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    Need help with "End of life" decision - Transfer Case + Transmission 08 CX-9 AWD

    Just as a point of clarification, my position is entirely based on Mazda's way of handling this problem. I don't want to do business with a company that operates that way, even if the new vehicles they're building never show the same problems, or any other problems. It's one thing that the...
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    Need help with "End of life" decision - Transfer Case + Transmission 08 CX-9 AWD

    We had this same thing happen, and it was infuriating. Took it to the dealer, they said "uh, we hear a noise in the transmission, it needs a whole new transmission". What? My mechanic said the problem is with the transfer case, are you sure it's the transmission? "Yup, completely sure"...
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    2007~2015 Weird electrical problem

    Thanks for the reply! My mechanic thought it might be a ... well, he threw a couple of three-letter acronyms at me fast and furious, ECU might have been one of them. Maybe PCM as well, not sure if that's a thing. Looks like an ECU runs $220-400 on eBay, is it hard to get at? And my bigger...
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    2007~2015 Weird electrical problem

    I have a 2010 CX-9 with about 135,000 miles. Last year we had the transfer case issue, and instead of replacing the transmission and differential, we just had our mechanic grind down the splines so that it's now a FWD vehicle. I don't think that has anything to do with this problem, but maybe...
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