Three problems related to other fuel system tank assembly have been reported for the 2012 Mazda MAZDA3. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Mazda MAZDA3 based on all problems reported for the 2012 MAZDA3.
Fuel filler line leak. When gas tank is full fuel leaks from small whole in line that goes into gas tank. My mechanic says it is where the line is welded to gas tank has broken the Mazda service manager tells me it's not an issue that Mazda will fix, even though it is a safety issue. My mechanic says that this is an issue with the 2013 models, so if the same thing happens to a 2012 model why it not be repaired by maxda?.
When I fill my gas tank, gasoline gushes or spurts out when the tank is full. I know normally the gas pump shuts off automatically when tank is full. The automatic shutoff when fueling does not work. Gas always overflows (regardless of what gas station I go to or if I hold the pump when fueling). It is a major overflow. Not a little gas comes out, a lot comes out, and forcefully. I cannot fill my tank more than 10 gallons. Gas will literally shoot out around the pump. Fuel has hit my legs and feet several times. The car is always turned off with the key removed from the ignition when fueling.
I was driving slowly in traffic when I noticed a large white spider about the size of my thumb come out of the dashboard (where the mpg display is located). The following morning, I noticed another spider on my dashboard near the vent at the very front. Both spiders looked exactly like the white sac spiders described in the Mazda 6 recall. I took it to the dealer today to have them look at it because I am concerned about the problems these spiders are known to cause in the fuel tank. Mazda refused to look at my car stating that my model wasn't part of the recall and therefore it was not their problem. Granted my model is not on the recall list, I am still having the same issue as the recalled vehicles. I asked them to write, sign and date a paper stating that they are declining to look into my car's problem in the off chance that something happens. I want to be sure that Mazda is held liable for refusing to even look at my fuel tank.
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