7.3

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
7,408 miles

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problem #6

Nov 272022

CX-3

  • miles
I was driving my 2017 Mazda CX-3 on the interstate when car suddenly jerked and failed to accelerate. I was driving 70 mph in the left lane when this happened and immediately started to pull over to the righthand shoulder of the road. The car jerked and slowed again when we were in the right lane. By the time I pulled off, the check engine light was on and the car had completely stalled. I was stuck on a narrow shoulder with a dog and two people in the car. We were lucky we made it to the shoulder at all before the car stalled. There was no indication before the car jerked that there was any problem with the vehicle. The car was towed to the dealership and the cause of the check engine light was identified as a leaking fuel pump/fuel rail. I had to have the fuel pump replaced along with a valve cover gasket.

- Cambridge, MA, USA

problem #5

Dec 062022

CX-3

  • miles
Car has 24,547 miles and the fuel pump went out. Car stalled while driving and had to be towed by aaa. Car was repaired at overbeck auto service 1793 Ohio pike, amelia, oh 45102. Info@overbeckauto.com

- Amelia, OH, USA

problem #4

Jul 102022

CX-3

  • miles
This is a fuel pump problem. P/N pell - 1335za. Other numbers on the label are 16.12.22 and H00073961. I am in possession of the faulty part. We were travelling at highway speed on route 1 in Delaware. The car stalled in the middle lane and we almost made it to the shoulder. My husband, 70, had to push it the shoulder. It would not restart. We had my 95 year old mother in law in the car. The temperature was close to 100 degrees that day and sunny. We were very concerned for her. We called 911 and a state trouper came in about 20 mins. He took my husband to get a a few gallons of gas and the car started. Before the stall, we had enough gas for 39 miles. We did not run out of gas. This happened once before about six months earlier on a less busy road and I was able to restart it so I did not fret about it that time and thought it was just a quirky thing. We made it home without further incident. We brought it to the mechanic locally for replacement of the fuel pump. He verified the problem with his diagnostic equipment. The check engine code for the event was P0192. Total cost of repair was $900. There is a current fuel pump recall on Mazda but it starts with the model year 2018. Mine is a 2017 but the problem appears to be the same! the component is in my possession but no other parties, besides the mechanic, have examined it.

- Milton, DE, USA

problem #3

Jun 232022

CX-3

  • miles
On 3 separate occasions this car presented as if it were out of fuel while the gas gauge showed it having fuel. It sputtered then lost power as if it ran out of gas. Two of these times were on the interstate while the 3rd time was in a residential area.

- Corryton, TN, USA

problem #2

Sep 012020

CX-3

  • 40,450 miles
While driving 70 mph on the interstate, vehicle stalled and started jerking, unable to accelerate, losing speed quickly. Fortunately I was able to move onto the shoulder, avoiding a semi truck approaching quickly behind, and another semi trucked parked along the interstate blocking access to the shoulder.

- Kansas City, MO, USA

problem #1

Mar 052017

CX-3

  • 4,000 miles
Where the plastic center console meets the carpeting on the right side of the gas pedal, there is a gap. No less than three times in only two months while in motion have I gotten my shoe stuck in the plastic of center console when trying to take it off the gas pedal, leaving me unable to take my foot off of the gas pedal. Fortunately, I have been able to react quickly each time and shift into neutral, slamming on my break with my left foot. Very dangerous!

- Killingly, CT, USA