Recent content by bdc101

I found this TSB when I went down a rabbit hole last night. Looks like it applies to my Mazda6 and also your CX-5. It says the bushing is the cause of the creaking noise. However they would have been replaced when you replaced your control arms (though I don't know whether you used original...

If you can duplicate the noise in the garage then just put it on jackstands and have someone turn the wheel, and see where the noise is.

This is a common problem with Mazda6s of the same vintage. (Mine is a 2015 and has been doing it for 5 years or so) I only have 98k miles and have never replaced any suspension parts or even taken them off. You hear a lot of complaints on the Mazda6 forum about the same thing. Some say it's a...

I looked into this and they don't use original Mazda key fobs. They have a generic/universal key fob that they will sell you.

All indications are that the CX-70/90 will probably be less reliable than a 2022 Highlander.

This definitely sounds like a serious problem. What does "clouds of carbon" mean? Oil (blackish blue smoke), coolant (lighter colored steamy smoke) or do you mean like an ashy diesel-ey smoke?

An old set of X-ice tires we bought for my mom's car were a bit noisy and underwhelming. Typically Michelin is top notch so I was surprised that they were so rough. In response to @stickerbush, you are doing it right -- you should never keep winter tires until they are what you might consider...

Do you go to the tire center at your costco to talk about new keys?

The CX-50's gasoline engine has something like 176 horsepower on its own, without any electric assist. 176 horsepower is plenty to haul even a 4,000lb vehicle up a mountain at 65+ mph without losing speed. It won't even drain the battery to do so. I do not own one personally but I owned a Prius...

You can buy paint pens from Mazda in the correct color, but it only works for small chips and dings. Otherwise like @N7turbo said, start calling body shops and find a good one.

Did anybody end up using this 255/55/19 tire on a new CX-90 or CX-70? I have a set of 255-55-19 studless snow tires with only two seasons on them from my BMW X5, the car that I'm thinking of replacing with a new 90 or 70. With the ungodly cost of tires of this size I would love to be able to...

Can you buy a more reliable car for $2k?

Wow, man that was super helpful! I didn't know there was a TSB issued and it looks like my car is in there, in between the first and second modification. I haven't seen any kind of hard shifting or vibration so I hope that mine does not become affected by it. But I prefer to know about these...

I don't have a CX-5, but I bought my my 2015 Mazda6 new almost 12 years ago, and just about 100k miles. Here's a list of my maintenance that has been done other than normal wear items: 1. Belt tensioner $109.64 (didn't need to replace but was leaking a little) 2. Battery tie down $12.52 (didn't...

That's super interesting. I have a 2015 Mazda6 with the 6MT as well (just under 100k miles) and have never had any issues, but I am curious if anyone's done a post-mortem and opened up their gearbox? We had a Scion tC which at maybe 125k miles, we lost 5th gear. It would shift into all the...