2014 MAZDA CX-5 Complaints

CAR WILL NOT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHEN PUT IN PARK. THIS IS A PUSH TO START CAR AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAS NO OTHER ISSUES. I AM UNABLE TO LOCK CAR.

SENSOR ISSUES. WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS SENSOR ISSUES WITH THE CAR INCLUDING NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION WHEN IN PARK. MOST RECENT PROBLEM IS THE SENSOR DOES NOT SEE THAT THE CAR IS IN "P", SO IT WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO BE TURNED OFF. VERY DANGEROUS! NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO DEALERSHIPS, BUT THEY WILL NOT PAY TO FIX PROBLEM. IT'S A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND THIS IS ACKNOWLEDGE BY MAZDA, BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT WITHOUT A HEFTY PRICE TAG.

THE DRIVER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AND BLURS VISIBILITY AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 50 MPH. A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT MAZDA REFUSES TO REPAIR IT FOR CERTIFIED PREOWNED VEHICLES EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND IS VERY DISTRACTING DURING DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE MIRROR FOR A LONGER TIME TO MAKE SURE THE ROAD IS CLEAR, WHICH IS A HIGHER RISK TO MY SAFETY.

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK THE ENGINE WILL NOT CUT OFF AM BEING TOLD IT IS THE SHIFTER POSITION SWITCH THIS IS HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHUT OFF VEHICLE WHILE IN PARK. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHERE IT IS PARKED HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AT LEAST 3-4 MONTHS

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM: THE CAR DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN PUSHING 'START' BUTTON BEING ON 'PARKING'. THE ENGINE DOES TURN OFF, BUT ELECTRONICS STAYS ON AND THE CAR CAN'T BE LEFT OR LOCKED. ACCORDING TO ONLINE DISCUSSIONS, THIS IS ABOUT DEFECTIVE SENSOR, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE CAR IS ON 'PARKING', AND IT HAPPENS FOR DIFFERENT MAZDA MODELS STARTING FROM 2013. THEY RECOGNIZE THE DEFECT BUT STILL WANT CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR THE PART AND REPAIR. HOPEFULLY, THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO INITIATE A RECALL.

LATCH ON THE DRIVER-SIDE, REAR FOLDING SEAT WON'T ENGAGE. I FOLDED THE SEAT-BACK FORWARD TO CREATE MORE CARGO ROOM. AFTERWARD, WHEN I FOLDED IT UPRIGHT THE LATCH THAT IS SUPPOSED TO LOCK IT IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I TRIED MANY TIMES TO HAVE IT LATCH AND LOCK, BUT IT WOULD NOT DO SO AND IT JUST FLOPPED FORWARD. I WENT ON-LINE AND FOUND THAT OTHER CX-5 OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR PERSONS RIDING IN THE REAR SEAT.

CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED, CAR IS IN PARK AND I HIT THE POWER OFF BUTTON. LEAVING CAR RUNNING IN GARAGE - VERY UNSAFE. NOT THE ONLY ONE... HERE IS A LINK TO SITE WITH 100'S OF PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUES. HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T49115_DS799849

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A/T WARNING LIGHT REMAIN ON. UNEXPECTED ISSUE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY CAUSE THAT IS BASED ON DRIVER USAGE OF VEHICLE. OEM BLOGS FOR VARIOUS OWNERS OF THIS MODEL APPEAR TO HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. MANUFACTURER IS CHARGING CUSTOMERS TO UPDATE THE TCM AND PCM CODES ON PROGRAMMING BOARDS, FOR AN ISSUE IT IS AWARE OF. CODES APPEAR TO ARISE RANDOMLY, AND NOT AS PART OF VEHICLE BEING IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA CX-5. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE IGNITION REMAINED IN THE ON POSITION. OVER THE COURSE OF TIME, THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY DUE TO THE FAILURE. NORTH SHORE MAZDA (84 NEWBURY ST, DANVERS, MA 01923, (978) 619-0220) WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS NOT OBLIGATED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE ON 02/27/2018 AND REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THE NECESSARY REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,033. *TT *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SEEMS AS IF THE CAR LOST POWER (2014 MAZDA CX-5 GRAND TOURING). I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND A LOT OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP (TPMS, TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY A MILE FROM HOME AND WAS ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND MAKE IT HOME, BUT I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH MY INFANT IN THE CAR AS I WAS ABOUT TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO ABOUT 10 MPH, CAR KEPT REVVING, SPUTTERING AND VIBRATING. ONCE I GOT HOME I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT STARTS NO PROBLEM BUT SAME LIGHTS KEEP FLASHING AND I FEEL THE WHOLE CAR VIBRATING, I DON'T FEEL SAFE IF THIS CAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT, IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR TO COMPLETELY LOSE POWER TO THE POINT WHERE IT ALMOST COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. MAZDA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS!