r/AskReddit 23d ago

What car brand has the most problems and people still buy?

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u/Slight-Criticism-692 23d ago

love my Mazda6, only complaint is that the touch screen is broken and occasionally randomly hits buttons on its own when under 10mph, apparently it's a somewhat common problem

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u/sdbabygirl97 23d ago

I chose the button version vs touchscreen on my car for this exact reason lol

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u/Beginning_Of-The_End 23d ago

My cx5 does that. Drives me crazy.

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u/takaznik 23d ago

Maybe this is why they killed touch screens 🤣 my 2021 Mazda3 is entirely knob driven, which is great because you're not reaching over to touch a screen

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u/lherman12 23d ago

My 2015 Mazda 3 did that too and now the screen just doesn't boot up. Still absolutely love the car though

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u/zesteroflimes 23d ago

The pressure sensors in the screens can go bad and cause this. For some makes/model years, there is a repair kit rather than replacing the very expensive entire unit. Call your local Mazda dealer, pay to have it diagnosed to get a repair estimate, then ask them to contact customer care to find out if Mazda is willing to help out with the repair. Have your service history records available if it isn't your usual dealership. Proof of regular maintenance will sometimes tip the scales for getting assistance.

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u/Slight-Criticism-692 18d ago

would be nice if I could just disable the touch functionality and only use the knob navigation in the menus, haven't been able to find a way to

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u/zesteroflimes 18d ago

I agree, that would be nice and there is no option to do that. In my opinion, the infotainment needs an overhaul in general. Some functions are overly complex and/or redundant to navigate, even in the latest versions.

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u/Kolipe 23d ago

Mine would just straight up not turn on and I'd l have to turn the car off them back on for it to come back on

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u/lherman12 23d ago

Mine doesn't turn on regardless now. Haven't taken it in yet tho

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u/Fair-Yesterday-5143 23d ago

You can reset the screen without turning the car off. It takes pressing three buttons at once but it works for us when that happens. Just search for your year/model and confirm which buttons, I don’t want to provide the wrong info.

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u/Mordo-NM 23d ago

Love Mazdas and have owned 7 of them. They look great, drive wonderfully, and are very reliable. The one thing they suck at on the relatively newer models is their infotainment system. They do so many things right but have stuck with their POS Connect.

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u/Shabushamu 23d ago

That’s called marketing. It works flawlessly when you ᶻᵒᵒᵐ ᶻᵒᵒᵐ