12 problems related to equipment have been reported for the 2008 Mazda MAZDA3. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Mazda MAZDA3 based on all problems reported for the 2008 MAZDA3.
My Mazda3 dies while I am driving without any indication of what is going on (no check engine light). When it does, I wait for a while and it will start back up again! my shop and I have tried everything we can, but we can't figure out why it is doing that! I called the manufacture and they said it was recalled for power steering assist failure and fixed in 2010 but to us it sounds it is that issue causing it to stop while in motion! this car is unsafe!! no car should stop in motion from nowhere! the manufacture should be responsible for that!.
While driving my car I completely lost my power steering going about 55 mph, we live in a very rural curvey area. At other times I have been going in reverse or driving and my car would shake and just shut off! this. Would happen would turning onto. The road or going down the road. It happened at different speeds. Sometimes the car would instantly start back up or I would have to push the car in a safe area (if possible) and wait. I have a 5 month old and 8 year old son having a reliable car is extreme priority for us, I'm so scared of my car. We do normal maintenance and I took it in to be looked at when it shut off and the mechanic couldnt find anything noticeable. He said I would basically have to just start replacing parts and see which part fixes the problem.
At light and check engine light come on. While driving on freeway hard shifts automatically from 5th gear down to a harsh 3rd gear. Cannot get at light to shut off, replaced solinoids, tcm, pcm and still cannot locate the issue. Car will not go past 3rd gear. Car is still under 80k miles.
I was driving on the tollway to work yesterday morning, 3/24/2017, I lightly tapped my breaks, and my Mazda 3 jumped, hard breaking sensation, and made me swerve due to the car malfunctioning. The automatic transmission light illuminated and went off. Yesterday evening, I started my Mazda 3 to reverse out of a parking lot and both the check engine light and the automatic transmission light immediately illuminated and never went off. The gear lights would not illuminate on my panel. My Mazda 3 would reverse, but it took a few minutes to get the car to go into drive. I took my car to a mechanic first thing this morning, 3/25/2017, and the transmission needs to be replaced. With no warning and no previous transmission problems, all the electrical components of the transmission are gone and the transmission has failed. Additionally, I took my car to the dealership on 3/14/2017, and no one in the service department said my transmission was in bad shape or about to completely fail. I am not the only Mazda owner with this problem, it seems to be a very common theme with Mazdas. My car has 88,578 miles on it.
Neutral safety switch gone bad and rusty and Mazda refuses to help. Did research online and found over 500 consumers with the same exact issue!.
A collision accident.
Car accident going around 60mph on a highway, hit guardrail head on due to black ice and rain, spinning twice hitting guardrails again front and back multiple times, not a single airbag deployed. Thank goodness for the seatbelt as I'm sure death would have occurred if that failed too. Going through the insurance process now and will have more pictures and police report in hand shortly. I thought my wife and kids were in a safe car. . . I guess not.
The right font engine mount has broke. This was a recall on the 2006 model Mazda 3 but it appears that Mazda has continued to use the recalled pat o late modals of various models.
Vibration at 55-63 mph. Tires wearing on inside in diagonal pattern on front. Worn completely to the core. Third set of tires.
February 2014 1st valve stem and sensor broke. This week 2nd and 3rd valve stem and sensors broke. $90-100 each to fix. Ruined one tire and caused sudden flat which could have resulted in accident.
The red plastic on my tail light has melted. I assume that this could have at some point created a fire or some other safety hazard. There are many complaints about this very problem in this make and model car and this needs to be addressed by Mazda even if the car is no longer under warranty. This is a safety issue and I believe the government should take this seriously and move to action against Mazda for this flaw in their manufacturing. We are now having to replace this part and it will cost about $600. 00.
Ever since I brought this car I’m having issues with my headlamps. I had replaced headlight bulbs atleast 15 times. Lamps will last roughly 3 to 6 months and then burnout. I complained many times to the dealership and they have no answer to the root cause other than simply changing the bulbs. I suspect there might be an issue in wiring. Many 2008 Mazda 3 owners are complaining similar issues on-line and websites.