Mazda Mazdaspeed3 2008

• Recall 79395 [USA]: The loss of wiper function in adverse weather could potentially increase the risk of a crash.
  Mazda is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 mazda3 and mazdaspeed3 vehicles manufactured from january 7, 2008, through november 28, 2008. The ground terminal of the windshield wiper motor may have been inadvertently bent during assembly. If this condition exists then over time the electrical resistance of the motor circuit may increase up to a point that the windshield wipers would not work.
  dealers will install an additional ground harness on the wiper motor free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or before july 15, 2011. Owners may contact mazda customer assistance center at 1-800-222-5500.
  mazda safety recall no. 6411f.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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• Recall 2011229 [Canada]: Visual system
  On certain vehicles, the ground terminal of the windshield wiper motor may have been inadvertently bent during vehicle assembly. Over time, the electrical resistance of the motor circuit may increase, causing the wiper motor to become inoperative. Loss of windshield wiping capability, should it occur during a rainy/snowy day, may compromise the driver's ability to see the road and its users, which could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: dealers will install an additional ground harness to the wiper motor.

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

I was driving on a city road doing 35-40mph in 4th gear. I let off the gas while in 4th and coasted to about 20mph then shifted to n and stopped at a red light. When the light turned green i tried to shift to 1st an the shifter went half way in between r and 1st, so i shifted back to n and tried 1st again. Then the whole shifter broke off and was just laying there. Now my car is stuck in 3rd gear.

I was on the highway in motion when all of a sudden my shifter broke off and i wasn't able to move. I had to call i tow

I began to accelerate my mazdaspeed 3 shifting from 1st gear to second gear. I shifted into third where my shift broke and remained in my hand. My car stalled out in 3rd because i could not shift out. I took off the plastics covering the shifter and pulled the plate back into neautral so i could push my car to the local gas station. My shifter rod snapped and the spring came out.

Manual shift lever came detached while driving in rush hour traffic. Car stuck in 4th gear. I was up shifting when it happened.

While shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear at low speed, the shifter for my manual transmission broke off in my hand. After coasting to the side of the road and removing the console, i discovered it snapped in half at the location of the retention pin.

As i was slowing down to make a right turn i placed the car in neutral. After making the turn and going to put the car back in gear the shifter breaks at the point where the pin goes in above the ball. I do not track my car nor shift hard ever. *tr

The shift lever complete broke off and no longer had any affect on engaging any of the gears. I was stopped at a light and it broke when i tried to engage 1st gear out of neutral. Luckily i was able to feel for the shift cable mechanism through the leather shifter boot and engage 3rd gear. Limped home in 3rd. *tr

I have a 2008 mazdaspeed 3 with a manual transmission. While i was driving to work on 9/9/2014, the steel rod that the shifter knob is attached to sheared off suddenly while i was shifting from first to second. This left the transmission in neutral and i had no power since i couldn't shift into gear. This was a very dangerous situation since i was traveling through an intersection in heavy traffic. Luckily, i avoided an accident and coasted to a stop. The car had to be towed home. The steel shaft separated completely in two without any warning. The break occurred right where the shaft has a hole drilled through it for the metal pin that locks it into the lower part of the shifter assembly. I have saved the broken part and i also took photos of it at the time of the incident. I'm very concerned that this part, which is critical to the safe operation of the vehicle failed without warning while i was driving. This appears to be a serious design or manufacturing defect. There are other reports of similar shifter failures for this year/model car on internet forums. I reported this problem to a mazda customer service representative via mazda's customer experience hotline on 9/9. I emailed them a description of the problem and sent photos of the part. I also showed the part to my local mazda dealership, lee johnson mazda in kirkland, wa and they confirmed that the part should not have failed in this fashion. I have made repeated follow up calls to the mazda customer experience hotline and on 9/26 they have informed me that mazda will not investigate the issue and is not interested in examining the failed part. The case file number they gave me is [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6). *tr

While shifting from 2nd gear to 3rd gear, shifter lever sheared, and detached, at the retaining pin. *tr

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P0441 [2] Evaporative Emission Control System Incorrect Purge Flow
• P0442 [2] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (small leak)
• P0455 [2] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (gross leak)
• P0456 [1] Evaporative Emissions System Small Leak Detected
• P2177 [2] System Too Lean Off Idle Bank 1
• P2187 [2] System Too Lean at Idle Bank 1