Mazda CX-5 electrical problems

A FEW WEEKS AGO MY KEYLESS SYSTEM BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN I PUSH THE CAR OFF BUTTON AND GO TO GET OUT OF CAR A WARNING BEEP GETS MY ATTENTION THAT THE DASH IS STILL ON. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE FOUND TO GET EVERYTHING TO SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IS TO RESTART THE CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE AND I MAY HAVE TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN.

WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR- IT SAYS - SHIFT TO P- IT IS ALREADY IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF- THE AUXILIARY STAYS ON- FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I DIDN'T REALIZE IT AND CAME OUT TO A DEAD BATTERY. NOW IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND I HAVE TO KEEP STARTING AND STOPPING THE CAR AND JIGGLING THE SHIFTER TO GET IT TO TURN OFF. GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND IT IS A DEFECTIVE SHIFTER SWITCH THAT MAZDA WILL NOT RECALL

AFTER PARKING AND PRESSING THE START/STOP BUTTON TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF BUT THE RADIO/LIGHTS, ETC. ALL STAYED ON. TO RESOLVE, I HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON, PUT IT INTO DRIVE/REVERSE/PARK AND PRESS THE START/STOP BUTTON AGAIN FOR IT TO COMPLETELY TURN OFF LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO. I WAS STOPPED IN THE PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF MY WORK, FLAT CONCRETE AREA, WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND 90 DEGREES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO TURN OFF WHEN THE KEYLESS IGNITION BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BUTTON HAD TO BE DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WOULD STILL FUNCTION AND THE GREEN IGNITION LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND WAS SCHEDULED FOR MAINTENANCE AT RAY BRANDT MAZDA (1884 WESTBANK EXPY, HARVEY, LA 70058, (504) 372-6131). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT TOTALLY SHUT DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN PARK AND THE STARTER BUTTON IS PRESSED. THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF BUT DEFAULTS TO ACCESSORY MODE LEAVING THE RADIO ON. PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE HAD SAT OUTSIDE IN EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER WITH THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE BEING 99 DEGREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN ON THEN TURN OFF VEHICLE DID NOT REMEDY THIS. THE FINAL ATTEMPT WAS TO START THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE AROUND THE BLOCK WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. UPON RETURN TO THE RESIDENCE, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND THE STARTER BUTTON PRESSED AND THE VEHICLE DID SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY.

AFTER PARKED, WHEN TURNING THE CAR OFF WITH THE PUSH BUTTON, THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF, BUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ON (INCLUDING THE RADIO AND THE DASHBOARD). IF I TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE CAR WILL BEEP AT ME, AND IF I LEAVE IT LIKE THIS, THE CAR WILL DRAIN THE BATTERY. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON, SHIFT GEARS, PUT IT BACK IN PARK AND TRY TURNING IT OFF AGAIN TO GET IT TO FULLY TURN OFF. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO DO THIS MULTIPLE TIMES. I HAVE READ ON FORUMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND MAZDA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION.

WHILE ON A RECENT HIGHWAY ROAD TRIP, MY 2016 MAZDA CX-5'S DRIVER SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING LED LIGHTS, WHICH COME EQUIPPED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE, STOPPED ILLUMINATING PROPERLY. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP LED LIGHTS IN QUESTION WILL FLICKER OR NOT ILLUMINATE AT ALL. I FOUND THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE EQUIPPED ON VEHICLES TO ENHANCE VISIBILITY AND SAFETY. A FLICKERING DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP CAN CAUSE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS RESULTING IN DISTRACTED DRIVING RELATED COLLISIONS. MAZDA ADVERTISED THESE SPECIFIC HEADLAMPS AS BEING A LONG LASTING AND PROVIDING ENHANCED SAFETY AS THEY ADAPT TO CHANGING ROADWAY CONDITIONS. UPON CONDUCTING INDEPENDENT RESEARCH INTO THE DRL (DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP), IT WAS LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2016 MAZDA CX-5, WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE / LED HEADLAMPS, HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE ALMOST AS SOON AS THE BASIC FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRES. IT WAS THEN LEARNED THE AVERAGE COST TO GET THIS SITUATION REMEDIED WOULD RESULT IN HAVING TO PAY ALMOST $1500 - $2000 TO GET THE WHOLE HEADLAMP UNIT REPLACED. RESEARCH ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE REVEALED A FAULTY GASKET AT THE BASE OF THE HEADLAMP UNIT WHICH CAUSED MOISTURE/GAS TO DEVELOP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE HEADLAMP LENS, THIS IS ALSO PRESENT ON THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE CAUSING THE HEADLAMP DRL TO MALFUNCTION DUE TO A MOISTURE BUILD UP, OR THE UNIT IS ALL TOGETHER DEFECTIVE FOR A CERTAIN GROUPING OF CX-5'S WITH THIS HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY I FEEL A RECALL INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE MALFUNCTION. I FEEL THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE AS IT WAS LEARNED THERE WAS A RECENT NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR THESE HEADLAMPS, I FIND THAT SUSPICIOUS IF THEY WERE TO BE IN PROPER WORKING ORDER.

HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, THE CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF: ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, BUT CENTER CONSOLE (RADIO CONSOLE) DOES NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WHEN IN PARK. STARTING THE CAR UP AGAIN, SHIFTING TO ANOTHER GEAR, PUTTING BACK INTO PARK AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF AGAIN USUALLY FIXES ISSUE BUT CAN TAKE UP TO 10X TO ACCOMPLISH! IF YOU DON'T GET THE RADIO TO SHUT OFF, THE BATTERY WILL DIE.