Another motor mount break!!!

[Speed3girl]

well it happened. a guy in rthe ms6 world had a tn o fmods. but tried to get warranty work done. And the mods apparently were the cause of what went wrong. cause the read them on line. I think it was more he said he didnt have any but the guy bolstered on line about what mods he had! so he ended up being blacklisted on mazdas website!

but dosent help my liscense plate is the same as my handle on some boards!

That is too bad. I guess it is just sad how that happens. I mean don't get me wrong...we had a WRX and an EVO and they listed every mod that we had on the car to void our warranty. It can happen....but sad none the less.

 

[SwampAss]

Mine was more tongue in cheek. I don't seriously think that when I walk in, he goes.... "there's that swampass guy".

 

[ALIEN3T]

all my dealers say is
"as long as the part didnt cause the problem" im all good. but they say they can tell if you changed back (wear on parts). But soem mazda dealers. My guy has been talkign to and the whole service department and mechanics want ot see what can be done and want to buy the parts. (no ww ejust need to ge tthem made).

Bu tsome dealers might be coo. My bro said one in missouri wants ot be an authorized cp-e dealer and offer a new car with the compnents on the car is your sale as a option, and will factory warranty them.
But it usually comes down to a dealer by dealer thing. one wont help you, but the next one will.

 

[ZooZoom]

Big Thumbs UP for Norco Mazda in CA. (cool)

read about the recall on this thread at noon. called and made an appt. for 1 PM. two hours later now and its done!

got the new mount and the new bolt. they replace the weaker No.8 bolt with a stronger No.10 bolt with red Loctite on it.

here are some pics:

Dealer Invoice states:

1. Inspect and Perform Recall/Campaign 4607F

2. Perform Mazda Full Circle Inspection

 

[whitey4311]

Me and my friend are going to Norco Mazda tomorrow AM to get this done you better not have taken the parts we need, lol.

 

[whitey4311]

Ok just called they still got us ready for tomorrow AM. Good thing they did this on your car first then ours second, lol. They got their practice in and now can do a good job.

Did you get the sticker under the hood?

 

[Rubasu]

any dealer that tells you the mod is the cause of the problem has to be able to prove it court if needed. I owned a pretty well modded impreza for awhile and always carried a copy of the magnuson moss warranty act in the car with when ever I went to the dealer. usually if you press a dealer about showing you or explaining to you how it could have caused the problem most will back off. I know this for a fact because I work for an acura dealer and have seen many blown engines and trans replaced on RSXs that were heavily modded or were obviously returned to stock before coming tothe dealer to have the problem looked at. So remember fellas always make the dealer show you why your mod caused the problem...... do not just take their word for it.

 

[ZooZoom]

Me and my friend are going to Norco Mazda tomorrow AM to get this done you better not have taken the parts we need, lol.

(outie)

LOL! no problem. Bill in Service dept. said they had 3 new mounts in stock.

and for those wondering, the mount is not "new", no design changes at all.

they are simply replacing older mounts in a particular VIN range because if the bolt worked its way loose, it could have done damage to it.

only the No.10 bolt is really new. plus its torqued to a God-fearing level!

 

[whitey4311]

Yeah they best have those last 2 ready for us tomorrow AM because I called 2x to be sure of it.

 

[FRUCTOSE]

See I wasn't mad about the motor mount failing at all. But I have been trying to get a rental car all day and I have no other transpotation. They want me to dive 2 hours to the closest madzaspeed dealership and get the rental car. I am going to canada and they found me a car that won't charge me for miles but they are not going to give me a car to get up there to get it. I am getting so pissed. I am not paying a dime for anything, not gas to get up there, or anything, I shouldn't have to.

I am gonna raise hell if they give me anymore trouble.

 

[TheMAN]

(outie)

LOL! no problem. Bill in Service dept. said they had 3 new mounts in stock.

and for those wondering, the mount is not "new", no design changes at all.

they are simply replacing older mounts in a particular VIN range because if the bolt worked its way loose, it could have done damage to it.

only the No.10 bolt is really new. plus its torqued to a God-fearing level!

the mount may look the same to you but there have been 5 revisions done to it already

 

[ZooZoom]

the mount may look the same to you but there have been 5 revisions done to it already

Since you're obviously "TheMAN", perhaps you'd care to elaborate on the 5 changes?

 

[Akaveli]

Since you're obviously "TheMAN", perhaps you'd care to elaborate on the 5 changes?

becareful, he has pwned quite a few people who tried to test his knowledge on mazda cars.

 

[whitey4311]

The mount I was told is the same and I think the revision was the latter built models like mine had the rubber cleared off of them. They only replaced my bolt today and not the mount since not all MS3's need the full change.

I tried to stand in there and look but the tech was sort of a quit wierdo that clearly needed to be left alone to just work with out me standing over him. I figure at this point it has to be solid and unless they ****** up it will be fine. It would be pretty hard to mess up pulling a bolt and putting in a new one and since I wasnt the first one to have this done I am sure its fine.