NHTSA Complaint #10671694 — 2007 MAZDA MAZDA3

FOR NEARLY A YEAR NOW MY CAR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE I AM DRIVING. I AM AWARE OF THE 2007 MAZDA 3 POWER STEERING RECALL AND HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO REPORT THE ISSUE. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SLOWLY AND COME TO A FULL STOP BEFORE THE LIGHT GOES OFF AND JUST HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T DO IT AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR ON THE INTERSTATE OR FOR LONG DISTANCES FOR FEAR OF PUTTING MY FAMILY AT RISK. ALTHOUGH MY CAR'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, WHY IS THERE NOT AN EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE? IT IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING DESCRIBED WITHIN THE RECALL AND I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITH NO SOLUTION FROM THEM. *TR