Consumer Complaint Detail
MAZDA / MAZDASPEED3 / 2007
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007103728 | Incident Date: Apr, 24 2007 |
| Consumer's City: STANLEY | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp. |
| Model Name: MAZDASPEED3 | Model Year: 2007 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JM1BK34L671 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 26 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 30 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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 found that this bolt is not tightened to factory specs. i raised the transmission about 1 inch (to relieve pressure) before checking the torque on the bolt. i applied blue locktight and re-torqued to 75 ft-lbs. there were no metal shavings on the bolt and it looked fine. the threads inside the mount also appeared fine. i also had a strange noise from the left front driver's side of the car that started with less than 300 miles on the car!! you could feel a vibration and it was very loud and audible. it sounded like a low pitched groan or something rubbing. it was intermittent at various speeds. oddly, applying the brakes stopped the sound and vibration, even if you just barley touched them. i took it to the dealer and they could reproduce the issue, but could not find out what the problem was. the problem lessened the more i drove the car. even so, i always felt like something didn't feel right. after locking down the bolt to correct specs, i have noticed that everything feels much more solid now. the noises have gone away and the shifter linkage is firm again, not "spongy" like before. since many people are experiencing this issue, i feel that mazda needs to acknowledge this very serious safety concern by issuing a re-call. this is a major issue and a big safety problem. thank you for your attention to this matter. *jb |