2005 Mazda MAZDA3 steering problems
15 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2005 Mazda MAZDA3, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 12% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes.
What owners wrote
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 mazda 3. While attempting to turn the vehicle at 25 MPH, the steering wheel became very stiff and difficult to turn. As a result, the contact struck the passenger side corner of the vehicle on a guard rail. A week before the failure, he noticed that the steering wheel would shake while driving at any speed. There were no injuries and the vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 27,500.
The vehicle was coming around a turn at about 30 miles per house, when the vehicle's radio went off and steering locked up into manual and car was difficult to maneuver. When the brake was applied, the car stalled out and engine stopped. The vehicle was able to moved to side of the road and stop. The car was turned off and upon restart had to issues.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Mazda MAZDA3
- Air bags 25 complaints
- Engine 19 complaints
- Electrical system 17 complaints