spun bearing 2xxx miles
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Sacrilicious
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haha...seriously, though, honda transmissions have a good track record! =d
redrocketz
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HA when I worked for Acura there would be atleast 3 a week in for new transmissions. I got really good at them.
Sacrilicious
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ahhhhh...was there a specific car that it usually happened to? (bang)
redrocketz
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any V6 mainly TL's sometimes MDX's
redrocketz
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no recall but they extended the warranty to 100,000 miles on the trannys since they knew they would go by then and then the new one would have the same warranty. they fixed the problem for the most part with the new generation TL's.
mazda does not just send something that big by mistake... sending wrong s*** does happen don't get me wrong, but I really think this is the dealer's fault and not mazda's.... you can blame the dumbass parts guys in their parts department for ordering the wrong motor... if they used the VIN, they would've got it right the first time!
what TSB? tell me what the TSB number is... I've yet to see it and I do look at american and canadian TSBs every week
I have never saw any official documents stating synthetic oils a big no no in mazda engines EXCEPT for rotarys.... just like I've never seen any official documents about the oil filter conversion being a no no either... all I've seen are people flapping their asscheeks about these "problems"
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these motors are expensive and still being new, they're not readily available
if your dealer's parts department knows what they are doing, then they should be 1) placing the motor on an overnight "CSO" order, and 2) upgrading the CSO order status to a hotline order in order to get the motor on the next air freight shipment
Sacrilicious
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oh, don't worry, there will be an engine available once you hit that 30day mark of the lemon law and they have to hand you a new car! (rlaugh)
redrocketz
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actually lemon law doesn't work like that. if the part isn't available there is nothing anyone can do. But I bet if I called our guy at Mazda I could have an engine here in 2 days no problem atleast that is how the last 5 we ordered went. Oh and the Mazdaspeed cars have their own menus on the mazda parts program so ordering the wrong one is pretty damn hard to do but it does happen. Honestly it is the techs responsibility to make sure the correct parts are ordered. And they are expensive to the customer to the right people they are cheap 
how do you expect that to be the tech's responsibility when he goes up to the parts counter and asks for an engine? the parts dude looks up the engine and orders it... it is the parts guy's responsibility from there which correct engine gets ordered or not... now if the tech asks for something under the wrong terminology and the parts guy orders exactly what he asks for but it's not really what he wants, then it is the tech's fault
the ms3 does NOT have a separate catalog... it is together with the rest of the 3s.... it will say under the catalog "w/turbo" under the descriptions... ONLY the ms6 has its own separate catalog because being a japan built car, it is very different than the US built 6s parts wise, not to mention the numerous technical differences between the 4WD car and the FWD ones
the ms3 does NOT have a separate catalog... it is together with the rest of the 3s.... it will say under the catalog "w/turbo" under the descriptions... ONLY the ms6 has its own separate catalog because being a japan built car, it is very different than the US built 6s parts wise, not to mention the numerous technical differences between the 4WD car and the FWD ones
the engine may have been superceded to a new part number, but more than likely what he was trying to tell you was that your new engine has a new engine number as part numbers are irrelevant information to customersyes, that's right, this is my very first post,, why??,, I have the very same problem as described in the first post,, my speed3 blew the engine two weeks ago,, why??,, that's the question everybody keep asking me,, my speed has 1,987 miles in the odo and is bone stock too, date of purchase?? 21 of dec.. 2007, the manager of the shop ask me if the engine took a little drink of water while I was running , and I tell him not,, because that's the only way the engine could bend two rods the #1 and #4,, I was running at 60mph when I hit the brakes a little to reduce the speed because I saw a bump in the highway, then just push a little the gas when this sound came to my ears, boom pssst after that a little knock coming from the engine ,, for me the noise looks like a lifter or tappet what ever you name it, click , click, click, and a big vibration on the pedal clutch with just showing my foot to the pedal,, well to make the story short,, and for your info,, the dealer shop order me a new engine,, the manager told me that the new engine have a new part number ,, when this happen,, the oem part had been redisigned or the manufacturer have change,, lets hope is a redisigned engine
Sacrilicious
boom boom!
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actually lemon law doesn't work like that. if the part isn't available there is nothing anyone can do. But I bet if I called our guy at Mazda I could have an engine here in 2 days no problem atleast that is how the last 5 we ordered went. Oh and the Mazdaspeed cars have their own menus on the mazda parts program so ordering the wrong one is pretty damn hard to do but it does happen. Honestly it is the techs responsibility to make sure the correct parts are ordered. And they are expensive to the customer to the right people they are cheap
ouch! that really sux...=/ so technically speaking, your car could die and you could be waiting for like 2 months to get it back? =/
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I find it funny that you blame Mazda for an incompetent dealer
Just becasue the dealer doesn't know what they're doing doesn't mean it's Mazdas fault. The quality of mechanics and parts guys varies across dealerships. Some dealerships just cheap out on good customer service, while others, like my dealership, have a top-shelf staff who rarely make mistakes.
As far as Mazda being difficult about hte warranty, remember it goes both ways. There are people on this forum who have no problem improperly modding their car, blowing it up, reinstalling stock parts, AND claiming warranty work.
Ultimately it's those few bad apples that ruin it for the rest of us. This goes for Mazda as well as other manufacturers
So please don't over generalize and say Mazda is trying to stick it to you. In your case it may have just been a stupid tech that didn't know what he was talking about, not Mazda specifically.
Just becasue the dealer doesn't know what they're doing doesn't mean it's Mazdas fault. The quality of mechanics and parts guys varies across dealerships. Some dealerships just cheap out on good customer service, while others, like my dealership, have a top-shelf staff who rarely make mistakes.
As far as Mazda being difficult about hte warranty, remember it goes both ways. There are people on this forum who have no problem improperly modding their car, blowing it up, reinstalling stock parts, AND claiming warranty work.
Ultimately it's those few bad apples that ruin it for the rest of us. This goes for Mazda as well as other manufacturers
So please don't over generalize and say Mazda is trying to stick it to you. In your case it may have just been a stupid tech that didn't know what he was talking about, not Mazda specifically.
there was a thing on the news about 06-07 si owners trying to get a recall started for 3 rd gear problems on tranny?
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Subaru is a perfect example of this. Now people with legitimate concerns (usually regarding the drivetrain) are having a hard time getting warranty work done on their stock cars. Abuse is usually cited as the reason for denial.
Anyone browsing their warranty denial section and the horror stories posted would conclude Subaru is just a bunch of weasels. But looking at it from the other end, it's not hard to see why it has gotten the way it has. No one wants to take responsibility for their actions.
Young Roids
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And everyone on the forums give me crap for not modding. I want to keep my warranty and I don't want to switch parts back to stock.
