– Engine problems with the Mazda SKYACTIV have led to a class action lawsuit alleging that customers cannot rely on their vehicles due to defects in the SKYACTIV-G 2.5T.
The class action lawsuit includes Mazda CX-5 (2019-2020), Mazda CX-9 (2016-2020), and Mazda6 (2018-2020) vehicles equipped with SKYACTIV-G 2.5T engines.
According to the eight customers who filed the lawsuit, Mazda SKYACTIV engines are defective and falsely advertised as safe and reliable.
Plaintiffs allege that the SKYACTIV-G 2.5T’s engine problems resulted in coolant leaks and overheated engines that failed.
“Specifically, plaintiffs allege that the engines of the class action vehicles suffer from hidden design, workmanship and/or manufacturing defects that compromise the structural integrity of the engine blocks around the cylinder heads and exhaust manifold connection.” — Mazda SKYACTIV lawsuit
Engine coolant is allegedly leaking into the cylinders, a problem that Mazda has allegedly known about since at least 2015. Supposedly, the SKYACTIV’s cylinder heads are cracking and causing Mazda vehicles to die out.
In addition, the class action lawsuit alleges that engine fires are possible and coolant in the cylinders can cause oil dilution, corrosion and contamination. The SKYACTIV engine allegedly loses power due to a faulty seal in the combustion chamber.
Mazda does not offer repairs for the alleged engine problems and replaces defective engine parts with equally defective SKYACTIV parts. This means that Mazda customers have to accept repeated repairs that never fix the vehicles.
Mazda dealers also allegedly perform repairs that damage other components, shortening the life of the vehicles.
The class action lawsuit also alleges that Mazda dealers are instructed to tell vehicle owners that their engine problems have been repaired when they have not, thereby concealing the SKYACTIV-G 2.5T’s defects. Plaintiffs argue that this shifts the cost of repairs onto vehicle owners, even when the Mazda vehicles are still under warranty.
The vehicles are said to have lost value because Mazda does not know how to fix the alleged SKYACTIV engine problems.
According to the SKYACTIV-G 2.5T engine class action lawsuit, owners and lessees cannot rely on their vehicles even after the dealer repairs them.
The lawsuit against the Mazda SKYACTIV engine was filed by the following customers:
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Denise and Nathan Rohan / Oregon / 2016 Mazda CX-9
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Sandra Yankow / Florida / 2018 Mazda CX-9
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Ryan and Melody Kaufman / Michigan / 2018 Mazda CX-9
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Meshullam Wallace / Texas / 2018 Mazda Mazda6
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Calen and Tiffany Regnier / Washington / 2018 Mazda CX-9
The plaintiffs are demanding, among other things, that Mazda forego all profits from the sale of the vehicles, notify all customers and inform them that the engines are defective. Mazda should also announce a recall campaign so that the vehicles can be repaired properly.
The Mazda SKYACTIV engine class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California: Rohan et al. v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc. et al.
The plaintiffs are represented by Capstone Law APC and Berger Montague PC.
