# 2016 MAZDA CX-5 — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1316558` · 2016-09-12 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** CX-5
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 524
## Narrative
WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT BROKE DOWN (IN MOTION) ON THE  HIGHWAY, TOWED IT TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS WATER  IN THE FUEL.  AFTER A WEEK THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED, THIS TIME THE FUEL  GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE AND IT CONTINUED TO SPUTTER, TOOK IT TO A SECOND  DEALERSHIP WHO KEPT IT FOR ANOTHER WEEK WHO APPARENTLY FIXED THE PROBLEM.  THE VEHICLE SEEMED OK AND EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER AFTER PARKING IT  (STATIONARY) AND WALKING AWAY IT BURST INTO FLAMES, THE FLAMES INCINERATED  THREE ADJACENT VEHICLES.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*