Picked up a new 2022 CX5 last week. Mostly expressway driving home and I didn't notice anything unusual. Next day take off and 1-2 up shift hesitation like the car took a pause to think about it then launches forward like it skipped second gear. Next up shift it shifts hard. When I slow for the first stop about 900 feet away I get to about 10 mph and lightly let off brake and car launched forward like it was bumped from rear then slows again. It was almost like a solenoid was sticking or the torque converter was stuck. Over several trips the last 4 days and about 388 miles it gradually got better and the last 2 trips were flawless. Then today on cold take off (2 min warmup) hesitation on 1-2 up shift and bang into 3rd. So far its done this mostly on light throttle and/or cold take off. I know a 30 mile trip to the dealer for service is in order. I'm just curious if issues like this are common on new Mazda and I made a mistake in purchasing one. I love the car, never had an issue with older Mazda's, but problems like this out of the box isn't a good sign.
Update: After 207 more miles.
Since my post I haven't had any more unusual shifts. The car had 90+ miles on it when I picked it up and after reading more posts I'm thinking the learn cycle may have been under more aggressive driving than my old man putter. The town I live in is 25mph max so it got quite a few shifts in the lower gears before hitting any main stretches. All prior problems were on fresh takeoffs. The car just wants to go. Anyway, its a very crisp transmission and seems to be fine for now. I'm keeping a record for future reference should it be needed. Maybe the learning cycle goes both ways, car & driver.
Update: After 207 more miles.
Since my post I haven't had any more unusual shifts. The car had 90+ miles on it when I picked it up and after reading more posts I'm thinking the learn cycle may have been under more aggressive driving than my old man putter. The town I live in is 25mph max so it got quite a few shifts in the lower gears before hitting any main stretches. All prior problems were on fresh takeoffs. The car just wants to go. Anyway, its a very crisp transmission and seems to be fine for now. I'm keeping a record for future reference should it be needed. Maybe the learning cycle goes both ways, car & driver.
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