2016 MAZDA CX-5 Complaints

I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE HYDRAULIC BELT TENSIONER WAS LEAKING. THEY QUOTED ME $400 FOR REPAIR AND STATED THIS IS A WEAR ITEM YET THE MANUAL AND USER GUIDE PROVIDED BY MAZDA DO NOT STATE THAT THIS IS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED ONLY INSPECTED. MY CAR HAS LESS THEN 46,000 MILES AND THIS PART WAS NEARLY AT THE POINT OF FAILURE. IF THIS PART FAILS AND THE BELT GETS TOO LOOSE OR SNAPS, YOUR CAR WILL SHUT DOWN. ESSENTIALLY, IF THAT BELT BREAKS, YOUR ALTERNATOR WILL STOP CHARGING THE BATTERY, THE DASH WILL LIGHT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE, AND THE CAR WILL SPUTTER TO A COMPLETE STOP. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THE BELT ALSO TURNS THE WATER PUMP. SO WHILE THE CAR COULD SHUT DOWN IN ORDER TO AVOID OVERHEATING. MAZDA HAS STATED THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS AS IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY FOR A WHAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DEFECTIVE PART. IF YOU HEAR KNOCKING SOUNDS FROM YOUR ENGINE GET YOUR VEHICLE INSPECTED ASAP!

WHILE BACKING OUT FROM A DRIVEWAY INTO A CITY STREET, I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATED THAT THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARD AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE THEN STOPPED, AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE PUSHED FROM THE STREET OUT OF THE TRAVEL LANES. *TR

THE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE (EPB) HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A LEVEL GARAGE OVERNIGHT, WITHOUT THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON THE EPB LIGHT CAME ON AND IS FLASHING, AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING. THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE RESTARTS. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT ENGAGED AND THE CAR SEEMS TO DRIVE FINE. HOWEVER I HAVE NO EMERGENCY BRAKE NOW, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2016 MAZDA CX-5 POWER DRIVER SEAT RECLINES TO VARYING DEGREES (SOMETIMES FULLY, SOMETIMES PARTIALLY) INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT INPUT WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED. MIGHT HAPPEN TODAY AND NOT AGAIN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS OR MORE THAN A MONTH BUT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN TOMORROW. SEAT ADJUSTMENT SWITCH WORKS NORMALLY OTHERWISE. DEALER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE PROBLEM. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE OFFERED OTHER THAN WE MUST BE RUBBING AGAINST THE ADJUSTMENT SWITCH AS WE EXIT THE VEHICLE. THIS WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE SINCE THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT SWITCH REQUIRES CONTINUOUS ACTIVATION RATHER THAN A MOMENTARY INPUT WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE.

ON MARCH 1, 2020, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT SOUTH ON RT. 41 (TAMIAMI HIGHWAY) IN NORTH PORT, FLORIDA WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE HEARD AN 'EXPLOSION' THAT STARTLED HER. IT WAS THE SUNROOF THAT EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON OUR 2016 MAZDA CX-5 PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 AND CURRENTLY WITH 62,000+ MILES ON IT. FORTUNATELY, THE UNDERLYING SUNROOF PANEL WAS CLOSED, SO NONE OF THE GLASS FRAGMENTS ENDED UP IN HER FACE/ARMS/CHEST, WHICH, IF HAPPENED, COULD HAVE ALSO CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THAT THIS IS NOW THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND REPAIRS DUE TO THE SOY-BASED COMPONENTS THEY USE IN THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS THAT HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY EATEN THRU BY SQUIRRELS. MY CAR'S HORN AND HEADLIGHTS NO LONGER WORK AGAIN AND THIS IS NOW THE SECOND TIME. I ASK THAT THESE ELEMENTS ARE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY FOR SAFETY REASONS. WIRE HARNESSES ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO VEHICLE SAFETY. WIRES THAT CAN DEGRADE DURING THE NORMAL SERVICE LIFE OF A VEHICLE CAN BE DEADLY. THINK ABOUT A WIRE HARNESS WITH INSULATION THAT'S BEEN EATEN THAT CONTROLS THE ABS, FUEL INJECTION OR AN AIRFLOW SENSOR, AND YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND IT SHORTS. NOW YOU LOSE POWER OR BRAKING. ARE WE WILLING TO HAVE SOMEONE'S VEHICLE FAIL AND THE PEOPLE SERIOUSLY HURT OR DEAD BECAUSE OF A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW? I CAN EMAIL PICTURES FROM MY PHONE TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF THE DAMAGE. AGAIN THESE WIRES SHOULD NEVER BE SOY BASED. I DON'T FEEL LIKE DYING ANYTIME SOON BECAUSE A RODENT CHEWED THROUGH A CRITICAL COMPONENT.

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON BOTH HEAD LIGHTS. THE COST FOR FIXING THE HEAD LIGHTS IS $1300.00 A PIECE. THE DEALER WON'T WARRANTY THIS REPAIR AND SAID IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE THE ONES THAT SELF LEVEL AND TURN WHEN THE CAR TURNS.

THE DRL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLICKED THEN FAILED AROUND 12K MILE IN APRIL 2018. NOT LONG AFTER THAT, THE DRL ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLICKED THEN FAILED AROUND 16K MILE SOMETIME IN 2019. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE RIGHT NOW IS ONLY ABOUT 20K MILES !! ( WE ARE RETIREES AND HAVE 2 VEHICLES)

THE "AUTO" FOR HEADLIGHTS / DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING IN RAINING DAYS OR IN DIMMED LIGHTING CONDITION IN THE EVENING, ON LOCAL ROAD AND HIGHWAY.

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT DAY TIME LED LIGHT FLICKERS AND IT HAS HALF OF THE INTENSITY COMPARED WITH THE OTHER HEADLIGHT IF DRIVEN OR STATIONARY. THIS CONDITION STARTED TO BECOME NOTICEABLE TWO MONTHS AGO AND IT IS GETTING WORSE AND CLOSE TO THE POINT THAT THE DTL LED IS NOT VISIBLE ANYMORE AND THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT UNIT MUST BE REPLACED. MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THE CONDITION AND CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND REFUSES TO REPLACE IT.