S5 Seatbelt Recall Honored!
#26
FC3C 90, PGT 89.
Ok. Thanks for the reply. The funny thing is this car has not been in an accident while I have owned it. I know for a fact this warning has only appeared in the least month. Perhaps I stopped real hard.
Thanks again everyone.
Matt|ttaM
Thanks again everyone.
Matt|ttaM
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Originally Posted by Tiderfish
Ok. Thanks for the reply. The funny thing is this car has not been in an accident while I have owned it. I know for a fact this warning has only appeared in the least month. Perhaps I stopped real hard.
Thanks again everyone.
Matt|ttaM
Thanks again everyone.
Matt|ttaM
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Ok so here's a pickle for you; i took my car in to get the seatbelt recall done and they performed the service at no charge. But then the service manager called me two days later to tell me that I had to bring the car back so they could put the old (non-working) equipment back in the car due to the fact that my car has a branded title (not a salvage title). And that if I didnt bring it back he would have to charge me $1300 for the parts and labor. Needless to say I brought it back and they put my old broken *** seatbelts back in.
So I was just curious if I should be calling the corporate office to make a complaint or something to that extent.....? Or if theres any way I can get the bastards to put some new belts in without me having to pay anything.
So I was just curious if I should be calling the corporate office to make a complaint or something to that extent.....? Or if theres any way I can get the bastards to put some new belts in without me having to pay anything.
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Here's info about it and a reprint of the recall. From Rotary Resurrection's website:
http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/2n...lt_recall.html
http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/2n...lt_recall.html
#31
Originally Posted by Icemark
That should have been replaced when the car was in the accident.
It would not be covered by the recall.
AND just so everyone is clear:
The recall is exclusive to the 89-91 USA spec coupe with the motorized belts.
It did not cover anything else other than that.
So to make it more clear, if you have a convertible the recall does not cover your car. If you have a coupe, but it does not have motorized belts (AKA mouse belts and automatic belts) the recall will not apply to it. If you have a 86-88 model, the recall does not apply to that.
It would not be covered by the recall.
AND just so everyone is clear:
The recall is exclusive to the 89-91 USA spec coupe with the motorized belts.
It did not cover anything else other than that.
So to make it more clear, if you have a convertible the recall does not cover your car. If you have a coupe, but it does not have motorized belts (AKA mouse belts and automatic belts) the recall will not apply to it. If you have a 86-88 model, the recall does not apply to that.
Man that's messed up. Mine is an 88. Oh well, I guess Im gonna die, cuz I aint paying 1300 bucks.
#32
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Originally Posted by 150EZ
Man that's messed up. Mine is an 88. Oh well, I guess Im gonna die, cuz I aint paying 1300 bucks.
#33
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Originally Posted by TooMuch4You
Ok so here's a pickle for you; i took my car in to get the seatbelt recall done and they performed the service at no charge. But then the service manager called me two days later to tell me that I had to bring the car back so they could put the old (non-working) equipment back in the car due to the fact that my car has a branded title (not a salvage title). And that if I didnt bring it back he would have to charge me $1300 for the parts and labor. Needless to say I brought it back and they put my old broken *** seatbelts back in.
So I was just curious if I should be calling the corporate office to make a complaint or something to that extent.....? Or if theres any way I can get the bastards to put some new belts in without me having to pay anything.
So I was just curious if I should be calling the corporate office to make a complaint or something to that extent.....? Or if theres any way I can get the bastards to put some new belts in without me having to pay anything.
They simply were trying to rip you off. Yes you should have called Mazda.
and what makes you think they would have charged you after the fact??? They couldn't charge you for the work if both you and they signed the service invoice agreeing that the work was done.
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Originally Posted by RN's X-7
what if the damage the a pillers, do they have them in stock if you have to buy them, or will they cut ya a deal.
#37
He who smokes bitches
looks like galpin mazda of santa clarita is trying to jew me out of my recall.
calling mazda corp...
edit: well there closed, will have to call again tomorow.
ps. sorry, just wanted to bump this thread for future reference
calling mazda corp...
edit: well there closed, will have to call again tomorow.
ps. sorry, just wanted to bump this thread for future reference
Last edited by cool_as_crap; 09-14-06 at 08:56 PM.
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Haha, funny thing. they made me bring the car back in, to take out the belts, and in the process they broke my a-pillar trim. While they wouldnt honor the recall, they did order me a new a-pillar trim for free... but either way, I'll be giving mazda corporate a call to see what they say about my situation.
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ya i just read that off of one of the other threads on here, but im guessing theyre just doing whatever they can to make a couple extra bucks, but im calling up that dealership in the next couple days and getting my seat belts fixed!
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What if the passenger seat belt has been cut out? The car was at a shop when i bought it and left it there while the haltech is being shipped from australia (messed up, replaced under warranty), and they fab up a nice exhaust, so i didn't get a good chance to inspect the interior. The driver side belt was intact, but did not do anything when the door was opened. The pasenger belt was not hooked up and there was just a metal stub sticking out of the rail it's subbosed to move on and made a noise like it was trying to move, but didn't. I didn't check if the belt was retracted or simply missing. I didn't bother to check because i just figured i'd put in a harness anyway.
But now that i heard about the recall i wonder if mazda would honor it if the actual belt was missing.
But now that i heard about the recall i wonder if mazda would honor it if the actual belt was missing.
#44
Wankel? Who's That?
I just went in today to the mazda dealership i work at and told them about it, and the guy is pretty right minded, and he told me they'd have the parts monday to fix it and everything.
i just hope they don't try to pull a fast one on me.
i just hope they don't try to pull a fast one on me.
#45
I've heard from a honda dealer that all makes in the us after a certain year have lifetime warranty on seatbelt defect required by US law.
???
i thought that was true for all makes but could be wrong
???
i thought that was true for all makes but could be wrong
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