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Complaint Review: Mazda - Nationwide
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Mazda Holds your car hostage with bogus keys that stop working. Everywhere Nationwide
I bought a Mazda RX8 years ago. They come with a key fob that must be present in the car in order for the car to start. Sounds like a great security feature right? Well here's the kicker.
These keys barely last a year. I've had to buy several keys. Every time one dies, my car is stranded.
I have to get it towed to a Mazda dealer which costs $100 on average. Then they sell you a new key. The price? Over $500! For a piece of plastic with a chip in it.
Then...they charge you $125 for some monkey to "program" it. It takes them about 10 minutes.
I know a mechanic that has worked for Mazda. Even he admits that they GOUGE their customers.
In this day an age, you can't make an electronic device that lasts longer than a year?
They also make it nearly impossible for you to program your own key. You need two of them in order to program a third.
So it costs at a minimum, $625 to get a f* KEY to start this $30k + car. If you want a back up so you don't get stuck...that's going to run you at least $1,250 total.
Really Mazda? That kind of money for a piece of plastic to start the car.
Not only is that a major RIP OFF, but I don't want to deal at all with an unethical company that GOUGES and takes advantage of its customers so eggregiously.
F* YOU MAZDA!!!
1 Updates & Rebuttals
Bubba Lee
REd Deer,News
#2Consumer Comment
Mon, February 09, 2015
The guys in the car club get thiers done at the local "Parts Source" auto parts store, cost about $125.00 (Canadian) per key including programing. Should be able to find someone in the USA to do it cheaper.
Just a key, no remote functions. Several 3 years old currently, work good. What else do you need?
Dump your Mazda rip off and find your local auto parts store that can do this for a realistic price.
