2015 Mazda CX-5

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT NORMAL SPEED AT 7PM NORTH OF BIRMINGHAM, AL. IT WAS DARK AND A COUPLE VEHICLES WERE PRETTY FAR AHEAD OF ME. THERE WAS NOTHING ABOVE THE CAR (NO BRIDGE, TREE, ETC.) ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION OR GUNSHOT. I GOT OFF AT THE NEAREST EXIT TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. THE SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED UPWARD AND OUTWARD. THE GLASS PROTRUDED UPWARD AND SHARDS OF GLASS WERE BLOWN OUT ONTO THE ROOF OF MY CAR. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY FOREIGN OBJECT HAVING HIT THE CAR OR SUNROOF. LUCKILY I HAD THE SHADE CLOSED; OTHERWISE, GLASS SHARDS COULD HAVE BEEN THROWN INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND INJURED ME. THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD THAT I WAS ALSO LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T PANIC AND WRECK THE VEHICLE. AFTER DOING ONLINE RESEARCH AND FINDING MANY SIMILAR STORIES, I BELIEVE THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS FLAWED OR INSTALLED IMPROPERLY. I REPORTED IT TO MAZDA AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS ENVIRONMENTAL AND THAT I SHOULD FILE IT ON MY INSURANCE. I TOLD THEM THAT I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT THEY SHOULD INVESTIGATE IT, BUT THEY REFUSED AND INSTRUCTED ME TO FILE IT ON MY INSURANCE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO HILEY MAZDA IN HUNTSVILLE AL, THEY WROTE "IMPLODED" ON THEIR DAMAGE ESTIMATE WHEN I VERY CLEARLY TOLD THEM IT "EXPLODED" OUTWARD AND SHOWED THEM MY PHOTOS.

WE WERE DRIVING ACROSS WYOMING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 75MPH. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE CAR LIKE THE ENGINE WAS LOCKING UP. WE TRIED TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND IT DID IT AGAIN AS WE WERE PULLING OVER. WHEN WE GOT THE CAR STOPPED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY THAT ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS WERE REQUIRED. I CALLED THE DEALER IN FT COLLINS CO AND MY DEALER IN DENVER BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO. I DROVE THE CAR BACK TO DENVER VERY SLOWLY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE AND WARNING MESSAGE ON THE DASH AND IT RAN OKAY. MY DEALER COULD NOT LOOK AT IT FOR A WEEK AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN THE WARNING LIGHTS HAD GONE OFF. THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE NO CODES AND NOTHING THEY COULD FIND WRONG. I CALLED MAZDA AND THEY HAD ME TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND AGAIN THERE WERE NO CODES FOR IT. WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR. IT HAS SAT IN OUR GARAGE THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS EXCEPT FOR THE TRIPS TO THE DEALER. IF WE HAD BEEN IN TRAFFIC I THINK WE WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

MAZDA ENGINE DEFECT I PURCHASED A 2015 MAZDA CX-5 USED TWO YEARS AGO. WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO WORK SHE NOTICED A LOUD TICKING NOISES FROM ENGINE. SHE SCHEDULED A SERVICE WITH MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITHIN THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION AND THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE TORN DOWN FOR COMPLETE DIAGNOSIS, HE FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT I REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE WITH A MAZDA NEW ENGINE TOTALING OVER $7000. ALARMED, I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OTHER MAZDA OWNER EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS CONSTITUTES MY FORMAL COMPLAINT FOR MAZDA DEFECTIVE ENGINES.

DURING HARD BREAKING (ABS ENGAGED) AT 30 MPH CITY TRAFFIC, FOLLOWED BY A FRONT END CRASH, BOTH SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FOR THE TWO FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS FAILED, FAILING TO KEEP THE PASSENGERS SECURED IN THEIR SEATS THE BELTS NEVER LOCKED AND COMPLETELY DESPOOLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO USE THE STEERING WHEEL TO REMAIN SEATED, HOWEVER THE PASSENGER'S HEAD IMPACTED AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE PASSENGER ALSO HAD BAD BRUISING FROM THE FINAL RESTRAINT OF THE BELTS AFTER IT DESPOOLED AND STOPPED.

THE CAR ACCELERATES TO HIGH RPM'S WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. AS SOON AS CAR WAS STARTED ENGINE ROARED AND COULD NOT BE CONTAINED WHEN IN GEAR. WHEN PUT IN DRIVE THE CAR REACHED OVER 50 MPH WITHOUT MY FOOT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. WHEN PUT IN NEUTRAL THE RPM'S WERE REVVING EXCESSIVE NEAR THE TOP OF THE DIAL. THE ONLY THING TO GET THE ENGINE TO STOP REVVING WAS TO TURN THE CAR OFF. I HAD A HARD TIME GETTING THE CAR TO STOP. PROBLEM HAPPENED BOTH IN THE CITY AND ON THE FREEWAY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS A HOT DAY (100 DEGREES OUTSIDE). CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND THEN SAT FOR ABOUT 1.5 HOURS AND THEN PROBLEM HAPPENED. PROBLEM HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES BEFORE BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD NOT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL THAT DAY AND DO NOT REGULARLY USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. MAZDA SAYS IT'S A BATTERY ISSUE AND THAT I NEED A NEW BATTERY. THERE IS NO WAY THAT IS THE PROBLEM. I'VE NEVER EVEN HAD TO USE JUMPER CABLES ON THE CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS. I'M THE PRIMARY DRIVER. CAR HAS 43,000 MILES. I'M DEMANDING THAT MAZDA REPLACE THE CAR WITH A SIMILAR AGE CAR/SIMILAR MILEAGE AND THEY ARE FIGHTING IT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THAT CAR. I WORRY THAT I WILL BE KILLED WHEN I CAN'T STOP THE CAR OR THAT I WILL HIT A PEDESTRIAN OR OTHER CAR AND KILL SOMEONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V644000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE JIM MAZDA DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MAZDA CX-5. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE CONTACT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED LYNCHBURG MAZDA WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO CONTACTED THE FIRST TEAM AUTO MALL DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.