Mazda 3 aircon not repairable
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Mazda 3 aircon not repairable
Hi there has anyone ever heard of a Mazda 3 air con being not repairable. The fault is electrical and has been traced back to one of the two main ‘controller/circuit boards” that run the car. Apparently if it is one of these the whole cat needs to reporammed etc and it’s horrendously expensive! Any experience with this please? Georgie
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As an ASE certified mechanic... that sounds like bull ****. There's just about nothing on a modern car that is not repairable, with enough time and money anything can be fixed. As someone from Alabama, I can't imagine anything A/C related to be not worth fixing for the cost. Worst case scenario, if you grenaded your entire A/C system by say, having a severe leak allowing water to corrode the entirety of the system, the $3,000 a dealer might charge would still be worth it. If, however, your entire HVAC module failed and required reprogramming, it should still not cost more than $1,000, Frankly Mazda should cover it unless it's caused by water or rodent damage. Looking at it there appears to be a TSB for this faulure that may be caused by a poor ground on a fender ground, I'd go ahead and inspect for that.
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Hi Michael, thanks for the advice! The car had extensive repairs awhile back. It seems odd that it took six months for the problem to arise though. I agree, I can’t live without aircon in Australia. I willl show your document to Mazda when it goes in shortly. I doubt whether they will cover any costs though. Sadly. Thanks again Georgie
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