2010 headlight lens melting/frosted

[rickheatherley]

Has anyone experienced a melting and frosted look to parts of the headlight lens? Just above the Bi-Xenon bulb I have a frosted/foggy look that started after 10000km. It looks as if the headlights are melting the inside of the headlight. Dealer replaced both, had to remove the entire front bumper assembly to replace the 2 headlights. Each of the headlights are >$1000.

[BeEvil]

Funny you should mention that. I noticed a misting in one corner on my right lens. Hope this isn't going to be a problem!!! I'll have a closer look today.

BeEvil

[Aitch]

Interesting. Obviously Mazda has to replace it. I'll go out on a limb and predict a slightly revised part going forward.

(Just so in two years I can say I called it!)

[Soyabean]

I dont this headlights should be misting. That means there is condensation in the headlights. You dont want that. My gf cracked her taillight and it gets condensation everytime it rains. Its bad because it can shortcircuit your lights

[Soyabean]

Interesting. Obviously Mazda has to replace it. I'll go out on a limb and predict a slightly revised part going forward.

(Just so in two years I can say I called it!)

+1. Take photos. A picture is worth a thousand words. If they say they dont believe it, you throw the pic in there face and ask them, "How do you feel????"

[rickheatherley]

I guess I should have taken a photo before Mazda replaced both of them. I noticed more if you view the lights from either side of the car. Head on you can't see it as predominantly. Mazda had no problems with replacing them, had them sent back to Mazda for investigation. It was not condensation, it was as if they were melting from the inside. If you take a piece of clear plastic, and start bending it back and forth, you start to see the white foggy/misty color of the clear plastic... that's what 40% of the headlight looked like, most above the bulbs, then more towards the back of the light. Mazda said they'd never heard of it. It may be that I drive alot each month, and the problem shows itself after 10000km or so. I guess we'll see what happens in 3 months when I've gone another 10000km. Mazda did mention a service bulletin that mentioned condensation but again this was not the case.

[FLIPDADY]

Were they replaced at MOT?

[rickheatherley]

MOT? what's that? It was replaced by a Mazda Dealership on instructions from Mazda Canada.

[Zoom Zoom Boy]

MOT? what's that? It was replaced by a Mazda Dealership on instructions from Mazda Canada.

MOT=Mazda of Toronto

[crono06]

MOT? what's that? It was replaced by a Mazda Dealership on instructions from Mazda Canada.

Sorry, but I lol'd.

[davis]

I'm having the same problem, and my car just reached 10,000km this month.
I'm having problem with both sides though...
let me take some pics and post it later...hope that mine can be replaced by warranty.

Did you get yours fixed, BeEvil?

[BeEvil]

Not yet. But I'm going to the Agincourt BBQ today and I'll show Karen and the techs that will be there.

BeEvil

[davis]

Not yet. But I'm going to the Agincourt BBQ today and I'll show Karen and the techs that will be there.

BeEvil

Please keep us posted. If everything goes smoothly for you, I''ll go to the dealership where you get yours fixed.

[BeEvil]

Please keep us posted. If everything goes smoothly for you, I''ll go to the dealership where you get yours fixed.

I spoke to Karen at the Agincourt BBQ yesterday and she said it's a leak and that it's covered under warranty. No sure if it's a leak however but as long as it's covered that's all that matters at this point.

BeEvil

[domlee03]

Both of my head light melted the surrounding plastics when my '10 GT sedan was at 3000k, got replaced no charge.

I spoke to Karen at the Agincourt BBQ yesterday and she said it's a leak and that it's covered under warranty. No sure if it's a leak however but as long as it's covered that's all that matters at this point.

BeEvil

[pacmann33]

soooooo....do the new headlights just melt again? LOL

sounds like a design/engineering problem...I hope they have taken steps to resolve this issue. I hope mine doesn't do this...if I ever get my silly invisible car...still waiting for delivery with no estimated time for delivery. Fun.

Evil...get yours fixed yet?

[mit-gee-mui]

Believe it or not, this issue goes all the way back to the 04's as well, and this includes taillights and foglights. (Sometimes, I still see foggy lights on some cars.)
As already stated, many members got their housings changed under warranty.


If you are curious (or want links to see for yourself), look below. I will only include a few links, not all:
http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/sh...t=condensation
http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/sh...t=condensation
http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/sh...t=condensation

[BeEvil]

soooooo....do the new headlights just melt again? LOL

sounds like a design/engineering problem...I hope they have taken steps to resolve this issue. I hope mine doesn't do this...if I ever get my silly invisible car...still waiting for delivery with no estimated time for delivery. Fun.

Evil...get yours fixed yet?

Nope not yet. I'll get it changed on my next oil change. Which will be in a few weeks.

BeEvil

[mazda lover]

I spoke to Karen at the Agincourt BBQ yesterday and she said it's a leak and that it's covered under warranty. No sure if it's a leak however but as long as it's covered that's all that matters at this point.

BeEvil

a leak and burning are 2 different issues???

[BeEvil]

a leak and burning are 2 different issues???

It's definitely not a leak and it's not burning either. It's a fogging. Which is exactly what is happening to others on the board. And I don't think it's from the heat of the bulb as my other light is just fine. I think it's just a bad batch of lenses.

Here are a few photos for reference.







BeEvil

[cwp_sedan]

Yikes that is bad.

[mazda lover]

Yikes that is bad.

+1

[TheMAN]

can you try to retake the pics in better lighting and not use the flash? it's hard to make it out for me

[McGuyver_3]

I have seen this before and it is condensation and eventually I have heard that the bulbs will blow. I am at the 12000km mark and have no such problems

[WingZero_]

I noticed some frosting in one of mine. It's almost like that white that happens when you bend plastic. It's weird.