general problems of the 2007 Mazda MAZDA3 - part 1

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph and making a turn, the steering wheel was difficult to turn to the left or the right. The check engine warning light was illuminated and flashing. The contact stated that the steering then seized. While checking the NHTSA. Gov website, the contact associated the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 10v374000 (steering). The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who confirmed there was no recall coverage on the VIN related to the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case, and confirmed there was no recall coverage for the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 195,081.

Intermittently spanning several months, there is a sudden loss of power steering as the vehicle is in motion. Warning lights light up on the vehicle as power steering and power brakes are disengaged. Even though I provided a video of power steering loss, where a slight turn of the steering wheel engages this failure, where the dash board lights flash as power steering fails, the dealership will not fix anything they can’t duplicate in their shop. I guess they don’t believe their lying eyes, and don’t accept the video as proof of anything. It is doing exactly what it was recalled for back in September 15, 2010. Recall #10v374000. Mazda corporate has been notified. Case # 00342901. There are known fixes for this problem. Mazda has done these repairs on hundreds of thousands of times. Dealership told me they will do nothing unless they can duplicate the problem. In reality it might take a month or more for this to show up at some unpredictable time and place. I have a potentially dangerous scenario awaiting me. Driving this vehicle in it’s present condition is recipe for a crash. This was a problem that Mazda addressed and fixed in the past. Being that it was done hundreds of thousands of times, I’m fairly certain that none of those fixes were predicated by mechanics having to see those issues in their shops before they did the repairs.

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.

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda m3. The contact stated while driving at 55 mph the steering wheel of the vehicle become hard to steer. The vehicle was taken to mechanic for diagnosis, and he stated the vehicle was experiencing the same failure as NHTSA campaign number:10v374000(steering). The dealer and the manufacturer were contacted, and they both stated that the vehicle's VIN was not under recall NHTSA campaign number:10v374000(steering) and she had to pay out of pocket. The failure mileage was 206,000.

Power steering failure causing rust on car components. When turning my steering wheel to the left or right there is a noise the car makes and it jumps gear shifts making it very unsafe to drive this car. Also there is an electrical power issue with the car. I just bought a new battery for the car but there still seems to be a shortage and I have to power jump the car every time I tune the car off and have to start the the car up. This is very unsafe for me as the driver and unsafe for those around my when driving because of the locking steering wheel.

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda 3. The contact stated their daughter was driving at 15 mph, when making a right turn the steering wheel locked up causing the driver to hit a curb and crash the vehicle into a mailbox. There was not warning lights illuminated on the vehicle, however the driver stated there was a beeping noise coming from the vehicle once the steering wheel locked up. There was no one injured. There was no medical treatment at the scene. A police report was filed. There was damage where the front bumper of the vehicle came off and the front passenger side. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximate 101,000.

I recently purchased this vehicle used with salvage title on February 6, 2021. I took it to be inspected and I needed both belts replaced, they had to tighten back down my struts in front, my power steering was acting funny and making noise and my intermediate speed shaft sensor is going bad because the check engine light keeps coming back on for the same code. There was damage to the vehicle but they didn't tell me that it was serious damage. When driving barely turning the wheel the car makes a whining noise, the vehicle still sways a little to the left and right but the alignment was just done yesterday. Before I was able to pay for the alignment etc new tires and mount and balance my car and steering wheel were both shaking really badly and jerking all over the place.

I was driving and my power steering went out. As I was going around a turn getting it home it started working again. After that my power steering would come and go while driving until it stopped working all together after a few months of intermittent malfunction. I was in motion while it stopped working and randomly started working again. Several times.

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated while his wife was driving approximately 55 mph, the steering wheel seized. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The driver was able to continue driving to her destination. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 10v374000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000. The VIN was not available.

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.

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.

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Mazda 3. While driving 30 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the power steering malfunction warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 42,000.

When my vehicle is in motion the power steering assist will abruptly stop functioning. It happens randomly while driving.

I had just got my grandson and was traveling down i75 in GA I was going to merge into the next lane from the fast lane, I looked in my rear view mirror and side mirror and then back in front, I had plenty of time and room, as I started to merge it was like I could hardly turn the wheel and like I was breaking instead of spending up to get into the other lane, it happened so fast I had no idea what had taken place because I never should have hit the car, SUV. In front of me, I hit him with my left front headlight, but if my car had been running as it should have I would have been out of the lane and passing him I was stunned, and I didn't know anything about any of the recalls on my car, and I went to the dealer where I brought it, new from time to time and had work done, maintenance and was never told but I sure knew when my transmission was going out and they said I was passed warranty on it so I ordered a new one and had them install it but never told anything about the 2 recalls and when I was in the collision I told my friend who came to get me something was wrong with my car, it didn't want to turn and it slowed down without me touching the brakes. I guess that's what saved our lives but if it had not happened I would never have had the wreck my car was totaled, I was not hurt not bad just bruised by the airbag and my grandson had seatbelt marks on his neck and waist. Of course I took pictures and I will up load them for you.

Power steering went out, as well as the clock and radio. This happened on Friday.

Power steering is not working properly. It is very difficult to turn the steering wheel when at a complete stop. Sometimes I need to slam on the brakes in order to prevent a crash due to not being able to control the direction of the vehicle.

When driving you loose power and power steering. Also I under stand this is under recall, but they cut the recall short of my date of manufacture of 01/07.

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.

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.

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.

Everything shuts down,,,it was stationary at time ,,turned wheel hard,seems to me power steering motor shorting out shutting down all systems.

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.

Any time I proceed to make a turn, my wheel stiffens. Every light in my dashboard lights up. My radio cuts off and car stalls. This is very dangerous. There is a recall for this exact problem with this exact model of car but my VIN is not covered.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Mazda m3. The contact stated that while the driver was driving at 45 mph, the steering wheel veered to the left and recovered but without warning, the failure recurred and caused the driver to crash into a cement barrier with enough force to ricochet into a guardrail on the opposite side of the road. The air bags deployed. No police report was filed. The driver and passenger did not sustain any injuries. The vehicle was deemed destroyed. The VIN was not included in the 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. Jo.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Mazda 3. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, power steering went out 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. Ad.

Sudden loss of power steering while driving. Power gets lost, comes back, gets lost and so on about every second.

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.

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.

I was driver my Mazda3i when suddenly in became hard for me to steer my car and it just cut off. I call the deal in brought in my car where informed me it was the power steering and I contact Mazda because of the safety recall and they told me I wasn't elible for the fix.

For nearly a year now my car has been experiencing loss of power steering while I am driving. I am aware of the 2007 Mazda 3 power steering recall and have taken my car to a local Mazda dealership on multiple occasions to report the issue. They have informed me that my car's VIN is not included in the recall. When I took it to the dealership to have it diagnosed, they were unable to replicate the problem. It happens every couple of days while driving and I have to pull off the road slowly and come to a full stop before the light goes off and just hope that it doesn't do it again. I have been unable to drive my car on the interstate or for long distances for fear of putting my family at risk. Although my car's VIN is not included in the recall, why is there not an exception to this rule? it is doing the exact same thing described within the recall and I have notified the dealership on multiple occasions with no solution from them.

I was making a turn and my vehicle had suddenly become very difficult to steer. Happened twice that day and when I parked, my vehicle shut off. I took it in to get it checked and was informed there was a safety recall for power steering issues on Mazda 3 2007-2009. I called Mazda customer service and was informed my vehicle VIN did not fall under the recall and that they would not repair my vehicle unless it was at my own expense. Mazda only recalls specific vehicles and not all.

Drove vehicle a short distance, parked & shut off engine. Started engine a short time later and as soon as I turned the steering wheel the power steering assist malfunction lamp turned on and the wheel could not be turned with reasonable effort (car was still stopped).

I have experienced sudden loss of power steering (about once a week). Although Mazda has issued a recall for 2007-2009 Mazda3 with the same problem, they refuse to pay for my repair because the manufacturing date is a few days before the recall.

My husband was driving to work when he experienced a problem with the power steering, it became very hard to steer. He made it to work, and the Mazda continues to have power steering issues. Today 5/11/13, a friend informed us that there is a Mazda 3 2007 power steering recall. I am upset that Mazda never sent me any information regarding the recall. That is unacceptable, that is a very real concern. I called the Mazda dealer number, and it just states to wait for "second" letter, well, it would have been nice to have the first letter. This is a huge safety problem, and very irresponsible of Mazda not to notify all owners.

The power stering went out while driving down the road. Apparently this is an ongoing problem with the 2007 Mazda3. The dealer stated that this particular vehicle was not covered on the list of recalls. There are more than 215,000 Mazda's that have or will be repaired, however I am required to pay a large repair bill to fix a problem that Mazda knows is their problem.