My CD started operating again after about 100 km driving - about the same time that I-Stop was ready for normal operation again.
Threshold for CD seems unchanged (ie, any speed, any RPM as long as the load is minimal). Maybe (just maybe) the 2->4 transition is a bit smoother.
I got my recall notice here in California, finally. Will be taking her in Friday. Can't wait to get this off my mind.
"the automaker only just filed its 573 defect notification with the federal government".
Nice catch!
Good finding Shadonoz. I would very much like to know the total number of CD failures to see how rare or not the issue is, but I guess that number is only internal to Mazda.
If it wasn't rare, we would be hearing about it on here. Just look at all of the OD posts on the CR-V forum, and everyone there claims it's rare.
It's likely more widespread but people aren't reporting (CRV) unless they care to check or if something obvious happens.
Late to the party here... got the recall notification the other day... anyone else concerned that this has been a known issue for months yet they are just sending out recall notices? I asked Mazda that very question and they said they follow NHTSA regulations and started mailings c. August 20th when the fix was confirmed (suspect of that date). If there was a known issue dating back months before that could put people's lives in danger, wouldn't it have been nice to at least receive some sort of notification of the potential even if a fix wasn't full available? I contacted NHTSA who said Mazda is not obligated to wait to alert customers and they could have chosen to alert them sooner but were only bound to later on. Says a lot about Mazda if they withheld there could be such a critical issue.
Under pressure from the federal government, General Motors is recalling more than 3.4 million big pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S to fix a brake problem.
GM says a pump in the power-assist brakes can put out less vacuum power than needed, increasing stopping distance and the risk of a crash. Dealers will recalibrate the electronic brake control module.
Safety recalls usually are forced by NHTSA, not initiated by car manufactures. That*s why it*s very important to file complaints for any safety related issues on our vehicles like we suggested earlier in this long thread before the recall happened.Late to the party here... got the recall notification the other day... anyone else concerned that this has been a known issue for months yet they are just sending out recall notices? I asked Mazda that very question and they said they follow NHTSA regulations and started mailings c. August 20th when the fix was confirmed (suspect of that date). If there was a known issue dating back months before that could put people's lives in danger, wouldn't it have been nice to at least receive some sort of notification of the potential even if a fix wasn't full available? I contacted NHTSA who said Mazda is not obligated to wait to alert customers and they could have chosen to alert them sooner but were only bound to later on. Says a lot about Mazda if they withheld there could be such a critical issue.
Safety recalls usually are forced by NHTSA, not initiated by car manufactures. That*s why it*s very important to file complaints for any safety related issues on our vehicles like we suggested earlier in this long thread before the recall happened.
The fuel filler pipe recall on gen-1 CX-5 was forced by NHTSA when they conducted a rear-end collision test on CX-5 and found fuel leak problem. Mazda had to come up a temporary solution and couldn*t sell the CX-5 in US market for a couple of weeks. A permanent solution with revised bracket and holder are only installed on new CX-5*s, the temporary solution, by removing one of the two bolts on a bracket holding the fuel filler pipe, is applied to sold CX-5*s.
Mazda may have to redesign the mechanism of the cylinder deactivation as the software fix really can*t cover every situation on oil pressure changes. EPB dragging issue is an example, as the revised rear brake calipers have to be installed, as software fixes on EPB control module on several earlier TSBs had failed to truly resolve the problem.
Don*t believe oil dilution issue on Honda CR-V is a *frightening* thing. The worst thing on oil dilution is your engine life shortened. Honda 1.5T has oil life monitor and will tell you when your oil needs to be changed. If you follow the notification with Flexible OCI, your 1.5T should be fine although you may have to change oil more ofteni if your engine suffers oil dilution issue even after the software fix.That's the frightening thing about the OD issue.
If you don't check or change your own oil, there's no way you know that you basically have no engine lubrication going on. The guy at Jiffy Lube ain't gonna notice, and the dealer sure isn't going to say anything.
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I have several friends having Honda CR-V with 1.5T, none of them suffers oil dilution issue.
Yes, I agree.All I am saying is Mazda should have let vehicle owners know as soon as they knew there was an issue that was noted in multiple occurrences (especially when it could cause a crash). It is a business decision on Mazda's part not to notify as it can be done independently of the official recall that is issued. I think its a poor business decision. We can make our concerns known and perhaps Mazda will change how they do things in the future. Extreme example but can you imagine if your wife and kids are in a CX-5 that experiences the failure and somehow they end up critically injured or die and then you find out that the issue was known for months but there was no notification or opportunity for you to decide not to use the vehicle? Why should Mazda have the power to potentially decide one's fate?
Yes, I agree.
Unfortunately Mazda North American Operations didnt think this way, and made a poor business decision on this issue.
Further, Mazda Japan had made a very poor decision to design and implement cylinder deactivation system which carries bad reliability reputation with minimum gain on fuel efficiency into the 2.5L!