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- 18 CX-5
It's been 4 months since I courageously gave 2018 CX-5 a try, thanks to the encouraging feedback from users like Xeler8ing, Anchorman, and more, withh their assurance that the second generation CX-5 can be trouble free at least for some car owners. Indeed I'm very happy with the car so far.
I wanted to thank other members like yrwei52 too for cautioning others about the potential issues with cylinder deactivation. It's always better to be aware and to keep an eye. In fact my eyes are wide open in this regard. lol
One incident worth mentioning is perhaps a ONE-TIME violent shake of the engine at a traffic light. Car was in D and stopped using foot brake. Car was shaking so violently (as if it were resonating with source of excitation) that my wife thought I was playing with the brake! Never experienced such on the 15 or 16.5 CX-5 at all!
My first thought/fear was CD, but then dismissed the idea later because the problem never occurred again. (Assumption: if it were carbon deposits due to CD I guess the problem wouldn't go away, right?)
The second suspect, still my current theory, is the fact that the section of the road happens to be sloped, though very gently. Google search reveals similar experience of engine shake when car is resting on an inclination, although most people reported that it happens when car is uphill. In my case it was downward dip, so I'm not 100% comfortable to conclude my experience is "normal" yet. Still a mystery.
Anyone with similar experience with their 2nd gen CX-5?
I wanted to thank other members like yrwei52 too for cautioning others about the potential issues with cylinder deactivation. It's always better to be aware and to keep an eye. In fact my eyes are wide open in this regard. lol
One incident worth mentioning is perhaps a ONE-TIME violent shake of the engine at a traffic light. Car was in D and stopped using foot brake. Car was shaking so violently (as if it were resonating with source of excitation) that my wife thought I was playing with the brake! Never experienced such on the 15 or 16.5 CX-5 at all!
My first thought/fear was CD, but then dismissed the idea later because the problem never occurred again. (Assumption: if it were carbon deposits due to CD I guess the problem wouldn't go away, right?)
The second suspect, still my current theory, is the fact that the section of the road happens to be sloped, though very gently. Google search reveals similar experience of engine shake when car is resting on an inclination, although most people reported that it happens when car is uphill. In my case it was downward dip, so I'm not 100% comfortable to conclude my experience is "normal" yet. Still a mystery.
Anyone with similar experience with their 2nd gen CX-5?