2007 MAZDA MAZDA3 Complaints

POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. HAD TO WAIT OVER 2 WEEKS NOW FOR PARTS, 3 OTHER MAZDAS AT SAME DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR THE SAME PARTS. *TR

MAZDA 3 BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 18,000. MECHANIC SAYS THE PADS WERE WORN THIN AND THE ROTORS WARPED. HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANY THING LINK THIS FOR A NEW LOW MILEAGE CAR. REPLACED THEM ON THE SPOT OUT OF FEAR FOR SAFETY. MAZDA NEEDS TO OWN UP TO WARPED ROTOR ISSUE AND NOT BLAME IT ON DRIVING AND BRAKING. ISN'T A CAR SUPPOSE TO DRIVE AND BRAKE WHEN NECESSARY? ANY COMMENT FROM MAZDA ON RECALL WOULD HELP ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT BUYING THIS MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TWO PASSENGERS SEATED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT AND ANOTHER PASSENGER WERE ALSO INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. ON AUGUST 29, 2008, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP. ON MARCH 27, 2009, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN, WHERE IT HAS REMAINED FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PARTS FOR THE SECOND TIME; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE WOULD LIKE MAZDA TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,500. UPDATED 05/07/09. *LJ THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND MODULE ASSEMBLY. THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 05/07/09.*JB

I BOUGHT A MAZDA 3 2007 ON APRIL 2007. THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A NOISE ON JULY OF THAT YEAR. I REPORTED THIS TO THE AFTER-SERVICE DEALER, WHERE WE BUY THE CAR, BUT THEY COULDN'T FOUND WHAT MAKES THE NOISE. THE HAD TOLD ME THAT THEY CHANGED THE DAMPER (SHOCK-ABSORBER) AT LEAST 3 TIMES, BUT EACH TIME, THE NOISE CONTINUE THERE, IT SOUNDS LIKE A 'CLAP' EACH TIME I PASS THROUGH A BRIM, OR JUST DRIVING. THEY SAID IT WAS THE SUSPENSION, THE DAMPERS, BUT THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. THE CAR STAYED SEVERAL DAYS AND SEVERAL TIMES AT THE AFTER-SERVICE OF THE CAR DEALER, AND THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO REPAIR IT, SO WE DECIDED TO PROVE A NEW CAR-DEALER AFTER-SERVICE, AND WE TOOK THE CAR THERE SEVERAL TIME TOO. THIS LAST TIME, TIRED OF THEIR INEFFICIENCY, LACK OF COMPROMISE AND NON SERVICE CUSTOMER, WE DECIDED TO WRITE O MAZDA MEXICO, AND THEY HAVE THE CAR ON THE LAST CAR-DEALER WHERE WE TOOK THE CAR THE LAST TIME, IT'S GOING TO BE THE THIRD TIME DURING MARCH, THAT MY CAR IS THERE, THEY COULDN'T FIX IT, AND TODAY THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE STILL REVIEWING IT, AND THEY DON'T HAVE A CLUE ABOUT THAT COULD BE HAPPENING. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, SO WE ARE TRYING TO EXPRESS THIS ISSUE IN ALL THE FORUMS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ON THIS, BECAUSE I READ THAT YOU SEND THE FAILURES TO SEVERAL COUNTRIES, WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE DEALER REPLACE FRONT END PARTS 2 TIMES. FIRST THE FRONT HUB BEARINGS. THEN THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ALSO PART OF THE FRONT END. THE CAR IS 2007 WITH 37,000 MILES. I HAVE OTHER CARS WITH OVER 100,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE ANY OF THESE PARTS. *TR

1. NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING, CURRENT MILEAGE JUST UNDER 16,700. 2. OCCURS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR ABOVE 40 MPH AND THEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CAR SHIMMYS HARD (STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND SO DOES BRAKING FOOT AS IT IS APPLYING BRAKES) 3. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AS THE CAR HAS MORE THAN 12,000 MILES. DEALER INDICATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED AND NEED TO BE REPAIRED FOR $189. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MAZDA WITH MANY ROTORS WARPING WELL UNDER THE 12,000 MILE THRESHOLD ON THE WARRANTY. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND THIS IS THE ONLY CAR THAT I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED "WARPED ROTORS". *TR

FOUND TIRE WEAR ON INSIDE OF BOTH REAR TIRES. TOOK TO DEALER TO ALIGN REAR END. SERVICE DEPT STATED THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO ALIGN REAR WHEELS. HOWEVER I COULD BUY A KIT FROM THE INTERNET THAT WHEN INSTALLED WOULD ALLOW THE REAR WHEELS TO BE ALIGNED. COST TO ME WOULD BE $500.00. CALLED MAZDA TO COMPLAIN AND THEY SAY IT IS OK. HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT RUNNING YOUR CAR ON THE INSIDE TREAD OF YOUR TIRES IS A SAFETY HAZARD. TIRES ARE DESIGNED TO RUN ON THE FLAT BOTTOM AND NOT ON THE INSIDE EDGE. MAZDA SAID THE REAR END WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY FOR STABILITY. I KNOW OF NO OTHER CAR MADE TODAY THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO ALIGN THE REAR END SO THAT THE TIRES WILL RUN FLAT ON THE ROAD. HAVING TALKED TO MAZDA I AM SURE THEY WILL NOT CORRECT THE MANUFACTURE DEFECT UNLESS THE GOVERNMENT GETS INVOLVED. AND I HOPE YOU DO BEFORE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT FROM A BLOWN TIRE. *TR

2007 MAZDA 3 GAS CAP VEHICLE FAILED STATE CAR INSPECTION. PARTS DEPARTMENT AT DEALERSHIPS HAVING A PROBLEM KEEPING PART IN STOCK. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT MAZDA UPDATED GAS CAP IN END OF 2007 KNOWING THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT.. TALKED TO SERVICE DEPT, EVERY 2007 MAZDA 3 THAT IS NOW GOING THROUGH IT'S FIRST INSPECTION HAS FAILED. COULD CAUSE ENGINE PROBLEMS IN FUTURE. MAZDA WILL NOT REPLACE GAP, ONLY SELL NEW ONES. MAZDA HAS NOT NOTIFIED OWNERS OF PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE A COMPLAINT THAT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO OTHERS. I KNOW TO CHECK MY BLIND SPOT, BUT EVEN WHEN YOU TURN TO LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER (EITHER WAY), THE BACK PANEL BETWEEN THE BACK GLASS AND THE DOOR IS IN THE WAY. I HAVE AT LEAST 3 TIMES NOW, ALMOST SWITCHED LANES INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WASN'T VISIBLE. I LOOKED IN THE SIDE AND REARVIEW MIRRORS, AS WELL, BUT I NEVER SAW THE OTHER VEHICLE. A FRIEND OF MINE, AS WELL AS OTHER 3 OWNERS, ALSO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR MAZDA 3. *TR