This car was excellent the first year but after a year I started to notice that the car was hesitating at different times. Getting on the highway (trying to get with speed of traffic to merge). From a stop (pulling out of my son's daycare trying to cross 3 lanes before I get hit). The more time that passes the worse the car gets. I've brought it up with dealership several times as I have had some really close calls with the car not going when I need it to. The dealership said it is normal and that it memorizes how you drive normally to save for fuel economy. If this is true it's the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Accidents happen when something out of the norm happens and if my car doesn't respond the way I need it to, it's going to kill me and my family.

While changing lanes on a highway with my CX-5 from a stop, it felt as though the car was in neutral instead of drive. The RPM increased but the car did not move. The Mazda service dept. reported that there were no trouble codes stored and no related TSB'S, Vehicle performing as by DESIGN. I have also noticed upon sudden acceleration from around 30 that I get similar response. It feels as though the transmission is not shifting quick enough into the right gear. Dealer states they inspected transmission fluid level, and condition and that there was no repair at this time.