2007 Mazda Mazda3 Engine Problems

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.

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.

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 1500.00 FOR SOMETHING THEY HAVE KNOW ABOUT FOR YEARS.

TL* 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.

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.

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 HTTP://WWW.MAZDA3FORUMS.COM/61-POWERTRAIN-2004-2009-MAZDA3/386097-CEL-DREADED-P2177-CODE-NO-SOLVABLE-REASON.HTML

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. *TR

CRACKED ENGINE MOUNTS. COMMON PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE YEAR AND MODEL. SHOULD BE LOOKED AT FOR RECALL. *TR

2007 MAZDA 3, WHENEVER I COME TO A STOP MY VEHICLE VIBRATES REALLY BAD AS IF IT WANT TO STOP. I HAVE TOOK THE MAZDA BACK TO FLOW MAZDA AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING BUT EVERYTIME I STOP IT DOES THE SAME THING. I ALSO TOOK IT TO SEARS AND THEY SAID THEY SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BUT SOMETHING IS CALLING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHENEVER IT ISN'T MOVING. *TR

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. *TR

1. GOT INTO MY CAR. DRY WARM WEATHER. 2. IT HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I START IT UP AND BEGIN TO TAKE OFF AND IT JUST SHUTS OFF. ENGINE DIES COMPLETELY. LIKE AS IF MY CAR WAS A MANUAL AND I WASNT GIVING IT ENOUGH GAS AT TAKE OFF BUT THAT ISNT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS AUTOMATIC. IT HAS ALSO DONE IT AT LOW OPERATING SPEEDS. 3. HAVE NOT FOUND A CORRECTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND POWER STEERING LIGHT BOTH ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,550. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,510.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A STICKING PURGE VALVE THAT HAD BECOME CLOGGED. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE CODES WERE RESET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,571 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

OXYGEN SENSOR #2 HAD BEEN CROSS-THREADED INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. DAMAGE WAS DONE AT THE FACTORY. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART DO TO THE FACT THAT I HAD FOUND THE PROBLEM AND NOT THEM. *TR

MAZDA SPEED3 2007 HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS, WITH ENGINE MOUNTING FAILURE IT SEEMS THE ENGINE MOUNT IS NOT BOLTED CORRECTLY OR THE BOLT ITSELF TO THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE , I BELIEVE MAZDA IS AWARE OF THIS THREE INCIDENTS ,BUT HAS NOT ISSUE ANY RECALLS OR RECOMMENDATIONS , I PROVIDE A FORUM LINK MAZDA3FORUMS AS SOME PICTURE PROVIDED BY ACTUAL CONSUMERS WHO HAD THIS HAPPENED TO THEIR CARS. PLEASE HELPS US. HTTP://WWW.MAZDA3FORUMS.COM/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=68463.0. *JB