Mazda CX-5 electrical problems

MY WIFE COMPLAINED ABOUT HOW SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND IT DIDN'T WORK ONE RANDOM TIME WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO TEST IT OUT. I WASN'T EVEN OUT OF MY BLOCK BEFORE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND EVERYTHING JUST STOPPED. I WAS GOING LESS THAN 10 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED. SEVERAL LIGHTS CAME ON ON THE DASHBOARD. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, THE AT LIGHT, THE TPMS LIGHT, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SOMETHING BAD HAPPENED AND THIS COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AND NOW ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AT THAT POINT.

STARTED CAR IN DRIVEWAY 2/10/19, 4 PM 'ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE TIMING WAS OBVIOUSLY ABNORMAL. RANDOM AUTOMATIC BRAKING NOTED WHEN CAR IN MOTION, WITHIN ONE BLOCK OF LEAVING DRIVEWAY. IMMEDIATE INABILITY TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 10-12 MPH EXPERIENCED. ERROR MESSAGES THEN OBSERVED ON CAR DASHBOARD WARNING SECTORS: CHECK ENGINE; TRACTION CONTROL: TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING; SMART CITY BRAKE SUPPORT MALFUNCTION-FORWARD SCBS DISABLED. CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE TO DEALER 12 MILES AWAY. CAR TOWED TO DEALER SITE 2/11/19 MONDAY AM. CAR HAS 28,330 MILES PER ODOMETER; SERVICE MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE, AS MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED. DEALER ASSESSMENT OF CAUSE ON 2/11/19 REPORTED AS 'RATS NESTING IN ENGINE AND EATING THROUGH SOY INSULTATION ON WIRING ON ENGINE HARNESS.' REPAIR COSTS OF > $1,500 ESTIMATED. IT SEEMS THAT INSULATING ENGINE COMPONENT WITH NUTRIENTS ATTRACTIVE TO NESTING, UBIQUITOUS VERMIN IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR CAR OWNERS AND USERS. ANY NHTSA GUIDANCE ON THIS CRITICAL ISSUE?

FIRST NOTICED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. I WAS DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING AND DID NOT PUT CAR TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL IN PARK. I TOUCHED ENGINE START/ STOP SWITCH AND ENGINE TURNS OFF AS IT SHOULD. I PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE CAR AND NOTICED IT ROLLING AWAY. SINCE I WAS STILL IN CAR, I REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED AN CORRECTED THE OVERSIGHT. MOST PEOPLE ARE USED TO KEY IGNITION AND CAN NOT PULL KEY UNLESS TRANNY IS IN PARK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED.

VEHICLE SOMETIMES DOES NOT COMPLETELY SHUT-OFF WHEN SHIFTING INTO "PARK" AND PRESSING 'START/OFF' BUTTON. ACCESSORY FUNCTIONS REMAIN 'ON'. WARNING LIGHT STATES "PLEASE SHIFT INTO 'PARK'". SOMETIMES REQUIRES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS SHIFTING OUT OF AND BACK INTO 'PARK' BEFORE ALL SYSTEMS SHUTDOWN WHEN PRESSING 'START/OFF' BUTTON. BASED ON NUMEROUS OTHER DRIVERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES, APPEARS TO BE PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTER SWITCH (PART# KDY046040). VERY IRRITATING HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM...MAZDA NEEDS TO DO RECALL ON THIS, IMO!

CAR ISSUE ON MAY 6TH 2018, I FIRST EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE NOT FULLY TURNING OFF THE CAR WHILE IN PARK. I HAVE A PUSH BUTTON START ON MY CAR AND AFTER I PUT IT IN PARK, I PRESSED THE PUSH BUTTON TO SHUT IT OFF AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I WANT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS BEEPING AT ME AS IF I DID NOT TURN OFF MY CAR. AND THE LIGHT ON THE PUSH BUTTON WAS ORANGE. THE CAR WAS IN A STATE AS IF I WAS USING THE BATTERY BUT DID NOT HAVE MY ENGINE ON OR AC. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, PRESSED THE BUTTON TO TRY TO SHUT IT OFF, AND IT TURNED MY CAR BACK ON THEN I PRESSED THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SHUT IT OFF AND IT WENT BACK TO USING THE BATTERY ONLY. I TRIED MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE AND I STILL COULD NOT. I ATTEMPTED THIS AT LEAST 5 TIMES BEFORE MY VEHICLE FINALLY SHUT OFF. I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, GO TO SHUT OFF MY CAR AND IT WILL NOT FULLY SHUT OFF. I ATTEMPTED TO SHUT IT OFF SEVEN TIMES BEFORE I FINALLY PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN MY CAR SHUT OFF. I CALLED MY MAZDA DEALERSHIP, AND ASK THEM WHAT I WOULD DO IN THE FUTURE TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE. I LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET, AND THERE'S HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND ALL OF THEM SAY THAT MAZDA SAYS THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE. THEY URGED ME TO COME IN, HAVE MY CAR DIAGNOSED, AND THEN THEY COULD TRY TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. BECAUSE MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I WOULD BE PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE A RECALL ISSUE. HOW ARE THERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, BLOGS EVERYWHERE WITH THE SAME ISSUES AS MYSELF AND NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD OF IT? THIS IS NOW HAPPENING TO ME ON A REGULAR BASIS. I LOVE THIS VEHICLE BUT I'M SECONDS AWAY FROM GETTING RID OF IT. I'VE HAD ENOUGH. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLES.

REPLACED BATTERY JANUARY 29, 2019. BATTERY NOT HOLDING A CHARGE IT GOES COMPLETELY DEAD AFTER NOT DRIVING ONE DAY. THERE IS NO OBVIOUS CAUSE AS TO WHY THE BATTERY IS DRAINED DEAD NO LIGHTS ON NO DASH LIGHTS NO NOTHING INDICATING THAT THE BATTERY SHOULD GO DEAD . UPON CHECKING THE INTERNET THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER INSTANCES WHERE THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO HAPPENED WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. PROBLEM MAY LIE WITHIN THE MAZDA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ITSELF AND HARD FOR THE MANUFACTURE DEALER OR CAR OWNER TO IDENTIFY .

IF ANYONE HAS EXPERIENCED THE GEAR SHIFTER ISSUE WITH THEIR 2014 MAZDA CX-5, PLEASE CALL MAZDA DIRECTLY AND MAKE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT POWER OFF WHEN YOU PUT IT IN PARK. THE CAR THINKS IT IS STILL IN DRIVE, THEREFORE ACCESSORY POWER STAYS ON AND THUS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DIE WHEN YOU DON'T REALIZE THAT THE CAR WAS STILL IN THE WHOLE TIME. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE REACT/MAKE COMPLAINTS THEN MAYBE WE CAN GET THIS ISSUE IN FOR A RECALL. IF YOU'VE ALREADY PAID FOR IT TO BE FIXED OUT OF POCKET THEN YOU COULD GET REIMBURSED IF IT DOES GET RECALLED. SO PLEASE CALL. THIS IS THE MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER. 800-222-5500. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR AN ISSUE THAT ISNT THEIR FAULT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA CX-5. AFTER THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN THE ENGINE POWER BUTTON WAS PRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (KOEPPEL MAZDA, 7712 NORTHERN BLVD, QUEENS, NY) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER WAS FAULTY. THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE CONTACT STILL EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE POWERING OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,762. *DT*JB