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11416469 2021-05-11
2018 MAZDA CX-5
SITUATION: DRIVING UPHILL ON HWY 120 ON NEW PRIEST ROAD, BIG OAK FLAT, CA, TWO LANE MOUNTAIN ROAD. SLOW CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND A DELIVERY TRUCK TAILGATING. SLOW CAR EVENTUALLY MOVES ASIDE IN A TURNOUT AND I ACCELERATE TO OPEN UP SPACE BETWEEN MYSELF AND WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE THE TRUCK BUT SOMEHOW THE SLOW CAR RETURNED TO THE DRIVING LANE AHEAD OF THE TRUCK. I CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE TO ATTEMPT TO OPEN UP SPACE BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE CAR BEHIND ME WHEN I LOST POWER, THE CAR BEHIND ME MOVES TO THE OPPOSING TRAFFIC LANE TO AVOID REAR ENDING MY CAR THAT IS RUNNING IN DEGRADED MODE (ACCELERATOR HAS NO EFFECT, BASICALLY MOVING ON IDLE POWER) AND NARROWLY MISSES AN ONCOMING CAR AS I MOVE TOWARDS THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RIGHT LANE. TRUCK BEHIND ME HAS TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER TO AT THAT LOCATION IMMEDIATE LOCATION. I PULL OVER A FEW HUNDRED YARDS FURTHER AT A SAFE LOCATION. GRADE WAS PERHAPS 4% TO 6%. WEATHER: HOT 90 DEGREES SPEED: ACCELERATING FROM 35 TO 50 MPH (GUESS) DIAGNOSTIC LIGHTS: SMART CITY BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING, PLUS A LOT OF OTHER WARNING LIGHTS LIT INCLUDING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTERMATH: I PULLED SAFELY OVER, STOPPED THE ENGINE, WAITED A WHILE AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE CAR RETURNED TO IT'S NORMAL DRIVING BEHAVIOR AND COMPLETED MY TRIP. OTHER INFORMATION: THIS IS THE 3RD OCCURRENCE OF THIS BEHAVIOR. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD MAZDA LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. 1ST OCCURRENCE THEY REPLACED THE CYLINDER COIL, 2ND OCCURRENCE THEY REPLACED A SPARK PLUG FOR MISFIRE. 3RD OCCURRENCE, TO BE DETERMINED.
11403642 2021-02-27
2017 MAZDA CX-5
THE CAR STALLED WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 56 MILES LEFT IN THE GAS TANK. THIS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO THE FACT THAT I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL, AS THE TRAFFIC WAS SPEEDING PAST. I HAD TO COAST THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SAFETY OF THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, IT WOULDN'T RESTART AND IT SEEMED AS IF IT NEVER ACTUALLY STOPPED TRYING TO RESTART. I NOTICED A FEW THINGS DURING THIS SITUATION. 1. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2. ALL THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS APPEARED TO COME ON 3. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND HOLD BUTTON FOR CITY PARKING BRAKE WERE FLASHING AT THE CENTER COUNSEL 4. THE DASHBOARD WARNINGS ROTATED BETWEEN, CITY PARKING BRAKE, PARKING BRAKE, CRUISE SYSTEM DISABLED 5. THE BATTERY FINALLY DIED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF THIS HAPPENING MY FAMILY AND I WERE BROUGHT TO SAFETY BY A STATE TROOPER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GAS STATION. WE FILLED THE GAS TANK, JUMPED THE CAR AND IT HAS NOT HAD THE ISSUE SINCE. UNFORTUNATELY THE REAR LIFT GATE HAS ONLY WORKED ONE TIME AFTER THE EVENT BUT I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON THERE. I HAD THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPEN ONCE IN 2019, AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. I TOOK IT TO A MAZDA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT MAY HAVE BEEN BAD GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE ISSUE SEEMS TO MATCH A SIMILAR ISSUE MENTIONED IN RECALL 3719F.
11375629 2019-04-19
2019 MAZDA CX-5
VEHICLE DISPLAY ON DASHBOARD, STEERING WHEEL, SHIFT CONSOLE, AUDIO CONTROLS, SEATS ADJUSTMENTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ARE NOT LIGHTED. UNABLE TO KNOW WHICH BUTTONS TO PUSH BECAUSE PRINTING IS SO SMALL AND MANY CONTROLS ARE GROUPED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. MAZDA CX5 OWNER'S MANUAL IS FOR ALL MAZDA MODELS. THERE IS NO INDICATION AS TO WHAT FEATURE IS INCLUDED ON MY CAR. THIS CAR LACKS LIGHTED DISPLAY AND CONTAINS SMALL LETTERS/NUMERALS WHILEPARKED, MOVING OR DRIVING IN DAY OR NIGHT; MAZDA DEALERS IN TWO DIFFERENT TOWNS REPORT UNABLE TO IMPROVE SITUATION "THAT'S HOW IT IS" .
11306813 2020-01-25
2018 MAZDA CX-5
MADE A SLOW RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING PLACE TO PICK UP MY DOGS AT THE GROOMER, WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP, THE CAR ACCELERATED LURCHING FORWARD. I THEN TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND REAPPLIED INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN THE CAR SPED UP AND WAS ONLY STOPPED WHEN I HIT A BRICK BUILDING. I HAD TWO DASH WARNINGS "FRONT CAMERA SENSOR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION" AND "FORWARD SMART CITY BREAD SUPPORT MALFUNCTION" I AM NOT CERTAIN HOW FAST THE CAR WAS MOVING WHEN I HIT THE BUILDING BUT THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR IS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. FURTHER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE PHOTOS OF BOTH THE COLLISION DAMAGE AND THE WARNING LIGHTS. THE DEALERSHIP REQUESTED THEY RUN DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG CLAIMING THE ACCIDENT WAS MY FAULT AS I MUST HAVE PUT MY FOOT ON BOTH THE BRAKE AND GAS AT THE SAME TIME. I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. THE ALSO STATED THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT NOT THE CAUSE. I AM ONLY GRATEFUL I WAS NOT PULLING INTO A SPACE CLOSER TO THE DOOR AS I WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH A PLATE GLASS WINDOW AND MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY TO ANYONE STANDING IN THE LOBBY.
11286738 2019-09-09
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.
11174332 2018-01-26
2018 MAZDA CX-5
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 MAZDA CX-5. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A MEDIAN AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SCHWARTZ MAZDA (585 SHREWSBURY AVE, SHREWSBURY, NJ 07702, (732) 945-5100) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 650.
11075601 2017-11-01
2017 MAZDA CX-5
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 MAZDA CX-5. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE RECOGNITION SYSTEM WAS ON WHILE THE PRECEDING VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT A SLOWER SPEED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH LANES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT A CRASH. THE CONTACT TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE DEALER (JIM CLICK MAZDA EASTSIDE, 1301 S WILMOT RD, TUCSON, AZ 85711) WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
11010416 2017-07-21
2017 MAZDA CX-5
ACCORDING TO CONSUMER REPORTS (AUG. 2017, PAGE 58, LAST PARAGRAPH) THE MAZDA'S NEW CX-5'S FORWARD COLLISION WARNING WITH LOW-SPEED AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING STANDARD SHOULD BE APPLAUDED. THESE FEATURES MALFUNCTIONS IN LAS VEGAS DURING HOT WEATHER. MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAS NO FIX. WE BOUGHT A MAZDA CX-5 ON JUNE 9, 2017. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON JULY 21, 2017 THE CAR QUIT WORKING PROPERLY AND WE HAD THREE WARNING MESSAGES COME UP ON THE DASHBOARD: 1.SMART CITY BRAKE SUPPORT MALFUNCTION 2.SMART BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION 3. FORWARD CAMERA MALFUNCTION. HAD I NOT BEEN PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL THE CAR MIGHT HAVE REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT AT 60 MPH. THE DEALER SERVICE STAFF I TALKED TO ON THE PHONE WHEN I GOT HOME SAID THAT MAZDA KNEW ABOUT THE FAILURES. MAZDA SAID THESE ERRORS ARE CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE HEAT AND MAZDA HAS HAD MANY COMPLAINTS IN MANY LOCATIONS. THERE IS PRESENTLY NO FIX. IT SEEMS TO WORK OK WHEN THE WEATHER IS COOLER. THESE ARE SAFETY FEATURES WE PURCHASED AND THEY FAILED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IN LAS VEGAS. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 104 AT THE TIME. NOT EXCESSIVE FOR LAS VEGAS NOR OTHER PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST DESERT. I CURRENTLY HAVE PICTURES OF TWO OF THE WARNING MESSAGES THAT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND CAN BE SEEN AT HTTPS://PHOTOS.APP.GOO.GL/0MFDPF5WZVOUX2SP2. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR FLAW OF THE MAZDA CX-5 IF THEIR PREMIER PACKAGE SAFETY FEATURES FAILS TO WORK WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 104. THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE RECOMMENDED, OR EVEN SOLD, WITH THESE FEATURES UNTIL MAZDA GETS THIS FIXED. MAYBE OTHER MAZDA MODELS HAVE THIS FLAW.
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