2005 Mazda Mazda3 Complaint Log

MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR AND I ATTEMPTED TO PASS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES HARD TO STOP. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SNAPPED BACK UP. THIS HAPPENS INFREQUENTLY BUT IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. I PURCHASED IT IN 2006. THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED IN 2007 BECAUSE THIS WAS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY BETWEEN 2006 AND 2007. *TR

2005 MAZDA 3 HATCHBACK WITH 55K MILES HAD ENGINE MOUNT CRACK. QUICK SEARCH ONLINE APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

MAZDA 3 INTERNAL SENSORS GETTING STUCK AT MILEAGE FROM 35K TO 95K MAZDA AND GIVING MESSAGE AT IN DASHBOARD. IF U RESET THE COMPUTER THE CAR WORKS FINE AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF MILES UNTIL AT MESSAGE APPEARS. WHEN U TAKE THE MAZDA TO THE MAZDA CENTER THEY TELL YOU THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION IS BAD, BUT IF U TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION DEALER THEY SAY IS REVERSE SOLENOID OR FIRST SOLENOID CUS OF THE CODES. BUT FIRST AND REVERSE WORK FINE WHEN U RESET THE COMPUTER, I SEARCHED THE WEB FOR AT MESSAGE IN MAZDA 3 2004-2007 HATCHBACK OR SEDAN AND IS SAME THING. I THINK IS A MAZDA FACTORY ERROR. *TR

WITHIN 3 MONTHS, 2005 MAZDA 3S HAS HAD A SEIZED AC COMPRESSOR (NEAR FIRE) AND BLOWN PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX. *TR

2005 MAZDA3 SEDAN, PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE MOUNT(#3), MOUNT CRACKED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT, CAUSING ENGINE VIBRATION, POTENTIAL ENGINE DAMAGE. PART REPLACED BY DEALER. *TR

2005 MAZDA 3S WITH ONLY 39K MILES BROKE DOWN WITH HEAVY SMOKE, NEAR FIRE, FORTUNATELY AT DIA AIRPORT. TOWED TO LOCAL DENVER MAZDA DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED A SEIZED A/C COMPRESSOR. CONTACTED MAZDA NATIONAL CUSTOMER CARE, WHO COVERED THE $1K COST OF THE NEW COMPRESSOR, WITH ME PICKING UP THE LABOR. OUT OF WARRANTY, BARELY; THIS KIND OF THING SHOULD NOT HAPPEN FOR A YOUNG VEHICLE, ORIGINAL OWNER, WITH PAMPERED PREVENTATIVE MNX PER SCHEDULE. I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT MAZDA STEPPED UP TO COMPENSATE A MAJORITY OF THE REPAIR COST. I CONTINUE TO BE VERY ANNOYED AT THE POOR BRAKE DESIGN, THAT SQUEALS MOST OF THE TIME, USING OEM PARTS, ESPECIALLY IN REVERSE IN COLDER TEMPS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING TO AND FROM SOMEWHERE WHEN I COME TO A STOP SIGN OR A STOP LIGHT MY CAR WILL SHAKE (VIBRATE) ALOT AND SOMETIMES ALMOST DIE SO I HAVE TO PUSH ON THE GAS A LITTLE OR PUT THE CAR IN PARK. ALSO ANOTHER ISSUE I HAVE IS MY CAR WONT ALWAYS TURN OVER. I HAVE REPLACED MANY PIECXES AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO MAZDA DEALER SHIPS AND NOONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM. THEY SAY IT IS AN INTERMITEN PROBLEM. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY SENSE I HAVE TWO KIDS THAT ARE ALWAYS IN THE CAR WITH ME. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). HELLO, I OWN A 2005 MAZDA 3. 2.3 MOTOR. I AM HAVING A LOT OF DIFFICULTIES WITH TWO MOTOR MOUNTS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TWO ARE ALREADY BROKEN. AFTER READING SEVERAL REVIEWS AND AFTER GOING TO SEVERAL AUTO MECHANICS IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT MANY CONSUMERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE MOTOR MOUNTS CAUSE INTENSE VIBRATION WHILE SLOWING AND SPEEDING. IT IS PRETTY SCARY. I WHICH THEY WOULD NOT ONLY CALL THE PART A DEFECT BUT RECALL IT. I FEEL IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND ALL THE AUTO MECHANICS TELL ME THE SAME. MAZDA OF COURSE STATES IT IS NOT A HAZARD. WHEN SOMEONE'S ENGINES DROPS OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILING BECAUSE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE I ENSURE THEY WILL READVISE THEIR JUDGMENT. [XXX]*TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 MAZDA 3S DURING THE WINTER OF 2005. FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS I HAVE RELIGIOUSLY HAD MY CAR SERVICED BY MAZDA DEALERSHIPS CONSISTENT WITH THE RECOMMENDED SERVICING SCHEDULE. DESPITE THIS, MY REAR BRAKES SUDDENLY CEASED MONDAY. AFTER HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY REAR CALIPERS AND BRAKE LINES HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND THAT THEY MUST BE REPLACED ALONG WITH MY REAR ROTORS AND REAR BRAKE PADS - FOR $2650 (NOT INCLUDING THE TOWING FEE). MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 38,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS ALWAYS WELL-CARED FOR. IT RAISES SERIOUS RED FLAGS THAT SUCH AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT COULD COMPLETELY CORRODE IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. IN MY EXPERIENCE, IN CARS WITH MUCH MORE MILEAGE, I'VE NEVER ENCOUNTERED SUCH A HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL FAILURE. *TR

WE HAVE HAD A 2005 MAZDA 3 HATCHBACK FOR LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND A HALF. WE BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 30,000 MILES AND HAVE ADDED AROUND 26,000 MORE. REGULARLY KEEPING IT SERVICED ON OUR OWN ACCORD WITH OUT TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE THAT SEEMED TO BE GETTING WORSE WITH TIME. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEIR INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL AND THAT ENGINE WAS FAILING (IN 2005 CAR WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES ON IT) AND THAT IT WOULD COST 7000$ FOR A NEW ENGINE. WE BELIEVED THIS TO BE A FAULTY ENGINE RATHER THAN OWNER LIABILITY. WE TRIED TO CONTACT MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY WERE RUDE AND BELLIGERENT. WHEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE SUPERVISOR, SHE WAS ALSO RUDE AND UNRESPONSIVE. WHEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE ELSE AT THE COMPANY ABOVE HER, SHE DENIED US THE RIGHT TO COMPLAIN TO ANYONE FURTHER. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE HAD TO PARK THE CAR UNTIL ENOUGH MONEY CAN BE SAVED TO FIX AN ENGINE THAT IN OUR EYES IS DEFECTIVE, AND FURTHER DEAL WITH A COMPANY THAT IS NOT VERY HELPFUL TO IT'S CUSTOMERS. *TR

I OWN A 2005 MAZDA 3 . THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS ALL LIT UP (CRUISE CONTROL, ENGINE, OIL, ETC, ETC. BROUGHT CAR TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS SENSOR. PAID 225.00 FOR REPAIR. TWO WEEKS LATER SAME ISSUE. BROUGHT CAR BACK TO SAME DEALERSHIP, KEPT CAR FOR A FEW DAYS TO DIAGNOSE. CLAIM TO HAVE COME UP WITH A NEW CODE FOR FIX WHICH WAS FOR AN ADJUSTMENT COST. COST TO BE REPAIRED WAS 970.00. SHOULD THIS BE THE CASE WITH SUCH A NEW MODEL ONLY BEING 4 YEARS OLD? STILL NOT SURE THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF ISSUE, SINCE THE FIRST TIME IT WAS BROUGHT IN THE SENSOR WAS TOLD TO BE THE PROBLEM. CAN THIS BE REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURER? PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP. THANK YOU! *TR

MOTOR MOUNT BROKE AND LEAKED IN 2005 MAZDA 3 5-DOOR. FIXED AT DEALERSHIP AT COST OF $220. *TR

AS I WAS READING IN YOUR MOST RECENT REPORT, MY SON HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL UNIT WITH THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. HE TOOK THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A SENSOR. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. BROUGHT BACK THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE DASH CLUSTER. PRIOR TO TAKING THE CAR IN THIS HAPPENED ON AND OFF FOR A FEW MONTHS. IS THIS REIMBURSABLE BY THE MANUFACTURER? *TR

2005 MAZDA3, FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF AIR. *BF THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DROVE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK THE MEDIAN WALL. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-0285-89 UPDATED 05/03/10 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 3. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK THE PASSENGER SIDE CORNER OF THE VEHICLE ON A GUARD RAIL. A WEEK BEFORE THE FAILURE, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

MY MAZDA3 2005 HAS HAD AN A/C COMPRESSOR PROBLEM. THIS EXPENSIVE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES TO NO AVAIL. IT FAILS AGAIN EVERY TIME, AND MAZDA INSISTS THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE READJUSTED HIS DRIVER'S SEAT, THE AIR BAG SENSOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THIS INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AVAILABLE AND ADVISED HIM TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,230. UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR OPENED, IT WOULD RESET AND LIGHT. UPDATED.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 MAZDA 3 TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT SERVICED, ENGINE NOISE, AND IT CAUGHT FIRE LESS THAN A BLOCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP.. MAZDA STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT AT FAULT EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.. *TR

2005 MAZDA 3 AIR COMPRESSOR GOES OUT, LINES FRY UNDER HOOD AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE UNDER 60,000 MILES AND THE A/C NEVER WORKS TO MAXIMUM OUTPUT. CONTACTED MAZDA AND WHILE THEY SAY THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, NO RECALL HAS BEEN PROPOSED, THEREFORE I WAS REDIRECTED TO THIS SITE. CONTACTED MAZDA OVER A YEAR AGO UNDER THE ADVICE OF 2 MECHANICS WHO INSISTED THIS INCIDENT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO SUCH A YOUNG CAR. THEY SAID I'M LUCKY THERE WAS NO FIRE SINCE ALL MY LINES NEARLY FRIED AND MAZDA NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE, ESPECIALLY AFTER MY MECHANIC DID HIS OWN RESEARCH ON MY BEHALF AND SEEM TO AGREE THIS IS TOO COMMON. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING UP WITH MAZDA'S CUSTOMER CARE AND WHILE THEY ARE EMPATHETIC, THERE'S NO SOLUTION FOR ANYONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. LAST SPOKE TO JENNIFER AT MAZDA X1170 ON 6-29-29 WHO SUGGESTED I FILL OUT THIS FORM! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP. *TR

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT ON ROUTE 10 EAST, PARSIPPANY, NJ IN THE LEFT LANE. I WAS DRIVING AND DID NOT REALIZE THAT TWO CARS HAD JUST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND WERE AT A COMPLETE STOP. THEY DID NOT HAVE THEIR HAZARDS ON. AS I APPROACHED THE CARS, I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND HIT THE ONE CAR STRAIGHT ON GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT NEVER INFLATED. MY CAR IS A MAZDA6 2005. I BROUGHT THE CAR AT SATURN OF TOMSRIVER, NJ AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNER VEHICLE. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING ASSESSED BY MY INSURANCE CARRIER. I WILL NOTIFY THEM NOT TO TOUCH THE AIR BAG IN CASE YOU ARE GOING TO DO AN INVESTIGATION. *TR

RECALL WAS FILED TO THE DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION IN JAPAN AS OF NOV. 30TH 2007 FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON. THE TUBE MATERIAL USED IN ELECTRICAL WIRING OF MOTOR IS INAPPROPRIATE. THE TUBE LOSES IT'S INTENSITY OVER THE TIME AND IT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING BADLY ENOUGH TO STOP THE MOTOR. THUS, THE MOTOR WILL NOT RESTART. PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHY IT HAS NOT YET FILED IN THE U.S. I HAVE HAD VERY PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT TAKE ME SERIOUSLY SINCE IT IS NOT SHOWN IN THEIR SYSTEM IN THE U.S. YET. I FOUND THIS RECALL NOTICE ON MAZDA JAPAN(JAPANESE ONLY) WEBSITE AND ALSO IN MANY NEWSPAPER WEBS. HOWEVER, NOBODY SEEMS TO BE NOTIFIED IN THE U.S. *TR

MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT DRIVING MY 2005 MAZDA3, 4 DOOR SEDAN. HE LEFT THE ROADWAY, BROKE THRU A FARM PROPERTY FENCE, SPUN AROUND, WENT THROUGH ANOTHER SECTION OF FENCE, THEN IMPACTED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ON A LARGE HEMLOCK TREE, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND REAR OF MY VEHICLE. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT, AND FEELS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE SURVIVED, BECAUSE NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG, PASSENGER SIDE FRONT, OR NEITHER OF THE TWO SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HAVE PHOTOS, THE CAR WAS CLASSIFIED AS A TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY.

AIR CONDITIONER STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR, THE EVAPORATOR HAD FAILED. IT IS MOUNTED IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOR AND I PAID $600 TO HAVE IT REPLACED SINCE I'M IN FLORIDA AND YOU CANNOT LIVE HERE WITHOUT IT, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE INTERIOR IS BLACK. IT IS FRUSTRATING AND EXPENSIVE AND NOT WHAT YOU EXPECT FOR A CAR THAT WAS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD. VERY DISAPPOINTING!!!!!! *TR

PLAGUE WITH FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. 1ST TIME CHECK ENGINE CAME ON, WHEN CAR REACHED 44,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO DEALER, THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC, AND REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR. WARRANTY COVERED. 2ND TIME CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AT 51,000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED 2 OF THE FUEL INJECTORS. WHEN CAR REACH 85,000 MILES, ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING WHEN I PRESSED GAS PEDAL, ENGINE JUST DIES ON THE STREET. THIS TIME DEALER SAID FUEL PUMP MIGHT BE BAD. SO WE GOT IT REPLACED FOR $800. WHEN CAR REACH 100,000 MILES I HAD FUEL LINE CLEANED FROM FUEL TANK TO THE FUEL INJECTORS, AND REPLACED SPARK PLUGS. AT 105,000 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK CAR TO AUTOZONE PARTS AND HAD IT READ. THE CODE SAYS, P2004 (VARIABLE TUMBLE SHUTTER VALVE STUCK OPEN). THE NEXT DAY I WAS GOING TAKE IT TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT, BUT ON MY WAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WASN'T LIT ANYMORE, SO I DROVE STRAIGHT TO WORK. 3 DAYS AFTER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, SO I JUST IGNORED IT. AND 2 DAYS LATER, IT DISAPPEARED. ALL THESE TIME, SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR I NEVER MISSED A REGULAR MAINTENANCE, I.E., OIL CHANGE, AIR FILTER CHANGE, FLUSHED FLUIDS. THE CAR HAS GONE THROUGH TIRE REPLACEMENT, NEW BRAKES PADS, NEW BATTERY. RIGHT NOW, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT LIT.

TRANSMISSION FELL SOMEHOW AND MY LEFT DRIVESHAFT IS CRACKED. PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, IN MARCH 2007, MY LEFT DRIVE AXLE WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP AFTER DRIVE AXLE BENT AND BROKE. *TR

2005 MAZDA 3 WITH 30K MILES. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE CAR STARTED HESITATING WHILE DRIVING AND THEN STALLING WHEN STOPPED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED IT WAS THE OXYGEN SENSOR, WHICH THEY REPLACED LATER IN THE WEEK. IT'S BEEN THREE DAYS NOW AND I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I'LL GIVE DEALER ONE MORE CHANCE TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM OR I'LL TRY SOMEONE ELSE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ON A 2005 MAZDA 3S WITH 39,000 MILES, ABOUT 30-35 MPH HAD TO SLOW DOWN DUE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, UPON ACCELERATION TO REGAIN DESIRED SPEED THE CAR STALLED, LOST ALL STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEM, ALMOST GETTING REAR ENDED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING THAT THE CAR HAD LOST POWER, BY THEN I BARELY HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO PULL INTO THE MEDIAN AND TURN ON MY HAZARDS LIGHTS. TOOK A FEW TRIES TO GET THE CAR BACK ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALL STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEM IS LOST WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MAZDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT IS LOOKING AT THE ISSUE. *JB

I WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE CAR, STOPPED AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION, WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. DRIVER OF A PICK-UP TRUCK, TRAVELING AT 40-45 MPH FAILED TO BRAKE ADEQUATELY AND SLAMMED SQUARELY INTO THE REAR OF MY 2005 MAZDA SEDAN. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED LUCKILY AS THE CAR WAS NOT FORCED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD. HOWEVER THE SEATBACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED VIOLENTLY BACKWARDS JUST AFTER MY HEAD STRUCK THE RESTRAINT BOLSTER. I AM CERTAIN THAT THE SEAT BACK WAS PROPERLY LATCHED BEFORE THE CRASH AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED TO HOLD IT UPRIGHT. AFTER THE CAR WAS REPAIRED THE SEATBACK LATCHING MECHANISM SEEMS TO BE WORKING, BUT NO REPAIR WORK WAS DONE TO THE SEAT. THERE IS NO ASSURANCE TO ME THAT THIS DRIVER'S SEAT ASSEMBLY WOULD WITHSTAND ANOTHER CRASH OF ANY SORT. *AK

BEING IN ONE DEALER 4 TIMES AND ANOTHER ONE TIME. STILL NOT FIXED WHINING NOISE IN BACK, TICKING AND CLICKING NOISE IN ROTOR/ BRAKE, AIR CONDITIONER, HEAT, ROUGH DRIVE, AND SEAT SAGGING. NEW DEALER VERIFIED THE PROBLEMS, AND SAID ALL WAS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR, BUT WE FIXED THE ROTOR/BRAKE NOISE BY RESURFACING THE ROTOR. THE FIRST DEALER ALREADY DID THE RESURFACING. BUT NO FIX. THAT WASA WHAT 2D DEALER VERIFIED IN 1ST PLACE. I DID NOT HAVE ANY MORE TIME TO WASTE BY GOING TO 3RD DEALER. NOT FIX AS OF 4/9/07. WHAT ELSE I NEED TO DO? CAR HAS 36,OOO MILES. *AK

MY WIFE SONDRA WAS STOPPED IN OUR 2005 MAZDA3 WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY AN INDIVIDUAL DRIVING A 2001 MALIBU. THE VEHICLE WAS DOING APPROX. 30 MPH WHEN IT STUCK OUR CAR. OUR CAR WAS THEN PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF HER. MY WIFE WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, INJURIES WERE, 8 STITCHES TO THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE, BACK AND NECK INJURIES, SHE IS UNDER GOING THERAPY AND IS WAITING FOR MORE TEST TO BE PERFORMED. THE REASON THAT I AM CONTACTING YOU IS BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE CONCERNS I HAVE ABOUT THE FOLLOWING SAFETY THAT FAILED. 1. THE DRIVERS SEATBACK BROKE DURING IMPACT. 2. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN SHE STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN THE FRONT OF HER. 3. THE EMERGENCY SWITCH THAT SHUTS DOWN THE FUEL SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE. OUR VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED FROM ALL THE DAMAGE, THE CAR IS VALUED AT $ 18,700.00. I EMAILED MAZDA APPROX. 10 DAYS AGO ABOUT MY CONCERNS AND STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *NM

MY 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY, SKIPS AND MAKING LOUD POPPING NOISES. THE CAR THAN SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY IN TRAFFIC. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE COMPUTER WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UP. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND SO THEY FIXED IT AT NO COST TO ME WHICH WAS 2,000 DOLLARS. HOWEVER, I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BUYING NEW KEYS WHICH COST 600 DOLLARS. MY CAR IS CURRENT IN THE SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION COILS TWICE. IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THE BRAKES GRAB AND RELEASE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,965. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO WOBBLE IN THE FRONT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD ALL 4 TIRES HAD BLISTERS ON THEM AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT END WOBBLE STOPPED. UPDATED *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, ALL POWER FAILED AS THE VEHICLE WAS STEERED TO THE LEFT INTO TRAFFIC ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AFTER THE FIRST THREE OCCASIONS, BUT DIAGNOSTICS FAILED TO RECREATE THE FAILURE. ON THE 4TH OCCASION WHEN THE POWER FAILED, THE VEHICLE IMPACTED THE GUARDRAIL HEAD ON. EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND POLICE RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER ALONG WITH BRUISING TO THE UPPER BODY. SEATBELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY THE CONTACT. UPDATED 10/31/2006 - *NM

SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT MY MAZDA 3 IN 2005 I HAVE HAD PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES & THE ROTORS. THIS CAR WAS ALWAYS AT MAZDA FOR SOMETHING. THEN IN JULY, 2006 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN THE POWER WENT OUT ON THE CAR,I LOST ALL BRAKES & STEERING & RAN INTO A MEDIAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME THAT NIGHT & ONCE AGAIN THE CAR STALLED ON ME. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK THE CAR TO MAZDA & LET THEM KNOW THE PROBLEM & AFTER 4 DAYS & DRIVING THE CAR A TOTAL OF 9 MILES THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR & THE COMPUTER SHOWED NOTHING WHEN THEY DROVE IT. I JUST HAD A DAMAGED RIM AND NEEDED THE CAR RE-ALIGNED. WHEN I WENT TO GET THE CAR I WAS VERY UPSET AT THE COST I HAD TO PAY WHEN THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT MY FAULT. THE CASHIER CALLED THE MANAGER & I EXPLAINED EVERYTHING TO HIM. HE HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THIS & SAID THAT IF I WAS HIS WIFE HE WOULD NOT PUT ME BACK INTO THIS VEHICLE & PUT ME IN A RENTAL FOR THE WEEKEND. ON MON. HE CALLED & SAID HE DROVE IT PERSONALLY & HE TOO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO HE SAID TO COME PICK UP THE VEHICLE. THEN ON TUES,AUG. 22, 2006 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I TURNED MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON (KEEP IN MIND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE I HAD THEM CHANGE THE WIPER BLADES) & THE RT WINDSHIELD WIPER FLEW OFF MY CAR. I GOT OUT & PUT IT BACK ON AND IT CAME OFF AGAIN. AFTER WORK MY BOSS SAID THE WIPER WAS BROKEN & THREW IT IN THE BACK OF MY CAR. WE THEN LEFT WORK. ABOUT 3 MINS LATER I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH & ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER WENT OUT. I HAD NO BRAKES, NO STEERING, NOTHING...ONCE AGAIN AND IN FRONT OF ME WAS AN ABOVE GROUND CEMENT MANHOLE WE HAVE ON THE BASE & I KNEW I WAS GOING TO HIT IT SO I JUST HELD ON TIGHT.THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER IS PEOPLE SCREAMING ARE YOU OK & WHEN I OPENED MY EYES I WAS UPSIDE DOWN. I FLEW IN THE AIR & LANDED ON THE CAR BEHIND ME & CAME WITHIN AN INCH OF GOING INTO HIS WINDSHIELD BUT THAT ALSO SAVED MY LIFE THE FIREFIGHTERS SAID. SO NOW MY CAR IS TOTALED.*NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA, MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO RECALL 10V374000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE USED A DIFFERENT POWER STEERING PUMP THAN THE MODELS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TIRES FEATHER OR CUP IN LESS THAN 25000 MILES DUE TO THE REAR WHEEL FACTORY CAMBER TIRE MANUFACTURERS DO NOT RECOMMEND AGGRESSIVE CAMBER AND WILL NOT WARRANTY THE TIRES FOR PREMATURE FAILURE. MAZDA AND OTHER MANUFACTURERS KNOW THAT THE AGGRESSIVE CAMBER CAUSES TIRES TO WEAR FASTER SINCE THEY ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR THIS. THE FEATHERING DRASTICALLY AFFECT HANDLING ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER. TIRE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD STATE THE MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE CAMBER FOR THEIR TIRES AND MANUFACTURERS SHOULD CHOOSE APPROPRIATELY DESIGN TIRES FOR THIS APPLICATION. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT HAPPENS WITH FACTORY RECOMMENDED ALIGNMENT SPECS. THE AGGRESSIVE CAMBER IMPROVES HANDLING BUT TIRES ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR THIS. IF THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT BACK THE TIRE FOR THIS APPLICATION THEN THE CAR MANUFACTURER HAS IMPROPERLY DESIGNED THE SUSPENSION FOR PASSENGER CARS. THIS IS THE 3S MODEL WITH ONLY 135000 MILES AND 5TH SET OF TIRES AND ALIGNMENT CHECKED EACH TIME.

2005 MAZDA 3S WOULD NOT START. MECHANIC REPROGRAMMED THE MAIN RELAY AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP & GAUGE TWICE BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. *KB THE FUEL PUMP AND GAUGE WERE REPLACED A SECOND TIME BUT THE VEHICLE STILL FAILED TO START OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. MAZDA TECH SUPPORT WAS CALLED AND THE THEY SUGGESTED CHANGING THE FUEL CANISTER. IT WAS REPLACED ON JUNE 22, 2006. *NM

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR THE FOURTH TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM FOUND BY US, WAS GAS CAP LOOSENED UP AND WAS JUST SITTING IN THERE, WHEN WE WALKED TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE TO GET PACKAGES OUT OF THE TRUCK, SMELLED GAS. HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER EVERY TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ONE TIME THEY TOLD ME THE GAS CAP WAS LOOSE AND I INSISTED I PUT IT ON TIGHT. OF COURSE, I AM A FEMALE AND THEY TRY TO MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT, SO I DIDN'T BELIEVE THEM, THOUGHT THEY WERE JUST SAYING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM AND RESETTING THE CODE, SO IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN WE SMELLED THE GAS AND CHECKED THE CAP AND IT WAS LOOSE. WE HAD ALREADY RUN HALF A TANK OF GAS OUT OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES SINCE FILL-UP. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, IT IS ALWAYS FOR THE SAME CODE, WHICH IS AN EMISSIONS FAILURE. *JB

SALUDOS, LA SIGUIENTE ES PARA INFORMARLES QUE DESDE ABRIL 2005, POSEO UN MAZDA 3 DEL 2005. EN ESTOS MOMENTOS DICHO AUTO TIENE UN RECORRIDO DE 50,000 MILLAS Y LE HE REEMPLAZADO LOS NEUMATICOS EN 3 OCACIONES YA QUE DESGASTA LOS NEUMATICOS POSTERIORES POR LA PARTE INTERIOR MIENTRAS QUE LA PARTE EXTERIOR SE MANTIENE CON POCO DESGASTE. HE LLEVADO EL AUTO EN MAS DE 3 OCASIONES EL CENTRO DE SERVICIO DE CABRERA HERMANOS EN HATILLO PUERTO RICO Y ESTOS ME INFORMAN QUE ESTO SUCEDE POR EL TIPO DE SUSPENCION TRASERA DEL AUTO. HE CONSULTADO CON TECNICOS PRIVADOS Y ME INFORMAN QUE MUCHAS PERSONAS TIENEN EL MISMO PROBLEMA, CON EL MISMO TIPO DE AUTO. EL DIAGNOSTICO ES UN PROBLEMA CON LAS EXENTRICAS QUE NO PERMITEN EL DEBIDO AJUSTE DEL ALINEAMIENTO TRASERO. YA EN EL MERCADO EXSISTEN LOS REEMPLAZOS DE ESTAS PIEZAS PARA CORREGIR ESTE DEFECTO DE FABRIANTE, PERO SU COSTO ES DE $300.00. ESTOS TECNICOS INFORMAN QUE ESTE DEFECTO PUEDE CAUSAR ACCIDENTES POR EL DESGASTE DE LOS NEUMATICOS.

CONSUMER CAN NOT SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD WHEN MAKING TURNS OR DOWN INCLINES. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD BECAME DARK ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING OUT OF A DIP FROM THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD TO BEND HIS HEAD DOWN UNDER THE BLACKNESS OF THE WINDSHIELD TO SEE AHEAD. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED 2005 MAZDA DIED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE GOING APPROXIMATELY 5-15 MPH. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS KIND. IT HAPPENED ON 8-5-05. RIGHT BEFORE VEHICLE DIED SEVERAL LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT SHE DID NOT KNOW WIHICH ONES. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SHE WAS GOING TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE AIR CONDITIONER IS NOT COLD. MY DEALER REPLACED MY EVAPORATOR AND IT IS STILL THE SAME. BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY SAY THAT THE A/C IN SPEC. 40- 45C. *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY MAZDA 2000 PROTEGE(AUTOMATIC) HOME FROM FRIENDS ON JULY 4 TH, NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BIG JERK FROM TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE STARTED REWING AT ~4K TO ~5K AND THE CAR WAS LOOSING POWER. I WAS DOING 55 MPH AT THE TIME AND THE SPEED CAME DOWN TO 40 MPH. FROM THAT POINT ON CAR WOULD NOT GO BEYOND 40 MPH AND ENGINE STILL KEEPS REWING AT THAT SPEED. I WAS ON A HIGHWAY IN THE CAR ALONE AND WAS FEARED FOR LIFE THAT THE ENGINE REWING WITH LOUD NOICE WOULD BLOW ON ME. HAD TO TAKE LOCAL ROADS TO MAKE IT TO HOME. THE CAR HAS 37K MILES ON IT AND WAS GENTLY DRIVEN. ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE WORK WAS PERFORMED. DEALER AFTER PERFORMING THE DIAGNOSTICS CAME BACK WITH THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED COSTING OVER $2600.

TICKING / CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN / DASHBOARDS AREA. NOT NECESSARILY WHEN ON ROUGH ROAD, BUT THAT SEEMS TO MAGNIFY IT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AWARE OF, AND HEARD NOISE BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT PROBLEM. HEAD OF SERVICE DEPARTMENT REFERRED ME TO MAZDA NORTH AMERICA FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. NOT CORRECTED AS OF 1/06. *JB

HI I HAVE A MAZDA 3S 4 DR SEDAN BUILD DATE MARCH-2005 THE AC IN THIS CAR IS NON FUNCTIONAL AND DOES NOT WORK THERE ARE LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE SAME CAR OVER THE INTERNET AND LOOKS LIKE DEALERS AS WELL AS MAZDA IS NOT TAKING A NOTE OF IT I WENT TO DEALER WITH THIS PROBLEM AND AFTER THEIR TESTING THEY TOLD ME THAT AC IS WORKING NORMAL WHICH IS NOT CORRECT. *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 3. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V559000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

2005 MAZDA 3 SEDAN HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING FUEL/STALL FAILURES OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS. 1ST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, CAR STALLED AND HAD TO PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND ATTEMPTS. 2ND INCIDENT, CAR WAS PARKED IN OWNERS DRIVEWAY AND FAILED TO START (LACK OF FUEL), 3RD INCIDENT CAR AGAIN PARKED IN OWNERS DRIVEWAY AND FAILED TO START (FUEL STARVATION). ALL THREE TIMES THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING WAS REPAIRED. DEALERSHIP SERVICE ADVISORS CLAIMED THAT FUEL STARVATION/STALLING COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FUEL STARVATION/STALLING SEEMS TO HAPPENED RANDOMLY, BUT THE RISK OF IT STALLING DURING DRIVING IS A VERY UNSAFE HAZARD. *NM

OWNER PARKED VEHICLE ON SLIGHT (20%) INCLINE AND PUT ON EMERGENCY BRAKES. VEHICLE PARKED FOR 15 MINUTES WHEN OWNER, STANDING NEXT TO VEHICLE, HEARD CREAKING NOISES. AFTER THE NOISE STOPPED VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD, AND HIT A TREE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE ANY PROBLEMS WITH EMERGENCY BRAKES.*AK

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER NEW MAZDA 3 (5 DR HATCHBACK) TO WORK. SHE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION TO PASS A SLOW MOVING CAR. AFTER COMPLETING THE PASS, AND BACKING OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR STAYED AT MAX THROTTLE/RPM. SHE HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NUETRAL TO SLOW DOWN AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF REDLINE RPM, THE THROTTLE CAME DOWN TO IDLE. I DROVE THE CAR A FEW DAYS LATER AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SAME PROBLEM. SUBSEQUNETLY, 2 DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR ISOLATE A FAILURE. WE ARE VERY LEARY OF DRIVING THIS CAR, AND ARE FEARFUL THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN.*AK