2008 Mazda MAZDASPEED3

DRIVING NORMALLY - MY VEHICLE IS STOCK, NEVER RACED OR ABUSED, AND ONLY DEALER-SERVICED. WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY IN TRAFFIC, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER BROKE OFF! I WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS AT ALL AFTERWARDS. ONLY THROUGH SKILL AND LUCK WAS I ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER ARE REPLACING THE AFFECTED PARTS. HOWEVER, THEY ARE USING THE EXACT SAME PARTS AS BEFORE (DESIGN, PART #S ARE IDENTICAL). AS OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, THIS IS A SERIOUS QUALITY DEFECT, REMAINING UNADDRESSED, WITH SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING MY 2008 MAZDASPEED3 WHICH HAS SMOKED FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS. THIS IS CONSISTENT AND MAKES BREATHING DIFFICULT WHILE WAITING AT STOP LIGHTS SINCE THE SMOKE GETS INTO THE CABIN DURING MOST BRIEF STOPS. THE ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED UNDER MAZDA TSB 0100410 JAN 10. THE ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY; HOWEVER IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED SINCE THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE IT WAS SMOKING AT THE DEALERSHIP AS I DROVE AWAY FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

A MOTOR MOUNT BROKE ON MY 2008 MAZDASPEED3 CAUSING THE NEED FOR REPLACEMENT ON THE FOLLOWING PARTS: TRANSMISSION TWO MOTOR MOUNTS BYPASS VALVE VEHICLE WIRING HARNESS DRIVERS SIDE AXLE MY DEALERSHIP TOOK PICTURES AND SENT THEM TO MAZDA. MAZDA SAYS THE VEHICLE WAS OVER DRIVEN AND THIS IS WHY THE MOUNT FAILED. THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THE DAMAGES AND REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN THREE MONTHS OLD. THE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE THAT WAS ABNORMAL. THERE WAS AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT. THE MOTOR MOUNT FAILED BEFORE THIS APPOINTMENT. THIS COULD BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. I DON'T FEEL THAT PICTURES CAN DETERMINE THAT IT WAS NOT A DEFECT. ALSO, PEOPLE DROVE THE CAR BEFORE I DID AND THAT COULD CAUSE THE BELIEF OF BEING OVER DRIVEN. TEST DRIVES WITH CUSTOMERS WOULD BE WHAT I'M REFERRING TO. ALSO, WE DON'T KNOW HOW HARD THE SALES PEOPLE DROVE THE CAR EITHER. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. SOME OF THOSE WERE WARRANTED. *TR