Dashboard is melting and we complained to Mazda long time. Still no response from Mazda. Dashboard is very shiny because of melting and affecting the sight. Not only that faulty dashboard. Please act. See the below links. Lot of people are waiting. www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/drivers-still-waiting-on-replacements-for-melting-dashboards-368240311.html

- Boca Raton, FL, USA

Dash board melting from heat

- Fayetteville, NC, USA

The dashboard on the passenger side is melting. I live in central Florida. I recently started noticing a slight glare coming from the dash area while driving. Upon a routine interior cleaning I noticed that the dashboard area was sticky/tacky to the touch. I used a high quality interior cleaner to test a small spot to figure out how to treat it. While doing the test spot cleaning the dash was literally rubbing off on the rag I was using. The subsequent removal of the dash material left the test spot very reflective. In the decades I have been working on and rebuilding cars I have never come across a defect like this. I park in open parking lots and use sun shades inside the car to help protect the interior. The sun shades are used approximately 80% of the time during sunny weather. I am currently afraid to attempt to clean the dash further because I fear that the glare would be increased and cause a further safety hazard while driving.

- Pinellas Park, FL, USA

Dash on passenger side is melting. Sticky film all over dash. I have read that other Mazda 6 cars have this issue. I have pictures I can send

- Old Hickory, TN, USA

The dashboard in my 2010 Mazda 6 is melting into a sticky, shiny substance with a tar-like appearance. In sunny weather the reflections created by the meted dashboard severely affect my visibility out of the passenger-side of my windshield. When taking right-hand turns I often need to crane my neck to see around the bright reflections created on my windshield from the affected dashboard material, which is about 1 square foot in size. I have trouble seeing pedestrians coming from the passenger side of my car due to the reflections. I have tried to clean off the sticky material to no avail. This safety issue is making me feel uncomfortable while driving my car, both on the road, highway, or even in a parking lot.

- Spring Hill, FL, USA

Passenger side of dashboard is melting, theres also a glare and is sticky to the touch. Noticed it starting about a year ago, dealship said not to worry. Now half of the dashboard is sticky and melting.

- Vero Beach, FL, USA

Noticed the dashboard on the passenger was starting to get shiny. I checked and found the shiny area. I check to clean it and found it sticky. As I tried to clean it it began to separate as if it was tar. I am concerned about the safety of the passenger in regards to the airbag is under this dash and for the driver being blinded by the reflection of the melting dashboard as it is shiny. I checked with Mazda and the said they were not responsible for it and would not cover any cost to fix it. My vehicle is a 2010 Mazda 6. I feel the Mazda should cover this because they sold a car with defective materials that can compromise the safety of the vehicle.

- Marrero, LA, USA

The dashboard of my 2010 Mazda 6, 2.5L melted, emitting a chemical smell and liquifying the dashboard surface creating a sticky reflective surface that can blind the driver.

- St. Francisville, LA, USA

This is the third complaint I have filed regarding the melting dashboard. I forgot to mention in the previous complaint that the melting passenger dashboard is actually not a true dashboard, it is an airbag for the front passenger. I have reason to believe that the melting, permanent, extremely stiky, semi liquid exterior of the airbag will fail to rupture properly allowing for normal deployment of the airbag. It may rupture too easily causing deployment of airbag with excessive force, possibly breaking the neck of a child or injuring an adult. It could not rupture completely causing a lag in the time of deployment and may not inflate completely. It could also possibly prevent deployment completely. In addition to causing defects in airbag deployment blindness or eye injury as well as skin injury can occur at time of airbag deployment caused by an explosion of the stiky liquidated airbag surface spraying into the face, eyes, and mouth of passengers. The liquifying airbag surface might also leak into internal airbag components causing malfunction. Remer that when someone refers to the passenger side dashboard melting, it is actually the surface of the front passenger airbag. I am a professional career automobile mechanic with over ten years experience. This is a very dangerous problem.

- St Francisville , LA, USA

The dashboard on the passenger side of the 2010 Mazda 6, 2.5L has melted from high temperature of the southern part of the United States. The surface has become very sticky and reflective. The sticky material has gotten smeared onto the windshield and is not removable, the more you try to wipe it away so the read can be seen the more it smears blocking more and more of the view. When the sun hits the windshield the smears completely block the behind view and the light reflects off of the dash surface, now a sticky smeared liquid, it reflects into my eyes while driving causing temporary blindness to the point I have to slow down and brake sometimes pulling off the road due to lost visability. No cleaners or chemical detergents were ever used to clean the windshield, the dash melted from normal hot summer temps. Apparently Mazda knew of this problem and failed to disclose it at purchase, if they did I would not of bought it. It costs $1,500 to fix and Mazda refuses to pay for the repair. Once this sticky substance gets on the windshield it is permanent. This is a very dangerous defect and I'm sure will lead to deaths.

- St Francisville , LA, USA

My dashboard panel on the passenger side have signs of melting, I haven't spill anything on the car. It's sticky and it have a really bad smell.

- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA