general problems of the 2013 Mazda CX-5

I've been having a problem with my rear driver side brakes wearing out way sooner than all of my other brakes. I finally decided to look it up and I see that everybody has the same issue. They posted a service bulletin a while back that I was never notified of so now it is no longer covered but something as far as manufacturer defects on the brakes should be a recall. Brakes are a very important part of driver safety and I'm really surprised this not been put on the recall list. . . The rotors start wearing out all of a sudden and grinding off all of the metal onto the road. . . . It happens suddenly with no warning. . . When it first started it was sudden and is continuing even when I am not breaking still making noises. . This started happening when my car was under 20000 miles and I thought nothing of it and I have just been going and getting that one rotor replaced along with the brake pad but this is a reoccurring issue. . . And Mazda is taking no responsibility in fixing it.

Brakes needed replacing at 14,000 and 17,000 miles. Mazda has technical service bulletins on the issue but refuses to repair the problem.

The contact owns a 2013 Mazda Cx-5. While driving 20 mph in traffic, the brake pedal was applied, but failed to respond. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred several times. As a result, the contact's vehicle rear ended another vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.

I was traveling at approximately 65 mph on a highway in the right-hand lane when my tire pressure indicator, traction control indicator, low oil indicator, emergency check engine indicator light illuminated. The car appeared to be driving normally so I drove it to a nearby meineke shop where they ran diagnostics & reported they were getting error codes p0571 & p02507. They further advised they were not equipped to fix the problem and I had to go to a Mazda dealership - the closest was 20 miles away. While on my way to the dealership, (again traveling approximately 65 mph on a highway in the right-hand lane), every light remained illuminated. Approximately 10 minutes into the trip, my push-to-start button started flashing yellow, I lost power to the car and my brakes were not responsive. I coasted to the side of the road where I turned the car off, not knowing if it would turn back on. I allowed it to sit for about 5 minutes and attempted to turn it "on" via the push-to-start. It did turn on and allowed me to continue driving, (this time in the break-down lane at 25 mph with my hazard lights flashing). I made it to the dealership where they noted the check-engine light was on. Diagnostics by the dealership / my invoice reveal the "cause" as "61 p0302xrx brake switch, r & r 71 w" and "1 lmin07*5 Mini lp 7. 5 fuse" with a part number of bn7n-66-490. The issue was repaired under warranty as the car is less than 3 years old / less than 25,000 miles. I was on vacation 8 hours from my home with this happened. I had 2 teenagers in the car during the first failure. This could have been really, really bad had I been traveling in the left lane as I believe I would have been rear ended when the car suddenly slowed down and I lost the ability to brake. The out-of-state dealership was wonderful; however I believe this make/model needs to be recalled for this issue.

The contact owns a 2013 Mazda cx5. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the contact applied the brake pedal which started grinding without warning. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the rear brakes needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 18,600.

Our company owns two Mazda cx5s, model years 2013 with 22,500 miles and 2014 with 13,000 miles. On both cars the rear brakes and rotors have completely worn down. When we had the 2013 serviced, only the brakes could be replaced because the rotors were on national back order.

I was driving my car and felt a strong shimmying in the steering wheel. I took the car to my neighborhood garage where they discovered that both the front and rear brakes were completely shot. As this was extremely unusual given the mileage and the fact that it was a new car, they called a Mazda dealer who agreed to fix the rear brakes at no charge but refused to fix the fronts. They claimed that there was a service bulletin for the rears. After they fixed the repair breaks, the car was still undriveble due to shimmying. I took it to a break shop and paid to have it repaired. They said they had never seen rotors so warped and gave them back to me to show anyone who might care.

The contact owns a 2013 Mazda cx5. The contact stated that while braking for an approaching intersection, the brakes did not respond. The vehicle continued to travel and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The manufacture was notified of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 35,000.

While the brake is held down with the left foot and a slight pressure is put on the gas pedal the car will suddenly surge forward. It can move about two feet before I get the brake on hard enough to stop the car. It feels as if the vehicle was struck hard from behind. The dealer has looked at it twice and suggested that the bog for "break over gas" logic system is being fooled by the combined pressure on the brake and gas at the same time, I. E. , if, while both pedals are pressed, if the brake pressure is slightly released while the gas pedal is still slightly depressed the computer thinks the it has to "catch-up with the gas pedal and it surges forward. It has happened five times. It has never happened without both the brake and gas being simultaneously applied. It becomes a safety issue when it happens at a busy stop signed intersection while waiting to make a left turn across oncoming traffic, I. E. , a pedestrian could be struck. I try to avoid this using this technique but it is a habit that I'm sure many drivers have.

Pulling in to parking space with foot on brake. Vehicle would not stop and couldn't turn the steering wheel. Car suddenly accelerated and jump curb and ran into side of building. Brake pedal was hard to press and even tried pumping brake, but vehicle would not stop. Engine speed did not change when pumping brake. Vehicle was only three weeks old and had a major malfuntion with braking and steering.

The proximity of the pedals seem to be too close. Some footwear may snag when attempting to brake have noticed twice since purchasing car on 9/22.