Buzz Dengue
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- 2013 Mazda CX 9
2013 Mazda CX-9 has a non-functioning passenger-side daytime running light, DRL.
My Mazda dealer this morning provided an estimate of $1,350 to replace the entire headlight assembly, since the LED portion of the assembly is apparently not serviceable.
Questions in my head;
1) The service manager kept a straight face when he handed me the estimate... how did he do that?
2) LED bulbs should not be failing at 51,000 miles. Is this a product flaw?
3) Who on the engineering design team at Mazda thought this was a great design, and further, who signed off on this lighting package for production?
4) Is this indicative of other delicate engineering and short-sighted design being manufactured by the Mazda nameplate?
5) What options exist for repair myself, as a consumer, short of disabling the DRLs?
I really do like my CX-9, but this is inciting a serious pause for my preponderance to the brand.
Any other CX-9 owners sharing the repair sticker shock of my quandary?
Thanks. (pissed)
My Mazda dealer this morning provided an estimate of $1,350 to replace the entire headlight assembly, since the LED portion of the assembly is apparently not serviceable.
Questions in my head;
1) The service manager kept a straight face when he handed me the estimate... how did he do that?
2) LED bulbs should not be failing at 51,000 miles. Is this a product flaw?
3) Who on the engineering design team at Mazda thought this was a great design, and further, who signed off on this lighting package for production?
4) Is this indicative of other delicate engineering and short-sighted design being manufactured by the Mazda nameplate?
5) What options exist for repair myself, as a consumer, short of disabling the DRLs?
I really do like my CX-9, but this is inciting a serious pause for my preponderance to the brand.
Any other CX-9 owners sharing the repair sticker shock of my quandary?
Thanks. (pissed)