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TurboEight
06-04-2007, 06:40 PM
hmm..
brought my car to the dealer 2 weeks ago..

stanley calls me back...asking me if i had a front end accident...WTH...no way.

i babie my car to the max tell him ...

well he goes on explaining that the tech told him he suspect that i had an accident and refuses to do any warrenty work on my car until this was figured out.

i rush to the dealer to find out what was going on and why he believes that my car has been in a accident. mind you my car was bought brand new from a mazda dealer..with 3km on the odo when i picked the car up.

now get to the dealer, tech comes out to speak with me...tell me that my rad has a yellow sticker on it that says part # i believe and "Made in korea"

thats why he thought i had a accident and put in a non oem rad.

anyways....he goes on telling me he has check 4-5 mazda3s same yr and everything...all don't have that sticker...

and stanley also made sure that the car should all use japanese parts

made me worry

jeff....hope you can chime in on this!!
Jeff-TheBiz
06-04-2007, 08:24 PM
jeff....hope you can chime in on this!!

Not sure I know what your asking...
Kevin@nextmod
06-04-2007, 08:45 PM
Maybe you went to another shop to get an oil change before? and they scammed with you with a kia one? whahaha...j/k....
Think back where you went to do any kinda of service besides MOT
Wild Weasel
06-04-2007, 11:24 PM
Is there any record of damage that happens in transit requiring the dealer to repair it before the PDI?
PlatMS6
06-04-2007, 11:36 PM
Is there any record of damage that happens in transit requiring the dealer to repair it before the PDI?

Yeah, I've seen two Escalades kissing hard over every bump on one of those car transport trucks (the damage was pretty bad cuz those things are boaty and just bounce back and forth)... I honked a couple of times beside the guy, but he didn't seem interested...
TurboEight
06-05-2007, 02:32 AM
Is there any record of damage that happens in transit requiring the dealer to repair it before the PDI?

nope......not that it was noted...says nothing on my PDI....

and i have only done ALL my services at avante mazda....
bought the car at markham mazda

and that was the first time i brought it to MOT....and they told me this.
Jeff-TheBiz
06-05-2007, 10:54 AM
Only thing I can suggest is when you are in the area, stop by so I can take a peek, and a couple of pics...

also I can run a warranty claim inquiry to see what claims have gone through...

hmmm.
Wild Weasel
06-05-2007, 02:55 PM
Only thing I can suggest is when you are in the area, stop by so I can take a peek, and a couple of pics...

also I can run a warranty claim inquiry to see what claims have gone through...

hmmm.

Would that show stuff that was done before the car was sold and PDI'd?
Jeff-TheBiz
06-05-2007, 04:14 PM
Would that show stuff that was done before the car was sold and PDI'd?

It may, only if it was claimed as a warranty item.
JonsMazda
06-05-2007, 05:12 PM
maybe we all can bring our cars to u and u can run a warranty claim for all of us...lol :D
Jeff-TheBiz
06-05-2007, 05:51 PM
maybe we all can bring our cars to u and u can run a warranty claim for all of us...lol :D

Hey, I do what I can...
Wild Weasel
06-05-2007, 10:06 PM
It may, only if it was claimed as a warranty item.

Well... if the car came off the truck with damage, then it would get claimed as a warranty item, right?

But if some clod at the dealership drove it into a wall, then it wouldn't be covered, right? So then it would be in their best interest to fix it with some cheap parts and keep it all hush hush, right?

Dude, I really hope nothing untoward has happened to your car.
Xerox
06-05-2007, 10:39 PM
Well... if the car came off the truck with damage, then it would get claimed as a warranty item, right?

But if some clod at the dealership drove it into a wall, then it wouldn't be covered, right? So then it would be in their best interest to fix it with some cheap parts and keep it all hush hush, right?

Dude, I really hope nothing untoward has happened to your car.


I would imagine that if it was a frontal impact enough to warrant a radiator replacement that it would have been hard enough to damage the bumper, grille, and deployed the air bags.
There must be another good explanation for this.....
MPS
06-05-2007, 10:51 PM
what are u getting done under warranty ???

just want to know why they wont fix it even if the car was in accident ...

so if you get in to accident no more warranty ?
Caz
06-06-2007, 10:02 AM
what are u getting done under warranty ???

just want to know why they wont fix it even if the car was in accident ...

so if you get in to accident no more warranty ?

If the parts used to repair an accident aren't OEM why would the dealer replace them under warranty??? (I know this isn't the case for the OP)

You should be asking how in the world did the non OEM parts get on the car in the first place?
Wild Weasel
06-06-2007, 10:40 AM
If you get in an accident and the repairs aren't done by a Mazda dealer, then anything done as part of the repair is no longer under warranty.

Do you think it should be?
MPS
06-06-2007, 10:54 AM
if they used Mazda OEM parts then why not
Wild Weasel
06-06-2007, 11:16 AM
How can they be sure the parts were installed properly?

And in this case, it would appear that OEM parts weren't used.
TurboEight
06-06-2007, 11:35 AM
what are u getting done under warranty ???

just want to know why they wont fix it even if the car was in accident ...

so if you get in to accident no more warranty ?

i was trying to get them to fix my "squek over speed bump" ....

Jeff: i probly will bring it down one day!.....

it still bothers me=(
Flagrum_3
06-06-2007, 11:36 AM
???
MPS
06-06-2007, 11:37 AM
where did you get ur car from ?
Wild Weasel
06-06-2007, 03:32 PM
Korean RAD? This here's a RAD Korean:

http://www.occidentalism.org/pic/eatingflag.jpg

:chuckle
MPS
06-06-2007, 03:37 PM
:OT:AH

stop post whoring
Wild Weasel
06-06-2007, 04:27 PM
:chuckle I was just having a moment. :)
MPS
06-06-2007, 04:30 PM
sure
Jeff-TheBiz
06-06-2007, 04:37 PM
where did you get ur car from ?


and i have only done ALL my services at avante mazda....
bought the car at markham mazda



:)
MPS
06-06-2007, 04:39 PM
is that some secret cover up ?
KenYork
06-06-2007, 07:29 PM
Would a used vehicle sale package show the car's history?
TurboEight
06-06-2007, 08:39 PM
Would a used vehicle sale package show the car's history?

YES it would....only owners though..

i m pretty sure i was the first owner......3kms comon..

also it will show the dealer as owning it too i believe.....still dosent tell me why i have a friggin korean made RAD

lol
KenYork
06-06-2007, 10:19 PM
but it would tell you it was fixed or not.. and if there are no details why the rad is in there. Then with the proof from the used vehicle sale package, you can request an inquiry from Mazda Canada.
MajesticBlueNTO
06-07-2007, 12:44 AM
but it would tell you it was fixed or not.. and if there are no details why the rad is in there. Then with the proof from the used vehicle sale package, you can request an inquiry from Mazda Canada.

UVIP doesn't have any service history on it.

you're thinking of something like CarProof (Canadian) (https://www.carproof.com/Default.asp) or a CarFax (which gets dumps of data every so often)
S.F.W.
06-07-2007, 01:01 AM
never knew of CarProff before, thanks Majestic. I've now book marked the site for future reference.
Jeff-TheBiz
06-07-2007, 12:00 PM
UVIP doesn't have any service history on it.

you're thinking of something like CarProof (Canadian) (https://www.carproof.com/Default.asp) or a CarFax (which gets dumps of data every so often)

These are linked with insurance claims, IIRC.

Mazda's system would show any parts replaced etc.. unless they were paid for by someone else..