2013 Mazda CX-5 acceleration problems

Filed Jun 17, 2025 · Acceleration · TX

When in the highway and changing lanes and you try to excelerate it doesnt take off ..instead just acts as if i had over excelerated but not speeding up.. i have almost been ran over because i could not get enough speed to switch lanes.

Filed Apr 23, 2021 · Acceleration, Engine · 130,000 miles · OH

While driving my vehicle on the interstate the car lost the ability to accelerate. All of the dashboard lights came on and I had to coast to the side of the interstate. After restarting the vehicle I was able to drive it but I cannot take the vehicle over 30 MPH now without it shuttering and having acceleration issues. This is a serious and life threatening issue that needs to be fixed free of charge. I have found other reports of this happening but I see no recall information. This needs to be fixed before mazda has lawsuits filed against them. This is a manufacturing error and not a usage error. Please look into this.

Filed Aug 17, 2020 · Acceleration, Transmission · 84,000 miles · NY

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.

Filed Sep 30, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 147,000 miles · TX

I was driving my mazda 2013 cx-5 on the highway, when it suddenly lost power and would not accelerate. I pressed the the accelerated all the way to the floor and my vehicle would not accelerate. The engine light, low tire, and traction symbols all were lid up on the dashboard. I drove the vehicle back home at 20 MPH as this is the maximum top speed the vehicle would accelerate. I will check to see if there is a recall for this safety issue that can be life threatening.

Filed Apr 9, 2019 · Acceleration · 44,000 miles · NC · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 mazda cx-5. While at an intersection, the vehicle accelerated without warning and crashed into the preceding vehicle. The fender on the contact's vehicle was damaged. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The cause of the failure was not determined. The failure mileage was 44,000.

Filed Aug 21, 2017 · Acceleration, Transmission · 20,000 miles · IL

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.

Filed Jun 19, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 45,000 miles · CA

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.

Filed Mar 9, 2017 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 80,000 miles · TX

When driving approximately 65mph or sometimes less the tire pressure, traction control, emergency light comes on. The car seems to lose power and shut down. It happens countless time twice with my two-year-old daughter on the highway. When I take it to the mechanic they run diagnostics test and can't pick up any codes. Because its not duplicating any issue they return the car to me after they reset all the computer. But the issue is still not resolved. I would lose power to the car and my brakes are sometimes not responsive. I would coast with my emergency light on until I can stop my car. Sometime my hazards light would frequently flash at a fast speed than stop. I took it to two mazda dealership to see if they can have resolved the issue but they cannot duplicated what going on. I did some research on my own and found countless complaints about the same issue I'm having and no mechanic can figure out the issue this car is junk. This have started the first week on dec. 2016 it has been in two shop over the past 4 month. The first shop I took it to had it for a whole month and the second shop had it for two week. At one point when I was told my car was fix I came to pick it up. The car would not start at all it was not even reading my keys. The car does not have 100k miles on it. I don't do a lot of driving. This is hazardous

Filed Oct 27, 2016 · Acceleration, Electrical · 75,000 miles · CA

For the past 5 months my car will appear to have shut down while driving. I was driving on city streets going about 15 - 45 MPH. I work from home or go to the office twice a week. I drive my kids to school during the week. I don't do much commuting. All electrical components shut down then reboot within seconds, and the car makes beeping sounds like I just started the car. The car will not stop or slow down, but if I come to a complete stop at a light, the car will be very slow to accelerate but I can get it back up to the speed limit after a very slow start. I have called aaa on one occasion and took it to a shop on another occasion. They both say it is battery related due to the wrong batter being installed but it is the battery size in the system of an orielys auto parts store. Every time I replace the battery and the issue appears to go away for a couple weeks to a month. The last battery replacement I purchased a stronger batter than in their system as per the advisement from the auto shop. It seemed to fix it again but after a month the car did the same thing.

Filed Aug 20, 2015 · Acceleration · 45,000 miles · CT · crash

5 seconds after starting the vehicle it suddenly went into unintended acceleration from 5mph to about 40 MPH. I immediately applied the brakes but the car would not slow down or stop. I then shifted into neutral which did nothing, then shifted into park, which did nothing. Still applying the brakes I tried numerous times to shut (push botton) ignition off but that was unresponsive. I hit a street sign which slowed me down and the car finally came to a stop but the engine was still reving loudly for another solid minute. I again was pushing the ignition button and the car then suddenly turned off.