2016 Mazda CX-5

DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, THE CHROME AROUND THE VENTS REFLECTS ONTO THE SIDE WINDOWS. THIS CAUSES A DISTRACTION, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO LOOK INTO THE SIDE MIRRORS. I CONTACTED MAZDA ABOUT THIS, THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO PLAN TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOTHING YET HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT THIS, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN TO ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. AN EASY FIX WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE SHINY CHROME TRIM WITH A DARKER TRIM. I ATTACHED SOME PICTURES TO SHOW THIS. THE PICTURES DO NOT SHOW EXACTLY HOW BAD IT IS, BUT IT WILL SHOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V064000 (FUEL SYSTEM) AND 16V644000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE GPS INSTALLED IN THIS AUTO FREQUENTLY DOESN'T WORK. OFTEN WHEN IT BOOTS UP, BUT ALSO OFTEN IT LOSES LOCATION WHILE DRIVING. YOU CAN DETECT THIS IF IT PUTS YOU INTO AN ABSURD PLACE, LIKE THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN. BUT OFTEN IT PUTS YOU ON A ROAD WHERE YOU AREN'T. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT FIX. *TR

MAZDA HAS A TSB 04-005/15 THAT NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2016 MODEL YEAR; CURRENTLY IT ONLY COVERS MODEL YEARS 2013-2014, BUILD BEFORE OCT 9, 2013. MY 2016 CX5 (WITH LESS THAN 30,000MI.) HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED BY MAZDA'S TSB (EXCESSIVE OUTER BRAKE PAD WEAR WITH LITTLE INNER PAD WEAR). MADZA SERVICE MANAGERS ARE NOT HONORING THIS TSB IF THE VIN IS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE. SORRY I DON'T HAVE ANY PHOTOS AT THIS TIME TO DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ATTACHED MAZDA'S TSB 04-005/15 WHICH DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM AND THEIR PROPOSED SOLUTION, AND HOW THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE VEHICLE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR HAVING THIS ISSUE REPAIRED. *TR

ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE STAYS ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING BRAKES EXCESSIVE WEAR AND BRAKE FAILURE. FIVE 2016 CX5 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN SAME 5 MONTH PERIOD CAME TO DEALERSHIP WITH SAME PROBLEM. PROBLEM FIRST DETECTED BY SQUEAKING. PROBLEM GETS WORSE UNTIL DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN BRAKING. GRUMBLING NOISE IN FRONT CAUSED BY BAD BEARINGS. PROVIDING DEALER RECORDS AND PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN ORDERED. CONCERNED THAT MAZDA HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE WHICH MAY NOT MANIFEST ITSELF FOR A YEAR OR MORE AFTER PURCHASE. MAZDA IS STILL SELLING THE 2016 MODELS SINCE THE 2017'S HAVE BEEN DELAYED. MAZDA HAS HAD REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS IN ITS PREVIOUS MODELS OF CX5 BUT DOES NOT ADDRESS ISSUES ON THE 2016. CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE MAY BE SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED BY THIS BRAKING ISSUE. CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE SINCE NOVEMBER 17 2016 BECAUSE SUITABLE PARTS ARE STILL ON ORDER. WORRIED THAT WITH TIME PARTS WILL DETERIORATE AGAIN. PLEASE SEE PART NUMBER OF THE EPB UNIT STILL OUTSTANDING ON ATTACHMENT. *TR

MY 7 MONTH 2016 CX 5 WITH 15,000 MILES WAS PARKED AT WORK. WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO HOME, MY WINDSHIELD HAD A LARGE CRACK DOWN THE MIDDLE FROM THE TOP SPREADING OUT ON BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDES INTO THE VIEWING AREA LIKE A SPIDER WEB. IT STARTED RIGHT WHERE THE BLACK PLASTIC HOUSING IS FOR THE TECH PKG SENSORS BEHIND THE MIRROR. I STOPPED AT TECHNIGLASS ON MY WAY HOME & DAMON CHECKED IT OUT & SAID THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A ROCK CHIP, IT WAS A STRESS CRACK AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY & THAT HE HAS SEEN IT A LOT ON CX-5'S. ALSO TOLD ME THE WINDSHIELDS WERE ON BACK ORDER & THEY COST $1100. THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK IT TO DAHLE MAZDA IN SLC FOR 15,000 MILE SERVICE & SHOWED THEM THE CRACK & ASKED THEM TO REPLACE IT UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. THEY CAME BACK & TOLD ME THEY DID FINE POINT PEN TRICK & THERE WERE TWO ROCK CHIPS & IT IS NOT WARRANTABLE. I SHOWED THEM TECHNIGLASS NOTE SHOWING THERE WERE NO ROCK CHIPS & THEIR DIAGNOSIS OF A STRESS CRACK. ASKED FOR THE SERVICE MANAGER & SHARED THIS INFO & 30+ COMPLAINTS FROM ONLINE NHTSA & MAZDA247.COM WEBSITES CONFIRMING THE DEFECT WITH OTHER CX 5 OWNERS. MADE HIM DOCUMENT THEIR REFUSAL TO REPLACE ON MY SERVICE RECORD & TOLD HIM IT WAS UNACCEPTABLE & THAT I WAS GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH MAZDA USA & NHTSA. HE SAID HE WOULD ALSO CHECK WITH MAZDA USA TO SEE IF HE COULD DO ANYTHING & THAT HE WOULD CALL ME BACK'..HE NEVER DID. I ALSO LEARNED THAT TECHNIGLASS AND OTHER 3RD PARTY WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT COMPANIES CANNOT GET THESE REPLACEMENT WS FROM THEIR SUPPLIERS, THEY MUST ORDER THEM DIRECT FROM THE MAZDA DEALER, WHICH I FIND CONCERNING. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT & NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY MAZDA USA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE A-PILLAR TRIM MOLDING WAS MELTING BETWEEN THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE A-PILLAR TRIM MOLDING WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PARKED IN AREAS WHERE IT WAS EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

THE FOLLOWING HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ON MY 2016 MAZDA CX5 TOURING OVER THE COURSE OF ALMOST A YEAR. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 23, 2016. 1) WHILE IN REVERSE, MOVING TO DRIVE, THERE IS A LAG BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AND THEN LURCHES FORWARD. 2) FROM A STOP, THERE IS A LAG BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES, THE ENGINE REVS VERY LOUDLY AND THEN LURCHES FORWARD. 3) AT ANOTHER TIME, THE ENGINE REVS LOUDLY AND VERY HIGH WITH NO NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN SPEED AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES. VERY DANGEROUS.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS VEHICLE ALLOWS YOU TO TURN IT OFF BEING STILL IN "D" (WITHOUT EVEN SHIFTING IT TO "P"). IT DOESN'T WARN YOU AT ALL IF YOU FORGET TO SHIFT TO "P". IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES I HAVE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, GOT OFF OF IT AND VEHICLE REMAINS IN "D", WITHOUT GIVING YOU ANY BEEP OF WARNING. THE OTHER DAY, I STOPPED/PARKED MY VEHICLE IN A PARKING SLOT AND TURNED IT OFF AND I FORGOT TO SHIFTED TO "P". IT PASSED A COUPLE OF MINUTES, WHILE I WAS DOING MY MAKEUP AND HAIR THAT THE CAR STARTED MOVING. WHEN I REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING, VEHICLE HAD ALREADY MOVED ABOUT 3 YARDS (ALMOST OUT OF THE PARKING SLOT) LUCKILY I WAS STILL INSIDE THE CAR AND COULD BRAKE. SHOULD I HAVE LEFT THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING IT OFF, IT HAS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HITTING PEOPLE/CARS BYPASSING.