2018 Mazda CX-5

NIST CAMPAIGN 19V497MODIFICATIONS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE NOW DECELERATES UP TO 6 MPH ON HILL INGRESS; ON EGRESS THE VEHICLE GOES AT LEAST 3 MPH OVER SETTING. WHEN PASSING CARS ON A HILL, THE CAR SLOWS DOWN WHEN RELYING ON CRUISE CONTROL TO RESUME DRIVING, THUS CAUSING US TO STEP ON THE GAS TO HOLD A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE PASSED CAR. WE HAVE LOST AT LEAST 3 MPG FUEL EFFICIENCY. WE HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS EXPECTED. THIS FIX IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

I AM CONCERNED THAT THE HEADLIGHT GLARE FROM MY 2018 MAZDA CX-5 MANUFACTURED IN NOVEMBER 2107 IS EXCESSIVE FOR ONCOMING VEHICLES. I FREQUENTLY HAVE ONCOMING CARS FLASH THEIR LIGHTS AT ME WHEN DRIVING ON 2 LANE ROADS AT NIGHT. MY VEHICLE HAS THE TECH PACKAGE, WHICH INCLUDES ADAPTIVE LED HEADLIGHTS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SELF LEVELING. THE IIHS TESTING OF HEADLIGHTS OF THE 2017 - 2018 MAZDA CHANGED IN MARCH 2018 FROM ACCEPTABLE TO GOOD.

I WAS ENTERING THE PARKING GARAGE OF MY APARTMENT BUILDING. THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING AS I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS I WAS WAITING FOR THE GARAGE DOOR TO OPEN. THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BEFORE THE GARAGE DOOR WAS FULLY UP. MY CAR WENT STRAIGHT AHEAD AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. THE PARKED CAR HAD BOTH FRONT AND BACK END DAMAGE. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE DOOR. THE POLICE WERE CALLED. PHOTOS DO NOT INCLUDE THE PARKED VEHICLE DAMAGE TO PROTECT THE PERSON'S IDENTITY.

WHILE LIGHT BRAKING, CAR BRAKES JAM... CAUSING UNINTENDED STOP. DANGEROUS. AT NO TIME WAS A CODE FLAGGED. MENTIONED TO GIRL AT DESK WHEN IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES. WHEN CAR WHEN IN FOR SERVICE. LADT SERVICE I BELIEVE CAR WAS PUT ON DIAGNOSTICS. WAS TOLD NOTHING FOUND. BECAUSE IT HAPPENS SO OFTEN, & DEALERSHIP TELLS ME CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM...I CALLED A MECHANIC OUTSIDE OF MAZDA. SPOKE ON PHONE WITH MASTER MECHANIC. & DESCRIBED PROBLEM..HE INFORMED ME PROBLEM WAS A SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION. CAR SHUTS DOWN & LOCKS. BECAUSE IT HAPPENS SO FAST NO CODE IS GENERATED. SAID IS SERIOUS PROBLEM.

2018-2019 MAZDA CX-5 SOFTWARE ERROR MAY CAUSE ENGINE STALL SAFETY AND EMISSION RECALL 3719F NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V-497. I RECEIVED MAIL SHOWING MY VIN NUMBER IS PART OF A RECALL. I WENT ONLINE TO CONTACT CLOSEST MAZDA DEALER WHICH 3 HOURS DRIVE ONE WAY, AND TRIED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THEM FIX THE RECALLED PART FREE OF CHARGE. WHEN I ENTERED THE VIN NUMBER , IT SHOWED ME THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS FOR THIS VIN NUMBER , WHICH IS NOT TRUE. I WAS RELIEVED FOR A MOMENT THINKING I DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THE LONG TRIP AFTER ALL, BUT THEN I CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER AGAIN AND MY CAR IS 100% PART OF THE RECALL. WWW.MAZDARECALLINFO.COM ALSO CONFIRMED THIS VIN NUMBER WAS PART OF A RECALL AND WHEN I CLICKED SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT IT TOOK ME AGAIN TO THEIR APPLICATION WHICH THEN AGAIN STATED MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT PART OF AN ACTIVE RECALL. I WENT AHEAD AND I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT REGARDLESS, BUT I DO THINK THIS IS BOTH MISLEADING AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE ONLINE SCHEDULING APP SEARCH AND STATE THERE IS NO RECALL. I TOOK A SCREEN SHOT, AS THIS IS MOST LIKELY IMPACTING A LOT OF FOLKS THAT TRY TO GET THEIR RECALLED PART FIXED WITH A MAZDA.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND THERE IS A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT, I WILL START TO BRAKE LIGHTLY AND THEN INCREASE BRAKING IF NEEDED. THREE TIMES THE CAR HAS STOPPED ITSELF WITH MAZDA'S "SMART CITY BRAKE" FEATURE. I HAD SPACE TO STOP IN TIME, BUT THE CAR'S SCB TAKES OVER AND VIOLENTLY BRAKES THE CAR TO A STOP AN INCREASES THE CHANCE OF A REAR END COLLISION FROM A CAR FOLLOWING ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. EVERY TIME I HAD CONTROL AND COULD STOP IN TIME AND THE VEHICLE'S ALGORITHM SAYS TOO CLOSE AND STOPS THE CAR VIOLENTLY, EVEN IF I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES ALREADY. UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE THE SCB FEATURE THIS SENSITIVE, AND SHOULD NOT BRAKE MORE IF THE DRIVER IS ALREADY APPLYING THE BRAKES.

DRIVING IN THE CITY WHILE A CAR IN FRONT IS TURNING RIGHT AND WELL OUT OF THE CARS FUTURE PATH, THE SMART CITY BRAKE FEATURE WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH TO BRAKE. THERE IS NO NEED TO BRAKE AS THE CAR IN FRONT IS TURNING OUT OF THE WAY. VERY ANNOYING AND UPSETS MY WIFE AS A PASSENGER. RADAR NEEDS REFLASHED AND THE BEAM WIDTH BE SMALLER. CAR SHOULD SEE THAT THE CAR IS LEAVING THE RADAR PATH AND SHOULD NOT START BEEP. THIS HAPPENS ALOT.