2007 MAZDA MAZDA3 Complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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