After a 2021 CX-5 GTR purchase I’m disappointed with the amount of road vibration I feel on the freeway. Around town it’s nice. Should I lower tire pressure. Is this vehicle not so good above 55mph?
Not as smooth as I thought
- Thread starter Luke Thomas
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Thx. I did. 35psi. I just think it must be more of a good handling vehicle. Which usually means it sacrifices some ride comfort
Have you driven on a wide variety of highway roads?
Is the "road vibration" consistent across all types of freeway surfaces?
My CX-5 exhibits virtually no "road vibration" most highways.
However, freshly surfaced highways using concrete with the lengthwise 'drainage grooves' will cause vibrations in almost any vehicle.
You might want to have the dealer check that all four wheels are properly balanced.
A wheel weight could have come loose and fallen off.
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- 2019 Mazda CX-5 Signature Machine Grey
My 2019 sig. with less than premium stock Toyo’s is smooth as glass no matter the road surface or speed. Have dealer check balance,they can also check if any tire is out of round..lovin our CX-5
If you're feeling vibration as opposed to a rough ride then by all means have the dealer check the tires, alignment, etc. If you're just feeling a roughness that's because of the 19" wheels and stiff suspension. My 16 Touring with 17" wheels rides smoother than my wife's 19 GTR with 19" wheels
although the GTR rides pretty smooth.
The smaller rims allow more rubber on the tire.
although the GTR rides pretty smooth.
The smaller rims allow more rubber on the tire.
Does a Mazda dealer know how to balance tires? Do not have a lot of faith in Mazda dealers.
Hope you are not trolling around. There are plenty of questions for you to answer, from people who are trying to help you, and you are talking about poor knowledge of balacing tires (apprentice work) from Mazda.
You must have missed my point that a wheel weight could have fallen off, causing the tire to come out of balance.
And if you "do not have a lot of faith in Mazda dealers", then just go to 1 of the 1 million tire shops in the country and have them balance your wheels.
Sorry no trolling. And yes felt vibration when test driving. Just figured it was all in my head. As everyone seems to luv the cx5
First visit would be back to the dealer, as this vibration should be covered under warranty.
After that, I'd go to a specialist tire shop and bite the bullet and get each tire checked out.
You might just have a bad factory tire that can't be balanced.
After that, I'd go to a specialist tire shop and bite the bullet and get each tire checked out.
You might just have a bad factory tire that can't be balanced.
Just called Mazda dealer. Got service department voice mail. Sometimes I wonder about Mazda in Ohio.
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- Denver, CO
CX-5 has never been for maximum ride comfort. Handling has been where it shines.
thanks all. made a app. at discount tire mon for balance and possible road force balance. will report back.
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- Denver, CO
Yeah if it's excessive, for sure get that checked. Hopefully road force balance gets you sorted to your liking.
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- 2021 CX-9 Sig
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- 2021 CX-5 GT
Did you drive it before you purchased it? No review has mentioned excessive road noise in this car and the recorded decibels at 70 mph are the lowest in class. If you have vibration issues and it is a new car, take it back to the dealer. Why go to a discount tire shop?
OP seems to have an odd grudge against Mazda dealers for some reason...
"Does a Mazda dealer know how to balance tires? Do not have a lot of faith in Mazda dealers."
"Just called Mazda dealer. Got service department voice mail. Sometimes I wonder about Mazda in Ohio."
That's pretty common at most dealers nowadays. Mine has vmail but they get back pretty quickly.
When we had a Honda they did the same thing.
