2014 MAZDA CX-5 Complaints

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WHEN IN PARK. DEFECTIVE SHIFTER MODULE PART NUMBER KD31-46-100F.

WHEN TURNING OFF MY CAR WITH PUSH BUTTON STARTER, IT WILL NOT TURN OFF THE RADIO SCREEN AND RADIO ON DASH. IT TAKES MANY TIMES OF STARTING AND TURNING CAR OFF. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IN HAVING IT STAY ON IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE THIS IS HAPPENING.

I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH TURNING THE CAR OFF. FREQUENTLY, I WILL PARK THE CAR, ENSURE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS ENGAGED IN "PARK", PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND HIT THE OFF BUTTON (KEYLESS). THE ACCESSORY POWER WILL REMAIN ON AND THE CAR WILL ALERT ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS STILL "ON", EVEN THOUGH EVERYTHING SHOULD BE OFF. I WILL HAVE TO TRY MULTIPLE TIMES TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF, EVEN ENGAGING IN REVERSE, DRIVE, ETC AND THEN TRYING TO TURN OFF BEFORE IT FINALLY TURNS OFF FULLY. LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ONLINE, I FOUND THERE ARE MANY OTHER CX-5 OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE.

TRANSMISSION SAFETY SWITCH WHICH ALLOWS RECOGNIZES THE GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH IS IN THE P POSITION IS FAULTY/DEFECTIVE. DEFECTIVE SWITCH IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS WILL NOT ALLOW VEHICLES TO COMPLETELY TURN OFF. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A MAINTENANCE BULLETIN ON MANY AFFECTED 2013 AND 2014 MODEL VEHICLES. THIS STARTED HAPPENING RANDOMLY 3 YEARS AGO, BUT HAS PROGRESSED TO 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK.

MY CAR HAS 58,283 MILES AND I NEED A NEW DIFFERENTIAL. I HAVE NEVER EVEN HAD A DIFFERNTIAL REPLACED ON ANY OF MY PRIOR CARS. I HAVE HAD CARS WITH OVER 200,000 MILES. THIS IS A COSTLY FIX AND I FEEL IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A CAR AT THIS MILEAGE. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT ABOUT 23,000 MILES.

WHEN TURNING THE CAR OFF, THE CAR DOESN'T TURN OFF ALL THE WAY AND DRAINS THE BATTERY. . I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY AND ENDED UP GETTING HAVING TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED IN. MAZDA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS IN 2015 (FOR 2013 MODELS) AND UPDATED IN 2016 TO INCLUDE 2014 MODELS: HTTP://EP.YIMG.COM/TY/CDN/YHST-24809172479195/KDY0-46-040.PDF. THE WARNING LIGHTS ALL COME ONE WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. VERY SCARY

VEHICLE WON'T SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM REMAINS ON, DOORS WON'T LOCK AND KEY FOBS WON'T WORK. ALL AFTER PRESSING THE START BUTTON IN ORDER TO SHUT IT OFF.

THE ENGINE WAS IN DRIVE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED. THE CAR WAS STOPPED FOR AT LEAST 5 SECONDS- AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE STARTS TO REV, LOUD CLUNK FROM BEHIND AND THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD AT LEAST 5 FEET. FEELS AS THOUGH WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. IN ADDITION, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTS TO REV UP TO 4000-5000 RPM WHILE AT STOP AND WHILE DRIVING LOCALLY (NOT HIGHWAY DRIVING)

WHEN PLACING THE SHIFTER IN PARK AND TURNING THE CAR OFF, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF BUT NOT THE ELECTRONICS. WHEN RETURNING TO THE CAR, IT MAY NOT START DUE TO DRAINED BATTERY. ON LINE REPORTS SHOW MANY MAZDAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

THE BLUETOOTH PANDORA USB AUX CD DOES NOT LIGHT UP ON THE STEREO SCREEN EVERYTHING ELSE WORK EXCEPT ALL THAT