On certain passenger vehicles, the no. 4 Left side engine mount bolt may loosen if a sudden rapid acceleration is repeatedly performed.
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Mazda MAZDASPEED3 Engine problems by year
22 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Mazda MAZDASPEED3's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mazda 3. While driving, the vehicle stalled without warning and the steering wheel seized. The vehicle would stall for two seconds before independently restarting. The contact also mentioned that the dashboard was sticky. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall on the vehicle. The manufacturer provided case number: 12396366785. The failure mileage was approximately 139,000. The vin was invalid.
On saturday 19 july 2014, my wife and I were driving north on highway 131, 18 miles south of grand rapids, mi when without notice the engine's number 1 cylinder blow a hole through the casting and damaging the inner axle shaft carrier bearing. When the engine blew, it caused the car to shake violently causing me, the driver, to lose control of the vehicle. I was able to regain control of the vehicle before the car swerved into an adjacent lane. Prior to the incident the vehicle was in good running condition and had...
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just passed the virginia state inspection a few months prior. All of the regular vehicle maintenance was completed according to the vehicles maintenance schedule. Each servicing that was completed was documented in my own personal records for reference. This being said, this vehicle caused a major safety incident without notice, which under certain circumstances could have caused serious damage or even a fatality. There are several cases of these mazda 2.3 Liter turbo mrz engines blowing under normal operating conditions. There is a major design or manufacturing defect which mazda needs to address. *Tr
On saturday 19 july 2014, my wife and I were driving north on highway 131, 18 miles south of grand rapids, mi when without notice the engine's number 1 cylinder blow a hole through the casting and damaging the inner axle shaft carrier bearing. When the engine blew, it caused the car to shake violently causing me, the driver, to lose control of the vehicle. I was able to regain control of the vehicle before the car swerved into an adjacent lane. Prior to the incident the vehicle was in good running condition and...
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had just passed the virginia state inspection a few months prior. All of the regular vehicle maintenance was completed according to the vehicles maintenance schedule. Each servicing that was completed was documented in my own personal records for reference. This being said, this vehicle caused a major safety incident without notice, which under certain circumstances could have caused serious damage or even a fatality. There are several cases of these mazda 2.3 Liter turbo mrz engines blowing under normal operating conditions. There is a major design or manufacturing defect which mazda needs to address. *Tr
Defective engine/transmission mount. Driving home at 45mph I suddenly felt a huge thunk and then metal pounding against metal as the car rolled. I was in the left lane of a 2 lane road and when I pressed the gas pedal to pull to the side safely all I could hear was a terrible thumping noise and the car wouldn't move. I had to stop in the left hand turn lane blocking a busy intersection. After having the car towed home I could finally pop the hood to look at the damage. The #4 (driver side) engine and transmission...
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mount had completely failed, breaking the rear engine mount (#1) and severely damaging the #3 (passenger side) engine mount. The only thing keeping the engine from falling to the ground was the severely damaged #3 mount and the rest of the engine had landed on the chassis! Picture of broken engine/transmission mount - http://i.Imgur.Com/mwtnubd.Jpg explanation of repairs at my local mazda dealership: "customer states motor mount is broken, engine has shifted. Check and advise. Tow in. Verified customer concern, found transmission mount has failed causing engine to drop and break left axle. Also caused damage to engine mounts #3 and #1. Replaced left front axle. Transmission motor mount #3, and #1. Test drove vehicle, repair verified" mazda has a recall for this exact issue for all mazdaspeed3s manufactured june 2006 through may 2007. My car was manufactured in september of 2007, 4 months after the recall expired... Nhtsa campaign number: 07v295000. Mazda recall number: 4607f. $1500 And 2 weeks later I have my car back. I called mazda usa and filed a complaint and was told they would do nothing to help. Mazda knows that they have defective engine mounts in mazdaspeed3 vehicles manufactured after their recall expired. There are many additional complaints all over the web and in the nhtsa database yet mazda has done nothing. Mazda complaint number: 149448083. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mazda mazda speed3. The contact stated that while traveling 65 mph, the engine suddenly failed. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was found that oil pressure module had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000.
Driving on manual from 1st gear to 2nd the engine speeds up and car takes over. The gears don't shift and holds back from changing to automatic, braking or slowing down. Cars coming behind several times almost rear ended us with our kids in the back seat. Another incident driving on highway going 45-50 the gears got stuck on down shift and engine speed up, almost hitting the median strip. Third time in february raining the same occurrence, the car takes over. *Tr
When driving at highway speed for an extended period of time, something in the turbo exploded causing the engine to fail and a loss of power in highway traffic. *Js
2008 Mazda 3. Consumer states persistent clunking noise from the suspension and two of engine mounts are coming loose *tgw the dealer determined the noise was coming from the rear shocks and replaced them. The noise, however persisted. The consumer decided to take the vehicle to an independent repair shop and they determined that both front axles needed to be replaced and there was a crack in the cv boot. The consumer then went back to the dealer to have them inspect the vehicle. The dealer determined the struts mounts, rear sway bar links, bushings and clams all needed to be replaced. *Jb
The issue first begun (05/04/09) when the engine missed fired while driving on the hwy, which cause the car to feel as if it was going to stall. After that incident, a knocking noise in the engine compartment was apparent. There was also vibration from that noise that can be felt through the pedals of the car. I brought the car to the dealer, which was sierra mazda of monrovia, ca, and I explain the whole situation, they only looked at the car for about 15mins and then said it was a clutch related issue that was...
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not covered under warranty. I told them that the noise was a great concern to me since I read that some customer with the same model car experienced the same problems before their engine blew (tossed a rod). Sure enough after few weeks, I visited the dealer for a light switch replacement and only driving a few blocks out of the dealer, right after their "full circle inspections", there was a loud bang under the car, the engine immediately shut off and smoke and oil was coming out. I had the car towed immediately back to the dealer to see what was going on. The dealer's technician put the car on the lift and you could see right through the engine block. There was a hole from one end and another on the other end. The engine has tossed a rod threw the block. There have been many owners of my car 2007-2009 mazda mazdaspeed 3 that have been experiencing blown motors and have been denied by the dealers and mazda themselves. I have also been denied by the dealer. The dealer request receipt for maintenance which I provided. Since I perform my own oil changes, I gave them receipt of when I purchase my oil filters. My car when through their "full circle inspection" twice, once when the incident first happen, and second was right before the engine blew, and even the tech himself said oil life and levels were optimal. *Tr
I have an 2007 mazda mazdaspeed3 bought in may 2007. I had the motor mount bolt replaced during an associated recall in august 2007. A few months later it failed (july 2008). The bolt had backed out, and sheared through the last few threads. I heard this loud bang, followed by clunk-clunk noises and immediately pulled over into a gas station. I was fortunate to be on the right lane at 30 mph in 3rd gear. I had it towed to jim ellis mazda of marietta (ga). They told me that the engineers from mazda had a look at it...
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and the whole mount bracket and the bolt was replaced under warranty. But over the past two weeks I've been hearing a slight clunking noise especially during slow turns, so I took it back to the dealer again on last monday (03/02/09) to have them look at it. They found that the steering rack flow control valve was popping at times and replaced it under warranty. I had also asked them to have a look at my mounts, just to be sure. I got my car back on thursday and was told that my mounts were fine. But on friday (03/06/09) I still had those clunking sounds on slow turns and while pulling out of parking lots/backing up. I also noticed some odd vibrations on the clutch pedal while giving gas and during idle. The last time had these vibrations were just before the motor mount failed on me. So I decided to have a look into my mounts. I also noticed that my clock and trip meters were not reset. If the dealer had inspected my mounts they would've been reset when the battery is being removed. That raised my suspicions. I removed the battery and tried turning the mount bolt. It was I could turn it with just one hand. I immediately called the dealer and asked them what to do. The asked to bring the car over after tightening it, or get it towed if I couldn't. I tightened the bolt and it took me about 6 turns to fully tighten it!!! The bolt was almost out and I caught it before something serious had occurred. The dealer has re tightened the bolt now. *Tr
Had motor/transmission mount recall done on my 2007 mazdaspeed3 done as soon it released in 2007. Feb 2009 with 26000 miles on the car the motor/transmission mount bracket tore apart while driving. Axles, and alot of other parts, damaged. Needles to say thank god I was only doing 5mph when incident occurred. Car was repaired at mazda dealer, and before I picked up vehicle after supposedly being fixed, motor/transmission mount failed again while the mazda tech was driving vehicle. Mazda has a very serious problem...
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with these cars that they do not seem to want to address properly. They really need to fix this problem now before someone gets injured seriously. Not an acceptable problem on any car. *Tr
Vehicle motor fails catastrophically without warning causing fire. My wife was driving her mazda speed3 at highway speed when the motor failed without warning and caused an engine compartment fire. This event happened one time, causing damage to the car the approaches its total loss value. A mazda dealer has inspected the car and found that the motor failed due to insufficient oil level; however, at the time of the failure there was no indication that the oil had fallen to low level. The dash low oil...
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pressure indicator light did not come on until after the motor stopped running. Mazda has denied warranty coverage, saying that the fault is due to the mazda dealer that performed the last oil change service did not install the oil drain plug properly. The car has not been repaired and is available for inspection. The california highway patrol stopped to provide roadside assistance. *Tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 mazda speed 3. While driving 40 mph, the motor mount broke when he shifted from first to second gear. As a result, the dry shaft pulled from the transmission and tore the cb axle boot. The contact installed an intake manifold prior to the failure. There is a safety recall for the engine and engine cooling (nhtsa campaign id #07v295000) however, the dealer refused to repair due to the installation of the intake manifold. The current and failure mileages were 11,700.
Motor mount failure. My transmission/motor mount failed causing the engine to fall in the engine bay. This has happened to several others as posted on http://www.Mazda3forums.Com/index.Php?Topic=68975.0. *Tr
2007 Mazda aspeed 3 is prone to motor mount failure, I am taking the vehicle to the dealership to have them address loose motor mount, which according to recent data on the web , is prone to potentially catastrophic failure if the mount fails at highway speeds. *Ak
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