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Mazda Complaint - 2005 Mazda6 - Rust
Complaint
I bought a 2005 Mazda6 around August or September of 2005. The rear wheel wells are rusting. A Mazda representative told me the rust warranty was for sixth (60) months. The car runs great and I planned to keep it. Now I am very dissappointed that the body (rust) of the car did not last longer.
Comments:
Posted by Skye on 2011-10-06:
Where do you live? I'm from Long Island, and everything due to sea salt and humidity rusted a lot faster.
Posted by trmn8r on 2011-10-06:
That is disappointing, for sure. Sometimes a car model will suffer because of a new process that it takes time to identify is a problem, sometimes the finish just isn't up to road deicing.
We had a Mazda several decades ago (1974) that had a bad problem with body rust. I assume they have improved things quite a bit, but your complaint shows either they haven't come far enough or you got a poorly processed car.
We had a Mazda several decades ago (1974) that had a bad problem with body rust. I assume they have improved things quite a bit, but your complaint shows either they haven't come far enough or you got a poorly processed car.
Posted by redmx3racer on 2011-10-07:
I'm pretty sure the stigma surrounding the early imports from Japan-70's Hondas, Toyotas, Mazdas, Subarus, Datsun etc were premature rust. That stigma is long gone.
If you live by the ocean, or in a state that salts the road, rust can occur, which is why I "waste money" washing my car in the winter at a car wash, since I both live by the ocean and also live in a state where they salt the roads. Actually they now use a liquid calcium chloride treatment prior to a storm that is even worse.
If you live by the ocean, or in a state that salts the road, rust can occur, which is why I "waste money" washing my car in the winter at a car wash, since I both live by the ocean and also live in a state where they salt the roads. Actually they now use a liquid calcium chloride treatment prior to a storm that is even worse.
Posted by Anonymous on 2011-10-07:
Finishes with a clear coat tend to be a bit softer. Wheel wells tend to have a lot of tiny breaches in the patency and once the sacrificial anode is gone.... Wax is your friend. My house is right on the beach and I trade my cars every couple years and make sure they are clean - FRESH not recycled water car wash.
Posted by PepperElf on 2011-10-09:
skye - good point.
when i took my car in to get the brakes fixed the mechanic asked me "Are you from the north?"
He asked because the underside of my car had a lot of rust / salt damage... the kind you don't see around here much.
And of course... yes, I am from the north and bought my car in a VERY snowy area.
when i took my car in to get the brakes fixed the mechanic asked me "Are you from the north?"
He asked because the underside of my car had a lot of rust / salt damage... the kind you don't see around here much.
And of course... yes, I am from the north and bought my car in a VERY snowy area.
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