2017 Mazda CX-5
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Electrical system is the leading concern among 148 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 5th highest complaint count among 14 CX-5 model years with reports.
Of the 2017 reports, 5 involved a crash. 3 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Trailer hitchesNov 21, 2017
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2017 CX-5 vehicles equipped with an accessory trailer hitch wiring harness. This harness may be routed such that there is insufficient clearance between the harness and the exhaust muffler, allowing the wiring harness to contact the muffler.
Contact with the muffler may damage the trailer wiring harness, potentially resulting in the trailer lighting being inoperative, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will reroute the trailer hitch harness away from the muffler, replacing the harness if it is damaged, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin January 20, 2018. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 1617K.
Campaign 17V744000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
148 reports, newest first.
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jan 18, 2021
WITHOUT ANY WARNING, WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED. THANKFULLY, ON BOTH OCCASIONS, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. COINCIDENTALLY, I ALSO OWN A 2018 MAZDA CX-5 AND IN OCTOBER OF 2019, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (3719F, NHTSA #19V-497) FOR THE 2018 CAR. THE DESCRIPTION IN THE RECALL SOUNDS LIKE THE EXACT ISSUE I HAVE FACED WITH MY 2017 MAZDA YET THERE IS NO RECALL AS OF NOW ON MY 2017.
Electrical system, Dec 30, 2020
KNOWN GHOSTING ISSUE CAUSED BY MANUFACTURING AND DIAGNOSED BY MAZDA. THE LIGHTS INSIDE FLICKER, THE RADIO/NAVIGATION/TELEPHONE (BLUETOOTH) STARTS, STOPS, AND MOVES AS IT WANTS TO. THIS CAUSES DISTRACTIONS AND IS UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING. THERE ARE RECALLS ON OTHER MODEL CARS FOR THIS, HOWEVER, MAZDA WON'T FIX MY CAR EVEN THOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Dec 21, 2020
MAZDA INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM KEEPS REBOOTING WHILE DRIVE, STATIONARY, IN MOTION & ON A CITY/HIGHWAY, USING THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM BECOMES DANGEROUS, CAN'T USE THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM AT ALL.
Other or unspecified, Nov 30, 2020
THE SUNROOF ON MY MAZDA CX-5 JUST SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. NOTHING HIT IT. IT JUST SHATTERED ALL OF THE SUDDEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY.
Exterior lighting, Nov 18, 2020
REAR BUMPER MARKER IS NOT DONE PROPERLY BECAME DETACHED WHILE STATIONARY. MY FRIEND HAS THIS CX-5 2017 AND SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIS CAR.
Visibility/wiper, Oct 19, 2020
I HAVE A 2017 MAZDA CX5 TOURING MODEL, WITH 39K MILES. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED ON 10/16/2020. MY DEALER PICKED UP MY CAR TODAY, AND DETERMINED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILED. SINCE MY CAR WAS OUT OF ORIGINAL WARRANTY, I HAD TO PAY THE $100 DEDUCTIBLE FROM THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASED WHEN THE CARE WAS NEW, FROM THE MAZDA DEALER. NOW, CONSIDERING THE 187,000 MAZDA 3'S RECALLED FOR THE SAME FAILURE, I AM OUTRAGED THAT I HAD TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THIS REPAIR. IF THIS FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW OR RAIN, THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN AT SIGNIFICANT RISK. THIS FAILURE CAME OUT OF NO WHERE, THERE WERE NO PRIOR ISSUES WITH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I WAS AT A LOCAL LOWES SHOPPING, AND WHEN I WENT TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD, THE FLUID DISPENSED, BUT THE WIPERS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. I DID CHANGE THE PROPER FUSE, BUT THAT HAD NO POSITIVE EFFECT. ALSO, I NOTED THAT 187,000 MAZDA 3 MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME MODULE FAILURE.
Structure, Other or unspecified, Oct 7, 2020
DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY @ 65 MPH (NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND & NOT UNDER A BRIDGE) WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE MOONROOF EXPLODED OUTWARD. SOME GLASS PIECES FELL INTO THE VEHICLE, BUT THE MAJORITY EXPLODED OUTWARD.
Structure, Aug 26, 2020
PAINT ON SOUL RED CHIPPING AND FLAKING VERY EASILY.
Visibility/wiper, Aug 19, 2020
WINDSHIELD WIPER WATER PUMP FAILURE
Service brakes, Visibility/wiper, Aug 19, 2020
REAR DRUMS AND CALIPER FAILURES AT 20,000 MILES
Structure, Jul 8, 2020
RED PAINT CHIPS EXTREMELY EASILY. HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND DRIVEN LESS THAN 5,000 MILES BUT HAVE LOTS OF CHIPS ON THE HOOD, FENDERS, ROOF AND DOORS. GIVEN THIS PAINT IS AN EXTRA CHARGE I WOULD NOT EXPECT THIS. DROVE MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE FOR 10 YEARS AND DIDN'T HAVE AS MANY PAINT CHIPS AS I DO ON THIS AFTER ONLY A YEAR.
Suspension, Jun 29, 2020
RATTLE/ KNOCKING SOUND AS FRONT SUSPENSION MOVES UP/DOWN. NOISE COMES FROM AROUND THE UPPER FRONT STRUTS. THIS SOUND CAN IS BE HEARD CLEARER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Seats, Jun 12, 2020
DRIVERS SEAT FEELS LIKE SPRINGS OR COILS PUSHING ON MY TAIL BONE AND LUMPS THAT HURT THIGH PART OF LEG. FEELS LIKE SOMETHING COULD BE LOOSE AS THE LUMPS GO FROM TAIL BONE, WHOLE BOTTOM LIKE A BAR ACROSS SEAT TO THIGHS TO JUST TAIL BONE. THIS IS THERE ALL THE TIME FROM JUST GETTING INTO CAR AND GETS WORSE BECAUSE IT REALLY IS PUSHING ON BOTTOM. SEEMS LIKE SEATING COIL OR FRAME COULD BE PROBLEM. I DID RETURN TO DEALER BUT NO ONE THERE COULD FEEL IT. IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NO PICTURES AS NOT VISIBLE HAPPENS ONLY WHEN SEATING ON IT. THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE INJURY TO MY SPINE/BACK. *TR
Visibility/wiper, Mar 17, 2020
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2017 CX5, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED SENDING GLASS THROUGHOUT THE CAR. IT WAS A SUNNY DAY, AND NO APPARENT DEBRIS FLEW UP FROM THE ROAD. EXTREMELY SCARY INCIDENT.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Jan 16, 2020
CODES APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD SHOWING BRAKE DYSFUNCTION, SMART BRAKE SYSTEM DISABLED, MASTER ERRORS, AND MULTIPLE OTHER ERROR MESSAGES. NAVIGATION TURNS ON BY ITSELF AND FLASHES AND MOVES OR CHANGES LOCATIONS. THE VEHICLE WILL BRAKE BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN NOTHING ELSE IS AROUND NEAR ME (AT THE TIME) AND WILL DRIVE TO THE SIDE AT LIGHTS WHEN OTHER CARS ARE THERE.
Structure, Jan 13, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER OVER SENDER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER (FAIRWAY MAZDA LOCATED AT 10101 ABERCORN EXTENTION, SAVANNAH, GA 31406 PHONE NUMBER 912-927-1000) WHO DID NOT DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, AS WELL AS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO MOUNT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE UP WITH TEMPORARY WIRING UNTIL A PERMANENT REPAIR WAS ABLE TO BE PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
Service brakes, Jan 3, 2020
HELLO, THIS CAR WAS LEASED BACK IN OCT 2017 AS A BRAND NEW CAR FROM GARDEN CITY MAZDA (NY). SIX MONTHS AGO (JULY 2019), WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE SERVICE TO CHECK THE HUGE VIBRATIONS WHEN BRAKING. THEY FOUND A LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER WAS LEAKING AND FAILED CAUSED PLATE (ROTOR) AND PAD DAMAGE. CAR WAS ONLY DONE 5731 MILES. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE LEFT REAR ROTOR, PADS AND CALIPER. THEN RESURFACED (RR) ROTOR AND PADS. AFTER 6 MONTHS TODAY (JAN 3RD 2020), WE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE SERVICE BECAUSE OF THE VIBRATIONS RE-OCCURRING WHEN BRAKING AS IT WAS VERY CONCERNING. CAR IS DONE 9744 MILES TO DATE. AND THIS TIME IT WAS BOTH FRONT BRAKE PLATES (ROTORS) AND PAD ARE WORN OUT. THIS CAR IS ALMOST DAILY DRIVEN (4-5 DAYS A WEEK) AND HAVE LOW MILEAGE DUE TO THE LOW DISTANCE (+-10 MILES/DAY) IT WAS DRIVEN PER DAY. AND WE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES TWICE WITHIN LESS THAN 10K MILES. MAZDA SERVICE AND MAZDA (MANUFACTURER) CLAIMS THIS IS DUE TO REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR AND CAR MUST BE SITTING THERE FOR A LONG. WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE IS A VALID STATEMENT FROM MAZDA AS AN EXPERIENCE CAR OWNER AND A DRIVER. I HAD OTHER CARS THAT WERE SITTING ON MY DRIVE WAY LONGER THAN THIS CAR AND NEVER HAD THIS MANY BRAKE ISSUES. BRAKE FAILURES ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND PUT EVERYONE AT RISK. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE BRAKE COMPONENTS USED IN 2017 MAZDA CX5 IS NOT UP TO US CONSUMER SAFETY STANDARDS AND NOT SUITABLE FOR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE THE VEHICLES WERE SOLD. REALLY APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FURTHER AND I HOPE THAT WILL HELP SO MANY CONSUMERS USING THESE VEHICLES TODAY AND FUTURE. FOUND MORE COMPLAINS ON: HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/MAZDA/CX-5/BRAKE-DISC-PADS-PROBLEMS.PHP THANKS VERY MUCH, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Structure, Oct 9, 2019
2017 MAZDA CX-5 WITH SOUL RED METALLIC PAINT, ONLY 19000 MILES IS EXHIBITING SMALL CHIPS IN THE PAINT. WE ARE NOTICING CHIPS ON THE HOOD, ROOF, FRONT SIDE PANELS AND DOORS. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS IN UPSTATE NY. WE HAD A 2014 CX-5 WITH THE SAME COLOR AND THIS DID NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WE EVEN PAID AN EXTRA $595 FOR THIS SPECIAL 'PAINT' THAT NOW LOOKS HORRIBLE!
Other or unspecified, Aug 4, 2019
WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMAELY 40 - 50 MPH MY 2017 MAZDA CX5 SUNROOF EXPLODED. I WAS NOT NEAR AN OVERPASS NOR WHERE THERE ANY VEHICLES AROUND ME. AFTER THE EXPLOSION, I CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT MY TIRES, NEXT I CHECKED M WINDOWS AND PULLED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WALKED AROUND CHECKING TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS BROKEN. WHEN I LOOKED ON MY ROOF, I SAW THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. THANKFULLY, I HAD MY SUNROOF VISOR CLOSED. SINCE MY SUV WAS UNDER 2 YEARS OLD I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE CAR DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO COME IN. OF COURSE WHEN I GOT THERE THEY SAID THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY LOANERS SIGNED IN. I WAS ADVISED THAT WINDOWS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTIES AND SHOULD CALL SAFELITE (THAT IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STORY). AFTER I MANAGED TO PUSH DOWN THE BROKEN GLASS SO IT WOULD NOT FLY ONTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I DROVE I HEARD THE SHATTERED GLASS SLIDING ACROSSED MY ROOF AND DOWN THE METAL SIDES. IT WAS NOT A GOOD EXPERIENCE. THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THAT SOMETIMES THESE THINGS HAPPEN AND NOBODY REALLY KNOWS WHY.
Fuel/propulsion system, Jul 13, 2019
WHILE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON I-75 NORTH OF NORTH FT. MEYERS, FL THE VEHICLE STUTTERED SLIGHTLY AND STALLED, WITH JUST ENOUGH TIME TO PULL TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND PARK. IT WOULD NOT RESTART AND APPEARED TO BE OUT OF FUEL, THOUGH THE GAUGE INDICATED APPROX. 1/4 FULL. THE MAZDA EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE NUMBER WAS CALLED AND THEY DISPATCHED A SERVICE VEHICLE. AT THE SAME TIME THE MECHANIC ARRIVED, A FL ROAD RANGER ALSO ARRIVED AND PUT ONE GALLON OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE THEN AND DRIVE TO THE NEXT EXIT WHERE WE PUT IN JUST 10 GALLONS TO FILL THE TANK COMPLETELY. WE THEN PROCEEDED TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE (AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MECHANIC) WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIGITAL ENGINE SCAN AND FOUND THERE WERE NO MALFUNCTIONS DETECTED. WE REQUESTED OUR DEALER PERFORM THIS SCAN AGAIN THE NEXT TIME WE WENT IN FOR SERVICE ON MAY 16, 2019. THIS DEALER IN COLUMBIA, MO (MACHEN MAZDA) CLAIMED THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS.)
Service brakes, Jun 25, 2019
ROTORS BEGAN SHOWING SIGNS OF IRREGULAR WEARING AT 15K MILES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND INCLEMENT WEATHER. HOWEVER, THERE IS A VAST NUMBER OF REPORTS ONLINE WITH IDENTICAL ISSUES, OCCURRING AROUND 25K MILES, WHICH APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE PADS OUT OF THE FACTORY.
Power train, Feb 13, 2019
THE SHIFT LOCK LEVER ON THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR GETS STUCK WHEN ITS COLD.
Other or unspecified, Jan 11, 2019
ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO HAD A SENSOR REPLACED THAT AFFECTED ALL THE BRAKING SYSTEMS. ALL INDICATORS HAD COME ON MY DASHBOARD (ABS, EMERGENCY PARKJNG BRAKE ETC...). THAT SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE. FORWARD 6 MONTHS AND SAME ISSUE ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD FOR BAKING SYSTEMS ARE LIT UP. EXCEPT THIS TIME IT US AFFECTING THE ACCELERATION WHEN LIGHTS FIRST COME ON. WAS AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE LIGHTS START TO BLINK ON THE DASHBOARD. THE INTERSECTION LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR CHUGGED ALONG FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. I TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND WENT TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHT WENT TO STEADY AND I COULD ACCELERATE. THIS ALL HAPPENED AFTER THE SERVICE TEAM AT THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AF IT AND "FIXED" WHAT WAS WRONG AT A COST OF OVER 200 TO ME. NOW THEY ARE SAYING SOME HARNESS OR SOMETHING IN THE REAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Other or unspecified, Dec 26, 2018
I WAS DRIVING AT 60MPH ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY, NO ONE IN FRONT, BACK OR TO THE SIDE OF ME WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD AN EXPLOSION SOUND AND AND THE SUNROOF GLASS BEGAN TO POUR ON MY COUSIN, HIS WIFE AND ME. I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. IT WAS OBVIOUS BY THE WAY THAT THE GLASS WAS BLOWN OUTWARD THAT THE GLASS EXPLODED AND WAS NOT "CAUSED BY A ROCK" (THE DEALER INSISTED IT WAS CAUSED FROM A PEBBLE)
Other or unspecified, Dec 17, 2018
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 70MPH ON A SUNNY DAY ABOUT 71F WITH MY SUNSHADE OPEN, NO CARS NEARBY. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD THIS LOUD POP, EXPLOSION LIKE, MY SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED! GLASS WENT EVERYWHERE ON ME, PASSENGER SEAT, BACKSEAT. I DUCKED, FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME THAT COULD'VE LED TO A WRECK. I CLOSED MY SUN SHADE AND DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE EXPLOSION WAS SO LOUD IT CAUSED ME EAR PAIN THAT LATER PROGRESSED TO MASSIVE HEADACHE.