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Old 11-07-2003, 06:36 AM
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Temperature Control and/or Fan Control Dial Break OR Come Off

Hello everyone,

FYI - There's a new service bulletin:
Temperature Control and/or Fan Control Dial Break OR Come Off - Issued 11/3/2004:

http://www.finishlineperformance.com...cs/07-003.html

Mine are not broken - has this happened to anyone out there?

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Old 11-07-2003, 08:24 AM
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Not yet, but I copied and stored the info. (like I did for the rear taillight craze problem which was covered under warranty) Also, i need to find out about the shock sensor advisory that was put out. Will the new one be retrofitted to our cars?? I will speak to the dealer at my oil change. Thanks for the info.

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No problem here.
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Mine broke during the PDI of the car ( 7/14/2003 ). They sent the entire assembly back to Mazda, and had a new one for the car on 7/15/2003. I don't know if this is the stronger dials or not though.
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Yep, just happened yesterday. Thanks for posting this. The parts guy said he had had to order the entire heating module!!!
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Question

That was strange! I posted the previous message but it showed the poster as DALT. I logged out, and logged in again to make this post.
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LOL... this happened to my temp **** a few times already. I would crank the heat and turn it all the way to the right and the thing would pop off in my hand. I'd just stick it back on without a problem. Good to know there is a fix for this :p
Old 11-09-2003, 08:43 PM
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That's an expensive fix for Mazda if they have to replace the whole assembly!
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Happened to me a few days after owning the car, thought I had the temp in the middle and tried to make it cooler... well it was already on full cold.

I just used some loctite on it and it's been working just fine every since.
Old 11-10-2003, 11:10 AM
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Yep, mine fell off (broke) in the first week. Called dealer, still waiting on new part. Did a quick fix on old **** with super-glue.
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okay, so anyone else recently had their temp control **** break off. I guess I didn't pay enough attention the first time around, and now mine's off as well.
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no problem here mfg date 11/03
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just happened to me a couple weeks ago. part is on order.
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The **** on mine didn't come off, but the fan was blowing full hot air all the time and the assembly had to be replaced.
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well, mine broke today.. :-(
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mine broke like 2 months ago and finally got it a few days ago as the part was on back-order...
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Hey mine finally broke off - I thought this thread was dead!
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Just an fyi. My new **** had some reinforcments around the plastic part that slides on the metal shaft. If you look at the new one, compared to the old one, you will see what I mean. Anyways, just thought I would mention that.

Still luvin it after 19,000 miles.
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