2013 MAZDA CX-5 Complaints

ON MANY OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND I TRY TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, IT DOES NOT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE RADIO AND OTHER ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES AND LIGHTS STAY ON. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS IN PARK.IT HAS PUSH START BUTTON. I HAVE HAD TO TRY REPEADLY TO TURN OFF AND ON TO MANAGE TO TURN IT OFF. IF YOU LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN THIS STATE, IT WILL NOT LOCK AND THE BATTERY WILL DRAIN WHICH THEN BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE. BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT LOCK AND THE VEHICLE CAN GET STOLEN. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE MANY HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE ONLY WAY I AM ABLE TO TURN IT OFF IS TOO HOLD THE SHIFT ON PARK AND PUT PRESSURE SO THE SENSOR WILL GRAB AND PUSH THE POWER BUTTON AT THE SAME TIME. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED THE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE.

BOUGHT MY CAR WITH 40K MILES ON IT FROM A MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN AURORA COLORADO IN 2017. I'M AT 106K NOW AND I THOUGHT I NEEDED WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. TURNS OUT IT'S THE DRIVE TRAIN AND A TRANSMISSION FAILING. MY VEHICLE HUMS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEN I ACCELERATE. THIS ISSUE BEGAN JUST OVER 100K MILES.

WHEN I TRY TO TURN OFF THE CAR, IT REMAINS ON. I THEN HAVE TO SHIFT GEARS TO R THEN BACK TO P AND TURN IT OFF AGAIN TO COMPLETELY SHUT THE CAR OFF. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DECELERATING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL WINDING AND GRINDING NOISE DETECTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE REPAIRS ON THE AXLE AND THE MECHANIC WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING AN ABNORMAL WINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANS AXLE BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

AFTER PRESSING THE "ON/OFF" BUTTON, THE CAR WILL NOT SHUT COMPLETELY OFF (RADIO/LIGHTS/ACCESSORIES REMAIN ON). TO RESOLVE, YOU HAVE TO ESSENTIALLY JAM THE SHIFTER BACK AND FORTH, RATHER STRONGLY (OUT OF PARK) BEFORE TRYING TO TURN IT OFF AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS MORE THAN IT DOESN'T AND AT SOME POINT, I AM CONCERNED IT WONT SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS WHEN STATIONARY. WHEN LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE REASONS WHY AND SOLUTIONS, THERE ARE A LOT OF MESSAGE BOARDS REVEALING THIS AS AN ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN GENERATED. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL IN PLACE? THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING UPWARDS OF OVER A YEAR AT LEAST.

THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE I PUT MY CAR INTO PARK (THEREFORE BEING STATIONARY), PRESS THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND THE CAR DOES NOT FULLY SHUT DOWN. IT APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE STEERING SENSOR NOT FULL RECOGNIZING THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK AND THEREFORE NOT SHUTTING OFF THE CAR COMPLETELY. IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, THE CAR HAS TO BE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK/ACTIVELY TURNING ON AND OFF THE CAR SOMETIMES AS MANY AS 5-6 TIMES IN ORDER FOR IT TO FULLY SHUT DOWN. I HAVE READ DOZENS OF REPORTS OF OTHER MAZDA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. CARS BEING UNINTENTIONALLY LEFT ON IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO.

WAS DRIVING WHEN CAR SHUT DOWN FOR A SECOND AND TRACTION CONTROL, TIRE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD NO POWER AND THE REAR TIRES WERE NOT SPINNING. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. I STARTED IT BACK UP AND ONLY THE TIRE LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT WERE ON AND I HAD POWER. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ANOTHER 30 MILES BEFORE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

THIS IS A "PUSH BUTTON" START VEHICLE. WHEN YOU PUSH THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS / ACCESSORIES REMAIN ON INSTEAD OF TURNING OFF WITH THE ENGINE. THERE IS NO KEY TO REMOVE SO YOU CANNOT MANUALLY TURN OFF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS / ACCESSORIES. EVEN UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE AND LOCKING IT, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS REMAIN "ON" EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE IS OFF. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE GEAR SHIFT SHOWS PARK. IT SEEMS THAT SOME TYPE OF SENSOR IS NOT PROPERLY COMMUNICATING TO SHUT ITSELF DOWN.

WHEN PARKING AND PUTTING THE CAR IN 'PARK', THE CAR DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S IN THE PARK POSITION, AND ALTHOUGH THE CAR SHUTS OFF, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STAYS ON. THIS ALLOWS THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN WITH STEREO, LIGHTS, AND FANS ALL RUNNING, AND EVEN WORSE, WOULD ALLOW SOMEONE TO STEAL THE CAR IF THEY WERE TO GET INTO IT. I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ONLINE WITH THE 2013 AND 2014 MODEL YEARS.

THE ENGINE CUTS WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND PUSH MY START/STOP BUTTON BUT THE RADIO STAYS ON AFTER. I TRY OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO TURN MY CAR OFF FULLY BY SWITCHING GEAR AND TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED DAILY FOR ME. I NOTICED THAT THIS MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT'S VERY UNSAFE. IT CAN CAUSE BATTERY DRAINAGE AND CAN LEAD TO OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES.