Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / MAZDA3 / 2004

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004280461 Incident Date: May, 18 2004
Consumer's City: LAWRENCE Consumer's State: KS
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: MAZDA3 Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JM1BK123641 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 18 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 05 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle overview: my 2004 mazda3 s sedan is not equipped with abs and has 16" inch factory wheels. the car has an automatic transmission. *ak problem description: after aproximately 1800 miles of driving (city/highway), i began to notice slight discolored bands on each of the brake rotor discs at all four wheels. after another 600 miles of driving, i began to notice grooving in the places with the discolored bands. at this point, the groove could be felt by a fingertip. the grooves are visible on the outward side of each rotor. i have not inspected the opposite side of each rotor (the side that would be closest to the vechicle chassis) to verify grooving on either side. efforts to correct: i have requested that my dealership inspect the brakes, and they have also noted the grooving. however, they claim that there is no fix for this other than re-surfacing each rotor. this will prematurely wear my braking components, so i declined this offer. also, simply resurfacing the brake rotors does not address the issue of what is causing the grooving in the first place. outcome: braking power and stability remain unaffected in spite of the grooves. however, the longevity of the brakes is diminished. i am uncertain what the outcome would be with continued grooving. this is a foreshadowing to premature brake component failure.