2014 Mazda CX-5 complaints

FOLLOWING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WITH ONLY 26,000 MI IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MY FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED.THE SERVICE AT LIBERTY MAZDA WAKEFIELD,MA INSIST IT IS DANGEROUS TO KEEP DRIVING MY VEHICLE DUE TO POSSIBLE BRAKE FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT,OR AS THE MECHANIC STATED AN INFERIOR STEEL PRODUCT USED TO MANUFACTURE THE ROTORS.

NO ISSUES LEADING UP TO THIS POINT WITH MY CX-5. WENT TO START THE CAR AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON. AS I BEGAN TO DRIVE, I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE RIGHT HAND TURN SIGNAL AND THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED RAPIDLY AS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BLUETOOTH, NAVIGATION, AND ENTIRE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I STOPPED THE CAR, PUT IT IN PARK, AND TRIED RESTARTING. WHEN IT DID, HALF OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON IN PARK, INCLUDING THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, AND WHEN PUT IN DRIVE THE REST OF THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I TRIED THE RIGHT SIGNAL AGAIN (IN PARK) AND THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED, WITH THE END RESULT OF THE ENGINE TURNING OFF. AS I DROVE WITH THESE LIGHTS ON, NEW WARNINGS CAME ON AND OFF, INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER TO MY STEERING(MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN), ABS, SPEED MONITORING, TIRE PRESSURE, BLIND SPOT MONITORING, HORN, AND BASICALLY ANYTHING ELSE CONTROLLED ELECTRONICALLY. I RAN THE CODES AND GOT LONG LIST, WITH MOST OF THEM BEING CONNECTED TO LOSS OF COMMUNICATION. SOME CODES WERE: U0121, P0500, P0685. I TOOK IT TO THE MAZDA DEALER, AND AFTER 2 HRS OF DIAGNOSTIC THERE WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY WOULD NEED MORE TIME (AND MONEY, OBVIOUSLY). FROM READING OTHER BLOGS/COMMENTS WITH THE SIMILAR ISSUE, SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY GROUND WIRE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING A LOT IN THIS MODEL. MAZDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE ASAP

ENGINE/ACTIVE ACCESSORIES WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. AFTER STOPPED AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO THE PARK POSITION, AND PUSHED THE START/STOP BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF BUT THE ACCESSORIES WERE ACTIVE AND FULLY ENGAGED AND BEEPING. I TRIED PUSHING OFF BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES, RESTARTING /SHUTTING OFF AGAIN,AND DRIVING TO ANOTHER PARKING STALL, I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR UNLOCKED, ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH ACTIVE ACCESSORIES FULLY ON IN MY DRIVEWAY AT HOME, IN SHOPPING CENTERS LIKE TARGET, WALMART, THE MALL, AND GROCERY STORE. EACH TIME WHEN I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE ACC WERE STILL ON. I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR A BIT AND KEEP TRYING TO PARK UNTIL IT SHUT OFF. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WA APPROX JULY- AUGUST , 2015 AND MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE 36K/3YR WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD BY THE MAZDA SERVICE ADVISOR THAT IT WAS JUST A LOW KEY BATTERY AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE IT. HE SAID HE DID A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND NO PROBLEM SHOWED UP. IT OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SO I BELIEVED HIM. RECENTLY JULY 2016- AUG 2016 IT ACTUALLY GOT WORSE AND HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES WITHIN ONE MONTH. I CHANGED BATTERIES THREE TIMES ON TWO SEPARATE KEYS. THE BATTERIES ARE NOT THE PROBLEM OR ANSWER AND HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS MIGHT BE A TRANSMISSION, ENGINE, IGNITION OR ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL; I DON'T KNOW, BUT DEFINITELY NOT A LOW KEY BATTERY PROB AS I WAS TOLD BY MAZDA SEVICE ADVISOR.

APPROXIMATELY APRIL 2014, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A GAS ODOR IN THE CAB OF MY 2014 MAZDA CX-5 TOURING. THE ODOR WAS STRONGER WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND STRONGER STILL AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT CONTINUED SPORADICALLY AND BEGAN TO GROW IN INTENSITY OVER TIME. I THEN BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT MY GAS MILEAGE INDICATOR WOULD DROP THE MILES LEFT ON MY GAS TANK FROM APPROXIMATELY 15-50 MILES FROM THE TIME IT WAS PARKED TO THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE ENGINE. ON ONE OCCASION MY VEHICLE LOST ALL THE GAS AND I HAD TO CALL INS CO FOR GAS TOW IN JULY, 2014. I WAS ALSO NOTICING DEAD SPOTS ON THE GRASS SECTION OF MY DRIVEWAY UNDER WHERE MY CAR HAD BEEN PARKED. I SCHEDULED AN ONLINE APPOINTMENT TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I SHARED THE AFOREMENTIONED WITH SERV ADVISOR. HE DID NOT ASK TO SEE THEM. AFTER INSP, ADVISOR STATED HE HAD NOT FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE GAS LEAK BUT COULD SMELL THE GAS LEAK/ODOR FROM THE VEHICLE AND HE ARRANGED FOR A RENTAL UNTIL THEY COULD IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY HE STILL HADN'T FOUND THE PROBLEM BUT MAZDA TOLD HIM TO REPLACE THE GAS SENSOR. I ASKED HIM SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE GAS WAS LEAKING FROM AND HE STATED HE DID NOT KNOW. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS THAT IF THEY DIDN'T KNOW, THEN HOW COULD THEY REPAIR THE LEAK CORRECTLY AND SAFELY. HE STATED HE DID NOT KNOW WHERE IT WAS LEAKING FROM BUT WOULD REPLACE THE SENSOR PER MAZDA INSTRUCTION AND MY VEHICLE WOULD BE READY ON 8/14/14. I CALLED ADVISOR BACK ON 8/13/14 TO VOICE MY CONCERNS AGAIN B

ABT 35K MILES I BEGAN HEARING INTERMITTENT SEQUELS COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I FIRST MENTIONED THIS TO MAZDA SERVICE ADVISER, HE SAID HE DID A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC AND CAR WAS FINE. AT ABT 40-45K THE INTERMITTENT SQUEALS INCLUDED GRINDING LIKE A TIN CAN NOISE, BUT THERE WERE NO INDICATORS THAT IT WAS A BREAK ISSUE; NOISE WAS NOTICED MORE DURING DRIVING NOT WHEN I STOPPED AND NO SERVICE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. IF I ACCELERATED OR MANEUVERED MY STEERING WHEEL I WAS ABLE TO GET NOISE TO STOP. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO MAZDA FOR OIL CHANGE I ASKED TO ALSO HAVE BRAKES CHECKED AND ADVISER SAID HE WOULD DO A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC. HE SAID BRAKES WERE IN YELLOW AND I COULD TRY TO CHANGE MY BRAKE FLUID? THE NOISE, DURATION AND OCCURRENCES INCREASED TO WEEKLY AND THEN DAILY. IT WAS STILL INTERMITTENT AND WHILE DRIVING FORWARD AND IN REVERSE, NOT AS MUCH WHEN BRAKING, AND IT HAD BECOME INCREASINGLY LOUDER. I CALLED MAZDA CORPORATE AND THEY FINALLY AGREED TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC AT A NEARBY MAZDA STORE WHEN I MENTIONED I FOUND TBS 04-005/15 ON THE BRAKE ISSUE AND WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR A BRAKE CHECK. THE DIAGNOSTIC TECHNICIAN REPORT STATED TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE PADS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. IT SAID THE REAR BRAKES HAD 4MM ON OUTER PADS AND 1MM ON INNER PADS, AND FRONT PADS WERE AT 8MM; IT DID NOT STATE IF FRONT BRAKES WERE ALSO WORN UNEVENLY. IT ALSO SAID REAR ROTORS WERE AT 10MM AND MIN WAS 8MM. I TOLD CORPORATE THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL THAT REAR BRAKES WOULD

PURCHASED MY VEHICLE NEW JUL 2013. THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WERE ALL REPORTED TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP, SOME REPORTED AS SEPARATE COMPLAINTS, SOME REPAIRED, SOME MINIMIZED/DISMISSED. 1. LIFT GATE LATCH/OPERATION DOES NOT ALWAYS CLOSE PROPERLY TO ENGAGE LOCK. MUST OFTEN BE SLAMMED HARD SEVERAL TIMES TO CLOSE/LOCK, ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE. (MINIMIZED/DISMISSED BY DEALER) 2. PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT OCCUPIED WHEN IT IS, ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE.(MINIMIZED/DISMISSED) 3. SUSPENSION. CAR IS EASILY ROCKED BACK/FORTH BY MY YOUNG CHILDREN, ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE. (MINIMIZED/DISMISSED) 4. PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. REPAIRED, UNDER WARRANTY. 5. DRIVER N PASSENGER WINDOW CLICKING/POPPING NOISE. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED, UNDER WARRANTY. SEPARATE COMPLAINTS FILED: 6. FUEL ODOR IN CABIN AND LEAKAGE ONTO GROUND. DEAD SPOTS ON GRASS, STAINS ON DRIVEWAY. UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM, REPLACED SENSOR, UNDER WARRANTY. STILL HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. UNDER INVESTIGATION BY MAZDA CORPORATE. 7. REAR BRAKES; PREMATURE UNEVEN WEAR, NO LIGHT INDICATOR, INNER PADS WORE TO 1MM AND OUTER PADS WORE TO 4MM, ROTORS AT 10MM. FRONT BREAKS AT 8MM; UNKNOWN IF UNEVEN WEAR. SQUEALING, GRINDING INTERMITTENT NOISE BEGAN ABT 35K MILEAGE MOSTLY WHILE DRIVING NOT BREAKING, AND INCREASED IN NOISE LEVEL, DURATION, AND OCCURRENCE AT ABT 40-45K MILES. THERE IS A TSB 04/005/15 BUT FOR EAST COAST CONDITIONS. INITIALLY DISMISSED, MINIMIZED, IGNORED BY DEALERSHIP

COMPLAINED TO MAZDA THAT MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW RATTLES WHEN DRIVIING AND DRIVER SIDE MIRROR SHAKES AT 50 MILES PER HOUR. THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL. ALSO I GOT A STRESS CRACK IN MY WINDSHIED STARTED FROM BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD IN THE MIDDLE AND TURNED RIGHT. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED

MY REAR BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 33000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE FRONT ONES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED YET. THERE IS A RECALL TBS 04-003/14 ON THE BRAKES BUT MAZDA DID NOT HONOR IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE PADS WORE OUT EVENLY. IF DEFECTIVE THEY SHOULD WEAR OUT UNEVENLY. HUH? WHY DID THE BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT SO FAST?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA CX-5. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,940.

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR 35,00 MILE SERVICE AND WAS TOLD REAR BREAKS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEVER HERD OF SUCH A THING BEING REQUIRED AT THAT MILEAGE. MAYBE AT 60 TO 80,000 ON REAR BREAKS. STARTED TO CHECK AROUND AND FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REAR BREAKS FAILING PREMATURELY. HAVEN'T HAD WORK DONE YET, WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL IN PROGRESS?

DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY FROM PARK INTO DRIVE IT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE AFTER PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT'S OKAY TO GO IN REVERSE JUST NOT NEUTRAL OR DRIVE BRINGING IT TO A DEALERSHIP ON A FLATBED BEING TOWED AS IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. MY VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 59500 MILES ON IT

WHEN CAR SHIFTED TO PARK IN ORDER TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OFTEN DOES NOT DETECT THE FACT THE CAR IS PAR WHEN BUTTON IGNITION IS PRESSED. MESSAGE APPEARS ON DASH SAYING TO SHIFT TO PARK TO TURN OFF POWER. REQUIRES USER TO PRESS BRAKE, RESTART CAR AND PUSH SHIFTER BACK TO PARK FORCEFULLY IN ORDER FOR CAR TO REGISTER PARK FOR TURNING OFF IGNITION. IF DRIVER IS NOT ATTENTIVE TO DASH MESSAGE OR DING WHEN EXITING CAR POWER REMAINS ON AND BATTERY IS DRAINED RESULTING IN DEAD BATTERY. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY OTHER MAZDA OWNERS, BECAUSE I FOUND REFERENCES TO IT ON THE WEB. TOOK CAR TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED THIS IS AN ISSUE ON OTHER MAZDA MODELS. THE DATE LISTED BELOW WAS THE LATEST INSTANCE THAT RESULTED IN COMPLETE POWER DRAIN AND REQUIRED JUMP START FOR RECHARGE. HOWEVER, THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN FREQUENTLY, RESULTING IN NEED TO RESTART THE CAR IN ORDER TO REGISTER THE CAR IS IN PARK IN ORDER TO TURN IT OFF. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND INITIALLY REPLACED BATTERY THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM.

WHEN DRIVING SLOW, SUCH AS 10-15 MPH , WHEN ONE STEPS ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPEN, IF THIS IS THE MIDDLE, SAY A LEFT TURN, ONE CAN HAVE AN ACCIDENT IF YOU CAN NOT GET ANY POWER. THIS STARTS OFF MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A DAY AND GETS WORSE TO10 OR 15 INCIDENCES A DAY. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS EACH TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. AFTER ALMOST A BAD ACCIDENT, I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALER AND STATED IT IS UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED AND TO FIX IT. THE RECALIBRATED THE TCM AND PCM. THEY SAY IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE REPAIR. IT WAS TROUBLE FREE FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND NOW UP TO ITS OLD HABITS AND IS SLOWLY GETTING WORSE. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FROM 2013. I KNOW MAZDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE IT, SO HOW MANY LIVES NEED TO LOST BEFORE THEY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE HELP!

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH UP A SLIGHT INCLINE WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STARTED SHAKING. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, TIRE MONITORING, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE ENGINE DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER EVEN WHEN I PRESSED ALL THE WAY ON THE ACCELERATOR I COULDN'T GET IT TO GO ANY FASTER THAN 45MPH.

THE LOW BEAMS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE INEFFECTIVE ON DARK COUNTRY ROADS. ALSO, THEY ARE POINTED SO LOW THAT THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE A STOP SIGN - THEY HIT JUST BELOW THE SIGN ITSELF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THEM ADJUSTED, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED, AND THE HEIGHT IS NORMAL. WHILE DRIVING ON DARK ROADS, IF MY HIGH BEAMS ARE NOT ON THEN I NEED TO DRIVE REALLY SLOW SINCE I HAVE SUCH LIMITED VISIBILITY WITH MY LOW BEAMS.

ON 3/20/16, I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD WHEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH AN ENGINE LIGHT ICON, A RED EXCLAMATION POINT AND A HOST OF ERRORS (SCBS, AT MALFUNCTION, ENGINE INSPECTION REQUIRED AND SOMETHING WITH A T). I COASTED TO A PARKING LOT, TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A COUPLE MINUTES AND RESTARTED. THE SAME LIGHTS AND ERROR MESSAGES WERE THERE BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PETAL BUT MORE SLOWLY THAN IT SHOULD AND AFTER 2 BLOCKS, IT JUST STOPPED AGAIN. MY 5 MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSY STREET OR THE HIGHWAY, WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STATES ON AFTER SHUTTING OF THE ENGINE. THE CAR STARTS BEEPING WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR AND YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO LOOK THE CAR. LOOK LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT IS NOT GOING TO PARK COMPLETELY SO THE BATTERY DIES EVERY TIME. ,

ON 2/24/16 I HAD TO HAVE MY 2014 CX-5 TOWED TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE THE CAR WAS SUDDENLY NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I WAS DRIVING ON A 3 LANE ROAD, WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NEAR A GAS STATION, BUT IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE SHIFT CELLANOID IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY. THE CAR HAS ONLY 20,695 MILES ON IT. SO I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THAT OF OTHERS. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS CAUSES ME AND MY FAMILY GREAT CONCERN. WE HAVE OWNED VARIOUS MAZDA'S SINCE 2000 AND BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH THEM, BUT HAVE NEVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT THE CAR MALFUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING.

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE YESTERDAY, FEBRUARY 15 DURING THE DAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, THERE WASN'T ANYONE IN FRONT OR BESIDE US. THE WEATHER WAS PARTY CLOUDY. THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THE SUNROOF BLEW OUT. I DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING HIT THE SUNROOF TO CAUSE IT TO EXPLODE.

HEADLIGHTS, LOW BEAM. I'VE HAD MY CX-5 TOURING SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN JULY 2013. I ALWAYS NOTICED HOW THE HEADLIGHTS, WHEN TURNED ON, ARE VERY BRIGHT FOR A SPLIT SECOND, THEN INSTANTLY DIMS DOWN LOWER. THIS HAPPENED ALL THE TIME THE FIRST 2 YEARS DRIVING IT. I KNEW IT HAD THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY FOR ROAD ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHTS. SO I THOUGHT IT WAS THE WAY IT SHOULD WORK. ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AGO, THEY STARTED TO COME ON, AND STAY BRIGHT CONSTANTLY, UNTIL I TURNED THEM OFF THEN ON AGAIN. NOW, THEY WOULD STAY BRIGHT FOR HOURS IF I DON'T TOUCH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THEN WHEN I DO SWITCH THEM TO ANOTHER SETTING; THEY WOULD GO DIMMER AND STAY THERE. AFTER A FEW TIMES DOING THIS, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT. AFTER A THOROUGH INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THESE (FACTORY) HEADLAMPS ARE SUPPOSED TO TURN ON HIGH THEN LOW IN A SPLIT SECOND. THIS DOES NOT SOUND LOGICAL TO ME, ESPECIALLY SINCE I SPENT 15 YEARS WORKING IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY (FOR OEM SUPPLIERS, AND I ALSO WORKED DIRECTLY WITH FORD, CHRYSLER, MAZDA, OTHERS) FOR A FEW DIFFERENT MAJOR ELECTROMECHANICAL VEHICLE OEM COMPONENTS. UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THESE HEADLIGHTS, WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS SPLIT SECOND BRIGHT THEN DIM FOR THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS, AND SUDDENLY START STAYING BRIGHT FROM THE TIME I START THE CAR? THEY NOW (ERRATICALLY) STAY BRIGHT AS LONG AS I DON'T TOUCH THE SWITCH ARM. WHEN I DO, THEY COME ON BRIGHT FOR A SPLIT SECOND, THEN DIM DOWN. THIS CONDITION IS ERRATIC, PARKED, IN

WE PARKED OUR CAR OUTDOORS OVERNIGHT ON A QUIET RESIDENTIAL STREET AND RETURNED IN THE MORNING TO FIND A 12" CRACK IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. IT STARTED AT THE ROOF LINE, AND CROSS THROUGH THE AREA WHERE THE SAFETY SENSORS ARE LOCATED AND ENDED JUST BELOW WHERE THE REVIEW MIRROR IS ATTACHED. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY ALL NIGHT AND THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY POINT OF IMPACT. THE CAR IS 20 MONTHS OLD. IT APPEARS TO BE A STRESS CRACK, POSSIBLY DUE TO FAULTY PRODUCTION OF THE GLASS OR ITS ATTACHMENT DURING MANUFACTURING.

WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD, PERSONALLY BELIEVE IT IS STRESS CRACK, HOWEVER, TAKING IT TO A LOCAL MAZDA DEALER DOING A "PEN-TEST", TOLD ME IT WAS CHIPPED AND THAT CAUSED THE CRACK.

KEYLESS DO NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME. THIS IS BEEN GOING FOR A MONTH. REMY E NC

THE REAR BRAKE PADS ON MY MAZDA CX 5 GRAND TOURING MODEL IS WORN OUT TO (0.2 PER DEALER) AT APPROX 34200 MILES. NOTICED THIS PROBLEM A FEW WEEKS BACK WHEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR. THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL IN MY EXPERIENCE THAT A CAR WHICH IS ABOUT 2 YEARS AND 6 MONTHS OLD NEEDS NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. ON MY OTHER CARS WHICH ARE NISSAN THE BRAKE PADS LASTED FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS (APPROX. 60,000 MILES). I WANT TO RAISE THIS AS A COMPLAINT. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WANT MAZDA TO LOOK INTO THIS AND ADVISE ON A FIX. I SEE SO MANY WEBSITES WHERE CX OWNERS ARE FACING THE SAME ISSUE, QUOTING ONE HERE FOR AN EXAMPLE HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/MAZDA/CX-5/2013/BRAKES/SERVICE_BRAKES.SHTML.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE WINDSHIELD ON MY MAZDA CX5 CRACKED WITH ONE YEAR (THE PRIOR INCIDENT OCCURRED IN MARCH 2015)...THIS TIME ALL I HEAR IS A CRACK SOUND AND I SEE AN ATLEAST 12 INCH CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. I'M REALLY AFRAID THIS CRACK WILL BREAK THE WINDSHIELD WHILE I'M DRIVING ABOUT AND WILL INJURE MY FAMILY (WITH BABY IN CAR). REPLACEMENT FOR WINDSHIELD IS VERY COSTLY DUE TO RAIN AND CITY SAFETY MONITORING SENSORS ON THE WINDSHIELD....IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN :(

2 ISSUES SO FAR WITH THIS CAR: 1ST - REAR BRAKES SEIZED UP AFTER 30K CAUSING A TRAIL OF SMOKE TO FOLLOW MY CAR WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, FOLLOWED BY AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE HUB, ROTOR, BRAKE CALIPER, AND TIRES BECAME SO HOT THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WENT OFF AND UPON INSPECTION, THE TIRE PRESSURE HAD INCREASED FROM 35PSI TO OVER 50PSI (TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE DID NOT GO HIGHER THEN 50) DUE TO HEAT. WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO SALT AND SAND (LIVE IN COLD CLIMATE) CORROSION CAUSED THE ISSUE. REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED @ $208.95. CURRENTLY FIGHTING MAZDA FOR A REFUND AS THIS IS CLEARLY COVERED UNDER THE 3 YEAR 36K MILE WARRANTY PER TSB: 04005/15 - SEE WARRANTY SECTION ON 3RD AND 4TH PAGE. I HAD FAMILY IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND AM WORRIED ABOUT THE LONG TERM SAFETY OF THIS CAR AND IT'S BRAKING SYSTEMS. A REAR TIRE BLOW OUT CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL CRASH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 2ND - I HAVE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD ON THIS CAR 5 TIMES NOW IN UNDER 30K MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT THIS IS DUE TO ROCK CHIPS, BUT TWICE THE CRACK APPEARED OUT OF NO WHERE WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A TEMP CONTROLLED GARAGE OVERNIGHT. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. THE WINDSHIELDS ARE ALWAYS ON A MONTH LONG BACK ORDER AND DRIVING WITH A CRACKED WINDSHIELD IS AGAINST THE LAW, SO EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS I AM OUT OF A CAR FOR A MONTH AND HAVE TO FORK OVER MONEY FOR A LOANER SO I MAY GET TO WORK. (MAZDA AND INSURANCE COM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA CX-5. WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED STRESS FRACTURE DUE TO WHAT THE MANUFACTURER BUILT INTO THE WINDSHIELD THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

DRIVER SIDE SEAT STARTED GETTING HOT WHILE DRIVING BUT SWITCH WAS NOT ON. HAD TO STOP CAR AND WAIT FOR SEAT TO COOL OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES SO FAR. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL 2015 AS A NEW VEHICLE LEFT OVER FROM 2014. REPEATEDLY, WHEN DECELERATING, THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO REV HIGHER DESPITE PRESSING THE BRAKE AND KEEPING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND I'VE BEEN TOLD BY BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND MAZDA THAT THIS IS HOW THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED. I FEAR THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN NEEDED AS IT FEELS AS IF THE ENGINE IS PUSHING TO INCREASE SPEED WHEN I'M TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN THE ENGINE GOES INTO OVERDRIVE FOR FAST ACCELERATION SUCH AS ENTERING A HIGHWAY AND THEN A RAPID DECELERATION IS REQUIRED SUCH AS WHEN ENCOUNTERING SUDDEN TRAFFIC. I'VE ALSO NOTICED OTHER ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS (BLIND SPOT INDICATORS WORKING INCONSISTENTLY; HD STEREO FADING IN AND OUT; BAD RECEPTION ON STRONG RADIO STATIONS) AND I BELIEVE THEY ARE ALL RELATED TO A BAD COMPUTER. IT SEEMS THE COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SINCE IT CONTROLS ALL ASPECTS OF THE ENGINE'S OPERATION.

BRAKES ARE PREMATURELY FAILING. BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 12,000MI, 20,000MI AND NOW NEED REPLACING AGAIN. THE ROTORS ARE WARPING CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATIONS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. MAZDA DEALERS ARE STATING THAT THE DRIVER IS AT FAULT FOR "TOO MUCH HIGH SPEED BRAKING" AND WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT 24,XXX MI AND THE SHAKE IS PRESENT AGAIN.

ON 7/23/15, MY KEY FOB WOULDN'T WORK UNLESS I PRESS IT UP AGAINST THE START/STOP BUTTON, THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIME AND I'M NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT IT. THE ODD THING WAS AFTER IT STARTED AND STILL IN PARK, THE VEHICLE AUTO LOCKED THE DOORS. I DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH OF IT, I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AS NORMAL AND WENT TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FOR MY WIFE. THE DOOR UNLOCK FUNCTION DIDN'T WORK, IT DIDN'T RESPOND TO MY KEY FOB WITHIN THE VEHICLE OR MY WIFE'S FOB OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I DECIDED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO SEE IF IT WORK THEN, STILL NO RESPOND TO ALL THREE (DOOR PANEL BUTTON, INSIDE FOB OR OUTSIDE FOB). ONLY AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON DID THE LOCK WORK CORRECTLY. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING, AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND ADDRESSED.

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE CENTER OF MY WINDSHIELD JUST BELOW THE REARVIEW MIRROR ON MY 2014 MAZDA CX-5. AT NO POINT HAD ANYTHING HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A ROCK OR A CHIP. I LOOKED UP THE COST OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE INTERNET AND IT WAS THEN THAT I SAW THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE I AM NOW WAITING ON A REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD, HOWEVER THERE IS A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON THIS PARTICULAR WINDSHIELD WHICH WOULD ONLY BACK UP MY COMPLAINT THAT THERE IS A LARGER ISSUE.

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN, WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO A BUSY 2 LANE 55 MPH HIGHWAY. MY RIGHT FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS TO REV UP FOLLOWED BY A LOUD CLUNK WITH THE CAR JUMPING FORWARD. I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND BUT WHEN I LOOKED BACK THERE WAS NO ONE IN SIGHT. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND EXITED THE CAR TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. NO SIGN OF ANYONE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT. I RE ENTERED THE CAR AND NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS STOPPED. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RE-STARTED THE ENGINE. ALL SEEMED NORMAL SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME VERY CAREFULLY. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. WHAT IF IT HAD DUMPED ME OUT ON THAT HIGHWAY?

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR JUST OVER A YEAR AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE ON THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE. HEARING THIS I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR TO GET IT FIXED. THEY TELL ME THAT IT WAS THE BACK REAR BRAKES. I HAVE HAD MY HONDA ACCORD WITH 140,000 MILES AND HAVE ONLY HAD TO GET THE BRAKES CHANGED A HANDFUL OF TIMES THREE TO BE EXACT. THIS ISN'T RIGHT THE COMPANY HAS MADE SOME KIND OF DEFECT IN ORDER FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. PLEASE HELP I HAVE INVESTED $30,000 ON THIS CAR.

TURNING INTO INTERSTATE ENTRANCE RAMP, VEHICLE ACCELERATED NORMALLY UP TO ABOUT 40 MPH, THEN LOST ALL POWER EVEN THOUGH ENGINE RACED. SWITCHED AUTO TRANS TO MANUAL MODE AND DISPLAY WAS BLANK WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE SHOWN CURRENT GEAR. COASTED ONTO SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF IGNITION. .... AFTER A FEW MINUTES, STARTED ENGINE AND ISSUE HAS NOT RECURRED.HAD NOTED A SMELL AS OF BURNING PLASTIC FOR SEVERAL MILES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT... FOLLOWING DAY, DEALER FOUND "WHAT LOOKED LIKE CARPET DEBRIS WRAPPED AROUND SPEED SENSORS" AND REMOVED IT. THEY FOUND NO OTHER PROBLEM......CURRENT MILEAGE IS 14,590 AND PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED....UPDATED 08/12/15 *BF UPDATED 12/23/2015 *JS

WE HAD BOUGHT A NEW 2015 MAZDA CX-5 IN DEC2014. AFTER ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS & 3500 MILES, A CRACK SUDDENLY APPEARED ON THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. THERE WAS NO EVEIDENCE OF CRACK ON THE COMMUTE TO THAT PARKING LOT EARLIER THAT DAY. THERE WAS NO POINT OF IMPACT OR ANY THING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD, THE CRACK HAS GROWING A LITTLE EVERYDAY. DEALER SAYS IT WAS CAUSED DUE TO A POINT OF IMPACT BUT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT

THE 2014 MODEL VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN AUGUST OF 2013. BETWEEN THAT TIME AND MAY OF 2015 THE WINDSHIELD HAS DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANT CRACKS MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS NOW ON IT'S THIRD REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD (FOURTH TOTAL, INCLUDING THE FACTORY-INSTALLED WINDSHIELD). EACH TIME THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A MAZDA BRAND WINDSHIELD - NOT AN AFTERMARKET BRAND BY SAFELITE.

A CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE WINDSHIELD FROM UNDER THE BOTTOM MOLDING UP 5" AND THEN SPLIT BOTH WAYS ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD, WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY.

MY WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK FROM THE CENTER BOTTOM EDGE OVER NIGHT. IT WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE AS EVERYDAY AND APPEARS TO BE A STRESS CRACK. THE CRACK WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LONG ON THE FIRST DAY ITSELF THAT I HAD TO CHANGE IT.

THE VEHICLE'S DASH STARTED TO RATTLE AND MAKING A CRACKLING SOUND AS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON UNEVEN ROADS. THIS IS DANGEROUS DUE TO THE NOISE DESTRUCTING A DRIVER AND THE DRIVER TRYING TO LOCATE THE NOISE. THERE IS MANY PEOPLE WHO DEAL WITH THIS TYPE OF NOISE IN THIS VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THE ISSUE BEFORE IT BECOMES A BIGGER PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE SOMEBODY TO LOSE THEIR LIVE BECAUSE THEY WERE DISTRACTED BY THE NOISE THAT IS CAUSED BY A POOR BUILT. *TR

MY WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY CRACKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT A NORMAL SPEED, I HEARD A LOUD CRACK HOWEVER SAW NO CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD AT THAT TIME. I WAS NOT DRIVING BEHIND ANY LARGE TRUCKS AND DID NOT SEE ANY ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED A CRACK EXTENDING DOWN FROM ABOVE THE REARVIEW MIRROR, AND THE CRACK HAS SINCE GROWN AND IS NOW SPREADING LATERALLY ALONG THE WINDSHIELD. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY A ROCK IN KNOTS I THINK IT IS A STRESS RELATED INCIDENT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL TIMES THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND I AM GOING TO GO TO THE DEALER TO DISCUSS IT. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, NEW WIPER BLADES AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT. I WAS TOLD BY FIRESTONE MECHANIC THAT I NEEDED BACK BRAKES AND THE CALIPERS ARE "STICKING." I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR - IT IS UNSAFE!! WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME NOT UNDER WARRANTY?! A CAR -- LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT NEEDS NEW BACK BRAKES AND CALIPERS??? I THINK NOT! TAKING IT TO THE DEALER ON WEDNESDAY TO CHECK IT OUT IN FULL. NOT HAPPY! IF ABLE TO UPDATE ON HERE, I WILL DO SO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AND HEARD A LOUD POP. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME AT THE TIME AND NOTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD. A LONG THIN CRACK APPEARED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND SPREAD UPWARDS AND TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. A SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED IN JANUARY 2015, WITH SOMETHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD AND LEAVING A SMALL (QUARTER OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER) STARBURST. AFTER PARKING OUTSIDE ON A WARM 80 DEGREE DAY IN MARCH 2015, I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE TO FIND THIS STARBURST HAD SPREAD INTO A LONG THIN CRACK ACROSS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *TR

2014 MAZDA CX5, HEARD A POP AND NOTICED THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. THE CRACK STARTED FROM THE BASE, CENTER OF WINDSHIELD, AND TRAVELED VERTICAL APPROX 12-15 INCHES. THERE WAS NO ROCK OR GRAVEL STRIKE, NO VISIBLE CHIP. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH OTHER MAZDA CX5'S. *TR

BOUGHT A 2014 MAZDA CX-5 BACK IN NOVEMBER 2013.UP UNTIL DECEMBER 2014 AND 33K MILES, NO ISSUES. SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER, WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND DECIDED TO ACCELERATE A BIT , GOT UP TO ABOUT 80 MPH AND LET OFF THE GAS.THAT'S WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT AND TPMS CAME ON.CAR LOST POWER BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS RUNNING ON 3 CYLINDERS, PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL, CAR WOULDN'T GO. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND ON AND PERFORMED LIKE NORMAL.TOOK IT THE DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED OUT.THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND SAYS IT WAS MY K&N FILTER I HAD, WHICH IS FALSE SINCE I'VE HAD THE FILTER FOR THE LAST 20K MILES ON THE CAR AND ANOTHER 30K ON MY 2012 MAZDA 3.LET IT GO THEN THE FOLLOWING DID IT AGAIN AND BUT THIS TIME IT HAPPENED TWICE IN A ROW AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON.GOT THE CODE OF P0301 WHICH IS A CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE ISSUE.TAKE IT BACK AGAIN AND THEY KEEP FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS. THEY FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO DO SHUT OFF. REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR WITH NO LUCK.ENDED UP REPLACING THE CRANK PULLEY AND BELTS AND SAY IT'S WORKING.THEY ALSO REPLACED THE BATTERY BECAUSE THEY SAID IT DIED AND HAD A BAD CELL.PICK THE CAR ON A TUESDAY EVENING AND SURE FRIDAY MORNING DID IT AGAIN!! ALREADY CALLED MAZDA CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND GOT A CASE NUMBER SET UP. DEALER "SAYS" MAZDA WANTED ME TO TAKE A TECH OUT TO REPLICATE PROBLEM, WHICH THEY CAN, WHY THEY WANT ME TOO, I HAVE NO CLUE. SURE ENOUGH THE DAY I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, IT DID AGAIN ON MY

CAR WAS DRIVEN TO THE GYM AND PARKED. OWNER ENTERED THE CAR TO RETURN HOME AND NOTICED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. CRACK INITIATED UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE SEAL ABOUT HALFWAY UP THE WINDSHIELD AND HAS PROGRESSED HORIZONTALLY OVER 12". NO APPARENT IMPACT OR DEBRIS FOUND ON CAR. APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY STRESS. FURTHER RESEARCH INTO THIS ISSUE HAS REVEALED MANY OTHER MAZDA CX-5 OWNERS WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY 2014 MAZDA CX-5 IN INCLEMENT WEATHER (SNOWING). HIT A SMALL POT HOLE AND HEARD A LOUD CRACK FROM WITHIN THE CAR BUT WAS NOT SURE WHERE IT CAME FROM. WHEN I GOT TO WORK, I CHECKED THE TIRES AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR FOR DAMAGE. THERE WAS NONE. THE NEXT DAY I NOTICED A SIX INCH CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD, MIDWAY DOWN, STARTING FROM THE FRAME OF THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, STRAIGHT INWARD. NEEDLESS TO SAY, AS I DRIVE THE CAR MORE AND MORE, THE CRACK IS SLOWLY SPREADING INWARD AND IS NOW ABOUT 16 INCHES LONG. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER AND AM BRINGING IT IN FOR INSPECTION FOR A DEFECT. I DO NOT RECALL GETTING HIT WITH ANY PEBBLES OR ROCKS AT THE TIME I HIT THE POT HOLE OR THERE AFTER. *TR

WHEN MY WIFE WENT OUT TO THE CAR ON THE MORNING OF 2/24/15, SHE NOTICED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. NO SIGN OF ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. IT WAS A 9 INCH CRACK FROM THE BOTTOM CENTER GOING UP. *TR

IMPACT WAS ON THE MAZDA DRIVER'S SIDE IN FRONT OF THE WHEEL AND INTO THE CAR- MADE A LEFT HAND TURN DID NOT SEE THE APPROACHING VEHICLE TRAVELING 50 MPH AND HIT THE REAR OF VEHICLE. THAT VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND INTO THE SNOWBANK OVER 4 LANES. AIRBAGS IN THE MAZDA DID NOT DEPLOY. CONCERNED AS THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE WAS FOR SAFETY. *JS