Build Date vs. Defect Poll

[Dudeit]

It might be a good idea to compare the Build Date/Model and the Defects to see if there are date related changes that were made to the car. It will also give everybody a heads up of what might happen to their car according to the build date.

My car is one of the early models and I have exprerienced many defects. Here is my data.

Mazda3 Sport GT
Build Date: 11/03
Glove Box Defect - yes
Air Bag Sensor - yes (fixed at dealership, no problems since)
Rear Sway Bar Noise - yes (dealers says there is nothing wrong?)
Acceleration Hesitation - yes (dealers says there is nothing wrong?)
Air Conditioner - just cool, not really cold, works hard on hot days
Heater - my heater has a faint burning oil type smell

[mazda3ride]

What\'s your hesitation like?

[wtom]

Mazda3 Sport GT
Build Date: 06/04
Glove Box Defect: NO
Air Bag Sensor: NO
Rear Sway Bar Noise: NO
Acceleration Hesitation: NO
Air Conditioner: Just cool, not really cold at all
Heater: NO probs
Brakes: Severe Grooving (Rotors) and Brake Squeaking
Vibrations: Much less at ~2000RPM while in neutral compared to my 05/04 build and I didn\'t even do the ETB grounding mod

Nothing else I can think of...

EDIT: Brake Dust is not too bad. I had the car for a bit over two weeks before its first wash, maybe about 1600 km on it, brake dust was quite mild. It wasn\'t dark on the rims, but obvious if you know what the rim SHOULD look like. :)

[miggiddy]

Mazda3 GT no GFX
Build Date: 01/04
Glove Box Defect: NO
Air Bag Sensor: NO
Rear Sway Bar Noise: Not that I know of
Acceleration Hesitation: NO
Air Conditioner: It\'s ok. I\'d have to compare it to another 3 or different car
Heater: NO probs
Brakes: Grooving (Rear Rotors) once machined and new pads installed, haven\'t had any problems since.
Brake Squeaking when cold.
Vibrations: At idle I do notice/feel a slight vibration, as if the engine is running rough

[mazda3ride]

Mazda3 Sport GT
Build Date: 01/04
Glove Box Defect: NO
Air Bag Sensor: NO
Rear Sway Bar Noise: NO
Acceleration Hesitation: YES - (I will take a few guys for a spin at the meet and see if it\'s just me)
Air Conditioner: Not cold at all unless fully cranked
Heater: NO
Brakes: Break dust
Vibrations: The car vibrates alot when in neutral
Wipers: Do not clean well. They leave alot of streaks

[ng3]

Mazda3 GS
Build Date: 04/04
Glove Box Defect: NO
Air Bag Sensor: Not that I know
Acceleration Hesitation: NO (Provided it\'s the 2.0L)
Air Conditioner: It\'s fine... Nothing special...
Heater: Nothing
Brakes: Squeaking when cold. Lots of dust
Vibrations: At idle in Neutral/Park I get a slight vibration, as if the engine is running rough, strangely goes away in the first 2000 km after an oil change then comes back

[canada3]

Mazda3 GT GFX package

Build date

12/03 - second shipment from Japan

No problems at all.

[billyfo]

Mazda3 Sport GT
Build Date: 11/03
Glove Box Defect: yes not fixed yet
Air Bag Sensor: yes fixed
Rear Sway Bar Noise: we have this problem????
Acceleration Hesitation: No
Air Conditioner: Not cold at all unless fully cranked
Heater: NO
Brakes:Rear brake dust, squeaking when cold
Vibrations: no
Wipers: Do not clean well. change to motomaster telfon.

[MZ3_GS]

Mazda3 GS - 5SPD
Build Date: 10/2003
Air Bag Crash Sensor: Yes
Airconditioner: Yes not very cold unless on hiway
CEL: MAF Replaced
Hesitation: No
Rear Brakes: Dust, no grooving
Rear Suspension: Yes kinda loud but Multi-link suspension is louder deal with it

[mazda3boss]

Originally posted by Dudeit



It might be a good idea to compare the Build Date/Model and the Defects to see if there are date related changes that were made to the car. It will also give everybody a heads up of what might happen to their car according to the build date.

My car is one of the early models and I have exprerienced many defects. Here is my data.

Mazda3 Sport GT
Build Date: 11/03
Glove Box Defect - yes
Air Bag Sensor - yes (fixed at dealership, no problems since)
Rear Sway Bar Noise - yes (dealers says there is nothing wrong?)
Acceleration Hesitation - yes (dealers says there is nothing wrong?)
Air Conditioner - just cool, not really cold, works hard on hot days
Heater - my heater has a faint burning oil type smell


Mazda 3 GS
jan 04 built
glove box defect yes
airbag sensor yes
sway bar no
acceleration yes
A/C no
heater (TOO HOT)
vibration (havent noticed any)
brakes ( rear brake pads really worn out along with squeking noise and ALOT OF BRAKE DUST)

[Paulsiu]

how cant you tell the car haveing problem . . .with the defect







paulsiu

[PiCASSO]

Mazda3 GT Sport
Build Date: August 2004
Glove Box Defect: yes (replaced once, but again rattling)
Air Bag Sensor: nope
Rear Sway Bar Noise: nope
Acceleration Hesitation: none that I can notice
Air Conditioner: Just cool, not the cold that I would get from GM A/C units
Heater: nope
Brakes: excessive dust, especially on rears
Vibrations: none
Wipers: none
Passenger Window Regulator: Clicking noise when coming up
17\" Wheel Outside Hub Area (all 4): paint peeling off Link (http://torontomazda3.com/forum/read.php?TID=2460) :(
17\" Wheel Inside Hub Area (rear): rusted on the inside and addressed at dealership
Front/Side/Rear Facias: White overspray gunk that will not clean off

I\'ll put up a post regarding the wheels and the facias (with pictures) next time.

[fat mike]

I am suprised that no one has mentioned the moonroof rattaling like a bitch. I need to address mine to my delaership.

[Flagrum_3]

It would seem to me that the M3 has some problems with the rear brakes.I noticed scoring on a couple of testers that I took out.

Has anyone heard of a recall yet for this problem?

I know there\'s a trm on it.

Note; If your rear rotors are scored or goughed> DEMAND NEW ROTORS don\'t just let them turn them, because there goes half the life of the rotors.Remind them to fine sand the new ones with emery cloth.I read somewhere where the problem lies in a coating thats on the rotors from the factory and I believe the dealers have been notified of this.




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[mazda3boss]

Originally posted by Flagrum_3


It would seem to me that the M3 has some problems with the rear brakes.I noticed scoring on a couple of testers that I took out.

Has anyone heard of a recall yet for this problem?

I know there\'s a trm on it.

Note; If your rear rotors are scored or goughed> DEMAND NEW ROTORS don\'t just let them turn them, because there goes half the life of the rotors.Remind them to fine sand the new ones with emery cloth.I read somewhere where the problem lies in a coating thats on the rotors from the factory and I believe the dealers have been notified of this.




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if theres a recall i am goin, but i think sometime this week i am takin it to my personal mechanic to check it out