2004 Mazda Mazda3
Safety Score
64
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-01 | 21V494000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 260,915 | — | Details |
| 2004-09-24 | 04V468000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE | 42,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | There has been no accident- the vehicle is my mother in laws vehicle- my concern is while at work she has at times load… |
| 2023-04-01 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2004 Mazda 3 equipped with Hankook Tires, Tire Line: Ventus S1 Noble2, Tire Size: 205/50/R17, DOT Nu… |
| 2021-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | This model car has a fuse box under the glove box known as a "passenger junction box" that has a faulty or defective re… |
| 2020-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR RAN GREAT FOR THE END OF 2019. I BOUGHT IT USED AT 145,000 MILES. THEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SL… |
| 2018-08-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE TAIL LIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER JUNCTION BOX (FUSE BOX). TAPPING THE BOX WITH A SCRE… |
| 2018-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2017-05-18 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT WOBBLES-ENTIRE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED-DANGEROUS IF WELD HAD BROKEN WHILE ON FREEWAY-WHY I… |
| 2017-01-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | NO PROBLEMS FROM CAR NO WARNING LIGHT. BIG BANG THEN ENGINE MAKING VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE...ON INTERSTATE... STILL C… |
| 2016-10-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle and driving at an undisclosed … |
| 2016-08-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. OFTEN STARTS WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE L… |
| 2016-04-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA 3. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING W… |
| 2015-11-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WAS IN ACCIDENT HIT DITCH AND TREE HEAD ON AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURY TO FACE FROM HITTING STEERING WHE… |
| 2015-10-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH EVAP LEAK CODE. SMALL LEAK AT FIRST THEN INCLUDED LARGE LEAK CODE LATER. ALSO BEGAN TO NOTICE… |
| 2015-08-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL THAT WAS OCCURRING ON BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY CAR EVERY TIME I FILLED MY CAR UP… |
| 2015-06-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | BOUGHT 4 NEW TIRES ON 3/23/12. THREE OF THESE TIRES DEVELOPED BUBBLES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. |
| 2015-04-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | I STARTED MY CAR AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON MY DASH WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK ON 4/2/2015. I HAD NO POWER STEERI… |
| 2014-12-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION AND THE DOOR FRAM… |
| 2014-12-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY.… |
| 2014-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CLUTCH SLIPPING, HIGH RPMS, NOT RED LINING. TRANSMISSION EXPLODED CAUSING ENGINE FIRE AND BURNING MOTOR AND ELECTRICAL … |
| 2014-11-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON AND STAY FOR FEW DAYS THEN GO OFF AND BACK AGAIN |
| 2014-09-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD MY MECHANIC WORKING ON REPLACING A BURNT OUT LICENSE PLATE LIGHT WHEN HE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT… |
| 2014-08-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | MY 2 BOYS AND A FRIEND WERE IN THE CAR AND HAD RAN INTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK HARD ENOUGH TO MOVE THE MOTOR BACK, THE AIR… |
| 2014-05-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE … |
| 2014-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR WEEKS THEN IT WILL TURN OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING… |
| 2013-10-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE FAILED AND THE CAR'S ENGINE LURCHES APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN EACH DIRECTION AND VIBRATES WHILE … |
| 2013-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AT NIGHT, MY LOWER DASH (RADIO, HVAC) AND STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS LIGHTING WENT … |
| 2013-09-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE CAR JM1BK12F64[XXXX], MAZDA 3, 2004, 2.0L. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE AXLE SHAFT OF MY CAR. I NEED TO KNOW IF TH… |
| 2013-02-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON I-35W JUST OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS. I WAS TRAVELING AT 60MPH AND HIT A CONCRETE WA… |
| 2013-01-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE LOCK RELEASE LEVER ON THE STEERING WHEEL GET LOOSE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND DOES NOT LOCKED IN PLACE. THI… |
| 2012-12-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MAZDA3 . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SID… |
| 2012-11-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I WAS FILLING MY GAS TANK UP AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING ON THE GROUND.DROPED CAR OFF FOR REPAIR. GARAGE DID SMOKE TEST OF… |
| 2012-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING F… |
| 2012-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS, MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, SOMETIMES LOSING POWER STEERING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICU… |
| 2012-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AROUND THE AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS WERE NOT ON, THOUGHT IT WAS A SHORT OR A BLOWN FUSE, PLANNED ON… |
| 2012-04-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | ISSUE: ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ALONG WITH POWER STEERING SHUTTING OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST INSTA… |
| 2011-08-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Yes | 0 | 2004 MAZDA 3. PURCHASED CAR USED IN MARCH 2007. PER OWNER SERVICE RECORDS, MOTOR MOUNT #3 FAILED AND IN 11/2006, PER … |
| 2011-07-29 | WHEELS | No | 0 | FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILS PREMATURELY. MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 58K MILES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY L… |
| 2011-06-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1) DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY, AT 4TH GEAR. 2) TRANSMISSION FAILED TO PUT POWER INTO THE WHEELS, CAUSING THE CAR… |
| 2011-06-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN A… |
| 2011-05-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEE… |
| 2011-01-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2004 MAZDA 3 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES. 1ST OFFENSE, IT REQUIRED A PCM VALVE/SOLENOID REPLACED., 2ND OFFENSE: TR… |
| 2011-01-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MAZDA3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH AIR BAG … |
| 2011-01-04 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A CAR RECENTLY, AND IT HAD SOME RUST ON BOTH REAR WHEEL WELLS IN THE SAME EXACT SPOTS. I HAVE A 2004 MAZDA 3I … |
| 2011-01-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILURE, ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE. *TR |
| 2010-11-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING. MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. *TR |
| 2010-10-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 2004 MAZDA 3 HATCHBACK THAT I PURCHASED NEW. THE CAR HAS 74,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED FAITHFULLY… |
| 2010-09-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2004 MAZDA 3 WITH 2.3 LITER ENGINE AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAZDA HAS A POOR DESIGN ENGINE OIL FILTER HOUSING. THE EN… |
| 2010-09-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | I LOVE MY 04 MAZDA 3, HOWEVER IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS I LOSE THE POWER STEERING. THE WHEEL ALMOST… |
| 2010-08-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2004 MAZDA 3 HAS FREQUENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. WHILE IN MOTION POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING. TURNING OFF … |
| 2010-08-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2004 MAZDA 3 WITH ONLY 84,000KM DIED AS IT LOST THE ABILITY TO REAC… |