8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
89,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. replace splash guard (1 reports)
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problem #1

Mar 172016

MAZDA3

  • Automatic transmission
  • 89,000 miles

I was driving home from work at 8pm. Heard a dragging noise. When I pulled over to see what was going on, I found the splash guard had come completely loose in the back and on the passenger side. After I got home I tried to remove the piece but the screws were so rusted they would only turn, would not pull through to remove the part. One of the bolts snapped off at the threads. I ended up having to cut the part off. The plastic had only broken on one piece of where the bolts were supposed to attach. In all the other locations the screws were just plain missing I suspect they also snapped off as the one bolt had done. https://youtu.be/R1lQbWGePac

- nwells98, East Peoria, IL, US