NHTSA Complaint #11245369 — 2016 MAZDA CX-5

ELECTRIC PARKING BREAK (EPB) WARNING LIGHT START BLINKING AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE BRAKE. I LIVED IN A WARM TROPICAL WEATHER. IN MY UNDERSTANDING THIS FUNCTION WORKS ON COLD WEATHER.PROBLEM PERSISTS INTERMITTENTLY. IF VEHICLE TURNED OFF, PROBLEM "DISAPPEARS" BUT APPEARS AGAIN WHEN THE BREAK BUTTON WAS RELEASED. WEEKS LATER THE CAR STARTED TO ACTIVATE THE SMART CITY BREAK ALARM WHEN MOVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND IN A CITY STREET WITH NO REASON, SUDDENLY, AND BRINGING A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO STARTED TO MAKE STRANGE NOISES RELATED TO THE BRAKE, SIMILAR WHEN THE BRAKES OR PADS GET WET AND MAKING THE CAR FORCED TO BE MOVED WHEN PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO MOVE, NO MATTER BREAK IS RELEASED AND TURNING IT SLOW AND VAGUE. AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC REPORT WAS MADE AND SHOWS THE FOLLOWING CODES : CODE C2005 (ELECTRIC PARK BRAKE MOTOR GEAR UNIT (RH) CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION CODE C112A (INCORRECT ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE MOTOR GEAR UNIT POSITION) CODE C2006 (ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE MOTOR GEAR UNIT (LH) CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION.