Originally Posted by The Crimson King (Post 179506)

2014 GT, now 109,000 miles

Had right rear brake seize up. Piston froze in closed position causing nasty grinding and such. Replaced it at a big cost and a new part (from Mazda through my fixit guy) at about 80,000. Then the same thing happened about a year later. Mazda told then that this was a common occurrence and replaced the part for free.

Last month we were rear ended really badly. Came within a hair's breath of having the car totaled by the insurance company. Collision guy said that we were actually lucky in a way in that the entire rear suspension was about to need to be replaced which we now got for free

Hoping that this will be my first car to pass 200,000 miles

Originally Posted by GAsierra (Post 205070)

Approaching 100Kmi on my 2016.5 CX-5 AWD GT.

So far, have done:

• Brakes.
• Spark plugs.
• Accessory belt + tensioner.
• Normal and customary maintenance items -- fluid swaps, oil/filter, air filters.

This year I'll be doing minor fix-it stuff, such as:

• MAF sensor cleaning.
• Throttle body cleaning.
• Tracking down some squeaks (in the A-pillar and headliner areas).
• A full cleaning out of the engine bay; "waxing" all painted surfaces. Perhaps I'll find some minor leaks, weeping, etc, that'll need correcting.

By next year, as a preventive measure I'll consider doing:

• Shocks and any other worn items (ie, ball joints, tie rod ends). Am mulling which shocks+springs. So far, none of that has been necessary.
• Hoses and clamps in the engine bay.

Originally Posted by floridaman (Post 205100)

nice post. What do you think about the timing chain? I have heard it's better to replace then consider a true lifetime part. For transmission fluid change, did you drain or flush. I have heard to do a flush.

I have a 2018 @ 89700 miles and have done breaks, rotors, drive belt and oil/filers