2013 Mazda CX-5

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE APPEARS TO STALL AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. THE CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT HAS SHUT OFF, AND NO ACCELERATION IS POSSIBLE. I AM FORCED TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, AT WHICH POINT I MUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO BE DRIVABLE. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING, SEVERAL INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR, CHECK ENGINE, AT, AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS. UPON RESTART, THE CHECK ENGINE REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAS RECURRED 3X SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN APRIL 2012, INCLUDING MAY 2013, MAY 2014 AND AUGUST 2014. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE JUST FILED A COMPLAINT WITH MAZDA. *TR

OUT OF THE BLUE, I STARTED MY VEHICLE TO GO TO WORK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I READ IN THE MANUAL THE GAS LID COULD BE LOOSE, BUT I CHECKED IT AND IT WAS FINE. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HOOKED IT UP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A MISS IN THE ENGINE, AND HE'D HAVE TO LEAVE IT WITH THEM SO THEIR TECH TEAM TO TRY AND GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. I HAD FELT HESITATIONS BEFORE WHILE COMING UP OUR DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS PRETTY STEEP. IT'S LIKE IT WOULD ALMOST STOP THEN LUNGE FORWARD PRETTY QUICK. IT ALSO HAS FELT LIKE IT WASN'T CHANGING GEARS AT TIMES, LIKE IT NORMALLY WOULD. THIS JUST HAPPENED RANDOMLY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE VERY SUDDENLY DECELERATED (FROM ABOUT 55 TO 40), ALMOST AS IF IT SLIPPED BACK A COUPLE OF GEARS- IT WAS A JARRING AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER, AND I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE STRAIN AS IF IT WAS FORCED INTO A LOWER GEAR. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. I LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ABOVE MAYBE 1K OR 1.5K RPMS. WHEN I SLOWED THE CAR DOWN AND DROVE TO A PLACE I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER, THE CAR WAS SPUTTERING AND TREMBLING AGGRESSIVELY WITH EACH PUSH OF THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I FINALLY DID STOP, I POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE TIRES - ALL OF WHICH WERE FINE. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT BEHAVED NORMALLY, ALL THE ERROR LIGHTS WERE CLEARED. I EVEN DROVE IT QUITE SOME DISTANCE TO THE DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE. THE SERVICE CENTER SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. A QUICK WEB SEARCH, HOWEVER, INDICATES THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A NEW (6 MONTHS) 2013 MAZDA CX-5 WITH AROUND 6000 MILES. *TR

DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET, I FELT A CLUNK THROUGH THE GAS PEDAL AND THE RPM'S NOSED DIVED TO AROUND 1500. SNAILED IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER, PUT IN PARK, STEPPING ON THE GAS WOULD REV UP TO 2000 THEN DROP TO 1500 ON IT'S OWN REGARDLESS OF GAS PEDDLE POSITION. IN PARK, SHUT OFF, RESTARTED, LOTS OF PRETTY LIGHTS ON THE DASH (AT, TIRE PRESSURE, ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL, PLUS OTHERS), NO CHANGE, RPM TO 2000 THEN DROP TO 1500. STILL IN PARK, SHUT DOWN, RESTARTED AGAIN, RPM'S WERE NORMAL BUT NO FORWARD GEARS IN AUTO OR AUTO-MANUAL (COULD SHIFT TO 'D' OR +/- BUT WOULDN'T ENGAGE). WHILE IN 'D' WAS ABLE TO REV ENGINE BUT TRANSMISSION OBVIOUSLY NOT ENGAGED AT ALL. REVERSE WORKED FINE, SHIFTED BACK TO 'D' BUT STILL NO RESPONSE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. SHUT DOWN A 3RD TIME AND RESTARTED. CHECK ENGINE ON BUT RPM AND TRANSMISSION NORMAL. DROVE TO DEALER AND DROPPED IT OFF. SERVICE DEPT. CALLED LATER TO SAY ORDERING A VALVE BODY FOR TRANSMISSION. *TR

I TRIED TO TURN ON MY CAR BUT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD FOR NO REASON (DID NOT LEAVE THE CAR OR STEREO ON). AFTER I JUMPED THE BATTERY AND GOT THE CAR RUNNING THE ENGINE SOUNDED DIFFERENT AND THE ENGINE WOULD BARELY MOVE THE CAR. I LET THE BATTERY CHARGE FOR A WHILE AND TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WILL HAD NO POWER COMING FROM THE ENGINE, IT WOULD ONLY GO MAYBE 20 MPH. I DROVE HOME TAKING BACK ROADS BECAUSE I COULD NOT MAINTAIN ENOUGH SPEED TO TAKE A MAIN ROAD. I PLAN ON CONTACTING MAZDA TOMORROW TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT TO FIX THIS. *TR

WHILE ON A VERY BUSY ROAD, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING AND MY SPEED BEGAN TO DROP RAPIDLY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS AS IF THE CAR HAD COMPLETELY LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED ALL OF THE TIRES AND THEY WERE FINE. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, THE WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT COME BACK ON AND THE CAR RAN NORMALLY. *TR

I HAD JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY AFTER DRIVING 25 MILES AND WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE ENGINE REVVED HIGH AND DID NOT SHIFT GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF FIRST GEAR OR OVER 20 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION AND ONCE IT HAD COOLED OVERNIGHT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED NORMALLY. I DID NOT DRIVE IT MORE THAN A BLOCK FOR FEAR IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE LEFT LANE OF A BUSY LOS ANGELES HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED RESPONDING AND MY SPEED DROPPED RAPIDLY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS TURNED ON. IMMEDIATELY, I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULLED INTO THE RIGHT LANE. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A TUNNEL WITH NO SHOULDER. WHEN THE VEHICLE'S FORWARD MOMENTUM RAN OUT, I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER CRUISING FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET. AFTER MY VEHICLE STOPPED, I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, CHECKED ALL TIRES (ALL LOOKED NORMAL), AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ALL OFF AT THIS POINT, AND THE VEHICLE RESPONDED NORMALLY. THIS WAS A DISTURBING AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WILL DESCRIBE IT AT MY 10,000-MILE SERVICE, BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SOLICIT AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE FROM MAZDA. *TR