2007 Mazda MAZDASPEED3 Recalls & Complaints

Incident: April 20, 2016 · Filed: August 4, 2016

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY JERKED AND DROPPED INTO 3RD GEAR FROM 5TH GEAR.IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES MY A.T. LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW MY CAR IS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND MY SPEED SENSOR REPLACED BUT IM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH IT I DONT LIKE TO TAKE MY KIDS IN MY CAR DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THAT DOES OCCUR I AM SCARED THAT I AM GOING TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A USED DEALERSHIP IN FONTANA CA ON APRIL 19 2016 THE VERY NEXT DAY THE CAR STARTED TO TRIP UP FROM 4TH TO 3RD GEAR. THE A.T LIGHT CAME ON AND SINCE THEN IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE I CALLED THE GENTLEMAN WHO SOLD ME THE CAR AND TOLD HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE CAR HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN AND HAVE THE FLUIDS FLUSHED AND IT WAS PROBABLY JUST A SENSOR . SO I TOOK IT IN AND THE DROVE FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAR STARTED TO GO FROM 5TH GEAR TO 3RD GEAR VERY VIOLENTLY SO I REPLACED THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR AND IT STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION FILTER REPLACED AND MY CAR IS STILL GOING FROM 5TH GEAR TO 3RD GEAR ERATICALLY.

Incident: October 14, 2014 · Filed: October 21, 2014

TAIL LIGHT DOME ASSEMBLY IS MELTED BY THE BULB FROM BOTH SIDE. *TR

Incident: July 19, 2014 · Filed: August 17, 2014

ON SATURDAY 19 JULY 2014, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 131, 18 MILES SOUTH OF GRAND RAPIDS, MI WHEN WITHOUT NOTICE THE ENGINE'S NUMBER 1 CYLINDER BLOW A HOLE THROUGH THE CASTING AND DAMAGING THE INNER AXLE SHAFT CARRIER BEARING. WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW, IT CAUSED THE CAR TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME, THE DRIVER, TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE CAR SWERVED INTO AN ADJACENT LANE. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD RUNNING CONDITION AND HAD JUST PASSED THE VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION A FEW MONTHS PRIOR. ALL OF THE REGULAR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE WAS COMPLETED ACCORDING TO THE VEHICLES MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. EACH SERVICING THAT WAS COMPLETED WAS DOCUMENTED IN MY OWN PERSONAL RECORDS FOR REFERENCE. THIS BEING SAID, THIS VEHICLE CAUSED A MAJOR SAFETY INCIDENT WITHOUT NOTICE, WHICH UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE OR EVEN A FATALITY. THERE ARE SEVERAL CASES OF THESE MAZDA 2.3 LITER TURBO MRZ ENGINES BLOWING UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A MAJOR DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH MAZDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR

Incident: July 19, 2014 · Filed: August 12, 2014

ON SATURDAY 19 JULY 2014, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 131, 18 MILES SOUTH OF GRAND RAPIDS, MI WHEN WITHOUT NOTICE THE ENGINE'S NUMBER 1 CYLINDER BLOW A HOLE THROUGH THE CASTING AND DAMAGING THE INNER AXLE SHAFT CARRIER BEARING. WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW, IT CAUSED THE CAR TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME, THE DRIVER, TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE CAR SWERVED INTO AN ADJACENT LANE. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD RUNNING CONDITION AND HAD JUST PASSED THE VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION A FEW MONTHS PRIOR. ALL OF THE REGULAR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE WAS COMPLETED ACCORDING TO THE VEHICLES MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. EACH SERVICING THAT WAS COMPLETED WAS DOCUMENTED IN MY OWN PERSONAL RECORDS FOR REFERENCE. THIS BEING SAID, THIS VEHICLE CAUSED A MAJOR SAFETY INCIDENT WITHOUT NOTICE, WHICH UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE OR EVEN A FATALITY. THERE ARE SEVERAL CASES OF THESE MAZDA 2.3 LITER TURBO MRZ ENGINES BLOWING UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A MAJOR DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH MAZDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR

Incident: October 23, 2013 · Filed: October 27, 2013

I WAS USING A MICHELIN GREEN X TIRE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS AN MILEAGE OF 50000. IN A 45 DEGREE CURVE SUDDENLY MY TAIL WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND I RAN INTO THE MIDDLE SEPARATE OF ROAD,CAUSED A LOT OF WRECKAGE . I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE OF LOW REAR TIRE GRIP TO THE ROAD. *TR

Incident: July 23, 2013 · Filed: July 29, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA SPEED3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT OIL PRESSURE MODULE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Incident: March 4, 2011 · Filed: June 14, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA, MAZDASPEED3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: 10023313 (SUSPENSION: FRONT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

Incident: May 27, 2011 · Filed: June 7, 2011

I OWN A 2007 MAZDASPEED 3, PURCHASED FROM A DEALER IN , LANGLEY BC., IN JUNE 2008. IT WAS A US IMPORTED CAR ( BY THE DEALER) AND I WAS TOLD I INHERITED THE BALANCE OF THE WARRANTY. IT WAS BUILT IN MAY 2007, AND HAD APPROX 22,646 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ON FRIDAY 27 MAY AT ABOUT 7 AM, I HAD JUST ACCELERATED FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN AN ENGINE MOUNT SUDDENLY FAILED, PITCHING THE COMPLETE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FORWARD AND DOWN ONTO THE ROAD , WITH DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES. I WAS REALLY FORTUNATE TO BE TRAVELING QUITE SLOWLY ( ABOUT 20 MPH) AS THE 'CV' JOINT DISINTEGRATED AND THE CAR SLEWED ALARMINGLY TOWARDS THE KERB. I DID NOT HAVE MUCH DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, BUT MANAGED TO STEER THE CAR TOWARDS THE KERB WHERE IT (RAPIDLY ) CAME TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY, I WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY ENOUGH FOR THIS NOT TO BE SERIOUS ACCIDENT, BUT IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT 70 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY, I MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN HERE TODAY TO WRITE THIS. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP ( AT MY EXPENSE ) WHERE A INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE #4 ENGINE MOUNT HAD FAILED, DROPPED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED THE 'CV' JOINT, IN THE PROCESS DAMAGING THE TURBO WASTEGATE VALVE. THEY CHECKED THE VIN AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INDEED BUILT MAY 2007, AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL TO CHANGE THE ENGINE MOUNT, ALSO IN 2007 ( BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR). THIS CHANGE WAS PRESUMABLY DONE AT A US DEALER AS IT DID NOT COME TO THE IN BC DEALER UNTIL JUST BEFORE I PURCHASED IT IN 2008. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO OVERT WARNING SIGNS- THE ONLY THING WAS THE DAY BEFORE WHEN I NOTICED A FAINT VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT , WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A PIPE CLAMP OR SOMETHING VIBRATING. I STOPPED AND MADE A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE BAY AND UNDERNEATH , BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. BANG AS IT LET GO. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED FREE UNDER MAZDA WARRANTY. *TR

Incident: January 11, 2011 · Filed: January 13, 2011

LIFTED PARKING BRAKE LEVER TO ENGAGE PARKING BRAKE, AND IT CAME UP WAY FURTHER THAN NORMAL WITHOUT OFFERING THE NORMAL RESISTANCE. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS AT RESETTING THE BRAKE, IT ENGAGED NORMALLY. MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AGAIN LATER. *TR

Incident: April 28, 2009 · Filed: July 21, 2009

ON APRIL 28, 2009 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I SHIFTED GEARS FROM SECOND INTO THIRD I HEARD A BIG THUNK FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I STOPPED THE CAR AND LOOKED UNDER THE BODY BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANY BROKEN OR LOOSE PARTS. OCCASIONALLY IN THE PAST WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE GEAR WOULD SLIP AND MOVE INTO NEUTRAL, AND I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE RELATED TO THAT SEEMINGLY MINOR PROBLEM. HOWEVER, AS I STARTED TO DRIVE I NOTICED THE GEARS WERE VERY HARD TO CHANGE AND CLUTCH WAS NOT AS SMOOTH AS IT USED TO BE. EARLY THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK THE CAR TO O'BRIEN AUTO PARK OF URBANA. THIS BUSINESS IS LOCATED AT 1111 O'BRIEN DRIVE, URBANA, IL 61802 (TELEPHONE 217-367-1222). I SPOKE TO JOSH BERBAUM, THE SERVICE CONSULTANT FOR MAZDA O'BRIEN, AND EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT HAPPENED. ON MONDAY, MAY 4, 2009 AND TOLD ME THAT THE CLUTCH HAS FAILED AND THE FLYWHEEL HAD HOT SPOTS AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. HE APOLOGIZED AND SAID THIS IS 'WEAR AND TEAR' AND MAZDA WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY OR THE POWERTRAIN LIMITED WARRANTY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY BIG JOB AND WOULD COST OVER $1575 IN PARTS AND $1045 IN LABOR AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS TO FIX THE CAR. AFTER O'BRIEN KEPT THE CAR FOR 10 BUSINESS DAYS I PAID $2352.99 TO GET MY CAR AND MAZDA DECLINED MY CLAIM. I HAVE TAKEN THE ISSUE WITH MY CREDIT CARD AND LET WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME. *TR