I was driving to work the other day, engine started smoking up bad, had to get the car towed.

Turns out the I cracked cylinder head on my cx5, and even better it’s a known issue, a design flaw and one they have corrected. Yet the people with this problem are left to fit the bill. I have it sitting in the shop with a quote of almost 7 grand to fix.

I can’t afford this fix and I don’t know what to do, I wish I could just total the car at this point.

I love my car, she has been a great car and I have kept up on the services and everything, but now I’m left to deal with their flaw.

I’m out of warranty of course and I’m going to argue with the dealership and Mazda because this is utterly unacceptable and should have been a recall!

And plenty of other people had to deal with it too, thankfully nobody has been left stranded somewhere because of it.

  • orcasorta@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Is the engine still good after a basic cylinder head repair? Or is this a permanent issue?

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      1 year ago

      Sorry, I would of responded 3 days ago but I got banned from posting and I’m not sure why lol

      Yes, I haven’t had a single issue with the engine since. Just a little smoky smell for the first week or so that I was worried about. But there was no visible smoke and the smell went away completely. Just oil burning off the block I guess 🤷 Runs as good as ever now.