10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
1,945 miles

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problem #3

May 292025

CX-5

  • miles
Car -??died-?? while idling at a traffic light. It started but would not start several hours later and car was towed to mechanic. Diagnostics -??determined -??after several days that car needed an ECM. ECM was ordered and replaced, along with the battery. This took several weeks, in the meantime, I had to rent a vehicle. Vehicle picked up on May 29th and driven 250 miles and car sputtered, hesitated, slowing down in heavy traffic at high speeds on highway, putting other drivers and myself in a very unsafe situation. Several days later this happened again while traveling back home, again, at highway speed putting other drivers and myself in high risk situation. (This happened several times during both trips.) As I was focused on the road, I did not see if any messages were displayed. After returning home, the mechanic was informed via voice mail and again via telephone. The following morning (June 2), the car sputtered, hesitated to accelerate at low speeds and died while driving to repair shop (battery indicator illuminated as I was pulling over). Car has been towed again to repair shop.

- Buckfield, ME, USA

problem #2

Dec 242020

CX-5

  • 5,800 miles
Mpg is not as high as listed. With one passenger, no cargo avg city mpg 22. Avg hwy 26 combined 24. 7 months owning car. Tires inflated to proper setting. Maintained done at regular scheduled intervals.

- Goose Creek, SC, USA

problem #1

Nov 022020

CX-5

  • 35 miles
My 2020 Mazda Cx-5 was 2 days old and the battery was completely drained and had to be towed to the dealer. I picked it up and they did nothing to the battery. They told me nothing was wrong and they replaced the key fob battery. Two more days after that I parked it in my garage and pushed the button to turn it off. Apparently it did not turn off and come morning, I had significant carbon monoxide poisoning and was hospitalized for 4 nights. My car would not start again and the odd thing was that the battery was drained again and there was still gas in it. My local Mazda dealer refuses to help me and I am trying to contact Mazda's main number.

- Lake St. Louis, MO, USA