So I've already owned a Mazda5 once and had a terrible time 1) getting Mazda to stand behind a defective product and 2) dealing with said problems.
PROBLEM 1: Electrical system would randomly SHUT DOWN while driving. This was especially disconcerting while my children and I were in the car during the rain AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. The entirety of the electrical system would completely shut down for a moment and then "reboot." This was terrifying as I would even lose the power steering. This was a DEADLY defect and Mazda staunchly refused to do ANYTHING to rectify the situation. I even went so far as to call Mazda corporate, with no response whatsoever.
PROBLEM 2: After less than 2 years owning this vehicle, the seams in several of the seats started popping and the thread began to disintegrate. This is NOT NORMAL for a vehicle that young. Mazda again ignored the problem, simply ignoring my requests to have it fixed.
My question is, has anyone had problems like I had with my Mazda, or did I get the dud first-year-model that was made at 5:01pm on Friday the 13th?
Is it worth diving into again? Is this car as good as I remember wanting it to be? Or is it a horrid little econobox that will cost me more time and money than it is worth? I know this is an enthusiast forum and TRUST ME I want to be an enthusiast, but I don't know how at this point.
PROBLEM 1: Electrical system would randomly SHUT DOWN while driving. This was especially disconcerting while my children and I were in the car during the rain AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. The entirety of the electrical system would completely shut down for a moment and then "reboot." This was terrifying as I would even lose the power steering. This was a DEADLY defect and Mazda staunchly refused to do ANYTHING to rectify the situation. I even went so far as to call Mazda corporate, with no response whatsoever.
PROBLEM 2: After less than 2 years owning this vehicle, the seams in several of the seats started popping and the thread began to disintegrate. This is NOT NORMAL for a vehicle that young. Mazda again ignored the problem, simply ignoring my requests to have it fixed.
My question is, has anyone had problems like I had with my Mazda, or did I get the dud first-year-model that was made at 5:01pm on Friday the 13th?
Is it worth diving into again? Is this car as good as I remember wanting it to be? Or is it a horrid little econobox that will cost me more time and money than it is worth? I know this is an enthusiast forum and TRUST ME I want to be an enthusiast, but I don't know how at this point.