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When driving in the mountains is it ok to let cruise control handle down shifting/braking to keep my speed at the posted 35mph or should I do this manually? On rolling hills around mountains is it more fuel efficient for me to accelerate / decelerate because I can see when a hill is coming and...

Had been on interstate about 30 minutes early morning driving away from the sunrise. Cruise control engaged beautiful morning around 65 degrees. No other cars, could not have asked for a nicer cruise. Suddenly the warning lights come on the dash that you would normally see if say snow/windshield...

ECM Engine Off Timer. Intermediate issues with check engine light coming on. At first dealership thought the gas cap might be loose. 4 weeks later, 5 phone calls and 2 visits to dealership turns out the battery was in the red. Battery replaced issue solved. I do have a question though. If...

I paid 30 grand for this thing. It has 13k of miles. Door locks are whining the wheel is making a clicking noise. No idea whts that about. Recorded the sounds on iphone summarly dismssed. Yea need a new dealer but I should not have to pay 30 grand for a product that has got all these problems. I...

Remember back in the day when every week there was a posting about the weakness of Mazda glass. Apparently it seems other manufacturers are having the same issue. Kia and Subaru have been catching a lot of heat lately7 https://news.yahoo.com/kia-telluride-subaru-forester-owners-153600822.html

How is that accomplished? Its straight out of the manual. I usually just throw my backpacks and gear into the back and go. The four anchor points in the back seem like they would not be much help securing 50 lbs of gear since they only support 20 kilograms of force. I might be wrong but it...

I took my car to dealership for maintenance today & needed inspection sticker. Its 2017 11 months old with 4,000 miles. Noticed when they reset my dash maintenance alert set it to 5 months or 5,000 miles. REALLY? In 5 months it will only have 2,000 more miles on it. Is this really necessary or...

Took my 2017 in for service today to a dealer work order says "update 59.00.446, 59.00.545A" 1. None of my custom settings on infotainment system/car seem to have changed. Is this normal? 2. Anybody know if there are any surprises in this update I should be aware of? Thanks

Auto Climate Control: I run auto climate control 99% of the time. So even if its 32F I expect to see AC activated on the display. The last few days its been 1f here and I have noticed that the AC display is NOT coming on even though have temp set to auto. Have reset to AUTO multiple times no AC...

Just noticed this when I went to update my SD card for Nav using Mazda Toolbox. "Please make sure Navigation is Launched in your Vehicle" What the heck? Im suppose to launch Nav in my vehicle and take my SD card inside to update the maps? When is Mazda gonna get there S*** together and...

30% better fuel mpg. Pretty interesting read: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2017/10/25/with-new-technology-mazda-gives-spark-to-gasoline-engine.html

Anyone know who makes the Steel/Aluminum for Mazda? Apparently a big shake up in Japan Kobe steel. They have been falsifying records about strength and durability. Company has lost 1/3 of its value in 2 days. Toyota and Mitsubishi effected (so far)...

Going about 35 briefly let my hands off wheel to check alignment was not pulling to left or right. After about 10 sec alarm comes on dash "keep Both Hands on Wheel". I must have missed that alert in the Manual. Wonder how it knows I dont have my hands on the wheel (uhm).

Hi All, 2014 CX-5 GT w/tech vs 2017 GT w/Tech. So far 2017 fantastic improvement (200 miles). 2017 -- Love: Heads up display rocks. So much quieter. Sports mode. Power seats both sides/Driver side memory. Lane assist / DRSS / SBS / (SCBS F/R) / FOW(Used this one). MZD connect / center console...