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sbmrinaldi
09-03-2009, 12:46 PM
any of you had this issue and if so, any success in getting this covered by Mazda? Granted I have an 07, but still under warranty, less than 20,000 miles and I only used the stock wheels for 1 season before switching to dedicated winter rims/tires. I am currently at the dealer and they brought out warranty paperwork from Mazda showing they only cover surface metal/body issues.

This is a nice vehicle, but for the very minimal amount we have driven the car it sure has had an abundance of issues. I don't relate these to first year production problems. I still have an antifreeze smell they cannot locate, had surface rust on the tailgate that had to get fixed, aluminum trim issues, bubbling of the rims, etc. I know there is a couple more issues I cannot recall, but this is a garage queen and I am having these issues. I am upset with Mazda and debating on trading this off just because I am upset with Mazda's poor customer service locally as well as corporately. Suggestions?

TheMAN
09-04-2009, 04:45 PM
its a defect of materials/workmanship... nothing to do with perforation

I had 3 of my rims on my 3 repainted, no questions asked... they had to get the district manager to approve it though... one rumored to be a real prick too

Catman
09-10-2009, 11:44 AM
I had the same issues with my Toyotas and the rims on the Toyotas had the same manufacturer logo on them.

TheMAN
09-10-2009, 02:19 PM
hitachi?

Catman
09-10-2009, 08:23 PM
hitachi?

Looks like "JBL" or something similar.

TheMAN
09-11-2009, 01:01 AM
you mean JWL? that's just a safety mark... every stock rim on any japanese car will have that

look at the BACK of the wheel for the id marks

sbmrinaldi
09-12-2009, 09:44 AM
So far Mazda customer service (lack of) called and said they are still reviewing with the dealer and at this point have not made a decision. They are trying to determine this as "normal wear and tear." I have 20k on an 07, bought new and went through only 1 winter with these tires/rims before I bought a winter set. And the car is always garaged.