2014 Mazda CX-5

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. *TR

VEHICLE REPEATEDLY FAILED TO START AFTER SITTING UN-DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN ONE DAY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON THREE OCCASSIONS FOR REPAIR. VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SITTING UN-DRIVEN AT DEALERSHIP DURING THIRD REPAIR ATTEMPT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BATTERY TWICE, BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE PROBLEM WORSENED TO THE POINT THAT MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES WERE EXPERIENCED, INCLUDING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, STEERING WHEEL FAILURE, GAUGE FAILURE, AND COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. CAR IS INOPERABLE. INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CONDUCTED TESTS AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING IRREGULAR ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY AND SUSPECTED AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FLAW IN THE ALTERNATOR AND/OR A BODY CONTROL ISSUE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ORDERED BY A BBB AUTO LINE ARBITRATOR TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. *TR

UPON ENTERING THE HIGHWAY A CAR CAME UP ON ME VERY FAST, WHEREUPON I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR JETTED FORWARD TO ABOUT 65 MPH THEN SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER; LIKE IT WAS FUNCTIONING ON ONE CYLINDER. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND COAST DOWN TO MY MAX SPEED OF 5-MPH. EVEN THOUGH THE PEDAL WAS FLOORED I COULD NOT GET ABOVE 1000 RPMS AND 5-MPH. VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, INCLUDING THE TCS AND ENGINE LIGHTS. ALL WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ON WITHOUT FLASHING. ONCE I GOT TO A SAFE PLACE I SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND WITHIN ONE MINUTE RESTARTED IT WITH NO SIGN OF A PROBLEM. I DROVE OVER 100-MILES TODAY AND NERVOUSLY HAD TO PASSE SOMEONE, BUT WITHOUT PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO GEAR (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) SO HARD THAT I THOUGHT THAT I HAD BEEN REAR ENDED. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE AS THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND ME, BUT IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT I HAD NOT BEEN HIT. SINCE THIS 1ST INCIDENT, I HAVE HAD THREE OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS TYPE. I REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO MY MAZDA DEALER, AND THE INSIST THAT I MUST HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR WHILE BRAKING AND THIS IS CAUSING THE SUDDEN SLAMMING AND ATTEMPT OF THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. AS A COMBAT WOUNDED VETERAN, I PHYSICALLY HAVE TO LIFT MY RIGHT FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR WHEN I BRAKE AND ALWAYS PLACE IT ON THE FLOOR (SAFETY MINDED) AS I BRAKE WITH MY LEFT LEG/FOOT. I DO NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR DURING THESE INCIDENTS. THESE 4 INCIDENTS HAVE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN I AM AT A STOP, AND WAITING FOR A LIGHT TO CHANGE. OPERATING ENVIRONMENT REGARDS TEMPS HAS RANGED FOR 70 DEGREES TO 10 DEGREES (F). *TR

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... *TR

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. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT SAME TIME ALL DASH ICONS LIT UP. CAR THEN MOMENTARILY SHUT OFF DOING 75MPH; LOST HEADLIGHTS (DURING NIGHT). THIS CONTINUED NUMEROUS TIMES. HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON/OFF AND RIGHT TURN SIGNAL CAUSED CAR TO SHUT OFF. TOWED TO DEALER NEXT DAY AND ALMOST A WEEK AND THEY AND MAZDA ENGINEERING HAVE NO CLUE. *TR