[jstewart]

Well the dealer has had my car for 3 days (Wed} and No phone call to pick it up as of yet lol.......

3 days? Wow! Mazda should just admit that they put sub par batteries in their vehicles and replace them with better ones. It would save everyone a lot of time and frustration.

 

[25137]

I have had my 2023 CX-30 Select since June and for while at times after not driving the car for a few days that I would get a Screen on the dashboard saying that the Battery is Low and I should drive it a while to power up the battery. Well my battery died last week and the dealer kept the car for 3 days looking for a battery drain. The dealer said that the battery was dead but they charged it and it passes the mazda specs. Today (3 days of not driving the car}I got the same message on the dashboard screen saying that the Cx-30 needs to be driven to charge the battery. Dealer told me that I should be driving the car more often,it makes noooo sense to me?If I drive to a airport and leave my car for a week there you would think the car after a week should run? I never had a car that ever did this?.................

 

[25137]

I have had my 2023 CX-30 Select since June and for while at times after not driving the car for a few days that I would get a Screen on the dashboard saying that the Battery is Low and I should drive it a while to power up the battery.
Well my battery died last week and the dealer kept the car for 3 days looking for a battery drain.
The dealer said that the battery was dead but they charged it and it passes the mazda specs.
Today (3 days of not driving the car}I got the same message on the dashboard screen saying that the Cx-30 needs to be driven to charge the battery.
Dealer told me that I should be driving the car more often,it makes noooo sense to me?If I drive to a airport and leave my car for a week there you would think the car after a week should run?
I never had a car that ever did this?.................

my 2021 cx30 turbo had same issue.
1- changed the battery but still had the same problem
2- finally there was a software update and the issue has been resolved

 

[johnnyseconal]

Picked up my 2023 Cx-30 today after a week without it.(1100 miles on the car}
This is the second time I bought back the Cx-30 because of Battery drain.
Mazda said that the Battery is Dead and they replaced it with a New one ,lets see how long the new one will last.

 

[jstewart]

Picked up my 2023 Cx-30 today after a week without it.(1100 miles on the car}
This is the second time I bought back the Cx-30 because of Battery drain.
Mazda said that the Battery is Dead and they replaced it with a New one ,lets see how long the new one will last.

Good luck.

 

[johnnyseconal]

Well I did say that my local Mazda Dealer said that they replaced the battery under warranty.
And I only use my car twice a week just a few miles to go shopping.
I got a Email from Mazda Corp saying that they knew that my Local Mazda dealer installed a New Battery and also said maybe I should also use a Battery Maintainer.Makes NO Sense a Corp office letting me know a Battery Maintainer should be used just in case?
Every New car that I have bought for the last 40 years,I never had a problem at all with a battery and many of my cars were not driven for months and not 3 days.
Is the the New Norm?
Maybe when someones looking to buy a New Mazda that they tell the salesman that they want a reliable car that will be used once a week and maybe go to church on Sundays only and I am sure the Salesperson at Mazda will let them know before buying the car that they should have a Battery Maintainer lol.................

 

[Trickster]

3 days? Wow! Mazda should just admit that they put sub par batteries in their vehicles and replace them with better ones. It would save everyone a lot of time and frustration.

Admitting that would cost them a fortune.

 

[Trickster]

Well I did say that my local Mazda Dealer said that they replaced the battery under warranty.
And I only use my car twice a week just a few miles to go shopping.
I got a Email from Mazda Corp saying that they knew that my Local Mazda dealer installed a New Battery and also said maybe I should also use a Battery Maintainer.Makes NO Sense a Corp office letting me know a Battery Maintainer should be used just in case?
Every New car that I have bought for the last 40 years,I never had a problem at all with a battery and many of my cars were not driven for months and not 3 days.
Is the the New Norm?
Maybe when someones looking to buy a New Mazda that they tell the salesman that they want a reliable car that will be used once a week and maybe go to church on Sundays only and I am sure the Salesperson at Mazda will let them know before buying the car that they should have a Battery Maintainer lol.................

The latest and greatest vehicles now how so much tech and computers electronics to power them, that the battery is the heart of power to keep them alive. Even when shutoff there is a draw on the electrics.
Minor but it’s there. Even with the fob at a distance. Add in a sub premium battery and a vehicle that is not used often and more importantly only driven briefly, well there lies the issues.
Mazda is not alone with this as it is becoming more and more common with vehicles that fall under the above criteria.

 

[SDH]

Considering the passive/idle power-drain of newer, high-tech vehicles these days, all automakers should be putting premium/high-end batteries into their vehicles from the factory, even if that increases their vehicle MSRP price by $100 or whatever. Seems like common-sense for something as integral/core to a vehicle operation as a battery, & it's one of the most common complaints/issues people are having with newer vehicles, across all brands. Not exactly a good way to inspire brand confidence.

Even though I haven't had any battery issues with my 2022 CX-30 (unlike my 2020 Toyota), I admit that I've had more peace-of-mind since I recently proactively replaced the mediocre stock/factory battery in my CX-30 a bit shy of the 2 year mark, with something more robust/premium. I also plan to keep getting out & driving at least twice per week for at least 30-35 miles driven per outing, even if that means taking longer round-about routes to my destination(s) or just going for a random joy ride.

 

[johnnyseconal]

I have had a 2020 Dodge Challenger Scatpack that I had for 3 years and 7000 miles.
I hardly drove my Challenger in the Winter because Challengers suck in the snow.
And never once I had a Problem with the battery after a few weeks of not running.
Then I go into a Cx-30 and everything is upside down?

 

[SR45]

And precisely the reason I got a battery maintainer I use once a month for about 2 / 3 hours tops. No issues. I don’t want to drive around for 30 minutes wasting gas just to keep my battery maintained.

 

[SDH]

And precisely the reason I got a battery maintainer I use once a month for about 2 / 3 hours tops. No issues. I don’t want to drive around for 30 minutes wasting gas just to keep my battery maintained.

Occasional-regular driving is also prudent for the conditioning of the various vehicle mechanicals/parts & to keep the oil/engine healthier & accumulated moisture out of it.

Plus, just getting out & driving is fun/relaxing when it isn't a tedious work commute. 🤠

 

[SR45]

Occasional-regular driving is also prudent for the conditioning of the various vehicle mechanicals/parts & to keep the oil/engine healthier & accumulated moisture out of it.

Plus, just getting out & driving is fun/relaxing when it isn't a tedious work commute. 🤠

I am getting close to 80 and I”m in a retirement community and the only fun around here is seeing the ambulance come in and pick up the older people to go to the hospital or nursing home lol. I tried to drive on the highway nearby, but it can only be done by late night hours or early hours to avoid traffic, so driving is not relaxing around here. 🤪

 

[arty]

Considering the passive/idle power-drain of newer, high-tech vehicles these days, all automakers should be putting premium/high-end batteries into their vehicles from the factory, even if that increases their vehicle MSRP price by $100 or whatever. Seems like common-sense for something as integral/core to a vehicle operation as a battery, & it's one of the most common complaints/issues people are having with newer vehicles, across all brands. Not exactly a good way to inspire brand confidence.

Even though I haven't had any battery issues with my 2022 CX-30 (unlike my 2020 Toyota), I admit that I've had more peace-of-mind since I recently proactively replaced the mediocre stock/factory battery in my CX-30 a bit shy of the 2 year mark, with something more robust/premium. I also plan to keep getting out & driving at least twice per week for at least 30-35 miles driven per outing, even if that means taking longer round-about routes to my destination(s) or just going for a random joy ride.

I had the battery in my CX 30 go dead too.
I brought it to the dealership and they replaced it. I was a car mechanic for years and suspected a bad battery. Even though it was a new car I've seen new batteries that were bad. I had a trickle charger too but the replacement battery is fine and needs no charging. I think the original battery was just defective.
I didn't change anything in the car and still have a camera I use in the cigarette lighter plug.
My car also needed the rear differential replaced because it made some terrible sounds and I feared it would lose a wheel, and so did the service manager at the dealership.
Other than these 2 problems I love the car its a fully optioned red CX30 turbo.
I'd like to put studded snows on it for winter. Like my CX 3 but not this year.
Good luck with your battery problem, a new battery might be needed to fix the problem because charging is a pain. Art

 

[Trickster]

I had the battery in my CX 30 go dead too.
I brought it to the dealership and they replaced it. I was a car mechanic for years and suspected a bad battery. Even though it was a new car I've seen new batteries that were bad. I had a trickle charger too but the replacement battery is fine and needs no charging. I think the original battery was just defective.
I didn't change anything in the car and still have a camera I use in the cigarette lighter plug.
My car also needed the rear differential replaced because it made some terrible sounds and I feared it would lose a wheel, and so did the service manager at the dealership.
Other than these 2 problems I love the car its a fully optioned red CX30 turbo.
I'd like to put studded snows on it for winter. Like my CX 3 but not this year.
Good luck with your battery problem, a new battery might be needed to fix the problem because charging is a pain. Art

What year is your 30?
Just trying to follow the battery issue vs year.

 

[arty]

I have had my 2023 CX-30 Select since June and for while at times after not driving the car for a few days that I would get a Screen on the dashboard saying that the Battery is Low and I should drive it a while to power up the battery. Well my battery died last week and the dealer kept the car for 3 days looking for a battery drain. The dealer said that the battery was dead but they charged it and it passes the mazda specs. Today (3 days of not driving the car}I got the same message on the dashboard screen saying that the Cx-30 needs to be driven to charge the battery. Dealer told me that I should be driving the car more often,it makes noooo sense to me?If I drive to a airport and leave my car for a week there you would think the car after a week should run? I never had a car that ever did this?.................

Mine was a first year in the US in Ma. A 2021 CX30 turbo in 2020. I've gotten that warning of low battery when I used the tailgate lift several times in a row and maybe had the doors open for a long time (20 minutes) with interior light on. I never had trouble starting the car with the replacement battery. The warning might be overly protective and look a battery surface charge and not the deep charge. Usually just waiting 15 minutes with everything off and the message ends. The first battery had the warning very often with little use of the above. The battery finally died in a shopping center and I had AAA come jump start me. The next day I told the dealership I need a battery and they needed to get the car fixed. They knew me because this was the third car I bought from them within 3 years. A CX 3 then 4 years later a CX30 for me and a Mazda 6 for the wife. They confirmed the battery was defective and replaced it under warranty. THEY ALSO FIXED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEM. They replaced the entire rear assembly under warranty, I never found out what caused it's failure and I asked. Good luck getting the battery sorted out. I know there are lots of electronics in these cars but the battery shouldn't crap out when just sitting a week or two. art

 

[arty]

What year is your 30?
Just trying to follow the battery issue vs year.

mine is a 2021 bought in 2020. a new battery fix the problem after the car wouldn't start a a shopping center. A call to AAA and a jump got me home. Everything was under warranty. art

 

[johnnyseconal]

We will see,1st time Mazda said that the Battery was Dead but found nothing else Wrong buttt they were able to recharge the battery under Mazda Specs and said the battery was Ok.
Always thought when a battery died that it was Dead???
Anyways 3 days later I had the same problem and took the car back to Mazda and they said again that the Battery Died buttt this time they replaced the battery.
Lets see if it happens again and if it does it has to be something else wrong?

 

[Trickster]

We will see,1st time Mazda said that the Battery was Dead but found nothing else Wrong buttt they were able to recharge the battery under Mazda Specs and said the battery was Ok.
Always thought when a battery died that it was Dead???
Anyways 3 days later I had the same problem and took the car back to Mazda and they said again that the Battery Died buttt this time they replaced the battery.
Lets see if it happens again and if it does it has to be something else wrong?

Well from what I have been reading here on this subject, it appears there were a batch of defective cheap batteries on the early crop of 30’s.
Just like the OEM tires being subpar, sometimes (always?) manufacturers will try to save a few bucks on a few items to increase the profit margin.
Usually (always?) at the owner’s disappointment.

With Mazda wanting to play in the near luxury category of vehicles, they need to step up to the plate and deliver an all around premium product not just handling and interiors.

Too much to ask?🤷🏼‍♂️

 

[johnnyseconal]

Even the 2023s have the same cheap batteries............