Mazda MAZDASPEED3 brakes problems
11 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
121 owner complaints analyzed
5 distinct recall campaigns
47,400 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 to 2013 model years. Data snapshot: . 110 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
11 of 121 complaints match this topic (9.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10189078 · 2007-04-27 (April 27, 2007)
I DID MAJOR RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. MOST OF THE INFO I USED WAS FOUND HERE: HTTP://WWW.MAZDA3FORUMS.COM/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=68975.0;ALL. I STARTED READING HERE JUST FOR FUN AND DISCOVERED THAT I MAY HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ON MY HANDS. THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT BOLT ON MY 2007 MAZDASPEED 3 LOOSENED AT 18-20 FT-LBS OF TORQUE!! THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. NO LESS THAN 5 PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS BOLT FAIL AND THEIR ENGINE HAS FALLEN ONTO THE FRAME OF THE CAR!! THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. MANY OTHERS HAVE FOU…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,750 miles reported. Look up ODI 10189078 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10376538 · 2011-01-13 (January 13, 2011)
LIFTED PARKING BRAKE LEVER TO ENGAGE PARKING BRAKE, AND IT CAME UP WAY FURTHER THAN NORMAL WITHOUT OFFERING THE NORMAL RESISTANCE. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS AT RESETTING THE BRAKE, IT ENGAGED NORMALLY. MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AGAIN LATER. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10376538 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10491617 · 2013-01-07 (January 7, 2013)
COMING UP TOWARDS A STOP SIGN ON PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL LIKE ALWAYS HIT BRAKES STOP AT THE STOP SIGH THEN ATTEMPT TO SHIFT TO 1ST AND THE SHIFTER JUST FALLS OUT. LUCKY FOR ME I WAS 2 STOP SIGNS FROM MY HOUSE SO I WAS ABLE TO PUT TAKE THE SHIFT BOOT OUT AND GET THE CAR INTO 2ND AND MAKE IT HOME. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 46,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10491617 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10480965 · 2012-10-18 (October 18, 2012)
THE DRIVER SEAT RAIL HAS BECOME LOOSE WITHIN ITS INTERNAL STRUCTURE CAUSING THE ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH DURING ACCELERATION, BRAKING, SHIFTING, AND CORNERING. THE ISSUE HAS BECOME MORE SEVERE OVER THE PAST TEN THOUSAND MILES, TO THE POINT WHERE ITS MOTION IS NOTICEABLE EVEN TO PASSENGERS. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10480965 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10496248 · 2013-02-03 (February 3, 2013)
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
Owner-reported narrative. 64,369 miles reported. Look up ODI 10496248 at NHTSA ↗