2016 Mazda CX-5

BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON MY GRAND TOURING TRIM HAVE FAILED AFTER A LITTLE MORE THAN 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP AND ONLY 35000 MILES. DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD US THEY HAVE SEEN A BUNCH OF THESE FAILURES ALREADY AND MAZDA WON'T COVER THEM. THEY DID STATE THAT MAZDA EVEN HAS A NEW REVISION OF THE LIGHT THAT FIXES ALL THE ISSUES, BUT THE PART AND LABOUR COST ABOUT 1000 DOLLARS PER LIGHT. THERE ARE TONS OF POSTS ON THIS TOPIC ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING 25 PAGES ON MAZDA247 FORUM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MAZDA SHOULD BE STEPPING UP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ADDITIONALLY THE SHOULDER HARNESS ALSO FAILED TO PREVENT FORWARD MOTION IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CHEST INJURY DUE HER CHEST STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT YET SOUGHT. A CARDIOLOGIST WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED AT THE 3-YEAR MARK. ORIGINAL HEADLIGHTS (HALOGEN BULBS) ARE STILL WORKING FINE. NO WAY A HALOGEN SHOULD OUTLAST AN LED. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW OR AN ATTEMPT AT DESIGNED OBSOLESCENCE GONE WRONG. EITHER WAY, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I TRAVEL ALONE AND IT WASN'T TILL SOMEONE ELSE POINTED OUT MY LIGHTS WERE OUT THAT I EVEN NOTICED. I CONTACTED MAZDA ( CASE [XXX]) AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE IT WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY ON MILAGE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. LOOKING AT SEVERAL BOARDS I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHT EARLY FAILURE. ADVISED ONLY SOLUTION IS COMPLETE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ESTIMATED AT OVER $1000 COST. SAFETY ISSUE & I SEE ITS A COMMON PROBLEM. MAZDA AS THE MFG SHOULD CALL ON ITS SUPPLIER TO MAKE IT RIGHT AND ITS DRIVERS SAFER ON THE ROAD. I ALWAYS LIKE TO RUN THESE AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION AS THEY ARE INTENDED.

MY 2016 MAZDA CX5 GRAND TOURING HAS LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND HAVE BECOME DIM ON DRIVER SIDE AFTER ONLY 36,620 MILES, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THEY ARE JUST OUTSIDE THE 3 YEAR/36K MILE WARRANTY AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT WHOLE HEADLIGHT UNIT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND WILL COST $1000-1100 (ESTIMATE). MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT MANY OF THESE LED HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NUMEROUS OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES (HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/MAZDA/CX-5/2016/LIGHTS/EXTERIOR_LIGHTING.SHTML)

THIS WINTER, IT HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS OF APPROX. -4 TO 14 DEGREES F (-20 TO -10 DEGREES C), WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE CAR EXHIBITED THE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE (EPB) LIGHT FLASHING, ALONG WITH THE RED FLASHING BRAKE ICON AND THE PARKING BRAKE ICON ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH. THAT WARNING WOULD BE ON EVEN THE DAY AFTER, WITH THE CAR OFF, UNTIL THE TEMPERATURE BECAME WARMER.

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED AT JUST 27,500 MILES. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE LEDS, THE ENTIRE LIGHT UNIT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED OUT, AND CAN ONLY BE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF OVER $1200. THIS IS A VERY QUICK FAILURE OF A LONG LASTING LED LIGHT AND AT A HIGH COST TO THE OWNER. THIS SHOULD FALL UNDER A RECALL.