2014 Mazda CX-5

ON THE 4TH DAY OF OWNERSHIP A HORIZONTAL CRACK APPEARED IN WINDSHIELD ORIGINATING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD COLUMN. WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH, A SECOND CRACK ALSO APPEARED ORIGINATING FROM THE CENTER TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD, TRAVELING VERTICALLY. THE WINDSHIELD THEREFORE HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. NO ISSUES WITH THE NON-MAZDA WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK EMPTIED PREMATURELY. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT THE ORIGIN OF THE FUEL LEAK COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

MY BRAND NEW MAZDA CX5 HAS A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD. I CAME OUT ONE DAY, TO FIND AN "S" SHAPED CRACK, WHICH STARTS JUST BELOW THE RAIN SENSOR. PLEASE MAKE MAZDA RECALL AND FIX THESE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS, AS IN 1000'S OF INCIDENTS OF THIS OCCURRING. EITHER THE RAIN SENSOR IS CAUSING PRESSURE WHICH MAKES IT CRACK, OR THE WINDSHIELD IS UNSAFE AND TOO THIN. I HAVE READ STORIES OF PEOPLE PUTTING IN THEIR 2ND ONE ALREADY, ON A BRAND NEW CAR. WHAT IS GOING ON!? MAZDA? I HAVE BEEN LOYAL FOR 20 YEARS. JUST PAID OVER $30K FOR MY NEW ONE, AND THIS.... WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. YES IT IS, WITH 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL! *TR

WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING THIS NEW VEHICLE, A FOOT-LONG VERTICAL CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED FROM THE SENSOR BOX DOWNWARDS. (AND SPREAD EXTRAORDINARILY QUICKLY FROM THERE.) I WAS DENIED REPLACEMENT BY THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS A CHIP IN THE WINDSHIELD CAUSED BY A SMALL ROCK, THOUGH I DON'T RECALL HITTING ONE. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2014 CX-5 FOR LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD TWO TIMES ALREADY DUE TO "CHIPS" IN THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE A CHIP REPLACED AS WELL. THE FIST OCCURRENCE IS WHEN A LARGE CRACK APPEARED IN MY WINDSHIELD AFTER BEING PARKED IN MY PARENTS DRIVEWAY. THE CRACK STARTED FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND ACROSS MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES IN LENGTH. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER PERFORMED THE "PEN TEST" AND INFORMED ME THAT THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO A CHIP FROM DEBRIS. I STATED THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY AND THERE TO THE NAKED EYE THERE WAS NO CHIP MARK WHATSOEVER. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY DID NOT COVER IT AND I PROCEEDED WITH A CLAIM TO MY INSURANCE. THEN JUST LAST WEEK I HAD ANOTHER CHIP OCCUR IN THE WINDSHIELD WHICH WAS REPAIRED BY SAFELITE AUTO GLASS. NOW JUST THIS PAST SUNDAY I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HEAR A LOUD POP SOUND. NEXT THING I NOTICE IS A COMMA LIKE CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD. IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR, THE CRACK HAD SPREAD UP AND ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD BEYOND YOUR TYPICAL CHIP REPAIR. SO AGAIN TODAY I JUST HAD MY SECOND WINDSHIELD INSTALLED IN LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS! MY CONCERN IS NOT ONLY THE QUALITY OF THE CX-5 WINDSHIELDS BUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR FOR NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT MY FAMILY AT THIS POINT. WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE AND OTHER SITES, WHY ISN'T ANYTHING BEING DONE TO INVESTIGATE THIS SERIOUS ISSUE WITH MAZDA AND THEIR WINDSHIELDS? HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS WILL IT TAKE BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION IS STARTED? AS A FIRST TIME MAZDA OWNER I AM CONCERNED IF I WILL MAKE IT THROUGH THE FIRST YEAR WITHOUT ANOTHER WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT. I AM ALSO EQUALLY CONCERNED HOW LONG MY INSURANCE COMPANY WILL CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THEM AS WELL. *TR

I AM READING COMPLAINTS ABOUT WINDSHIELDS ON A 2014 MAZDA CX5 AND HAVE A SIMILAR COMPLAINT. WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR IN THE MORNING TO HEAD TO WORK I NOTICED A LARGE CRACK (ABOUT 2 FEET) IN THE WINDSHIELD. IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT. I INSPECTED THE WINDSHIELD AND NOTICE A SMALL, SMALL CHIP THE SIZE OF A PIN PRICK ON THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE. SOMEHOW THE SMALL CHIP CAUSED A LARGE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

MY CAR WAS PARKED AT THE HOUSE FOR COUPLE OF WEEKS WHILE I WAS AWAY. WHEN I GOT BACK HOME THE WINDSHIELD HAD ABOUT FOOT LONG HORIZONTAL CRACK. IT WAS GOING ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE DRIVER SIDE TO ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, AND KEPT SPREADING. SINCE THE CRACK IS ON MY EYE LEVEL IT IS OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW. NOT SURE IF THE REASON WAS POORLY DESIGNED WINDSHIELD OR STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE. *JS

UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND STARTING CAR IN THE MORNING, WE HEARD A "POP" AND SAW A CRACK SHOOT DOWN FROM THE TOP CENTER OF SEAL DOWN TO MIDDLE OF SMART BRAKING SYSTEM UNIT BEHIND REAR-VIEW MIRROR. THERE, IT STARTS AN S-LIKE SERPENTINE PATH THAT ENDS UP IN THE DRIVERS FIELD OF VIEW. THERE IS NO VISIBLE CHIP ALONG THE PATH OF THE CRACK.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION AND WE WITNESSED THE CRACK OCCUR. THE MAZDA SERVICE MGR SAYS IT'S DUE TO ROAD DEBRIS HIT, BUT THERE IS NO VISIBLE CHIP. HIS "PEN" TEST SIMPLY HIT A MINUTE FRAGMENT THAT WAS POPPED OUT DUE TO THE GLASS CRACKING ITSELF, NOT FROM A DEBRIS HIT. I HAD A SAFELITE TECHNICIAN INSPECT IT AND THEY CONCLUDE IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY A DEBRIS HIT. IMO, THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT MAZDA SHOULD BE ADDRESSING CONSIDERING THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BOTH HERE AND IN OTHER INTERNET FORUMS. *TR