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2014 Mazda CX-5 electronic stability control (esc) problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2014 Mazda CX-53% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
3%
share of all complaints
56,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The dashboard indicators suddenly came on all at once while driving on the highway. After pulling over to the breakdown lane and putting it in parl, the engine would not turn off when pressing the on/off button. After arriving at our destination, we needed several attempts of putting it in drive…

    filed Nov 29, 2019

  • When the car is put into park it does not always register completely. The gear is clearly in park, the doors unlock, but when I push the ignition off the radio stays on. This apparently happens to a lot of people and is a faulty at shifter switch (according to the internet). It will often take some…

    filed Sep 9, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other CX-5 years

YearReportsShare
2019 CX-510%
2018 CX-521%
2017 CX-521%
2016 CX-520%
2015 CX-511%
2013 CX-5158%
CX-5 electronic stability control (esc) problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.