Mazda CX-5

"Worn ball joints caused handling problems. Ball joints replaced."

"Noticed during annual inspection and required replacing."

""Right-rear shock busted through the top of its mount. The mount is a flimsy aluminum one, that the repair shop told me they see often on Mazdas. On the '3', they replace it with an aftermarket steel one that is stronger, but that was not available for my CX-5. So replaced both rear shocks and their top-mounts with the same flimsy OEM ones. Moreover, the front suspension's A-arms are rattling like crazy, I am just delaying their repair. Overall, the suspension components seem fragile across the board. I drive mainly urban, but never had such issues in my past 30 years of car ownership (mainly Honda, Acura and BWM).""

"Water leaks in rear cargo area"

""The channels for the normal flow of rainwater to drain out got filled with debris, clogged and leaked inside the passenger area. This issue caused the floor to fill with water on the floor mats and needed to be cleaned out and the interior dried out which took about 4 days at the dealership. Frustrating problem but not unexpected since it is parked under a tree that drops needles. Lesson learned.""

""Easily fixed at repair shop. Drainage from roof was clogged with leaves, etc.""

"Repaired"

"Engine clunk when accelerating over bumps. Sway bar and front control arm and strut mount have all been replaced and the issue is still present"

""Small leak. I do not Have to add oil over the 5 month oil change interval. Tried to have sealed, but unsuccessful. I just live with it now.""

"The catalytic converter had to be replaced due to malfunction."

"If you don't run it enough, the battery goes dead."

"battery"

"Cap on the bottom left side of the driver's seat keeps popping out."

""Tree sap landed on hood, wasn't cleaned off right away, no paint can't be restored.""

""Some spots have cracked paint and rust under it. On the roof, there is many small spots as if from rocks on the road hit it too much.""

"A wire connecting to the battery had corroded and needed to be replaced."

""I just replaced this car's battery for the second time in less than 2 years. Both times, other things went slightly askew - the bell that used to go off warning if you turned off the car without it being in park, the entertainment system randomly resetting once a week or so, the emergency brake turning on - or at least a warning about it - randomly after which everything is fine the next day. Then, without anything lighting up, the battery stops working. This time was particularly worrisome as my newly driving daughter is now the driver of that car. The battery is changed with a much higher quality battery this time. But we're actively watching out for this now""

""Mazda dealer battery failed after 18 months; replaced under warranty, but not before stranding me.""

"The car was bought used as a one owner with 90,000 miles and 12 month (10,000 miles) later had catastrophic engine failure do to coolant leaking into crankcase via the cracked cylinder head. The lack of coolant in the coolong system caused engine to overheat. The coolant leaked into oil lubricated moving internals of the engine. I selected this model make and year based on Consumer Reports specific recommendation. That was a big mistake for me. Used engine replacement cost $4,000. Paid 15,000 for the car and sold it to the garage for 6,500. I need a vehicle to get me to intended destination and not break down on the road no matter how well I care for it. This vehicle by far was the highest cost per mile to own of any vehicle owned by me. I bought it from a Mazda dealer and th car fax was good. Mazda quality falls far short of their sales and marketing."

"As I stated earlier, the engine will rev high after stopping and lunge forward. It happens occasionally but scares me. Dealer could not find anything wrong but there certainly is."

""Car slowly consumes coolant. Leak down tear and compression test are OK, but it still slowly consumes coolant, especially on long trips""

"Engine was not accelerating properly"

""The car has two fuel pumps: a low-pressure pump located in the fuel tank, and a high-pressure pump mounted on the engine. The high-pressure pump failed. The failure manifested itself in the engine hesitating when going uphill or under heavy acceleration. The pump was replaced at a local Mazda dealership, and we have had no problems since. Mileage at the time of failure was somewhere around 88k.""

""Car was running rough diagnose bad fuel pump, replaced it works fine now""

"The failure to shift into Drive is part of the transmission problem."

"The transmission control module failed at 3200 miles. An independent mechanic replaced the part but could not program it. I was told that the programming software was only available to Mazda dealers. I was forced to pay the dealer an exorbitant amount."

"Center consul latch failed; dealer replaced but at my expense"