2006 Mazda MAZDA3: loss of power steering

Filed Oct 9, 2018 · Electrical, Steering · 162,000 miles · TX

My car has been like loosing power when in stuck in traffic to the point it gas shut off in the middle of the highway and turns the power steering light. Now when I put gas on it and turn it on it turns off seems to be electrical but my mechanic told me it must be power steering pump gwtting defective. Well now it has no power steering but it dosent show the light on the panel either.

Filed Apr 28, 2017 · Steering · 133,500 miles · NY

Started vehicle and power steering light came on, no power steering available. Went out less than 2 minutes later. Drove to work and after work started vehicle. Light came on again, no power steering, and remained that way intermittently for 45 minute drive home, mostly on. Vehicle parked since.

Filed Mar 16, 2017 · Steering · 170,000 miles · TN

Driving down the road and went to make a turn and no power steering the light came on and has since cut on and off again working. We replaced the pump with another pump just the other day and it does the same thing.. This is not very safe when turning it would kick on and work after not working right when you were trying hard to turn and making you lose control.

Filed Apr 1, 2014 · Steering · 114,500 miles · AZ

Over the past 2 weeks, my power steering goes out intermittently and the power steering indicator light on the dash turns on. The loss of power steering lasts for anywhere from 5 seconds to 5 minutes, and typically resolves when braking and/or turning and speed is reduced to below 20 MPH. The power steering loss has occurred at a variety of speeds, ranging from 25 to 70 MPH, and has LED to a jerking of the wheel and a potentially very dangerous situation on the freeway. On average it occurs about once or twice per day, so roughly every 20-30 miles on average. I have seen other similar reports of this problem for 2006 mazda3's, and a recall for the 2007-2009 models. Therefore I am hopeful that 2006 mazda3s will be included in the recall as well to avoid potentially dangerous situations. I am the second owner of this car, and purchased it with about 42,000 miles.

Filed Mar 4, 2014 · Steering · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mazda mazda3. The contact stated that the power steering assist failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the power steering module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage and VIN was not available.

Filed Nov 2, 2012 · Steering · 75,000 miles · UT

On numerous occasions the power steering in my 2006 mazda 3s will fail. Sometimes if I turn the engine off and then back on, the power steering will work again. Most times I have to fight it with no power steering. My research online indicates that I am hardly the only one experiencing this issue. On a mazda 3 forum from toronto they state that the supposed protective coating on the inside of the brake lines has flaked away and clogs the power steering pump which then begins to overheat and hence it shuts down. Mazda has owned up to the 2007-2009 models having this problem but, according to the local mazda stealership, they have not heard of the 2006 model having this issue. This is a safety issue and mazda needs to take responsibility for this. I thought mazda stood for quality, apparently not. At this time I will not buy another mazda product because of the way they are ignoring this issue.

Filed Mar 9, 2012 · Steering · 10 miles · OH

Two loss of power steering incidents in the past two weeks. I am the second owner and purchased in november 2011. The first incident occurred in my parking garage at school after I had turned left into the garage. Could not turn the wheel at all, fortunately there was an empty space directly in front of me. Car sat for a few hours and then drove fine. A week later driving thru an alley at about 10 - 15 MPH lost steering again, this time had it towed to a local repair shop. They cannot find a thing wrong calling it a very "unique and strange" issue. Started doing some research on the internet and we found the recall on the 2007+ mazda 3. Called mazda today, while they created a file # for my complaint they basically said that there were no "reported incidents" on this vehicle year , claiming not to know of the 2006 having any similar problems to the 2007+ recalled models and is not a recall issue. How many owners must risk driving under these conditions before mazda must do something about it?!

Filed Sep 27, 2011 · Steering · 84,300 miles · IA

While making a right or left turn there is a temporary loss of power steering causing the car to almost veer into on-coming traffic because the steering efford increases significantly. This has happened several times. I have noticed no fault lights in the instrument pannel when this occurs. The steering loss appears to occur at random and sporatically.

Filed Jun 8, 2011 · Steering · 35,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mazda mazda3. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering failed. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred a total of four times. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who replaced the top module but did not correct the failure. The dealer then advised that the connectors were corroded and in order to remedy the issue, they cleaned all of the lines. The third time they replaced the top module again and most recently, the dealer decided to replace the power steering pump. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was out of warranty. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 35,000 and current mileage was 44,000. Updated 07/20/11*lj the consumer stated the pump was replaced three times, the lines were flushed and the connectors were cleaned. The dealer covered the repairs under a recall that was issued for the 2007-2009 models. Updated 08/19/11

Filed Mar 29, 2011 · Steering · 58,000 miles · WA

First incident was about 1 month ago, while turning at a slow rate of speed the radio went out, the power steering went out, and the steering light on the panel lit up. Everything came back within about 5 seconds. This started happening more frequently, and yesterday it happened nine times in the span of a 13 mile drive. Took the vehicle to our regular mechanic and he said that the power steering pump needs to be replaced. I find it strangely coincidental that the 2007-2009 makes of this vehicle were all recalled for this very same reason.

Filed Aug 18, 2010 · Steering · 52,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mazda 3. The contact was driving 10 MPH when the power steering warning light illuminated followed by a loss of power steering assist. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not under recall. The contact believed that the manufacturer should initiate a recall for the failure. The failure and current mileage was 52,000.