2007 MAZDA MAZDA3 Complaints

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 OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,550. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,510.

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 33,000.

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 STEERING BUT IT WILL GO AWAY A FEW SECONDS LATER. OTHER TIMES IT WON'T EVER GO OFF AND WE DRIVE THE ENTIRE TRIP WITHOUT POWER STEERING. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND DRIVE. WE HAVEN'T CORRECTED THE PROBLEM YET BUT WILL SOON. SADLY THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO WE WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. BUT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHILE WE ARE TURNING THE POWER STEERING WILL START WORKING AGAIN AND SO THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY TURN SHARPLY WHEN THE POWER STEERING IS WORKING. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO HIT SOMETHING ONE DAY. *TR

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 ALSO DONE IT AT LOW OPERATING SPEEDS. 3. HAVE NOT FOUND A CORRECTION. *TR

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

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 SHOULDER. DUE TO FAILED STEERING, CAR WAS INOPERABLE FOR NEXT 1.5 HOURS. AFTER 1.5 HOURS, CAR WAS RESTARTED AND STEERING WAS GOOD AGAIN. CAR WAS REPAIRED 2 MONTHS LATER. MAZDA REFUSED TO FIX THE ISSUE, EVEN AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. TSB WAS ISSUED, BUT MAZDA STILL REFUSED TO REPAIR. VEHICLE WAS THEN BROUGHT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FOUND A FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP. THEY REPLACED LINES AND PUMP. OLD PART MAY STILL BE AVAILABLE AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

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 THEY FAIL AGAIN, UNDER LESS FAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES? PLEASE ADD MY EXPERIENCE TO THE DATA BASE OF MAZDA 3, POWER STEERING FAILURES. THANKS *TR

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

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 FAIL. *TR

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 DEALERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON A THIRD OCCASION WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE BRAKE ROTORS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AND COULD NOT BE RESURFACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL DEFECT RELATED TO THE PROBLEM AND THE DEFECT WAS NOT UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.