Mazda CX-5

"Slight oil leak"

"while having my vehicle serviced for routine maintenance they discovered that the oil pan gasket was leaking at no charge to me"

"Low oil indicator. Both times was after service at dealer but before next service due. Indicator was correct as oil was low. Did not happen when oil change was done at local garage (twice). After second occurrence, dealer has me come back every 1,000 miles to check and so far oil level is fine"

"After leaving the car parked for 4 hours the battery was completely dead. Dealer could not identify what was draining the battery. I search online and found many people complaining about the battery going dead. Then found a recall for a rear door module that would drain the battery. After going to Mazda corporate they finally acknowledged the module might have contributed to the battery going dead. I live in the Pacific Northwest, often going into the mountains. It is dangerous having a car with a battery that may go dead at any minute. Im done with Mazda."

"Only happened once. I may have left the engine running (I don't recall), but when I came back to my car it was running, the doors were locked, and keyless entry was not working. Someone had to come out and get me into the car. Once I was inside, I was able to turn off the engine, restart it, and everything was fine. Annoying, and could have been worse, but it was a slow day and only happened once."

"The doors locked while the fob was in the car. It only happened once in early 2024, and it has not happened again. Mazda service resolved the issue."

"Tires were rotated by dealer every 5,000 - 8,000 miles. I noticed vibration at about 20,000 miles. Dealer diagnosed cupped rear tires and said it was a known issue with the CX5. I called Mazda and they denied this. Dealer could not explain why only back tires were cupped if they had been rotating them at the service intervals. I suspected the struts, but the dealer said everything else passed inspection and there were no other issues. The dealer became difficult to both me and the Mazda rep, so I took the car to an independent garage. They found that the rear struts were leaking and failed, and were the likely cause of the tire failure. I replaced the struts at my cost so that I wouldnt have to go back to the dealer, and had to purchase new tires. All was at my expense. I dont fault the car, I blame this all on the local Mazda dealer."

"Struts were leaking while car was still under warranty. Mazda refused to replace them until the leaking got worse."

"This is related to the strut issue I already comment on."

"The transmission failed and needed to be completely replaced. Completed under warranty."

"There was a squeeking sound when the transmission shifted between 3rd and 4th gear. There was a service bulletin that came out about this about 6 months after I first reported it."

"Oil leak and rattle noise connected to heat shied"

"The interior rattle started about 6 months ago. Its pretty constant and it has not been resolved."

"More accurately, the controls are not available because the system seems to decide itself what it wants to do (change stations, switch to navigation display, etc.)"

"When I received the car, the heater/blower did not work. Seats heated fine, but car did not get heated air. The problem was constant. The problem was professionally repaired."

"There was a growing leak on the garage floor underneath the rear portion of the vehicle, and I inspected that unusual leak area and found wetness around the differential gear. It was still under warranty at 45,000 miles, and we took it to the dealership to be repaired. The part took three months to be delivered before the repairs could be completed, and my wife had to drive a dealer loaner car for the duration of the wait. The repair was finally completed and their have been no problems since."