2007 Mazda MAZDASPEED3 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I was rolling in bumper to bumper traffic and went to second gear doing maybe 15 MPH and heard a cluck. At first I thought it was reflectors on the road as that was what it seemed like. I made a turn , and as the thunk persisted, I immediatly stopped and popped the hood and observed the motor fell forward in the the radiatior. It was due to the driver's side transmission mount that came loose.”

“I own a 2007 mazdaspeed 3, purchased from a dealer in , langley bc., in june 2008. It was a us imported car ( by the dealer) and I was told I inherited the balance of the warranty. It was built in may 2007, and had approx 22,646 miles on the odometer. On friday 27 may at about 7 am, I had just accelerated from a traffic light when an engine mount suddenly failed, pitching the complete engine and transmission forward and down onto the road , with disastrous consequences. …”

“On saturday 19 july 2014, my wife and I were driving north on highway 131, 18 miles south of grand rapids, mi when without notice the engine's number 1 cylinder blow a hole through the casting and damaging the inner axle shaft carrier bearing. When the engine blew, it caused the car to shake violently causing me, the driver, to lose control of the vehicle. I was able to regain control of the vehicle before the car swerved into an adjacent lane. Prior to the incident the vehicle was in good running condition and had just passed the virginia state inspection a few months prior. …”

“On saturday 19 july 2014, my wife and I were driving north on highway 131, 18 miles south of grand rapids, mi when without notice the engine's number 1 cylinder blow a hole through the casting and damaging the inner axle shaft carrier bearing. When the engine blew, it caused the car to shake violently causing me, the driver, to lose control of the vehicle. I was able to regain control of the vehicle before the car swerved into an adjacent lane. Prior to the incident the vehicle was in good running condition and had just passed the virginia state inspection a few months prior. …”

“I had read reports of transmission mount bolt failure with my new car that had resulted in the engine falling out of the engine bay onto the ground. It was discovered that the reason this was happening was due to a transmission mount bolt that had worked its way loose until the point of breaking off. This was brought to the attention of several dealers across the USA by several owners and none seemed to show any interest in checking the problem for free, since no official service notice had come from Mazda and they would not be paid for the labor of checking it out. …”