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2014 Mazda MAZDA3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1184107
Internal NHTSA #	10716911
Manufacurer	Mazda Motor Corp.
Brand	MAZDA
Model	MAZDA3
Model Year	2014
File date	16/05/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In parking garage, turning into parking spot. Car engine revved up, and car accelerated into the guard rail, smashing the frontend of the vehicle and damaging the radiator. Driver did not put foot on the gas; car lunged forward on it's own. The airbag deployed, and driver had dark bruises on abdomen, left anterior thigh, and left side of neck d/t seat belt, and also had minor whiplash. Fortunately, no other cars or people were around when car accelerated. Also, had the car had more than just a few feet to run into something, the driver would have been injured worse. Prior to incident, car engine revved up for several seconds on its own twice while driving down the highway.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	7935
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TULSA, OK
VIN pattern	JM1BM1W79E1XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	11/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	2
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2014 Mazda MAZDA3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 Mazda MAZDA3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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