I have 56K miles on my 2014 CX-5 Touring FWD. I have had no issues since I bought it and did regular oil changes (every 7-9K miles). I recently notice that the car doesn't run smooth now. I drive in stop-n-go traffic in California Bay Area often. Or even on daily errands, when I slow down and then press the gas pedal, the car doesn't smoothly accelerate.
There is a fraction of second lag it seems and then seems to suddenly get more power. Or it appears as if the gas pedal is hard. Or if I ease my foot off the gas pedal then it doesn't gracefully slow down. My gas mileage has also reduced though granted that traffic is worse these days. I used to get 30-31 mpg in mixed driving conditions but only get 27-28 mpg. Things are roughly the same.
So I am wondering if something is going wrong? I do not go to expensive gas stations and feel that I buy from top tier gas stations but may be buying from cheap ones for sure (unbranded ones). Can I figure something out before bringing to the dealer and/or local service shop and have them charge me $$ to just diagnose?
Should I try adding something like BG44K or similar to try and see if it makes any improvements? Thanks for reading my long post and your suggestions/advice.
There is a fraction of second lag it seems and then seems to suddenly get more power. Or it appears as if the gas pedal is hard. Or if I ease my foot off the gas pedal then it doesn't gracefully slow down. My gas mileage has also reduced though granted that traffic is worse these days. I used to get 30-31 mpg in mixed driving conditions but only get 27-28 mpg. Things are roughly the same.
So I am wondering if something is going wrong? I do not go to expensive gas stations and feel that I buy from top tier gas stations but may be buying from cheap ones for sure (unbranded ones). Can I figure something out before bringing to the dealer and/or local service shop and have them charge me $$ to just diagnose?
Should I try adding something like BG44K or similar to try and see if it makes any improvements? Thanks for reading my long post and your suggestions/advice.
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