2007 Mazda Mazda3 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA3. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A LOUD RATTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR STABILIZER CONTROL LINK AND BALL JOINT FRACTURED. THE REAR STABILIZER BRUSHING RING AND THE CONTROL LINK WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V374000 (STEERING). THE STEERING FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH. PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS OFF.

THE ABS SYSTEM IS BROKEN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR TO TURN INTO THE SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WAS VERY STIFF. AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND ESSENTIALLY CAUSING MY CAR TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT. ALL ENGINE, POWER, AND BATTERY LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF AT THE SAME TIME. I ENDED UP PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK TURN OFF THE CAR WITH MY KEY AND THEN RESTARTING IT AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY MODEL AND YEAR, WHEN I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE REP NOT HAVING ANY NOTICE FOR A RECALL FOR MY TYPE OF MODEL AND DID NOT HONOR THE RECALL THAT I HAD MENTIONED TO HIM. I AM NOW HAVING TO LOOK OUTSIDE OF MY MEANS IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE TURNING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS REQUIRED TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V374000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON (THUS DISABLING THE SYSTEM). TOOK IT TO A GARAGE WHO TESTED IT AND SAID THAT IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY PART IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I CALLED MAZDA AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT UNTIL IT IS FIXED. *TR

AS I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN A CORNER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, THE CAR LOST POWER. A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT THE CAR STALLED. SO FAR THIS HAS HAPPEN 6 TIMES. THE DEALER TOLD ME MY CAR IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE. *TR

MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ON, SO I PULLED INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE THAT HAS A COMBINATION INFLATION-PRESSURE CHECK MACHINE. I CHECKED ONE TIRE & HAD NO ISSUE. I CHECKED/FILLED THE NEXT TIRE & DIDN'T NOTICE AN ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. I WENT ON TO THE 3RD TIRE, AND HEARD A POP, THEN A HISS. ALL AIR WAS LEAVING THE TIRE. I THEN NOTICED THE SECOND TIRE WAS DOING THE SAME THING. ACCORDING TO THE TIRE STORE, IT WAS THE VALVE STEM PRESSURE SENSORS. THE TIRE STORE KEEPS THE PARTS ON HAND BECAUSE THEY ARE "SEEING A LOT" OF THIS WITH THE MAZDA 3S, THAT IT'S A "DESIGN FLAW" THAT HAS SINCE BEEN RECTIFIED ON NEWER MODELS. IF I HAD ONLY FILLED ONE TIRE & HADN'T NOTICED THE DEFLATION, AND THEN GOTTEN ON THE HIGHWAY, I COULD'VE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH MY SON IN THE CAR. THIS ANGERS ME: IF IT'S SO COMMON OF A PROBLEM, AND IT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS, WHY IS THERE NO RECALL?? *TR

MY PARENTS' 2007 MAZDA 3 5 DOOR HATCHBACK WAS REAR-ENDED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH BY A FORD EDGE SUV TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. THE MAZDA THEN HIT THE TALL CONCRETE DIVIDER NEARLY HEAD-ON, PROPELLED FORWARD BY THE INITIAL IMPACT. THE MAZDA WAS A TOTAL LOSS, SUSTAINING MODERATE REAR END DAMAGE AND HEAVY FRONT END DAMAGE. BOTH MY MOTHER (WHO WAS DRIVING) AND MY FATHER (IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT) WERE INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. BOTH PEOPLE WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS. MOM SUSTAINED A FACIAL INJURY TO THE FOREHEAD, A CONTUSION TO HER ARM AND A PROBABLE CRACKED STERNUM. DAD SUSTAINED TWO FRACTURED RIBS AS CONFIRMED AT THE HOSPITAL AND OTHER MORE MINOR INJURIES. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE NONE OF THE AIRBAGS ON THE CAR WENT OFF, AND I WOULD EXPECT AT LEAST THE FRONT ONES WOULD HAVE, CONSIDERING HOW HARD THE FRONTAL COLLISION WAS WHEN CAR HIT THE CONCRETE BARRIER. I AM CONCERNED THAT THEIR INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS SEVERE IF THE AIRBAGS HAD GONE OFF WHEN THE CAR HIT THE BARRIER. I DID TAKE PICTURES OF THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR SHOWING THE DAMAGE AND THE INTERIOR WITH THE AIRBAGS INTACT AND UNUSED.....UPDATED 07/23/14 *BF

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ALONG ON 30 MPH ROAD WITH 'STOP' SIGN AHEAD. AS VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 15 MPH, TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHAKE, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF, INCLUDING OIL AND POWER STEERING, RPM FELL VERY CLOSE TO 0 (ZERO) AND CAR DIED. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP AT THE 'STOP' SIGN. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ON, ANY PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT PROVIDE POWER OR INPUT TO THE TRANSMISSION, NOW IN 1ST GEAR, TO MOVE THE CAR. CAR NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED ON BEFORE IT COULD MOVE AGAIN. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR 4 YEARS REGARDLESS OF SPEED. THE CAR HAS ALSO DECIDED TO STOP PROVIDING POWER WHILE IN MOTION WHILE IN MOVING TRAFFIC OR ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN MULTIPLE CAR CRASHES OR WORSE. MAZDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR SINCE THEY "CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM". THIS ISSUE IS SPORADIC AND OCCURS REGARDLESS OF SPEED (USUALLY AROUND 30 MPG OR LESS), WEATHER, DISTANCE TRAVELED, AMOUNT OF TIME CAR HAS BEEN IN CONSISTENT USE, ETC. MAZDA HAS EVEN HOOKED THIS CAR UP TO THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM AND NO ERROR CODE HAS BEEN FOUND. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY DOCUMENTED WITH OUR LOCAL MAZDA DEALER AND PAPERWORK IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A TRUE LEMON SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. IT ONLY HAS ROUGHLY 55K MILES ON IT. *TR

RED AIR BAG LIGHT ON. *TR

CLUNKING NOISE IN TRUNK WHEN GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS/BUMPS, ETC.; TOOK TO MAZDA DEALER. PASSENGER SIDE REAR STABILIZER/SWAYBAR BOLT LOOSE AND PIN BENT. KNOWN ISSUE FOR A LOT OF 2007 MAZDAS. NEW BUSHINGS AND BOLTS PUT IN/TIGHTENED. CLUNKING NOISE GONE. *JS

THE BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING (AMBER LENS) WAS HEATED BY THE BULB TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT THE LENS ITSELF MELTED ONTO THE BULB. WE ARE NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND MAY HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. UPON INSPECTION BY AN EXPERIENCED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BULBS WERE THE CORRECT MODEL AND HAD BEEN INSTALLED CORRECTLY. SOME OF THE PLASTIC HAD MELTED DOWN ONTO THE BULB ITSELF AND COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME A FIRE HAZARD. THIS PROBLEM IMPACTED BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES, WITH THE DRIVER SIDE APPEARING MORE SIGNIFICANTLY MELTED. AFTER A QUICK SEARCH ON MAZDA FORUMS, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE EXPERIENCED BY MANY OWNERS OF 2007 MAZDA 3 MODELS, BUT ONLY THOSE IN THE HATCHBACK CONFIGURATION. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAUSE ,AFTER RUNNING CODE CHECK,P2004. RUNNER CONTROL VALE STUCK. REPLACE SOLENOID. FRONT STRUTS GONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART. THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF SEVEN MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ANY RECALLS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WE JUST NOTICED THAT BOTH TAIL/BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE MELTED HOLES IN THE SURROUNDING INSIDE RED PLASTIC LENS. THE BULBS ARE THE ORIGINALS AS ARE THE LENS. THE HEAT IS NOW STARTING TO AFFECT THE OUTSIDE CLEAR COVER. THE OUTSIDE COVERS ARE STILL INTACT, BUT LOOK BUBBLY; THE HOLES IN THE INNER RED LENS LET WHITE LIGHT COME OUT AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE BACK-UP LIGHTS ON CONTINUOUSLY AT NIGHT.

I WAS DRIVER MY MAZDA3I WHEN SUDDENLY IN BECAME HARD FOR ME TO STEER MY CAR AND IT JUST CUT OFF. I CALL THE DEAL IN BROUGHT IN MY CAR WHERE INFORMED ME IT WAS THE POWER STEERING AND I CONTACT MAZDA BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME I WASN'T ELIGIBLE FOR THE FIX. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I FELT A SUDDEN JERK IN THE VEHICLE AND GOT SCARED. I SAW THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON, AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF OTHER LIGHTS WHICH I DO NOT RECALL. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. AFTER 10 SECONDS, POWER STEERING SPONTANEOUSLY CAME BACK AND I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE AGAIN YET, BUT IT HAS ONLY BEEN A COUPLE OF HOURS. *TR

I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP THAT AN INTEGRAL HYDRAULIC ENGINE MOUNT WAS CRACKING AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I WAS JUST PAST MY CAR'S WARRANTY SO I DROVE ON IT SINCE THEY SAID IT WAS SAFE. ON NOVEMBER 8TH 2013 DURING A SERVICE I WAS TOLD THE INTEGRAL MOUNT WAS ABOUT TO BREAK AND NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THEY SAID IF THE MOUNT HAD BROKEN WHILE DRIVING IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, NOT TO MENTION DESTROY THE MOTOR. I HAD THEM REPLACE IT BUT HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET SINCE IT WAS PAST WARRANTY AND NOT A RECALL. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME SERIES CAR AND WITHIN ADJACENT YEARS OF THE SAME MOTOR MOUNT CRACKING AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT UNDER 50,000 MILES. SOME COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE THE REPLACEMENT LATER AFTER PUTTING SOME MORE MILEAGE ON IT. THIS IS AN OBVIOUSLY INHERENTLY DEFECTIVE PART THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND FORCE MAZDA TO RECALL THIS DEFECT AS IT IS A DANGER TO PUBLIC SAFETY IF ONE WERE TO BREAK WHILE DRIVING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE. *TR

AFTER PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRES, I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE TIRE LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 1 MORE MILE TO MY HOUSE. THE TIRE WENT COMPLETELY FLAT DUE TO A BROKEN VALVE STEM. *TR

LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. FOUND VALVE STEM CRACKED AND LEAKING AIR FROM ITS SIDE. HAS HAPPENED TO TWO DIFFERENT VALVE STEMS. SOUTHERN CAR NEVER EXPOSED TO SALT. VALVE STEMS LOOK NEW. TIRE STORE CHARGES OVER $200 TO REPLACE EACH ONE. *TR

DRIVING AND LOST POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON, ABS, LIGHT CAME ON LOST POWER ON RADIO AND DASH, CALLED DEALER AND FOUND NO RECALLS , CALLED MAZDA THEY SAID VIN DOES NOT SHOW RECALLS . THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND MAZDA SHOULD FIX THIS AS WELL AS OTHERS. *JB

I WAS MAKING A TURN AND MY VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. HAPPENED TWICE THAT DAY AND WHEN I PARKED, MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT IN TO GET IT CHECKED AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES ON MAZDA 3 2007-2009. I CALLED MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE VIN DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR MY VEHICLE UNLESS IT WAS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. MAZDA ONLY RECALLS SPECIFIC VEHICLES AND NOT ALL. *TR

I HAVE CONSTANTLY REPLACED MY DRIVER WINDOW MOTOR. THE DRIVER WINDOW SWITCH/MOTOR STOPS WORKING FOR NO REASON. IN ADDITION THE ENTIRE HEADUNIT STOPS WORKING. IT SHUTS ON AND OFF WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. SOMETIMES TO POWERS RIGHT BACK ON AND OTHER TIMES IT CAN TAKE DAYS FOR IT TO TURN BACK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN STUTTERING AND MISFIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

DROVE VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE, PARKED & SHUT OFF ENGINE. STARTED ENGINE A SHORT TIME LATER AND AS SOON AS I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTION LAMP TURNED ON AND THE WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED WITH REASONABLE EFFORT (CAR WAS STILL STOPPED). *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING, IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. HE MADE IT TO WORK, AND THE MAZDA CONTINUES TO HAVE POWER STEERING ISSUES. TODAY 5/11/13, A FRIEND INFORMED US THAT THERE IS A MAZDA 3 2007 POWER STEERING RECALL. I AM UPSET THAT MAZDA NEVER SENT ME ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE, THAT IS A VERY REAL CONCERN. I CALLED THE MAZDA DEALER NUMBER, AND IT JUST STATES TO WAIT FOR "SECOND" LETTER, WELL, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE THE FIRST LETTER.THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM, AND VERY IRRESPONSIBLE OF MAZDA NOT TO NOTIFY ALL OWNERS. *TR

2007 MAZDA 3, WHENEVER I COME TO A STOP MY VEHICLE VIBRATES REALLY BAD AS IF IT WANT TO STOP. I HAVE TOOK THE MAZDA BACK TO FLOW MAZDA AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING BUT EVERYTIME I STOP IT DOES THE SAME THING. I ALSO TOOK IT TO SEARS AND THEY SAID THEY SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BUT SOMETHING IS CALLING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHENEVER IT ISN'T MOVING. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING (ABOUT ONCE A WEEK). ALTHOUGH MAZDA HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2007-2009 MAZDA3 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR MY REPAIR BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURING DATE IS A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE RECALL. *TR

WHILE INFLATING TIRES FOR A CUSTOMER THEIR VALVE STEM BROKE. A NEW TPMS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. *TR

WHEN I TRIED MAKING A TURN AT A SLOW RATE I FELT THE CAR STUTTER AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD AND MY CAR STALLED...TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WAS OK..FEW DAYS LATER IT HAPPEN AGAIN..WENT ONLINE AND READ THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING FAILING. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR AND WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL..I'M UPSET BECAUSE IF MAZDA KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM WHY NOT COVER ALL THE MAZDA 3 THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM INSTEAD OF ONLY COVERING MAZDA'S THAT WERE BUILT BETWEEN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME. I HOPE NO ONE HAS TO DIE IN A CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THE POWER STEERING FAILING FOR MAZDA TO COVER ALL EFFECTED MAZDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA3 . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VEER TO THE RIGHT HAPHAZARDLY. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V374000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DECELERATING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V374000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA3 HATCHBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ADVISED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE FOUND MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AXLE WAS RUBBING AGAINST A PIECE METAL IN THE ENGINE CAUSING IT TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

CAR PURCHASED NEW, NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO 17-JANUARY-2012 0-37,000 MILES 1. 17-JAN-2011- PS RECALL : DEALER-REPLACED PS PUMP & LINES PER RECALL 37K 2. 21-FEB-2011- PS FAILURE AT STARTUP : DEALER-LOOSE CONNECTION, FIXED 38K 3. 11-AUG-2011- PS FAILURE AT STARTUP : DEALER-REPLACED PS PUMP & LINES 45K 4. 30-MAY-2012- PS FAILURE AT STARTUP : DEALER-SCAN/DIAGNOSTICS-REPLACED CAR BATTERY 57K 5. 16-JUL-2012- PS FAILURE WHILE MOVING : DEALER-SCAN/DIAGNOSTICS-NO IDEA-NO HELP 59K 6. 25-AUG-2012- PS FAILURE AT STARTUP : WILL CALL DEALER TOMORROW 60K IF LEFT OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, PS RETURNS. DANGEROUS PROBLEM! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR TIRES WERE CONTINUOUSLY BEING WEARING PREMATURELY AND COULD NOT BE ALIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE TIRES WERE CHANGED AT LEAST SIX TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

POWER WINDOW CONTROL ISSUE ON DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY - THE DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW BUTTON WILL WORK FOR AWHILE AND THEN INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING FOR A DAY OR SO. IT WILL RANDOMLY START WORKING AGAIN. NOT SURE IF IT HAPPENS MORE WHEN IT RAINS. I DID SEE THAT GM JUST PUT A RECALL DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME THING I'M EXPERIENCING AND WAS WONDERING IF IT MIGHT BE THE SAME ISSUE...THEY DESCRIBE IT AS MOISTURE ENTERING THE DRIVER'S WINDOW RESULTING IN THE POWER CONTROL NOT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. IT FIRST STARTED HAPPENING IN MY CAR ABOUT BACK IN MAY, BUT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN EVEN LONGER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN HE FELT THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE POWER STEERING RESET INDEPENDENTLY AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT PASS. SIDE CAME ON. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FORM A STOP MY CAR STALLED. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF BUT THE RADIO AND ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON THE DASH. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND RESTART THE ENGINE. MY CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND HAS DONE THIS MULTIPLE TIMES ALL AT SIMILAR SPEEDS. GOING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR FROM IDLING SPEED TRYING TO ACCELERATE. *TR

EVERY 3 MONTHS FRONT HEADLIGHT ARE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIS FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. A POLICE REPORT WAS ALSO AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AFTER ENGAGING IT TO MERGE ONTO FREEWAY. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. BRAKES BARELY SLOWED ACCELERATION. THREW VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP ACCELERATION. WHEN VEHICLE PUT BACK IN DRIVE, PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. WHEN TAKEN IN TO MECHANIC, FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 48 MPH, A POPPING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. A STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE CONTINUED UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V374000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02/22/12 *BF UPDATED 03/01/12

IN MARCH 2008, MY VEHICLE HAD WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON FOR BOTH THE SEAT BELT AND ABS SYSTEM. THE DEALER CLEARED THE CODE AND CHECKED THE SYSTEM FOR ERRORS. NO CODES RE-OCCURRED AND THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME. SUBSEQUENTLY IN DECEMBER 2008, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE DEALER ADJUSTED SOME WIRING AND CLEARED THE LIGHT/CODE. NOW IN SEPTEMBER 2011, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. *TR

MY 2007 MAZDA 3 LOST POWER STEERING WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE TWO TIMES WITHIN A WEEK MAKING IT DANGEROUSLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE PROBLEM DID NOT PERSIST UNTIL RECENTLY, (4 MONTHS LATER) AND NOW I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING COMPLETELY. THE POWER STEERING INDICATION LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE RECENTLY WAS A RECALL ON 2007 MAZDA3 FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES, BUT MY VIN SEEMS TO BE OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF THE RECALL. MAZDA SHOULD ACCOMMODATE ALL 2007 MAZDA3S WITH POWER STEERING ISSUES BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS MORE WIDE SPREAD THAN PROBABLY EXPECTED AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE GOING 40+ MPH. SINCE MY VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL RANGE, IT IS COSTING ME $1100 FOR A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. MY 2007 MAZDA3 AND ALL OTHER 2007 MAZDA3 SHOULD BE INCLUDE IN THE RECALL. IT IS NOT FAIR TO ACCOMMODATE ONLY SOME 2007 MAZDA3 AND NOT OTHERS FOR THE SAME DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA3 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. LUCKILY THAT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW AT 80,000 MILES, I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD AGAIN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR THE FIRST TIME IT WAS BUSY-SHIFTING HARD FROM 4TH TO 3RD GEAR WHEN GOING UP LARGE HILLS. THIS WORE ON THE ENGINE AND CRACKED THE CV BOOT. AFTER REPLACEMENT, THIS ISSUE NO LONGER OCCURED. NOW, AT 80,000 MILES, SECOND GEAR HAS TOTALLY GIVEN OUT, IT SKIPS SECOND AND SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 3RD. THEY SAY IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN... AFTER JUST 30,000 MILES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR! MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND THE WARRANTY ON THAT TRANSMISSION IS APPARENTLY EXPIRED AS WELL... PLEASE RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS... IT IS NOT FAIR TO THE CUSTOMER.

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 MAZDA3. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED ON THE LIST OF RECALLS. THERE ARE MORE THAN 215,000 MAZDA'S THAT HAVE OR WILL BE REPAIRED, HOWEVER I AM REQUIRED TO PAY A LARGE REPAIR BILL TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT MAZDA KNOWS IS THEIR PROBLEM. *TR