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My son just came home from school and when he went to leave the master warning light triangle with the exclamation point came on the dash. He said the car ran rough and would not go over 65 mph. It's a 2019 Mazda 3 with only 5600 miles. I started the car and drove it when he got home. Of course...

None that I can see.

Now at 126K miles. Have not had any issues at all.

They tread pattern looks vey similar to one Goodyear had years ago. I think it was called Aquatread or something like that.

Don't forget the free blinker fluid!

$400 seems really high for a few services and some fluid checks. Personally, I do all that myself.

Usually, if a CV joint is bad -depending on the side you will get the noise when you turn one direction and not the other. I've replaced a couple of them on my son's Nissan Altima (one at 150K and the other side at 180K miles) and they weren't that hard to do. Plus they weren't very expensive...

Reaching for straws here but if you've replaced the wheel bearing how about the CV joint axle? You mentioned when you turned left it gets worse. A lot of times that can be traced back to the CV joint. First thing I would do is inspect the CV joint boots for cracks or leaking grease. If it turns...

Mazda has some quality accessories.

A few years back when we had our 2014 CX5 a girl made a left turn in front of us while we were doing 45 mph. The engine was pushed into the firewall and the "frame" was bent. However, I walked away with only a cut on my arm from the air bag and my wife had a hernia from the seatbelt. Other than...

122K miles on our 2016 GT. To date other than maintenance items we haven't had to put a dime into it. Still runs and drives like new. Very impressed with Mazda.

As others have said highway miles are much easier on the car and oil than stop and go city miles. I've heard it may be a 3:1 ratio. With that said I will still adhere to Mazda's oil change recommendations. I change the oil and filter in our car every 5K miles. With 122K miles on the odometer...

IF the battery was completely dead it may run rough for a while until it charges up. The car is relying 100% on the alternator. I would first charge the battery up completely - assuming it will take a charge and then if it's the culprit get it replaced right away. If you take it to Autozone...

We use 0-20W. We're now at 120K miles. It uses half a quart every 5000 miles. I change the oil every 5K too. For most of it's life our 2016 CX5 didn't use any.

Did you have to gap the plugs? If you did then how did you do it? Some people use a feeler gauge to gap the plugs. If you do the electrode tip will be damaged and they'll fail in a few thousand miles. There's another issue with "fake" spark plugs out there too.

When I did the drain and fill at 50 and 75K miles I replaced 3.5 quarts of fluid. At 105K I dropped the pan and replaced the filter too. On that service I did replace almost 6 quarts of fluid.

The great thing about this car is it still handles well, no rattles and has been completely reliable.

We actually drive the car pretty easy most of the time. In it's 119K lifespan the first 105K miles were 80% highway. Now my wife uses the car to drive back and forth to school and it's about 30 miles a day round trip more stop and go. Still averaging 28 mpg at least on the display.

I think 6 quarts was it for what would drain out. I would not do a power flush. Puts a lot of stress on the seals. The fluid was a brown color when I changed it. There were no particles in the tranny pan when I pulled it which was good.

I did a drain and fill at 50K, 75K and then pulled the pan and changed the filter at 105K. From memory I got about 3.5 or so quarts on the drain and fills out. When I pulled the pan and then the old filter and let it drain overnight I think I got closer to 6 quarts. I got the filter from Rock...