general problems of the 2014 Mazda CX-5

The starter ignition button will turn off the engine but fail to turn off the radio and the lights. The only way to turn it off is to repeatedly turn on the ignition button, until it turns off.

The engine of my Mazda Cx-5 2014 turned off when I got home but I didn't realize that all the accessories stayed on. As a result, the car didn't start the next day and it ran out of battery. Turning it completely off was not an easy task. I had to research online to figure out the trick moving the shift lever and realized that this is a very common issue. I checked online and found a thread that is included at the end of this message. Mazda should take responsibility and get the cars fixed with a recall but it seems that they are just denying the situation. Even though it doesn't represent a safety issue while driving a car, it does represent a huge inconvenience to owners, as well as time and money. The known faulty part that needs to be replaced is the kdy0-46-040 switch. . Read more...

Vehicle was put into drive & it would not move forward 03/20/2018 and it rolled backwards. Also unable to shut vehicle off once it is parked. Continuous issues to turn the vehicle off once it is parked. Lights stays on the dashboard & radio continue to play music. I have been having issues for two years now turning the vehicle off and Mazda is now telling me that it is because of my phone charger is wrapped around the gear stick why it will not go into park and the issue is the vehicle continuously having issues to turning off. . I have a video recording of the charger wrapped around the gear stick and the vehicle put into park with no issues. I also bought the phone charger long after this issue started. They changed the shifter 03/2018 because it was no good and they charged me for an item they are aware of has issues. I had to google how to turn my vehicle off 11/27/2018.

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.

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.