The emergency brake (EPB) of the driver rear caliper got stuck. I bought this car used and the rear left rotor was rusted and pads did not wear evenly. I changed rotors and pads. I did not activate the parking brake and drove a few miles. After a few days, I drove to a place and when I stopped the rear left brake was stuck and smelled very bad. I put on the maintenance mode to make sure the electronic emergency brakes were completely deactivated and not doing something weird. I drove like that for a few weeks without any issue.
Then I deactivated the maintenance mode (and so reactivated the capability to put on the emergency brakes), but did not used the emergency brakes. Not after 1 day my rear brake got stocked and smelled really bad. I made some research and found out that the EPG are big issues. They have been reviewed twice because of a problem in the screw that does not deactivate parking break.
So I bought my Mazda back in late 2015 when they came out with the early 2016s which technically were 2015.5s . The issue started after I got the car but I didn't think any of it at first. When I would brake at a light or stop sign, my car lurches forward nearly causing me to rear end someone.
After this happening multiple times. I took my car to the dealership and they drove it around and said they couldn't find anything wrong...shocker...This time I kept a journal of when it was happening and it would have anywhere from once a week to twice a week. I have my foot pressed fully down on the brake and still the car will lurch forward.
I took the car in again yesterday and again I was told nothing was wrong with it and if it happens to call the dealership and a mechanic would drive around with me to repeat the issue. I told the guy that I cannot control when it happens, I told him that there is a serious issue and asked him to bleed the brakes and replace the redo the brakes, they said that would not do it.
There is a serious brake issue and it needs to be fixed...I don't feel safe and I do not want to hit anyone because Mazda is having an issue.
My wife took the car to work today and told me that the car slammed on the brakes again...3rd time now. I am definitely taking this car back to Mazda. Someone is going to get killed.
My CX5 comes equipped with an automatic brake system when you are dangerously close to a car. The car slammed on its brakes in a shopping center when a car turned in front of it about 100 feet away! Scared the crap out of me!! Luckily, no one was behind me!
- cfifield,
Santa Clarita, CA, US
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I was slowing down to down to stop in a turn lane and the brakes felt like it wouldn't stop. I tried shifting in neutral to slow the car down to get it out of gear and tried again to slow the car down I kept pumping the brakes and I did not feel the ABS engage. . Luckily there were no cars in front of me and I would have hit the car in front of me and I would have been rear ended. The car was lurching forward and I did not feel safe in the car. I did drift in the controlled intersection and thank god the lights were green. Otherwise I would have been in a multi-car accident.
- Hideki H., San Bruno, CA, USA
it happens at random times. one of the three times, i had to slam my car into park to avoid an accident. another time, i was in the car with parent and they yelled, "what are you doing?"; i said my brakes are not working properly. do not feel safe in this car anymore
I was slowing down to down to stop in a turn lane and the brakes felt like it wouldn't stop. I tried shifting in neutral to slow the car down to get it out of gear and tried again to slow the car down I kept pumping the brakes and I did not feel the ABS engage. . Luckily there were no cars in front of me and I would have hit the car in front of me and I would have been rear ended. The car was lurching forward and I did not feel safe in the car. I did drift in the controlled intersection and thank god the lights were green. Otherwise I would have been in a multi-car accident.
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The emergency brake (EPB) of the driver rear caliper got stuck. I bought this car used and the rear left rotor was rusted and pads did not wear evenly. I changed rotors and pads. I did not activate the parking brake and drove a few miles. After a few days, I drove to a place and when I stopped the rear left brake was stuck and smelled very bad. I put on the maintenance mode to make sure the electronic emergency brakes were completely deactivated and not doing something weird. I drove like that for a few weeks without any issue.
Then I deactivated the maintenance mode (and so reactivated the capability to put on the emergency brakes), but did not used the emergency brakes. Not after 1 day my rear brake got stocked and smelled really bad. I made some research and found out that the EPG are big issues. They have been reviewed twice because of a problem in the screw that does not deactivate parking break.
- Mathieu D., Levis, QC, Canada