2016 Mazda CX-5: multiple warning lights

Filed Sep 18, 2022 · Electrical · CA

smart key. during driving all the lights on the dashboard come on and the siren goes off and unable to have it turn off. After a period of time, its wears down the battery and it is no longer drivable. First time, it was towed to the AAA auto repair and they could not find anything wrong with it. The 2nd and 3rd time, AAA towed it back to Maita Mazda where we purchased it in good faith less than two months ago, and their service department could not find anything wrong with the electrical system. They replaced the battery the seond time, and the issue still occurred again when I turned it off. Then turned it back on as I needed to close the driver side window, and it would not turn on. No one seems to believe me, and we cannot get Maita to take it back and give us another vehicle in its place. It is extemely dangerous to drive in traffic, and we only bought it because it has a big enough trunk for my spouse's walker, and later a wheel chair. It is paid for in full,

Filed Sep 1, 2022 · Engine · CA

While driving to the airport suddenly all dashboard lights came on and engine "died" during the drive about 50mph. My wife who was driving, was lucky not to get into a crash and steered the car to the side to a full stop . The tow truck driver tried to restart the engine w/o success. The garage determined it is a catastrophic engine failure and need to be replaced. About 2 weeks prior we had an engine warning light. The car was taken to our regular serviced garage and was inspected w/o any issues and light was reset. All routing maintenance has been performed by same garage. There are similar reports on the web about total engine failure of Mazda CX5 during driving!!!

Filed May 4, 2020 · Engine · 45,591 miles · MD

I went to the dealership and they informed me that the hydraulic belt tensioner was leaking. They quoted me $400 for repair and stated this is a wear item yet the manual and user guide provided by mazda do not state that this is required to be replaced only inspected. My car has less then 46,000 miles and this part was nearly at the point of failure. If this part fails and the belt gets too loose or snaps, your car will shut down. Essentially, if that belt breaks, your alternator will stop charging the battery, the dash will light up like a christmas tree, and the car will sputter to a complete stop. Not to mention the fact that the belt also turns the water pump. So while the car could shut down in order to avoid overheating. Mazda has stated they will not cover this as it's out of warranty for a what should be considered a defective part. If you hear knocking sounds from your engine get your vehicle inspected asap!

Filed Jul 18, 2019 · Electrical · 36,500 miles · IA

I had the car started and turned the headlights on and the car stopped. Did several times shutting off and turning off. All of the lights on the panel flickers. After several times every thing back to normal. After about 2 months it happened again. I tried it several times again and I even decided to try and drive and turn the lights on while driving and the car stopped. Went home stopped at my mailbox to get the mail. Turned car off, back on, lights a flashing, engine light came on and stayed on, drove into my driveway. Turned car off and back on a few more times. Finally was working ok. And it has been a couple of weeks since. Afraid to be driving the car at night though.

Filed Jul 11, 2019 · Lights · 46,500 miles · NE

Passenger side daytime running light went out and does not function after 3 years and only 46k miles. All lights on a vehicle need to be properly functioning to be deemed safe for driving.

Filed Jan 7, 2016 · 879 miles · FL

2016 with less than 900 miles and a month old. Started to hesitate when placing it in drive (automatic transmission). Made a service appointment and before the appointment I stopped at a light and when I stepped on the accelerator it hesitated for approximately 5 seconds before jumping into gear and all warning lights went off and the car went into limp mode. Dealership said that they are replacing the transmission but that will take a while. They said that the mazda techs have never seen this before and want to look at my transmission. Did research on the web and found this has happened before.

Filed Dec 21, 2015 · Brakes, Transmission · 7,000 miles · NY · crash

While attempting to pull into a parking space with a 2016 mazda cx-5 (7000 miles) all of the warning lights on the dashboard lit up and the car started accelerating on its own (unintended acceleration). The brakes would not work! In an attempt to avoid the car parked in front of me I swerved to the right, unfortunately I hit the parked car with enough force to moved it about 12 feet forward. My vehicle continued going up an over a curbed median and finally came to rest approximately 100 feet away with enough force (brakes finally worked) to knock my glasses off as my head jerked forward. Vehicle was towed to the dealer and was examined and deemed "working as designed". Supposedly, information was sent to mazda USA engineers, the dealer states they found nothing unusual but have never given me a written report stating so even though I have requested it on multiple occasions. The dealer recommendation was to fix the damage to my car ($4400.00 worth) and then they would install a "special black box" and drive the vehicle for a few days. After driving the vehicle for 3 days, the dealer still says that nothing is wrong with the vehicle. We feel that mazda corp should take this vehicle back and inspect it thoroughly for unintended acceleration, as we do not feel comfortable driving this vehicle anymore.