On highway traveling the steering becomes tight and stiff. You have to use 2 hands to keep in lane. I have noticed it usually starts 30-45 minutes into the trip and get worse. Today is 3 trip it has happened.

- Charleston, SC, USA

These are two major problem i want to highlight, which need immediate attention One of them is related to steering wheel, which is a major safety concern for this vehicle to be on road. 1) Major safety concern- steering wheel Steering wheel is catchy when you are driving vehicle on high speed, which make this vehicle so difficult to control/ maneuver and struggling to keep this in a lane Steering wheel catchy means- it becomes hard when you steer and then skid before finally engaged. This makes driver nervous and can lead to an accident due to wavy drive 2) Engine malfunction light alert in instrumental cluster get on. This give you no choice whether to continue with vehicle. On Nov 23rd 2023, i was travelling with my family on [XXX] from ann arbor Michigan to columbus ohio and get stuck in highway due to this suddenly popped up Currently, vehicle is with germain mazda columbus and getting diagnosed. However, they confirmed some steering wheel motor problem and they are engaged with mazda corporate. But at the time of this reporting, they have this part backlog of 5 month and will be available by April 2024 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Delaware, OH, USA

steering wheel gets stuck. can not keep straight on highway.

- Travelers Rest, SC, USA

The steering becomes -??sticky-?? at highway speeds. The wheel resists turning until sufficient force is applied, and then slips to a next setting or -??notch-??, where it further rests until force is applied. The effect is not particularly pronounced at low speeds but very noticeable at regular highway speeds (~60 mph). No great force is required to turn the wheel from one -??notch-?? to the next, but the resistance and continual need for readjusting course (because of the -??stuck-?? steering wheel) are fatiguing over time.

- Alexandria, VA, USA