2016 Mazda CX-5

I PURCHASED MY CAR ON SEPT 10, 2015. I CURRENTLY HAVE 6,300 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT AND I STEP ON THE GAS TO GO, THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE AND JUST REVS VERY LOUDLY. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE CAR ACCELERATES AND THE CAR JERKS PRETTY VIOLENTLY (TO THE POINT WHERE MY HEAD HITS THE BACK OF THE HEAD REST). THIS WAS VERY CONSISTENT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. WHEN I WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE, THE CAR'S TIMING SEEMED TO BE OFF AS IT NEEDED TO DOWNSHIFT BUT COULDN'T WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE. I MADE IT HOME AND HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN NASHUA, NH. PER THE DEALERSHIP ON 2/22, THE CAR NEEDS A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION.

ANYONE CAN START AND STEAL ANY NEW MAZDA THRU THIS METHOD! ASSUME YOU'RE CONNECTED USING MAZDA REMOTE - KEY-FOB OR MOBILE. IT'S REGISTERED TO YOUR CAR. SO, WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON/SCREEN IT SENDS "WHATEVER" TO TRANSMITTER. TRANSMITTER'S INPUT SIDE IS COUPLED EXCLUSIVELY WITH THAT ITEM AND SO TRANSMITTER RECOGNIZES IT AS AUTHENTIC. NOW, HERE'S WHERE THE SECURITY CHAIN BREAKS. TRANSMITTER'S OUTPUT SIDE, SENDS A SET VOLT(?), SHORTS(?), SERIES OF SIGNALS(?) INTO THE COUPLER OF THE CAR TO WHICH IT'S CONNECTED. THE WHITE 3-PRONG CONNECTOR - PASSENGER SIDE. IF URY-RIG THAT COUPLER AND SENT THE SAME SET OF OUTPUT THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTS UP ANYONE WITH A DECENT MEASURING TOOL CAN CAPTURE THE TRANSMITTER'S OUTPUT WHEN ITS SENDING BY REMOVING THE CONNECTION FROM THE WHITE JACK AND CONNECTING IT TO HIS/HER TOOL BOX. ONCE DONE, IT'LL WORK ACROSS ALL CX(X) SERIES. THAT'S WHY THE REMOTE KEY-FOBS ARE SO EXPENSIVE @ MAZDA. THEY HAVE ALL THE SECURITY LOGIC, THE TRANSMITTER'S RATHER DUMB. BUT: I KNOW AFTER I HAVE REMOTE STARTED THE CAR, AS SOON AS I OPEN THE DOOR, THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. HERE HOWEVER, IMPOSER WAS ALREADY INSIDE THE CAR. SO, THAT SECURITY FEATURE HE WAS ABLE TO BYPASS.

ONLY GOT MY CAR FOR A MONTH :( AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY NOTICE THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED STARTED FROM THE TOP MIDDLE WHERE THE RARE MIRROR IS. THE CRACK IS NOW LONGER AND LONGER DAY BY DAY. MAYBE GOT HIT BY A TINY TINY LITTLE ROCK BUT THE DOT OF THE HIT WAS SO SMALL THAT IT COULD HARDLY BE SEEN. I BELIEVE THAT IT'S CHEAP WINDSHIELD THAT MAZDA IS USING. ALL THE BS HOW SAFETY THIS CAR IS......

I'VE ONLY HAD MY MAZDA FOR 2 MONTHS AND NOTICED A CRACK ORIGINATING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. IT OCCURRED AFTER A HOT DAY COUPLED WITH A COLD NIGHT SO I SUSPECT THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK THAT HAPPENED WHEN I LEASED THE CAR AND IT GREW DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. I'VE READ THAT THERE ARE TONS OF SIMILAR INCIDENCES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND ITS CONCERNING (ESPECIALLY SINCE THE REPLACEMENT IS $1,000).

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE 25 F OR LOWER AND IT IS SNOWING OR RAINING IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE WINDSHIELD CLEAR OF ICE. WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS 25 TO 50 MPH ON LOCAL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, THE SNOW WOULD MELT ON CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD, REFREEZE, AND THE WIPERS WOULD FREEZE SOLID AND NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO STOP EVERY SEVERAL MINUTES AND USE A SCRAPER TO REMOVE THE WINDSHIELD ICE TO SEE SAFELY. THIS CONDITION MAKES FOR VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS WINTER PRECIPITATION DRIVING. THE ONLY CHANCE OF OF GETTING MINIMAL VIEWING AREA WAS TO KEEP THE FUNCTION SELECTOR ON FULL DEFROST, THE TEMPERATURE SELECTOR ON FULL HEAT AND THE FAN ON HIGH. THIS WAS STILL A LOSING BATTLE AND EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAN NOISE IS INCREDIBLY LOUD, THE WIPERS ARE LOADED WITH ICE AND THUMPING ON THE WINDSHIELD AND YOUR FACE GETS RIDICULOUSLY HOT BECAUSE ON THE DEFROST FUNCTION MORE AIR IS DIRECTED BACK AT THE SIDE WINDOWS THAN IS DIRECTED AT THE WINDSHIELD. WHAT AN EXTREMELY POOR DESIGN AND FUNCTION OF A BASIC DEFROST SYSTEM. EVEN DURING COLD WEATHER WITH NO PRECIPITATION THE POOR FUNCTION OF THE DEFROST SYSTEM CANNOT KEEP THE WINDSHIELD FREE OF FOGGING OVER UNLESS THE SELECTORS ARE SET ON FULL FAN, HEAT AND DEFROST. NOW WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH A CAR THAT SHOULD BE A GREAT, SAFE ALL WHEEL DRIVE, ALL WEATHER VEHICLE IN NEW ENGLAND THAT CAN'T HANDLE DEFROSTING THE WINDSHIELD DURING OUR WINTERS.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE 25 F OR LOWER AND IT IS SNOWING, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE WINDSHIELD CLEAR OF ICE. WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS 25 TO 50 MPH ON LOCAL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, THE SNOW WOULD MELT ON CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD, REFREEZE, AND THE WIPERS WOULD FREEZE SOLID AND NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD OVER A LARGE PART OF THE GLASS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER'S EYES. NO CHANGE WAS NOTED WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLING AT STOP SIGNS OR RED LIGHTS. WE HAD TO STOP EVERY SEVERAL MINUTES AND USE A SCRAPER TO REMOVE THE WINDSHIELD ICE TO SEE SAFELY. THIS CONDITION MAKES FOR VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS WINTER PRECIPITATION DRIVING. IRONICALLY, WE BOUGHT THIS ALL-WHEEL VEHICLE MAINLY FOR JUST THIS TYPE OF DRIVING IN SNOWY MOUNTAIN AREAS WHERE WE DRIVE FREQUENTLY. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED UNDER WARRANTY. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE DEFROSTER AND WIPERS AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AS THE CARE DOES NOT PREFORM UNDER THE EXACT WINTER CONDITIONS WE PRIMARILY BOUGHT IT FOR.

I HAVE A NEW 2016 MAZDA CX 5 GRAND TOURING. I AM ABOUT TO HAVE TO GET MY WINDSHIELD REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME DUE TO IT CRACKING. THE FIRST OCCURANCE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I HEARD A "CRACK" AND LOOKED OVER AND NOTICED A SHATTER LIKE CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE SIZE OF A SILVER DOLLAR THAT QUICKLY CRACKED OUT TO THE MIDDLE OF MY WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD WAS ON BACK ORDER DUE TO NONE BEING IN STOCK. I HAD TO DRIVE AROUND FOR 2.5 MONTHS WITH A CRACKED WINDSHIELD UNTIL ONE FINALLY BECAME AVAILABLE. THE SECOND TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ABOUT THREE DAYS AGO. I HAD JUST PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE AND WENT INSIDE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND CAME BACK OUT TO GRAB SOME THINGS AND NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ON THE BRAND NEW WINDSHIELD I HAD JUST PAID TO GET REPLACED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. THERE IS A SMALL CHIP IN THE GLASS, HOWEVER, I FEEL LIKE IF A ROCK OR SOMETHING DID HIT MY WINDSHIELD, THE GLASS SHOULD NOT CRACK THAT EASILY. I HAVE OWNED PREVIOUS VEHICLES WHERE ROCKS HAVE HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH NO ISSUES AT ALL. I HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHER CX5 OWNERS HAVE HAD WINDSHIELD ISSUES AS WELL WHICH MAKES ME THINK THERE MUST BE SOME TYPE OF MANUFACTURE DEFECT. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE WINDSHIELD IS THE ONLY FRONT PROTECTION BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND THE ROAD.