2018 MAZDA CX-5 Complaints

WHILE PARKING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED, THE MAZDA SUDDENLY AND ON ITS OWN ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO A FIXED OBJECT. THE VEHICLE WAS OFF THE ROAD IN A GRASSY PARKING AREA WHEN IT HAPPENED.. . *TR

ON MAY 9, 2020, OUR MAZDA CX5 LOST THRUST, STALLED AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH ON A STRAIGHT 3 LANE ROAD. THIS OCCURRED DESPITE THE PCM PROGRAMMING WAS RE-CALIBRATED DUE TO A MANUFACTURER RECALL IN SEPTEMBER 2019 (NHTSA RECALL NO. 19V497000). THE CAR IS TOWED TO A MAZDA SERVICE CENTRE AND IS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. *TR

THE ENGINE IN MY MAZDA CX-5 WAS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED RECENTLY DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE IN THE CAR THAT CAUSES THE REAR HEAD TO LEAK. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON IT SO THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. MY DEALER EXPLAINED TO ME THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY MAZDA AND HE HAD SEEN 5-10 OTHER CARS JUST AT HIS DEALER. WE NOTICED THIS ISSUE WHEN MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND WE SAW FLUID POURING OUT OF THE BOTTOM. WE HAD HIM STOP THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AND NOT DRIVE. I TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET MAZDA TO ENGAGE TO PROVIDE A BETTER WARRANTY GIVEN IT IS A NEW CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE A BLOWN ENGINE WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES AND IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT. I ASKED ABOUT WHY NO RECALL AND THEY JUST STATED THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER HIGHLIGHTED MAZDA IS AWARE OF A FLAW IN THE CAR THAT CAUSED THE REAR HEAD TO LEAK. I WOULD LIKE TO SEEK SOME ACTION WITH MAZDA TO MAKE THEM DEAL WITH THIS VERY CONCERNING ISSUE

MADE A SLOW RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING PLACE TO PICK UP MY DOGS AT THE GROOMER, WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP, THE CAR ACCELERATED LURCHING FORWARD. I THEN TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND REAPPLIED INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN THE CAR SPED UP AND WAS ONLY STOPPED WHEN I HIT A BRICK BUILDING. I HAD TWO DASH WARNINGS "FRONT CAMERA SENSOR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION" AND "FORWARD SMART CITY BREAD SUPPORT MALFUNCTION" I AM NOT CERTAIN HOW FAST THE CAR WAS MOVING WHEN I HIT THE BUILDING BUT THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR IS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. FURTHER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE PHOTOS OF BOTH THE COLLISION DAMAGE AND THE WARNING LIGHTS. THE DEALERSHIP REQUESTED THEY RUN DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG CLAIMING THE ACCIDENT WAS MY FAULT AS I MUST HAVE PUT MY FOOT ON BOTH THE BRAKE AND GAS AT THE SAME TIME. I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. THE ALSO STATED THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT NOT THE CAUSE. I AM ONLY GRATEFUL I WAS NOT PULLING INTO A SPACE CLOSER TO THE DOOR AS I WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH A PLATE GLASS WINDOW AND MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY TO ANYONE STANDING IN THE LOBBY.

SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. NO SIGN THAT IT WAS HIT BY AN OBJECT. WEATHER CLEAR AND ABOUT 45F. SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT, VERY LOUD POW, AND NOT SOUND OF AN IMPACT. EDGES OF REMAINING GLASS FLIPPED UPWARD. NO MARKS ON ROOF AND NO OBJECTS OTHER THAN SOME GLASS PIECES ON SLIDING SHADE PANEL UNDER SUNROOF.

WINDOWS KEEP FREEZING SHUT. NEVER HAVE OWNED A VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. THIS IS NOT ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE TRYING TO SWIPE A RFID CARD TO GET INTO A SECURE PARKING FACILITY BUT A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD THERE BE AN EMERGENCY THAT REQUIRES THE WINDOW TO BE ROLLED DOWN (I.E. TO ESCAPE SINKING CAR, MAKE CONTACT WITH LEO, ETC). THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ITS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW.

WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES THE MAZDA RED SOUL PAINT BEGAN CHIPPING. AN ISSUE MAZDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS.

NIST CAMPAIGN 19V497MODIFICATIONS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE NOW DECELERATES UP TO 6 MPH ON HILL INGRESS; ON EGRESS THE VEHICLE GOES AT LEAST 3 MPH OVER SETTING. WHEN PASSING CARS ON A HILL, THE CAR SLOWS DOWN WHEN RELYING ON CRUISE CONTROL TO RESUME DRIVING, THUS CAUSING US TO STEP ON THE GAS TO HOLD A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE PASSED CAR. WE HAVE LOST AT LEAST 3 MPG FUEL EFFICIENCY. WE HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS EXPECTED. THIS FIX IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

MAZDA CX-5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BEING TOTALED AS A RESULT OF LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. *LD *JS

I AM CONCERNED THAT THE HEADLIGHT GLARE FROM MY 2018 MAZDA CX-5 MANUFACTURED IN NOVEMBER 2107 IS EXCESSIVE FOR ONCOMING VEHICLES. I FREQUENTLY HAVE ONCOMING CARS FLASH THEIR LIGHTS AT ME WHEN DRIVING ON 2 LANE ROADS AT NIGHT. MY VEHICLE HAS THE TECH PACKAGE, WHICH INCLUDES ADAPTIVE LED HEADLIGHTS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SELF LEVELING. THE IIHS TESTING OF HEADLIGHTS OF THE 2017 - 2018 MAZDA CHANGED IN MARCH 2018 FROM ACCEPTABLE TO GOOD.