Could it melt because something heats up inside the dash board?

Scare even if change the dashboard but the root cause is different

My 2010 m3 dashboard also started melting 2 years ago.

No tint.

But no big issue, car still fun to drive.

typical issue with soft touch dashboard/panels......even vw & bmw got similar problem

but y satria soft touch 1995 car not melting?

special "tropicalised" secret recipe formula by local dashboard supplier...

diferent type of material. Should note though... for some reason, some late satria/wiras do have a slightly diferent kind of interior issue. for lack of a better way to describe it, the dash excretes some sort of oily liquid. early model satris have issues with the pillar trims, they turn to dust!.



Student111

sticky issue u bukan the only one

lexux/toyota is/altezza (camry as well)


vw


maserati


and lastly.... mazda 6..... (they did a recall in the US) m3's are apparently suffering the same issue


basically this soft touch fancy rubbery coatings suffer issues when they get old. My old old junk car has this issue where this material is found.

This post has been edited by lsm1991: Dec 29 2016, 10:52 AM

Wait till you see KIA spectra's dashboard. My fren told he bought a 2nd hand spectra for 15k, after 2-3years of ownership the dashboard transformed due to the heat. He said the dashboard basically "caved' in and become out of shape. He sold it off not long after that.

My Nikon D300 dslr rubber handgrip also become sticky/gooey after 7 years

phones also old sony ericsson have that same coating (i think its a coating in most cases)

Mouse too haha. My Razer Orochi went sticky on me after 2 years of use. Off topic lol.

lsm1991 - tq for the picture....


The bigger question is how did car maker like Mazda get away with this? Frankly, I own a 15 years wira with no such problem (hahahaha except the window mechanism).

Soft touch or hard touch....now that dash board is NO TOUCH!

For those of you considering Mazda.....do factor this into your purchase consideration.

Now u all know why some cars even high end ones comes with plastic or leather dash and never fake leather? This is the problem. Cheap vinyl. 1980s-1990s car cheap vinyl does not melt and go sticky. They just dry out and crack. So people used to buy Armour All/ STP Son of a gun to counter this problem.

For bro who think that this is a warranty period issue....maybe we can see it as a car manufacturer who know there is a problem with certain car part but still go ahead and sell it to us....then when it melt try to get out by saying it is over the warranty period or your car is not service properly?

Please go thru the link....mazda issue a black and white, documented, non conditional recall.....mazda even pay back to those customers who paid before the recall was issued.

I tend to see it as local dealer + Mazda is bullying Malaysia consumers. Anyway, thanks everyone for suggesting alternative to fix the dash. I feel STUPID if I am forced to go back to the service centre, pay 2k++ for a non-warranted dash....

Any other solutions?

http://forum.mazda6club.com/models-trim/27...rd-melting.html
http://www.abcactionnews.com/money/consume...ing-dash-boards
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Drivers...-368240311.html

This post has been edited by Student111: Dec 29 2016, 12:34 PM

Haha,

Do U think our local courts will uphold all tat u have listed - in overseas..
Bermaz have already washed their hands here in listing the fine print of all warranties - in not servicing in their SC's..
In the US, they [Mazda US] honor this type of claim cos they dont want to have bad publicity , over here in Bolehland, its hard for you to prove otherwise.. you can try.. l guess but be prepared to take a long long n tedious walk...

frankly speaking.... from what i understand, all this happened outside of the warranty period. So regardless of where you serviced it, you are probably not going to be able to get anything out of them.

If you could, then anyone with a similar issue would be able to make claims. Even I should then be able to make claims for a 21 year old car. Once you are out of that warranty period, it is up to them to decide if they want to help you out.
I believe they added the second reason as a general answer, if serviced outside bla bla bla, warranty bye bye~ could be a generic template answer too.... who knows?


now solution? if the damned thing costs 2k to replace.... get it fixed.... maybe wrapped in leather. i much like leather wrapped stuff...

This post has been edited by lsm1991: Dec 29 2016, 01:22 PM

My 2010 mazda 6 FL dashboard also melting, cost quoted by bermaz to replace the affected area more than RM1.Xk

My dad's ex harrier also kena. Have to refurbish dashboard with new material. Cost about 1xxx.

If you replace with a brand new 1,the cost should be way higher. Anyways, your car is considered old model. Most car manufacturers won't even layan this case. Sorry to say.

Since Mazda Malaysia is not going to help much, I think you'd be better off going to a car accessory workshop to get your dashboard fixed and wrapped in leather. It should cost you half or slightly less than the 2K they are asking for.

Try this, to me no point spend another 2k for the dashboard which will melt again in few years time.

https://www.facebook.com/Wah.Auto/

Sometimes those dashboard polish/sprays does damage our dashboard too.