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#4985 of 4991 Re: Brake petal got hard no response Mazda 3 [blueiedgod] by BMW540

Jul 20, 2012 (5:58 pm)

Replying to: blueiedgod (Jul 20, 2012 7:43 am)
It's my sons car. I don't believe he was on it hard.

#4986 of 4991 Re: Brake petal got hard no response Mazda 3 [BMW540] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jul 21, 2012 (3:15 pm)

Replying to: BMW540 (Jul 20, 2012 5:58 pm)
It's something wrong with the power brake booster or the vacuum supply to it.

#4987 of 4991 Brake petal got hard no response by BMW540

Aug 06, 2012 (8:38 am)

Took the car to Mazda. They stated that the rear components were corroded rotors, Calipers etc. The right rear caliper was sticking and causing the problem and wearing out the pads. They asked if the car sits a lot and I told them of course not as it is a 2010 and has 60 K on it. They first said it needed new rotors and a caliper. I said, why can't we just turn the rotors? In the end, they agreed to that. I stated to them that this shouldn't happen, especially a caliper in California and could we get some help. They did what ever they could internally and said to call Mazda consumer help. By the way, their service mgr. said he had not seen this before either. I called Mazda and spoke to a rep. She was having computer problems but took all my info and told me the warranty was 36k. I said this is not a normal problem. She said she would get back to me. 4pm, I called her, she had lost my info, but did remember me. I had her call the dealer. They told the car needed a front brake job. Wrong, I said. Service mgr called her the next morning. and told her what the actual prob was.Then I received a dropped call from Mazda which I returned twice trying to contact her and left messages. Finally the third time they put me thru to her, she again said, wear and tear. And their is no supervisor to speak to. Not a good experience

#4988 of 4991 Good dealers in Southeastern PA or Western NJ? by fooshoo

Nov 20, 2012 (9:59 am)

Replying to: autonomous (Jan 26, 2012 10:04 am)
I am looking for a Mazda dealer that has a good and quick service department in Southeastern PA or Western NJ. Anyone have any recommendations?
 
The dealer I purchased my car from has an atrocious service department, so I need to find a different place to have my car worked on. Having the car in the shop for a week just for a diagnosis of a very minor problem, and then a few more days just to have the vehicle fixed is unacceptable to me.

#4989 of 4991 Re: Dealer is a rip off? [scwmcan] by pezzy669

Dec 18, 2012 (9:28 pm)

Replying to: scwmcan (Dec 01, 2011 3:22 am)
scwmcan - not an anomaly.
 
My 2010 2.5 GT has been extremely reliable and it was an early build of the new body style.
 
2.5 years old (sat on dealer lot for 7 months before I snatched it up) with just over 34k miles.
 
7 oil changes (1 extra break in oil change 2500 miles)
1 air filter
1 cabin filter
2 remote batteries
1 set of wiper blades
1 set of tires
 
Thats all she wrote. Total cost of above maintenance dealership (minus tires) over this time ~$485.00.
 
Does have a few creaks when the temperature drops to 40 and below but other than that tight as a drum and besides for normal wear and tear you would still think it was a new car.
 
Look forward to many more years with her.

#4990 of 4991 Re: Good dealers in Southeastern PA or Western NJ? [fooshoo] by pezzy669

Dec 18, 2012 (9:29 pm)

Replying to: fooshoo (Nov 20, 2012 9:59 am)
fooshoo:
 
Try dealerrater.com - I have had good luck finding good dealerships with that site.

#4991 of 4991 After Battery Replacement, 2010 MZ3sGT 2.5L by whobodym

Jan 21, 2013 (9:58 pm)

there's some puzzling "memory" problems, after DIY battery replacement on my 2010 Mazda3s GT Hatch this evening:
 -- I tried the owner's manual instructions for re-associating the Advanced (keyless) Keys with the Memory Power Seat positions (1 2 3) and it does not seem to work. Nor does the owner's manual instruction read quite the same way I recall the dealer salesman showing its setup on the day the car was new 3 years ago. Anybody remember?
 -- the auto-up and auto-down (2 switch clicks) on the driver door power window does not seem to work anymore; it now behaves just like the other 3 windows.
 
Both these are real bummers for me, loving those gadgets. Who's got solution advice?
 
thanks!

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