Hey all,
Attached are some pictures of the rear sub frame on my '11 Mazda6.
The front sub frame was replaced by the dealer about 6 months ago as it was rotted out - this was covered under a recall so all work was done for free. Apparently the coating applied at the factory wasn't sufficient for corrosion protection. However, I also have rust on the rear sub frame - for which there is currently no recall on this. To me it looks like there was a similar fault in the factory for the rear sub frame as well. Question is how bad does it look? Car has 140k miles and runs great.
Is this something I need to get addressed now or can I let it be and get a few more years out of the car? The main thing that concerns me is the cracking. Thanks.
Pics
Attached are some pictures of the rear sub frame on my '11 Mazda6.
The front sub frame was replaced by the dealer about 6 months ago as it was rotted out - this was covered under a recall so all work was done for free. Apparently the coating applied at the factory wasn't sufficient for corrosion protection. However, I also have rust on the rear sub frame - for which there is currently no recall on this. To me it looks like there was a similar fault in the factory for the rear sub frame as well. Question is how bad does it look? Car has 140k miles and runs great.
Is this something I need to get addressed now or can I let it be and get a few more years out of the car? The main thing that concerns me is the cracking. Thanks.
Pics