Recent content by greggmischenko

Yes, I had my screen replaced for this very issue last year under the original warranty. My dealer replaced just the screen - literally took about 10 minutes with the car in the service entrance bay (never even brought it around back). IIRC, estimated cost for the part/screen was $1,700? If I...

Thanks for the inspiration! I was all set to disconnect my overhead light, following your writeup, as I also hate how bright it is when I remembered that I have some LED light blocking stickers (block 70%-80% I believe) and applied one over the light. It's just about perfect at night - no glare...

My car does all the time and I was told by the dealership (and I think others on here confirmed it) that this is the ABS doing some sort of test/check and that the sound is normal. It really bothered me for the first few months of ownership because I did not know what was causing it. But once I...

Why? The screen just appears to be slightly taller than the old 8" screen. It protrudes more while offering no additional benefit/information? Unless I'm missing something...

This has happened to me 3-4 times this summer on my 2017 CX-9 but I have not been able to reproduce it on demand for the dealer and they said there are no issues. I believe one time the ACC was set to Auto mode and the other few times it was in manual mode. In both scenarios I was driving with...

3" on each side should be plenty if you're just pulling straight in/out? If you do happen to clip the garage door frame with a mirror, it should not cause too much, if any, damage as the mirrors fold forward and backwards so that they don't simply snap off when pushed on in a parking lot or in...

I read and had posted in that thread and I believe that there may be a difference between Canadian and US market cars. I agree, the engine warms up fine, but the way the HVAC system is designed results in the car not blowing hot air into the cabin while the car is in Park, even if the engine is...

If you're getting remote start in hopes of warming your car up when it's cold out, don't waste your $$. The 2nd gen CX-9 (and some other Mazdas) do not circulate coolant through the heater core until RPMs are above a certain threshold, meaning the car will not blow warm air if it is just sitting...

Unfortunately the TSB # is not listed in my paperwork, just the part # for the replacement screen: TK49-61-1J0B. Note for job says, "TECH VERIFIED CONCERN AS SPIDER CRACKING. REPLACEMENT COVERED UNDER TSB. PART ORDERED." Yeah, kinda crazy. I see prices online for around $1,200 but this still...

Just had my screen replaced the other week under warranty due to spider web cracking in the corner that happened over the winter. I have a 2017 GT with about 23k miles, so still within warranty. The service advisor did say that it's a known issue and there is a TSB for it, so I will take a look...

Ditto. Every night my tires flatspot, sometimes even after sitting for 3-4 hours during the day. The slight vibration from the flatspotting goes away in about 5 miles.

No, that's not normal. You should have the dealership check it out after demonstrating/showing them the noise that it makes and what conditions produce it.

Thank you both for chiming in! I just went and tried on my 2017 (stock, no remote start or anything) and after closing the doors and having the key in my hand, I can indeed lock all the doors using the physical key. Remote fob buttons do not work to unlock the doors, so when you return to the...

I've been wanting this too, but unfortunately I don't think it's possible. It seems Mazda would rather have the car unlocked and vulnerable to theft than allow people to lock the doors and walk away with engine running. Even if they didn't allow it by default, at the very least they should give...

Unfortunately that does not work either. Mazda disabled the mute function as well (until the system fully boots and changes to the default FM input).