2007 Mazda MAZDA3

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2012· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V374000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

• 12/30/2015· STEERINGCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RECOVERED. WITHOUT WARNING, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A CEMENT BARRIER WITH ENOUGH FORCE FOR THE VEHICLE TO RICOCHET INTO A GUARDRAIL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V374000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO INVESTIGATIONS WERE INITIATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

• 12/29/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY IN WESTERN NY WHEN I CAUGHT BLACK ICE. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45-55 MPH/ THE CAR WENT INTO A SLIDE WHICH I ALMOST CORRECTED OUT OF BUT HIT MORE BLACK ICE SENDING ME INTO THE GUARDRAIL. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR IS SMASHED AND I CAME TO REST ABOUT 25 FT FROM WHERE I IMPACTED THE GUARDRAIL. NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF AND I WAS NOT HURT. BUT AT THAT SPEED THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I'M NOT SEEKING ANY COMPENSATION BUT FROM DOING A BIT OF RESEARCH I AM FINDING THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES. MAYBE A RECALL IS IN ORDER FOR THE 2007 MAZDA 3 4 DR SEDAN IS IN ORDER? *TR

• 12/28/2017· STEERING

  WE'VE HAD NO SIGNS OF POWER STEERING PROBLEMS UNTIL A SUDDEN FAILURE TODAY, CLASSIC SIGNS OF THE VEHICLES THAT WERE RECALLED. OUR VEHICLE HAS ONLY 81,000 MILES ON IT, WAS MANUFACTURED IN 09/06, VIN PRIOR TO THE RECALL BATCH, BUT, BASED ON THE FAILURE, IT APPEARS EARLIER VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED AS WELL. I'VE CONTACTED MAZDA USA (NO RESPONSE YET) AND THE DEALER WHO SAID ANY FIX HAS TO COME FROM CORPORATE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE.

• 12/28/2009· STEERINGCrash

  MY 2007 MAZDA 3 WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND IN THE LEFT LANE AT 75MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT; WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WAS STIFF AND THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. THE CAR CONTINUED GOING LEFT OVER THE RUMBLE STRIPS AND INTO THE DIRT SHOULDER. AT THIS TIME THE CAR THEN SHOT RIGHT NEARLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE FLOW OF SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC, WHERE I BEGAN TO GO OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. THE CAR THEN HIT THE DIRT SHOULDER AND ROLLED 2 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CAR WAS FACING NORTH AND ON ITS SIDE WHEN IT FINALLY SETTLED. ONLY 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE CRASH I NOTICED A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I ALSO NOTICED A FEW DAYS LATER THAT IN THE USUAL SPOT WHERE I PARK, THERE WAS WHAT LOOKED LIKE CLEAN OIL DRIPS (THEY COULD HAVE BEEN BRAKE FLUID OR POWER STEERING FLUID, BUT THE COLOR WAS THAT OF CLEAN OIL). THE CAR HAS NEVER LEAKED BEFORE. THE CAR HAS BE DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE MAZDA3 HAD APPROX 56000 MILES, AND WAS THE STANDARD SPORT MODEL HATCHBACK WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT WAS PURCHASED IN OCT. 06. *TR

• 12/26/2009· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGCrash

  I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 MAZDA 3 . SEVERAL DAYS AGO, WHILE MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT, THE CAR LOST POWER, LOCKING THE STEERING (WHILE SHE WAS ON A CURVE), AND SHE LEFT THE ROAD, HITTING A TREE, AND TOTALING THE CAR. SHE WAS NOT HURT. *TR

• 12/24/2016· SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL PROPULSION SYSTEM CRACKED AT COUPLING UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT SPEWING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF FUEL INTO THE CAB SOAKING THE REAR SEAT PAD FIRE RISK PRESENT WITH ELECTRIC PLUG THERE STRUTS ARE UNSTABLE AND NOISY VVT MAKES NOISE WHEN STARTED, GRINDING IN FRONT HUBS. VEHICLE HAS SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS DRIVING AND PARKED. AIRBAGS SYSTEM NON ACTIVE. OTHER ISSUES UNKNOWN BUT POSSIBLE 35.

• 12/22/2009· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHENEVER THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN 3RD GEAR IT SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE DRIFT BACKWARDS. ALSO WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL THE VEHICLE WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL INSTEAD OF THIRD GEAR. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

• 12/21/2020· ENGINE

  MY VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING ON FRIDAY. I PARKED IT, LATER STARTED IT AND STARTED TO MOVE. HEARD A CRASH. MY TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE FELL. MOTOR MOUNTS BROKEN, DAMAGED MY AXLE.

• 12/21/2016· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND MY CAR TWICE NOW HAS HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GO ALL THE TO THE FLOOR AND GETS STUCK ALL THE WAY DOWN WHILE I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. TWO OTHER TIMES IT HAS, WHILE SHIFTING OUT OF ONE GEAR AND INTO ANOTHER, IMMEDIATELY REV UP TO 8 RPMS (MAX FOR MY VEHICLE) AGAIN WHILE ON THE FREEWAY FORCING ME TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT FOR THE CAR TO QUIT REVVING. THAT HAS OCCURRED WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY IN BETWEEN GEARS MAKING ME UNABLE TO GET IT BACK INTO A GEAR. *TR

• 12/19/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,ENGINE

  THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, THE RED PLASTIC ASSEMBLY MELTED INTO THE BREAK LIGHT BULBS CAUSING BOTH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS TO BURN OUT. CURRENTLY, BOTH ASSEMBLY HAVE HOLES WHERE THE RED PLASTIC MELTED, THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE MOUNT, IT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND CONTINUES TO FAIL, MIGHT AN ENGINEERING DEFECT ON THE ENGINE MOUNT. FINALLY, DASHBOARD AIRBAG INDICATOR HAS TURNED ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND HAS REMAINED ON EVER SINCE, MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE PART IN THE SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR

• 12/18/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA3 HATCHBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ADVISED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE FOUND MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

• 12/16/2016· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V374000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/16/2010· STEERING

  I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA3 AND THE FOLLOWING HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING: I LOSE POWER-STEERING ASSIST, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF, THE DASHBOARD RESETS, AND EITHER A FAN OR MOTOR WEARS DOWN. AFTER A SHORT STUTTER IT ALL COMES BACK WITHOUT RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE POWER STEERING ASSIST REMAINED OFF UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF WHILE FUELING. *TR

• 12/15/2016· STEERING

  THE CAR LOSE THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING OR STANDING STILL. THUS THE ABILITY TO STEER BECOMES REALLY HARD AND SOMETIMES FEELS IMPOSSIBLE. SOMETIMES AFTER RESETTING THE CAR IT WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL BUT THIS WOULD ONLY LASTED A FEW DAY BEFORE IT LOOSE THE POWER STEERING AGAIN. *TR

• 12/12/2019· STEERING

  SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS 70,000 MILES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF VEHICLE FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST. THE RECALL SHOULD BE WIDENED TO INCLUDE MORE VEHICLES THAT ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE.

• 12/11/2014· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,STRUCTURE,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE PURGE VALVE. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ADDITIONAL FAILURES. THE FRONT END VIBRATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE DEALER PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS WORN, THE STRUTS LEAKED, AND THE EVAP SYSTEM FAILED. HOWEVER, THE VALVES WERE REPLACED. THE ENGINE MOUNT, STRUTS, AND EVAPORATING SYSTEM WERE NOT REPLACED. THE ROTOR ALSO WORE PREMATURELY AND COULD NOT BE RESURFACED. THE FRONT BUMPER CLIPS FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTIC. THE CLIPS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V295000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

• 12/10/2018· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREET WHEN SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BACK IN OCTOBER 2018 WERE SHE FLIPPED INTO A STREAM. SHE ESCAPED WITH BRUISES AND CUTS, I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT NOTHING WORSE HAPPEN TO HER. WHEN THE WRECKER WAS PULLING HER CAR OUT, I NOTICED THAT THE ROOF OF THE CAR WAS CRUSHED IN AS WELL AS THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE MAZDA 3 THAT WE PURCHASED FOR OUR DAUGHTER WAS TOTALED BUT NO AIRBAGS EVER CAME OUT. THE COP, EMS WORKER, AND I WAS WONDERING WHY NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I KEPT CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON HER CAR BUT THE WEBSITE KEEPS SAYING 0. I REALLY THINK THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED PROMPTLY!

• 12/04/2013· TIRES,WHEELS

  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

• 12/03/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  GAS TANK PUNCTURE WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. PUNCTURE IS PINHOLE SIZE. THE ONLY EVENT LEADING TO THIS WAS BRAKING HARD TO AVOID A DEER. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, NO OTHER DAMAGE TO UNDERCARRIAGE, BASICALLY NO SIGNS OF ANYTHING EXCEPT A SMALL HOLE IN THE TANK. *TR

• 12/02/2021· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  While driving engine started to sound louder and vibrating eventually engine shifted seems that one or more of the engine mounts completely broke.

• 11/27/2022· STEERING,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  My daughter and I were on the way to O'Reilly when we turned at a short curve going under 20 miles and the steering wheel got loose and the brakes wouldn't stop us. The car just kept swerving all over the road and we ended up in a ditch the day after my husband purchased the car.

• 11/26/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 11/26/2008· SUSPENSION

  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

• 11/18/2015· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

• 11/17/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES

  A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT OUR MAZDA 3 WE NOTICED THE BULBS BLEW OUT WELL COME TO FIND OUT OUR LENSES WERE MELTING AND IT GOT SO HOT THE SOCKET AND BULB BURST SO WE TOOK IT TO THE PLACE WE BOUGHT IT AND THEY WARRANTIED THEM OUT WELL GUESS WHAT THE TAIL LENSES WE GOT REPLACED MELTED AGAIN AND BLEW OUT THE BULBS. WE TOOK OUR CAR TO MAZDA AND THE TECHNICIANS FOUND NOTHING WRONG, NO GROUND PROBLEM. WELL WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE WE BOUGHT IT THINKING THEY'D BE ABLE TO WARRANTY THEM OUT SINCE THEY'RE LESS THAN A YEAR WELL THE LADY WOULDN'T DO IT. NOW I AM STUCK WITH MY SPOILER BRAKE LIGHT AND THE PASSENGER. SO WE DECIDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH AND SO FAR OUR PASSENGER SIDE HASN'T BLOWN OUT. I SUGGEST REPLACING IT AND SEEING WHAT HAPPENS. IT IS A $30 PART. TONIGHT I AM BUYING NEW LENSES AND PRAYING. I WENT THROUGH 4 BULBS IN THE DRIVER AND 3 BULBS IN PASSENGER. I NEED HELP FIGURING THIS OUT BECAUSE $8 FOR A PACK OF BULBS EVERY WEEK IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

• 11/16/2021· AIR BAGS

  The airbag light on Dash comes on and goes off randomly then going on for 6 months. Obviously there's an open circuit in system that others have as well See a lot of others on here with the same problem over 100,000 miles

• 11/12/2009· POWER TRAIN

  CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND AS THE GEAR LEVER HIT NEUTRAL THERE WAS A FAINT POPPING NOISE, CLUTCH PEDAL FROZE IN THE DOWN POSITION, I SENSED SOMETHING WRONG AND ALLOWED FORWARD MOMENTUM TO PULL TO THE CURB. I ATTEMPTED TO FINISH SHIFTING, GEARS WERE UNUSABLE, CLUTCH PEDAL FROZEN DOWN. THIS ALL OCCURRED IN A HALF A SECOND OR LESS. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND THERE WAS SURPRISINGLY LITTLE TRAFFIC. 2 BLOCKS FURTHER AND THIS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. AFTER 5 MINUTES OF MAKING PHONE CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE, THE CLUTCH PEDAL RELEASED AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY LIMP TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WERE NO PRIOR SIGNS OF CLUTCH WEAR EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE PRIOR DAYS IN WHICH THE CLUTCH FELT A LITTLE SOFTER THEN NORMAL BUT SO LITTLE I COULDN'T TELL IF WAS THE NEW SHOES OR THE CAR. THE CAR HAS 38,000 MILES. IT IS USED PRIMARILY TO GET TO WORK WITH 50/50 STREET AND HIGHWAY DRIVING AND ROUGHLY 36 MILES A DAY. WITH 4 MODELS OF THIS BRAND OVER 20 YEARS I HAVE NEVER HAD A CLUTCH REPAIR WITH AN AVERAGE LIFE OF 90-100K MILES. *TR

• 11/05/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE XENON HEADLIGHTS PROVIDED POOR VISIBILITY. THE 12 VOLT,35 WATT LIGHTS DO NOT REFLECT THE EYES OF ANIMALS AND, AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE A DEER RUNNING ACROSS TWO LANES BEFORE IT STRUCK HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED $800 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE LOW BEAMS WERE ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER ADJUSTED LIGHTS BUT STILL POOR VISIBILITY. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

• 11/04/2015· STEERING

  SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. POWER GETS LOST, COMES BACK, GETS LOST AND SO ON ABOUT EVERY SECOND.

• 11/01/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  2007 MAZDA3 WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT TOTALED THE VEHICLE. IMPACT WAS ON THE DRIVER FRONT WHEEL AND ONLY AIR BAG DEPLOYED WAS THE DRIVER AIRBAG. THE CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIR BAGS AND SIDE AIR CURTAINS AND THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

• 10/27/2015· STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE DRIVING, I SLOWED DOWN AND WHEN TURNING, MY WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY TURN. MY ABS LIGHT FLASHED, ALONG WITH THE TRACTION LIGHT. THE RADIO TURNED OFF AND THEN CAME BACK ON. THE WHEEL UNLOCKED AND LUCKILY I WAS NOT TURNING WHERE SOMEONE WAS STOPPED.

• 10/24/2019· STEERING,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, STEERING ABILITY, AND THE RADIO SHUT OFF. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V374000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,548.

• 10/24/2014· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA3. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A LOUD RATTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR STABILIZER CONTROL LINK AND BALL JOINT FRACTURED. THE REAR STABILIZER BRUSHING RING AND THE CONTROL LINK WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V374000 (STEERING). THE STEERING FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

• 10/23/2017· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHTS FLASH, RADIO CUTS OUT, ENGINE GLITCHES AND DASH LIGHTS COME ON, THEN POWER STEERING IS LOST. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING MAKES CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE. THE POWER STEERING MAY COME BACK TO NORMAL AFTER A FEW SECONDS OR MAY TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES TO RETURN MAKING CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE FRIGHTENING AND UNSAFE. EPISODES WILL OCCUR RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING (OTHER THAT FLASH OF LIGHTS AND RADIO CUT OUT FOR BRIEF MOMENT). EPISODES OCCUR FREQUENTLY AND WHILE VEHICLE IS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AS WELL AS WHEN STOPPED, BUT TYPICALLY WHILE DRIVING.

• 10/22/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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

• 10/21/2021· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  The brake light bulb has melted and burnt out the brake light housing assembly multiple times, I have purchased multiple brake light housing assembly and the issue continues. Clearly this is a manufacturing defect that is a safety/fire hazard.

• 10/18/2013· TIRES,WHEELS

  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

• 10/16/2017· STEERING

  POWER STEERING WOULD RANDOMLY COME AND GO, UPON CRANKING THE (STATIONARY) CAR OR BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE (WENT AWAY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS) AFTER I ADDED PS FLUID WITH "STOP LEAK", BUT THEN PROBLEM BRIEFLY REOCCURRED ONE MORE TIME. PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR MONTHS, BUT IS IT GONE FOR GOOD? THERE WAS NEVER ANY SIGN OF A LEAK, AND MECHANIC DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM. PROBLEM BEGAN AT AROUND 67,000 MILES.

• 10/15/2014· AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH. PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS OFF.

• 10/14/2006· STRUCTURE

  I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2007 MAZDA3. THE AIR CONDITIONING VENT ABOVE THE PEDALS IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO WHERE ONE'S FOOT WILL GET CAUGHT ON IT WHEN TRYING TO MOVE ONE'S FOOT BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. THIS CREATES A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHERE THE DRIVER MAY BE UNABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES BECAUSE HIS FOOT IS CAUGHT ON THE AIR VENT. *NM

• 10/11/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  THE ABS SYSTEM IS BROKEN. *TR

• 10/10/2007· AIR BAGS,SEATSCrash

  I WAS REAR ENDED BY A CITY TRANSIT BUS GOING APPROX. 30MPH. AT THE POINT OF IMPACT MY SEAT DISLODGED FROM IT'S POSITION AND FLEW BACK TO THE FURTHEST POSITION, THEN LOCKING IN PLACE. I WAS UNABLE TO HIT THE BRAKES - THEREFORE, PUSHING ME INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE OF WHICH I REAR ENDED. MY BRAND NEW CAR WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. I DID SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE CAR I REAR ENDED. THE AIRBAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

• 10/08/2014· ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING MY CAR TO TURN INTO THE SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WAS VERY STIFF. AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND ESSENTIALLY CAUSING MY CAR TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT. ALL ENGINE, POWER, AND BATTERY LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF AT THE SAME TIME. I ENDED UP PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK TURN OFF THE CAR WITH MY KEY AND THEN RESTARTING IT AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY MODEL AND YEAR, WHEN I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE REP NOT HAVING ANY NOTICE FOR A RECALL FOR MY TYPE OF MODEL AND DID NOT HONOR THE RECALL THAT I HAD MENTIONED TO HIM. I AM NOW HAVING TO LOOK OUTSIDE OF MY MEANS IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

• 10/04/2016· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING IN MY 2007 MAZDA 3 HATCHBACK IS MELTING. IT IS THE TOP RED LIGHT ON BOTH SIDES. THESE ARE STOCK BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE FOR FREE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE FROM MAZDA. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE MANY MAZDA 3 OWNERS WHO ALSO HAVE THIS ISSUE AND HAVE RUN INTO THE SAME ROAD BLOCKS ON GETTING IT FIXED BY MAZDA.

• 10/04/2009· SUSPENSION

  2007 MAZDA 3 EXCESSIVE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. AT 30,000 MILES I SEE THAT THE FRONT TIRES ARE WORN TO THE POINT OF STEEL BAND VISIBLE AND STICKING OUT. INSPECTION AT 25,000 MILES DEALER SAID THERE WAS WEAR BUT NOT CRITICAL. THE TREAD IS SEPARATING AND I AM REPLACING TIRES IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE LEARNED THAT FRONT SUSPENSION HAS EXCESSIVE NEGATIVE CAMBER CAUSING THIS. *TR

• 10/02/2019· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY JERK AS IF BRAKING QUICKLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE AT (AUTO-TRANSMISSION) LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR WILL THEN JUMP DOWN TO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR, DISALLOWING IT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. IT WILL REMAIN STUCK ON THE LOWER GEAR WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. A FEW TIMES, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED PROBLEM, THE CAR HAS ALSO LOST POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND NOT A SINGLE ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED, SO THIS IS NOT THE ISSUE. THERE IS NO PREDICTING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AS IT SEEMS TO COMPLETELY RANDOM. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE GOING 70 AND THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS WHEN ONLY GOING 25. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT OR GIVE A PRECURSOR TO WHAT HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE CAR JUMPING GEARS AND LOSING POWER STEERING. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS.

• 10/02/2014· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE TURNING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS REQUIRED TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V374000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

• 10/01/2014· AIR BAGS

  THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON (THUS DISABLING THE SYSTEM). TOOK IT TO A GARAGE WHO TESTED IT AND SAID THAT IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY PART IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I CALLED MAZDA AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT UNTIL IT IS FIXED. *TR

• 09/30/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  IN MARCH 2008, MY VEHICLE HAD WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON FOR BOTH THE SEAT BELT AND ABS SYSTEM. THE DEALER CLEARED THE CODE AND CHECKED THE SYSTEM FOR ERRORS. NO CODES RE-OCCURRED AND THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME. SUBSEQUENTLY IN DECEMBER 2008, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE DEALER ADJUSTED SOME WIRING AND CLEARED THE LIGHT/CODE. NOW IN SEPTEMBER 2011, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. *TR