Mazda3 rear rotors/pads went up in smoke

[Karding]

So I've been telling my dealership (CASA) that my rear rotors/pads are too dusty. I heard that there is a TSB on rear pads being too hard on the rotors. But the service advisor insisted that it's normal. (hint: mazda in the US of A is being serviced by Ford technicians) I asked them to take a look at it at least but they told me that there is no MAZDA TECH on weekends. Wow, for working people like myself, we dont have time to bring it in on weekdays. Hence, we can only come in on weekends. I asked Claremont Mazda/Ford to check the poor A/C performance. Again, "sorry but we dont have any MAZDA TECH on weekends, you would need to bring it on weekdays."

I've had my Mazda3 since July 2005. Had it serviced on Claremont Mazda/Ford twice already. On both occasions, I asked them to check the rear rotors/pads and A/C performance.

Last saturday as I was driving from the supermarket with four passengers, my passengers complained of a foul odor, "something's burning!" The house was only 3 miles a way on a 35mph street. I pulled to the driveway and saw my rear rotors in red and smoking.

I called Mazda 24-HR road side assistance and had it towed to a nearby dealership, Im 35 miles away from Claremont Mazda/Ford. The other dealership (Alhambra Mazda) provided me with a Chevy Cavalier while they work on my car. I believe they will start the work today because I got to the dealership at 4pm last saturday, they are closed on Sundays.

Im not buying any Mazda again. Not because the quality of the car sucks but because the SERVICE quality sucks big time. Note to self, look at the quality of service after buying the car and not the quality of SALES service.

This is probably why there are more loyal buyers of Honda and Toyota amongst Japanese manufacturers.

If it werent for the wife, I'm selling this Mazda3 for a Scion xB. But Im still am! :bwahaha:

[silverbx986]

amp...tigas ng ulo kse. sabi etrade-in na eh

[Karding]

amp...tigas ng ulo kse. sabi etrade-in na eh

:twak: kung hindi lang sana ako up-side-down ng $5,000...

[MXFX]

sorry to hear that karding! pads lang problema diba?

bro in law ko asar din sa toyota dealer sa l.a. nagpa appointment sya sa service tagal din nya mag antay. kita pa niya yung ibang walk in, nauuna minsan (mga pilipino pa man din). di na sya bumalik, local japanese mechanic na lang (except repair ang kailangan).

hayaan mo, dala ako ng extra redhorse sa next eb.

[Karding]

max, blue & red na ang kulay ng rotors nung nakita ko. hindi pa tumatawag ang Alhambra Mazda, sana later may status report na.

On another note, nakita ko na naman yung silver A3 sa Rusnak..amf naka kit ang ayuf!

[gwapito69]

gayahin mo si silver amp nasira lang yung coin holder nung 4runner nya amp pinapalitan na agad ng ML55 AMG.. wala na talagang paglagyan ng pera si silver amp bili na lang ng bili

[silverbx986]

gwaps!!! tapos na skool?

speaking of sira...nasa casa na naman un bxster. sira ignition switch. $600
daw. amp...nila. sabi sa bxsterboard mga $140 lang yung parts eh...kaso
di ako maalam magpalit

tuloy daw socal EB sabi ni karding

[Bravoexo]

Anong nangyari?? naiwan naka angat ng konti yung EBrake? pics naman... he he he

[niky]

Wow... was about to pass it over, tapos nakita ko kay Karding mismo nangyari! Grabe!!!

Hmm... lends credence to the reports of crashing 2.0s in the 'pines... baka recall na ito?

[parakitoJDM]

Wow... was about to pass it over, tapos nakita ko kay Karding mismo nangyari! Grabe!!!

Hmm... lends credence to the reports of crashing 2.0s in the 'pines... baka recall na ito?

may TSB na nga tungkol sa brakes eh.

[slipstreamer]

may TSB na nga tungkol sa brakes eh.

Sir Parakito, ang TSB ba na sinasabi mo for US palang or dito na sa Pinas? Kasi i drove my Mazda3 last weekend, first time napuno 5 adults from QC to Makati, nearing Makati from standing start....i can hear a hum sounding like sticky brakes, narinig ko rin on the way home and we're still full. The day after, driving alone di ko na narinig.

Kaka TSB palang ng Mazda Phil re exhaust insulation, meron na naman kaya uli? Ifever, meron na i haven't been informed yet.

[parakitoJDM]

Sir Parakito, ang TSB ba na sinasabi mo for US palang or dito na sa Pinas? Kasi i drove my Mazda3 last weekend, first time napuno 5 adults from QC to Makati, nearing Makati from standing start....i can hear a hum sounding like sticky brakes, narinig ko rin on the way home and we're still full. The day after, driving alone di ko na narinig.

Kaka TSB palang ng Mazda Phil re exhaust insulation, meron na naman kaya uli? Ifever, meron na i haven't been informed yet.

slipstreamer, di ko sure kung nilabas 'tong TSB na 'to sa Pinas. but definitely sa US lumabas 'to. i'm guessing na the time they released the MZ3 sa pinas eh na implement na yang corrective action na yan. i'm not sure if what u heard is caused by sticky brakes. but the next time u hear it again, u can easily check a sticky brake is take note of the car is dragging (may pume=preno) and if it does continue to run for about a kilometer than Stop (on a safe part of the road) and go ahead and touch your wheels near the Hub/brake area. Normally it should feel warm, but if its hot then yes most likely that wheel has a sticky brake. good luck with ur car!

[mazdamazda]

Karding... tama na kasi ang pag gaya sa Initial-D!!! hehehe... ;)

[Karding]

Karding... tama na kasi ang pag gaya sa Initial-D!!! hehehe...

hahaha, susundin ko na ang payo mo simula ngayon... :bwahaha:

langyang dealership yan, wala daw problema. They test-drove the car for 10-miles but failed to replicate the problem. The verdict? Everything works well! :swear:

nakita ko sa work order na ang rear pads ko is only 50% left. Amf, eh 8,000 miles pa lang at 3-months 50% na agad ang nawala? I dont even brake that hard dahil alam kong may problema rear pads.

Bravoex, the dealership said the same thing. "baka" daw naka-angat ang brake. If so, Id notice it at mahihirapan ako umandar. Ngayon, kung naka-angat na lang ng konti, how come the front pads didnt go up in smoke??? Para pa ding RWD ang Mazda3 ko, grabe ang brake dust sa likod. Sa harap, halos hindi na kailangan linisin weekly.

[nugundam93]

mukha ngang sticking yung rear brakes mo sir karding...not good.

[Karding]

Since the dealer wont change it, I guess Im gonna have to do it myself. Or I can wait 'til its 10% left, but will it be covered with warranty?!

[nugundam93]

afaik pads won't be covered by the warranty since expendable parts siya...

hayyy...badtrip naman dealer niyo sir karding.

anyway, okay, i'll give them the benefit of the doubt since it does happen na some issues are non-replicable or will not show up when being tested. hopefully things should be better after this...

[MXFX]

afaik pads won't be covered by the warranty since expendable parts siya...

hayyy...badtrip naman dealer niyo sir karding.

anyway, okay, i'll give them the benefit of the doubt since it does happen na some issues are non-replicable or will not show up when being tested. hopefully things should be better after this...

dapat covered pag premature wear diba? yung fx ko rin nung 1st year maingay, na replace ang pads at resurface ang rotors. ngayon 40% pa sa rear at 22k miles.

o.t: tabi na ako bago ako matamaan dito

[Karding]

Pero may TSB nga sa rear pads, its too hard for the rotor. Having said that, it should be covered by warranty due to premature wear. Pero its not worth $50.00 to argue to the dealership, Id just have to buy an aftermarket.

[nugundam93]

ahhhhh so ganun pala diyan sa us...