Engine Knocking Noise Problems of Mazda MAZDA3

No problems from car no warning light. Big bang then engine making very loud knocking noise. . . On interstate. . . Still cranks but needs motor. . . Read that lot of people have had same problems.

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The contact owns a 2006 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 65 mph, he heard a loud knocking noise as the vehicle spontaneously combusted. The contact mentioned that the flames originated from under the hood area. The police and fire department were summoned to the scene. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed and was not diagnosed to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 134,000.

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We have had a 2005 Mazda 3 hatchback for little over a year and a half. We bought the car with 30,000 miles and have added around 26,000 more. Regularly keeping it serviced on our own accord with out taking it in to the dealership. The engine began making a knocking sound in the engine that seemed to be getting worse with time. After about a week we decided to take the car into the dealership. Their investigation found that there were metal shavings in the oil and that engine was failing (in 2005 car with only 56,000 miles on it) and that it would cost 7000$ for a new engine. We believed this to be a faulty engine rather than owner liability. We tried to contact Mazda customer service. They were rude and belligerent. When asked to speak to the supervisor, she was also rude and unresponsive. When asked to speak to someone else at the company above her, she denied us the right to complain to anyone further. Since then, we have had to park the car until enough money can be saved to fix an engine that in our eyes is defective, and further deal with a company that is not very helpful to it's customers.

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