NHTSA Complaint #11098120 — 2016 MAZDA CX-5

WHILE ON A RECENT HIGHWAY ROAD TRIP, MY 2016 MAZDA CX-5'S DRIVER SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING LED LIGHTS, WHICH COME EQUIPPED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE, STOPPED ILLUMINATING PROPERLY. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP LED LIGHTS IN QUESTION WILL FLICKER OR NOT ILLUMINATE AT ALL. I FOUND THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE EQUIPPED ON VEHICLES TO ENHANCE VISIBILITY AND SAFETY. A FLICKERING DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP CAN CAUSE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS RESULTING IN DISTRACTED DRIVING RELATED COLLISIONS. MAZDA ADVERTISED THESE SPECIFIC HEADLAMPS AS BEING A LONG LASTING AND PROVIDING ENHANCED SAFETY AS THEY ADAPT TO CHANGING ROADWAY CONDITIONS. UPON CONDUCTING INDEPENDENT RESEARCH INTO THE DRL (DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP), IT WAS LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2016 MAZDA CX-5, WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE / LED HEADLAMPS, HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE ALMOST AS SOON AS THE BASIC FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRES. IT WAS THEN LEARNED THE AVERAGE COST TO GET THIS SITUATION REMEDIED WOULD RESULT IN HAVING TO PAY ALMOST $1500 - $2000 TO GET THE WHOLE HEADLAMP UNIT REPLACED. RESEARCH ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE REVEALED A FAULTY GASKET AT THE BASE OF THE HEADLAMP UNIT WHICH CAUSED MOISTURE/GAS TO DEVELOP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE HEADLAMP LENS, THIS IS ALSO PRESENT ON THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE CAUSING THE HEADLAMP DRL TO MALFUNCTION DUE TO A MOISTURE BUILD UP, OR THE UNIT IS ALL TOGETHER DEFECTIVE FOR A CERTAIN GROUPING OF CX-5'S WITH THIS HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY I FEEL A RECALL INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE MALFUNCTION. I FEEL THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE AS IT WAS LEARNED THERE WAS A RECENT NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR THESE HEADLAMPS, I FIND THAT SUSPICIOUS IF THEY WERE TO BE IN PROPER WORKING ORDER.