Mazda CX-5 electrical problems

I PUSH THE BUTTON TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THE MOTOR TURNS OFF BUT THE ACCESSORIES STAY ON (RADIO, DASH LIGHTS, ETC.) TURN THE CAR BACK ON, MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER AND THEN TURN IT OFF AGAIN. SOMETIMES THIS WORKS, OTHER TIMES IT TAKES NUMEROUS TRIES BEFORE IT WILL ACTUALLY SHUT OFF. SOME PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF THEIR CAR WITHOUT REALIZING THIS HAPPENED AND CAME BACK TO A DEAD BATTERY. THIS COULD BE A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD - SUCH AS SOMEONE STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT WITH A DEAD BATTERY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. MAZDA SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF IT BUT YOU HAVE TO ISSUE A RECALL SO WE CAN GET OUR CARS FIXED. IT IS APPARENTLY A SENSOR UNDER THE SHIFTER THAT IS THE ISSUE. IF YOU CHECK THE WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T49115_DS799849 YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING HIS PROBLEM. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PART SO THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT AFTER BEING STRANDED DUE TO THIS FAULTY PART. PLEASE MAKE MAZDA RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING A FAULTY PART IN OUR VEHICLES.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM: THE CAR DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN PUSHING 'START' BUTTON BEING ON 'PARKING'. THE ENGINE DOES TURN OFF, BUT ELECTRONICS STAYS ON AND THE CAR CAN'T BE LEFT OR LOCKED. ACCORDING TO ONLINE DISCUSSIONS, THIS IS ABOUT DEFECTIVE SENSOR, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE CAR IS ON 'PARKING', AND IT HAPPENS FOR DIFFERENT MAZDA MODELS STARTING FROM 2013. THEY RECOGNIZE THE DEFECT BUT STILL WANT CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR THE PART AND REPAIR. HOPEFULLY, THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO INITIATE A RECALL.

I HAVE 96,757 MILERS. AFTER I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I PUT THE GEAR IN PARK, AND I PUSH THE IGNITION BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE CAR, MY CX-5 DOES NOT SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. THE ENGINE IS OFF BUT ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUCH AS RADIO/NAVIGATION REMAINS ON AND I AM NOT ABLE TO ACTIVATE THE CAR ALARM AFTER I EXIT MY CAR. ORANGE LIGHT REMAINS ON THE "START BUTTON" AND I HAVE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND CHANGE THE GEAR FROM PARK TO R, N, OR D AND SHIFT IT BACK TO PARK TO SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO REPEAT THIS STEP TWO TO THREE TIMES. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER MY 5 YEAR 60K EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED.

TWO WEEKS AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE, I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY DOING SPEEDS OF 45 TO 74. THE DRIVERS LAND CHANGE ASSIST WAS NOT WORKING AS A CAR WAS RIGHT BESIDE ME SEVERAL TIMES I NOTICED AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF. MY SON MENTIONED IT. DEC 22, 2017 2) I WAS DRIVING AT DUSK ON CRUISE CONTROL 74 MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY BRAKED AND A WARNING BRAKE! WAS ON THE DASH. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE WITH NO OBJECTS OR CAR IN FRONT.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A/T WARNING LIGHT REMAIN ON. UNEXPECTED ISSUE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY CAUSE THAT IS BASED ON DRIVER USAGE OF VEHICLE. OEM BLOGS FOR VARIOUS OWNERS OF THIS MODEL APPEAR TO HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. MANUFACTURER IS CHARGING CUSTOMERS TO UPDATE THE TCM AND PCM CODES ON PROGRAMMING BOARDS, FOR AN ISSUE IT IS AWARE OF. CODES APPEAR TO ARISE RANDOMLY, AND NOT AS PART OF VEHICLE BEING IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA CX-5. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE IGNITION REMAINED IN THE ON POSITION. OVER THE COURSE OF TIME, THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY DUE TO THE FAILURE. NORTH SHORE MAZDA (84 NEWBURY ST, DANVERS, MA 01923, (978) 619-0220) WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS NOT OBLIGATED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE ON 02/27/2018 AND REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THE NECESSARY REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,033. *TT *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 MAZDA CX-5, THE SMART CITY BRAKE SUPPORT (SCBS) INDICATOR ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, ON CLEAR, SUNNY DAYS AND IN RAIN AND/OR SNOW; ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. THE RATE OF DRIVING SPEED VARIES FROM APPROX 10 TO 65 MPH. THE INDICATOR STAYS ON FOR ANYWHERE FROM 20 SECONDS OR UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED (UPWARDS OF 20 MINUTES). SERVICE TECHS AT LOCAL DEALER WERE ABLE TO PULL THE FAULT CODE FROM THE COMPUTER, BUT IT WAS GENERIC AND GAVE NO GUIDANCE. MAZDA INITIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS WAS A PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE CAMERA THAT CONTROLS THE SYSTEM (MOUNTED INTERIOR OF CAR AT WINDSHIELD), BUT WHEN PROBLEM PERSISTED WITH THE NEW CAMERA, MAZDA SAID IT'S "NORMAL" FOR THE LAMP ILLUMINATION TO DISPLAY ON THE DASH UNDER VARIOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REFERENCED SERVICE ALERT SA-052/17, WHICH DISCUSSES FOG, RAIN, EXHAUST GAS FROM VEHICLE IN FRONT, ETC. TRIGGERING THE SCBS. ACCORDING TO THIS SERVICE ALERT, A DIRTY WINDSHIELD WILL ALSO TRIGGER THE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS THE SCBS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, WHEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES IT DISTRACTS FROM THE ACT OF DRIVING.

[XXX] THE ENGINE DOES NOT IDLE. WHEN I WOULD SLOW TO STOP FOR A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, TH ENGINE WOULD QUIT AND REQUIRE RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY, AND, THE RED BATTERY LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. A SERVICE STATION DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS EITHER AN OLD BATTERY, AND/OR, AN ALTERNATOR. OURISMAN MAZDA, 801 ROCKVILLE PIKE, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852 [301-424-7800] ADVISED ME THIS MORNING, SATURDAY, 01/13/2018, THAT: 1.)THE PROBLEM IS THE MASS AIR FLOW FILTER THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. 2.)THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR MAZDA MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILURES. 3.) TOTAL PARTS AND LABOR ARE APPROXIMATELY, $575.00. 4.)THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE 5 YEARS / 100,000 WARRANTY DID NOT APPLY TO THE MASS AIR FLOW FILTER. 5.)WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO OURISMAN MAZDA, ON 01/12/2018, TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. I WAS ASKED WHEN AND WHERE I LAST FILLED THE GAS TANK, (AS IF A MASS AIR FLOW FAILURE MIMICS CONTAMINATED FUEL. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, NEW, IN DECEMBER 2012,, AND HAS APPROX.., 75,000 MILES OF URBAN / SUBURBAN DRIVING, NOT UNDER DUSTY CONDITIONS. THE RISK IS THAT THE CAR COULD UNEXPECTEDLY STALL AND WITH NO WAY TO RECOVER QUICKLY. *BF *JS PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR