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#954 of 4534 mdaffron by z71bill Aug 11, 2004 (6:34 am)
I have purchased several cars & trucks in the first model year - and yes I expected (and accept) a few bugs that need to be worked out. The Mazda3 has fallen far short of any other car / truck I have ever owned. I have made 6 trips to the dealer (6K miles less than 7 months). But to make things worse they can not fix the problems. The Mazda3 is a fun little car - with a lot of good qualities - but the main problem is Mazda - THE COMPANY -could care less if you have a problem - obviously this has nothing to do with a car being a first year vehicle -   In my business experience when we introduced a new product we were far more concerned about how well it performed. If a new product does not do what customers expect word gets out and the product fails to sell - We use to say "birth is hard but it is much easier then resurrection"
#955 of 4534 Re: Engine Light - Software Updates [mazda3indy] by rayber Aug 11, 2004 (6:41 am)
Replying to: mazda3indy (Jan 07, 2004 2:49 pm) My new 3 is now in the dealer again for it's 4th time because of the engine ligh that keeps coming on. Seems they had the same problem in the 6. Have you been able to fix the problem or is it still not fixable? Seems to be some type of computer glitch that they are trying to fix and only occurs on some 3's depending on driving conditions, at least that is what I am being told. Can you help with advise?
#956 of 4534 Re: AC [jrct9454] by rinebird Aug 11, 2004 (8:01 am)
Replying to: jrct9454 (Aug 09, 2004 2:14 pm) "I think there is more road noise than I'd like" I thought my road nouise is from the tires( I have the 16's).Service man at Mazda told me it was the bigger tires? I have read a service bulletin that noise from the door( as if air is coming in may be the insulation around the door).I havent' checked it yet (with the business card test).I think I have air coming in the right passenger door.   The tires still sound loud when driving.Ihave the Mazda 3Isedan 2.0
#957 of 4534 service parts by rinebird Aug 11, 2004 (8:06 am)
I had my new car(2 months old) with brake noise in the rear brakes serviced.I went to service twice in one week.I was told the Ac and the brakes are fine.I went back after reading a serrvice bulletin for the Mazda 04 about grooves in the rotors.My dealer then replaced the rear rotors amd pads( had them sent over night to fix my car).They gave me a loaner rental.I think it is because I went back twice. I told the manager I read about complaints on the NTSA site.Why would they say Monday my brakes tested fine. Then on Thursday say I needed new pads and rotors?
#958 of 4534 rayber CEL by z71bill Aug 11, 2004 (8:34 am)
It took my dealer 3 tries to fix the CEL - the final problem:   Evap leak purge valve failure   replace F0621XRX purge valve   They had to keep the car an extra 2 days because they did not have a special tool that is requires to do a "smoke test". I do not know what a smoke test is - but it stated it on the invoice. Maybe they are just blowing smoke up my _____! Replies to this message: rayber (Aug 11, 2004 12:30 pm)
#959 of 4534 Re: still no ECL light for me... [petpad] by eaglewings Aug 11, 2004 (8:47 am)
Replying to: petpad (Jan 12, 2004 8:29 pm) Regarding petpads post #7, I'm wondering if the MZ3 has electric assist to the power steering like my MINI Cooper. It does make a whining noise, especially while making a turn or when the car pulls out from a parked space. In the MINI's case, it's normal and the noise is not loud, just a soft but noticeable high pitched whining noise.
#960 of 4534 Re: Brake dust [z71bill] by eaglewings Aug 11, 2004 (9:28 am)
Replying to: z71bill (Feb 21, 2004 8:58 am) I agree with z71bill (post #151) that under normal driving conditions, your brake pads should last at least 25k miles. My current MINI Cooper, with 25.5k miles show 25-30% wear on their pads. So maybe I drive like my grandmother, although I attribute my brake wear to judicious use of my gears and anticipating slowing traffic conditions ahead.   Ironically, the MINI's disk brakes are also vented front and solid rear BUT there is far more brake dust in the front wheel than the rear. For MINI owners, third party manufacturer EBC makes the "Green Stuff" non-metallic, kevlar lined, brake pad that creates far less brake dust than the original brakes.   Does anyone know if Mazda has issued a TSB for replacing the type of brake pads? It's been several months since this question was first brought up.
#961 of 4534 Re: Headlight Thing [ajtrenkle] by eaglewings Aug 11, 2004 (10:28 am)
Replying to: ajtrenkle (Jul 30, 2004 9:43 pm) Re post #872 by ajtrenkle: there is a Mazda TSB addressing this. Basically they say there's nothing wrong and that the moisture will eventually evaporate. They have no plan to fix this.
#962 of 4534 Re: [sleeekone] by eaglewings Aug 11, 2004 (10:35 am)
Replying to: sleeekone (Jul 30, 2004 11:39 pm) Re post #873 by sleeekone: glad you're happy with your A/C. Looks like the tinted windows do help. You are also wise to use your re-circulate function for short periods only. Not good for internal air quality when used for longer than 30 minutes.   With all those complaints about the A/C system, could it be a case of excessive cycling of the system? And if that's the case, wouldn't this be a rather easy ECU chip reprogram? Any HVAC engineers out there who can comment?
#963 of 4534 Re: AC on M3 [sschaffer] by eaglewings Aug 11, 2004 (11:23 am)
Replying to: sschaffer (Aug 01, 2004 4:46 pm) Great post, sschaffer. That should answer all those nagging questions we all have about the MZ3's air con. Apparently it's designed to work that way. Can it be improved? Maybe.

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