A few days ago I went to the garage to have my winter tires installed. While the car was up on the ramp we noticed the whole chassis covered in transmission fluid. After removing the large plastic pan under the engine we found the source of the leak...a transmission line rusted through.
The car has only 33000 KMs. (app 19000 miles) Because I live 200 kms ( app 120 miles) from the nearest Mazda dealer, roadside assistance was only willing to pay for the first 100 kms so I called the dealer and they said they would pay the difference. So I had the car towed and the line replaced. However Mazda refused to pay the $30.00 the local mechanic charged to check the leak. And it cost me an additional 35.00 for bus fare to pick up the car and 25.00 for gas to get back home.
This is my first mazda and one of the main reasons for buying it was reliability. According to Consumer reports, the mazda 3 has dropped in reliability from FAR better than average to better than average and the Mazda Miata from FAR better than average to average. The quality is going downhill guys.
Has anyone else had this problem? Anyway this is my first and last Mazda.
The car has only 33000 KMs. (app 19000 miles) Because I live 200 kms ( app 120 miles) from the nearest Mazda dealer, roadside assistance was only willing to pay for the first 100 kms so I called the dealer and they said they would pay the difference. So I had the car towed and the line replaced. However Mazda refused to pay the $30.00 the local mechanic charged to check the leak. And it cost me an additional 35.00 for bus fare to pick up the car and 25.00 for gas to get back home.
This is my first mazda and one of the main reasons for buying it was reliability. According to Consumer reports, the mazda 3 has dropped in reliability from FAR better than average to better than average and the Mazda Miata from FAR better than average to average. The quality is going downhill guys.
Has anyone else had this problem? Anyway this is my first and last Mazda.