2017 Mazda MAZDA3 electrical system problems
20 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2017 Mazda MAZDA3, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 19% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
None of the electrical system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Making a right turn from a stop onto a freeway side street. It is a 50 MPH zone. About halfway through the turn on light throttle at about 10 MPH, I give it the gas and nothing happens. The engine is still running but will not accelerate. I let off the throttle completely than reapply it. Now it accelerates. Gas tank is slightly over 1/4 full. This has been previously reported to mazda as it has occurred a few times before.
Horn failed intermittently starting after odometer hit 36000 miles and when brought in for regular maintenance it passed all checks; may 2020 while driving when steering wheel horn was pressed the horn sort of 'whined' in august, while driving when horn was pressed it would whine and done it smelled like something burning; now, if you press horn it doesn't work but it smells like like something is burning like a cigarette smoldering( there is clearly something wrong with euth the steering or electrical relay…