2007 Mazda MAZDA3 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 4%of 222 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 76,170miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2007 Mazda MAZDA3, 4% of the 222 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 76,170 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have a manual transmission and my car twice now has had the accelerator pedal go all the to the floor and gets stuck all the way down while I am driving on the freeway. Two other times it has, while shifting out of one gear and into another, immediately rev up to 8 rpms (max for my vehicle) again while on the freeway forcing me to pull onto the shoulder and wait for the car to quit revving. That has occurred while merging onto the freeway in between gears making me unable to get it back into a gear.”
NHTSA complaint #10936723, filed 2016-12, 149,000 miles“I have sustained a painful ergonomic injury to my right achilles tendon from the poor design of the accelerator/brake area and the limited seat adjustment in this car (2007 Mazda speed 3). I have to ice my ankle every night. When driving it is painful and can become numb, reducing my ability to do emergency braking. I am concerned that this will lead to an accident. The issue started in early january with less than 100 miles on the car - now I have 1300 on the car and experience this every day I drive the vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #10182531, filed 2007-02, 15 miles“The resume function on the cruise control sometimes exceeds the set speed and fails to upshift. An example of the scenario is the cruise set speed is 75 MPH. I approach a car going 65 MPH and press the cancel button which disengages the cruise control. The car pulls over and I press the resume button. The transmission will sometimes downshift to either 3rd or 4th gear and quickly accelerate to 78 MPH and stay in the lower gear. I am not touching any pedals nor the gear shift which is still in the auto position. The transmission will stay in the lower gear at the higher speed indefinitely. …”
NHTSA complaint #10200443, filed 2007-08, 500 miles“Accelerator pedal stuck after engaging it to merge onto freeway. Cruise control was not on. Brakes barely slowed acceleration. Threw vehicle into neutral to stop acceleration. When vehicle put back in drive, pedal and accelerator functioned normally. When taken in to mechanic, found to be functioning normally.”
NHTSA complaint #10443459, filed 2012-01, 103,800 miles“The contact owns a 2007 Mazda 3. The contact stated that when trying to decelerate and park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward and crashed into a wall. No one was injured. The police were not notified. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who had not completed the diagnostic test when the complaint was filed. The failure and current mileages were approximately 25,000. The VIN was unavailable.”
NHTSA complaint #10395717, filed 2011-04, 25,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10186703Jan 21, 2021In accordance with Federal regulations, follow the procedure listed below when replacing a speedometer
- 10148072Oct 10, 2018In accordance with Federal regulations, follow the procedure listed below when replacing a speedometer. NOTE: Tampering with a motor vehicle odometer is strictly prohibited by…
- 10144333Aug 31, 2018In accordance with Federal regulations, follow the procedure listed below when replacing a speedometer. NOTE: Tampering with a motor vehicle odometer is strictly prohibited by…
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 13% |
| 2022 | 1 | 4% |
| 2021 | 2 | 4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 1% |
| 2014 | 9 | 7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 2% |
| 2012 | 20 | 9% |
| 2011 | 3 | 2% |
| 2010 | 15 | 2% |
| 2009 | 3 | 3% |
| 2008 | 10 | 3% |
| 2007 | 9 | 4% |
| 2006 | 7 | 4% |
| 2005 | 1 | 1% |
| 2004 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2007 Mazda MAZDA3
89 complaintsAir bags
36 complaintsEngine
22 complaintsElectrical system
19 complaintsBrakes
17 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
17 complaintsSuspension
14 complaintsExterior lighting
12 complaintsTires
10 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsElectronic stability control
8 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 Mazda MAZDA3
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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