Mazda CX-5 fuel problems
48 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
2,438 owner complaints analyzed
8 distinct recall campaigns
30,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2012 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,089 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
48 of 2,438 complaints match this topic (2.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11062544 · 2018-01-13 (January 13, 2018)
[XXX] THE ENGINE DOES NOT IDLE. WHEN I WOULD SLOW TO STOP FOR A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, TH ENGINE WOULD QUIT AND REQUIRE RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY, AND, THE RED BATTERY LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. A SERVICE STATION DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS EITHER AN OLD BATTERY, AND/OR, AN ALTERNATOR. OURISMAN MAZDA, 801 ROCKVILLE PIKE, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852 [[phone removed]] ADVISED ME THIS MORNING, SATURDAY, 01/13/2018, THAT: 1.)THE PROBLEM IS THE MASS AIR FLOW FILTER THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. 2…
Owner-reported narrative. 75,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11062544 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10622252 · 2014-08-14 (August 14, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK EMPTIED PREMATURELY. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT THE ORIGIN OF THE FUEL LEAK COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 16,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10622252 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10695229 · 2015-03-18 (March 18, 2015)
BOUGHT A 2014 MAZDA CX-5 BACK IN NOVEMBER 2013.UP UNTIL DECEMBER 2014 AND 33K MILES, NO ISSUES. SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER, WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND DECIDED TO ACCELERATE A BIT , GOT UP TO ABOUT 80 MPH AND LET OFF THE GAS.THAT'S WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT AND TPMS CAME ON.CAR LOST POWER BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS RUNNING ON 3 CYLINDERS, PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL, CAR WOULDN'T GO. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND ON AND PERFORMED LIKE NORMAL.TOOK IT THE DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED OUT.THEY COU…
Owner-reported narrative. 33,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10695229 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10893284 · 2016-08-04 (August 4, 2016)
APPROXIMATELY APRIL 2014, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A GAS ODOR IN THE CAB OF MY 2014 MAZDA CX-5 TOURING. THE ODOR WAS STRONGER WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND STRONGER STILL AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT CONTINUED SPORADICALLY AND BEGAN TO GROW IN INTENSITY OVER TIME. I THEN BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT MY GAS MILEAGE INDICATOR WOULD DROP THE MILES LEFT ON MY GAS TANK FROM APPROXIMATELY 15-50 MILES FROM THE TIME IT WAS PARKED TO THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE ENGINE. ON ONE OCCASION MY VEHICLE LOST ALL THE GAS AND I HAD TO CALL INS CO FOR GAS TOW IN JULY, 2014. I…
Owner-reported narrative. 19,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10893284 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11207850 · 2019-05-15 (May 15, 2019)
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2015 MAZDA CX-5 IT HAD LESS THAN 50 MILES ON IT. THAT WAS DECEMBER 2015. I GAVE THE CAR TO MY SON, WHO HAS BEEN DRIVING IT FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. HE HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 5000 MILES WITH THE SYNTHETIC OIL WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS THE CORRECT WAY ACCORDING TO MAZDA. ON APRIL THE 24TH 2019 THE CAR DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. MY SON SAID THE LIGHTS ON THE CONTROL PANEL FLASHED AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND KILLED OVER WOULD NOT START BEFORE IT DIED MY SON SAID THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING REALLY LOUD. NOW THE DEALERSHIP WANTS 10…
Owner-reported narrative. 75,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11207850 at NHTSA ↗