Fuel is leaking from the top of the gas tank, which is a very dangerous issue.

- Nampa, ID, USA

According to other people on forums, the issue is inside the fuel tank. A piece of metal in the fuel tank has broken off and it scrapping inside the tank itself. I have no taken my car to a mechanic, yet. But, based on the multiple forums, this is an ongoing issue with Mazdas. You hear it mostly when your driving and come to a stop. Once stopped, you heard the scrapping until the car/fuel stops shifting.

- Houston, TX, USA

The fuel sender unit, located in top of the fuel tank, has developed a crack and is causing fuel to leak. The nipple that protrudes from the fuel pump has cracked from what looks to be pressure from the connecting fuel hose. Because of this pressure, the nipple leaks and sprays a mist of fuel off to the side. The pressure looks to be towards the passenger side as the crack that developed was directly on the opposite side(drivers). This type of fuel leak can be very dangerous as the fuel tank is located near exhaust components. Upon researching the issue, this looks to be fairly common in many Mazda 3 variant from 2006 and on.

- Highland, CA, USA

Mazda 3 engine light on for 2 years. I have taken car to multiple mechanics and in 1-2 days light is back on. Recently car seems to hic cup on shifting and on braking the back end of car seems to run into the front end. In last 2 wks an at light came on and car almost wouldn't shift in gear. I have a verizon hom and got S message indicating 'solenoid stuck on E'. when I called Firestone they stated those Mazda 3 have that problem and that I need to take car to Mazda. In trying to understand my issue I googled problem that showed there was a electrical recall that may cause engine to stop or problems shifting.

- Holly Springs, MS, USA