NHTSA Complaint #10750181 — 2015 MAZDA CX-5

DRIVING ON HWY 41 GOING SOUTH FROM RACINE INTO CHICAGO AREA LATE MORNING, MY SON IN LAW WAS DRIVING GOING ABOUT 55. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WENT ON! EVERY SINGLE ONE WAS LIT UP SO HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS JUST FROZEN, THINGS THAT WERE ON STAYED ON AND THE THINGS THAT HAD BEEN OFF WOULD NOT GO ON. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 OF SITTING AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE (IT WAS OVER 90 DEGREES THAT DAY) I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. AFTER CONSULTING WITH A MECHANIC VIA PHONE I STARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND THE ONLY LIGHT ON WAS CHECK ENGINE. WE DROVE TO OUR DESTINATION, PARKED THE CAR FOR THE NIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOT A SIGN OF TROUBLE. WE DROVE HOME WITH NO ISSUE. I FOUND SOMEONE ELSE WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON THIS WEBSITE AND TOOK THAT INFORMATION TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND THAT THE GROUND WIRE IN THE FRONT HAD BEEN PAINTED OVER AT THE FACTORY RESULTING IN A FAULTY CONNECTION.