Recent content by InTheBoilerRoom

Interesting. I saw your post, and figured I'd check my CX-5. Sure enough, mine is cracked, as well. It probably is from contact with snow while driving through deep snow, as that's the only thing that would have touched my front bumper. I haven't had any front end bumps with other cars, and I...

Another update for those interested. I got my car back from the dealer's latest attempt at fixing the issue. A Mazda technician came out to investigate the problem. They ended up swapping my wheels/tires with another CX-5 and driving both vehicles to compare. They then put my original...

Regarding the Lemon Law, I do have a tricky situation I need to look into. I bought the CX-5 in the state of Washington, but have since moved to Michigan, where all of the repair attempts have occurred. I'll have to look into how lemon laws work in that situation. So far they have officially...

The dealer has pretty much had my CX-5 since December 12. I picked it up briefly after they replaced the differential, but that did not solve the problem, so I dropped it off again before the holidays. Since then, they have also replaced the transfer case, to no avail. Mazda is sending a...

Latest update: The dealer is going to replace the differential, covered under warranty. I will report back on whether or not that solves the problem.

I haven't been able to take the car in for service yet, but I've done a few diagnostic tests during normal driving, so I can address some of the questions above. It is very repeatable and it can occur on clean dry pavement. I don't think it's the traction control, since that uses the brakes...

I've looked around to see if anyone else has experienced this, but there don't appear to be any postings. I've had my 2014 GT AWD CX-5 since April. Everything was going well with the vehicle for the first 5000 miles. My wife and I were about to drive from Seattle to Ann Arbor (moving...

While I cannot speak to the performance of the FWD CX-5, I can provide my experience with the FWD Mazda3 that I traded in for my AWD CX-5. I live in Western Washington with quite a bit of hilly terrain. I frequently had traction issues going uphill with my Mazda3 in slick conditions such as...