Out-of-warranty replacement of power fold mirror motor
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:48 pm
Just a heads-up. I have a 2015 CX-3 with power-fold mirrors (these are the ones which are not automatic - you turn the adjustment knob to fold them). But I would imagine that this would equally apply to the auto ones.
My left-hand mirror recently stopped folding in. It just twitched a bit. I established that the extended warranty from Bristol Street Motors would cover repair/replacement. However when my dealer requested the part (motor) from Mazda, there was obviously a flag on this as an issue, and Mazda, bless their cotton socks, volunteered (without anyone asking) to pay for motor and fitting. This on a car which was 2 years outside the original Mazda warranty.
The motor failure is, apparently, random. Water ingress. Presumably incomplete sealing.
What a superb service. I was looking at all sorts of alternatives because it's time to get another car, but this sort of service draws me towards a CX-30.
Anyhow, I hope that this info may be useful to some of you.
My left-hand mirror recently stopped folding in. It just twitched a bit. I established that the extended warranty from Bristol Street Motors would cover repair/replacement. However when my dealer requested the part (motor) from Mazda, there was obviously a flag on this as an issue, and Mazda, bless their cotton socks, volunteered (without anyone asking) to pay for motor and fitting. This on a car which was 2 years outside the original Mazda warranty.
The motor failure is, apparently, random. Water ingress. Presumably incomplete sealing.
What a superb service. I was looking at all sorts of alternatives because it's time to get another car, but this sort of service draws me towards a CX-30.
Anyhow, I hope that this info may be useful to some of you.