Well that’s probably the case with almost every car, since they have windows… but this is something different.

It appears that a few owners of the Mazda3 have come back to their vehicles to find their valuables missing but no visible signs of breaking and entering like shattered glass or broken locks. The only clue left by thieves is a big dent in the front passenger door. Canadian website MobileMag.com got the skinny from an anonymous Mazda dealer that if one hits the passenger door hard in just the right spot it will affect the lock assembly mechanism and unlock the doors.

More info here.

Obviously this isn’t brilliant news for me, since I bought one a few months ago; but at least Mazda are doing something about it. I hope they do a recall, and get mine sorted. I’ve already suffered a car of mine being broken into, twice. My Fiat Punto.

First time they smashed the window, but the second time they jammed something like a screwdriver into the lock and forced it open. It took me a while to realise it had been forced, as I had first thought I’d been stupid and left the passenger door unlocked since it didn’t have central locking. At least I never keep anything of real value in my cars. It is upsetting to know someone’s been rummaging through your belongings though.