Recall #1

[fam]

Thats what the word "used car" means. You should all know that by now.

 

[-pixy-]

Was the guy who bought it aware of the problems?

When i sold it it told the guy i had a ton of work done on it under the warantee and that the top leaked over the drivers window, everything else seemed fine. The guy was convinced he was getting such a great deal because i was selling for the trade in value on the car.

 

[Rustydragon]

Just got this e-mail from a mazda rep:

Thanks for contacting Mazda.

We recognize that this may be inconvenient for you and you have my
sincerest apologies.

We are finalizing the repair procedure and will issue complete
instructions to our dealers so they may return cars to customers as
soon as possible. 1 month is a rough estimate and we are hoping it
won't take that long.

Se have instructed our Mazda dealers and their service managers to
arrange a comparable sized rental or loaner vehicle for you when you
arrive at the dealership. Please reply and let me know which dealership
put you into a smaller MAZDA3. I'll see what I can do about getting
something comparably sized to the MAZDA5.

Again, thank you for contacting Mazda. It has been my pleasure to
assist you. Please feel free to reply to this message with any further
questions or comments.

Please take a moment to give us your opinion about our e-mail service.
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Well..better then nothing i guess.

 

[Antonio DiMarco]

Just got this e-mail from a mazda rep:

Thanks for contacting Mazda.

We recognize that this may be inconvenient for you and you have my
sincerest apologies.

We are finalizing the repair procedure and will issue complete
instructions to our dealers so they may return cars to customers as
soon as possible. 1 month is a rough estimate and we are hoping it
won't take that long.

Se have instructed our Mazda dealers and their service managers to
arrange a comparable sized rental or loaner vehicle for you when you
arrive at the dealership. Please reply and let me know which dealership
put you into a smaller MAZDA3. I'll see what I can do about getting
something comparably sized to the MAZDA5.

Again, thank you for contacting Mazda. It has been my pleasure to
assist you. Please feel free to reply to this message with any further
questions or comments.

Please take a moment to give us your opinion about our e-mail service.
Click or paste the link below to complete a brief, online survey.

Well..better then nothing i guess.

What more would you have expected?

 

[Antonio DiMarco]

Thats good news. Hopefully they are mpvs!

Yes my service manager just called and told me that an MPV was waiting for me. Picking it up tomorrow.

 

[Skylab]

hmm...

So if all 2700 M5's have been recalled, are the ones at the assembly plant being assembled, then put in storage untill the correct part(s) can be put on?

Just wondering how long the recall will affect the delivery date of my M5. (huh)

 

[Libra]

So if all 2700 M5's have been recalled, are the ones at the assembly plant being assembled, then put in storage untill the correct part(s) can be put on?

Just wondering how long the recall will affect the delivery date of my M5. (huh)

What will eventually happen is they will figure out which models (by VIN) are having the exact problems, and will only withhold those until they create a fix. They have a few different assembly plants, along with where the parts are made. Chances are, one location that produces cat converters (for example) were not briefed to insert a component, or left out a weld. I still haven't heard anything about it at work, so I can't give a reasonable explanation, but once I find out, I'll put everyone in the know.

 

[5thAve]

So if all 2700 M5's have been recalled, are the ones at the assembly plant being assembled, then put in storage untill the correct part(s) can be put on?

Just wondering how long the recall will affect the delivery date of my M5. (huh)

This just in... Mazda has halted global production of the Mazda5 in addition to the North American recall. Looks like the rest of us will be waiting longer to take delivery. Still, I'm glad that I'll be reasonably sure that I'll get a re-engineered vehicle and meanwhile I am lucky that I don't have to be making payments on a car I'm not driving. Now if my ol' Chrysler can just hang together a few more months..... (bike)

Fires prompt Mazda5 production halt, recall


Mark Rechtin
Automotive News / September 21, 2005

LOS ANGELES -- Mazda Motor Corp. has stopped production globally of the 2006 Mazda5 minivan and has recalled 2,700 units in North America for exhaust system-related fires.

Mazda's North American auto dealers have been ordered to stop selling the minivan until the cause of the fires has been found and a solution is in place.

Three fires due to heat buildup in the system have been reported.

 

[dracore]

This is great I still have my M5! Dealer has not to called me to return it yet even though he knows that I'm aware of the issue.

I'm like the only person out on the street with it now! Definitely makes it more of a head turner.

 

[the_saint]

This is great I still have my M5! Dealer has not to called me to return it yet even though he knows that I'm aware of the issue.

I'm like the only person out on the street with it now! Definitely makes it more of a head turner.

LOL
Most of us were the only people with them before the recall. I Bought mine August 1st and still haven't seen one.

 

[fam]

Has anyone complained enough to get mazda to pay their payments for his month??

 

[unhappyM5owner]

I did and they(Dealer) cut me a check for October's Payment, I had purchased the 5 on Thursday and Recalled it Friday. I argued that I believed that possibly I would arbitrate to get out of the contract, but I felt for my well being and their apparent cooperation I would ride it out. I did not sign anything and they provided a new MPV, in their behalf and some positive people in this forum I felt that the 5 was cool, and Mazda was trying. Nissan never did this and the brakes on my 04 Titan were chronic and I believe a big safety issue. Anyways you can ask It costs nothing and will probably save more face in lieu of what there already doing, but as you can see there has been no posts or emails from people getting updates from Mazda on the fix, which was suppose to happen middle of the week. Perhaps this is more serious than affixing a simple fix. Oh well.... (crazy)

this message will self destruct in 10...9....8...7..... (gun) (argh) (chair) (dark) if anything happens to me blame my dealer for me causing malcontent...

 

[the_saint]

I finally got a recall notice in the mail. It was dated Sept. 16th and said pretty much everything that has been said here.

 

[fam]

Well I got the 05 rental mpv. Its beat to hell. The interior looks like it went through a hurricane (its a florida car so it probably did!). I also fill a little jipped. I may call mazda and see if they could help me a little more. Id love for them to give me real employee pricing on my next mazda.

 

[miatafied]

Well I got the 05 rental mpv. Its beat to hell. The interior looks like it went through a hurricane (its a florida car so it probably did!). I also fill a little jipped. I may call mazda and see if they could help me a little more. Id love for them to give me real employee pricing on my next mazda.

I called mazda corporate and asked them as much - they said at this point, there was nothing in place for that and if there was gonna be such a program for mazda5 owners it would be announced at a somewhat later date. As of now, they're just concentrating on finding a fix.

I asked because I'm looking to get a new miata "toy". That way I could ask myself "Mazda5 or MX-5?"

 

[miatafied]

Oh, BTW, I'm trading in my loaner 6 for a loaner MPV (brandy new off the truck) on Monday. We'll see what we get.

 

[perfecto]

I just got a Toyota Matrix.

 

[wongpres]

Here's a bit more info on the situation:

http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=103231

And here's what Mazda Canada is doing:

http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/050923-1.htm

 

[Skylab]

Mazda has told customers they will be without their Mazda5s for at least 30 days.

(braindead

Arghh!

I hope Mazda is focusing on getting production going ASAP. (thought)

 

[BlkZoomZoom]

I've been calling the Mazda Tech line every other day now to find out any updates on this. Nothing new yet...