Has anybody heard if Mazda is doing anything to correct this problem?
I have emailed corporate 3 times now and the guy keeps giving me stupid answers that do not do me any good.

I emailed him again a minute ago, lets see what stupid *** answer he has now.

 

Mention "consumer protection laws", "class action suit", "lemon laws". and "magnusson act". Depending on your jurisdiction, you may be able to lawfully demand they buy back your car.
You should firdt check the laws specific to your jurisdiction as they pertain to "vices of design or manufacture."

 

I had this problem happen on my 2008 Mazda 3 driving into New York City. I was in traffic for about 2 hours when I noticed the Power Steering Light come on. Next thing I know...I loose all power steering. I went straight to the Car Dealership only for them to tell me that it will take about a week to see my car. So I decided to leave and when I started my car back up, the power steering turned on. Been running good since! I noticed this has been a problem happening more and more to other owners.

 

Thats what happens, it works every once in a while.
What it is, is the electric motor in the pump is binding, and every so often it will break loose and kick back in.

Take it to the dealership and get it fixed, on their expense not yours.

The only response I got back from Tim Kotlar at Mazda corporate, was that the problem is being looked at and they'll let us know if there is a recall.
Too political for me, I wanna know whats really going on.

 

This same thing happened to me 2 days ago when I was driving around Boston. I went to park in a lot and as I cut my wheel sure enough the PS warning light came on and I had no PS. I tried turning on/off my car many times within the first hour and it was still not coming on. I finally let it sit for about 3 hours and then the PS came back on. I immediately took it to the Mazda dealership in the morning after reading this thread and they changed the PS pump, lines, and gaskets all in a day. They said that this is becoming a common occurrence and they have a stockpile of parts now at the distribution center finally. So if this happens to you and you are under warranty. Take it down immediately, you shouldn't be without your car for more than a few days now. At least if you are within the Boston area.

 

I just brought my 2008 Mazda 3 in for service on the Power Steering. The power steering has shut off on me a few times already in the past 2 - 3 months. Mazda said I need a new pump and hose. Hope this fixes the problem. Its covered under warranty...thats a good thing

 

My power steering failed on me while stuck in traffic coming home from work. I called first thing in the morning and they had a tow truck at my door in just over thirty minutes. By the time I was ready to leave work, they had the repair finished. They ended up using a "Oil Pump Service Kit" to replace the pipe(line) which is consistent with what people were saying about rust in the line. I checked my power steering fluid before handing my car in. There was an orang e color at the bottom of the reservoir which I assume was the rust people were talking about. Anyway, they did a great job turning it around so quickly. It was also covered under warrantee.

 

How would 'rust' form in the power steering system?

Curious, are all of these issues happening in the rust belt or in other places too? I haven't had any issues but things don't rust in Colorado like they do in other areas.

 

I am at 46,000 miles on my 2007 3. The power steering went out. I got out to check the fluid and it was fine. Got back in to crank it and the power steering was working again. Who knows for how long, though.

From this forum, it has become apparent to me that that has happened to enough people that MAZDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL.

Thoughts?

 

Initially, I think people were having trouble getting the dealerships to fix the problem if it didn't exist by the time they brought it in, but that's not the case now. I had mine in earlier this year. Mazda probably should have issued a recall, but they took good care of me. I called and someone was there within 30 minutes to pick up my car and I picked it up later that day (and the problem seems to have been fixed).