2009 MAZDA MAZDA3 Complaints

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, LOSS OF STEERING POWER OCCURRED WHEN TURNING QUICKLY IN THE EACH/OPPOSITE DIRECTION. LOSS OF POWER INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. CAR WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALCY. MAZDA DEALERSHIP (DENNIS DILLON, BOISE, ID) WAS CALLED THE NEXT DAY, AND THEY WANTED TO IMMEDIATELY LOOK AT THE CAR. THE TECHNICIAN ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS MAY BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM, AND WAS FAMILIAR WITH SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL. PARTS WERE ORDERED (STEERING HOSES, ASSEMBLY, ETC.), AND SERVICE COMPLETED WITHIN 3 DAYS. *TR

LOST CONTROL OF 2009 MAZDA 3 ON WET ROAD. IT FELT LIKE DSC WOULD NOT LET ME CONTROL THE CAR. *TR

(2009 MAZDA 3I TOURING VALUE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 94 DEGREES OUTSIDE, I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDESTREET, GOING NO MORE THAN 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL GOT HARDER TO TURN & THEN I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP WITH THE POWER STEERING ICON. *TR

WHEN SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN MY 2009 MAZDA3 4-DOOR SEDAN, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED WORKING. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON (A YELLOW STEERING WHEEL INDICATOR WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT). I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITH MUCH EFFORT TO MAKE TURNS. PARKED CAR IN GARAGE. 5 MINUTES LATER RETURNED TO CHECK IT AGAIN. STARTED CAR AND POWER STEERING WAS FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. *TR

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN MY 2009 MAZDA 3, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED UP SEVERELY AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO RESTORE THE POWER STEERING. A MILE UP THE ROAD, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. *TR

GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK, CAR GOT UP TO 80 MILES AN HOUR. UNABLE TO STOP CAR, FINALLY SLAMMED ON THE GAS PEDAL THREE TIMES AND IT DISLODGED AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE NAVIGATING A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH POWER STEERING FAILED AND DASH LIGHT CAME ON. WAS UNABLE TO TURN VEHICLE IN TIME AND HIT A CURB, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE RIM AND TIRE. *TR

JUST COMPLETED A TRIP OF APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES. UPON TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE LOST ITS POWER STEERING. VERY HARD STEERING WHEN TRYING TO FINISH PARKING THE VEHICLE. WAITED ABOUT AN HOUR, STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WAS AGAIN OPERATIONAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE TEMPERATURE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED WAS OVER A 100 DEGREES. WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED STATING THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND THAT HE HAD TO PAY THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

MY 22 YEAR OLD SON WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH OUR 2009 MAZDA3, WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. A LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED AT THE SAME TIME. IT WAS A VERY HOT DAY IN THE 90'S WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ALSO ON. HE DID NOT SHUT OFF THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME, WITH SOME DIFFICULTY, WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING. WHEN I WENT TO LOOK AT IT LATER, AFTER THE CAR HAD COOLED DOWN, IT WAS FINE. THE CAR PURCHASED USED AND HAS 42K MILES; SO IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE DID NOT HAVE IT LOOKED AT. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN TO MY WIFE ON A CURVY ROAD IT COULD OF BEEN A SERIOUS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS ONLY OCCURRED ONCE SO FAR. *TR