Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2007 Mazda MAZDASPEED3

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
38
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
34
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

38 filed
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power TRAIN:MANUAL Transmission
    11
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    9
  • Power Train
    4
  • Engine
    3
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    3
  • Tires
    3
  • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND Members
    2
  • SUSPENSION:REAR
    2

Recalls

2 campaigns
07V295000·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2007-07-10

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE NO. 4 LEFT SIDE ENGINE MOUNT BOLT MAY LOOSEN IF A SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION IS REPEATEDLY PERFORMED.

RiskIF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUOUSLY DRIVEN UNDER SUCH CONDITION, THE NO. 4 ENGINE MOUNT BOLT MAY LOOSEN AND PULL OUT OR BREAK, ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE OUT OF POSITION. IN EXTREME CASES, THE DRIVE SHAFT MAY BECOME DETACHED. IF THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND WILL COME TO A STOP, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE NO. 4 ENGINE MOUNT BOLT WITH A MODIFIED ONE, AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE NO. 4 ENGINE MOUNT RUBBER AND BRACKET WITH NEW ONES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALLBEGAN ON JULY 13, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 800-222-5500 .

07V052000·EQUIPMENT2007-02-15

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL ACCESSORY ALL WEATHER FLOOR MATS, THERE IS INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE FLOOR MAT AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

RiskIN THIS SITUATION IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MIGHT GET STUCK BEHIND THE FLOOR MAT, WHICH MAY PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM PROPERLY DECELERATING WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixOWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THE FLOOR MATS TO DEALERS AND WILL BE SHIPPED A NEW FLOOR MAT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
PE07015·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE2007-03-13 → 2007-07-13

FAILURE OF ENGINE/TRANSMISSION MOUNT

Led to recall07V295000

PE07015·POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION2007-03-13 → 2007-07-13

FAILURE OF ENGINE/TRANSMISSION MOUNT

Led to recall07V295000

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