unhappyM5owner
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(silly) Fam that's too funny....I need a good laugh. I bought my car Thursday Nite they recalled it Friday now that's hilarious....fam said:
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unhappyM5owner said:
Yeah I'm part of the same club. Picked-up my 5 Thursday Night, drove it for 24 hours and returned it first thing Saturday.
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Not cool, but to make some of you feel better;
I work for a dealer that sells Mazda, Hyundai, Chrysler, Jeep, Suzuki and Subaru vehicles. The new 300C, Charger and Magnums have all been recalled for faulty emissions control systems. The entire exhaust system from the manifold back as well as all sensors and harnesses need to be replaced. The parts are on national backorder for six months or more. Until then, DaimlerChrysler is not even offering a loaner, they simply have you drive the car with a check engine light/limp mode until your exhaust parts come in from "the fatherland", meaning you get poor performance and/or poor fuel economy for the better part of a YEAR, and guess who foots the bill for that one?
We just unloaded a few 2006 Jeep Commanders from the truck and there are already TSBs and possibly recalls for them. So, these situations are not isolated to Mazda by any stretch of the imagination.
I work for a dealer that sells Mazda, Hyundai, Chrysler, Jeep, Suzuki and Subaru vehicles. The new 300C, Charger and Magnums have all been recalled for faulty emissions control systems. The entire exhaust system from the manifold back as well as all sensors and harnesses need to be replaced. The parts are on national backorder for six months or more. Until then, DaimlerChrysler is not even offering a loaner, they simply have you drive the car with a check engine light/limp mode until your exhaust parts come in from "the fatherland", meaning you get poor performance and/or poor fuel economy for the better part of a YEAR, and guess who foots the bill for that one?
We just unloaded a few 2006 Jeep Commanders from the truck and there are already TSBs and possibly recalls for them. So, these situations are not isolated to Mazda by any stretch of the imagination.
Brought our 5 in yesterday. This is the 3rd time in 2300 miles. I was told upwards of 30 days to repair. We no longer have confidence in the car and want to give it back if it fits within the lemon law. My dealership has been good to deal with and I have no beef with them. I like the 5 (not love) but this is just too much hassle for a new car. My loaner is a Ford Explorer XLT 4WD which I find a sweet ride except for the MPG.
The service manager called today and said he was having a hard time finding a van and ended up saying he could get a ford product van for tomorrow and get a mazda car for today. I told him that there is no way I would get into a ford van and my wife would never drive it. I told him unless it is an mpv I will continue driving my 5 until the parts are in. I told him i checked under the vehicle and examined it for quite a while and everything seams perfect. He then said he would call me back and will work on getting me an mpv. I dont mean to be a %#$$ but im not going to drive around in a rental ford minivan for a month. Im sorry, but id rather drive my fireball 5 if they arent willing to supply me with an equivalent product of THEIR OWN. So booya im still driving a 5 
If I smell smoke I will calmly pull over somewhere with no hydrants by, get the wife and kid out. Step a few feet away and watch the fireworks as I wonder if mazda will write me a certificate for free mazda cars for life in exchange for no lawsuit. Just kidding, its safer to us to take a .0016% chance (2 in 2500!) of my mazda turning into a phoenix than have her drive a ford van that she doesnt feel comfortable in and doesnt like driving.
Just kidding, its safer to us to take a .0016% chance (2 in 2500!) of my mazda turning into a phoenix than have her drive a ford van that she doesnt feel comfortable in and doesnt like driving.unhappyM5owner
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Considering all that has happened in the Gulf Coast,and in the Middle East I guess we should count our blessings not our troubles but still.....My dealer is going to make my October Payment and pay for Liability from Hertz I suppose their trying...not bad... (burnout)
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unhappyM5owner
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(lol2) I'm changing my moniker to.... SomewhatUnhappyM5ownerthe_saint said:
Antonio DiMarco said:Camry = BORING
You guys don't have to rub it in. I'm already getting flack from the rear seats as we speak. My daughter (14) and son (7) just don't dig this oldies stuff
They want to get back to the 5 pronto. And to think they actually like the seats more than the Camry which is the epitome of comfort!Nah, before I bought the 5 I gave the Camry a fair chance as I did on all the others. I gave it a long hard look. I knew it's reliability record, it being a comfortable car but the styling just didn't get to me.
unhappyM5owner
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Look, I'm not a Litigious fellow but if this recall is extended past say 4 weeks In my opinion Mazda must seek to pacify the masses in all what 2700 of us...Many states have lemon laws enacted to protect the consumer from this same issue or an arbitration option on their contract. I know their are few on this forum that will not agree with me. Mazda should give extended warranties or other financial incentives. Perfection is not expected on mechanical vechicles but to expect consumers to buy a new product and then have it out of service for more than 4 weeks...alledgely...then this is another story even with a comparable replacement vechicle. I dont want to hear about Ford , Dodge or Mitsubishi or Nissan Recalls. This is a new car for crying outloud and Its seems to be apparent by opinions a very unique and well loved and liked vechicle. My Mazda dealer motto is "Were not satisfied till the Customer is satisfied" of course within reason. My dealer is working with me and I believe all parties wish this new vechicle success. Hopefully this will not extend past four weeks (confused)miatafied said:
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Damned if they do and damed if they don't
Yes it's a new car. And there are a hundred new cars that have the same sort of problems that never get the exposure that this issues is getting becasue the manufacturer chose to keep it quiet.
If Mazda went about this recall like other companies then you probably wouldn't have even heard about it. Mazda would have taken a chance not telling us and silently had their dealerships fix the issue with your next oil change.
Like I said Mazda is damed if they do and damned if they don't.
My guess is that Mazda padded the estimated time a little. At least they should have if they were smart. Two to three weeks at most is my guess.
unhappyM5owner said:
Yes it's a new car. And there are a hundred new cars that have the same sort of problems that never get the exposure that this issues is getting becasue the manufacturer chose to keep it quiet.
If Mazda went about this recall like other companies then you probably wouldn't have even heard about it. Mazda would have taken a chance not telling us and silently had their dealerships fix the issue with your next oil change.
Like I said Mazda is damed if they do and damned if they don't.
My guess is that Mazda padded the estimated time a little. At least they should have if they were smart. Two to three weeks at most is my guess.
unhappyM5owner
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Hey Antonio you got stock in Mazda? 
You make good points, but that wont help get our M5's back any quicker than my negative attitude...It just does not give you much confidence when all their new ones are pulled off the lot and they are not giving much info on time frames for repair and return seems like a very new and complicated defect whatever it may be... (uhm)
You make good points, but that wont help get our M5's back any quicker than my negative attitude...It just does not give you much confidence when all their new ones are pulled off the lot and they are not giving much info on time frames for repair and return seems like a very new and complicated defect whatever it may be... (uhm)
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