experience the check engine light and automatic transaxle warning light on with dtc p0842, p0847, p0872 and/or p0877 stored in the tcm memory. • p0842:00 - oil pressure switch no. 1 (oil pressure switch b) stuck on • p0847:00 - oil pressure switch no. 2 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on • p0872:00 - oil pressure switch no. 3 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on • p0877:00 - oil pressure switch no.
• 10059722Mar 25, 2014Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098048Mar 19, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. Some customers may complain of a whining noise from the automatic transaxle when driving at 10 mph and above. The noise: • depends on the vehicle’s speed only (the more speed, the more noise) • occurs with all types of driving (acceleration, deceleration, steady speed) • does not depend on rpm, gear, or atf temperature. This is caused by a damaged bearing in the transaxle due to improper configuration of the…
• 10059504Mar 19, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098053Mar 12, 2014Vehicle speed control. Some customers may complain about one of the following symptoms when the vehicle is stopped and the transmission is in d range: • an intermittent high engine idle speed. • an intermittent engagement shock. • an intermittent forward lurch. These conditions may occur when the customer depresses the brake pedal and makes contact with the throttle pedal simultaneously.
• 10061494Mar 12, 2014Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098056Mar 5, 2014Equipment. Some customers may complain of a whining noise from the automatic transaxle when driving at 10 mph and above. The noise: • depends on the vehicle’s speed only (the more speed, the more noise) • occurs with all types of driving (acceleration, deceleration, steady speed) • does not depend on rpm, gear, or atf temperature. This is caused by a damaged bearing in the transaxle due to improper configuration of the…

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