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Replying to: kanata (Dec 16, 2007 8:37 pm) I still love the car, just hate how they messed up the transmition when they 'udated' it after the idiots had driven in 2nd gear for hours at highway speeds. They did not fix the issue(update) as it can be repeated on what was then new 2007 cars so they put in the 5 speed from mazda 3 also increasing the mpg at the same time. If you want to duplicate the issue try slowing down, when car is in 3rd, as if for a stop light and then having the light turn green put your foot on the gas there is a hesitation and then it grabs-thud. You can also see it as the dash gear display does not change as the exact same time as the actual transmition. I spoke to one of the engineers and he said they 'dumbed' down the transmision and as not enought people complained they were not bothered fixing it. |
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| I live in hilly San Francisco, and find my automatic 2007 Mazda 5 and have great difficulty w/ my car rolling backwards when in gear. When I'm stopped at a traffic light on a hill, if I remove my foot from the foot brake to begin acceleration, the car will roll back indefinitely until I am able to apply the gas enough to get the car moving forward. My previous car was a manual transmission, so I'm new to an automatic, but this strikes me as incredibly odd and unsafe. I'm forced to use both feet when accelerating from a stand still on a hill, keeping one foot on the brake, while accelerating w/ the right foot until there's enough speed to send the car forward. Is this common on the model, or just a fluke w/ my car? Has anyone has luck getting this remedied? | |
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Replying to: cecily (Feb 12, 2008 2:34 pm) With that out of the way, you have to figure that the car weighs ~3,400lbs and it's powered by a 2.3L engine that makes very little torque at idle. If the engine is required to hold the vehicle against an incline, the fuel consumption would need to be increased to support the vehicle. Of course, you'd wonder why your mileage was reduced. Say, does Subaru still make cars with the hill-holder feature? Steve_host would know that one. |
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Replying to: cecily (Feb 12, 2008 2:34 pm)  , but it should be normal to see that. Now, if you used to drive manual tranny, driving an auto on an incline should be much easier to control, no need to juggle with the clutch  The other option is to get a Nissan GT-R, but it is a little bit pricy  Drivetrain • ATTESA ET-S All-Wheel Drive (AWD) with independent rear-mounted transaxle integrating transmission, differential and AWD transfer case. • Rigid, lightweight carbon-composite driveshaft between engine and transaxle. • Electronic traction control plus 1.5-way mechanically locking rear differential. • Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC-R) with three driver-selectable settings: Normal (for daily driving, controls brakes and engine output), R-Mode (for ultimate performance, utilizes AWD torque distribution for additional vehicle stability) and Off (driver does not want the help of the system). • Hill Start Assist prevents rollback when starting on an incline. |
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Replying to: cecily (Feb 12, 2008 2:34 pm)
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Replying to: mdchachi (Feb 15, 2008 12:06 pm) |
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Feb 12, 2008 4:31 pm)
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Replying to: cecily (Feb 22, 2008 8:32 am) If nothing else, you can always use the old parking brake trick. It'll wear the parking brake pads sooner, but they have to be cheaper then a pair of new bumpers from a roll-back!
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Replying to: mrbwa1 (Feb 22, 2008 10:33 pm) |
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Replying to: mrbwa1 (Feb 22, 2008 10:33 pm) Shifting in Automatic Transmission is still done by fluid pressure but the directing of the fluid on newer cars is done by computer controlled electrical servos, and not a mechanical valve body. Also, the pressure is not what holds holds the car. Rather, it's basically the amount of slippage that the torque converter allows at idle that "holds" the car. This slippage is allowed up to a certain RPM (stall speed). While this stall speed is mostly part of the TQ's inherent design, it can be overridden by a fluid servo that will do nothing more than lock the torque converter (typically at highway speed). |
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