2007 Mazda MX-5/ problems

“FAILED PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR DIAGNOSED BY LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP - PARTS AND LABOR NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO AGE OF CAR. PARTS/LABOR EXCEED $1600 FOR THE REPAIR. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS UNDER 60K MILES, AND RARELY HAS A PASSENGER-SEAT OCCUPANT (SO VERY LITTLE STRESS/WEAR ON THE SEAT) AND HAS HAD NO PHYSICAL OR WATER DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SIMILAR SCENARIO TO THE GM SKY/SOLSTICE VEHICLES - WHERE A LOW VOLUME SPECIALTY VEHICLE DOES NOT GARNER THE ATTENTION. REVIEWING MAZDA FORUMS SHOWS THAT THIS DEFECT IS NOT UNCOMMON, AND SHOULD BE RESEARCHED ON A PROBLEMS PER HUNDRED UNITS BASIS. MY GUESS IS THAT THE PPHU WOULD EXCEED THAT OF OTHER VEHICLES RECALLED FOR SIMILAR ISSUES.”

“There is a leak on the passenger side footwear which has caused rust on the from cross frame and the wires for the airbag to get wet and other wires.”

“I FIRST NOTICED THE FLOOR UNDER MY DRIVERS SEAT IN THE BACK WAS SOAKED. I TOOK IT TO A MAZDA DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM WAS PROBABLY BACKED UP WITH DEBRIS CAUSING THE WATER TO BACK UP INSIDE THE CAR AND IT WOULD COST APPROX. $700.00. IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN WHEN MY CAR WAS EXPOSED TO HEAVY RAIN. ALSO WHENEVER I WENT TO A CAR WASH. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE AND I CAME HOME TO FIND THE INSIDE OF MY CAR FILLED WITH WATER IN THE BACK AND THE FRONT UNDER THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SEATS. THIS PROBLEM CAN LEAD TO A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM IF NOT FIXED IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE EVENTUALLY RUSTING WILL OCCUR UNDER THE CARPETING WHICH COULD BE A POTENTIAL DANGER TO ME AS THE DRIVER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR WITH THIS RECURRING WATER PROBLEM. I HAVE ASKED AROUND AS TO HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD NO RESOLUTION WITH MAZDA. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE BUT MORE ONE OF A MANUFACTURING FLAW. WHEN I SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON A SPORT CAR I DO NOT EXPECT FOR A PROBLEM SUCH AS THIS TO OCCUR AND THEN NOT BE DEALT WITH EXPEDIENCY. IF THE FLOORING ROTS FROM RUST, MY SEAT COULD FALL THROUGH WHILE I'M…”

“THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, DYER MAZDA IN VERO BEACH, FL. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE AIRBAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THEY SAID I NEEDED A PASSENGER WEIGHT SENSOR, A PASSENGER SEAT TRACK ADJUSTER, AND AN SAS UNIT. APPROXIMATELY $2,000 JUST FOR THE PARTS. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, MAZDA, AND AFTER REVIEW, THE MANUFACTURER CONCURRED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY UNLESS THESE 3 PARTS WERE REPLACED. MAZDA AGREED TO PAY FOR THE LABOR ONLY, $650, BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $2,000 IN PARTS. MY CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, ONLY 11,752 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS NEVER ANY DAMAGE TO THE PARTS - IMPACT, WATER OR OTHERWISE. SINCE ALL 3 PARTS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE AIRBAG TO WORK PROPERLY, I FEEL MAZDA SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THE PARTS - NOT JUST THE LABOR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. MAZDA OEM PARTS ARE ONLY WARRANTED FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12000 MILES. SINCE THESE PARTS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SAFETY OF THE CAR, I FEEL THESE PARTS SHOULD HAVE A MUCH LONGER WARRANTY - SUCH AS 100,000 MILES - LIKE A POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE EXTENSIVELY ON THE INTERNET - SPECIFICALLY IN MAZDA OWNER…”

“Launch edition 2016 miatas equipped with bsm h have known defective modules. Mazda has put out a tsb but have not initiated a recall. Bsm will randomly disable itself and stop functioning until you turn the vehicle off and then on again.”

“CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY FEW WEEKS, VARIOUS OBD CODES: P0455, P2402, P2407. THIS MODEL HAS A KNOW EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM PROBLEM. SELLING DEALER REPLACED FILLER CAP TWICE AND A PURGE VALVE BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP CLOSED. SOME FILLER PIPES ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE. OTHER DEALERS ARE NOT INTERESTED WITHOUT CHARGING 3 FIGURE AMOUNTS FOR 'DIAGNOSIS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MAZDA, THEY REFER ME TO A DEALER, DEALER WANTS BIG BUCKS TO 'DIAGNOSE' A KNOWN DEFECT WHICH I'M NOT WILLING TO PAY. I JUST WANT THE DEFECTIVE CAR FIXED. IT HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON PERHAPS 50 TIMES. I ALSO COMPLAINED TO THE SELLING DEALER ABOUT THE CLUTCH BEING HARD TO DISENGAGE, AND WAS TOLD "IT WAS NORMAL." I FIND TODAY THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THAT SAME ISSUE.”