Recent content by Alacoyote

I assume you're referring to the previous transmission issue and not the TPMS reset. They offered a loaner but we have a third vehicle available so I advised them that we wouldn't need a loaner unless the tranny issue dragged on. They resolved it in a couple of days so there was no need for a...

CX5_GC - Are you having the vehicle serviced at MedCenter Mazda? If so, I expect that they will treat you right and eventually resolve the issue. We have dealt with them for years (including a transmission problem on our new CX-5, addressed in another thread in this forum) and though it took a...

Yes - Had it done at our favorite Mazda dealer. However, I purchased Mobil 0w20 synthetic oil and the filter separately (oil at Wal-Mart, the filter from the same dealer at a discount) and then provided them with the supplies. The labor was $15, which was much less than my time and aggravation...

Had the first (7500 mile) oil & filter change completed yesterday. Purchased the 5-quart jug of Mobil1 Advanced Fuel Economy 0w-20 at Wally World for about $27 and the filter at the local Mazda dealer for about $6.50. Mazda dealer charged $15 for labor, so total cost was about $48.50. Normal...

cx5broke - I can report that since I began this thread, we've put another 3,000 miles on our CX-5 without further incident (knock wood). Aside from yours, there has been one other poster on this forum who had their transmission replaced, just a few hundred miles after getting the car. Hard to...

I have used a Kurgo Wander Hammock for several years. We have two large dogs (65 and 85 lbs.) and it does a great job of protecting the seats. Plus, because it's a hammock, it straddles the footwells (by attaching to the front headrests) so the dogs cannot fall onto the floor. The only down...

Last Saturday while my wife was driving the vehicle, it suddenly made a sound and the transmission malfunctioned. Although the car was in drive, when she pressed the accelerator it revved as if in neutral. She coasted to the side of the road, turned the vehicle off and restarted it. The...

Well, nizzy1115, you're in luck: I-stop is already available in the U.S. on a handful of 2012 and 2013 vehicles. Check out this Detroit Free Press review from last week of the 2012 BMW 528i: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/AUTO-BMW528I-REVIEW_7861998/AUTO-BMW528I-REVIEW_7861998/.

$25 for an 8" x 2" x 1/2" piece of foam with velcro? Man, I wish I had thought of this. Instead, you could order the kneeling cushion found here for $10, cut it, add velcro for a few bucks more and make 3 or 4 cushions for less than the cost of this single item...

Glad to hear it, DaveNZ. The real thanks goes to the AT&T customer service rep who suggested this solution when we had the problem. Hope the rest of your Bluetooth experience goes smoothly.

Went to setup the bluetooth and paired up phone, no problems. Allowed the phone to load the contacts into the car, and it said it had done them all without a problem. HOWEVER, there's only about a third of them there, and I don't have heaps of them in the first place! De-paired the phone and...

Alternatively, press the voice command button (the one with the profile of a talking face on it) and once the prompts begin, just press the same button again. The prompts will end and you can say your command ("Call home," "Dial Number" or whatever).

Flicitations. Je sais que vous ne le regretterez pas!

No. There are no button "holes." They are really more like one-piece "nipples" that are attached to the carpet and pop into holes on the mats. So, if water managed to get through the small gap between the nipples and the mat holes, it would just go on top of the carpet, not under the carpet...

Buona sera, Cesare! You can connect your android phone and play music either by Bluetooth (streaming) or using a cable with a mini-stereo jack on the auxiliary setting. You also can save music on a USB drive and play it that way. (Potete collegare il vostro telefono cellulare e riprodurre...