2007 Mazda Mazda3 Complaint Log

RED AIR BAG LIGHT ON. *TR

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AIR BAG LIGHT PASS. SIDE CAME ON. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 WHEEL PLACEMENT? *TR

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 COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 25,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

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 POWER STEERING PUMP, LINE AND POWER STEERING FLUID WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED SEVERE CORROSION AROUND THE POWER STEERING UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V374000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHY THE STEERING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AND THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE UNTIL THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 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 INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE STEERING PROBLEM. HOWEVER, HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO REPLACED. UPDATED 06/27/11

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 OF GOOD INFORMATION ON THOSE SITES. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE THE INFORMATION DISAPPEARS QUICKLY. I DON'T KNOW WHY? *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 DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT SECURED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

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 AREA AND ON THE FLAT PORTION. THE CAR IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND I HAD SET THE CAR TO NEUTRAL WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON. ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS- DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, OUT INTO THE STREET AND HITTING 2-3 TRASH CANS, AND ENDED UP JUMPING THE CURB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET. THE REAR LEFT TIRE WAS UP ON THE CURB AND THE MAZDA 3 COLLIDED WITH THE REAR RIGHT CORNER OF ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. I WITNESSED THE INCIDENT FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE AND THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER WITNESSES. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE MAZDA 3 AFTER IT HAD COME TO A STOP ON THE OPPOSITE CURB, WE SAW FROM THE OUTSIDE THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS INDEED ENGAGED. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON VEHICLE USE: I ALWAYS FULLY ENGAGE THE BRAKES BEFORE PARKING AND SETTING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN PARKING ON ANY OBVIOUSLY SLOPED SURFACE, I ALWAYS PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR (INTO 1ST WHEN SLOPED UPWARDS, AND INTO REVERSE WHEN SLOPED DOWNWARDS) AND SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AS WELL AS TURN THE WHEELS TOWARD THE CURB WHEN PARALLEL-PARKED. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH NORMAL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND HAVE READ THROUGH THE OWNER'S MANUAL WHICH DOES NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT WHEN TO INSPECT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE'S EFFECTIVENESS. I HAD THE ISSUE INSPECTED BY THE MAZDA DEALER 2/7/11 AND THEY SAID THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE MY ISSUE", ALSO THAT EVERYTHING WAS IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. ALL THEY COULD DO WAS ADJUST MY PARKING BRAKE (WHICH DOES FEEL TIGHTER NOW). I ASKED IF THERE IS ANYTHING I SHOULD DO DIFFERENTLY WHEN I PARK. THEY ANSWERED THAT I HAVE BEEN USING THE CORRECT PARKING PROCEDURES.

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 TWICE BEFORE RESUMING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,170. UPDATED 03/02/11 *BF UPDATED 03/08/11

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