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As noted here the engine mounts and rear shock mounts are common failure items on these cars. Since the ‘10 model is before the 2nd gen refresh the rear springs are a little less supportive. Several of us have swapped out springs from heavier vehicles, and/or you could put helper bags inside...

Ugh, update to my update. I am not happy. Body shop called me beginning of last week to say the body work was all complete, but they were waiting on two parts which were on back order. One is the exhaust heat shield around the middle of the car. The other is the plastic rear bumper step...

Update on this. After a week Geico finally decided to approve the repairs to the car and the body shop got started. The quarter panel in by the jack was crushed inwards, it broke some of the welds between the panels As well as some of the plastic interior pieces. Not sure if they’re able to...

So coming home from 4th of July with my in-laws we got rear ended on the highway. After weeks of playing hide and seek with my insurance co. (Absolutely not our normal experience) the other driver’s insurance accepted all fault. Dropped the car off on Friday, and then not a peep out of them...

Alternator is your first stop in troubleshooting. If a brand new battery wore itself out and died it means it isn’t being charged well, and the issue isn’t the battery. Depending on the age of the old battery it may have actually been fine, and was just a little less resilient than the brand...

Quite possible. turns out my exhaust heat shield is rattling around the middle of the car. Need to get it up on ramps and see if a fastener came loose.

Double check the rear shock mounts. Common rattle on the 5.

After about a month of not getting my front sway bar bushings installed (the typical popping noise from the front) I finally took it to my mechanic to do. bolts were hella tight and I could only break one loose, so I soaked everything in penetrating oil. Then tendinitis flared up in both...

This is why I’m happy I found those lowering springs on sale. Didn’t want that super bumped look in the back.

Pretty sure for at least one of my cars I’ve been able to order KYB fully assembled strut kits, so not all all in ones are garbage. I’ve also had really good experiences with KYB. I’ll echo about replacing the bearings...The mounts are cheap, and the whole thing has to be disassembled to swap...

My sister went through a strut saga on her ’08 model a year or two ago. Replaced the OE with an aftermarket assembled strut. Made lots of noise and banging even though installed correctly. Took it to another shop who confirmed they were installed correctly. They put in a new set of better...

Pretty sure the brackets need to be swapped. You’ll also need to either remove, replace, or modify the metal shield behind the rotor.

Update after a long while. No issues with the CX7 lowering springs since I installed them last summer. I didn’t end up taking that car on a big trip last year, so it hasn’t really been loaded up with weight to speak of since I swapped the springs. I went to pick up some firewood today, so...