OMG! Anybody else getting 15-16 mpg!!
#1
OMG! Anybody else getting 15-16 mpg!!
Ive owned my Tribute for about a year now. In the last 3 weeks, it seems as if my gas mileage has started to drop. Im getting 15-16 mpg, from a 30 mile round trip commute to work. (Half city, half highway)....There doesnt seem to be any problems with the truck. (I was a service manager for years, I know what to loook for.) Is anybody else getting mileage like this?
#3
RE: OMG! Anybody else getting 15-16 mpg!!
Air filter is clean. Nothing suggests a plugged fuel filter. (This truck has NO lack of power) No soot from the tailpipe, and there are no leaks evident.
Winter gas? How much can winter gas effect mileage? 1, maybe 3 mpg?
Winter gas? How much can winter gas effect mileage? 1, maybe 3 mpg?
#4
RE: OMG! Anybody else getting 15-16 mpg!!
I have never gotten all that great MPG out of my Tribute. (2.3L 4 cylinder, manual) I was hoping for mid 20s since the EPA estimate said something like 22 city 27 highway but I can't even get 22 on the highway. The lowest I saw was 17 on a mostly city tank. I may mention it next time I take it in for service and see if they find anything.
#5
RE: OMG! Anybody else getting 15-16 mpg!!
For winter driving conditions....this is normal milage"Mazda says during the cold seasons expect a decrease of fuel up to 30% ...i hear the same questions daily and unfortunatly thats just how that vehicle is.
However ,you may want to have a diagnostic done at your local dealer...there could be a fuel pump/sending unit concern.
Is the MIL light on? (malunfuntion indicator light)
However ,you may want to have a diagnostic done at your local dealer...there could be a fuel pump/sending unit concern.
Is the MIL light on? (malunfuntion indicator light)
#6
RE: OMG! Anybody else getting 15-16 mpg!!
NO service indicator lights of any type are on. I begrudgingly took it to the dealership today and they also blamed it on winter gas. I guess all I can do at this point is watch it until the weather gets better. As far as taking it to a dealer for diagnostics, ee only have ONE Mazda dealer within 60 miles of my house and they know they are the only game in town. Its a shame, but the service department is slow, inept and arrogant. I will avoid them until I have ruled out ALL other possibilities.
#9
I getting bad, but not that bad!!!
I have an 05 4cyl tribute. I get about 22 to 24 on the highway and about 18 in the city. That would be the biggest complaint I have about the tribute and I would have got the 6cyl if I would have known it would be this bad. I suggest you get a K&N air filter. That should help and in your case, anything will help.
-Josh
-Josh