Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Mazda Mazda3.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | The power steering on my 2008 Mazda 3 went out. I took it to a mechanic shop who diagnosed the power steering pump is c… |
| 2024-03-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | There is a plastic ring on top of the gas tank that holds down the fuel pump.I filled up my tank and looked under the c… |
| 2023-11-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission control module. |
| 2022-07-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Drivers side lower control arm failed at the lower ball joint mounting hole, allowing the ball joint to separate from t… |
| 2022-01-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | 2008 MAZDA 3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. |
| 2020-08-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST… |
| 2020-07-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY MAZDA3 DIES WHILE I AM DRIVING WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF WHAT IS GOING ON (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). WHEN IT DOES, I W… |
| 2020-07-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AT AND YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WAS IN LIMP MODE FIRST THING IN MORNING AFTER HAVING NO ISSUES WITH MY… |
| 2020-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON.....LOST POWER STEERING AT ONLY 110,000 MILES...ABS BREAK SYSTEM NOT WORKING |
| 2020-02-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | THE CAR HIT A BANK THEN WENT AIRBORNE AND CAME TO TO A TREE AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED THE CAR ALSO HIT A ROAD SIGN A… |
| 2020-02-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKS, PULLS, STOPS AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES RUNNING TIME. TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT IT IS THE TRANSMIS… |
| 2020-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY CAR I COMPLETELY LOST MY POWER STEERING GOING ABOUT 55 MPH, WE LIVE IN A VERY RURAL CURVEY AREA. AT OT… |
| 2019-12-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING |
| 2019-09-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOSS OF STEERING, IMMEDIATELY FIXED ITSELF BUT WITH STEERING WHEEL LIGHT ON DASH. VEHICLE IN MOTION. LOSS OF ABILITY TO… |
| 2019-03-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 REPEATED MAJOR SERVICE REPAIR ATTEMPTS RELATED TO THE TCM, PCM AT LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE/TRANSMISSI… |
| 2019-01-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKES NORMALLY FUNCTION CORRECTLY EXCEPT FOR WHEN, AND FOR SOME TIME AFTER THE ABS ACTIVATES. AFTER THE ABS ACTIVA… |
| 2018-12-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WHEN IN MOTION ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE HAS SOFT BRAKES THAT WHEN ENGAGED, THE BRAKE PEDAL MOVES TO APROX. 1 INC… |
| 2018-11-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES BECAME SPONGY AFTER HARD BRAKING AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH. AFTERWARD, SPORADICALLY, BRAKES WOULD R… |
| 2018-11-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | #1 AIR BAG WARNING DASH LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED AND HAS STAYED ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2+ YEARS. THERE IS N… |
| 2018-09-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEE… |
| 2018-07-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS. DISCOVERED THAT THE SOCKET TO THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS … |
| 2018-07-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TOO FAR BEFORE ENGAGING. I'VE HAD THE BRAKE FLUID REPLACED AND AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS, THE PROBLEM… |
| 2018-06-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE TAILLIGHTS INTERNAL RED HOUSING IS MELTING ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES AND MAKING A SAFETY ISSUE FOR VISIBIL… |
| 2018-06-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A 30 MPH ROAD NEAR MY APARTMENT AND WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE WHILE MOVING, THE BRAKES FAILED ON MY MAZDA 3… |
| 2018-02-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BREAK PEDAL MOVEMENT NECESSARY TO ACTIVATE BRAKES INCREASED DRAMATICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. ACTIVATION OF BRAKES REQUIRES… |
| 2017-12-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED GOES UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF MY 2008 MAZDA 3 SHIFTS DOWN FROM THE … |
| 2017-11-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON FOR NO REASON |
| 2017-11-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SINCE THE COURSE OF ABOUT A YEAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMATIC MOMENTS WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE PERTAINING TO IT'S ELEC… |
| 2017-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | JULY 11, 2011. 34443 MILES. CONSTANT RUNNING OF ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING CAUSED BY COMPLETE FAILUR… |
| 2017-10-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, THE … |
| 2017-08-07 | WHEELS | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING AROUND A TURN GOING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE TIRE … |
| 2017-07-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING. ABS, BRAKE , PS , BATTERY LIGHTS ON DASH ILLUMINATED, CAR LOOSES STEERING AN… |
| 2017-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY HARD SHIFTS AUTOMATICALLY FROM 5TH GEAR DOWN TO A HA… |
| 2017-05-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TAKATA RECALL 1 VEHICLE CRASH WHERE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED ON INTERSTATE CRASHING INTO RETAINING WALL WITH FRONT END DAMAG… |
| 2017-03-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AEVERAL RECALLS FOR 2008 MAZDA3..... HOWEVER MY VIN ISNT ASSOSIATED WITH ANY AND I HAVE ALL THE PROBLEMA. POWER STEERIN… |
| 2017-03-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE TOLLWAY TO WORK YESTERDAY MORNING, 3/24/2017, I LIGHTLY TAPPED MY BREAKS, AND MY MAZDA 3 JUMPED, H… |
| 2017-03-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 10 MINUTES AFTER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON MY CAR LOST POWER TO ACCELERATE. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS THIS STARTED … |
| 2017-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS IS FOR A 2008.5 MAZDA3. THE ISSUE I AM REPORTING IS WITH A "SOFT PEDAL" CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN THE ABS SYSTEM.… |
| 2017-02-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR WE PURCHASED FOR MY 20 YEAR OLD SON IN JANUARY 2016 HAS HAD SEVERAL REPEATED TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND A DEFECTIV… |
| 2017-01-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 3. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V374000 (STEERING),… |
| 2016-11-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH GONE BAD AND RUSTY AND MAZDA REFUSES TO HELP. DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OVER 500 CONSUMERS W… |
| 2016-10-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | 2008 MAZDA 3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RED FILM MELTED… |
| 2016-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A FEW YEARS AGO UPON WASHING MY CAR I NOTICED MY TAIL LIGHTS LOOKED A BIT ODD SO I TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AND REALIZED THEY… |
| 2016-08-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG WORNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. TRUNING, GOING OVER A BUMP ETC. I WAS TOLD THEY … |
| 2016-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE B… |
| 2016-05-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2016-04-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | ON MY MAZDA3 I HAVE NOTICED THAT DRIVING AT NIGHT HAS BECOME MORE DIFFICULT DUE THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE NOT SHINING BRIGHT… |
| 2016-03-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | A COLLISION ACCIDENT |
| 2016-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY LEFT REAR TAIL RED TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT. I TRIED TO CHANGE IT BUT IT HAS MELTED TO THE WIRES AND THE LIGHT HOUSING. … |
| 2016-02-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 1 | CAR ACCIDENT GOING AROUND 60MPH ON A HIGHWAY, HIT GUARDRAIL HEAD ON DUE TO BLACK ICE AND RAIN, SPINNING TWICE HITTING … |