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What 1 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Mazda CX-5
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
Newest first · 1 complaints
Feb 7, 2013Speed control
I WAS IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION BUT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I SLOWLY DROVE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION,WITH HORNS BLOWING AROUND ME ,BECAUSE I WAS IN EVERYONE'S WAY . THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY ,SOMETIMES ONCE A WEEK OR EVERY OTHER WEEK,THIS IS VERY NERVE RACKING BECAUSE ONE CANNOT PREPARE FOR WHEN IT WILL OCCUR,I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO LOOKED AT IT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG ,BECAUSE IT OCCURS SO ERRATICALLY .AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER WITH NO RELIEF .I AM FEDUP WITH MAZDA. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10496764
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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your
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