One learns a lot from these boards. Unfortunately I suspect that as I bought the car before the CPUTP (2008) came in, I doubt it is retrospective. But will give it a go, and see if Mazda jumps. It is unfair that they have these service issues which could have dramatic consequences if not applied. They have no mechanism for advising Mazda users unless they use main dealers, which under UK law customers do not have to use, unless warranty work is carried out. It is also interesting on on the latest model they have changed the DPF , in addition to this service recall on the older model. Sounds to me that they do recognise a problem, but won't pay out on those vehicles that suffer from faults arising. Whats happened to Medievil2003 - no comment since JUly. Has he been paid out on the condition he keeps quiet? Come on meievil2003 don't keep us in suspense.

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I have a 2008 Mazda 3 ts2 35k miles. 10 days ago the car lost power, and when idling rattled and stopped. Oil was over the x mark, and no lights on the dash. On the half mile home I did note the exhaust "smoking". RAC towed into mail dealer. Again its my fault, one injector was out of wack, serviced just 3k miles previous and since been to Venice and back. Dealer said there was a "service" issue which required the DFP to be reprogrammed, which they did, apparently subsequently the DFP light did come on.. My warranty claim was rejected. Mazda customer services says it was my responsibility to get the injectors re-calibrated, - of course it has to be done between services, of course silly me! The fact that we are not informed of these service updates, is not a responsibility of Mazda I'm toild, they will only advise customers of safety issues. Clearly from this forum, the DFP issue is potentially a safety issue. I did contact Trading Standards on Friday, who advised me to contact SMMT which I will do on Monday.