First post from a new Mirage owner here! I bought a 2017 Mirage SE in Sunrise Orange back in Feb. Overall, I really like the car. Sometime around the 3 month mark I’ll post a full review. Right now I have a few questions about the CVT.
I am familiar with the mechanics of a CVT and have driven a few other CVTs over the years. Also, I’ve read what I think is everything on CVTs on this site so far. That being said...
My Mirage is fine 99% of the time, however, it seems to act up a bit here and there. By acting up I mean: surges or feels like it struggles a bit or feels like it slips/catches up into gear. A tiny bit herky-jerky. Maybe a stutter or pause effect. It only seems to do it when it’s cold. It either doesn’t do it when it is fully warmed up or I just don’t notice it as much. I do let the car warm up for about 3 to 4 minutes every morning before I start to drive it. I also drive it gently until it’s fully warmed up. By fully warmed up I mean the temperature light goes out and I’ve driven for about another 5 to 10 miles. It’s been cold here where I live, in the mid 30s to lower 40s. But overall I would describe my driving style as “I drive like a grandpa“. In my mind, it kind of defeats the purpose of owning a Mirage if you drive it like you stole it.
Another thing that I notice from time to time is that when I’m slowing down and coming to a stop, right before I actually stop, it’s like the transmission disengages abruptly. It’s like a sharp transition into neutral. It doesn’t happen all the time but when it does it feels like the car lurches a little bit or shudders one time really hard.
With the car being so new and only having 2500 miles on it I can’t imagine that the transmission has problems already. It’s either the characteristic of this transmission or perhaps there is a reprogramming or TSB out on it.