Engine Exhaust System Problems of Mazda MAZDA3

The fiberglass tunnel heat shield had deteriorated and parts of the fiberglass were falling onto the exhaust piping and catalytic converter and burning. The odor from the burning was noticeable both inside the car and when standing outside next to the engine. Burning occurred both when the car was stationary and in motion.

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The contact owns a 2010 Mazda 3. While refueling the vehicle, the low oil pressure warning light illuminated and smoke emitted from the exhaust pipe. The vehicle was towed to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 59,537.

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There is a rotten egg smell coming from the exhaust pipe from the car. Mazda dealer is unable to resolve the problem when I went back for service. I change gas to shell as recommended by the dealer, and the problem persists. Dealer said that this is comon problem and blamed it on the gasoline blend.

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Turbo seals leaking oil causing vehicle to smoke at idle. Common problem on these vehicles and on Mazdaspeed6 and on the cx7.

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Product involved = 2008 Mazda 3 product brand name/manufacturer = butch oustalet Mazda manufacturer street address = airport rd place where manufactured (city and state or country) = gulfport, ms - from japan product model, serial #, date of manufacturer or date codewhen product purchased = 11/30/2007 do you still have the product? = yes use your name with this report? = release name to the manufacturer and public incident or hazard description = I bought a 2008 Mazda 3, 4 months ago. The car began making me sick - bad headaches and loss of concentration. My wife for 2 months and gave car back to me in March. I sent for a formaldehyde testing kit from a lab and tested the car after driving and getting really sick. The results came back positive with a . 075ppm (almost exact fema trailer litigation average). This testing was done on a 60 - 65 degree ambient temperature day. The formaldehyde levels seem to get worse the warmer it gets. I took car to dealer, dealer inspected, wrote it up as an air leak - could not duplicate. I filed a formal complaint with Mazda. I sought help from the bbb. I took the car back to the dealer. The dealer took the car and did nothing. The dealer would not even give me any paperwork proving I had the car there. The dealer told me I need to contact my auto insurance company for repair. I did and they stated they are not responsible for bad product. The dealer gave me erroneous information, will not even document that a returned the car the second time and refused me a loaner - not even a voc mask. I get sick everytime in the toxic Mazda - these cars need to be recalled - I have been sold a toxic Mazda and the dealer or Mazda refuses to do anything about it. This is not right.

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Vehicle will not start or idle falls vehicle, Mazda3 manual, would not start in driveway on cool spring Sunday evening. Towing service was dispatched and vehicle was taken to the closest Mazda dealership. After several dealers calls to Mazda's corporate headquarters, the service professional was told to replace the ignition key and microchips. After four days I went to pick up the vehicle. Upon starting the vehicle in the dealers lot the idle began to fall once again; however, it did start this time. A few miles from the dealership the idle became so hard to deal with that the vehicle was towed back to the original service dealership once again. Several more calls were placed to the headquarters and finally the decision was made to replace the O2 sensor. The car has started and run ever since the repair, but the idle is much lower than it was on original receipt of the vehicle, and the engine at idle speeds is much louder and sounds labored. Once winter comes I fear the problem will reappear. The future of the vehicle's performance is unknown. Possible safety compromise.

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