Recent content by trbr81

smartcard sucks well got the car started by jiggling the steering wheel. replaced the battery and now the smartcard only occasionaly works to start the car is there anything that has to be done once a new battery is added to the smartcard

Went to start my wifes 2010 CX-9 - has smart key - would not start and steering column is locked - then i would open the door and the car would start beeping. Tried to get the car started with the manual key and it wont turn - how do i get it started

Have the Nav in our 2009 and it sucks - worse GPS ever

Gas mileage update We just finished a 2000 mile roundtrip to Florida - avg speed was 70-80 on the highway and trip computer turned in an avg of 21.4 for the trip. Very enjoyable drive in the CX-9. Unfortunately think the kids lost the DVD remote - is there a replacement without going thru the...

Think my kids accidentally threw away the remote. Anyone know if there is a replacement that I can get without going thru the dealer - which I'm sure will be way overpriced.

will have to give the battery thing a try - how long are they supposed to last. we got the car at the end of july

This evening wife pulled the CX-9 in the garage and shut it off. Opened the door and then tried to turn the key so she could check the mileage. Could not turn the plastic knob for the ignition. Key light on the dash was flashing. I finally was able to start it by putting the emergency brake...

Mileage update Just made a trip from Pittsburgh to Baltimore. Cruise control was set around 68 and there was some pretty big mountains along the way. CX-9 averaged 23.5 mpg which was better than what the sticker said. 90% of the trip was highway and there was no traffic. It did great in the...

Hmmm I'm not the one that owns two of them

Filled up for the first time today and the computer that calculates avg mpg was right on. I avg 19.8 and the computer was dead on. Combination of highway and roads wereh avg speed is about 45mph. Earlier on I was avg 21 but the wife has a heavier foot than i do

NAV in new CX-9 After reading the reviews of the NAV system prior to getting my CX-9...i am surprisingly rather pleased with it. I think the integration of the bluetooth, nav, stereo and satelite works very well and got all of it to work with hardly any help from the book.

You can get AWD as OEM

Picked up my Black Cherry Mica GT yesterday. Pretty much has everything. Read alot on these boards the past two weeks and it helped me make up my mind. For a family crossover, this car is fun to drive. In comparing to some of the higher end crossovers, the CX-9 is every bit as nice if not...