2007 Mazda Mazda3 complaints

AS I PLACED THE MANUAL 5-DOOR SEDAN MODEL INTO REVERSE GEAR AND SLOWLY INCHED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, THE POWER TO THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONING DIED AND A THE POWER STEERING WHEEL LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. AS I PLACED THE CAR INTO FIRST GEAR AND BEGAN TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD, GREAT DIFFICULTY WAS FELT TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO TURN AND THE AC AND RADIO KEPT TURNING OFF. AS I ATTEMPTED TO ENTER ONTO THE MAIN STREET, THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY TURNING AND ALMOST CREATED AN ACCIDENT. THIS INABILITY TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THE ELECTRICAL GOING OUT, RESULTED IN ME EVENTUALLY PULLING TO THE CURB AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER GIVING THE VEHICLE A FEW MINUTES, I RESTARTED IT AND HAD NO ISSUES UNTIL I WAS PULLING INTO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX ABOUT 15 MINUTES AWAY WHERE THE SAME POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULDN'T FULLY TURN THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND ARE EXACTLY THE SAME COMPLAINTS THAT CAN BE FOUND WITH NTHSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V374000

SINCE WE HAD THIS CAR, WE'VE HAD TO REPAIR THE ENGINE OXYGEN SENSOR AT LEAST 2 TIMES. WHY THIS CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION WE DON'T KNOW, BUT AT SOME POINT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A FAULTY ENGINE/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PART.

THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO HAVE LOST ALL POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES, VERY SCARY! MAKES IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TURNS! NOTICED IT LUCKILY AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A LARGE PARKING LOT. TRYING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION SO I CAN USE A CAR THAT ISN'T AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN NORMALLY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

CAR ENGINE IS MAKING A TICKING NOISE. UPON RESEARCH, SEE THERE WAS A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST MAZADA FOR TIMING CHAINS. THIS UNBELIEVABLE. THE REPAIR COST IS OVER 1500.00 FOR SOMETHING THEY HAVE KNOW ABOUT FOR YEARS.

MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON, SOMETIMES IT TURNS OFF BUT GOES BACK ON AND STAYS ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR NOW. I RECIEVE EMAIL FOR MAZDA RECALLS. I NOTICE THAT WERE TWO MAZDA RECALLS FOR AIR BAGS. RECALL NUMBER 2304J-A CRACK IN THE AIR BAG CRASH ZONE SENSOR HOUSING AND MADA RECALL NUMBER 2504K-A CRACK IN THE SOLDER CONNECTION ATTACHING THE ACCELERATION SENSOR IN THE SAS UNIT. I CALLED MAZDA ALL THEY HAD TO SAY THAT MY VIN NUMBER SHOWS NO RECALL. IM AFRAID IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT MY AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK. THIS RECALL SHOULD COVER MY MAZDA. PLEASE HELP, THANK YOU.

WHEN I START THE CAR AND START DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STIFFENS AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AND THE HEAD LIGHTS LIKE ITS LOSING POWER. THEN IS I PUSH THE GAS TO GO THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITH THE STEERING WILL BEING HARD TO TURN THIS HAPPENED WHILE BACKING UP AND STARTING TO DRIVE ON THE REDIDENTIAL STREET

I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE MAY BE THE SAME AS INVESTIGATION PE 16-017. THAT MENTIONS ONLY FORD/MERCURY CARS, BUT I THINK THEY SHARE SOME COMPONENTS WITH MAZDA3'S OF THE SAME YEARS. AFTER AN INCIDENT WHERE ABS ENGAGED WHILE BRAKING ON A SLIPPERY CITY STREET, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY "MUSHY" AND NOW THE BRAKES TAKE A WORRYINGLY LARGE AMOUNT OF TRAVEL (ALMOST TO THE FLOOR) TO SLOW THE CAR IN REGULAR DRIVING.

MY BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING IS MELTED ON BOTH SIDES. THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB IS MELTED INTO THE BRAKE LIGHT SOCKETS ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS. I NOTICED WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND CARS WERE FLAGGING ME TO TELL ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT. I PULLED INTO A AUTO SHOP TO CHECK AND BOTH SIDES WERE MELTED. I HAD MY CAR SINCE 2013 AND EVERYTHING WAS ORIGINAL STOCK. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES AND WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED THEY SAID IT MAY BE FAULTY FUEL PUMP, BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY CODE THAT SHOWS AND I ALREADY HAD EVERYTHING REPLACED. MY CAR VERY FREQUENTLY STALLS OUT (HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS) EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND O2 SENSOR. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT FLICKERS FREQUENTLY, WITH AND WITHOUT PASSENGERS. *TR

MAZDA DEALERSHIP SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING DUE TO THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON.

THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TWICE TO A MAZDA TRAINED MECHANIC WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL SHOWED A P-2177 CODE. MANY OTHER MAZDA OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE INDICATOR CHECK ENGINE CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. SEE HTTP://WWW.MAZDA3FORUMS.COM/61-POWERTRAIN-2004-2009-MAZDA3/386097-CEL-DREADED-P2177-CODE-NO-SOLVABLE-REASON.HTML

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC RED TAIL LIGHT COVERING HAD MELTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN,,,IT WAS STATIONARY AT TIME ,,TURNED WHEEL HARD,SEEMS TO ME POWER STEERING MOTOR SHORTING OUT SHUTTING DOWN ALL SYSTEMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVELY CONSUMED ALL THE OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 192,000.

FUEL PROPULSION SYSTEM CRACKED AT COUPLING UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT SPEWING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF FUEL INTO THE CAB SOAKING THE REAR SEAT PAD FIRE RISK PRESENT WITH ELECTRIC PLUG THERE STRUTS ARE UNSTABLE AND NOISY VVT MAKES NOISE WHEN STARTED, GRINDING IN FRONT HUBS. VEHICLE HAS SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS DRIVING AND PARKED. AIRBAGS SYSTEM NON ACTIVE. OTHER ISSUES UNKNOWN BUT POSSIBLE 35.

I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND MY CAR TWICE NOW HAS HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GO ALL THE TO THE FLOOR AND GETS STUCK ALL THE WAY DOWN WHILE I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. TWO OTHER TIMES IT HAS, WHILE SHIFTING OUT OF ONE GEAR AND INTO ANOTHER, IMMEDIATELY REV UP TO 8 RPMS (MAX FOR MY VEHICLE) AGAIN WHILE ON THE FREEWAY FORCING ME TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT FOR THE CAR TO QUIT REVVING. THAT HAS OCCURRED WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY IN BETWEEN GEARS MAKING ME UNABLE TO GET IT BACK INTO A GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V374000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE CAR LOSE THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING OR STANDING STILL. THUS THE ABILITY TO STEER BECOMES REALLY HARD AND SOMETIMES FEELS IMPOSSIBLE. SOMETIMES AFTER RESETTING THE CAR IT WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL BUT THIS WOULD ONLY LASTED A FEW DAY BEFORE IT LOOSE THE POWER STEERING AGAIN. *TR

THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING IN MY 2007 MAZDA 3 HATCHBACK IS MELTING. IT IS THE TOP RED LIGHT ON BOTH SIDES. THESE ARE STOCK BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE FOR FREE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE FROM MAZDA. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE MANY MAZDA 3 OWNERS WHO ALSO HAVE THIS ISSUE AND HAVE RUN INTO THE SAME ROAD BLOCKS ON GETTING IT FIXED BY MAZDA.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SOUNDED LIKE I RAN OVER A LARGE PIECE OF DEBRIS AND THE CAR JOLTED. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AND SAFELY PULLED OVER. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON BUT THERE WAS NO TURNOVER. LOOKED AT IT AND THERE WAS OIL MIXED WITH METAL SHARDS AND A CRACK IN THE ENGINE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. LET THE MANUFACTURER KNOW BUT THEY DID NOTHING TO HELP.

ANY TIME I PROCEED TO MAKE A TURN, MY WHEEL STIFFENS. EVERY LIGHT IN MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP. MY RADIO CUTS OFF AND CAR STALLS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH THIS EXACT MODEL OF CAR BUT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED.

ON 8/5/16 THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT INTO A MAZDA DEALER FOR A GASOLINE ODOR & ENGINE CODE # PO455. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A SPLIT FUEL PUMP RETAINING ALLOWED THE FUEL PUMP TO SEPARATE FROM THE FUEL TANK CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE. THANK GOODNESS. I MAY NOT HAVE HAD A SON TODAY. THE REPAIR CAME TO OVER $500.00. MAZDA DOES NOT FEEL OBLIGATED TO COVER THE FULL COST. IN MY OPINION THIS IS NOT A MAINTENANCE ITEM BUT A DEFINITE SAFETY DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION DUE TO TWO DIFFERENT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE FURTHER TESTED AND DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V374000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. FOR LONGER THAN A MONTH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A LOOSE WIRE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE SCHEDULED FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 04/29/16*LJ UPDATED 10/05/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SEIZE WHILE STEERING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V374000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 166,000.

THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TAKING SEVERE AND ERRATIC SHIFTS WHEN GOING UPHILL WHEN MY MAZDA REACHED 70,000 MILES. THESE SHIFTS ARE SO SEVERE THAT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT A TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. IT OCCURRED ON A HIGH MOUNTAIN PASS THAT HAS NO SIDERAILS AND MANY FATALITIES HAVE OCCURRED SIMPLY FROM WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHEN WE CONTACTED MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY ADMITTED THAT A DEFECTIVE PART WAS IN THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE OF THE CAR. THE PART, IN FACT, IS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN RENDERED DEFECTIVE. MAZDA TOLD US OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS AND HOURS OF PUTTING US ON HOLD AND SEVERAL MORE THOUSAND MILES PUT ON THE CAR THAT THE ONLY THING WE COULD DO IS REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WHY IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEREFORE A RECALL? MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE PROMISED TO REVIEW THE CASE AND OUR MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS, NEVER GOT BACK WITH US, AND REFUSED TO SEE THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THEIR FAULTY MANUFACTURING. WE STILL CONTINUE TO GO OVER THIS PASS, NOW IN SNOWY AND ICY CONDITIONS WITH A BABY IN THE BACKSEAT AND NO IDEA WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT. UNFORTUNATELY UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIES MAZDA WON'T TAKE THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY. I HAVE LOST ALL FAITH IN MAZDA'S QUALITY OF ASSURANCE OR CONCERN FOR CUSTOMER SAFETY AND WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER MAZDA IN THE FUTURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RECOVERED. WITHOUT WARNING, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A CEMENT BARRIER WITH ENOUGH FORCE FOR THE VEHICLE TO RICOCHET INTO A GUARDRAIL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V374000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO INVESTIGATIONS WERE INITIATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. POWER GETS LOST, COMES BACK, GETS LOST AND SO ON ABOUT EVERY SECOND.

WHILE DRIVING, I SLOWED DOWN AND WHEN TURNING, MY WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY TURN. MY ABS LIGHT FLASHED, ALONG WITH THE TRACTION LIGHT. THE RADIO TURNED OFF AND THEN CAME BACK ON. THE WHEEL UNLOCKED AND LUCKILY I WAS NOT TURNING WHERE SOMEONE WAS STOPPED.

POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. MAZDA HAS A RECALL OUT FOR POWER STEERING PUMPS FOR OTHER MAZDA 3S BUT MY CAR VIN IS NOT IN THE RANGE OF VINS WITH THE FAULTY PUMP. ALL MY ELECTRICAL SUCH AS BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, ELETRICAL CABLES AND FUSE ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. I'VE FLUSHED THE POWER STEERING AND STILL NOTHING. I COULD NOT GET HOLD OF ANYONE TECH SAVY WHO COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT MY PROBLEM WAS AT MAZDA.

THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING IN MY 2007 MAZDA 3 HATCHBACK IS MELTING. IT IS THE TOP RED LIGHT ON BOTH SIDES. THESE ARE STOCK BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE FOR FREE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE FROM MAZDA. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE MANY MAZDA 3 OWNERS WHO ALSO HAVE THIS ISSUE AND HAVE RUN INTO THE SAME ROAD BLOCKS ON GETTING IT FIXED BY MAZDA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE AND INDICATED THAT THE JACK WAS DEFECTIVE. UPON CHANGING THE TIRE, THE METAL FRAME FRACTURED AS WELL AS THE ROCKER PANEL WITHOUT WARNING. A TIRE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. MA 08/10/15 UPDATED 10/25/2017*CN

AUTOMATIC 5 SPD SHIFTS HARSHLY BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. JERKING THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENS.

MAIN AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD COMES ON. WHEN TURNING A CORNER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V374000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,081. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN

IN MARCH OF 2014, WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD ONLY GO FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR (CHECK ENGINE AND AT LIGHT IMMEDIATELY CAME ON). I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY DETERMINED IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE SOLENOID A /TRANSMISSION MODULE...COST ME $1500. THEN, 9 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS NOW THE WIRE HARNESS THAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO REPAIR SHORTED WIRES...COST ME $500. THEN, 3 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME I BROUGHT CAR DIRECTLY TO LOCAL MAZDA DEALER. I ASKED ABOUT RECALL, AND THEY SAID NO RECALL! SO THIS TIME I WAS TOLD SOLENOID B HAD FAILED AND I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION...COST ME $1800. A WEEK LATER, IT DID THE SAME THING!!! I BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID WIRES JUST NEEDED TIGHTENING. A WEEK LATER, MY CAR WOULDN'T START...NEEDED A NEW STARTER, BELTS, AND BATTERY...COST ME $1100. THIS IS CLEARLY A MAZDA DEFECT AND I SHOULD GET MY MONEY REFUNDED!!!

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS HAVING TO DO WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG SYSTEM. MAZDA WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON.

SOMEONE RAN UP TO MY CAR AT A STOP LIGHT TO TELL ME THAT BOTH OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT. NOT SURE HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I TOOK CAR TO SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT THE BRAKE BULBS HAD BURST AND MELTED MY TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES, PRESUMABLY DUE TO OVERHEATING. I KNOW THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS ISSUE BECAUSE A) I JUST REPLACED MY TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES 3 MONTHS AGO FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AND B) I DID A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH AND SAW THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR MAZDA 3 HATCHBACKS, TAILS LIGHTS MELTING, BULBS BUSTING ETC. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN BE DRIVING AROUND FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME WITH BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS OUT AND NOT KNOW IT, LEADING TO REAR ENDING ACCIDENTS. I DRIVE AROUND MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY WITH MY BABY IN MY CAR. I WOULD BE FURIOUS IF I GOT I GOT REAR ENDED WHILE SHE WAS IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE EVER SINCE I PURCHASED IT FROM A DEALERSHIP IN WOODBRIDGE, VA. THE CAR'S GEARS DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY AND THE ENGINE CONTINUOUSLY STALLS. IF I'M AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE LIGHT SWITCHES FROM RED TO GREEN THE VEHICLE JUMPS AS IF IT'S GOING TO CUT OFF. MY AT LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE LIGHT IS CHECKED, IT'S BECAUSE OF "THE THERMOSTAT" WHICH I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH, THE ENGINE CODE IS COMING UP AS AN ISSUE WITH THE THERMOSTAT, THERE'S ACTUALLY NEVER AN ISSUE. I SEARCHED MY VIN AND ITS STATING THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE, BUT I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS THE OPEN RECALLS FOR THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL FOR 2007. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE OCTOBER 2013 SO THERE'S NO WAY MAZDA COULD'VE SENT ME INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT INFORM ME OF THIS EITHER. *TR

I HAVE AN AIRBAG LIGHT THAT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO DID AN ESTIMATE AND TOLD ME A MODULE IN THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NO GOOD AND THAT A NEW AIRBAG NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THEY SAID UNTIL THEN NON OF MY AIRBAGS WOULD BE WORKING IN THE CAR. THE COST WAS GOING TO BE BETWEEN 1, 500-2, 000 TO REPLACE THE PART AND REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE. DUE TO THE EXTREME COST, WE CHOSE TO FORGO THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING OUR CAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH NO AIRBAGS WORKING. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE TAKATA RECALL WHEN IT BROUGHT THE ISSUE TO THE FOREFRONT. IT MADE ME THINK THAT MAYBE THIS MIGHT BE AN ISSUE HAPPENING IN SEVERAL MAZDA 3'S. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FIND THAT YES I AM DEFINITELY NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE CONSIDERING THE HIGH COST OF REPLACING AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE PART THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT THAT EARLY. *TR

CRUISING NORTHBOUND ON RT. 3 JUST BEYOND EXIT 5. THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY.SUDDENLY, WITH ZERO WARNING SIGNS FROM THE STATE HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE CREWS, I ENTERED A POT HOLE. ROUGHLY 30-35 FEET IN LENGTH, 15 + FEET IN WIDTH AND A VARIANCE IN DEPTH OF 6"-12" I RODE THE POTHOLE OUT AND UPON EXITING THE POTHOLE TO NORMAL HIGHWAY GRADE MY VEHICLE LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE 'BUMP' OF THE INCONSISTENCY FROM NORMAL GRADE TO A POTHOLE IN SEVERE NEGLIGENT DISREPAIR. I SLID FOR APPROX. 50-60 YARDS,SPEED REMAINED BETWEEN 60-65 MPH. I STRUCK A SNOWBANK 12FT IN HEIGHT AND THE BRUNT OF THE FIRST IMPACT ON MY NECK AS MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE MAZDA CORPORATION, ASKED IF THEY INTENDED TO INVESTIGATE WHY THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THEY SAID, I HAVE THIS CONVERSATION...BOTH OF THEM ON RECORD, IT WAS NOT MAZDA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO SEND A FIELD AGENT TO INVESTIGATE WHY IT DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. WAS VERY QUICK TO INSIST THAT IT IS MY INSURANCE COMPANY'S JOB. I FEEL IT WAS DEFECTIVE. MAINLY I AM BOTHERED AT THE FACT THAT MAZDA HAS CLAIMED, (ON THE RECORD ) THAT THEY WILL NOT BE SENDING A FIELD AGENT TO INVESTIGATE A POSSIBLE DEFECT. I FEEL IT IS ABSOLUTELY IRRESPONSIBLE ON THEIR PART. IT IS SOMETHING THAT MOST CERTAINLY MUST BE LOOKED INTO AS I FEEL 100% THAT MY INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH LESS HAD THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON THE INITIAL 60-65MPH IMPACT. THERE IS EXPOSED STYROFOAM FROM MY FRONT BUMPER AND MY FOG LIGHTS ARE ALL NILLY WILLY AND HANGING OFF THE CAR ALONG

UPON STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT MY CAR STARTED SHAKING REALLY BADLY AND THEN SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED, THE ENGINE WILL NOT SHAKE, BUT OBVIOUSLY FOR SAFETY REASONS, THE BREAKS MUST BE APPLIED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ON 3 OTHER OCCASIONS THE CAR TURNED OFF JUST AS I WAS GIVING IT GAS TO START GOING AGAIN, RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER (WITH THE CAR BEING OFF AND NO POWER STEERING TO ASSIST) IN ORDER TO GET MY CAR STARTED AGAIN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS FAULT THAT I HAVE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN OF. I HAVE READ IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY PURGE SOLENOID VALVE ALONG WITH OTHER THINGS, BUT NO ONE AT MAZDA SEEMS TO KNOW OR CARE MUCH ABOUT IT. *TR

FOR NEARLY A YEAR NOW MY CAR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE I AM DRIVING. I AM AWARE OF THE 2007 MAZDA 3 POWER STEERING RECALL AND HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO REPORT THE ISSUE. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SLOWLY AND COME TO A FULL STOP BEFORE THE LIGHT GOES OFF AND JUST HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T DO IT AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR ON THE INTERSTATE OR FOR LONG DISTANCES FOR FEAR OF PUTTING MY FAMILY AT RISK. ALTHOUGH MY CAR'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, WHY IS THERE NOT AN EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE? IT IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING DESCRIBED WITHIN THE RECALL AND I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITH NO SOLUTION FROM THEM. *TR

CRACKED ENGINE MOUNTS. COMMON PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE YEAR AND MODEL. SHOULD BE LOOKED AT FOR RECALL. *TR

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, THE RED PLASTIC ASSEMBLY MELTED INTO THE BREAK LIGHT BULBS CAUSING BOTH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS TO BURN OUT. CURRENTLY, BOTH ASSEMBLY HAVE HOLES WHERE THE RED PLASTIC MELTED, THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE MOUNT, IT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND CONTINUES TO FAIL, MIGHT AN ENGINEERING DEFECT ON THE ENGINE MOUNT. FINALLY, DASHBOARD AIRBAG INDICATOR HAS TURNED ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND HAS REMAINED ON EVER SINCE, MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE PART IN THE SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE PURGE VALVE. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ADDITIONAL FAILURES. THE FRONT END VIBRATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE DEALER PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS WORN, THE STRUTS LEAKED, AND THE EVAP SYSTEM FAILED. HOWEVER, THE VALVES WERE REPLACED. THE ENGINE MOUNT, STRUTS, AND EVAPORATING SYSTEM WERE NOT REPLACED. THE ROTOR ALSO WORE PREMATURELY AND COULD NOT BE RESURFACED. THE FRONT BUMPER CLIPS FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTIC. THE CLIPS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V295000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT OUR MAZDA 3 WE NOTICED THE BULBS BLEW OUT WELL COME TO FIND OUT OUR LENSES WERE MELTING AND IT GOT SO HOT THE SOCKET AND BULB BURST SO WE TOOK IT TO THE PLACE WE BOUGHT IT AND THEY WARRANTIED THEM OUT WELL GUESS WHAT THE TAIL LENSES WE GOT REPLACED MELTED AGAIN AND BLEW OUT THE BULBS. WE TOOK OUR CAR TO MAZDA AND THE TECHNICIANS FOUND NOTHING WRONG, NO GROUND PROBLEM. WELL WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE WE BOUGHT IT THINKING THEY'D BE ABLE TO WARRANTY THEM OUT SINCE THEY'RE LESS THAN A YEAR WELL THE LADY WOULDN'T DO IT. NOW I AM STUCK WITH MY SPOILER BRAKE LIGHT AND THE PASSENGER. SO WE DECIDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH AND SO FAR OUR PASSENGER SIDE HASN'T BLOWN OUT. I SUGGEST REPLACING IT AND SEEING WHAT HAPPENS. IT IS A $30 PART. TONIGHT I AM BUYING NEW LENSES AND PRAYING. I WENT THROUGH 4 BULBS IN THE DRIVER AND 3 BULBS IN PASSENGER. I NEED HELP FIGURING THIS OUT BECAUSE $8 FOR A PACK OF BULBS EVERY WEEK IS RIDICULOUS. *TR