Recent content by jptrsn

Thanks for all the info. I'm going to check the mounts this afternoon and see if that's the cause of the problem.

It's not moving as in locomotion, it's something under the hood that feels like it's looser than it's supposed to be.

What color is motor mount fluid? I've only ever seen the rubber bushing kind, so I'm not sure what I'm looking for. I'll check it out as soon as I have a chance. Thanks for the quick reply. Do you think this would be covered under the powertrain warranty? Are motor mounts part of the chassis...

Hi, My wife's 2008 automatic transmission seems to have gotten a little loose. When she shifts from reverse to drive, the car moves a little bit, which she says is new. I've checked the tranny fluid, which is fine. The parking brake is a little bit loose, but the car moves even with a foot on...

I thought it might be blocked, but the strange part is that the car is always parked in a garage, or in our driveway. We live in the suburbs, and the trees in our neighbourhood are all young. There aren't any near the driveway... Oh well. Looks like I might need to get busy pulling stuff apart.

Cold air works through the floor, the rear, and the defrost. It ALSO works through the dash vents, as long as recirculate is OFF. I've narrowed the problem down more. Every setting works properly, with one exception: Dash vents don't blow any air whenever recirculate is turned on. Hot, cold...

I checked, and the problem occurs in or out of AUTO mode, with A/C on or off, whenever recirculate is on, and the dash vents are selected. Weird, eh?

It's a very odd situation in my 2008 Mazda5: hit the Auto button on the climate control with the A/C turned on, and you can hear the fan crank up to high speed, but there's almost no air coming out of the dash vents. Any setting without A/C, and the dash vents work fine. All the other vents...

Yesterday the power steering went out on our 08 5. We have about 36 000 km (Canada here), so it should fall under warranty. The service rep seemed to be unsurprised by my call, and explained right away that we would get a loaner car. No time frame yet on how long it'll take, but with the recent...

Hi everyone, We picked up our '08 5 two days ago, and I absolutely love it over our old Buick. So far, I've noticed that the sound system is lacking compared to our old car. I'd love to update it, but I want to keep the stock head unit in - I prefer the look over an aftermarket. Does anyone...