10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 2 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 2 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 32,697 miles
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I was braking to a stop after decellerating, driving originally about 45 mph. Traffic was stopped in front of me. I was in motion on a highway, going straight ahead. My car slowed but resisted stopping. I pressed on the brake pedal harder until I came to a complete stop. My right foot was entirely on the brake, as I only use my right foot to operate the pedals. The engine was revving like it was accellerating. The car was in drive. No warning lights came on the dash. The engine continued to rev higher in intensity. I put the car into park, and the engine revved much higher. I pushed the start/stop button to turn off the car. The warning lights came on the dash. I was able to roll down the power window even though the car was turned off. I tried to restart the car after about a minute. The starter engaged, but the car did not start. I tried twice again and it did the same thing. I tried a fourth time and it reacted as if the battery was almost dead, some sound but no movement. I couldn't put the car in neutral to have the attending police officer push it out of the lane of traffic, and we noticed the emergency brake was engaged. I did not engage the emergency brake myself! my husband arrived, and he and the officer were able to put the car in neutral, however, they were unable to disengage the emergency brake. The car had to be loaded onto a roll-off wrecker to be taken to the dealership.
- Meridian, ID, USA
Was in an accident which resulted in a lockup of vehicle and side collision with battery failure
- Anchorage, AK, USA
The contact owns a 2016 Mazda 6. while driving 55 mph, the cruise control engaged and would not turn off. Lester raines Mazda (5035 maccorkle ave sw, South charleston, wv 25309, (304) 768-1251) informed the contact to disconnect the negative battery terminal to reset the computer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000. Consumer stated while driving at 55mph cruise control was engaged but cruise control malfunctioned. Only when the brake pedal depressed did it cancel.
- Miami, WV, USA
I was about to park the car in a parking spot in a mall. It was crawling speed and almost about to stop. Then the car suddenly surged forward and went over the curb on to the other side. Thankfully there was no other vehicle or person on the other side. I was holding tight the steering wheel. My husband pulled the electronic parking break button and the car finally came to a stop. Tires were burst on running over and there was damage to front left side of car. I believe this could be an issue of unintended acceleration.
- Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA
- Liberty Twp, OH, USA