Power Steering Light On Problems of Mazda MAZDA3 - part 1

This seems to happen as I'm slowing down, as you would to make a turn onto a street or driveway. I turn on my blinker, then the moment I press the brake, all of the power in the car dies, and comes right back on. I think of it as a quick reset it seems. However, when this happens, the power steering does not work, and I'm left finishing my turn without power steering. The power steering is the only thing that does not "reset" when the power fails. The power steering may take 3-6 seconds before it comes back. And it always comes back on, but not until after I'm through my turn. It typically seems to happen when my blinker, and brake is applied, almost like the power of those lights shuts everything off. But this all happens at random. I have a part time job on the wknds delivering food. It started out just maybe happening once a month, and that was 3-4 months ago. Now it's everytime I go out, it's likely to happen, but when, it's impossilbe to tell because I can try everything to make it happen that normally might seem to be the cause and then nothing. I've read a lot of forums recently that have a lot of people with either exact problems or very similar. I don't live in a big city but for people that are driving this car in a big city thats busy, this is very dangerous, and not only that people are gonna end up getting in small wrecks for something that could be taken care of with a recall. Please do something. I'm unable to work my wknd job with this issue so it's costing me 3 days of work until I get it fixed. Thank you.

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When driving the steering wheel locks up . Super hard to pull over. Very dangerous. Could have been killed. The power steering light and engine light come unill I turn vehicle off and on. I have read many post on line of this happening to this vehicle and I'm shocked this is not a active recall or haven't caused any deaths.

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Tl the contact owns a 2008 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced loss of power steering assist while driving at various speed and making turn. The power steering failed and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The parking brake and power steering assist warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred five times in two days. The contact mentioned that an unknown recall repair was completed on the vehicle for the power steering, however the repair had not corrected the failure. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that a recall repair was completed for the same failure and it was a one-time free fix and provided a case number. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

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Power steering quits working while driving . Power steering light comes on the dash to when this happens. This make steering super hard to turning while driving and could cause an accident because its unexpected.

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My 17yo daughter was driving her 2007 Mazda3 when her power steering light came on and she experienced a complete loss of power steering. She was taken by surprise but was able to maneuver to safety off the road. She restarted the car and had steering for less than a minute. I found the recall for this model and year, with these exact symptoms, but for some reason it is not applicable to this VIN. Mazda corp acknowledged the recall but said since the NHTSA didn't include this VIN there was nothing they could do. Judging by the number of similar complaints I think the NHTSA should reconsider expanding the scope.

Power steering light came on, steering became impossible at first, checked fluid, and lines, all was ok, then steering wheel locked up, could not drive anymore. Car was in motion when it all started, on a public road.

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We purchased a 2010 Mazda3 in 2017. Right after purchasing this vehicle started having power steering issues. The car would loose power steering interminetly so the repair shops were not able to diagnose the problem. My daughter had moved to washinton state and after living there a couple of months the power steering pump failed. We had the car towed to a repair shop and they confirmed it was the power steering pump. This repair was very expensive with the pump alone being around $1000 totaling $1500 after being installed. Now we are a year and a half later and guess what light has came on again. . . . The power steering light. I have contacted the repair shop and Mazda which have both told me the warranty is 12 months/12,000 miles. Really? for a $1000 pump and risking my life? not only once but twice? once this vehicles power steering is disabled it is very hard to steer. I refuse to drive the car so it sits in my driveway until someone can make Mazda reimburse and pay for their junk.

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Loss of steering, immediately fixed itself but with steering wheel light on dash. Vehicle in motion. Loss of ability to steer vehicle. Vehicle was in motion.

Car randomly loses power, loss of steering and the steering wheel light blinks. It gets hard to control and the car will shut off. No matter where or what the conditions.

My car has been like loosing power when in stuck in traffic to the point it gas shut off in the middle of the highway and turns the power steering light. Now when I put gas on it and turn it on it turns off seems to be electrical but my mechanic told me it must be power steering pump gwtting defective. Well now it has no power steering but it dosent show the light on the panel either.

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When I was driving my steering wheel locked up, my radio turned off and turned back on and my power steering light came on. I was going around a curve so it was really unsafe and I could have wrecked. Suddenly the light turned off and everything was fine, about 3 minutes later it happened again. Then went back to normal.

While driving on a straight stretch on the highway at typical highway speeds, I experienced a sudden loss of power steering and the dash light turned on. This was preceded by the stability control and abs lights turning on. The abs and stability control lights turned off after less than a minute. The steering light stayed on. Later, as I was making a second 90 degrees left turn without power assist, the light turned off and the power steering came back suddenly while still turning. The power steering fluid was at an ideal level between min & max marker when I parked. The sudden and random loss of power steering as well as the unexpected return of the functionality are extremely dangerous as the inability to turn as expected may lead to loss of control and ultimately a collision. I notified Mazda USA of the failure (800-222-5500) but because the car was manufactured in Dec 2006 it's not covered by the 2010 recall # 10v374000 for the steering:electric power assist system even though the problem described is the same.

As I placed the manual 5-door sedan model into reverse gear and slowly inched out of the parking space, the power to the radio and air conditioning died and a the power steering wheel light came on the dashboard. As I placed the car into first gear and began to move the vehicle forward, great difficulty was felt trying to get the vehicle to turn and the ac and radio kept turning off. As I attempted to enter onto the main street, the vehicle once again had great difficulty turning and almost created an accident. This inability to turn the wheel and the electrical going out, resulted in me eventually pulling to the curb and turning the vehicle off. After giving the vehicle a few minutes, I restarted it and had no issues until I was pulling into my apartment complex about 15 minutes away where the same power steering light came on and I couldn't fully turn the vehicle. The issue seems to be with the power steering pump and are exactly the same complaints that can be found with nthsa campaign number 10v374000.

Started vehicle and power steering light came on, no power steering available. Went out less than 2 minutes later. Drove to work and after work started vehicle. Light came on again, no power steering, and remained that way intermittently for 45 minute drive home, mostly on. Vehicle parked since.

While driving the vehicle at any rate of speed the steering wheel locks and sometimes shuts the car down. I was traveling at approximately 65 miles per hour on the highway and the power steering light on the dash illuminated and then the steering wheel locked ,making it almost impossible to steer and have control of the vehicle. . Another instance , I was in the middle of making a turn when the steering wheel locked, this time the entire vehicle shut down forcing me to quickly try to restart the engine.

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Driving down the road and went to make a turn and no power steering the light came on and has since cut on and off again working. We replaced the pump with another pump just the other day and it does the same thing. . This is not very safe when turning it would kick on and work after not working right when you were trying hard to turn and making you lose control.

My daughter recently purchased a used 2010 Mazda 3. In the last 3 weeks her power steering light illuminates intermittently and her power steering then does not work. The majority of the time the car is stationary and she has noticed if she turns the car off and restarts it several times her power steering starts to work again. The vehicle is very hard to control when this happens while driving and I am very concerned with this because she weights 80 lbs. We have had the vehicle at the shop on three different occasions to resolve the issue but with it doing it intermittently the shops cannot identify the specific cause. Two different shops believe it is the power steering pump. I have read up on this issue and am aware of the recalls but 2010's are not included.

Power steering goes out intermittently. Often starts when turning the wheel to the left. The power steering failure light , or sometimes all warning lights, come on. The steering wheel becomes extremely difficult to turn in either direction and the car is difficult and hazardous to navigate to a stop. Electronics flash on and off (headlights, radio, etc. ). Car sometimes dies. If the steering wheel is not perfectly straight when the car dies, it is locked and the car cannot be restarted until someone can wrench the steering wheel straight again. This has happened off and on for a year. Since it is intermittent, mechanics are unable to find the problem.

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The power steering on my vehicle turns on and off. I push the power button to start the engine, and the power steering light will be on, and I cannot steer the car. Occasionally it will turn off after driving a few miles, or sometimes it will turn off if I restart the car, or sometimes it will not be on when I start the car.

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The contact owns a 2004 Mazda 3. When the vehicle was started, the steering wheel light illuminated. The steering wheel locked and was hard to turn. The contact turned the vehicle off and back on a few times and shifted the steering wheel to the left and right, but the wheel would not unlock. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 93,173.

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda 3. While driving 40 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated and the steering wheel became extremely difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and refused to provide any assistance since the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v374000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 137,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Mazda m3. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the steering wheel began to seize while steering in the opposite direction. The power steering light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v374000 (steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 166,000. Ec.

Driving and steering light comes on,then hard to steer left or right. Turn switch off and right back on light goes off and steering returns. . . . Very dangerous.

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda 3. While driving approximately 5 mph and making a left turn, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v374000 (steering). The failure mileage was 90,081.

I started my car and my power steering light came on my dash when I was leaving work on 4/2/2015. I had no power steering at all. I've had a repair shop tell me it is my power steering pump that has failed. They stated that they cannot order the part needed to repair my vehicle, which is the electric power steering pump. I called a nearby dealership and they said I have to go through a zip dealership because it is a VIN specific part. They quoted me $900 for a power steering pump and $315 to install it! I researched the issue online and have noticed there is a recall on the same year and model vehicle as mine. But after checking with your website, it states there isn't a recall on my vehicle. I would like to know why my vehicle has been excluded from this recall but is experiencing the same issues as stated in the recall information. Thank you for your time and assistance.

The contact owns a 2008 Mazda 3. While driving 60 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact had to apply excessive force to the steering wheel in order to turn the vehicle. The power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the power steering module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

After a mechanics check it was found: 1) slight feathering/edgewear/cupping on all tire's and 2) power steering warning light on ign on however clears on engine start. This is all despite full maintenance history as per Mazda guidelines. The problem causes significant tire noise when driving. Although tire thread on the vehicle is at 87%, it was recommended to replace all four tires at time of inspection. Wheel alignment shows the vehicle is within factory guidelines for the vehicle. Possible issue could be flaws in shock/strut manufacturing as the vehicle is well within replacement timeframe for these parts.

I was driving to work today and similar to the previous posts, my power steering light lit up and steering assist failed. 4 times in the 4 mile trip.

As I slowed down to turn a corner, the power steering light came on the dash, the car lost power. A few days later the same thing happened but the car stalled. So far this has happen 6 times. The dealer told me my car is not under the recall notice.

The contact owns a 2010 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated as the power steering assist failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering assist module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage and current mileage was 90,000. The VIN was not available. Dr.

The contact owns a 2004 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that the power steering warning light illuminated and the steering wheel became inoperable. Also, the contact mentioned that the exterior and interior lights failed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000.

Over the past 2 weeks, my power steering goes out intermittently and the power steering indicator light on the dash turns on. The loss of power steering lasts for anywhere from 5 seconds to 5 minutes, and typically resolves when braking and/or turning and speed is reduced to below 20 mph. The power steering loss has occurred at a variety of speeds, ranging from 25 to 70 mph, and has led to a jerking of the wheel and a potentially very dangerous situation on the freeway. On average it occurs about once or twice per day, so roughly every 20-30 miles on average. I have seen other similar reports of this problem for 2006 Mazda3's, and a recall for the 2007-2009 models. Therefore I am hopeful that 2006 Mazda3s will be included in the recall as well to avoid potentially dangerous situations. I am the second owner of this car, and purchased it with about 42,000 miles.

Power steering seems to quit - power steering warning light comes on. Since we were on a freeway, it was some time before we could get off the road. Steering was available, but very stiff. We turned of the engine and got power steering back/warning light off. Since then the power steering will "fail" (get stiff) as we are driving down the road. What would happen, if we were on a mountain road on a steep curve? we do not find Mazda's little film on what to do if this problem to "fix" the problem. Mazda needs to recall cars with this problem!! I am told the repair would likely run $1,400 to fix, wow! not sure I will buy another Mazda, if this is not resloved.

While driving on the highway, I experienced a sudden loss of power steering. I felt a sudden jerk in the vehicle and got scared. I saw the power steering light on, as well as a couple of other lights which I do not recall. There was no power steering for about 10 seconds. After 10 seconds, power steering spontaneously came back and I pulled to the side of the road and turned off the car. After restarting the car, I have not experienced the issue again yet, but it has only been a couple of hours.

Power steering assist light came on and stayed on. Car was very hard to steer.