2013 Mazda CX-5

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.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND WE TRY TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, IT DOES NOT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE RADIO AND OTHER ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES AND LIGHTS STAY ON. IT APPEARS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS IN PARK.IF YOU LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN THIS STATE, IT WILL NOT LOCK AND THE BATTERY WILL DRAIN WHICH THEN BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG WOMEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

THE ENGINE IS NOT TURNING COMPLETELY OFF WHEN PARKING. YOU PUT THE SHIFTER IN PARK AND PRESS THE STARTER BUTTON OFF, IT IS STAYING ON. THE RADIO AND ANY OTHER ACCESSORIES ARE STAYING ON. I AM HAVING TO RE-START THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES AND RE-POSITIONING THE SHIFTER IN PARK FOR VEHICLE TO ACTUALLY TURN OFF. IN ADDITION TO DRAINING THE BATTERY, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER DAMAGE IT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE. ALSO, THERE'S THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING ALONE AND STRANDED SOMEWHERE. IT'S CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE THEY ARE AWARE OF.

CAR ISSUE ON MAY 6TH 2018, I FIRST EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE NOT FULLY TURNING OFF THE CAR WHILE IN PARK. I HAVE A PUSH BUTTON START ON MY CAR AND AFTER I PUT IT IN PARK, I PRESSED THE PUSH BUTTON TO SHUT IT OFF AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I WANT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS BEEPING AT ME AS IF I DID NOT TURN OFF MY CAR. AND THE LIGHT ON THE PUSH BUTTON WAS ORANGE. THE CAR WAS IN A STATE AS IF I WAS USING THE BATTERY BUT DID NOT HAVE MY ENGINE ON OR AC. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, PRESSED THE BUTTON TO TRY TO SHUT IT OFF, AND IT TURNED MY CAR BACK ON THEN I PRESSED THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SHUT IT OFF AND IT WENT BACK TO USING THE BATTERY ONLY. I TRIED MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE AND I STILL COULD NOT. I ATTEMPTED THIS AT LEAST 5 TIMES BEFORE MY VEHICLE FINALLY SHUT OFF. I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, GO TO SHUT OFF MY CAR AND IT WILL NOT FULLY SHUT OFF. I ATTEMPTED TO SHUT IT OFF SEVEN TIMES BEFORE I FINALLY PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN MY CAR SHUT OFF. I CALLED MY MAZDA DEALERSHIP, AND ASK THEM WHAT I WOULD DO IN THE FUTURE TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE. I LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET, AND THERE'S HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND ALL OF THEM SAY THAT MAZDA SAYS THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE. THEY URGED ME TO COME IN, HAVE MY CAR DIAGNOSED, AND THEN THEY COULD TRY TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. BECAUSE MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I WOULD BE PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE A RECALL ISSUE. HOW ARE THERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, BLOGS EVERYWHERE WITH THE SAME ISSUES AS MYSELF AND NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD OF IT? THIS IS NOW HAPPENING TO ME ON A REGULAR BASIS. I LOVE THIS VEHICLE BUT I'M SECONDS AWAY FROM GETTING RID OF IT. I'VE HAD ENOUGH. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLES.

CAR WILL NOT POWER OFF WHEN IN PARK. BATTERY WILL DRAIN IF NOT VERY COGNIZANT OF THE SYSTEM ACTUALLY SHUTTING OFF. APPARENTLY IS IS PART KDY0-46-040 THAT IS LOCATED IN THE GEAR BOX THAT IS WEARING OUT. MY CAR HAS ONLY 83,000 MILES CURRENTLY. IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE IT WILL SUCCESSFULLY POWER OFF. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO DRIVE IT AROUND TO FINALLY GET IT TO RECOGNIZE PARK SO IT WILL FULLY TURN OFF.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO PARK AND THE IGNITION SWITCH PRESSED, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT COMPLETELY TURN OFF. THE ENGINE TURNS OFF BUT THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL PANEL STAYS ON. THE ONLY SOLUTION HAS BEEN TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON, DRIVE FORWARD/BACKWARDS, AND TRY TO TURN IT OFF AGAIN. SOMETIMES, THIS HAS TO BE DONE UP TO 10 TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY BIG PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU CANNOT LEAVE OR LOCK YOUR VEHICLE. MAZDA DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING $80 - $120 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A FAULTY GEAR SENSOR SWITCH WHICH IS NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO GO COMPLETELY INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR IS APPROX. $400.