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I just picked up 2021.5 CX-5 GS with comfort package. It was less than 200km on it but I’ve noticed that while driving on the highway the transmission makes almost a whine/droning noise around 2000RPM. The sound will go away just under 1500RPM and below or 2300RPM and above. It can be slightly...

Due to how they are tucked under the lip of the hood, not being able to flip up the wiper arms is annoying - especially when trying to clear snow and ice in that area. Because they sit below the defrost vent this area doesn’t get enough heat to melt the snow and ice. I believe the GT has a...

I had my service appointment today. The dealer confirmed the issue and the service manager suggested their may have been an issue with the injection molding process. There are no TSBs and so far this is not a widely known issue. He did look at two other CX-30s on their lot and they exhibited the...

These are not water spots….but rather raised ripples or bumps. Not saying it isn’t possible, but I’d be surprised if a cleaner or tinting agent designed to be used in the automotive realm would cause plastic to deform in perfect vertical ribs. I have booked the vehicle in for service to have...

I do have the front windows tinted however, the rear doors exhibit the same issue and they were tinted from the factory.

It’s hard to see in the pictures but the vertical lines you see are all bumps that can be felt and are more visible in person.

I have a 2021 CX-30 and noticed that when the sun hits the upper door panel (black), vertical ripples or bumps can be seen. I checked and all four doors have this. Has anyone else experienced this? Seems like a fairly significant quality control issue.

The battery is 3 years old but still has more than enough CCA according to the test (Battery is rated at 640, but test showed 716 CCA)

I have a 2015 CX-5 with 330,000km and recently it’s been slow to crank. It always starts but the last time it did this a few years back it ended up being a bad battery. I took my battery in to be tested and it tested good by two separate testers. I have followed all of the cabling and...

She is awesome! Definitely a great and honest review.

Good service is hard to find these days for sure. I try to wrench on my Mazdas whenever I can. Fluid changes is one exception because I know the dealer can take care of it. I always ask that my buddy be assigned to my vehicle. Helps him out too because they’re paid by the job as opposed to...

The invoice speaks for itself. I will gladly have the service performed by a friend at a dealer any day of the week over 4 drain and fill cycles. I was wrong in that the price was $10 more and it was 12L exchanged not 12 quarts (946mL in 1 quart). My advice to anyone would be to have a fluid...

I’ve posted in this thread, though much earlier on. I believe my invoice said 12 quarts. I have no reason to believe a good friend would mislead me, certainly not over a couple hundred dollars. Drain and fills aren’t much cheaper. Just because something isn’t included in the workshop manual...

Once of my closest friends is a master tech at a Mazda dealership. The adapter is specifically designed to be used on the pressure port of the Skyactiv transmissions. According to my buddy it’s Mazda approved and is absolutely safe. It’s actually not a flush in the traditional sense, but rather...

There are proper ways for dealerships to do a full fluid exchange on the skyactiv transmissions. I find it amusing to hear people suggest otherwise. It’s been done and there is no voodoo magic involved. There is also no such thing as a lifetime fluid. In my view, drain and fills are a waste of...

The transmission itself was fine so I wouldn’t have had to replace it. However, if left in a corroded state, it could have damaged the cable and likely would have prevented the transmission from shifting into gear. I have not heard of this issue on any CX-5, but Mazda has been using the same...