Mazda CX-50 Problems by year

stick to the inner friction surface of the disc and cause the front inner pads to wear out faster than the outer pads. Mazda changed the dust cover and brake pad shape to fix it. My vehicle falls within the bulletin's range. The dealership did not perform the bulletin repair and did not record separate inner and outer pad measurements. Mazda's customer service relied on the dealership and closed my case without further review. Brake pads wearing out at this rate is a safety concern. If the inner pads wear faster than the outer pads, they can reach metal-to-metal contact before the driver notices, which reduces braking performance and damages the rotors. Many owners may not know about the bulletin or that their inner pads are wearing early, since the inner pads are hard to see without removing the wheel. There was no crash, fire, or injury. No warning lights appeared; the only symptom was brake squealing. The pads are still on the vehicle and available for inspection.

backward movement and felt as though I had been thrown backward. The airbags deployed. Police and emergency medical personnel responded. A child passenger sustained a small cut to her head and was medically evaluated. The police report includes a witness account describing the Mazda's sudden acceleration before the collision. I am concerned about possible unintended acceleration and braking-system performance. The specific mechanical or electronic cause is UNKNOWN. I have not received confirmation that a particular component malfunctioned. The vehicle was declared a total loss by my insurance company. It was expected to be transferred to a Copart facility. I do not know whether the vehicle has undergone a mechanical inspection or whether its electronic diagnostic and event data have been preserved. I am reporting this incident because the unexpected acceleration and inability to slow the vehicle as expected created a serious risk of injury to occupants and other motorists. I request that NHTSA evaluate this incident for a possible vehicle safety defect. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

risk? ANS: Mold & air quality QUES: Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? ANS: Confirmed by Mazda dealership, and is occurring with other 2023 CX-50's (online forums, reddit, facebook) QUES: Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? ANS: No, only the Mazda dealership's service techs QUES: Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? ANS: No warning lamps or messages. Symptom of weird smell started prior to visible water damage, however, I didn't notice the water damage until the stain was visible enough to catch my attention. I'm not often visually inspecting that area, so I presume it had start long before the major staining started.

TX, Metro Mazda dealership, today, so they can read the DTC codes. Here is what I found online about this issue that's already been reported" Multiple NHTSA complaints describe the same symptom set on the CX-50 Hybrid (which uses a Toyota-sourced eCVT hybrid system): •Failure to engage a direction after shifting - one owner reported the vehicle intermittently not responding to shift commands or throttle input, acting "as if it were in neutral," and only recovering after a full shutdown and restart. That owner's incidents occurred on Aug 28 and Sept 21, 2026, and they captured video of it. •Reverse-to-Drive failure - another complaint describes moving the shifter from Reverse to Drive, the dash showing "D," but the vehicle moving in reverse when the accelerator was pressed. The dealer couldn't duplicate it and found no software updates or service bulletins from Mazda addressing it. •No throttle response in Drive - a rental CX-50 Hybrid rolled backward uncontrollably on a hill with zero throttle response in Drive; nothing fixed it except parking and shutting the car off. •Reverse failures - owners on Reddit and in complaints describe the hybrid occasionally failing to engage Reverse (going to neutral and rolling), again fixed only by restarting. One complaint even references the 2025 recall (NHTSA 25V487000) involving early CX-50 Hybrids shipped in a "factory testing mode" requiring ECM replacement and PCU/HCU reprogramming.