10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 2 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 70,710 miles
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I have a manual transmission and my car twice now has had the accelerator pedal go all the to the floor and gets stuck all the way down while I am driving on the freeway. Two other times it has, while shifting out of one gear and into another, immediately rev up to 8 rpms (max for my vehicle) again while on the freeway forcing me to pull onto the shoulder and wait for the car to quit revving. That has occurred while merging onto the freeway in between gears making me unable to get it back into a gear.
- Richfield, MN, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Mazda Mazda 3. the contact stated that after decelerating to a stop, the vehicle would lunge forward abnormally and the check engine light illuminated immediately after the failure. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was approximately 93,000. The VIN was unavailable.
- Hughesville, PA, USA
Accelerator pedal stuck after engaging it to merge onto freeway. Cruise control was not on. Brakes barely slowed acceleration. Threw vehicle into neutral to stop acceleration. When vehicle put back in drive, pedal and accelerator functioned normally. When taken in to mechanic, found to be functioning normally.
- Harker Heights, TX, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Mazda 3. the contact stated that when trying to decelerate and park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward and crashed into a wall. No one was injured. The police were not notified. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who had not completed the diagnostic test when the complaint was filed. The failure and current mileages were approximately 25,000. The VIN was unavailable.
- Bethesda, MD, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Mazda, Mazda3. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle began to suddenly accelerate. When the contact disengaged the clutch, the engine rpms fluctuated between 6,800 and 7,300. The vehicle was driven to the side of the road, the engine was turned off and restarted twice before resuming normally. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 76,170. Updated 03/02/11 updated 03/08/11
- Baldwin, NY, USA
On 2/08/2007 my newly purchased Mazda 3 was running for 45 minutes at 40 miles per hour and the engine raced. On 2/16/2007, the engine raced again and the car switched from first gear to 5th gear in 1 second while the engine raced. On 2/19/2007, the brakes failed to stop, narrowly avoiding an accident while the engine raced. The car was put in park and the engine raced again. Earlier that same day, the car changed from first gear to fifth gear and then to second gear while making a clicking sound. When it was checked out by the Mazda dealership, they said there was nothing wrong with the car. This car could have caused a horrific accident and still could.
- Stow , OH, USA
- Wolfeboro, NH, USA