2014 Mazda CX-5

AFTER PUTTING MY 2014 MAZDA CX-5 TOURING AT IN PARKING MODE/GEAR AND PRESSING START/STOP ENGINE BUTTON, IT DOES NOT SHUTOFF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS/ACCESSORIES. ENGINE SHUTS OFF, BUT ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS/ACCESSORIES STAYS ON THAT RESULTS IN DRAINING THE BATTERY. CAR DOES NOT REGISTER THAT IT'S IN PARK MODE/GEAR. HENCE CAR CAN NOT BE LOCKED WHEN STEPPING AWAY FROM CAR. ITS THE SAFETY ISSUE IF CAR IS NOT READING THAT ITS FULLY PARKED AND IT MAY START ROLLING/MOVING ON ITS OWN ON SLOPE SURFACE. MAZDA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT DOES NOT WANT TO DO RECALL ON IT. FOLLOWING IS FROM MAZDA SERVICE BULLETIN: "WHEN PRESSING THE START/STOP BUTTON, THE IGNITION MAY NOT TURN OFF ON SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A GATE- TYPE AT SHIFTER. ALTHOUGH THE SHIFT LEVER IS IN 'P' POSITION AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF NORMALLY, THE IGNITION MAY STAY ON (IN ACCESSORY MODE). THIS CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED BY A WORN SWITCH UNIT. TO ELIMINATE THIS CONCERN, THE SWITCH UNIT MATERIAL HAS BEEN CHANGED TO IMPROVE WEAR RESISTANCE. MODIFIED SWITCH UNITS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AS NEW SERVICE PARTS." I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND MANY OWNERS OF MAZDA CX-5 AND MAZDA 6 HAVING THE SAME ISSUE BY THEIR FAULTY PART(AT SHIFTER SWITCH). SHIFT GEAR SWITCH SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH LESS THAN 35000 MILES. MAZDA SHOULD OWN THIS ISSUE AND DO A RECALL ON ALL MAZDA SWITCHES. CONSUMERS DON'T HAVE TO SUFFER BECAUSE OF THEIR MISTAKES/FAULTS. FAULTY PART NUMBER: KDY0-46-040

A FEW WEEKS AGO MY KEYLESS SYSTEM BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN I PUSH THE CAR OFF BUTTON AND GO TO GET OUT OF CAR A WARNING BEEP GETS MY ATTENTION THAT THE DASH IS STILL ON. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE FOUND TO GET EVERYTHING TO SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IS TO RESTART THE CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE AND I MAY HAVE TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN.

KEYLESS IGNITION SYSTEM WILL NOT SHUT OFF WITH KEY FOB OR START/STOP BUTTON. THE CAR SHUTS OFF, BUT THE ACCESSORY STAYS ON CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN AND DIE. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AS IT IS BEING TURNED OFF. SEARCHING ONLINE MANY MAZDA OWNERS EXPRESS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MAZDA DOING NOTHING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

WHEN PRESSING THE START/STOP BUTTON, MY IGNITION DOES NOT TURN OFF ALTHOUGH THE SHIFTER IS IN THE "P" POSITION AND THE ENGINE SHITS OFF NORMALLY. IF I TURN THE ENGINE BACK ON, JIGGLE THE SHIFTER, AND PUSH THE STOP BUTTON AGAIN, IT IS USUALLY SUCCESSFUL. IT APPEARS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH A WORN SWITCH UNIT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. IT IS AN ONGOING CONCERN, NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WITH "SET TO P TO TURN OFF POWER". MY 2014 CX-5, WOULD NOT TOTALLY TURN OFF THE IGNITION. AUXILIARY POWER REMAINED ON.SO RADIO ETC. STAYED ON. KDY0-46-040 PARIS1 POSTED ONE TSB WHICH IS RELATED TO THE INFERIOR "SWITCH UNIT", P/N: KDY0-46-040, IN GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY. BUT LIKE MADAR AND PARIS1, I ALSO REMEMBER THERE'S ANOTHER PUSH-BUTTON ENGINE START/STOP SWITCH TSB FOR SIMILAR ISSUES BUT CAN'T FIND IT RIGHT NOW. YOUR DEALER SEEMS TO FOLLOW THE TSB WITH INFERIOR "SWITCH UNIT" IN GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY, SO DO PRINT THE TSB OUT AND HOPE FOR THE BEST AS I BELIEVE MAZDA CANADA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE BILL AS MAZDA KNOWINGLY PUT A BAD PART IN THERE. DON'T LET THEM REPLACE THE SELECT LEVEL ASSEMBLY KD31-46-100D、GHR5-46-100C LIKE MENTIONED IN THE TSB THAT'D BE A WASTE OF MONEY.

WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, AND TRY TO TURN OFF THE CAR, THE BATTERY STILL STAYS ON (RADIO, ETC). I'VE HAD MY CAR'S SELECTOR SWITCH REPLACED AT A COST TO ME ($300) AFTER THE DEALER SAID THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I AM NOW HAVING THE PROBLEM AGAIN. I AM A MOM WITH 2 LITTLE KIDS AND I AM PETRIFIED OF BEING STUCK IN THIS CAR THAT WON'T TURN OFF. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE CAR ACTING IN THIS ACTION BUT AM UNABLE TO ATTACH IT IN THIS FORUM. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO EMAIL IT.

HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, THE CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF: ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, BUT CENTER CONSOLE (RADIO CONSOLE) DOES NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WHEN IN PARK. STARTING THE CAR UP AGAIN, SHIFTING TO ANOTHER GEAR, PUTTING BACK INTO PARK AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF AGAIN USUALLY FIXES ISSUE BUT CAN TAKE UP TO 10X TO ACCOMPLISH! IF YOU DON'T GET THE RADIO TO SHUT OFF, THE BATTERY WILL DIE.