Dashboards in some models of Mazda Motor of America, Inc., sedans and hatchbacks are allegedly so defective they melt in the sun, ooze a gooey substance, give off a noxious chemical odor and become so light-reflective that they make it dangerously difficult to see out the windshield, a proposed class action alleges.

Mazda owners in Virginia and Florida allege that Mazda has knowingly and actively misrepresented the quality of its 2009-2011 model year Mazda 3 and Mazda 6 automobiles, and has violated several state and national business and consumer protection law by not disclosing the problem and the hazard that allegedly accompanies it, according to the complaint in Stedman v. Mazda, filed Oct. 3 in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

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