# 2015 Mazda Mazda3 - rust underneath

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mazda-mazda3-rust-underneath/185504>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mazda3, mazda\
**Created:** [July 27, 2022, 10:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mazda-mazda3-rust-underneath/185504 "2022-07-27T10:12:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![AnwarK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@AnwarK](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AnwarK)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 10:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mazda-mazda3-rust-underneath/185504/1 "2022-07-27T10:12:55Z")

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Car beneath is rusty in various areas. Especially the silencer is rusted . Car dash is sticky. the car is GCC specs . Only 36K driven in the past 6.5 years .Used in United Arab emirates

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mazda-mazda3-rust-underneath/185504/2 "2022-07-27T12:27:43Z")

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Nice little story.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mazda-mazda3-rust-underneath/185504/3 "2022-07-27T12:28:51Z")

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> [@AnwarK](#):
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> the car is GCC specs

What ever that stands for ?

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mazda-mazda3-rust-underneath/185504/4 "2022-07-27T14:30:24Z")

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> The Gulf Cooperation Council ( **GCC** ) includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates

I presume the OP wants to know if the rust is a serious concern and why the dash is sticky. My guess is both are due to the local climate.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mazda-mazda3-rust-underneath/185504/5 "2022-07-27T20:02:25Z")

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Mazda, Nissan and Toyota are having problems with gooey dash pad material.

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/e/9/e9c5bb8e83a0f2ab36f5fbaf79a6befe19cd85f7.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-mazda-mazda3-rust-underneath/185504/6 "2022-07-27T23:26:40Z")

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Surface rust on a muffler (silencer) is normal, nothing to do as long as there’s no leak. If leak, replace muffler. If soap/water doesn’t resolve sticky dash problem, try a little pine-solvent cleaner, Pine-sol etc. Whenever using anything other than a simple soap/water cleaner, good idea to test it in an inconspicuous location first, in case it’s too aggressive & mars the finish. In OP’s case problem may be sun damage, and could require replacing the material. Place some sort of cardboard shield on the inside of the windshield to keep direct sun off dash when parked.