So I just thought I'd post about my latest displeasure. A few days ago, I discovered rust forming in the wheel wells of my 2006 Mazda5 GT. This is incredible, since I had the car rust proofed, under-coated AND "paint protected" at my Mazda dealer at the time of purchase! Since I have taken so many preventative measures, this suggests to me that the paint was improperly finished at the factory! Mazda Canada was sent pictures of my developing rust, and is "investigating". I will keep you informed on what happens, and perhaps try to post some pictures if I can get some while it is still bright outside.
The car only has 93,000 KM at this point, which is only about 58,000 miles, and is just over 3 years old!
Also, I caved and replaced both rear struts at my own cost, as well as both rear brake pads and rotors since my rear pads had less than 10% of use left in them.
This vehicle is certainly turning out to be much more expensive than I had anticipated.... if the rust issue is not covered, I could stand to lose thousands of dollars in lost trade-in value.
