2014 Mazda MAZDA3 Technical Service Bulletins

882 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2014 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.

• 10060470Mar 28, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10059748Mar 28, 2014Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10059723Mar 28, 2014Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098044Mar 25, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may experience the symptoms mentioned below, which can be fixed with the latest software update (version 29.00.000 or later). • the navigation route guidance is not played after pairing iphone 4s. • voice recognition fails after importing contacts with special characters ($, #, etc) in the name (#mom, $am). • the music volume bar is displayed while the navigation is guiding a trip. • the compass…
• 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.
• 10060469Mar 25, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 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.
• 10098054Mar 12, 2014Equipment. Some customers may complain that the active driving display (a) vibrates when driving over a bump and/or cannot be adjusted to a viewable position using the commander switch.this is caused by the axis of the active driving display popping out of position if the customer manually opens or closes the display, or closes the display with objects placed in the storage area (b) for the display.
• 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.
• 10060495Mar 12, 2014Equipment. 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…
• 10059505Mar 5, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098016Feb 25, 2014Equipment. Some customers may experience one of the following two symptoms: 1. Symptom (mazda6 only) a. Warning message “I-eloop inspection required” is displayed in the instrument cluster information display while driving. B. The master warning light will be illuminated.c. Dtc p1794:00 (capacitor (I-eloop) system: capacitor (I-eloop) malfunction) will be stored in pcm memory.
• 10098012Feb 25, 2014Electrical system. This service information provides basic q-85/t-110 battery handling procedures. Complete service information can be found in ms3 online or workshop manual (section 01-17).
• 10059425Feb 25, 2014Electrical system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098018Feb 21, 2014Steering. Some vehicles may experience a buzzing noise from the steering column when driving on rough roads or passing over speed bumps. This buzzing noise may be caused by the lower steering column cover (a) contacting the steering wheel adjustment lock lever (b). To correct the problem, felt is attached to the steering column cover.
• 10060486Feb 21, 2014Steering. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098022Feb 14, 2014Equipment. When replacing the siriusxm satellite radio unit (or a mazda connect tuner and amp unit (tau)) with replacement tuner for any reason, a call must be made to inform siriusxm of the existing radio id and the new/ replacement sat radio id as soon as possible to ensure the customer leaves the dealership with active (working sat radio.
• 10098019Feb 14, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may exhibit the atx fail-safe function working with the following symptoms: • the vehicle speed does not increase with engine speed • the atx does not shift up or down as expected. The condition may not always be able to be reproduced and dtcs may not be stored when the vehicle is brought in. Foreign material (iron particles in the atf) may enter the atx valve body and cause a temporary malfunction of…
• 10061476Feb 14, 2014Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10059497Feb 14, 2014Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10061480Feb 11, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10061477Feb 11, 2014Body and structure. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10061475Feb 11, 2014Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098025Feb 7, 2014Electrical system. This service information provides basic q-85/t-110 battery handling procedures. Complete service information can be found in ms3 online or workshop manual (section 01-17).
• 10097979Jan 28, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may experience a condition where the commander switch drops down from the panel. Damage to the hook(s) (a) securing the commander switch (b) to the frame (c) is caused by an excessive vertical force. To correct the problem, pieces of non-woven fabric have been added to the commander switch to increase the load capacity.
• 10060475Jan 28, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098002Jan 24, 2014Equipment. Some customers may experience one of the following two symptoms: 1. Symptom (mazda6 only) a. Warning message “I-eloop inspection required” is displayed in the instrument cluster information display while driving. B. The master warning light will be illuminated. C. Dtc p1794:00 (capacitor (I-eloop) system: capacitor (I-eloop) malfunction) will be stored in pcm memory.2. Symptom (mazda3 and mazda6) a.
• 10097982Jan 24, 2014Exterior lighting. Some customers may complain of condensation/fog inside the front or rear combination lights. The recent new models have been fitted with a clear lens which can cause the symptom 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 between the inside and the outside of the light…
• 10097981Jan 24, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may experience the symptoms mentioned below, which can be fixed with the latest software update (version 27.00.000 or later).•a message “invalid sd card” may appear on the center display while using the navigation system.•a black screen may be displayed while using the navigation system.•a blue screen may be displayed just after turning the ignition to acc/on.•the center display does not boot up with…
• 10060464Jan 24, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098003Jan 21, 2014Brakes. Some customers may report a slight clunk/bang/buzz noise or jolt from the front of the vehicle. This concern will most likely occur during the vehicles first forward movement after starting the engine. This is a normal operating noise of the anti-lock brake system (abs). Do not attempt any repairs.
• 10098006Jan 14, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may experience stains appearing on the hood, roof and/or trunk of the vehicle. This concern is most likely to be found in a cold weather areas just after the rapgard is removed at pdi. This may be caused by moisture which has been trapped and condensed between the paint and the rapgard.
• 10061474Jan 14, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10060458Jan 14, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10098009Jan 8, 2014Equipment. Some vehicles may exhibit a rattle noise from the bottom of the a-pillar when driving on rough roads or over bumps. This is caused by the cowl upper plate and/or dash upper panel interfering with the wiper bracket. To correct the problem, the shape of the wiper bracket has been changed. For the affected vehicles, a clearance needs to be created between the wiper bracket and cowl upper plate and between the wiper…
• 10059747Jan 8, 2014Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10097961Dec 23, 2013Equipment. Some vehicle may experience any one of the symptoms below that can be resolved with a modified tau.•am/fm/xm cannot be selected as they are grayed out•radio station returns to 87.9mhz on its own•audio sound setting resets on its own•tau version is displayed as “not available”
• 10060851Dec 23, 2013Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10060549Dec 23, 2013Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10097965Dec 19, 2013Equipment. Some vehicle may experience any one of the symptoms below that can be resolved with a modified tau.•am/fm/xm cannot be selected as they are grayed out•radio station returns to 87.9mhz on its own•audio sound setting resets on its own•tau version is displayed as “not available”
• 10060548Dec 19, 2013Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10097973Dec 12, 2013Transmission and drivetrain. Some vehicles may exhibit hard shifting into gears, especially into 1st gear. This is caused by the shift control cable of the shift lever being misaligned from the center of neutral position during production. Procedures to adjust the control cable during production have now been improved.
• 10097971Dec 12, 2013Engine. Some vehicles may exhibit the atx fail-safe function working with the following symptoms:•the vehicle speed does not increase with engine speed•the atx does not shift up or down as expectedthe condition may not always be able to be reproduced and dtcs may not be stored when the vehicle is brought in. Foreign material (iron particles in the atf) may enter the atx valve body and cause a temporary malfunction of the…
• 10059730Dec 12, 2013Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10059728Dec 12, 2013Transmission and drivetrain. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10097976Dec 4, 2013Equipment, Electrical system. An updated version of the software for the connectivity master unit (cmu) has become available. Under this msp41, the cmu of applicable mazda3 vehicles will be reprogrammed to the updated version using a usb memory stick.

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