2014 MAZDA CX-5 Complaints

Turn the car off--but it does not turn off. I put my foot on the brake and turning it off does not work. I have to shake and move the gear shifter aggressively for it to turn off and moving the car and reversing to get the car to turn off.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS FRACTURED ON THE PASSENGER’S SIDE. THE FRACTURE STARTED AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND EXPANDED TO 3 INCHES PAST THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE FRACTURE STOPPED 10 INCHES ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVER’S SIDE WAS ALSO FRACTURED 6 INCHES TO THE LEFT, AND 18 INCHES TO THE RIGHT, AND APPROXIMATELY 10 AND A HALF INCHES FROM THE BASE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT HIT BY AN OBJECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

PLASTIC MOLDING AT BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD CAME LOOSE. AND FOR SOMETIME O EXPLAINED TO DEALERSHIP I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE GLASS SHIFTING AND FELT THAT THE GLASS WAS GOING TO SHATTER. THIS MORNING I NOTICED WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON OUTSIDE FROM TOP MIDDLE PAST REVIEW MIRROR. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I WALKED TO MY CAR I NOTICED CRACK. THE PLASTIC MOLDING WAS NOT SUPPORTING GLASS IN PLACE. AND RUBBER STRIP AROUND GLASS IS LIFTED AS REFLECTED IN PICTURE.

THE CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN YOU PUSH THE BUTTON BECAUSE IT DOES NOT REALIZE IT IS IN ''PARK'. THE ISSUE IS WITH DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SWITCH. THIS CAUSES THE BATTERY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS.

THE CAR WON'T SHUT OFF WHEN PUT ON PARK AND THE START/STOP BUTTON GETS PUSHED THE PROBLEM SUPPOSEDLY LIES WITH A DEFECTIVE SHIFTER POSITION SENSOR LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE MAZDA AND DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT OFFICIALLY PRETEND IT'S NOT THERE

THE STARTER IGNITION BUTTON WILL TURN OFF THE ENGINE BUT FAIL TO TURN OFF THE RADIO AND THE LIGHTS. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN IT OFF IS TO REPEATEDLY TURN ON THE IGNITION BUTTON, UNTIL IT TURNS OFF.

DRIVING 5MPH ONTO STREET FROM DRIVEWAY, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN STOPPED, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS POINTING AWAY FROM THE INTENDED DIRECTION. THE BOLT CONNECTING THE CONTROL ARM TO THE WHEEL HAD SHEARED OFF. DUE TO THE DECOUPLING, THE LEFT AXLE WAS PULLED OUT OF TRANSMISSION AND WAS DAMAGED AS WELL. LUCKILY, THIS OCCURRED AT A SLOW SPEED AND NO ONE WAS INJURED (AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC).

HAVE HAD ISSUE FOR OVER TWO YEARS HAVE FOUND OVER 35 PEOPLE ONLINE WITH SAME ISSUE. WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNING OFF VEHICLE THE RADIO REMAINS ON. HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME. SOMETIMES IF I TURN CAR BACK ON AND PUT SHIFTER IN DRIVE THEN BACK TO PARK IT TURNS CAR BACK OFF. BUT EVERYTIME MY DAUGHTERS DRIVE MY CAR OR VALETS PARK THE CAR OR I TAKE CAR TO REPAIR SHOP RADIO STAYS ON FOR ALL OF THEM KILLING BATTERY. TOOK MY CAR TO AUTOBODY SHOP AND EXPLAINED THE HACK TO KEEP CAR FROM DYING. THEY CALLED SAID THEY DID DIAGNOSTIC OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CODES SHOWED UP SO THEY CONVINCED ME TO REPLACE BATTERY. SAME ERROR CODES AFTER REPLACING BATTERY. PLEASE CREATE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE NOT KNOWING IF MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS WILL BE STRANDED.

WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF (PUSH BUTTON), THE CAR DOES NOT COMPLETELY TURN OFF. THE ELECTRONICS DO NOT SHUT OFF WITH THE CAR AND DRAIN THE BATTERY LEAVING YOU STRANDED THE NEXT TIME YOU TRY TO START THE CAR. FROM WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED, IT IS THE GEAR SHIFTER/SENSOR ON THE TRANSMISSION. SEE THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM MANY OTHERS: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T49115_DS799849

SUNROOF UNEXPECTEDLY AND RANDOMLY EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO IMPACT, GLASS SHATTERED WITHOUT NOTICE AND PRODUCED A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION SIMILAR TO THE SOUND OF A GUN SHOT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH WITH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AT APPROX. 49 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT, AND NO RAIN. DASH CAM FOOTAGE CONFIRMS NO DEBRIS WERE THROWN AT THE CAR AND THIS HAPPENED UNEXPLAINABLY. HAD SUNROOF VISOR BEEN OPEN, SHARDS OF GLASS WOULD HAVE RAINED DOWN ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER. THE EXPERIENCE OF HEARING A LOUD EXPLOSION WHILE DRIVING IS VERY STARTLING AND UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GLASS SHARDS TO FALL ONTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS.