Mazda Problems

While its age could be of concern the kilometres are low, so that should give you some comfort going forward. There shouldn’t be any great concern about potential problems, ad long as it has been properly maintained, and you continue to service it as required.

It’s a toss of a coin, both are good cars and should give you a good run for the five years you want to keep them.

It’s not unusual for a car to do that on a cold start. That’s the way it has been calibrated and it won’t affect the life of the engine.

It is believed that it will be released in Sept 2018.

It’s certainly something that should be fixed under warranty, but it’s not something that would normally be the subject of a recall. Recalls are for issues of safety where there is a risk to life and limb.

With so many different causes logged on the diagnostic check you would have to think it’s something like the ECU, but it’s a hard one to diagnose. You really need to have it happen when the mechanic is there to witness it.

It’s hard to believe there was no warning before the engine blew. The engine would not instantly overheat the moment the coolant was dumped and there would have been some signal to indicate all was not well. If Mazda are refusing to talk to you, you could take it to VCAT and make a claim.

Has it just started making the noise, or has it been doing it since new? Try running it on higher octane fuel and see if the noise goes away.

If you’d had your car serviced by the Mazda dealer you would have saved yourself the cost of the replacement alternator, and the inconvenience of trying to sort it out.