2014 Mazda CX-5

THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS SUDDENLY CAME ON ALL AT ONCE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND PUTTING IT IN PARL, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHEN PRESSING THE ON/OFF BUTTON. AFTER ARRIVING AT OUR DESTINATION, WE NEEDED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF PUTTING IT IN DRIVE AND BACK TO PARK BEFORE THE ENGINE FINALLY SHUT OFF. BUT THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS REMAINED ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF, DRAINING THE BATTERY ALL THE WAY DOWN. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY MAZDA SERVICE CENTER.

VEHICLE MOVING UNDER 5 MPH IN A CITY PARKING GARAGE. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS STRIKING THE CEMENT WALL BARRIER AT A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET AWAY. BOTH FOOT BRAKE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WERE APPLIED. ALL DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS TURNED ON UNTIL AUTO "OFF" BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. VEHICLE MILEAGE = 37880. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. AUTO WAS TAKEN SAME DAY TO AUTHORIZED (USAA) COLLISION REPAIR FACILITY. REPAIR ESTIMATE AND PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE NOT PROCESSES AT THIS WRITING. DIRVER HAD SEAT BELT ON AND NO INJURIES REPORTED. NO PASSENGERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MADE A SQUEALING NOISE AND FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FERRA AUTO GROUP MAZDA (3363 SOUTH ARLINGTON ROAD, AKRON, OH 44312, (330) 645-7275) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE WEARING UNEVENLY. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THE BRAKES REMAINED ENGAGED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE INNER BRAKE PAD WAS AT A TWO LEVEL AND THE OUTER BRAKE PAD REMAINED AT LEVEL SIX. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR MAY BE CAUSED BY THE CALIPERS AND HYDRAULIC FLEX LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

THE ENGINE OF MY MAZDA CX-5 2014 TURNED OFF WHEN I GOT HOME BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT ALL THE ACCESSORIES STAYED ON. AS A RESULT, THE CAR DIDN'T START THE NEXT DAY AND IT RAN OUT OF BATTERY. TURNING IT COMPLETELY OFF WAS NOT AN EASY TASK. I HAD TO RESEARCH ONLINE TO FIGURE OUT THE TRICK MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER AND REALIZED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND A THREAD THAT IS INCLUDED AT THE END OF THIS MESSAGE. MAZDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND GET THE CARS FIXED WITH A RECALL BUT IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE JUST DENYING THE SITUATION. EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T REPRESENT A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING A CAR, IT DOES REPRESENT A HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO OWNERS, AS WELL AS TIME AND MONEY. THE KNOWN FAULTY PART THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS THE KDY0-46-040 SWITCH. ONLINE THREAD WITH MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T49115_DS799849

MY VEHICLE WILL NOT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE BATTERY TO THE CAR AND ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 6 MONTHS AND IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAVE TO JIGGLE THE SHIFTER IN PARK MANY TIMES BEFORE TRYING TO SHUT OF THE ENGINE AGAIN. AT TIMES I HAVE TO DO THIS PROCESS 5-6 TIMES TO FINALLY GET MY CAR TO SHUT OFF WHICH IS VERY FRUSTRATING. I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE ON CHAT FORUMS WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM ON THEIR MAZDA CARS. IT IS BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE SHIFTER SWITCH PART KDYO-46-040. MY MAZDA DEALERSHIP IS GOING TO REPLACE THIS PART NEXT WEEK FOR $250. WHEN I CALLED MAZDA CORPORATION THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS EXPENSE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OVER THE WARRANTY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE SINCE MAZDA HAS INSTALLED A DEFECTIVE PART IN NOT JUST MINE BUT MANY PEOPLES CARS.

AT TIMES THE BREAKS BECOME UNRESPONSIVE TO PRESSURE AND THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE BREAKS HAVE TO BE PUMPED IT ORDER TO GET THEM TO CATCH. SO, I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CHANGED THE BREAK PADS AND BLEED THE LINES. HOWEVER, AFTER A TEST DRIVE THE ISSUE HAPPENED TO THE MECHANIC AGAIN. AFTER CHECKING THE BREAK SYSTEM AGAIN, THEY FOUND THAT THE VACUUM PUMP IS MALFUNCTIONING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR OTHER MAZDA CX-5S IN MY MODEL YEAR. BUT MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL IN THE RECALL. MY AUTO REPAIR PERSON STATED THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN, AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

THE DRIVER'S SEAT AUTOMATIC FRONT-TO-BACK ADJUSTMENT BECAME ABRUPTLY NON-FUNCTIONAL ON THE LEFT SIDE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ADJUST THE SEAT TO ACHIEVE A SAFE DRIVING POSITION. THIS WAS NOTED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. NO ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED AND NO DEBRIS WAS NOTED IN THE TRACK. THE DEALER (NELSON MAZDA COOL SPRINGS) NOTED THAT THE BOLTS/NUTS WERE COMPLETELY BROKEN. DEFECT SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED WITH MAZDA, 2, 3 AND 6 DRIVERS SEATS RECALLED IN 2017. *TR CONSUMER STATED I WANTED TO ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO MY COMPLAINT. I HAVE SINCE COME UPON THIS LINK THAT I BELIEVE DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SEAT: HTTPS://MAZDA.OEMDTC.COM/511/FRONT-POWER-SEATS-DO-NOT-SLIDE-BACK-AND-FORTH-2013-2016-MAZDA THIS APPEARS TO DESCRIBE A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN DESIGN THAT HAS BEEN ELIMINATED WITH A NEW SEAT BASE DESIGN, THAT IMPACTS DRIVER SAFETY.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA CX-5. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY CHANGE INTO THE PARK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE BATTERY DRAINED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.