My 2003 Mazda 6 is having a throttle body issue. After reading online blogs, I suppose it comes as no suprise. I have read tons of messages with the same issue. Although a recall has not been issued, there has been a service advisory bulletin for this problem. That does not do the owners any good, but guess that is the way it goes. The dealership wants to charge $400 for a new part, and $300 labor. That does not sit well with me for two reasons; 1) the throttle body should never have even been an issue and 2) I do not think a car with 99,000 miles needs a NEW throttle body.
My question, which the dealership won't seem to answer, is what is the latest model year of throttle body that I can put into a 2003 Mazda 6? I have found several used 2005-2007 Mazda 6 throttle bodies with low miles and fair prices, and I think this is the route I would like to take. I could certainly use the money saved on other repairs (they charge $50 to replace a daytime running light, and it is impossible for an automotive simpleton like me to do it).
Really appreciate any advice. Best regards.
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Monday, January 24th, 2011 AT 9:10 PM
