2014 MAZDA CX-5 Complaints

THERE IS A FAULTY SENSOR ISSUE WITH MAZDA CX-5 CIRCA 2014 WHERE IT DOESN'T REGISTER THE CAR IS IN PARK AND THUS THE ELECTRONIC ON/OFF WON'T TURN THE CAR OFF PROPERLY. IT TURNS THE ENGINE OFF BUT LEAVES THE REST OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON AND CAN LEAD TO MANY DEAD BATTERY SITUATIONS. HERE ARE SEVERAL FORUMS DETAILING THE SITUATION: HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/MAZDA/CX-5/2014/ELECTRICAL/WILL_NOT_COMPLETELY_SHUT_DOWN.SHTML HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T49115_DS799849 THIS CAN LEAD TO UNSAFE CONDITIONS STRANDING PEOPLE WITH A DEAD CAR THROUGH A FAULTY PART. IMAGINE, SOMEONE NEEDING TO ESCAPE THE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE OR EVACUATE ONLY TO BE BLOCKED BY THIS ISSUE.

IGNITION DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN PRESSING THE START/STOP BUTTON. MINE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR PERIODICALLY. IT WAS CORRECTED BY PLACING IT IN PARK WITH SLIGHT ADDED FORCE. IT'S NOW ESCALATED TO THE POINT WHERE THE FORCE IS BECOMING EXCESSIVE AND MAY DAMAGE OTHER COMPONENTS. THE PROBLEM AND FIX IS LISTED HERE. HTTPS://MAZDA.OEMDTC.COM/665/IGNITION-DOES-NOT-TURN-OFF-WHEN-PRESSING-STARTSTOP-BUTTON-2013-2014-MAZDA IF YOU SEARCH IN GOOGLE '2014 MAZDA CX-5 IGNITION STAYS ON' YOU'LL SEE IT'S A COMMON ISSUE. WHEN PART KDY0-46-040 IS MALFUNCTIONING YOU ARE UNABLE TO SECURE YOUR CAR. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, THE ALARM WILL NOT ARM AND THE BATTERY CONTINUES TO DRAIN IF YOU DO NOT MANUALLY TURN OFF THE RADIO.

THE SHIFTER DOESN'T STAY IN PARK. THE CAR DOES NOT SHUT OFF WHEN YOU PUSH THE BUTTON. YOU HAVE TO WIGGLE THE GEARSHIFT, TAKE IT IN AND OUT OF PARK, AND PUSH THE BUTTON MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE IT WILL WORK AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP 2/19/2019 AND THE KDYO-46-040 SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED.

THE CAR ACCESSORIES STAY ON AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF. THIS MAKES THE CAR BATTERY RUN DOWN. ALSO LEAVES THE CAR IN A MODE WHERE SOMEONE COULD POSSIBLY STEAL IT EASIER. ONCE THIS STARTED HAPPENING IT RANDOMLY OCCURS DAILY.

MY WIFE COMPLAINED ABOUT HOW SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND IT DIDN'T WORK ONE RANDOM TIME WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO TEST IT OUT. I WASN'T EVEN OUT OF MY BLOCK BEFORE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND EVERYTHING JUST STOPPED. I WAS GOING LESS THAN 10 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED. SEVERAL LIGHTS CAME ON ON THE DASHBOARD. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, THE AT LIGHT, THE TPMS LIGHT, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SOMETHING BAD HAPPENED AND THIS COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AND NOW ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AT THAT POINT.

VEHICLE SOMETIMES DOES NOT COMPLETELY SHUT-OFF WHEN SHIFTING INTO "PARK" AND PRESSING 'START/OFF' BUTTON. ACCESSORY FUNCTIONS REMAIN 'ON'. WARNING LIGHT STATES "PLEASE SHIFT INTO 'PARK'". SOMETIMES REQUIRES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS SHIFTING OUT OF AND BACK INTO 'PARK' BEFORE ALL SYSTEMS SHUTDOWN WHEN PRESSING 'START/OFF' BUTTON. BASED ON NUMEROUS OTHER DRIVERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES, APPEARS TO BE PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTER SWITCH (PART# KDY046040). VERY IRRITATING HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM...MAZDA NEEDS TO DO RECALL ON THIS, IMO!

REPLACED BATTERY JANUARY 29, 2019. BATTERY NOT HOLDING A CHARGE IT GOES COMPLETELY DEAD AFTER NOT DRIVING ONE DAY. THERE IS NO OBVIOUS CAUSE AS TO WHY THE BATTERY IS DRAINED DEAD NO LIGHTS ON NO DASH LIGHTS NO NOTHING INDICATING THAT THE BATTERY SHOULD GO DEAD . UPON CHECKING THE INTERNET THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER INSTANCES WHERE THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO HAPPENED WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. PROBLEM MAY LIE WITHIN THE MAZDA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ITSELF AND HARD FOR THE MANUFACTURE DEALER OR CAR OWNER TO IDENTIFY .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA CX-5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENCE MAZDA (704-563-1510, LOCATED AT 6735 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28212) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE VIA EMAIL. THE MANUFACTURER ATTEMPTED, BUT FAILED TO REACH THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER BACK. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500.

THE CAR SLIPS GEARS - GOING FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL INSTANTANEOUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND IN DRIVE. THE INDICATOR LIGHT SAYS 'D' BUT THE CAR'S GEAR IS IN NEUTRAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON STREETS AT APPROX 40MPH AFTER MAKING A 3 HOUR HWY TRIP.

WHEN THE IGNITION BUTTON IS PRESSED TO SHUT THE CAR OFF IT STOPS THE ENGINE BUT THE RADIO STAYS ON AND THE DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED. THE SHIFTER IS IN PARK WHEN THIS OCCURS. FORCED TO LEAVE VEHICLE UNLOCKED AND "ON". THIS HAPPENS 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK.