2007 MAZDA MAZDA3 Complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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