That's exactly my experience as well. The driver mirror was apparently replaced, but it behaved the same way. I personally don't think it was replaced because they'll be quick to show me the outgoing parts.
The rear CV's were replaced and looked new.
It runs great now, but took a few years and...
Thanks. I think it was $180 CAD from Rock auto and a bit of elbow grease.
I'm thinking this thread will get popular real soon with those folks living in a high corrosion area.
Sorry for the late on this.
I'll try to keep this simple. It's an easy fix, do it yourself!!
I used 12a with UV dye and found the leak. You can clearly see it's on the middle and passenger side corrosion...
The dealer has a TSB for their techs to find it easily, but they won't honour any...
I just replaced the condenser and refilled with 12a from princess auto... Blowing really cold now!!
It really was not a difficult install. The documents youri linked helped a bit, it didn't actually have our North American specd vehicle, but I was able to follow it as a guide. The fan comes out...
Sweet Jesus! Or are you Thor level strong!?
That'll definitely cause vibrations, excess tire wear, early suspension failure etc etc etc.
Was it a pain getting out?
Well, the reason I'd likely never buy it recommend a Mazda isn't BC of the car itself, but the many overly cocky service people at dealerships.
He actually told me straight up to go back to the dealer I bought it from. I explained I had moved to 'this area' (75 kms away) and it's more convenient...
I called up my local Mazda dealer. They basically told me it's not covered and to fit the bill myself. I brought up that I had ongoing AC issues in the past. He went through my notes quickly and said he didn't see any.
I mentioned the issue in the TSB is exactly what I've noticed, even in the...
So it seems this is exactly my issue.
Looking at the link you provided and then navigating to the TSB, cause 1 is exactly the issue where my leak is at the bottom of the condenser on the middle and passenger side. (See attached).
How does this TSB work exactly? It's covered under their recall...