Lol no it's not rail dust... Unless all those specks of rail dust has a mind of it's own and decided to form multiple small communities in the same locations on everyone's cars.
Lol no it's not rail dust... Unless all those specks of rail dust has a mind of it's own and decided to form multiple small communities in the same locations on everyone's cars.
2005 GT GFX Black Mica
2015 GT Aerokit Snowflake White Pearl
Cyclic (04-29-2015),Dave_The_BMXER (04-30-2015),greyseason (05-05-2015),jswift79 (04-29-2015),ooltra (04-30-2015)
@Cyclic I just looked at mine and I also have it on the rear trunk/rear window area on every weld point...what dealership did you go to? I'm going to notify the dealer I go to regularly about this. As mentioned before I went to Dave Wood (Now called New Roads) in Newmarket...but let's just say I won't be returning there for numerous complications with service there and damage to my car...long story. That could be a whole other thread with pictures! I'll notify Avante about this when I'm there next...Newmarket saw the rust near my plate lights and just put paint over it and told me to "monitor" it. Anyways pictures of my rust below. RUST GTFO.
Here's the pictures from the rust I mentioned in my earlier post on my car.
Last edited by thirdgen3; 04-29-2015 at 06:45 PM.
What's the next step?
2015 Mazda 3 GT
tcnumba10 (04-29-2015)
@cwp_hatch oh man... that doesn't look good at all. Is that cracked paint under the trunk where the license plate is? I went to Mountain Mazda. I'm extremely disappointed now.
@tcnumba10 next step is wait for Mazda to get back to me. I'm not the only one who has brought this issue up with Mazda. How they deal with this will determine if I'll ever buy another Mazda again...
Funny thing is when I bought my Gen3, I received a loyalty discount for already owning a Mazda. From the shape my Gen1 is in right now with the rust and rust that's already forming on my Gen3, they better give me a free car as a loyalty discount for my next purchase.
Last edited by Cyclic; 04-29-2015 at 07:49 PM. Reason: grammar
20143GTowner (04-29-2015)
I thought mazda took care of the rust problem :/
jswift79 (04-29-2015)
@Cyclic I wouldn't say cracked. But it's "wrinkled" or just creased? Not sure it's kinda odd. Is yours like that at all in that area?
@cwp_hatch Mine's not like that. Just flat paint. Is it the same on both sides for you?
@Cyclic the pictures I uploaded are of each side. The other side has it slightly. Not sure If I should be concerned about that or not...it seems like it's just in the metal. Not too sure why it looks so wrinkled lol and not flat...
Edit:
@Cyclic im not sure if were talking about the same area in the picture if your specifically talking about below the rust area then no thats not cracked paint. Its just dirt on my paint colour. Im talking about above the rust spots can you see the wrinkles in the metal? Just want to clarify ha.
Last edited by thirdgen3; 04-29-2015 at 09:17 PM.
The first picture of your license plate area. Up and to the right of that weld rust, not the lower part of the picture which I thought to be just dirty lol. I'm pretty sure we're talking about the same thing. That wrinkle. Can't tell from the angle of the left side but I only see it for the right side.
Oh this is not good at all! I owned a 2004 MZ3 and had to get rid of it before the rust got really bad. I have recommended a couple of my friends to get the Gen3, one gas a GT the other a GS, I'll have them check.
Time to scrap it.
I would suggest everyone with a 3rd Gen inspect their cars closely and anyone who finds the same as shown in the pics above, take lots of pics, also with a date stamp on them.
I have to say I'm completely disappointed in Mazda. From the look of those pics the rust is occurring at stamp/weld points and the paint/corrosion inhibitors don't look very thick or of good quality....disgusting really. If a good percentage of stamp points on the panels are like that, its bad news. Lets hope not though, for everyone's sake.
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Awesome Going to take a look at my Gen 3 tomorrow. Min is also a GT from Japan. Out of curiosity, what colour is everyone's car that is having the rust issue. I thought I read something recently that mentioned they were finding a bit of rust mainly on the pearl white gen 3's.
2014 Mazda 3 GT
jwoods_24 (04-30-2015)
I disagree with it being rail dust. Mostly because its occurring on the stamp/weld points only. I had a CWP hatch prior to this car and yes, there was rail dust on it. However the rail dust was tiny dots literally all over. Rather then at numerous spots of the same thing (weld points).
@Cyclic yes we are talking about the same area then. I'm not 100% sure why it's like that. Just how the metal is in that area.
Last edited by thirdgen3; 04-30-2015 at 07:57 AM.
its not rail dust/fallout. It has been confirmed as rust by members of my dealer. My car does have fallout over the exterior panels, but working as a detailer for three years out of highschool I know what it looks like and how to get rid of it. Pics do not do it justice so if you don't have it in front of you it would be difficult to tell the difference. Of course you could notice how its forming on the spot welds and other common areas for rust... Also the fact that every effected car to date has the rust in the exact same spots. Fall out/rail dust is a result of random debree from the road, brake dust, and other factors it would be just illogical to claim that a random pattern has found its way on the majority of 3'rd gen GTs... it defeats the definition of random
Last edited by 20143GTowner; 04-30-2015 at 08:03 AM.
Aaron
Resident Redneck
2014 3 GT | Snowflake white pearl | Black with chrome finish Mazda rims | Tint | Black aero kit | Corksport Cat back exhaust | Corksport short ram intake
http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/album.php?albumid=821
http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/sh...on-s-2014-3-GT
Like I said before...If it's rail dust, it's a new species of rail dust with an intelligent mind and choosing to land only on the weld points. If the dealer and shop that's providing the estimate and sending pics to Mazda can't tell the difference between rust and rail dust... well then I have nothing to say. Lets use some common sense here people.
Last edited by Cyclic; 04-30-2015 at 11:07 AM. Reason: spelling
20143GTowner (04-30-2015)
Some spots look like rail dust.
Others are most certainly the beginnings of minor surface rust.
cwp_sedan (04-30-2015),midnightfxgt (05-06-2015)
I'm in the same boat. Area beside the rear-view camera is rusting. After so many years, they can't make a car that does not rust after a year?
How do they not improve on their manufacturing process (w/ respect to rusting) after decades. My 2006 didn't rust like this.
Did they send the factory back through time?
If you want to let Mazda Canada know of your dismay
http://www.mazda.ca/MciWeb/displayPa...demazdaContact