The family ownership may be well-intentioned, but the Mazda Service Department has a severe quality problem. In December 2022 through January 2023, my vehicle was back to their service department *four times* due to the poor quality of workmanship provided during a warranty repair on the engine, and one of the four times was for an improperly installed oil seal which permitted oil to be pumped from the engine which then ran down between the engine and firewall. In addition, there were improperly installed bolts, missing bolts, parts they forgot to re-install but left under the hood, and just overall poor-quality workmanship. After 2 months, they eventually made it right although I was unable to drive the car on a 3,000 mile trip and had to incur unexpected travel costs as a result. I thought they had learned some things and we were past all of the workmanship issues.
Fast forward to April 2024, when I take the vehicle in for an oil change and tire rotation. They tell me (after a 5,000 mile interval) that the wear on the tires does not call for a rotation at this time--unconventional, but plausible. Fine--they aren't taking my money for a service which really isn't necessary. However, when I received the car back from the oil change, I noticed it dripping oil on my garage floor. On further inspection, the bottom of the oil filter, oil pan, and a large portion of the belly pan is covered in oil, obviously the result of a sloppy oil drain process which the mechanic simply did not wipe up. There was so much oil dispersed that it was dripping from the bottom of the belly pan onto the garage floor in multiple places. They installed the proper filter and oil pan drain plug, but the filter was dented as if it had been dropped prior to installation. There was also some residual oil splashed inside the engine compartment and on the engine cover. I invested about 2 hours of disassembly and cleaning the belly pan, subframe, and fasteners to return the car to the condition they should have delivered it in after a $100 oil change. Pains me to say it because this is a local, family-owned business, but these folks have a quality problem which they haven't fixed in over a year, they appear to have a revolving door for service writers, and the quality of workmanship is still extraordinarily poor. If you can't trust them for an oil change, you can't trust them for anything else, either. read more