the labor I think they quoted was 2 hours of labor, the parts themselves including fluid is around 400 total...but yeah, it seems like it would be an easy thing to replace, just don't understand why they didn't put out any info on this update to begin with...it's been 4 years lol.

Yeah, I'm seriously considering trading it in, I'd say I won't get but about 4 for it, maybe 5, but that's better than nothing. I think the car itself is good, just like you said, parts are going to be expensive and scarce for it in the future.

Yeah, the dealer I took it to used to be a Suzuki dealer but is now a Mazda only but they still have their Suzuki certified mechanic. Altogether the total repair will be around 600 bucks. The new transmissions are ridiculous however I found a few online for about a grand. But it sounds like even if ...

Also to add on, I had a loss of power on Friday, which was an extremely warm day as well. It wouldn't shift right in manual and had problems getting above 65 etc but after letting it cool off, no issues. Just some extra info as I've seen some other may be experiencing this as well from reading the o...

Had exact same problem, I posted what they said in my post, check it out and see if it sounds similar...?

I posted a new post about this just a few minutes ago, anyone with this problem check it out and see if this is your issue?

Hello all, I'm new to the forums and on my first post I would like to say that I think the Kizashi is a really awesome car! That being said, I've had some issues as of late with my CVT. I noticed within the last few weeks that if I do a lot of stop and go around town on hot days, my transmission wil...