2014 Mazda CX-5

WHEN CAR SHIFTED TO PARK IN ORDER TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OFTEN DOES NOT DETECT THE FACT THE CAR IS PAR WHEN BUTTON IGNITION IS PRESSED. MESSAGE APPEARS ON DASH SAYING TO SHIFT TO PARK TO TURN OFF POWER. REQUIRES USER TO PRESS BRAKE, RESTART CAR AND PUSH SHIFTER BACK TO PARK FORCEFULLY IN ORDER FOR CAR TO REGISTER PARK FOR TURNING OFF IGNITION. IF DRIVER IS NOT ATTENTIVE TO DASH MESSAGE OR DING WHEN EXITING CAR POWER REMAINS ON AND BATTERY IS DRAINED RESULTING IN DEAD BATTERY. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY OTHER MAZDA OWNERS, BECAUSE I FOUND REFERENCES TO IT ON THE WEB. TOOK CAR TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED THIS IS AN ISSUE ON OTHER MAZDA MODELS. THE DATE LISTED BELOW WAS THE LATEST INSTANCE THAT RESULTED IN COMPLETE POWER DRAIN AND REQUIRED JUMP START FOR RECHARGE. HOWEVER, THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN FREQUENTLY, RESULTING IN NEED TO RESTART THE CAR IN ORDER TO REGISTER THE CAR IS IN PARK IN ORDER TO TURN IT OFF. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND INITIALLY REPLACED BATTERY THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM.

WHEN DRIVING SLOW, SUCH AS 10-15 MPH , WHEN ONE STEPS ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPEN, IF THIS IS THE MIDDLE, SAY A LEFT TURN, ONE CAN HAVE AN ACCIDENT IF YOU CAN NOT GET ANY POWER. THIS STARTS OFF MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A DAY AND GETS WORSE TO10 OR 15 INCIDENCES A DAY. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS EACH TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. AFTER ALMOST A BAD ACCIDENT, I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALER AND STATED IT IS UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED AND TO FIX IT. THE RECALIBRATED THE TCM AND PCM. THEY SAY IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE REPAIR. IT WAS TROUBLE FREE FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND NOW UP TO ITS OLD HABITS AND IS SLOWLY GETTING WORSE. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FROM 2013. I KNOW MAZDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE IT, SO HOW MANY LIVES NEED TO LOST BEFORE THEY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE HELP!

THE LOW BEAMS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE INEFFECTIVE ON DARK COUNTRY ROADS. ALSO, THEY ARE POINTED SO LOW THAT THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE A STOP SIGN - THEY HIT JUST BELOW THE SIGN ITSELF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THEM ADJUSTED, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED, AND THE HEIGHT IS NORMAL. WHILE DRIVING ON DARK ROADS, IF MY HIGH BEAMS ARE NOT ON THEN I NEED TO DRIVE REALLY SLOW SINCE I HAVE SUCH LIMITED VISIBILITY WITH MY LOW BEAMS.

ON 3/20/16, I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD WHEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH AN ENGINE LIGHT ICON, A RED EXCLAMATION POINT AND A HOST OF ERRORS (SCBS, AT MALFUNCTION, ENGINE INSPECTION REQUIRED AND SOMETHING WITH A T). I COASTED TO A PARKING LOT, TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A COUPLE MINUTES AND RESTARTED. THE SAME LIGHTS AND ERROR MESSAGES WERE THERE BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PETAL BUT MORE SLOWLY THAN IT SHOULD AND AFTER 2 BLOCKS, IT JUST STOPPED AGAIN. MY 5 MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSY STREET OR THE HIGHWAY, WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.

ON 2/24/16 I HAD TO HAVE MY 2014 CX-5 TOWED TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE THE CAR WAS SUDDENLY NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I WAS DRIVING ON A 3 LANE ROAD, WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NEAR A GAS STATION, BUT IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE SHIFT CELLANOID IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY. THE CAR HAS ONLY 20,695 MILES ON IT. SO I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THAT OF OTHERS. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS CAUSES ME AND MY FAMILY GREAT CONCERN. WE HAVE OWNED VARIOUS MAZDA'S SINCE 2000 AND BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH THEM, BUT HAVE NEVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT THE CAR MALFUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING.

HEADLIGHTS, LOW BEAM. I'VE HAD MY CX-5 TOURING SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN JULY 2013. I ALWAYS NOTICED HOW THE HEADLIGHTS, WHEN TURNED ON, ARE VERY BRIGHT FOR A SPLIT SECOND, THEN INSTANTLY DIMS DOWN LOWER. THIS HAPPENED ALL THE TIME THE FIRST 2 YEARS DRIVING IT. I KNEW IT HAD THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY FOR ROAD ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHTS. SO I THOUGHT IT WAS THE WAY IT SHOULD WORK. ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AGO, THEY STARTED TO COME ON, AND STAY BRIGHT CONSTANTLY, UNTIL I TURNED THEM OFF THEN ON AGAIN. NOW, THEY WOULD STAY BRIGHT FOR HOURS IF I DON'T TOUCH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THEN WHEN I DO SWITCH THEM TO ANOTHER SETTING; THEY WOULD GO DIMMER AND STAY THERE. AFTER A FEW TIMES DOING THIS, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT. AFTER A THOROUGH INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THESE (FACTORY) HEADLAMPS ARE SUPPOSED TO TURN ON HIGH THEN LOW IN A SPLIT SECOND. THIS DOES NOT SOUND LOGICAL TO ME, ESPECIALLY SINCE I SPENT 15 YEARS WORKING IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY (FOR OEM SUPPLIERS, AND I ALSO WORKED DIRECTLY WITH FORD, CHRYSLER, MAZDA, OTHERS) FOR A FEW DIFFERENT MAJOR ELECTROMECHANICAL VEHICLE OEM COMPONENTS. UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THESE HEADLIGHTS, WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS SPLIT SECOND BRIGHT THEN DIM FOR THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS, AND SUDDENLY START STAYING BRIGHT FROM THE TIME I START THE CAR? THEY NOW (ERRATICALLY) STAY BRIGHT AS LONG AS I DON'T TOUCH THE SWITCH ARM. WHEN I DO, THEY COME ON BRIGHT FOR A SPLIT SECOND, THEN DIM DOWN. THIS CONDITION IS ERRATIC, PARKED, IN MOTION, IDLING ETC., I HAVE NOTICED ON POORLY LIT BACK ROADS, THAT THE HEADLIGHTS (WHEN "LOW" WERE NOT ADEQUATE TO SEE THE ROAD, AND IS A SERIOUS ROAD HAZARD. I OFTEN TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE DIM HEADLIGHTS. I CAN SEND THE DEALER INSPECTION REPORT UPON REQUEST. THANK YOU. *TR