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Cx-9 Throttle Problems In Mountains Subaru it is.

Cx-9 Throttle Problems In Mountains You could not climb these roads at 80 as there are a lot of curves and switch backs. I problem happened coming out of the curves and at slow speeds. I thought it was caused by the curves, but Mazda says it is not the curves.

Cx-9 Throttle Problems In Mountains Do you have any suggestions for a good mountain vehicle? What I mean by that is one that will go up steep inclines, 10 to 20% grade, on paved roads. I am looking, what about a jeep product?

Cx-9 Throttle Problems In Mountains Mazda has just agreed, officially, to buy the car back. So, I will not be writing any more here. But, I believe being able to write here served a great purpose. I like the CX-9, it just has this problem that will not effect many of you, but certainly did not...

Your comments ar well taken. In the scheme of things this problem is minor. People are dying of starvation all over the world, dying of cancer, killed by drunk drivers, etc. I realize that. But I still have to get to my home. Can you imagine a situation, where I am driving home, say in a 12%...

The transmission fella said that it had something to do with the restriction of flow thru a transmitter that reads the temperature or something like that. This gives a transmission temp. reading that is high enough to shut the engine down until it cools off. This can be easily fixed on future...

Cx-9 Throttle Problems In Mountains Thanks for your input. I was driving the car on several of the test runs with the 2 engineers and all their equipment. It is actually 900 feet up in 1.7 miles. The problem actually occurs in grades at about 10% and up. I have driven these roads for 20 years...

It varies, but the spots where the car quits is close to 20%

Cx-9 Throttle Problems In Mountains This Will Be My Last Report On This Problem. The Cx-9 Has A Problem On Steeper Roads (these Are Paved Roads). The Throttle Shuts Down And There Is No Power. It Does Not Happen All The Time. I Am Told By The Transmission Man That Road In The Vehicles, Along...

Cx-9 Throttle Problems In Mountains Engineers came out and drove the mountain with 2 CX-9's. They believe it is a design flaw. I continue to drive a loaner vehicle, Mazda has been great and they are working on the problem.

Although we are not that high up, the climb is fairly steep with curves. Since 2 vehcles did it, it is probably a design flaw but will know more after the engineers drive the mountain.

Engineers coming out week of 12/10/07 to drive the mountain. In the mean time, they gave ne a nice replacement vehicle to drive until problem is resolved. It probably is a design flaw.

Thanks Jabba. I will call the dealership again.

After careful research for an AWD CX-9, I bought a new 2007 one week ago. I had immediate problems with the throttle shutting down, leaving NO POWER while driving up the road leading to my home. The climb is from 2,200 feet to 3,500 feet over a 1.5 mile uphill paved road, not overly steep. This...