My vehicle started shaking on Friday. I parked it, later started it and started to move. Heard a crash. My transmission and engine fell. Motor mounts broken, damaged my axle.

- York, SC, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda 3. while driving 50 mph, the vehicle lost power, steering ability, and the radio shut off. Also, the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The contact stated that the failure was similar to the failure listed in NHTSA campaign number: 10V374000 (steering). The failure mileage was 210,548.

- Ocean City, MD, USA

My vehicle felt shaky which caused me to swerve slightly causing my back passenger tire to run over a curb. After the scare it seemed to drive like normal. I only had about a 5 minute drive to work. When getting to work, after being inside a few minutes, a coworker pointed out that smoke was coming from the car. I went with a coworker to check, we opened the hood and flames were present in the front close to where the belts are. We quickly put out the flames with a fire extinguisher, and I have not touched the vehicle. This happened on 5/03/19.

- Louisville, KY, USA

The car idles very high which prevents it from shifting into gear most of the time. The idle and rpms will also accelerate when no one is touching the gas while driving making the car speed up when you are not speeding up. When these issues are happening the car also shuts off while driving it (while it is still on and being driven down the road) or sometimes will rev up when you push on the break causing it to launch forward. My car has almost caused several accidents because it died while driving it on the freeway and the starring wheel locked and could not be turned to drive me off to the side of the road. It has also launched forward while braking causing me to almost hit cars in front of me.

- Boise, ID, USA

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.

- Frederick, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda 3. while driving various speeds, the transmission control module failed and the vehicle began jerking and shaking. Also, when the gears were shifted, the vehicle jerked violently. In addition, the "check engine" and "automatic transmission" indicators illuminated. Wilson automotive in orange county, California was made aware of the failure and stated that the warranty on the vehicle had expired. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,400.

- Paris, CA, USA

Since we had this car, we've had to repair the engine oxygen sensor at least 2 times. Why this continues to malfunction we don't know, but at some point we shouldn't have to pay for a faulty engine/electrical system part.

- Alexandria, VA, USA

Car engine is making a ticking noise. Upon research, see there was a lawsuit filed against mazada for timing chains. This unbelievable. The repair cost is over $1500 for something they have know about for years.

- Midland, VA, USA

When I start the car and start driving the power steering stiffens and the dash board lights go on and off and the head lights like its losing power. Then is I push the gas to go the vehicle will shut off with the steering will being hard to turn this happened while backing up and starting to drive on the redidential street

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

The check engine came on. I took the car twice to a Mazda trained mechanic who was not able to solve the problem. The diagnostic tool showed a P-2177 code. Many other Mazda owners have had this problem. The indicator check engine came on while driving on the interstate. See www.mazda3forums.com/61-powertrain-2004-2009-Mazda3/386097-cel-dreaded-P2177-code-no-solvable-reason.html

- Concord, NC, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda 3. the contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the engine. The contact noticed that the vehicle had excessively consumed all the oil in the engine. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 192,000.

- Crest View, FL, USA

Was driving down the freeway and all of a sudden it sounded like I ran over a large piece of debris and the car jolted. I tried to accelerate but there was no response and safely pulled over. Turned the car off and tried to turn it back on but there was no turnover. Looked at it and there was oil mixed with metal shards and a crack in the engine. Took it to the dealership of purchase and it was determined that the engine had blown. Let the manufacturer know but they did nothing to help.

- Shoreline, WA, USA

I have been having issues with this vehicle ever since I purchased it from a dealership in woodbridge, va. The car's gears does not shift correctly and the engine continuously stalls. If I'm at a traffic light and the light switches from red to green the vehicle jumps as if it's going to cut off. My at light also came on and my check engine light comes on and off. Every time the vehicle's engine light is checked, it's because of "the thermostat" which I've seen many complaints from owners of the same type of vehicle. Although, the engine code is coming up as an issue with the thermostat, there's actually never an issue. I searched my VIN and its stating there are no open recalls for my vehicle, but I'm having the same issues as the open recalls for this particular make and model for 2007. I bought the vehicle October 2013 so there's no way Mazda could've sent me information pertaining to the recall and the dealership did not inform me of this either.

- Brandywine, MD, USA

Upon stopping at a red light my car started shaking really badly and then shut off. This has happened on numerous occasions since the initial incident. When the brakes are not applied, the engine will not shake, but obviously for safety reasons, the breaks must be applied while stopped at a traffic light. On 3 other occasions the car turned off just as I was giving it gas to start going again, resulting in me having to coast over to the shoulder (with the car being off and no power steering to assist) in order to get my car started again. This is a dangerous fault that I have seen so many people complain of. I have read it is due to a faulty purge solenoid valve along with other things, but no one at Mazda seems to know or care much about it.

- Louisville, KY, USA

Cracked engine mounts. Common problem in the vehicle year and model. Should be looked at for recall.

- Alvarado, TX, USA

There is an issue with the rear brake light assembly, the red plastic assembly melted into the break light bulbs causing both rear brake lights to burn out. Currently, both assembly have holes where the red plastic melted, this is a potential fire hazard. There is an issue with the front passenger side engine mount, it has been replaced three times and continues to fail, might an engineering defect on the engine mount. Finally, dashboard airbag indicator has turned on unexpectedly and has remained on ever since, might be defective part in the SRS airbag system.

- Norwalk , CA, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda 3. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start when the fuel tank was filled. The dealer performed a diagnostic, which located a failure code at the purge valve. The valve was replaced, but the vehicle experienced additional failures. The front end vibrated and the engine stalled while driving 65 mph. The dealer performed diagnostic testing, which indicated that the engine mount was worn, the struts leaked, and the evap system failed. However, the valves were replaced. The engine mount, struts, and evaporating system were not replaced. The rotor also wore prematurely and could not be resurfaced. The front bumper clips failed due to defective plastic. The clips were replaced several times; however, the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 07V295000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 50,000.

- Haddonfield , NJ, USA

While driving my car to turn into the shopping center parking lot, the steering wheel locked up and was very stiff. At the same time the engine shut off and essentially causing my car to stop in the middle of the parking lot. All engine, power, and battery lights flashed on and off at the same time. I ended up putting the car in park turn off the car with my key and then restarting it again. After researching I saw there was a recall for my model and year, when I called the customer service department the rep not having any notice for a recall for my type of model and did not honor the recall that I had mentioned to him. I am now having to look outside of my means in order to pay for this issue.

- Washington, DC, USA

Vehicle was traveling along on 30 mph road with 'stop' sign ahead. As vehicle slowed down to about 15 mph, transmission started to shake, several warning lights came on and off, including oil and power steering, RPM fell very close to 0 (zero) and car died. Vehicle was able to stop at the 'stop' sign. Even though the vehicle was still on, any pressure on the gas pedal did not provide power or input to the transmission, now in 1st gear, to move the car. Car needed to be completely turned off and then turned on before it could move again. This issue has been ongoing for 4 years regardless of speed. The car has also decided to stop providing power while in motion while in moving traffic or on the highway, which could have resulted in multiple car crashes or worse. Mazda refuses to acknowledge that anything is wrong with the car since they "cannot replicate the problem". this issue is sporadic and occurs regardless of speed (usually around 30 mpg or less), weather, distance traveled, amount of time car has been in consistent use, etc. Mazda has even hooked this car up to their computer system and no error code has been found. This issue has been extensively documented with our local Mazda dealer and paperwork is available for review. This car has been a true lemon since we bought it. It only has roughly 55K miles on it.

- Middle Village, NY, USA

I was notified by the Mazda dealership that an integral hydraulic engine mount was cracking and needed replacement. I was just past my car's warranty so I drove on it since they said it was safe. On November 8th 2013 during a service I was told the integral mount was about to break and needed immediate replacement. They said if the mount had broken while driving it could cause an accident, not to mention destroy the motor. I had them replace it but had to pay out of pocket since it was past warranty and not a recall. I researched online and found numerous complaints from other owners of the same series car and within adjacent years of the same motor mount cracking and needing replacement under 50,000 miles. Some complained about having to replace the replacement later after putting some more mileage on it. This is an obviously inherently defective part that should be recalled. Please look into this and force Mazda to recall this defect as it is a danger to public safety if one were to break while driving. Thank you so much for your time and service.

- Castro Valley, CA, USA