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The automaker is calling back 71,000 Mazda6, CX-7, CX-9, RX-8, and B-Series trucks. David Woods has the model year and zone breakdown on CarComplaints.com.…
keep reading article "Another Round of Takata Recall Expansions"At the heart of the confusion was Mazda’s “temporary fix” to a dangerous problem without any real indication how long a more permanent fix would take.…
keep reading article "Mazda Has a More Permanent Takata Fix for 80,000 Vehicles"But here we are with another recall of 94,000 Mazda vehicles that have ticking time-bombs for airbags. Some vehicles are being recalled for the second time.…
keep reading article "Mazda Adds 94,000 More Vehicles to Takata Recall List"Mazda says salted roads during the winter can can cause saltwater to enter the ball joint and corrode the parts. The corrosion can cause the ball joint in the fitting to loosen and result in a rattle from the area of the ball joint and lower control arm. Enough corrosion and the ball joint can separate from the lower control arm.
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CarComplaints.com has the details The first recall has more than 495,000 vehicles called back in a confusing recall based on different "zones" of the country. Mazda says 2004-2011 Mazda RX-8, 2004-2006 MPV, 2003-2008 Mazda6 and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 cars are recalled if they were originally sold in "Zone A".
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Other than that they're great. Unfortunately a judge has granted a motion to dismiss a VVT lawsuit after Mazda argued their extended warranty terms are clear:…
keep reading article "L-Series Engine VVT Lawsuit Dismissed by Judge"…
keep reading article "Mazda Tries to Get Around VVT Lawsuit with Sketchy Rules About Oil Changes"That'll come as welcome news to owners – particularly those with a CX-7 – who have been complaining for years about VVT and timing chain issues.…
keep reading article "Lawsuit Accuses Mazda of Hiding Timing Chain and VVT Defects in L-Series Engines"The best way to find out what's wrong with a vehicle is from the people who drive them. Not only do owner complaints help us rank vehicles by reliability, but they're often used to spark class-action lawsuits and warranty extensions. Plus, they're a great way to vent.