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Mazda recall....

sensors located in the steering pump become contaminated with rust
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Rust? Of course, this is a Mazda. They treat the metal at the factory with advanced oxidizers and mix salt right in with the molten metal.
 
So that nice heavy steering in those Mazda 3s I drove might have been power steering loss? hehehe
 
Not suprised; as a former owner of a Mazda 6S, it was a GREAT car except for the rust issues. Definitely not buying Mazda again here...
 
MJinZ said:
So that nice heavy steering in those Mazda 3s I drove might have been power steering loss? hehehe
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Seems the 3's have had a lot of issues with their steering from pump issues to now this.

Hopefully this will help out a lot of 3 owners that have had steering issues.
 
Plus, Mazda supposedly "fixed" their rust issues almost every year. This recall will not probably change anything and more issues will be found again. And again.
 
ExarKun333 said:
Plus, Mazda supposedly "fixed" their rust issues almost every year. This recall will not probably change anything and more issues will be found again. And again.
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I have a friend with an 06 or maybe 07 Mazda 6 and has no rust so far (driven in Canada), but my 04 Van has developed it quite nicely and I see that at mazda6club.com many have the same issue and I've perused a thread about mazda protege rust at edmunds. I do think Mazda has a problem here. In my case the rust on my MPV is mainly panels. The undercarriage looks ok--rusty for sure, but what car in the north isn't. Other than the exhaust which is heavily corroded at one particular space the rest of it looks ok. It's mainly just the doors and behind wheel weels that are rusting up.
 
ExarKun333 said:
Plus, Mazda supposedly "fixed" their rust issues almost every year. This recall will not probably change anything and more issues will be found again. And again.
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This rust is not due to the body. It's due to the power steering lines. They are cheap and the flake over time. After they flake, they get gummed up in the pump and the pump starts to over torque and power cuts off to prevent it from killing itself.
 
Heh... Shocking.
I've been telling people for years to avoid Mazdas because they corrode at a faster rate than any other car.. Here's more proof!
 
It's funny...the two Mazda's my family has owned also had minor rust issues (mostly on the exterior finish). Both cars were Millenias. I hate to think that Mazda has a chronic problem with rust as they are probably my favorite Japanese brand with their focus on sport. The Mazda 3 is definitely a hoot to drive in its segment.
 
CraigRT said:
Heh... Shocking.
I've been telling people for years to avoid Mazdas because they corrode at a faster rate than any other car.. Here's more proof!
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They don't rust THAT fast. Here is the engine bay of one fresh of the trailer from the factory.

mazda5-rust-5.jpg
 
PricklyPete said:
It's funny...the two Mazda's my family has owned also had minor rust issues (mostly on the exterior finish). Both cars were Millenias. I hate to think that Mazda has a chronic problem with rust as they are probably my favorite Japanese brand with their focus on sport. The Mazda 3 is definitely a hoot to drive in its segment.
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In the absence of hard data I am going to go on anecdotes and I've seen enough I think that at least for some models they have rust problems, just like the toyota tundra did for sure. I think some mazdas do.
 
Skoorb said:
In the absence of hard data I am going to go on anecdotes and I've seen enough I think that at least for some models they have rust problems, just like the toyota tundra did for sure. I think some mazdas do.
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Yeah...it would definitely be a red-flag to me when purchasing...but wouldn't keep me from buying a MX-5.
 
Odd. I got almost the same recall on my '06 Equinox yesterday. What's the link between the two? They both have "steer by wire" setups.

Wonder if they had the same parts vendor.
 
Gibson486 said:
hahaha...as much as I am annoyed by my 3 at times, yeah, I would still buy an MX-5 in a heart beat.
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Yeah...there is a brand new MX-5 that I see every day in our parking garage. If the thing wasn't so impractical I'd have already bought one. Such a fun car to drive.
 
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