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Re: Cruise Control [rex10]
by pctech
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Dec 21, 2006 (5:24 pm)
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Replying to: rex10 (Dec 21, 2006 4:50 pm)
The car should NOT stay in sixth, even with cruise on. It should shift as required to maintain the set speed, same as you would do if not using cruise. Cruise is supposed to maintain as constant a speed as possible, not to maintain a particular gear.
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Re: Unexpected downshifting from 6 to 5 while going 70-80mph [sigridq]
by rethwilm
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Dec 22, 2006 (4:55 am)
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Replying to: sigridq (Dec 20, 2006 5:32 am)
I wonder if the "problem" is that the car is turning such low revs it is in decisive as to what gear it should be in. If I am traveling between 65-70 mph and I encounter a slight incline it seems as if it thinks it should not downshift but does anyway. Latley I have been driving in manual mode and if I get to the same spot where it wavers in shifting I downshift and keep the engine in the ideal rev range. This seems to work, but of course takes away the automatic idea of the car. Also, I have noticed that my mileage has increased when driving in manual by keeping the revs in the 2000-2500 range on all upshifts.
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Brake rotors replaced - 194 miles!!!
by maggiesueb
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Dec 22, 2006 (8:21 pm)
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Ok, so the CEL went on at day FIVE and on day SIX there was this terrible shimmying on the steering wheel when I had to brake quickly a few times. Took the car in on day SEVEN (194 miles)and they fixed the CEL (gas cap) and replaced the brake rotors. Now, is this typical of such a new car? Do I have any recourse on this?
Mazda Corporate not available until at least Tuesday. This is not the dealer's or service people's fault, but MAZDA. Please advise, thank you,
Maggie
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Re: Brake rotors replaced - 194 miles!!! [maggiesueb]
by fonefixer
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Dec 23, 2006 (9:48 am)
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Replying to: maggiesueb (Dec 22, 2006 8:21 pm)
On my Audi A6 which I drove for 100,000 miles before selling and purchasing the Cx-7, the front rotors were replaced 5 times because of brake shimmy at highway speeds. Finally put on aftermarket drilled Zimmerman racing rotors and that stoppped the brake shimmy.
Have found the brakes excellent on the Cx-7, one of the reasons for buying.... something odd must have happened during the manufacturing process on yours.
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Re: Brake rotors replaced - 194 miles!!! [maggiesueb]
by terrypaw23
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Dec 30, 2006 (11:25 am)
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Replying to: maggiesueb (Dec 22, 2006 8:21 pm)
I just bought the CX7 and my breaks shimmy too. Only have 200 miles on it. Happens not only at hard breaking , high speeds but at ANY speed. I will take it in to the dealer Tuesday I was just wondering what your results were?
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Re: Brake rotors replaced - 194 miles!!! [terrypaw23]
by cxrabbit
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Dec 30, 2006 (11:12 pm)
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Replying to: terrypaw23 (Dec 30, 2006 11:25 am)
You should NOT being doing any real hard braking in a car with 200 miles on it (unless it's an emergency obviously). That's the one area you really do need to baby it in the first 1,000 miles.
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- #124 of 157
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Re: Brake rotors replaced - 194 miles!!! [terrypaw23]
by maggiesueb
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Jan 04, 2007 (6:41 pm)
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Replying to: terrypaw23 (Dec 30, 2006 11:25 am)
My CX7 is working fine now. What did they do to yours?
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Re: Unexpected downshifting from 6 to 5 while going 70-80mph [sigridq]
by defreitasm
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Jan 26, 2007 (9:11 am)
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Replying to: sigridq (Dec 19, 2006 6:33 pm)
My downshifts very easily if it is going up hill
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- #126 of 157
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Re: Unexpected downshifting from 6 to 5 while going 70-80mph [wjbushsr]
by defreitasm
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Jan 26, 2007 (9:12 am)
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Replying to: wjbushsr (Dec 20, 2006 5:30 am)
I didn't know they had a learning mode. Where is that specified?
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Re: Cruise Control [pctech]
by defreitasm
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Jan 26, 2007 (9:19 am)
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Replying to: pctech (Dec 21, 2006 5:24 pm)
You're probably right, but I have a feeling the cruise control probably does a better job of accelerating slower than we can by using our foot therefore probably a good guess as to why it downshifts less in cruise control. I find it does it less if I think about accelerting before I apply pressure to the pedal.
I'll bet the CX7 also downshifts quite a bit more than most other cars if you are running the engine RPMs right around the area where the turbo kicks in.
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