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2021 Mazda MAZDA3 Steering problems

Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 2021 Mazda MAZDA3's steering with NHTSA - 2% of all its complaints, most recently on February 28, 2025. They describe 1 crash, 0 fires and 0 injuries. Loss of power steering, stiff or loose steering, wandering, column and rack problems.

Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Steering complaints

SteeringElectrical systemAcceleration & cruise controlCrash

During the incident, the vehicle exhibited an uncontrollable malfunction - the steering wheel suddenly jerked sharply to the right while accelerating violently, leaving me unable to steer or brake effectively, the car was looking forward. The car ultimately came to a stop upon colliding with a truck parked diagonally in front of me. After impact, I observed that the front tires remained stuck in a turned-right position, with the steering wheel also locked in that position. This was not an isolated event. Multiple...

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reports from Mazda owners describe similar experiences with their vehicles unexpectedly veering to the right and accelerating without driver input. Given these recurring reports and my own experience, I strongly suspect that a manufacturing defect - whether mechanical, electronic, or software-related - may have contributed to this accident.

Filed Incident Steering · Electrical system · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 11645615

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