Originally Posted by
Syd_Chrome
Hi Guys and Gals,
I recently had my much loved MPS6 in for it's 18 month service (My car has done 25K) at my dealer. During the day, I was called by the service manager who told me that they have discovered that my front brake discs were dangerously close to their minimum limit and need replacing asap. When I was given the price of $500, I thought I would rather have some quality aftermarket rotors and politefully declined their offer. Also, having owned many cars from new, I thought stuffed rotors after only 25K very unusual.
The next day, I noticed that my tires appeared a little lower than normal and after checking I realised they had been let down from the 38 PSI I had them set (checked only days before) to 32 PSI. I returned them to the specified 38 PSI. The dealer called me that day to ask if I was happy with the service. I asked them if they had checked the tire pressures, and they assured me they always check and set them. I asked my self if they couldn't get the tire pressures right, what else have they done incorrectly ?
A few days later, I took my car into a local mechanic who checked the rotors and has said they are about half worn and should be good for another 25,000 Km according to Mazda specifications.
Consequently, I am never taking my car back to a dealer for anything except warranty work - after which I will have my local mechanic check.
I am sick of these practices in the industry and the tire pressure issue just shows that you pay extra for Mazda dealer expertise, but do not get it.
know what you are saying i done my 80k on the weekend. they said i need disc to be machined and new pads in the next 5k? im like i just replaced my rotors 10k ago???
they seem to think you will get brake shudder if you dont replace them when you change pads!!
il happy just get my dad to change my pads over..
2005 Mazda MPS6 Radiant Ebony Luxury-Pack