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Thanks, but I have had this car since Aug. 31st and have read all the treads here as well as other Mazda Forums.
It does seem bazaar that this is occurring. Tomorrow I head to NYC for a round trip of about 230 miles, and will report on mileage and the CEL.
BTW, somewhere in another thread I thought you had mentioned remote start using the standard key fob but good only for 10 - 15 feet. Can you please refer me to that thread?
Darth Vader Grey GT AWD w/Tech Pack.
40 miles country roads
40 miles local errands
15 miles stop and go on Van Wyke Xprssway
10 miles NYC traffic
275 miles Taconic State Parkway
total miles 380 gas purchased 20.2 gals. 19.7 mpg.
Well that is better than the last two fill ups.
As for the CEL, funny thing is that it stayed on all the way to JFK and then went off for my return trip home. :confuse:
Darth Vader Grey AWD w/Tech Pack
No... that not what I'm saying at all. LOL
Good luck with your fix!
I haven't been tracking the mileage, but I filled up on Saturday and checked - the last tank got 19.7 mpg - 80% highway, 20% stop & go. So that's not too bad for this car.
Regarding mpg's, my driving is more 50% highway / 50% stop and go. Last fill up I got 16 mpg. Maybe the fact that I drive 80 mph on the highway has something to do with it?
I'm not sure I get you :confuse:
To paraphrase Simon & Garfunkle (showing my age) It's getting colder my old friend, and there you are, on again.
Yep, drove home from NYC Sunday night, no light.
Drove around town yesterday on an errand or two, no light.
Started this morning, there it was, "my old friend"
Ah well!!!
Darth Varder Grey GT AWD w/Tech Pack
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
Well here near Albany, NY it is near Blizzard and mine is ON :mad:
Go figure! :confuse:
Darth Vader Grey GT AWD w/Tech Package
It does sound like you have some issues the rest of us had not have had to deal with... which is obviously a bummer.
I consider myself lucky that I've only had 2 gas-cap-related CELs. I think we are all in mostly the same boat mileage-wise, though. Keep your chin up, and give the dealer some time to fix it. If they can't over the next month or so, maybe it wasn't meant to be, and that high-rolling V-10 TDI was supposed to be yours after all.
Yeah, I would have loved a Toureg but well equipped $40,000 plus was just more than I wanted splurge.
Don't you just love that remark so close to Valantines day?
Darth Vader Grey GT AWD w/ Tech Package
Anybody else got that same behavior?
Drove down to NYC about 120 miles with CEL on all the way.
*Parked in garage for 3 hours. No CEL, drove home all the way with no CEL.
Started next morning drove 100 yards, on it came again.
That afternoon ran some errands, no CEL.
*Note: Cost of living in Manhattan - $21.00 for 3 hours at night, plus tip!!! :mad:
Darth Vader Grey GT AWD w/Tech Package
You can tell I'm very technically oriented :P
Vince.
However, I am waiting for my 5k service which is about 1k
away. It's about a 90 mile round trip to the dealer and I don't want to be waiting around all day just for a CEL problem.
Of course, by then the ambient temp. will be warmer and my mileage will go up and I will be all smiles.
I will tell them that you said the following: "You can tell I'm very technically oriented :P"
My problem is that they are very financially oriented
Darth Vader Grey GT AWD w/Tech Package
:shades:
Vince.
Happy to have brought a smile to your face.
Darth Vader Grey GT AWD w/Tech Package
On another Mazda form someone complained about a "FLASHING CEL" and blew a gasket on the engine. :sick:
The party was chastised by another member for ignoring the flashing light. :mad:
The question is, should I attend to the light immediately or can it wait until my 5,000 mile checkup? :confuse:
Any advice?
Darth Vader Grey etc. etc.
Thanks, I didn't need a 90 mile trip in the next day or two. :shades:
Darth Vader Grey GT AWD w/Tech Package
I would have pulled the plug long before the point that you are at.
Let's call your lemon a lemon....nobody should have to put up with what you have been exposed to with a new car.......
It's 16 this morning and no CEL. Haven't had a CEL in many weeks now (last one was 12/22/06) and we've had plenty of sub-20 mornings this winter.
Vince.
And doesn't it just figure that at 5 degrees this morning, the CEL light did not come at all! Hooray for my car - I'm glad to be proved wrong.
Vince.
I'm not due for another oil change for about another 1,000 miles, but I'll mention the CEL/temperature connection (again) at that time.
The response is great, no more throttle sluggishness, and looks like my MPG is back up where it belongs. Let's see how long this last...but I love the car.... :shades:
When it warms up some you will have it go off, but I would think due to the sticking, you would more than likely see a sluggish response on the throttle, and gas milage that is not that great. I did. Fortunately, they had the part, when I by chance decided to bring it in, to have it checked yesterday. The repair takes about 90 minutes, and you will see a significant change in performance once it's done.
I work at Lexus/Toyota part time. I always own a Toyota, but I just want to try the Mazda for a change. A Toyota mechanic told me that they have the same problem with most Matrix and Corolla. A Japanese Lexus specialist/mechanic asked me how is the CX7. I told him about the CEL and he said they also have the same problems with the Lexus vehicles. Both mechanic suspect that it has something to do with the O2 (oxygen) sensor.
But both mechanics told me that the difference is that Toyota/Lexus correct their vehicles' defects fast while Mazda is slow in addressing the issue. I just hope we will have the patience to wait before Mazda looses most of us. If Mazda won't be able to resolve this, I think I'll go back to Toyota after my term with the CX7.
Happy motoring! :shades:
Vince.
I don't know!!! I'm about as technically challenged as they come. I take the car in, get a loaner, and come back the next day. Problem solved and I'm happy.
Vince.
"You can tell I'm very technically oriented - Vince."
Here's a verbatim quote from the ticket
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J# 3 05MAZCEL CK ENGINE LIGHT ON HOURS 2.5 TECH(S): 516 RE00 WARRANTY
CUSTOMER STATES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON
CODE P2006 IMRC STUCK CLOSED
IMRC STUCK CLOSED
MODIFIED IMRC SWITCH. PCM REFLASH. TEST DRIVE
F0008XDX//1.7. F0010XFX//.3. F0009XDX//.5
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There were no parts listed for this repair action.
If you want, I can fax the whole ticket to you?
NOT!
:P
Vince.
Vince.