Transmission replacement @ 700 miles
#14
Thought I'd come back and update: got the car back today, 3 weeks later. Service manager said it's the sport mode (new in 2016) causing internal failure. Supposedly the problem has been corrected. He had a 3rd vehicle come in after mine and was expecting more.
#15
Does that make sense? I thought sport mode only affected suspension, not anything in the drive train?
#16
Sport mode has no affect on suspension settings in CX-5. It changes throttle mapping for more aggressive throttle actuation and causes transmission to hold gears longer for more spirited (less eco) driving. Read your owners' manual.
#17
What doesn't make sense is the posts I've found online with what sounds like the same issue on earlier models. I hope this takes care of the problem, I do like the CX 5. ETA: Thanks paris1, for the explanation for honeybadger. So far, I've use sport mode on part of my route to work, up a short mountain road.
Last edited by imsomad; 09-26-2015 at 09:27 PM.
#18
What doesn't make sense is the posts I've found online with what sounds like the same issue on earlier models. I hope this takes care of the problem, I do like the CX 5. ETA: Thanks paris1, for the explanation for honeybadger. So far, I've use sport mode on part of my route to work, up a short mountain road.
#19
Been a while since I've logged in. I have about 4700 miles on the new transmission. No problems with it so far. Mazda offered to make a payment for me but I asked for a got a 7 year, 100,000 mile warranty on the powertrain instead.
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