2007 MAZDA MAZDA3 Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH and making a turn, the steering wheel was difficult to turn to the left or the right. The check engine warning light was illuminated and flashing. The contact stated that the steering then seized. While checking the NH...

Mileage: 195,081

Intermittently spanning several months, there is a sudden loss of power steering as the vehicle is in motion. Warning lights light up on the vehicle as power steering and power brakes are disengaged. Even though I provided a video of power steering loss, where a slight turn of the steering wheel eng...

Radio stopped working.

My daughter and I were on the way to O'Reilly when we turned at a short curve going under 20 miles and the steering wheel got loose and the brakes wouldn't stop us. The car just kept swerving all over the road and we ended up in a ditch the day after my husband purchased the car.

My daughter and I were on the way to O'Reilly when we turned at a short curve going under 20 miles and the steering wheel got loose and the brakes wouldn't stop us. The car just kept swerving all over the road and we ended up in a ditch the day after my husband purchased the car.

My daughter and I were on the way to O'Reilly when we turned at a short curve going under 20 miles and the steering wheel got loose and the brakes wouldn't stop us. The car just kept swerving all over the road and we ended up in a ditch the day after my husband purchased the car.

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda M3. The contact stated while driving at 55 MPH, the steering wheel of the vehicle become hard to maneuver. The vehicle was taken to the mechanic for diagnosis, and he stated the vehicle was experiencing the same failure as NHTSA Campaign Number:10V374000 (Steering). The...

Mileage: 206,000

Power steering failure causing rust on car components. When turning my steering wheel to the left or right there is a noise the car makes and it jumps gear shifts making it very unsafe to drive this car. Also there is an electrical power issue with the car. I just bought a new battery for the car bu...

Power steering failure causing rust on car components. When turning my steering wheel to the left or right there is a noise the car makes and it jumps gear shifts making it very unsafe to drive this car. Also there is an electrical power issue with the car. I just bought a new battery for the car bu...

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated while his wife was driving approximately 55 MPH, the steering wheel seized. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The driver was able to continue driving to her destination. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer...

Mileage: 150,000

Got a email stating I had a recall on my air bags

While driving engine started to sound louder and vibrating eventually engine shifted seems that one or more of the engine mounts completely broke.

The airbag light on Dash comes on and goes off randomly then going on for 6 months. Obviously there's an open circuit in system that others have as well See a lot of others on here with the same problem over 100,000 miles

The brake light bulb has melted and burnt out the brake light housing assembly multiple times, I have purchased multiple brake light housing assembly and the issue continues. Clearly this is a manufacturing defect that is a safety/fire hazard.

After a hard brake event to avoid a crash, brake pedal is soft and loses pressure. Identical to many, many Ford and Mitsubishi reports on models that use the same ABS equipment. ABS valves probably leaking internally. Dealer refuses to remedy and insists brakes are fine - they are not, significantly...

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated their daughter was driving at 15 mph, when making a right turn the steering wheel locked up causing the driver to hit a curb and crash the vehicle into a mailbox. There were no warning lights illuminated on the vehicle, however, the driver sta...

Mileage: 101,000

I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AS I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN GETTING IT HOME IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. AFTER THAT MY POWER STEERING WOULD COME AND GO WHILE DRIVING UNTIL IT STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION. I WAS IN MOTION WHILE IT STOPPED WOR...

Mileage: 180,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH SALVAGE TITLE ON FEBRUARY 6, 2021. I TOOK IT TO BE INSPECTED AND I NEEDED BOTH BELTS REPLACED, THEY HAD TO TIGHTEN BACK DOWN MY STRUTS IN FRONT, MY POWER STEERING WAS ACTING FUNNY AND MAKING NOISE AND MY INTERMEDIATE SPEED SHAFT SENSOR IS GOING BAD BECAUSE...

Mileage: 108

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH SALVAGE TITLE ON FEBRUARY 6, 2021. I TOOK IT TO BE INSPECTED AND I NEEDED BOTH BELTS REPLACED, THEY HAD TO TIGHTEN BACK DOWN MY STRUTS IN FRONT, MY POWER STEERING WAS ACTING FUNNY AND MAKING NOISE AND MY INTERMEDIATE SPEED SHAFT SENSOR IS GOING BAD BECAUSE...

Mileage: 108

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH SALVAGE TITLE ON FEBRUARY 6, 2021. I TOOK IT TO BE INSPECTED AND I NEEDED BOTH BELTS REPLACED, THEY HAD TO TIGHTEN BACK DOWN MY STRUTS IN FRONT, MY POWER STEERING WAS ACTING FUNNY AND MAKING NOISE AND MY INTERMEDIATE SPEED SHAFT SENSOR IS GOING BAD BECAUSE...

Mileage: 108

MY VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING ON FRIDAY. I PARKED IT, LATER STARTED IT AND STARTED TO MOVE. HEARD A CRASH. MY TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE FELL. MOTOR MOUNTS BROKEN, DAMAGED MY AXLE.

Mileage: 130,000

POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING WHILE DRIVING .POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH TO WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS MAKE STEERING SUPER HARD TO TURNING WHILE DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE ITS UNEXPECTED.

Mileage: 245,153

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT LEAST 3 TIMES THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND MAKES THE CAR UNABLE TO DRIVE AND IS VERY SCARY WHILE ON THE ROAD. A FEW LIGHT INDICATES FLASH ON MY DASH AND THE RADIO RESETS. I EVEN SAW MY RADIO RESET IN BETWEEN THE MAJOR EPISODES WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING AT T...

Mileage: 4

MY 17YO DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2007 MAZDA3 WHEN HER POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SHE WAS TAKEN BY SURPRISE BUT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO SAFETY OFF THE ROAD. SHE RESTARTED THE CAR AND HAD STEERING FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE. I FOUND THE RECALL FOR...

Mileage: 115,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS 70,000 MILES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF VEHICLE FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST. THE RECALL SHOULD BE WIDENED TO INCLUDE MORE VEHICLES THAT ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, STEERING ABILITY, AND THE RADIO SHUT OFF. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE LI...

Mileage: 210,548

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, STEERING ABILITY, AND THE RADIO SHUT OFF. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE LI...

Mileage: 210,548

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY JERK AS IF BRAKING QUICKLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE AT (AUTO-TRANSMISSION) LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR WILL THEN JUMP DOWN TO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR, DISALLOWING IT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. IT WILL REMAIN STUCK ON THE LOWER GEAR WITH THE WARNING LIGH...

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY JERK AS IF BRAKING QUICKLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE AT (AUTO-TRANSMISSION) LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR WILL THEN JUMP DOWN TO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR, DISALLOWING IT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. IT WILL REMAIN STUCK ON THE LOWER GEAR WITH THE WARNING LIGH...

CAR RANDOMLY LOSES POWER, LOSS OF STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT BLINKS. IT GETS HARD TO CONTROL AND THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF. NO MATTER WHERE OR WHAT THE CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 155,000

MY CAR JUST GOT TO WHERE IT WON'T STEER AND SEEING IT WON'T STEER IT WON'T START NOW . IF U TAP ON THE STEERING PUMP THE CAR WILL START BUT ONCE SHUT OFF IT WON'T START AGAIN..

Mileage: 2,034,558

ENGINE MOUNT BOLT FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET CAUSING THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO DROP ONTO AXEL. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL FRONT AXEL WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE MOUNT BOLT WAS REPLACED.

Mileage: 85,000

I HAD JUST GOT MY GRANDSON AND WAS TRAVELING DOWN I75 IN GA I WAS GOING TO MERGE INTO THE NEXT LANE FROM THE FAST LANE, I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SIDE MIRROR AND THEN BACK IN FRONT, I HAD PLENTY OF TIME AND ROOM, AS I STARTED TO MERGE IT WAS LIKE I COULD HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL AND LIKE I WA...

Mileage: 15,000

I HAD JUST GOT MY GRANDSON AND WAS TRAVELING DOWN I75 IN GA I WAS GOING TO MERGE INTO THE NEXT LANE FROM THE FAST LANE, I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SIDE MIRROR AND THEN BACK IN FRONT, I HAD PLENTY OF TIME AND ROOM, AS I STARTED TO MERGE IT WAS LIKE I COULD HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL AND LIKE I WA...

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

NEARLY EVERY TIME WHILE DRIVING, A YELLOW "AT" SIGN WILL APPEAR AS THE GEAR WILL JUMP FROM WHATEVER IT IS TO 3, CAUSING A SUDDEN, SHARP JERK (AS IF ONE SUDDENLY BRAKED), BEFORE GOING BACK TO WHATEVER GEAR IT WAS IN. THIS HAS OCCURED MANY TIMES ONE INSTANCE AT A TIME, BUT SEVERAL TIMES 3-8 TIMES IN R...

Mileage: 143,000

MY VEHICLE FELT SHAKY WHICH CAUSED ME TO SWERVE SLIGHTLY CAUSING MY BACK PASSENGER TIRE TO RUN OVER A CURB. AFTER THE SCARE IT SEEMED TO DRIVE LIKE NORMAL. I ONLY HAD ABOUT A 5 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK. WHEN GETTING TO WORK, AFTER BEING INSIDE A FEW MINUTES, A COWORKER POINTED OUT THAT SMOKE WAS COMING ...

Mileage: 103,000

MY VEHICLE FELT SHAKY WHICH CAUSED ME TO SWERVE SLIGHTLY CAUSING MY BACK PASSENGER TIRE TO RUN OVER A CURB. AFTER THE SCARE IT SEEMED TO DRIVE LIKE NORMAL. I ONLY HAD ABOUT A 5 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK. WHEN GETTING TO WORK, AFTER BEING INSIDE A FEW MINUTES, A COWORKER POINTED OUT THAT SMOKE WAS COMING ...

Mileage: 103,000

MY VEHICLE FELT SHAKY WHICH CAUSED ME TO SWERVE SLIGHTLY CAUSING MY BACK PASSENGER TIRE TO RUN OVER A CURB. AFTER THE SCARE IT SEEMED TO DRIVE LIKE NORMAL. I ONLY HAD ABOUT A 5 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK. WHEN GETTING TO WORK, AFTER BEING INSIDE A FEW MINUTES, A COWORKER POINTED OUT THAT SMOKE WAS COMING ...

Mileage: 103,000

WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WILL ABRUPTLY STOP FUNCTIONING. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 169,000

THE CAR IDLES VERY HIGH WHICH PREVENTS IT FROM SHIFTING INTO GEAR MOST OF THE TIME. THE IDLE AND RPMS WILL ALSO ACCELERATE WHEN NO ONE IS TOUCHING THE GAS WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE CAR SPEED UP WHEN YOU ARE NOT SPEEDING UP. WHEN THESE ISSUES ARE HAPPENING THE CAR ALSO SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IT (WHIL...

Mileage: 89,000

THE CAR IDLES VERY HIGH WHICH PREVENTS IT FROM SHIFTING INTO GEAR MOST OF THE TIME. THE IDLE AND RPMS WILL ALSO ACCELERATE WHEN NO ONE IS TOUCHING THE GAS WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE CAR SPEED UP WHEN YOU ARE NOT SPEEDING UP. WHEN THESE ISSUES ARE HAPPENING THE CAR ALSO SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IT (WHIL...

Mileage: 89,000

POWER STEERING PUMP HAD SUDDEN FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. LOCAL IN-TOWN DRIVING. RESTART AFTER COOLDOWN OPERATES, BUT FAILS AFTER TIME. THIS SEEMS IDENTICAL TO : NHSTA RECALL 10V374000 RECALL DATE 08/12/2010 COMPONENT STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM HOWEVER, THIS RECALL IS FOR MAZDA...

Mileage: 63,000

THE FIBERGLASS TUNNEL HEAT SHIELD HAD DETERIORATED AND PARTS OF THE FIBERGLASS WERE FALLING ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPING AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND BURNING. THE ODOR FROM THE BURNING WAS NOTICEABLE BOTH INSIDE THE CAR AND WHEN STANDING OUTSIDE NEXT TO THE ENGINE. BURNING OCCURRED BOTH WHEN THE CAR WAS S...

Mileage: 75,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AS WELL AS THE CLOCK AND RADIO. THIS HAPPENED ON FRIDAY.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AS WELL AS THE CLOCK AND RADIO. THIS HAPPENED ON FRIDAY.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREET WHEN SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BACK IN OCTOBER 2018 WERE SHE FLIPPED INTO A STREAM. SHE ESCAPED WITH BRUISES AND CUTS, I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT NOTHING WORSE HAPPEN TO HER. WHEN THE WRECKER WAS PULLING HER CAR OUT, I NOTICED THAT THE ROOF OF THE CAR WAS C...

Mileage: 20,000

POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. SOMETIMES I NEED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO PREVENT A CRASH DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 175,000

VERY BAD VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE DUE TO FAILED AND COLLAPSED MOTOR MOUNTS

Mileage: 123,000

I HAVE PURCHASED MULTIPLE SETS OF NEW TIRES FOR THIS CAR BECAUSE I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT ALL THE COMPLAINTS SAY ABOUT THE TIRES WEARING ON THE INSIDE WALLS. I HAVE HAD A FEW PROFESSIONALS LOOK TO FIND WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AND NONE OF THEM CAN FIND ANYTHING. I NOW EXPERIENCE SHAKING OF MY C...

I HAVE PURCHASED MULTIPLE SETS OF NEW TIRES FOR THIS CAR BECAUSE I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT ALL THE COMPLAINTS SAY ABOUT THE TIRES WEARING ON THE INSIDE WALLS. I HAVE HAD A FEW PROFESSIONALS LOOK TO FIND WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AND NONE OF THEM CAN FIND ANYTHING. I NOW EXPERIENCE SHAKING OF MY C...

I HAVE PURCHASED MULTIPLE SETS OF NEW TIRES FOR THIS CAR BECAUSE I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT ALL THE COMPLAINTS SAY ABOUT THE TIRES WEARING ON THE INSIDE WALLS. I HAVE HAD A FEW PROFESSIONALS LOOK TO FIND WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AND NONE OF THEM CAN FIND ANYTHING. I NOW EXPERIENCE SHAKING OF MY C...

I HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY STEERING LOCKED UP SO I COULDN'T STEER MY STEERING WHEEL . I ROLLED MY CAR AND NEARLY WAS KILLED

Mileage: 141,000

I HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY STEERING LOCKED UP SO I COULDN'T STEER MY STEERING WHEEL . I ROLLED MY CAR AND NEARLY WAS KILLED

Mileage: 141,000

WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, MY RADIO TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE SO IT WAS REALLY UNSAFE AND I COULD HAVE WRECKED. SUDDENLY THE LIGHT TURNED OFF AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TH...

Mileage: 184,850

TAKATA RECALL. THE MOTOR TO THE SUNROOF CAME DOWN AND PULLED WIRES LOSE TO CAUSE THE MOTOR IN THE SUNROOF TO BURN UP. WHEN IT HAPPENED THE MAZDA DEALER SAID O WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND SHAKING. ALSO, WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION" INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. W...

Mileage: 2,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND SHAKING. ALSO, WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION" INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. W...

Mileage: 2,400

WHEN DRIVING YOU LOOSE POWER AND POWER STEERING. ALSO I UNDER STAND THIS IS UNDER RECALL, BUT THEY CUT THE RECALL SHORT OF MY DATE OF MANUFACTURE OF 01/07

Mileage: 99,300

TAKATA RECALL. INQUIRING IF THIS VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH ON THE HIGHWAY AT TYPICAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE DASH LIGHT TURNED ON. THIS WAS PRECEDED BY THE STABILITY CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS TURNING ON. THE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS TURNED OFF AFTER LESS THAN A MINUTE. TH...

Mileage: 129,900

TECH SCANNED ECU AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING CODES: B2232 AIRBAG CIRCUIT OPEN- LOOP #2 DRIVERS SIDE. LIGHT SENSOR IS ON, AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. MANY ONLINE FORUMS HAVE DISCUSSED ISSUE EVOLVING AFTER 100K. MANY PEOPLE HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET. I AM AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER O...

Mileage: 121,785

OUR 2007 MAZDA 3 HAD A SUDDEN POWER STEERING FAILURE AT ONLY 81,000 MILES, EXACTLY THE SAME FAILURE AS THE THOUSANDS RECALLED BY MAZDA FOR MODEL YEARS 2007-2009. MAZDA REFUSED TO OFFER ANY HELP BECAUSE OUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN LATE 2006 (VIN STATES 2007 MODEL YEAR) EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE IDENTICA...

Mileage: 81,000

WE'VE HAD NO SIGNS OF POWER STEERING PROBLEMS UNTIL A SUDDEN FAILURE TODAY, CLASSIC SIGNS OF THE VEHICLES THAT WERE RECALLED. OUR VEHICLE HAS ONLY 81,000 MILES ON IT, WAS MANUFACTURED IN 09/06, VIN PRIOR TO THE RECALL BATCH, BUT, BASED ON THE FAILURE, IT APPEARS EARLIER VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED AS WELL...

Mileage: 81,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHTS FLASH, RADIO CUTS OUT, ENGINE GLITCHES AND DASH LIGHTS COME ON, THEN POWER STEERING IS LOST. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING MAKES CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE. THE POWER STEERING MAY COME BACK TO NORMAL AFTER A FEW SECONDS OR MAY TAKE SEVERAL ...

Mileage: 102,000

POWER STEERING WOULD RANDOMLY COME AND GO, UPON CRANKING THE (STATIONARY) CAR OR BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE (WENT AWAY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS) AFTER I ADDED PS FLUID WITH "STOP LEAK", BUT THEN PROBLEM BRIEFLY REOCCURRED ONE MORE TIME. PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR MONTHS, BUT IS IT GO...

Mileage: 67,000

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 DIFFIC...

Mileage: 106,000

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 DIFFIC...

Mileage: 106,000

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.

Mileage: 75,000

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.

Mileage: 75,000

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.

Mileage: 90,000

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.

Mileage: 90,000

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.

Mileage: 90,000

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 VEH...

Mileage: 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 M...

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 ...

Mileage: 125,000

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 ...

Mileage: 125,000

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 ...

Mileage: 125,000

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 ...

Mileage: 105,000

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 WER...

Mileage: 139,000

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 WER...

Mileage: 139,000

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 WER...

Mileage: 139,000

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

Mileage: 95,000

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....

Mileage: 45,000

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.

Mileage: 87,000

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.

Mileage: 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

Mileage: 136,000

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 A...

Mileage: 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 PRO...

Mileage: 92,000

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 PRO...

Mileage: 92,000

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 PRO...

Mileage: 92,000

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 ...

Mileage: 149,000

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...

Mileage: 150,000

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

Mileage: 63,000

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 THI...

Mileage: 66,000

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 MI...

Mileage: 83,000

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.

Mileage: 130,000

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.

Mileage: 130,000

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.

Mileage: 130,000

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 H...

Mileage: 83,000

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 O...

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 FAILUR...

Mileage: 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...

Mileage: 100,000

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 MANUFAC...

Mileage: 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 ...

Mileage: 70,000

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....

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 51,000

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

Mileage: 50,000

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.

Mileage: 117,000

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.

Mileage: 117,000

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.

Mileage: 117,000

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 PO...

Mileage: 113,000

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...

Mileage: 50,000

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...

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...

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

Mileage: 171,000

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

Mileage: 171,000

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...

Mileage: 90,081

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 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.

Mileage: 120,000

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 ...

Mileage: 85,000

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 AW...

Mileage: 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...

Mileage: 122,094

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...

Mileage: 122,094

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...

Mileage: 122,094

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...

Mileage: 122,094

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...

Mileage: 50,000

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 POT...

Mileage: 142,000

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 ...

Mileage: 51,374

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...

Mileage: 73,000

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

Mileage: 72,000

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 S...

Mileage: 110,000

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 S...

Mileage: 110,000

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 S...

Mileage: 110,000

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 ...

Mileage: 50,000

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 ...

Mileage: 50,000

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 ...

Mileage: 50,000

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 ...

Mileage: 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 ...

Mileage: 102,200

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 ...

Mileage: 102,200

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 R...

Mileage: 85,000

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 R...

Mileage: 85,000

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

Mileage: 73,000

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

Mileage: 73,000

THE ABS SYSTEM IS BROKEN. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

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...

Mileage: 118,000

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 ...

Mileage: 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 FI...

Mileage: 121,000

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

Mileage: 141,000

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

Mileage: 141,000

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 WA...

Mileage: 85,000

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 WA...

Mileage: 85,000

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 MODERA...

Mileage: 58,967

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' SIG...

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' SIG...

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' SIG...

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' SIG...

RED AIR BAG LIGHT ON. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

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

Mileage: 92,317

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 ...

Mileage: 100,000

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 ...

Mileage: 100,000

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 ...

Mileage: 100,000

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

Mileage: 95,000

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

Mileage: 95,000

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

Mileage: 95,000

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

Mileage: 95,000

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. T...

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...

Mileage: 41,500

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

Mileage: 68,000

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 STE...

Mileage: 27,355

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 IMME...

Mileage: 46,302

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 IMME...

Mileage: 46,302

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

Mileage: 132,000

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

Mileage: 132,000

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

Mileage: 40,000

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

Mileage: 40,000

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

Mileage: 78,500

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...

Mileage: 114,000

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...

Mileage: 24,000

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...

Mileage: 24,000

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 ...

Mileage: 108,000

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 ...

Mileage: 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

Mileage: 40,000

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 MAZD...

Mileage: 51,250

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...

Mileage: 87,000

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

Mileage: 55,000

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

Mileage: 122,636

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 M...

Mileage: 119,000

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 ...

Mileage: 72,000

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 REPA...

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 MECH...

Mileage: 61,000

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 T...

Mileage: 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 ...

Mileage: 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 PU...

Mileage: 38,000

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 ASSIST...

Mileage: 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 ...

Mileage: 55,000

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 ...

Mileage: 55,000

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 NO...

Mileage: 88,000

AIR BAG LIGHT PASS. SIDE CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

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...

Mileage: 77,000

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...

Mileage: 77,000

EVERY 3 MONTHS FRONT HEADLIGHT ARE REPLACED. *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 DIAGNOST...

Mileage: 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 FUNCT...

Mileage: 103,800

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....

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....

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 ...

Mileage: 13,037

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 ...

Mileage: 13,037

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 ...

Mileage: 13,037

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 DIFFI...

Mileage: 98,000

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 ...

Mileage: 80,200

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 P...

Mileage: 64,500

PURCHASED 4 NEW DUNLOP TIRES 205/50R17 FOR 2007 MAZDA 3 2.3L AT ODOMETER READING 39484. AT 70115 MILES, 3 OF THE 4 TIRES SHOW SEPARATION OF TREAD ON THE INSIDES WALLS OF BOTH FRONT TIRES AND RIGHT REAR TIRE...IS THIS A DESIGN FLAW OF THE DUNLOP TIRE MANUFACTURER OR IS THE ISSUE WITH MAZDA DESIGN OF ...

Mileage: 70,115

BUENAS NOCHES! LAMENTABLEMENTE NO HABLO INGLES, PERO QUISIERA OBTENER INFORMACION ACERCA DE LA FALLA DE FABRICACION EN EL SISTEMA HIDRAULICO (EHPAS) DEL MAZDA 3 DEL 2007. TENGO UNO Y PRESNETO UNA FALLA DONDE EL VOLANTE SE PUSO MUY DURO, Y EN VENEZUELA AUN NO HAN HECHO EL RECALLS. ADEMAS QUISIERA SA...

Mileage: 2,200

BUENAS NOCHES! LAMENTABLEMENTE NO HABLO INGLES, PERO QUISIERA OBTENER INFORMACION ACERCA DE LA FALLA DE FABRICACION EN EL SISTEMA HIDRAULICO (EHPAS) DEL MAZDA 3 DEL 2007. TENGO UNO Y PRESNETO UNA FALLA DONDE EL VOLANTE SE PUSO MUY DURO, Y EN VENEZUELA AUN NO HAN HECHO EL RECALLS. ADEMAS QUISIERA SA...

Mileage: 2,200

BUENAS NOCHES! LAMENTABLEMENTE NO HABLO INGLES, PERO QUISIERA OBTENER INFORMACION ACERCA DE LA FALLA DE FABRICACION EN EL SISTEMA HIDRAULICO (EHPAS) DEL MAZDA 3 DEL 2007. TENGO UNO Y PRESNETO UNA FALLA DONDE EL VOLANTE SE PUSO MUY DURO, Y EN VENEZUELA AUN NO HAN HECHO EL RECALLS. ADEMAS QUISIERA SA...

Mileage: 2,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DECELERATE AND PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO HAD NOT COMPLETED THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHEN THE COM...

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE POW...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPON STARTING HER VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THERE WERE NO STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD RESET ITSELF WITHIN MINUTES AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSP...

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPON STARTING HER VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THERE WERE NO STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD RESET ITSELF WITHIN MINUTES AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSP...

Mileage: 111,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 MAZDA 3 THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I CALLED THE 1-800 NUMBER BUT THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. I THINK IT'S TOO BIG OF A COINCIDENCE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO MY CAR ALSO AND NOT BE UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA3. AS THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE FRONTAL AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ADDITIONAL DIAGNOS...

Mileage: 75,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SERVICE BULLETIN #05-010/10 ISSUED 8/6/2010. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS THAT IS STATED IN THE BULLETIN AND THEY SAID THE FLUID WAS A LITTLE LOW SO THEY PUT A QUART IN TODAY. WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME THE TRANSMISSION BLEW UP. PLEASE CHECK THE FORUMS THERE IS A LOT...

Mileage: 98,000

EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE FAILURE I PARKED MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AT MY MOTHER'S HOUSE AT THE TOP OF THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS RELATIVELY FLAT AND ONLY A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. THERE IS A PORTION OF DRIVEWAY BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THE HOUSE LEVEL WHICH IS STEEPER; HOWEVER MY CAR WAS PARKED ABOVE THAT AR...

Mileage: 65,787

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA, MAZDA3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. WHEN THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE CLUTCH, THE ENGINE RPMS FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 6,800 AND 7,300. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED ...

Mileage: 76,170

I WAS ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY IN WESTERN NY WHEN I CAUGHT BLACK ICE. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45-55 MPH/ THE CAR WENT INTO A SLIDE WHICH I ALMOST CORRECTED OUT OF BUT HIT MORE BLACK ICE SENDING ME INTO THE GUARDRAIL. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR IS SMASHED AND I CAME TO REST ABOUT 25 FT FROM WHERE I IMPACTE...

Mileage: 81,000

I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA3 AND THE FOLLOWING HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING: I LOSE POWER-STEERING ASSIST, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF, THE DASHBOARD RESETS, AND EITHER A FAN OR MOTOR WEARS DOWN. AFTER A SHORT STUTTER IT ALL COMES BACK WITHOUT RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE POWER STEERING ASSIST REMAINED OFF UNTIL T...

Mileage: 43,000

OUR 2007 MAZDA S 2.3L 5 DOOR SEDAN BOUGHT NEW CAME WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA 205/50R17 TIRES. WE MAINTAIN THIS CAR WELL AND REGULARLY. MARCH/APRIL 2008 WITH 28,000 MILES WE EXPERIENCED A TIRE FAILURE. THREAD SEPARATION, PROGRESSIVE HARD FLAPPING NOISE, AND AIR PRESSURE LOSS. TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR TIRE...

Mileage: 28,000

I HEARD OF A POWER STEERING ISSUE RECALL AND WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 MAZDA 3 MANUFACTURED IN FEB 2007 - WHICH IS PRIOR TO THE RECALL DATES. WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF OR STALLED THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF. THIS HAS NOT YET CAUSED A PROBLEM, BUT THE STEERING SHOULD REMAIN ACT...

Mileage: 2,800

I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA 3 I TOURING THAT WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 2007. THE CAR WAS USED FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING AND ALL MAINTENANCE WAS DONE AT THE DEALER PER DESCRIBED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. ON FEBRUARY 8TH OF 2009, I WENT OUT TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE ONLY TO FIND THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ...

Mileage: 38,066

I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA 3 I TOURING THAT WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 2007. THE CAR WAS USED FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING AND ALL MAINTENANCE WAS DONE AT THE DEALER PER DESCRIBED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. ON FEBRUARY 8TH OF 2009, I WENT OUT TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE ONLY TO FIND THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ...

Mileage: 38,066

IN DECEMBER 2007 MY 2007 MAZDA 3 5 DOOR LOST STEERING CONTROL AND I SLID INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. MAZDA OF GREATNECK WOULD NOT TAKE MY COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY. AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN I FELT THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO MY TURNING THE WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

THIS MORNING, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 MAZDA3 ITOURING ONTO THE OFF RAMP FROM ROUTE SOUTH TO EXIT 15 IN THE AREA OF HINGHAM, MA. AS I WENT AROUND THE TURN TO MERGE ONTO DERBY STREET, MY POWER STEERING TEMPORARILY FAILED. IT RESUMED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WITHIN 5 SECONDS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON A HOT DAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING JUST QUIT. I DROVE FOR A DISTANCE WITHOUT THE POWER. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP I SHUT OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. IT'S OH HAPPENED ONCE IN THREE...

Mileage: 54,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND POWER STEERING LIGHT BOTH ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT THE FAILURE OCCU...

Mileage: 35,510

1. START CAR, TURN ON AIR CONDITIONER 2. TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITIONER CAUSES THE ENGINE TO BECOME UNUSUALLY SLUGGISH AND SHUT OFF. I FEEL THAT IF NOT REPLACED COULD CAUSE A CRASH AS THE CAR IS UNUSUALLY SLUGGISH AND THE MOTOR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF. 3. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, MAZDA STATE...

Mileage: 53,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A STICKING PURGE VALVE THAT HAD BECOME CLOGGED. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE CODES WERE RESET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,571 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3...

Mileage: 32,571

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE, IT JUST HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 MAZDA 3 GOES OFF AND ON ALL BY ITSELF. THIS STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 34000 MILES ON THE CAR. SOMETIMES THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND WE HAVE NO POWER ST...

Mileage: 31,000

1. GOT INTO MY CAR. DRY WARM WEATHER. 2. IT HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I START IT UP AND BEGIN TO TAKE OFF AND IT JUST SHUTS OFF. ENGINE DIES COMPLETELY. LIKE AS IF MY CAR WAS A MANUAL AND I WASNT GIVING IT ENOUGH GAS AT TAKE OFF BUT THAT ISNT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS AUTOMATIC. IT HAS AL...

Mileage: 52,915

207 MAZDA 3 HATCHBACK POWERSTEERING LOSS WHEN DRIVING. NEXT DAY POWERSTEERING WORKED. LOST HAPPENED AGAIN 1 WEEK LATER. NEXT DAY WORKED AGAIN. SEEMED TO BE INTERMITTENT. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

CAR: 2007 MAZDA 3 POWER STEERING WILL FAIL. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME, BUT WARMER CLIMATES THE PROBLEM BECOMES MORE SPORADIC. MOST NOTABLE ISSUES OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX. 94 F. POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF AROUND 70 MPH. CAR WAS PULLED OVER TO SH...

Mileage: 45,000

I WAS LUCKY. THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2007 MAZDA 3 (WHICH HAD 14,710 MILES ON IT) FAILED WHILE GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH. BUT I GATHER, BOTH FROM THE MAZDA SERVICE STAFF AND A NEWS REPORT, THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A COMMON ONE ON THE MAZDA 3. THE POWER STEERING PUMP/LINES HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED; WILL TH...

Mileage: 14,710

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND A TOYOTA 4 RUNNER REAR-ENDED ME AT 35 - 40 MPH. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

I WAS REAR ENDED AND MY CAR HIT ANOTHER CAR. MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T COME OUT. *TR

ON FEB 13, 09 I HAD THE ENGINE MOUNT ON MY MAZDA 3 HATCHBACK REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING. TODAY I WAS INFORMED BY THE MAZDA TECHNICIAN THAT THE SAME ENGINE MOUNT WAS LEAKING AGAIN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. HIS COMMENT WAS THAT THE ENGINE WAS TOO HEAVY AND SPEED VIBRATION CAUSES THE MOUNT TO FAI...

Mileage: 28,192

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO WARPED BRAKE ROTORS WHICH WERE RESURFACED TWICE AT THE DEA...

Mileage: 10,000

MAZDA 3 POWER STEERING FAILURE DANGEROUS. MAZDA IS NOT TAKING ANY INITIATIVE TO CONTACT CUSTOMERS. THEY ARE TRYING TO SILENCE THE ISSUE. BASICALLY THE POWER STEERING FAILS ON THE ROAD AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. DEALERS HAVE NO PARTS AND ARE ON BACK ORDER. THE ISSUE IS ALL OVER EVERY CAR WEBSI...

Mileage: 40,000

HARD KNOCKING NOISE OCCURS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE MULTIPLE FAILED REPAIR ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE VEHICLE (A MOTOR MOUNT, REAR SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, FRONT STRUT BAR BUSHINGS, FRONT SWAY BAR, STABILIZER PLATE, CONTROL ROD, UPPER STRUT BEARING AND MOUNT) AS DRIVABILITY AND H...

Mileage: 28,048

MY 2007 MAZDA 3 WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND IN THE LEFT LANE AT 75MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT; WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WAS STIFF AND THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. THE CAR CONTINUED GOING LEFT OVER THE RUMBLE STRIPS AND INTO THE DIRT SHOULDER. AT THIS T...

Mileage: 56,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 MAZDA 3 . SEVERAL DAYS AGO, WHILE MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT, THE CAR LOST POWER, LOCKING THE STEERING (WHILE SHE WAS ON A CURVE), AND SHE LEFT THE ROAD, HITTING A TREE, AND TOTALING THE CAR. SHE WAS NOT HURT. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 MAZDA 3 . SEVERAL DAYS AGO, WHILE MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT, THE CAR LOST POWER, LOCKING THE STEERING (WHILE SHE WAS ON A CURVE), AND SHE LEFT THE ROAD, HITTING A TREE, AND TOTALING THE CAR. SHE WAS NOT HURT. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHENEVER THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN 3RD GEAR IT SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE DRIFT BACKWARDS. ALSO WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL THE VEHICLE WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL INSTEAD OF THIRD GEAR. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAIL...

Mileage: 80,000

CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND AS THE GEAR LEVER HIT NEUTRAL THERE WAS A FAINT POPPING NOISE, CLUTCH PEDAL FROZE IN THE DOWN POSITION, I SENSED SOMETHING WRONG AND ALLOWED FORWARD MOMENTUM TO PULL TO THE CURB. I ATTEMPTED TO FINISH SHIFTING, GEARS WERE UNUSABLE, CLUTCH PEDAL F...

Mileage: 38,000

2007 MAZDA 3 EXCESSIVE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. AT 30,000 MILES I SEE THAT THE FRONT TIRES ARE WORN TO THE POINT OF STEEL BAND VISIBLE AND STICKING OUT. INSPECTION AT 25,000 MILES DEALER SAID THERE WAS WEAR BUT NOT CRITICAL. THE TREAD IS SEPARATING AND I AM REPLACING TIRES IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE LEARNED T...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE BEEN GETTING MY CAR REGULARLY MAINTENANCED (AND TIRED ROTATED AND BALANCED) EVERY SIX MONTHS AND I HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS TO PROVE THIS. DATES AS FOLLOWS: NOVEMBER 14, 2007, MARCH 6, 2008, AUGUST 25, 2008, APRIL 9, 2009 AND SEPT 4, 2009. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY TIRES WERE 'CUPPLING' AND THAT I...

Mileage: 34,343

I HAVE BEEN GETTING MY CAR REGULARLY MAINTENANCED (AND TIRED ROTATED AND BALANCED) EVERY SIX MONTHS AND I HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS TO PROVE THIS. DATES AS FOLLOWS: NOVEMBER 14, 2007, MARCH 6, 2008, AUGUST 25, 2008, APRIL 9, 2009 AND SEPT 4, 2009. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY TIRES WERE 'CUPPLING' AND THAT I...

Mileage: 34,343

I HAVE BEEN GETTING MY CAR REGULARLY MAINTENANCED (AND TIRED ROTATED AND BALANCED) EVERY SIX MONTHS AND I HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS TO PROVE THIS. DATES AS FOLLOWS: NOVEMBER 14, 2007, MARCH 6, 2008, AUGUST 25, 2008, APRIL 9, 2009 AND SEPT 4, 2009. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY TIRES WERE 'CUPPLING' AND THAT I...

Mileage: 34,343

I BOUGHT A MAZDA 3, 2.3L WHICH HAD THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE TIRES WHICH ARE GOODYEAR RS A P205/50R17 DOT V4H4 4MBR 2906 V2589 WHICH GAVE ME A SCARE SINCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. A PIECE OF TREAD FROM MY FRONT RIGHT CAME OFF.TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE THEM REPLACE. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TO SEE ID THE CAR W...

Mileage: 46,000

DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHILE DRIVING APROX 55MILES/HR ON THE FREEWAY. NO COLLISION. AFTER INSPECTION, MANUFACTURER SAID IT WAS INSURANCE ISSUE NOT THEIRS. CONDUCTED MY OWN INVESTIGATION AND HIRED SPECIALISTS, RESULTS WERE THAT EDR (EVENT DATA RECOVERY SYSTEM) DOWNLOADED CODES FOR SHOR...

POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. HAD TO WAIT OVER 2 WEEKS NOW FOR PARTS, 3 OTHER MAZDAS AT SAME DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR THE SAME PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 14,630

MAZDA 3 BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 18,000. MECHANIC SAYS THE PADS WERE WORN THIN AND THE ROTORS WARPED. HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANY THING LINK THIS FOR A NEW LOW MILEAGE CAR. REPLACED THEM ON THE SPOT OUT OF FEAR FOR SAFETY. MAZDA NEEDS TO OWN UP TO WARPED ROTOR ISSUE AND NOT BLAME IT ON DRIVI...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TWO PASSENGERS SEATED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT AND ANOTHER PASSENGER WERE ALSO INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS...

Mileage: 33,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. ON AUGUST 29, 2008, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP. ON MARCH 27, 2009, THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 32,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. ON AUGUST 29, 2008, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP. ON MARCH 27, 2009, THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 32,500

I BOUGHT A MAZDA 3 2007 ON APRIL 2007. THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A NOISE ON JULY OF THAT YEAR. I REPORTED THIS TO THE AFTER-SERVICE DEALER, WHERE WE BUY THE CAR, BUT THEY COULDN'T FOUND WHAT MAKES THE NOISE. THE HAD TOLD ME THAT THEY CHANGED THE DAMPER (SHOCK-ABSORBER) AT LEAST 3 TIMES, BUT EACH TIME, ...

Mileage: 1,900

I HAVE HAD THE DEALER REPLACE FRONT END PARTS 2 TIMES. FIRST THE FRONT HUB BEARINGS. THEN THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ALSO PART OF THE FRONT END. THE CAR IS 2007 WITH 37,000 MILES. I HAVE OTHER CARS WITH OVER 100,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE ANY OF THESE PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

FOUND TIRE WEAR ON INSIDE OF BOTH REAR TIRES. TOOK TO DEALER TO ALIGN REAR END. SERVICE DEPT STATED THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO ALIGN REAR WHEELS. HOWEVER I COULD BUY A KIT FROM THE INTERNET THAT WHEN INSTALLED WOULD ALLOW THE REAR WHEELS TO BE ALIGNED. COST TO ME WOULD BE $500.00. CALLED MAZDA TO COMPL...

1. NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING, CURRENT MILEAGE JUST UNDER 16,700. 2. OCCURS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR ABOVE 40 MPH AND THEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CAR SHIMMYS HARD (STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND SO DOES BRAKING FOOT AS IT IS APPLYING BRAKES) 3. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND ...

Mileage: 16,600

2007 MAZDA 3 GAS CAP VEHICLE FAILED STATE CAR INSPECTION. PARTS DEPARTMENT AT DEALERSHIPS HAVING A PROBLEM KEEPING PART IN STOCK. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT MAZDA UPDATED GAS CAP IN END OF 2007 KNOWING THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT.. TALKED TO SERVICE DEPT, EVERY 2007 MAZDA 3 THAT IS NOW GOING ...

Mileage: 63,456

I HAVE A COMPLAINT THAT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO OTHERS. I KNOW TO CHECK MY BLIND SPOT, BUT EVEN WHEN YOU TURN TO LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER (EITHER WAY), THE BACK PANEL BETWEEN THE BACK GLASS AND THE DOOR IS IN THE WAY. I HAVE AT LEAST 3 TIMES NOW, ALMOST SWITCHED LANES INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUS...

Mileage: 15,000

I HAVE A COMPLAINT THAT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO OTHERS. I KNOW TO CHECK MY BLIND SPOT, BUT EVEN WHEN YOU TURN TO LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER (EITHER WAY), THE BACK PANEL BETWEEN THE BACK GLASS AND THE DOOR IS IN THE WAY. I HAVE AT LEAST 3 TIMES NOW, ALMOST SWITCHED LANES INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUS...

Mileage: 15,000

THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A 2007 MAZDA 3 DRIVEN BY MY 17-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, FOLLOWING A SEVERE FRONT-END COLLISION INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHOSE DRIVER HAD RUN A RED LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I HIT ANOTHER CAR (MY FRONT END HIT HER TAIL END). I HIT THE OTHER PERSON'S CAR DOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND CAME TO A DEAD STOP ON IMPACT. *TR

Mileage: 2,800

2007 MAZDA323 LOST CONTROL AND HIT A BARRIER WALL. *KB THE POLICE REPORT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT LEFT FRONT TIRE AND STEERING MECHANISM DAMAGE THAT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE

2007 MAZDA323 LOST CONTROL AND HIT A BARRIER WALL. *KB THE POLICE REPORT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT LEFT FRONT TIRE AND STEERING MECHANISM DAMAGE THAT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE

2007 MAZDA323 LOST CONTROL AND HIT A BARRIER WALL. *KB THE POLICE REPORT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT LEFT FRONT TIRE AND STEERING MECHANISM DAMAGE THAT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING SLIGHTLY ABNORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS SIDE WALL OF TIRES GAVE OUT AND RIPPED. TOYO PROXES A05 P205/55 R16. *TR

Mileage: 3,800

OXYGEN SENSOR #2 HAD BEEN CROSS-THREADED INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. DAMAGE WAS DONE AT THE FACTORY. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART DO TO THE FACT THAT I HAD FOUND THE PROBLEM AND NOT THEM. *TR

I CRASH MY CAR MAZDA 3 MODEL, I FLIP THE CAR FIVE TIMES AND NON OF THE AIRBAGS OPEN, THE CAR HAS CRASHED IN ALL SITES VERY BADLY. I INJURED MY HEAD AND SPINE AND I HAD INTERNAL BLEEDING ON MY LEFT EYE. I WANT FROM YOUR COMPANY TO GIVE ME ADVISE YOU MIGHT NEED PICTURES OF THE CAR. THE ACCIDENT WAS IN...

THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACIDENT, AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. THE CAR, A MAZDA 3 HATCHBACK GRAND TOURING HAS AN ONGOING BRAKE DEFECT. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BECAME WARPED AROUND 17,000 MILES. I "PAID" $300.00 TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED AND PURCHASED NEW BRAKE PADS AND HAD THEM INSTALLED. ...

Mileage: 17,000

GAS TANK PUNCTURE WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. PUNCTURE IS PINHOLE SIZE. THE ONLY EVENT LEADING TO THIS WAS BRAKING HARD TO AVOID A DEER. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, NO OTHER DAMAGE TO UNDERCARRIAGE, BASICALLY NO SIGNS OF ANYTHING EXCEPT A SMALL HOLE IN THE TANK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE XENON HEADLIGHTS PROVIDED POOR VISIBILITY. THE 12 VOLT,35 WATT LIGHTS DO NOT REFLECT THE EYES OF ANIMALS AND, AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE A DEER RUNNING ACROSS TWO LANES BEFORE IT STRUCK HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINE...

Mileage: 11,000

I WAS REAR ENDED BY A CITY TRANSIT BUS GOING APPROX. 30MPH. AT THE POINT OF IMPACT MY SEAT DISLODGED FROM IT'S POSITION AND FLEW BACK TO THE FURTHEST POSITION, THEN LOCKING IN PLACE. I WAS UNABLE TO HIT THE BRAKES - THEREFORE, PUSHING ME INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE OF WHICH I REAR ENDED. MY BRAND NEW CA...

Mileage: 28,000

I WAS REAR ENDED BY A CITY TRANSIT BUS GOING APPROX. 30MPH. AT THE POINT OF IMPACT MY SEAT DISLODGED FROM IT'S POSITION AND FLEW BACK TO THE FURTHEST POSITION, THEN LOCKING IN PLACE. I WAS UNABLE TO HIT THE BRAKES - THEREFORE, PUSHING ME INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE OF WHICH I REAR ENDED. MY BRAND NEW CA...

Mileage: 28,000

CAR HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE BY CAR TRAVELING AT APPROX 30 MPH WITH NO DEPLOYMENT OF SIDE AIR BAGS. *JB

Mileage: 11,000

THE RESUME FUNCTION ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES EXCEEDS THE SET SPEED AND FAILS TO UPSHIFT. AN EXAMPLE OF THE SCENARIO IS THE CRUISE SET SPEED IS 75 MPH. I APPROACH A CAR GOING 65 MPH AND PRESS THE CANCEL BUTTON WHICH DISENGAGES THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CAR PULLS OVER AND I PRESS THE RESUME BU...

Mileage: 500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY MAZ...

Mileage: 6,963

2007 MAZDA 3 PARKED ON A MODERATE GRADE IN SECOND GEAR AND WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. AFTER 10-15 MINUTES CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT 2 OTHER CARS. MAZDA WAS STILL IN GEAR WITH BRAKE ENGAGED. *AK

Mileage: 3,200

THIS IS A TOTALLY FICTITIOUS COMPLAINT THAT IS UNSUBSTANTIATED BY ANY FACT.

Mileage: 1,000

2007 MAZDA 3 INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ARE VERY HARD TO READ IN BRIGHT DAYLIGHT. THE SPEEDOMETER IS MY MAIN PROBLEM.*AK

ON 2/08/2007 MY NEWLY PURCHASED MAZDA 3 WAS RUNNING FOR 45 MINUTES AT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND THE ENGINE RACED. ON 2/16/2007, THE ENGINE RACED AGAIN AND THE CAR SWITCHED FROM FIRST GEAR TO 5TH GEAR IN 1 SECOND WHILE THE ENGINE RACED. ON 2/19/2007, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP, NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDE...

I HAVE SUSTAINED A PAINFUL ERGONOMIC INJURY TO MY RIGHT ACHILLES TENDON FROM THE POOR DESIGN OF THE ACCELERATOR/BRAKE AREA AND THE LIMITED SEAT ADJUSTMENT IN THIS CAR (2007 MAZDA SPEED 3). I HAVE TO ICE MY ANKLE EVERY NIGHT. WHEN DRIVING IT IS PAINFUL AND CAN BECOME NUMB, REDUCING MY ABILITY TO DO ...

Mileage: 15

I HAVE SUSTAINED A PAINFUL ERGONOMIC INJURY TO MY RIGHT ACHILLES TENDON FROM THE POOR DESIGN OF THE ACCELERATOR/BRAKE AREA AND THE LIMITED SEAT ADJUSTMENT IN THIS CAR (2007 MAZDA SPEED 3). I HAVE TO ICE MY ANKLE EVERY NIGHT. WHEN DRIVING IT IS PAINFUL AND CAN BECOME NUMB, REDUCING MY ABILITY TO DO ...

Mileage: 15

I HAVE SUSTAINED A PAINFUL ERGONOMIC INJURY TO MY RIGHT ACHILLES TENDON FROM THE POOR DESIGN OF THE ACCELERATOR/BRAKE AREA AND THE LIMITED SEAT ADJUSTMENT IN THIS CAR (2007 MAZDA SPEED 3). I HAVE TO ICE MY ANKLE EVERY NIGHT. WHEN DRIVING IT IS PAINFUL AND CAN BECOME NUMB, REDUCING MY ABILITY TO DO ...

Mileage: 15

MAZDA SPEED3 2007 HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS, WITH ENGINE MOUNTING FAILURE IT SEEMS THE ENGINE MOUNT IS NOT BOLTED CORRECTLY OR THE BOLT ITSELF TO THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE , I BELIEVE MAZDA IS AWARE OF THIS THREE INCIDENTS ,BUT HAS NOT ISSUE ANY RECALLS OR RECOMMENDATIONS , I PROVIDE A FORUM LINK MAZD...

MAZDA SPEED3 2007 HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS, WITH ENGINE MOUNTING FAILURE IT SEEMS THE ENGINE MOUNT IS NOT BOLTED CORRECTLY OR THE BOLT ITSELF TO THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE , I BELIEVE MAZDA IS AWARE OF THIS THREE INCIDENTS ,BUT HAS NOT ISSUE ANY RECALLS OR RECOMMENDATIONS , I PROVIDE A FORUM LINK MAZD...

2007 MAZDA3 WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT TOTALED THE VEHICLE. IMPACT WAS ON THE DRIVER FRONT WHEEL AND ONLY AIR BAG DEPLOYED WAS THE DRIVER AIRBAG. THE CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIR BAGS AND SIDE AIR CURTAINS AND THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2007 MAZDA3. THE AIR CONDITIONING VENT ABOVE THE PEDALS IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO WHERE ONE'S FOOT WILL GET CAUGHT ON IT WHEN TRYING TO MOVE ONE'S FOOT BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. THIS CREATES A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHERE THE DRIVER MAY BE UNABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE...