Thermostat Gates or OEM Mazda

I had the same issue, in the end, the thermostat was faulty, and the dealership replaced it for free. I didn’t have any warning light on the dashboard either.

I had the same issue on my 09 Mazda 2.3L. Everything looked good on the dash, but the thermostat let too much coolant through, over cooling the engine. My CEL came on, I reset it, and it reappeared. Long drives on the freeway in cool weather was the scenario that triggered it, as the radiator is very effective at speed, and the engine isn't working hard cruising on level ground at freeway speeds. I bought the thermostat "cover" (it's the plastic assembly with the thermostat integrated in it-- PN LF70-15-170) for $57 from Amazon and installed it last November and the CEL has not reappeared.

I installed a Gates 33009S 195 degree after my Hughes install and haven’t had issues.

The brand new thermostat wasn’t opening all the way. One new Gates thermostat fixed the issue.

I always use Premium Thermostats, which are billed to fail open. Gates or Stant are my favorite brands.

i personally run a 90c/195f one, the GATES 33209. it gets cold here in WI and it will hold 192f on the highway with the heat at speed 1

My 2021 Mazda3 Turbo has classic thermostat failure symptoms: \n\n- Erratic warm-up (sometimes stuck cold, sometimes near overheating). \n- Upper radiator hose stays lukewarm even after 20+ mins of driving (revved to 3K RPM to test). \n- Housing burns hot, but hose never gets scalding\u2014clear sign of a stuck thermostat.

That's due to their faulty thermostat for which they don't want to assume responsibility and call it what it is - a recall.

I installed a Gates one a couple months back and it worked well for a little while; engine got up to operating temp fairly quickly and stayed there, but now it’s running really cold no matter how long or how hard I drive it. Think it’s stuck open.

Our 2022 CX-5 Premium Plus (non turbo) is going in for its 3rd thermostat replacement next week. Each time it’s been replaced at Mazda under warranty with an OEM part. Vehicle will hit 90,000 Miles this month. Does this thermostat wear seem excessive or is it normal for these? Bought brand new and it’s been the only problem, other then general maintenance