Power Train Related Problems of the 2016 Mazda CX-5

Table 1 shows twelve common power train related problems of the 2016 Mazda CX-5. The number one most common problem is related to the power train (37 problems). The second most common problem is related to the transmission slip out of gear (two problems).


Recently reported Power Train problems of the 2016 Mazda CX-5

The Power Train problem

Any time the vehicle has been sitting with the engine off and has been given enough time to “cool down”, upon starting the vehicle and switching from park to drive, the vehicle will violently lurch forward while attempting to reach 2nd gear.   Read details...

The Transmission Slip Out Of Gear problem

When the car is cold and parked the transmission will lurch into drive sometimes and everytime when the car is cold the transmission will get stuck in third or fourth gear and the car will not accelerate until I floor it until then the car won't shift out of gear for a few hundred feet and continue   Read details...

The Transmission Not Engage problem

Vehicle would not engage in drive when shifted into drive. There was a 3-5 second delay and the engine would rev, but the vehicle would not move. When the vehicle did engage in drive it would pull forward hard and clunk into gear.   Read details...


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CX-5 Service Bulletins