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That wouldn't have made a difference in my case as I was unaware the hatch had been signaled to open from where I was on the other side of the house.

Same thing happened to me when my wife asked me to change the battery in her fob. The car was parked in the garage and I was in my office about 100' or so away, but not far enough to prevent my inadvertently hitting the button and raising the hatch up into the open garage door. Just finished...

You don't know what it's called to find it. Just go to an OEM parts lite like this Liftgate for 2017 Mazda CX-5 | OEM Parts Online and look up "lift gate parts". How about #12 or 13?

Or "trim clips". What is the black plastic piece in the picture that they were apparently securing? Look that up on a Mazda parts site and you may be able to get part nos for the associated clips.

Maybe you should just replace it?^^^ I had a 2013 that I got a mark on and never was able to get it off.

The problem, my friend, is you're just too damned short!;) I've owned a 2013 and now a 2023 CX-5 and Mazda hasn't improved the front center armrest design in all that time. It's just too far back and it's not adjustable. I'm 5'10" (177.8cm) and it's just barely usable with my elbow perched on...

My wife has a ‘23 premium plus and I find the seats pretty pathetic. No thigh support or side bolstering, so you roll around a lot when cornering. I much prefer the seats in my ‘18 Mazda 3 hatch which have a proper bucket-like contour to sink into which holds you in place in turns. IMO, Mazda...

I had a 2013 that leaked at the HCSL (high center stop light) after it was improperly installed during a collision damage repair. Other than that, the hatch back doors on these cars are not particularly prone to leakage.

Why not?

Might be easier to just buy her a new ring!

I've had two CX-5s and a 3 and have noticed the same thing. Between 5-10k the engine seems to find its stride. I also change my oil every 5k miles (including the initial change), partly because I drive less than 10k per year.

It's a 2024! Where's your dealer for warranty work?

That's phenomenal battery life. But knowing how small Mazda OE batteries are, I would have replaced them by now to be on the safe side.

Well with a name like "GrampaSlade", it sounds like it may be your last vehicle period!;)

You might not say that if you ever owned a BMW whose expensive AGM battery lasted close to ten years. Battery management systems work, but if they do add cost.

Super glue? Why were you putting a new battery (which is warrantable within the first 12 months of ownership) in a MY24 car?

They're pretty lo-key, but have been around building serious Mazda performance parts for decades. Check them out: https://www.racingbeat.com/

By that logic, the CX-3 was closer to his description and we all know how that ended!

Really?! And you don't think there's a reason no other manufacturer offers a car like that in the US?

My impression of them is they’ll make/sell just about anything they sense a demand for whether there’s a real or only imagined benefit. They seem to tool up quickly and push the product out the door often without adequate development. Compare them to a company like Racing Beat that works closely...