PsyDoc
08-20-2007, 01:44 PM
Hi.
My wife just purchased a CX-9 Touring this past Saturday. Early Sunday morning, I took it out to see how it drives. Air conditioning and radio were off, so there was no noise in this "ultra-quiet" cabin. When I hit the brakes (not a panic stop, just firm), I could hear a sloshing sound coming from the back. I rolled forward about 5 feet and hit the brakes again...slosh, slosh. I assumed it was the fuel sloshing around and was somewhat concerned as this should not be happening on such new vehicles. Doing some internet searching, I found that, in some gas tanks, baffles only go up about 1/2 way or so. All the test driving my wife did, the car had about 1/4-1/2 tank and the radio and A/C were on; of course, they filled it up once she bought it. I went to the dealer today and my wife's salesman and I checked out another CX-9. No sloshing, but the tank had less than 1/4 of a tank. The salesman is going to fill it up and try it and then is going to call me back. Anyone else noticed this? I would not have noticed it otherwise, but it was early morning, no traffic noise, and all the accessories were off. With the radio on (not very loud), and A/C on, you cannot hear it.
My wife just purchased a CX-9 Touring this past Saturday. Early Sunday morning, I took it out to see how it drives. Air conditioning and radio were off, so there was no noise in this "ultra-quiet" cabin. When I hit the brakes (not a panic stop, just firm), I could hear a sloshing sound coming from the back. I rolled forward about 5 feet and hit the brakes again...slosh, slosh. I assumed it was the fuel sloshing around and was somewhat concerned as this should not be happening on such new vehicles. Doing some internet searching, I found that, in some gas tanks, baffles only go up about 1/2 way or so. All the test driving my wife did, the car had about 1/4-1/2 tank and the radio and A/C were on; of course, they filled it up once she bought it. I went to the dealer today and my wife's salesman and I checked out another CX-9. No sloshing, but the tank had less than 1/4 of a tank. The salesman is going to fill it up and try it and then is going to call me back. Anyone else noticed this? I would not have noticed it otherwise, but it was early morning, no traffic noise, and all the accessories were off. With the radio on (not very loud), and A/C on, you cannot hear it.