2016 Mazda CX-5

FUEL FILLER PIPE MELTED CAUSING EXTENSIVE FIRE AND DAMAGE. I HAVEN'T HAD USE OF MY VEHICLE SINCE 5/14/19. MAZDA IS AWARD AND DOESN'T CARE. NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED JUST HAPPENED. LOST MY JOB BECAUSE OF NO VEHICLE AND AM BEHIND ON ALL PAYMENTS . CAR WAS TRAVELING ON EXPRESS WAY WHEN HAPPENED. PLEASE CALL MECHANIC AT EXCEL COLLISION APACHE JUNCTION AZ FOR ALL DAMAGE AND DELAYS

VEHICLE'S INFOTAINMENT/NAVIGATION SYSTEM FROZE UP. WHEN IN OPERATION THE SCREEN JUST BLINKS ON AND OFF. UPON BRINGING VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ITEM IS BACKORDERED AS THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SYSTEMS THEY HAVE NO TIME FRAME TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. UPON RESEARCH ON LINE IT ALSO APPEARS MANY OTHERS ARE SHARING THEIR SAME CHALLENGES WITH SYSTEMS THAT DO NOT WORK.

ON 01/10/17 AT 11656 MILES I REPORTED A BURNING SMELL PRESENT CONSISTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. LESTER GLENN MAZDA SAID THEY COULDN'T DETECT ANYTHING. I WENT FOR SERVICE 19MAY 18 AND WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES WERE BAD. REPORT I HAVE FROM THAT SERVICE SHOWS RED FOR REAR AND GREEN FOR FRONT BRAKES AT 36865 MILES. 26 MAY 18 MAZDA LODI TOLD ME ALL 4 BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE BAD. I ASKED HOW THE FRONT BRAKES WERE BAD 1 WEEK AFTERLESTER GLENN TOLD ME THE FRONT BRAKES WERE GREEN. I WAS TOLD THAT MOST SHOPS HAVE INEXPERIENCED PEOPLE BUT LODI HAS ALL THEIR PEOPLE TRAINED AS MASTER TECHNICIANS. I WAS TOLD LESTER GLENN PROBABLY DIDN'T MEASURE. LODI SAID REARS WERE REALLY REALLY BAD AND THAT I SHOULD REPLACE ALL 4 BRAKES AND ROTORS AND ALL 4 TIRES FOR EVEN WEAR. I WAS TOLD CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE WORK. I GOT THE WORK DONE. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AT 37354 MILES. 24MAY19 I AM TOLD ALL BRAKES ARE GOOD. I CALL 06 JUN 19 AND COMPLAIN THAT I AM HEARING SQUEAKING. I CALL& I'M TOLD THAT IT'S PROBABLY NOTHING BUT BEST TO SEE IF IT PERSISTS.SOUND PERSISTS. I GO IN24 JUN19 AND COMPLAIN OF NOISE AND VIBRATION THROUGH STEERING WHEEL AND FLOOR BOARD. THE SERVICE MANAGER DRIVES THE CAR WITH ME AND HEARS THE SQUEAK FAINTLYBUT SAYS HE DOESN'T FEEL THE VIBRATION AND THAT THE BRAKES ARE WORKING WELL. I LET THEM CHECK AND AM TOLD THE LEFT REAR CALIPER IS SEIZED. THE CALIPER WENT THROUGH THE PAD TO THE ROTOR AND REAR PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. I AM STILL HEARING SQUEAKING AND I FEAR IT THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER SINCE IT WASN'T CHANGED. I'VE CHANGED MY REAR PADS AND ROTORS TWICE IN 1YR/20000 MI. I FOUND OUT MY CAR IS AFFECTED BY TSB R052/16C (04-001/18) AND 04-002/19. R052/16C RESULTED IN A PRODUCTION CHANGE IN REAR CALIPERS STARTING IN SEPTEMBER 9 2016. MAZDAUSA WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR DEALERS SHOULD HAVE REPLACED MY REAR CALIPERS OR THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL.

I HAD THE CAR STARTED AND TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND THE CAR STOPPED. DID SEVERAL TIMES SHUTTING OFF AND TURNING OFF. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE PANEL FLICKERS. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES EVERY THING BACK TO NORMAL. AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TRIED IT SEVERAL TIMES AGAIN AND I EVEN DECIDED TO TRY AND DRIVE AND TURN THE LIGHTS ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR STOPPED. WENT HOME STOPPED AT MY MAILBOX TO GET THE MAIL. TURNED CAR OFF, BACK ON, LIGHTS A FLASHING, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, DROVE INTO MY DRIVEWAY. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON A FEW MORE TIMES. FINALLY WAS WORKING OK. AND IT HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS SINCE. AFRAID TO BE DRIVING THE CAR AT NIGHT THOUGH.

SIGNIFICANT LAG IN TRANSMISSION GOING FROM STOP TO EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE (3 - 5 SECONDS). CAR CAN ROLL BACKWARD WHILE WAITING FOR GEAR TO ENGAGE, AND WILL REV AND THEN JERK HARSHLY INTO GEAR. ALSO WILL JERK WHEN SHIFTING WHILE ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAD UNDER 25,000 MILES ON IT WHEN SYMPTOMS STARTED. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND GOT APPROVAL FOR NEW TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY VERY QUICKLY, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MAZDA. SAW MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE.

ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE (EPB) CONTROL MODULE FAILURE: ON JUNE 19 AND 20 OF 2019 MY 2016 CX-5 WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE FUNCTION. WHEN I WOULD LIFT THE EPB SWITCH TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE THE INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD START FLASHING AND A WARNING SIGN ((P!)) WOULD SHOW UP ON THE DASH DISPLAY. THE MAZDA DEALER DID A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND DETERMINED THE EPB CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACING. $765 LATER I WAS BACK ON THE ROAD. *AS THIS APPEARS TO BE AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH 2016 CX-5S WITH VINS BELOW 781350 (SEE TSB 04-005/16 OF 08/05/2016 ATTACHED.) MY VIN IS 654830. ALSO, HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/MAZDA/CX-5/2016/BRAKES/SERVICE_BRAKES.SHTML SHOWS A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS STARTING IN 2016 ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I ALSO SAW SOME COMMENTS THAT A FAULTY EPB COULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS WOULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC. THERE WERE NUMEROUS OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THE EPB ISSUE FOR THE 2016 CX-5. I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ITEM IN 2016. THIS IS A LIFE SAFETY CONCERN. YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS CONCERN IS APPRECIATED. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION. THANK YOU. *TR *TR 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

PASSENGER SIDE LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS NO LONGER FUNCTION. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND SINCE THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID, THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT OF THE ASSEMBLY IS APPROXIMATELY $1,000.00. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED FREQUENTLY IN ONLINE FORUMS AND HAS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS LOGGED ON THIS SITE. MAZDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THESE HEADLIGHTS AS IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT IMPOSES A SAFETY RISK TO THE DRIVER AND OTHERS SHARING THE ROAD.