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#27 of 31 Quixotic Solution to Mazda Protege Rust? by autonomous Sep 17, 2009 (10:55 am)
Replying to: devilishangel (Sep 17, 2009 10:21 am) I bought my Mazda Protege5 in July 2003 ... 2 local car repairs ... said it was damaged sometime before ... the panel inside the door wasn't affixed properly and the leaking caused the rusting. (the strip alongside the length of the car is also falling off at the rear) The damage, they said, was most likely caused at the dealer ...   Hmm, although this may be true, it would be difficult to prove six years after the fact. You may want to consider other options rather than taking on MazdaUSA as the rust will not stop in the meantime. For example, you may want to negotiate with the dealer a reduction in the cost of the repair. In my case, I had the rust on my 2002 P5 removed two years ago; the rear wheelwells and panels were repainted for about C$250 as part of a goodwill agreement with my dealership. Prior to this, I had received independent evaluations of the work required and therefore knew the costs would easily be twice those proposed by the dealership, so I went along with the agreement. Not ideal but this may be better than fighting windmills (with apologies to Cervantes).   p.s. my repairs have held back the rust for the most part, but it's just a matter of time before it re-emerges; I am counting on another 2 to 3 years before moving onto my next vehicle.
#28 of 31 Perforation by moparbad Sep 18, 2009 (10:24 am)
Unless you have perforation of the panel, it is not covered under Mazda warranty. This is the norm, not the exception for rust warranty for majority of auto manufacturers.   So, anyone have an actual hole thru a panel? Replies to this message: zoom_oh_2002p5 (Sep 18, 2009 10:37 am)
#29 of 31 Re: Perforation [moparbad] by zoom_oh_2002p5 Sep 18, 2009 (10:37 am)
Replying to: moparbad (Sep 18, 2009 10:24 am) Thank you moparbad, very valuable comment for this discussion. The dealers should be more articulate at presenting this case. Perferation and industry norm was not mentioned in three meetings with the dealer and/or factory rep.
#30 of 31 Time to get a quote by moparbad Sep 20, 2009 (5:49 pm)
Have surface rust on lower rocker at seam on both sides of car and also in the rear wheel wells on inner surface. Will find out this week the cost to repair the problem areas. Only 62K on my 03 and the finish is in great condition except for the areas mentioned above. Car has been garaged since new. Well, not much I can do living in the "rust belt" with so much salt used in the winter. Replies to this message: 02mazda (Nov 15, 2009 6:57 pm)
#31 of 31 Re: Time to get a quote [moparbad] by 02mazda Nov 15, 2009 (6:57 pm)
Replying to: moparbad (Sep 20, 2009 5:49 pm) I saw an 03 this weekend local superstore. Had the same kind of rust you describe. Good luck. It was silver. I also saw a newer 626 w rust on the passenger side rear wheel well. I had not noticed this problem on the 626. The car, however, did not look as if it had been well maintained. Dents, dirty glass, very dirty & the driver, w/o resorting to any type of stereotypes, did not look as if he/she was really into maintaining cars. Sorry, I hate stereotypes, too, but Click & Clack would have called her "Dawna". Still love my Protege 5, just put new Generals on all 4(s), but wish they would/could do something about the rust issue. Balance of car is great. I would settle for a 50/50 or even 60/40 repair compromise.

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