I bought a mazda 3 2007 on april 2007. The car began to make a noise on july of that year. I reported this to the after-service dealer, where we buy the car, but they couldn't found what makes the noise. The had told me that they changed the damper (shock-absorber) at least 3 times, but each time, the noise continue there, it sounds like a 'clap' each time I pass through a brim, or just driving. They said it was the suspension, the dampers, but the noise is still there. The car stayed several days and several times at the after-service of the car dealer, and they wouldn't be able to repair it, so we decided to prove a new car-dealer after-service, and we took the car there several time too. This last time, tired of their inefficiency, lack of compromise and non service customer, we decided to write o mazda mexico, and they have the car on the last car-dealer where we took the car the last time, it's going to be the third time during march, that my car is there, they couldn't fix it, and today they said that they are still reviewing it, and they don't have a clue about that could be happening. We don't know what to do, so we are trying to express this issue in all the forums that we have available. I hope you can help on this, because I read that you send the failures to several countries, when you find something.
2007 Mazda MAZDA3 suspension complaints
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I have had the dealer replace front end parts 2 times. First the front hub bearings. Then they had to replace the intermediate shaft also part of the front end. The car is 2007 with 37,000 miles. I have other cars with over 100,000 miles and never had to replace any of these parts.
Found tire wear on inside of both rear tires. Took to dealer to align rear end. Service dept stated that there is no way to align rear wheels. However I could buy a kit from the internet that when installed would allow the rear wheels to be aligned. Cost to me would be $500.00. Called mazda to complain and they say it is ok. However I believe that running your car on the inside tread of your tires is a safety hazard. Tires are designed to run on the flat bottom and not on the inside edge. Mazda said the rear end was designed that way for stability. I know of no other car made today that does not have the ability to align the rear end so that the tires will run flat on the road. Having talked to mazda I am sure they will not correct the manufacture defect unless the government gets involved. And I hope you do before there is an accident from a blown tire.
2007 mazda323 lost control and hit a barrier wall. *kb the police report stated the vehicle had a flat left front tire and steering mechanism damage that caused the consumer to lose control of the vehicle
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