First time in 27 months since owning CX-5, I am worried and had more scary moments in 20 minutes than in entire >2 years of driving this car. It snowed here in NJ, and I decided to do a short drive to pick some grocery. After each of my stops when I restarted the car, the brakes didn't engage on the first instance and car rolled over 3-5 feet (didn't skid) even when I had my foot firmly pressed against the brakes. After the first instance, further braking started working properly again. In one of the instances the car rolled over in middle of intersection but luckily there were no cars coming from either side.
I looked up for similar issues online and it seems previous Mazda models had some issue with salt on the road and rusting. But in two previous winters that I have driven the same car, I have never come across this issue. This car has been a good companion till now and I have clocked 39k mostly highway miles on it without any issues. I am not sure if it is braking fluid issue (my dealer recommended to change braking fluid at 36k but on cross-consultation with car repair/auto body shops I decided to defer it to 40k) or other CX-5 owners have come across similar challenges with braking in winter weather.
Your responses are much appreciated.
I looked up for similar issues online and it seems previous Mazda models had some issue with salt on the road and rusting. But in two previous winters that I have driven the same car, I have never come across this issue. This car has been a good companion till now and I have clocked 39k mostly highway miles on it without any issues. I am not sure if it is braking fluid issue (my dealer recommended to change braking fluid at 36k but on cross-consultation with car repair/auto body shops I decided to defer it to 40k) or other CX-5 owners have come across similar challenges with braking in winter weather.
Your responses are much appreciated.