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- 2014 QX70 AWD
Allow me to be the fourth.
My DRL on the passenger side was dim/flickering. Unfortunately, since I drive a lot, my car was out of warranty (40k miles) even though it was only 17 months old. The extended warranty does not cover these since the entire headlight assembly has to be replaced and they don't cover headlights and the dealer wanted $1500 to replace it. After many phone calls and letters to the dealership and Mazda USA, I finally got them to replace it at no charge as a "good will" gesture.
Hi. Were you on your original set of LED headlights? It seems like all the folks who have had the DRL fail are folks who did not have their LED headlights replaced for the hazing.
One thing I recently noticed with my post hazing replacement LED headlights was that on a very cold morning (-12*F) I didn't get the LED headlight warning light that would usually come on at or below -10*F. I know I'll hit temps lower than that over the course of winter, but so far that light has yet to come on when I'm pretty sure it used to in the past.
Just food for thought... and I agree. Asking folks to spend $1,500 for a replacement headlight is pretty much a sure way to lose customers. And increased customer retention is currently one of Mazda's top corporate goals.