2007 MAZDA MAZDA3 Complaints

CAR ENGINE IS MAKING A TICKING NOISE. UPON RESEARCH, SEE THERE WAS A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST MAZADA FOR TIMING CHAINS. THIS UNBELIEVABLE. THE REPAIR COST IS OVER 1500.00 FOR SOMETHING THEY HAVE KNOW ABOUT FOR YEARS.

MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON, SOMETIMES IT TURNS OFF BUT GOES BACK ON AND STAYS ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR NOW. I RECIEVE EMAIL FOR MAZDA RECALLS. I NOTICE THAT WERE TWO MAZDA RECALLS FOR AIR BAGS. RECALL NUMBER 2304J-A CRACK IN THE AIR BAG CRASH ZONE SENSOR HOUSING AND MADA RECALL NUMBER 2504K-A CRACK IN THE SOLDER CONNECTION ATTACHING THE ACCELERATION SENSOR IN THE SAS UNIT. I CALLED MAZDA ALL THEY HAD TO SAY THAT MY VIN NUMBER SHOWS NO RECALL. IM AFRAID IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT MY AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK. THIS RECALL SHOULD COVER MY MAZDA. PLEASE HELP, THANK YOU.

WHEN I START THE CAR AND START DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STIFFENS AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AND THE HEAD LIGHTS LIKE ITS LOSING POWER. THEN IS I PUSH THE GAS TO GO THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITH THE STEERING WILL BEING HARD TO TURN THIS HAPPENED WHILE BACKING UP AND STARTING TO DRIVE ON THE REDIDENTIAL STREET

I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE MAY BE THE SAME AS INVESTIGATION PE 16-017. THAT MENTIONS ONLY FORD/MERCURY CARS, BUT I THINK THEY SHARE SOME COMPONENTS WITH MAZDA3'S OF THE SAME YEARS. AFTER AN INCIDENT WHERE ABS ENGAGED WHILE BRAKING ON A SLIPPERY CITY STREET, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY "MUSHY" AND NOW THE BRAKES TAKE A WORRYINGLY LARGE AMOUNT OF TRAVEL (ALMOST TO THE FLOOR) TO SLOW THE CAR IN REGULAR DRIVING.

MY BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING IS MELTED ON BOTH SIDES. THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB IS MELTED INTO THE BRAKE LIGHT SOCKETS ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS. I NOTICED WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND CARS WERE FLAGGING ME TO TELL ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT. I PULLED INTO A AUTO SHOP TO CHECK AND BOTH SIDES WERE MELTED. I HAD MY CAR SINCE 2013 AND EVERYTHING WAS ORIGINAL STOCK. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES AND WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED THEY SAID IT MAY BE FAULTY FUEL PUMP, BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY CODE THAT SHOWS AND I ALREADY HAD EVERYTHING REPLACED. MY CAR VERY FREQUENTLY STALLS OUT (HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS) EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND O2 SENSOR. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT FLICKERS FREQUENTLY, WITH AND WITHOUT PASSENGERS. *TR

MAZDA DEALERSHIP SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING DUE TO THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON.

THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TWICE TO A MAZDA TRAINED MECHANIC WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL SHOWED A P-2177 CODE. MANY OTHER MAZDA OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE INDICATOR CHECK ENGINE CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. SEE HTTP://WWW.MAZDA3FORUMS.COM/61-POWERTRAIN-2004-2009-MAZDA3/386097-CEL-DREADED-P2177-CODE-NO-SOLVABLE-REASON.HTML

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC RED TAIL LIGHT COVERING HAD MELTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN,,,IT WAS STATIONARY AT TIME ,,TURNED WHEEL HARD,SEEMS TO ME POWER STEERING MOTOR SHORTING OUT SHUTTING DOWN ALL SYSTEMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVELY CONSUMED ALL THE OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 192,000.