Mazda 3 Lights Flicker When Braking

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Mazda 3 lights flicker when braking. Night driving is dangerous. The current owner has been transparent with the issue of headlights flickering when brakes applied. Am looking at purchasing a used 2013 mazda 3 with 60 000 miles. Had a customer bring in their mazda 3 saying the head lights dimming when driving and at first i thought they were crazy until i drove it home.

Dec 21 2014 struthers oh electrical system when i started driving and put on my headlights. This is especially dangerous while driving on unlit streets at night. The headlights flicker or pulsate when i brake or decelerated my 2013 mazda 3 hatchback with the 2 0 l engine. Headlights flicker pulsate when applying brakes.

This is a well known issue with 2012 13 mazda3 that requires a software update to remedy. We don t often drive ours at night outside of well lit streets so it wasn t a big deal but it is quite bad almost strobing in dark areas. Trying to determine if there is a covered manufactured issue. If you drive a 2012 2013 skyactiv you may have noticed significant flickering of the headlights when decelerating and applying brakes.

This is a well known issue with 2012 13 mazda3 that requires a software update to remedy. This is while vehicle is in motion and being driven. Mazda cx 3 7 mazda cx 5 60 mazda cx 9 35 mazda3 4 door 3 mazda6 10 mazda mx 5 miata. The headlights on a newly purchased used 2013 mazda 3 flickering when applying the brakes.

There are a number of causes of car lights flickering and it s an issue you ll definitely want to have checked out as it could indicate an electrical problem. Currently mazda is charging a minimum of 99 to diagnose the issue. Spent multiple hours trying to find why it was dimming when braking and then found out there is a bulletin because the alternator isn t outputting the proper voltage when decelerating. Everytime i put on the brakes the headlights dim as the brake light is pushed.