Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2007 Mazda Mazda3 has 89 NHTSA steering complaints and 1 steering-related recall.
89
Complaints
1
Recalls
5
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
MAZDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 MAZDA3 AND MAZDA5 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 2, 2007 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2008. THESE VEHICLES ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2026 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2007 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH and making a turn,... |
| Jul 13, 2025 | STEERING | Intermittently spanning several months, there is a sudden loss of power steering as the vehicle is i... |
| Nov 25, 2022 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | My daughter and I were on the way to O'Reilly when we turned at a short curve going under 20 miles a... |
| Jul 27, 2022 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2007 Mazda M3. The contact stated while driving at 55 MPH, the steering wheel of ... |
| Aug 1, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Power steering failure causing rust on car components. When turning my steering wheel to the left or... |
| Jun 7, 2021 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2007 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated their daughter was driving at 15 mph, when ... |
| Feb 6, 2021 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH SALVAGE TITLE ON FEBRUARY 6, 2021. I TOOK IT TO BE INSPE... |
| Oct 5, 2020 | STEERING | I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AS I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN GETTING IT HOME IT STARTE... |
| Jul 1, 2020 | STEERING | POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING WHILE DRIVING .POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH TO WHEN THIS HAP... |
| Jun 1, 2020 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2007 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated while his wife was driving approximately 55... |
| Feb 18, 2020 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT LEAST 3 TIMES THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND MAKES THE CAR UNABLE TO DR... |
| Feb 3, 2020 | STEERING | MY 17YO DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2007 MAZDA3 WHEN HER POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE EXPERIENC... |
| Dec 1, 2019 | STEERING | SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS 70,000 MILES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS YE... |
| Oct 23, 2019 | STEERING,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, STEERING ABILITY,... |
| Sep 2, 2019 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY JERK AS IF BRAKING QUICKLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE AT (A... |
| Aug 6, 2019 | STEERING | MY CAR JUST GOT TO WHERE IT WON'T STEER AND SEEING IT WON'T STEER IT WON'T START NOW . IF U TAP ON T... |
| Jun 6, 2019 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TU... |
| May 23, 2019 | STEERING | WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WILL ABRUPTLY STOP FUNCTIONING. IT HAPPENS RA... |
| May 18, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I HAD JUST GOT MY GRANDSON AND WAS TRAVELING DOWN I75 IN GA I WAS GOING TO MERGE INTO THE NEXT LANE ... |
| Apr 5, 2019 | STEERING | POWER STEERING PUMP HAD SUDDEN FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. LOCAL IN-TOWN DRIVING. RESTART AFTER COOLDOWN ... |