general problems of the 2013 Mazda MAZDA3

Steering becomes unpredictable and stiff accompanied by surging and loss of power. Check engine light comes on. Code p0882.

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There is a loud winding sound sound coming from the transmission and sound of metal (broken teeth) as well. We took it to a Mazda dealer and they quickly identified the issue as a failing transmission. As a result I was able to find that a service bulletin aligned with this issue (TSB no. 0500414) and confirmed this with the dealer. This service bulletin indicates a manufacturing issue but only applied a warranty of 6 years or 60,000 miles. Yes, our car is over the 6 yrs and only 800 miles over the 60,000 miles, however, my concern is that this is a known issue that clearly becomes a safety issue. We got a price from the dealer of $4,500 for a new transmission so I took it to a transmission shop for a 2nd opinion. They confirmed the failing transmission and indicated the car should not be driven for safety reasons. They said the transmission is in bad shape and when it fails the car will just stop creating a very unsafe condition. They are able to find a used transmission and install it for an estimate of $2,700 but I believe this should be covered by Mazda due to the safety concerns. I have no choice to proceed with this replacement but hope that you can help to get Mazda's attention and have them stand behind this and cover this cost.

When you press on the brakes all the vehicles lights flashing from bright to deem the headlights, inside panel lights flashing from bright to deem making it difficult to see at night it acts like car is losing power.

While coasting, application of the brakes will make the headlights flicker. An ecu voltage monitor registers a drop in the voltage that lasts for as long as the headlights flicker which is approximately 3 seconds. Mazda is aware of this problem and apparently a software update to the ecu will solve it. They offered this for free under the 6yr/60k mile warranty but apparently did not tell their customers.

Shift lever gear control extremely difficult to shift into gear after starting the car and applying the brake from a stationery position.

I had warmed up my car for approx. 5 minutes on 1/1/2017, drove approximately 10 miles to a nearby city, and turned onto a city street driving 30 mph. I arrived at a turn onto another city street, completed the turn, and as I began to accelerate, my vehicle felt as if it had shifted into neutral on its own. As I pressed the accelerator, the rpms would rise but the vehicle was only coasting down the street. I checked the gear shifter, and it was still located in the drive position (automatic) I then checked the instrument cluster and and it showed drive with no maintenance or problem lights illuminated. I immediately pulled over shifted the vehicle into park, then back into drive. Everything seemed normal, so I continued driving down the same street and about 10 seconds later the same issue happened. I followed the same process as before and then continued to my destination. I believe that this issue is caused by something faulty with the transmission or related components. It seems to have done this randomly or when shifting into different gears. Also seems faulty as their are no other indicators of an issue. I feel that this is a very dangerous issue as if this were to happen during my transit to work each day (via highway, traveling 65 mph) the possibility of an accident is great I believe. I have conducted some research online and my findings indicate several other owners of the same vehicle have had this same issue with their transmission, costing them unnecessary dollars as well as risking safety by something I believe to be faulty equipment.

The contact owns a 2013 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that while stopped at a stop light, the vehicle revved and violently jerked forward without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 23,000.

I started the car and the check engine light came on. Shifted into gear the the "at" light came on. Brought it in for service and they need to replace the "trans valvebody". Looks like a recurring theme here. The car is a 2013 Mazda3 I grand touring hatchback that is only about 7 months old and has less than 7000 miles.

My car suddenly shifted into neutral and would not shift out of it. I coasted to a stop, stopped the car, waited a bit, then restarted. It went about half a mile and the same thing happened. The dealer said it's a faulty transmission valve body (and I was told it's a known issue, but didn't see anything here or on Mazda's website). I was very lucky to have just gotten off the freeway before this happened.

My car has had automatic transmission issues since I bought it. Intermittent lack of acceleration after coming out of a parking lot, making a slow turn and slowing down then needing to speed up on the freeway. I have almost been rear ended multiple times because of the car's inability to speed up immediately. The dealer I go to has test drove it and since the problem didn't occur on the short test drive they couldn't get Mazda to approve the repair. The technician has dealt with this problem before on multiple Mazda 3's and told me it was the transmission valve body that needed to be replaced. I contacted Mazda and they basically told me to pound sand, that they wouldn't fix it unless it occurred while the dealer tech drove. They didn't offer to give me a rental car so the tech could keep it for a few days and drive it, nothing. This is a dangerous situation that Mazda knows about and they refuse to acknowledge it.