2018 Mazda CX-5: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed May 12, 2026 · Brakes · CA · crash

Unintended acceleration incident. I entered the parking lot of a business where the Salvation Army is located to drop off a donation. The parking spaces were on the left side. As I pulled into a parking space and was in the process of parking, the vehicle suddenly lurched/accelerated forward unexpectedly and struck the concrete wall of the building. The airbags did not deploy despite the frontal impact. No one was seriously injured, but my husband, daughter, and I experienced soreness the following day from the impact. Thankfully, I had chosen a parking space in front of a concrete wall rather than the glass storefront windows, which could have resulted in far more serious injuries or damage. I contacted my insurance company, and the vehicle has since been repaired.

Filed May 28, 2022 · Engine · FL · crash

My wife was pulling into a parking place today with her foot on the brake when the car suddenly accelerated, causing it to jump a curb and come to a stop over two large shrubs, which saved her from entering a busy highway and colliding with another car. This caused damage to the front end of the car and wheel wells. She told me she absolutely did not have her foot on the accelerator at the time. The cruse control was off and the driver's side floor mat was not out of position. She was not injured and the air bags did not go off. We have not yet taken this vehicle in for inspection of this defect. It is in the repair shop right now for body work. Our insurance company has been notified. My wife did not report any warning lights. The vehicle is available for inspection. Prior to this episode, I have noticed that at low speeds, the car tends to "surge" with slight pressure on the accelerator but we did not report that to the dealer.

Filed Oct 9, 2019 · 8,000 miles · MN · crash

I was entering the parking garage of my apartment building. The car was not moving as I had my foot on the brake as I was waiting for the garage door to open. The car just suddenly accelerated before the garage door was fully up. My car went straight ahead and hit a parked vehicle. The airbags did deploy. The parked car had both front and back end damage. There was also damage to the garage door. The police were called. Photos do not include the parked vehicle damage to protect the person's identity.

Filed Jul 8, 2019 · Transmission · 1,500 miles · AZ

The car tries to lunge forward immediately after coming to a complete stop. I always keep my foot on the brake when I come to an intersection or red light so it hasn't yet caused an accident and the force of the braking action seems to be enough to keep it from lunging for the time being but you can feel it tugging wanting to move forward. An engine light recently came on the dashboard along with a transmission light and traction control light. I took it to local dealer and they replaced a transmission sensor but the car still wants to nudge forward after coming to a stop. The mileage is only 3500.

Filed Feb 4, 2019 · Acceleration · 650 miles · NJ · crash

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.

Filed Jan 11, 2019 · Acceleration, Airbags · 6,950 miles · MI · crash

On january 10, 2019, I slowed down in my local grocery store parking lot, going about 10 miles and hour, and was coasting into a parking space at about 5 MPH. It was about 1:15 pm on a sunny, clear day. I was applying the brake to stop the car as I pulled into the spot yet I was going slow and coasting straight into the spot. Suddenly, the car sped up, the brakes had no response, and the car accelerated hitting 3 parked cars near the parking space. I did not have my foot on the accelerator, I had my foot on the brake. . . But more than anything, I had no control, it was unintended acceleration. Then the car stopped after I hit three vehicles and fortunately no humans. I was shaken, but no bags deployed. I have approximately 6950 miles on this car. I have been the only owner. I am afraid to drive this car because I am concerned it will do this again and I will be in traffic or near people and I could hurt or kill myself or someone else. There was no warning of any problem. I don't want to update my documents on the internet but will submit once I have an the federal safety agency employee reach out to me. My records include a filed police report, a report with mazda corporate (as of today) and pictures of the vehicles which are available upon request.

Filed Feb 5, 2018 · Airbags, Body · 1,200 miles · CA · crash

Unintended acceleration. I entered office parking building as usual. Parking spot was on the right. Slowly approaching I started to turn right with foot on brakes. Suddenly car accelerated by itself and hit a concrete wall before I even realized what's happened. Steering wheel airbag deployed, I got secured by the safety belt. Front of my car is damaged. I'm terrified of driving the car due to this unintended acceleration issue.