I was driving on the interstate and my engine shut off abruptly. I checked the engine and found a hole in the engine block. Oil trails out of the hole in the engine block. Smoke came out of the engine bay.
Engine & cooling
2009 Mazda MAZDA3 Engine problems
Owners have filed 4 complaints about the 2009 Mazda MAZDA3's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 3% of all its complaints, most recently on December 28, 2015. They describe 1 crash, 0 fires and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 4
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 1
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
I have taken my mazda 3 to be checked out 2 times due to the engine light coming on. Both times I was told it was the gas cap. I am told this has been a recall for other mazda vehicle but not mine. I have owned my vehicle for 4 years and it has happened 2 times. Can someone please look into this to have this problem corrected.
I was attempting to turn left while in a local parking lot, but an unexpected power steering failure caused vehicle to collide with adjacent curb and onto a city fire hydrant. I was traveling at about 10 mph when this occurred and the ground had been wet, but it was not raining at the time of the incident. *Tr
Turbo seals leaking oil causing vehicle to smoke at idle. Common problem on these vehicles and on mazdaspeed6 and on the cx7. *Tr
Mazda MAZDA3 engine complaints by year
MAZDA3 engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data