Stress crack appeared from exact middle of top of windshield and spread down during the drive. Search on the internet reveals other mazda cx-5 owners reporting same issue (especially like ours those with rain sensors and smart braking sensors which is the area of the windshield the crack started from for us). Internet search also finds that windshields have been back logged and people have had to wait for replacements.
2014 Mazda CX-5 visibility complaints
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Purchased a 2014 mazda cx5 on 06-10-2013. On 07-03-2013 while our mazda was parked at the hospital, came out to find the windshield broken. A break on the right side middle and running approximately. 18" toward the middle of the windshield. Had the windshield on 07-26-2013. On 08-23-2013 the windshield while driving while no traffic around the windshield cracked again. This time on the left side at the registration sticker running approximately. 6" toward the middle.
Cracked windshield on a new - 1800 miles, 2014 cx-5 grand touring with smart city brake support system and rain sensor. A crack mysteriously appeared in the front windshield of my car, as it was parked in our driveway. The crack starts at the top center and runs straight down to the rear view mirror and then forms an "s" shape and stops beneath the mirror. As discussions grow on the mazda forum http://www.mazdaforum.com/forum/mazda-cx-5-54/cracked-windshield-2014-cx-5-grand-touring-w-smart-city-brake-support-system-31837/, it is apparent that this is a problem. I wonder if this problem is due to poor factory installation and/or an overall issue with the quality of mazda windshields. At this point, I am concerned about safety issues, especially in an accident or anything that impacts the windshield, such as a rock, with any force.
Windshield was cracked , from the passenger side bottom and it was about a foot long , too new for this to happen this is my 2nd mazda never had it done before and as with my other cars this is the first.
While driving down the highway I heard a loud noise almost like a gunshot. I thought maybe something had come up from another vehicle and hit my car....I heard noise coming from over my head. I pulled my sunroof cover back and noticed that my sunroof glass was shattered. Wondered if something had hit the sunroof but upon inspection I realized that the window had exploded out not in. I brought the car into mazda on 1/28/14 and was told that they inspected it and did not find any defects in the sunroof...
The car was in my carport overnight. My husband got something out of the car and shut the door. The sunroof glass exploded. I only had the car for 29 days. It was brand new.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 mazda cx5. The contact stated that the driver's side-view mirror would vibrate excessively when driving at various speeds. Additionally, the overhead compartment would also vibrate and exhibit an abnormal shuttering noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 400.
When driving noticed a stress crack forming below the vehicle review mirror and rake assist cluster on the windshield. This crack increased in size literally before my eyes. After exiting the vehicle I found that the crack started in the top of the rear view mirror cluster traveling all the way down past the sensor.
Windshield crack almost 2 feet in length from tiny rock hit.
About 3 weeks after buying the vehicle new, a pebble hit and cracked my front windshield while driving on the highway. It resulted in a 24" crack which requires windshield replacement. That incident, by itself, is not out of the ordinary. My concern is due to the fact that the windshield glass has since been on backorder from mazda for 7 weeks. This is a new model. Either they are having excessive windshield breakage or they haven't produced enough replacement parts for their new vehicles. Either way, it's a safety problem. There is no third party glass supplier that makes this windshield, as it is apparently a new model, necessitated by the optional "smart city braking" feature (using a laser sensor through the windshield) unique to my trim line and new in 2014.
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