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    Brake Booster failure on 2012 CX-9 GT FWD @ 40k miles- covered by warranty extension!

    My wife told me last week that in the morning her brake pedal was hard to press and she heard a hissing noise. Of course when I got home and checked it out, it didn't repeat for me and I heard nothing (might be I've slowly lost my hearing after 20 years of riding around on a fire engine with...
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    dealership -vs- independent shop for services

    The dealership was trying their best to encourage all services at a dealer. They kept saying that with the "Skyactive" technology I need to come in once a year for an IOS type of software upgrade that costs about $150, along with their $75 oil change. I have either done my own services or gone...
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    What did you pay for your Mazda3 w/ Taxes and Fees?

    I just bought a new 2015 Mazda 3, iTouring, sedan, auto matic, white, with black cloth, sticker price $21,665, I paid $18,600 plus $1800 taxes and fees for $20,465. Is this a good price?
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    loud or rough idle when cold

    I just bought a 2015 Mazda 3 itouring, 2.0 liter, auto. Our test drive was in the afternoon, car ran great. The next morning when it was cold, the car idle sounded a bit rough and loud. After 2 minutes it smoothed out. Is this normal? I called the dealership and they said yes. There is the...
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    front passenger airbag seat sensor

    we have a 2012 CX9, 2 months old. When my wife sits in the front passenger seat about half of the time, the airbag off light is on. She only weighs about 105#, and the dealer couldn't replicate the problem. Anyone have any info on this? Thanks Scott
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    Backup Camera Question

    We just bought a 2012 CX9 GT with the nav system with the backup camera. On our multiple test drives of different CX9's at different dealerships we noticed that some backup units have the green,yellow and red lines indicating how far away something is. On the car we bought we don't have these...
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    2012 CX 9 Grand Touring

    Well, we purchased our new CX 9 yesterday from Bob Baker's Carlsbad Mazda and were very pleased with the salesman and dealership. Fred Bandi, the salesman, was fantastic and spent 2 hours with my wife going over all the features and explaining fine details of the car. We love the car and how...
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    Question on air circulation

    We are looking at buying a new CX9 (2012) Grand touring. However, we have a concern about poor air circulation in the 3rd row. Some of our friends have the car and their kids complain that it gets hot in the 3rd row since there are no vents back there. There are only the ac vents in the...
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