2013 MAZDA CX-5 Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2013 Mazda CX-5. The contact stated while shifting into the park the electronics failed to turn off. The contact vigorously shifted the gear shifter in several positions for approximately 10 to 15 minutes to turn off electronics. There were no warning indicator lights illuminated. The contact was concerned about the battery being drained. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where the contact was informed that the vehicle was not covered under the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

My vehicle does not want to turn off when placed in park. The car is fully in the park position, but the start push button is illuminated with a red light. The power is still on, and the car beeps when door is open. I can only get the power to turn off, after repeatedly tapping the gear shift left, towards the P symbol. It is already fully seated in the park position, but this finally causes the light to go off and the car turns off. Always hoping the power did not turn back on while away from the car. Is this a fire hazard? I will not park my car in the garage as I am concerned it may overheat the wiring, electrical components, etc...??? I have noticed similar complaints for this vehicle on this website also.

The contact owns a 2013 MAZDA CX5. The contact stated while attempting to shut off the vehicle, the vehicle failed to turn off due to the transmission not being fully in PARK. The contact stated that there was an unknown flashing red warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and the contact was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

BOUGHT MY CAR WITH 40K MILES ON IT FROM A MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN AURORA COLORADO IN 2017. I'M AT 106K NOW AND I THOUGHT I NEEDED WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. TURNS OUT IT'S THE DRIVE TRAIN AND A TRANSMISSION FAILING. MY VEHICLE HUMS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEN I ACCELERATE. THIS ISSUE BEGAN JUST OVER 100K MILES.

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DECELERATING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL WINDING AND GRINDING NOISE DETECTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE REPAIRS ON THE AXLE AND THE MECHANIC WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING AN ABNORMAL WINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANS AXLE BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

VEHICLE DOES NOT SHUT OFF WHEN PRESSING THE START/STOP BUTTON DUE TO KNOWN GATE AT SHIFTER ISSUE IN SB 05-007/15. MY VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRED DUE TO MILAGE BEFORE THE SB WAS EVEN RELEASED.

Mileage: 40,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WITH 20K MILES. AFTER A FEW MONTHS I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION, ONCE THE CROSS TRAFFIC CLEARED I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR JUST GLIDED, IT HAD NO POWER FOR 5 SECONDS. I REPEATEDLY PRESSED THE THE GAS PEDAL BUT NOTHING HAPPENED UNTIL AFTER 5 SECONDS WHEN THE REVOLUTIONS INSTANTLY INCREASED TO AROUND 5000 RPM. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED AT AROUND 27,000 MILES. I FIGURED IT WAS A SMALL GLITCH. THROUGH MY 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP (PUTTING ON 57,000 MILES) THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. I AM VERY HESITANT WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS AND ATTEMPTING LANE CHANGES. THIS NOW OCCURS AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE OTHER ISSUE OCCURS WHEN I SHIFT FROM PARK/REVERSE TO DRIVE, WHILE ON LEVEL GROUND, THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKS FORWARD AND REVOLUTIONS INCREASE SUDDENLY, WITH MY FOOD EITHER ON THE BRAKE OR AS SOON AS I REMOVE IT BUT BEFORE I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. ANOTHER ISSUE IS WHILE I'M ACCELERATING, AT 20-25 MPH AS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING FROM EITHER 2 TO 3RD OR 3RD TO 4TH (I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE YET). WHEN TRANSMISSION MISSES THE GEAR CHANGE IT CAUSES THE REVOLUTIONS TO SUDDENLY INCREASE FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND. WHEN THE GEAR IS ENGAGED IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A CLUNKY SLAMMING SOUND. THIS HAPPENS PRETTY QUICKLY AND HAS NOT YET MADE THE CAR LOSE SPEED OR HANDLING. AFTER 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP WITH RECORDED ROUTINE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE COMPLETED AND STANDARD COMMUTER USE OF 60% HIGHWAY AND 40% CITY STYLE DRIVING I DON'T FEEL THE TRANSMISSION AND/OR ENGINE ARE SAFE OR RELIABLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SINCE IT IS STILL UNDER LIMITED POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY BUT THEY JUST TELL ME THAT IS NORMAL FOR ECONOMY STYLE CARS. I CAN NOT LET MY PARENTS BORROW THE CAR BECAUSE I FEEL THESE ISSUES MIGHT SURPRISE THEM WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND LEAD TO A COLLISION.

Mileage: 27,000

WHEN STOPPED AND WITH THE ENGINE AND ALL LIGHTS TURNED OFF, THE CAR WILL DRAIN THE BATTERY AND NOT BE ABLE TO BE STARTED. THIS HAS RESULTED IN BEING STRANDED IN MANY PLACES. IN FACT, I NOW CARRY A RECHARGABLE BATTERY PACK TO KEEP FROM BEING STRANDED ONCE A MONTH.

Mileage: 75,000

THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK. THE ACCESSORIES IE RADIO WON'T TURN OFF AND I AM UNABLE TO LOCK MY CAR AS THE ALARM KEEPS BEEPING THIS MORNING I HAVE A DEAD BATTERY AND SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON RECURRENT PROBLEM MAZDA HAS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT A WEEK.

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE CAR, THE ACCESSORIES DO NOT TURN OFF. THE RADIO CONTINUES TO PLAY, ETC. I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF AGAIN. I REPEAT UNTIL THE CAR FINALLY TURNS OFF. I LEAVE THE RADIO ON IN CASE I FORGET AND MY BATTERY RUNS DOWN. FROM RESEARCHING I HAVE FOUND IT IS A BAD SHIFTER POSITION SWITCH AND EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SCAREY MY CAR WAS PARKED AT THE TIME.

Mileage: 92,000

[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

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO DROP OUR CHILDREN OFF TO GO TO WORK ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE, LOW TIRE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN ALL LIGHTS CAME ON THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND COULD NOT GO ABOVE 20 MPH.

Mileage: 66,000

AFTER A LUBE, OIL FILTER SERVICE FRIDAY MORNING AT THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP, IN THE EVENING WHILE DRIVING AT SIXTY MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, WE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE LOSS OF POWER. REDUCED DOWN TO TWENTY MPH, WE SAFELY STEERED TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND AVOIDED A SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE. WE CONTINUED HOME ON CITY STREETS GOING TEN MPH UP HILLS AND MAYBE THIRTY DOWNHILL. STEERING AND BRAKES WERE NORMAL. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE OF SERIOUSNESS OF THE POSSIBLE ACCIDENT AND AM ASKING FOR YOUR DIAGNOSIS OF THE POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THIS ENGINE FAILURE. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE.

Mileage: 57,500

I HAVE COMPLAIN ABOUT 2013 MAZDA CX-5 GRAND TOURING I BOUGHT. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN JUST 49000 MILES IN 5 YEARS AND JUST AFTER IT COMPLETED 5 YEARS STARTED HAVING ISSUES. AFTER THE DEALER CHECK THEY FOUND THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED COSTING $4000+. THE DEALER MENTIONED AS ITS MORE THAN 5 YEARS ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS VERY DISGUSTING AND THE STRESSFUL WHEN YOU TRUST A BRAND AND IT FAILS AND THEN YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES.

THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. I'VE TAKEN IT TO 2 DIFFERENT MAZDA DEALERSHIPS FOR A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE OR FIND ANY PROBLEMS RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS. MY CAR HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND IS A 2013 MAZDA CX-5. WHEN I BOUGHT IT HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT AND I STARTED NOTICING A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN: 'I'M TURNING LEFT FROM A COMPLETE STOP 'TURNING LEFT WHILE COASTING TOWARD A STOP SIGN AND THEN SPEEDING UP ONCE IT TURNS GREEN 'MERGING INTO TRAFFIC GOING LEFT OR RIGHT 'TURNING RIGHT FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR WHILE COASTING TO THE RED LIGHT AND SPEEDING UP ONCE IT TURNS GREEN CAR STALLS/HESITATES/LINGERS AS IF I'M NOT ACCELERATING. AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL INSTEAD OF DRIVE. THE RPM INCREASES BUT THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE (UNLESS IT WAS ALREADY COASTING AND CONTINUES TO MOVE FROM MOMENTUM). IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING QUICK ENOUGH INTO THE RIGHT GEAR AND I NOTICE THIS WHILE I'M USUALLY AT A LOWER SPEED TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC. I AM OFTEN SCARED THAT A CAR WILL HIT ME FROM BEHIND (OR THE SIDE IF I'M TURNING LEFT) AS I TURN INTO TRAFFIC. IT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF SOMEONE TURNING INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THEN STOPPING. THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND I'M HOPING IT DOESN'T TAKE A FATAL OR NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT BEFORE MAZDA REALIZES THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR.

Mileage: 20,000

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS (5/27/2017 AND 6/15/2017) WHILE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SEEMED TO LOSE POWER, AND UNABLE TO GO MORE THAN 20 MPH. THE TIRE PRESSURE, TRACTION CONTROL, EMERGENCY LIGHT COMES ON. BOTH TIMES I HAVE SAFELY BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER. THE FIRST TIME, I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEIR $300 DIAGNOSIS REPORTED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME, I TURNED MY CAR OFF & ON AGAIN ON THE SHOULDER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND I AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION. THE CHECK ENGINE IS NOW BACK OFF, BUT I HAVE DROPPED IT OFF AT THE SAME AUTO REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY ARE REPLACING AN AIR FLOW SENSOR IN HOPES THAT THIS RESOLVES THE PROBLEM. THIS WILL COST US ANOTHER $300. BOTH TIMES I HAD MY 18 MONTH OLD IN MY CAR. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED.

Mileage: 45,000

CHECK ENGINE, TPS, AND TCS LIGHTS COME ON AND VEHICLE STARTS BUCKING AND DECELERATING. PULLED OVER, DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND BUCKING ARE GONE AT RESTART. ISSUE OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES IN A SPAN OF A COUPLE DAYS, SO I TOOK IT TO A SHOP. P0101 AND P061B PROBLEMS PRESENT. MAF SENSOR SEEMS FINE. CONTINUES MALFUNCTIONING AFTER OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION. TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REFLASHING.

Mileage: 72,500

SINCE LAST RECALL REPAIR MY CX-5 IS EXPERIENCING MAJOR PROBLEMS. IT WILL RANDOMLY NOT START. I GET IN AND DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL, BUT START BUTTON WILL NOT LIGHT GREEN AND CAR WON'T START, EVEN AFTER CHANGING BATTERY IN KEY FOB. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS (ALL OF THEM) WILL COME ON AND FLASH, THEN GO AWAY. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE AFTER CAR HAS STARTED. CAR IS STARTED AND IN PARK. I DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND TRY TO PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR (DRIVE) BUT THE SHIFTER REFUSES TO MOVE AT ALL. PUMPING THE BRAKE DOES NOT WORK, DEPRESSING THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR DOES NOT WORK. THERE IS NOT A PARTICULAR SEQUENCE OF ACTIONS THAT WILL GET THE CAR TO GO INTO GEAR. THE ONLY REMEDY I HAVE FOUND IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AFTER THIS HAS HAPPENED, IF I USE REVERSE AND THEN PUT IT INTO DRIVE, THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FOR TIRE AND TCS COME ON.

Mileage: 69,000

MAZDA CX 5 2013, HAS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER. MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN TRYING TO CROSS THE HIGHWAY &/OR MERGE INTO TRAFFIC.(SCARY) TOOK IT IN FOR MAZDA RECALL 8915K PCM, THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. MAZDA SERVICE TECH HAD SAME ISSUE. (NOTE I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL ASE CERTIFIED SHOP WHERE IT DID THE SAME THING PRIOR TO TAKING TO MAZDA--WHICH IS WHY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER). SO NO SOLUTION AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 81,000

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN DUE TO TRAFFIC. WHEN CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 15KM/HR, IT SUDDENLY/VIOLENTLY STOPPED AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND. AFTER STOPPING, I APPLIED GAS AGAIN, BUT CAR WAS VERY SLUGGISH AND NEVER CHANGED GEARS (FELT LIKE I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE STARTING WITH THE 6TH GEAR - I WAS IN "D"). EVERY TIME I LET GO OF GAS PEDDLE, IT WOULD INSTANTLY JERK THE CAR TO A STOP. FEELS EXACTLY LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN YOU ARE IN FIRST GEAR AND DON'T GIVE ENOUGH GAS AND SUDDENLY LET GO OF YOUR CLUTCH - THE ENGINE SLAMS SHUT. NO ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS INDICATED ON THE DASH. THE CAR CAN TURN ON/OFF WITHOUT PROBLEMS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MAZDA. TOOK THEM 1 WEEK TO DETERMINE AND FIX THE CAR: THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION (UNDER WARRANTY). I ONLY HAVE 38000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE INVOICE SAYS: K0101XRX TRANSMISSION COMPLETE, R&R (0000-23-ATF-FZ 6SP.A/T FL, FW7A-03-000R-V0 T/MISSION). MAZDA TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY!! THANKFULLY I WAS ALREADY ON THE SLOW LANE DUE TO THE TRAFFIC... THIS WAS ON A 5 LANE HIGHWAY! IF I WAS ON THE FAST LANE, IT WOULD BE A FATAL ACCIDENT!!!

Mileage: 38,000

DURING A LONG HOLIDAY TRIP, WHILE DRIVING DOWN US 19 AT 65 MPH OVER THE NEW RIVER GORGE BRIDGE THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING / SURGING, WITH RPMS GOING UP AND DOWN, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND DECELERATED RAPIDLY. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) LIGHT WAS ON SOLID AND THE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM (TPS) LIGHT WAS FLASHING. WE HAD JUST LEFT A REST AREA AND WERE LESS THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD FROM WHERE WE PULLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY, JUST GETTING UP TO SPEED. I MAY HAVE JUST TURNED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT I CANNOT REMEMBER. THE WEATHER WAS WARM AND DRY. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 52,700 MILES ON IT. I PUT ON THE FLASHERS AND PRAYED THAT MOMENTUM WOULD CARRY ME OVER THE BRIDGE TO WHERE I COULD PULL OFF, THAT THE SEMI-TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCK BARRELING DOWN ON ME WOULD GET IN THE OTHER LANE SOON, AND THAT NO ONE WOULD REAR END ME. MY MOM AND MY HUSBAND WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME. WE TURNED OFF THE CAR, WALKED AROUND THE OUTSIDE TO LOOK AT THE TIRES, LOOKED THROUGH THE MANUAL, AND TRIED TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I STARTED IT UP AGAIN, THERE WERE NO INDICATORS LIT UP ON THE DASH, AND THE CAR SEEMED TO BE BACK TO NORMAL, SO WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP. SINCE THEN WE HAVE DRIVEN ABOUT 800 MILES AND IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO CONTACT THE DEALER YET.

Mileage: 52,700

PUT MY TRUCK IN GEAR D FOR DRIVE START DRIVING AND AT 5MPH ITS MAKING A NOISE LIKE A STANDARD TRANSMISSION DO WHEN YOU ARE IN THE WRONG GEAR SUCH AS TOO LOW. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY RADIO BECAUSE IT WAS SIZZLING AND THE READ OUT THAT THE STATION SHOW WAS NO LONGER SHOWING THE SONG OR ARTIST. SO I SWITCH TO ANOTHER STATION AND IS STILL MADE THE SOUND SO I PUT IN A CD AND LISTEN TO IT AND I HAD TO TURN VOLUME UP IN ORDER NOT TO HEAR THE SOUND. THE FASTER I DROVE THE LOUDER IT GOT. I ONLY HAVE 28,000 MILES SO TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T BE BAD. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WITH TIRE ROTATION AND FLUIDS CHECKED AND ALL WAS FINE.TAKING IT TO SHOP. *TR

Mileage: 1,300

DRIVING IN CITY SETTING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE CAR AND AT THE SAME TIME, I FELT THAT THE POWER TRAIN WAS SLIPPING, AND THEN IT GAVE OUT COMPLETELY. PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDDLE AND GOT NO ACCELERATION. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. STOPPED CAR TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR, BUT AFTER ABOUT A MILE THE SAME ISSUE AROSE AND THIS TIME THE AT LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY WORKED ON IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK. AT 34000 MILE THE SAME THINK JUST HAPPENED AGAIN. DRIVING ALONG A COUNTRY ROAD AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR IT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME. HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND TIME. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MAZDA CX-5. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AS IF IT HAD BEEN REAR ENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,100.

Mileage: 23,100

THIS VEHICLE WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, SUDDENLY TRIED TO ACCELERATE THEN A LOUD THUMP AND JOLT (AS IF SOMEONE RAN INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE). THIS HAPPEND IN FEB 2013 (TWO TIMES) (DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM) THEN AGAIN IN MAY 2014. DEALER STATED SAME PROBLEM IN ANOTHER MODEL AND ALL THEY COULD DO IS UPDATE THE COMPUTER PROGRAM. THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. *JS

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN TO 5MPH. LUCKILY FOR ME NO CARS WERE BEHIND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED. SOON AFTER THIS HAPPENED I LOOKED AT MY DASH BOARD TO SEE IF ANY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON BUT THERE WAS NOTHING. SO THEN I CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO A SIDE STREET ALL WHILST PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR WITH NO RESPONSE. ONCE I TURNED ON TO A SIDE STREET AN ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, WHICH I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO HAPPEN. AT THIS POINT I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND PLACED IT ON PARK. AFTER GETTING OVER THE FEAR OF DRIVING MY VEHICLE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME, BUT NOT WITHOUT HAVING MY VEHICLE DRAMATICALLY SLOW DOWN AGAIN WHILE DRIVING UP MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 10,848

DRIVING WITH CRUISE ON AT APPROX 68MPH, CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS SOLID AMBER, THE TPMS WAS FLASHING AMBER. PULLED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY, SHUT OFF VEHICLE, RESTARTED AND TCS, TPMS, CEL, AND AT LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. CALLED MAZDA CUST SERV AND DUE TO MILEAGE UNABLE TO TOW - SPENT 2 HRS AT TOP OF HILL ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY ROAD WAITING ON TOW (PAID OUT OF PERSONAL POCKET). COMPLEMENTARY TOW FROM HOUSE TO DEALERSHIP - TOLD TODAY (3/17) THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. DUE TO MILEAGE, WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT MAZDA WOULD HELP COVER COST OF TRANS IF I PAID INSTALL. LOOKING TO BE OUT $1,100+ OF MY OWN MONEY TO GET VEHICLE BACK. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED 16 MONTHS PRIOR IN NOV, 2012 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 27,000-ISH MILES ON IT AND NO ISSUES WERE "FOUND" AT THAT TIME. HAVE HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT THE TWO ARE NOT RELATED GIVEN THE FAILURE MODE IN BOTH INSTANCES WAS THE SAME. BASICALLY WISHING I HAD GONE WITH A DIFFERENT MODEL NOW THAT I HAVE READ THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT FOR A RECALL - BLOG INDICATES THAT SOME BEING TOLD IT IS A TRANSMISSION VALVE NEEDING REPLACED, SOME NOT HAVING ISSUE FOUND, TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED, ETC. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN AND PUTS CONSUMERS AT RISK IF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATES ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, OR AS ANOTHER HAS REPORTED WHEN THEY WERE IN A TUNNEL. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY BOTH TIMES FOR ME HAVE BEEN ON A LESS-THAN-BUSY HIGHWAY. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION!!! *TR

Mileage: 66,566

CX-5 VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DANGEROUS LOSS OF ENGINE/TRANSMISSION POWER SHORTLY AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A FULL STOP AT A STOPLIGHT. SEVERAL CONSOLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INCLUDING AT, TPMS, CEL, & TCS. ANOTHER ACCELERATING VEHICLE DIRECTLY BEHIND CX-5 NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR ENDING THE CX-5. CX-5 SLOWED DOWN TO LOW GEARS/RPMS AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. DRIVER TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, AND THEN RE-STARTED IT. ONLY WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WAS THE CEL. VEHICLE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST LOW SPEED GEARS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP WHERE CEL CODES INDICATED SHIFT MALFUNCTION AND SHIFT TIME ERRORS. MAZDA AUTHORIZED REPAIR PROCEDURE INCLUDED REPLACING VALVE BODY AND RESETTING ADAPTIVE DRIVING SYSTEM COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 18,540

THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. IT FELT LIKE CAR HAD DOWNSHIFTED A COUPLE OF GEARS. I LOST FORWARD POWER IN ALL GEARS (ENGINE REVVED, BUT NO POWER TO WHEELS THROUGH TRANSMISSION). FORTUNATELY WE WERE JUST TURNING INTO AN ALLEY, SO WAS ABLE TO PARK CAR OFF A MAIN STREET. FINALLY WERE ABLE TO GET IT TO GO INTO REVERSE TO PARK IT BRIEFLY. TURNED CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND ALL LIGHTS ON DASH WERE NORMAL AND TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE IN FORWARD GEARS AGAIN. DROVE THE 7 MILES TO MY HOUSE WITH NO PROBLEMS. CALLED DEALER AND THE SHOP SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF THIS HAPPENED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 28,367

OUT OF THE BLUE, I STARTED MY VEHICLE TO GO TO WORK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I READ IN THE MANUAL THE GAS LID COULD BE LOOSE, BUT I CHECKED IT AND IT WAS FINE. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HOOKED IT UP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A MISS IN THE ENGINE, AND HE'D HAVE TO LEAVE IT WITH THEM SO THEIR TECH TEAM TO TRY AND GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. I HAD FELT HESITATIONS BEFORE WHILE COMING UP OUR DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS PRETTY STEEP. IT'S LIKE IT WOULD ALMOST STOP THEN LUNGE FORWARD PRETTY QUICK. IT ALSO HAS FELT LIKE IT WASN'T CHANGING GEARS AT TIMES, LIKE IT NORMALLY WOULD. THIS JUST HAPPENED RANDOMLY. *TR

Mileage: 20,100

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE VERY SUDDENLY DECELERATED (FROM ABOUT 55 TO 40), ALMOST AS IF IT SLIPPED BACK A COUPLE OF GEARS- IT WAS A JARRING AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER, AND I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE STRAIN AS IF IT WAS FORCED INTO A LOWER GEAR. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. I LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ABOVE MAYBE 1K OR 1.5K RPMS. WHEN I SLOWED THE CAR DOWN AND DROVE TO A PLACE I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER, THE CAR WAS SPUTTERING AND TREMBLING AGGRESSIVELY WITH EACH PUSH OF THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I FINALLY DID STOP, I POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE TIRES - ALL OF WHICH WERE FINE. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT BEHAVED NORMALLY, ALL THE ERROR LIGHTS WERE CLEARED. I EVEN DROVE IT QUITE SOME DISTANCE TO THE DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE. THE SERVICE CENTER SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. A QUICK WEB SEARCH, HOWEVER, INDICATES THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A NEW (6 MONTHS) 2013 MAZDA CX-5 WITH AROUND 6000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET, I FELT A CLUNK THROUGH THE GAS PEDAL AND THE RPM'S NOSED DIVED TO AROUND 1500. SNAILED IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER, PUT IN PARK, STEPPING ON THE GAS WOULD REV UP TO 2000 THEN DROP TO 1500 ON IT'S OWN REGARDLESS OF GAS PEDDLE POSITION. IN PARK, SHUT OFF, RESTARTED, LOTS OF PRETTY LIGHTS ON THE DASH (AT, TIRE PRESSURE, ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL, PLUS OTHERS), NO CHANGE, RPM TO 2000 THEN DROP TO 1500. STILL IN PARK, SHUT DOWN, RESTARTED AGAIN, RPM'S WERE NORMAL BUT NO FORWARD GEARS IN AUTO OR AUTO-MANUAL (COULD SHIFT TO 'D' OR +/- BUT WOULDN'T ENGAGE). WHILE IN 'D' WAS ABLE TO REV ENGINE BUT TRANSMISSION OBVIOUSLY NOT ENGAGED AT ALL. REVERSE WORKED FINE, SHIFTED BACK TO 'D' BUT STILL NO RESPONSE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. SHUT DOWN A 3RD TIME AND RESTARTED. CHECK ENGINE ON BUT RPM AND TRANSMISSION NORMAL. DROVE TO DEALER AND DROPPED IT OFF. SERVICE DEPT. CALLED LATER TO SAY ORDERING A VALVE BODY FOR TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 17,111

2013 MAZDA CX-5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DECELERATED WHILE DRIVING AND TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT,TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. *SMD THE DEALER ONLY ON REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY REPLACED, AS FLUSHING THE FLUID, WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX.

I HAD JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY AFTER DRIVING 25 MILES AND WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE ENGINE REVVED HIGH AND DID NOT SHIFT GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF FIRST GEAR OR OVER 20 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION AND ONCE IT HAD COOLED OVERNIGHT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED NORMALLY. I DID NOT DRIVE IT MORE THAN A BLOCK FOR FEAR IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 8,500

DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON THE NJ TURNPIKE, MY CX-5 WAS CRUISING WITH AT 65MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRACTION CONTROL, LOW TIRE PRESSURE, CHECK ENGINE AT LIGHTS WENT OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED AS IF ALL POWER WAS LOST DOWN TO 30 MPH. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE. I ASSUMED IT MIGHT BE A TIRE ISSUE BUT ALL TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED. ENGINE AND FLUIDS WERE NOT LEAKING. RESTARTED THE CAR TWICE BUT LIGHTS CONTINUED TO STAY ON. HAD TO CRAWL TO SERVICE EXIT AND CALLED MAZDA. WAITED 45 MINS FOR A TOW TRUCK, WHEN DRIVER CAME I RESTATED THE CAR AND ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. *TR

Mileage: 9,300

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON FRWY, STARTED LOSING POWER FAST. AS IF THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. AT LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT, STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED TO SIDE OF FRWY TURNED CAR OFF, SAT THERE IN DISBELIEF. I THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON - ONLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. HAD POWER AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPEN DIAG FOUND CODE P1738, P0847. GALPIN MAZDA CALLED TECH LINE AND THEY WERE TOLD TO PERFORM A REFLASH TO THE PCM. THIS HAPPEN AGAIN ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER. BUT THIS TIME ALL WARNING LIGHTS TURNED OFF AFTER RESTARTING. I WILL MENTION IT ON MY NEXT SERVICE VISIT. *TR

Mileage: 20,414

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON, AND CAR SLOWED DOWN AND IT WAS LIKE IT WASN'T IN GEAR. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART IT FOUR TIME BEFORE ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND I COULD DRIVE IT AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON, BUT IN RAN FINE.THIS ALSO HAPPEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO IN TOWN, I ONLY HAD TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART ONCE, AND ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND ITS BEEN RUNNING FINE SINCE UNTIL YESTERDAY. I'M TAKING IT TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING. *TR

Mileage: 6,820

I WAS DRIVING AT THE LISTED SPEED ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE WENT FROM SIXTH GEAR TO FOURTH, RAPIDLY LOSING SPEED IN THE FAR LEFT LANE. THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON SOLID YELLOW. I PULLED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO CHECK THE TIRES, PER THE INDICATOR, AND NOTICED NONE OF THE TIRES WAS DEFLATED. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE PRESSURE AND TRACTION LIGHTS WERE SOLID YELLOW, ALONG WITH THE ENGINE AND "AT" TRANSMISSION LIGHT. WHILE THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE EFFECT ON VEHICLE OPERATION ONCE RESTARTED, I COULD NOT USE THE SELECT-A-GEAR FEATURE OF MY TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE THAT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, AND THAT SOFTWARE UPDATES WERE REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS RESOLVED, BUT TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER IT WAS A DEFINITIVE FIX. THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECURRENCES SINCE THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 6,700