My experience was with a highly rated Mazda 3GT and I felt the same disappointment. Last year I had a CX5 rental on vacation and again couldn't figure out why it's so loved. I almost feel like Mazda has a bunch of bots spamming forums. The cars never live up to the hype for me.
I've had this same thing happen about 5 times since November. I've noticed it is often accompanied by my inability for the door to sense my fob upon arriving at the vehicle. I'm leery to take it in since it is so infrequent. Anyone else also experiencing this?
I just noticed this feature Monday. The wipers made a loud noise upon power up, due to ice on them and the windshield. I am hoping this quirk does not lead to problems with the wiper motor.
Thanks for this follow up. The symptoms appear to get worse over time in the Civic, and steering rack replacement (which are backordered) seems to be a lasting fix. Hopefully yours is something different but if not at least the remedy is known.
The light thing is so frustrating! That and the poor rear visiblity are my only two complaints. Interesting to see you have the same ones listed.
Sounds like the first one drove better. Why did you switch?
I also have the stock spoiler.
I, too, have experienced the doors not responding to the key fob. However, it senses the fob because the puddle lights come on and I've had to open the door by pressing the unlock button which works. I started using my second key, another benefit of the manual...
Has anyone had trouble getting the hatch open button on the back of the car to work in cold weather? A few times I've tried it and the hatch would not open. I then used the key button and the hatch unlocked. This seems like a different, but possibly related, issue to the OP.
My heated seats work well - much quicker and warmer than our Lexus. However, halfway through my 45 minute commute I have to lower or turn off the heat in my Lexus. In the Integra, I never get to such a point. Possibly my car, and a few others, have an issue if that's not a universal experience?