What have you done to your CX-5 today?

[mrplt]

First of all, thanks @sm1ke , @Jack Rabbit , @MadStyle , @Conrad 16.5 and @Freedom55 for the helpful replies.

@PaulZooms I know it was a long post, and I understand that you didn't want to read it. But the thread is called "What did you done to your CX-5?" and I posted what I did/what was done to my CX-5. What you did was in no way "encouraging concise writing" by the way. Anyways.

According to the service papers, they replaced a pipe for the coolant leak. I've been checking the temps ever since I got the car, and I've never seen something out of the ordinary. Also the papers show that they indeed ordered and replaced the transmission, but who knows at this point? The car is going back to the dealership on Monday. If they can't fix it, I am going to get it inspected myself and contact Mazda. (Assuming I find the Canadian equivalent of AAMCO)

A couple notes:
1) I don't think I have ever parked this car on a hill. It's always on a flat surface and I put the handbrake on before releasing the brake pedal.
2) I am fully depressing the brake pedal. But it does feel like it's not fully depressed.
3) @Freedom55 Yes, I got the car from Gabriel St-Jacques, now getting it serviced at Gabriel Plateau. I still don't know if they replaced the muffler or not (which is funny, but nothing in the service papers indicate that it has been replaced) but I doubt it's the cause, as I also feel a noticeable thump ("ça donne un coup" as the technician said) when I shift from P to R.

 

[Jack Rabbit]

Mrplt:

How close are you to America border?

If can't find a good tranny place up there, might be worth the ride to cross over for the nearest AAMCO...even if it's a day trip. Make a day of it, take the girlfriend, sightsee, shop, get some ice cream or whatever else you all come to america for. Visit one of the amusement parks, etc.

 

[onerpm]

My son had to replace the tranny in his old Toyota Tundra (280k miles) at the end 2021. $4k later, the new (Aamco, Naples, FL) tranny broke down twice after picking it up, the first time a day later, the second time (after another month in the shop again) on the way home with me driving it! Aamco had it towed back in both times at their expense, to their credit, but had the truck four months overall, and communication was lacking. They seemed to get it fixed OK the last time, but left some wires running to the back of the truck unhooked...

 

[klm682]

Blacked out my 2022 CX5 chrome window trims, i picked up this past Saturday.

How did you do this?

 

[Conrad 16.5]

My son had to replace the tranny in his old Toyota Tundra (280k miles) at the end 2021. $4k later, the new (Aamco, Naples, FL) tranny broke down twice after picking it up, the first time a day later, the second time (after another month in the shop again) on the way home with me driving it! Aamco had it towed back in both times at their expense, to their credit, but had the truck four months overall, and communication was lacking. They seemed to get it fixed OK the last time, but left some wires running to the back of the truck unhooked...

Not that many old pick-ups running around Naples. I see more high-end cars there than anything else. I grew up there and visit once a year or so. We were just down there in May for the month.

I've never heard so many sirens! Police, ambulance, or fire. Nearly all the time but mostly in the mornings.

 

[MadStyle]

How did you do this?

They are metal coverings you can find on ebay or online like Aliexpress.

 

[klm682]

They are metal coverings you can find on ebay or online like Aliexpress.

Thank you. Just ordered some off of ebay. How are they holding up so far?

 

[MadStyle]

Thank you. Just ordered some off of ebay. How are they holding up so far?

Still going strong no issues.

 

[MadStyle]

Installed the mirror dash cam last night, took an hour to do so, that dongar rear view mirror power adapter made things way easier and streamlined for powering the cam.

 

[veritas80]

Still have to do the exhaust tips and change out the lugs but I'm good for a while.

Rear emblems dipped
Vinyl wrapped chrome window trim
Smoked out rear bumper reflectors
Wheel center caps dipped
Front emblem smoked - Lamin-X & does not at all mess with any sensors for those that are wondering.

 

[mrplt]

Got the car back from the dealership for the bumper replacement (and the transmission situation) I was given a Hyundai Kona as a rental car which made me realize how great the CX-5 is.

They found that the transmission issue came from a mount (I don't know which mount). So far everything is good. The replacement bumper looks good to me, although it's missing a bracket that they ordered and should be ready in November.

Also I put my winter tires on. I won't be here until October 30th and when I come back all the tire shops are going to be busy, I wanted to get it done sooner than later. Also the weather often drops below 7C.

With the stock Toyo summer tires, I feel like the car is moving sideways (I don't know how to explain it) when I am going over potholes/imperfections. I definitely don't feel it with the winter tires. I know the Toyos are on the softer side (among summer tires) but I don't think it's normal. I might swap them with another set next summer.

 

[Freedom55]

Got the car back from the dealership for the bumper replacement (and the transmission situation) I was given a Hyundai Kona as a rental car which made me realize how great the CX-5 is.

They found that the transmission issue came from a mount (I don't know which mount). So far everything is good. The replacement bumper looks good to me, although it's missing a bracket that they ordered and should be ready in November.

Also I put my winter tires on. I won't be here until October 30th and when I come back all the tire shops are going to be busy, I wanted to get it done sooner than later. Also the weather often drops below 7C.

With the stock Toyo summer tires, I feel like the car is moving sideways (I don't know how to explain it) when I am going over potholes/imperfections. I definitely don't feel it with the winter tires. I know the Toyos are on the softer side (among summer tires) but I don't think it's normal. I might swap them with another set next summer.

I just don't get it that they replaced the transmission without first checking if a mount was loose, broken or misaligned! I've had similar issues with two different vehicles in the past; a broken mount on a 1976 VW Rabbit which I replaced myself (the replacement mount was much more solid) and a misaligned mount on a 2012 RAV4 V6 which the dealer tried to fix but I ended up trading the vehicle before they could take another crack at it...

Hopefully this is the end of your problems and don't even think of trading your CX-5 for a hybrid RAV4 or RAV4 Prime; you must have heard that the cable connecting to the rear electric motor corrodes and costs about $7000 CDN to replace after the 3 year/60,000 kms warranty expires. There is a class action lawsuit against Toyota Canada.

Montreal hybrid RAV4 owner files class-action against Toyota

#Cablegate: The hybrid's cable can allegedly become corroded and fail to send electric power to the rear motor

driving.ca

If you were thinking going full EV, their bZ4X is recalled and production has stopped because the wheels can fall off during hard braking or emergency maneuvers. The bolts holding the front wheel hubs are breaking off. And we thought Toyota was still at the top of the reliability chart (nobody's perfect)!

Toyota bZ4X's Self-Removing Wheels Prompt Recall, Buybacks

An issue plaguing some bZ4Xs (and Solterras) could result in the wheels falling off.

www.motortrend.com

 

[mkt3000]

Removed a tree from it.

Before:

After:

 

[Silly Wabbit]

What's the part number for that accessory?

 

[Whiter0se]

Still going strong no issues.

Can you please post where you brought it from? eBay is charging almost near $100 for them. I’m willing to pay $20-30 but not almost $100 for a chrome delete just for the windows.

 

[Jack Rabbit]

Can you please post where you brought it from? eBay is charging almost near $100 for them. I’m willing to pay $20-30 but not almost $100 for a chrome delete just for the windows.

I couldn't find it any cheaper either($70 for part plus $80 shipping). Part of problem is there is no competetion as its all made in China, and it's a luxury item( not necessity). Plus its shipped from china so there's extra $80 in shipping on top. Unless world economy tanks, or America starts mamufacture its own s***, not gonna get it too much cheaper.

 

[klm682]

Chrome *Deleted*

 

[klm682]

Can you please post where you brought it from? eBay is charging almost near $100 for them. I’m willing to pay $20-30 but not almost $100 for a chrome delete just for the windows.

I got mine off ebay. Was posted for $152 and I offered them $120 and they accepted. Free shipping and it got here in two weeks from China. Here is the exact buyer I used: EBAY

 

[HyFlyer]

Rolled over 60k miles on the 2019 North American 2.2 diesel today. No mo warranty for me.

It's been a solid trouble free performer (just like all my other mazdas) so far and looking forward to many more trouble free miles to come .

Still hate my driver's seat though lol! I hate it enough to want to do something about it. One day. I've got a shop nearby that does custom aircraft interiors. I may stop by and see if they'd be interested in any seat mod work. Gotta rework those seat bolsters.

 

[cz5gt]

Great update. Many more miles to come. Its a solid car. And yeah, the seats are one of the few cons. Even the 2022 is not much of an upgrade on the seats.