Unmatched tape patterns and panels are lifted all over the place

[dannypierce]

Does anyone see anything unusual from these pictures?

Someone most definitely got into my car with out having my actual car key, how they did it. I have no clue? I’m noticing things about my CX-50 that are making my stomach turn but the dealers are saying there’s nothing wrong. I most definitely didn’t switch my own relays around. They charged me 200$ to diagnose it. I took pictures prior not one damn fuse or relay was moved. When I went back out to check my oil before leaving the cover was off of the fuse box again.

SMH I don’t know what the hell is going on with Mazda. But I’m getting really upset here. I don’t know if there was a technician that left the box uncovered, which I doubt or some idiots is giving me a hard time. Most certainly people have access to things we could never imagine! I’m tired of dealing with these corporate offices. No I’m supposed to just trust my vehicle to drive 300 miles away in the middle of winter? I don’t know what I’m supposed to do. I done piss somebody off but I don’t do nothing to nobody so. Thanks, any bit of information helps!

 

[walt]

I hear ya on not trusting 'techs'. And won't even go into details.

 

[jadmt]

Not quite sure what you are asking or what issues you were having. Are you thinking someone re-taped your harnesses? The connectors really can only go one way on the relay...The photo is a fuel pump control module and you can not reverse those connectors.

 

[RedBaron]

I assume that this is a follow up to your earlier thread here?: Fuses and Relays all messed up, need help

I looked at the relays in your pic, and don't see anything wrong either.

 

[Lazy2.5]

I don't trust those dealers either, but I also fail to understand what the issue is.

 

[CrazyHippie]

Well, newer vehicles can definitely seem to have a mind of their own

It seems that your issues started with noticing that the car seemed to "pretends like it wants to drive itself and drive off the road." This led to you checking the fuses and thinking that they had been re-arranged. Then your dealer checked them and found nothing wrong. Then you looked closer and noticed that the wire taping looked like it had been re-wrapped and that panels here and there seemed to be out of place and the fuse box cover was loose.

Let me take these things one at a time.
1. First, if you have the lane-keeping assist function active and the car senses that you're not staying in your lane, an electric steering motor will try to steer the car back into the lane for you. This is weird, but normal - read your manual and turn the lane keeping assist off and it should stop.
2. If your fuse and relays had been re-arranged, the car would probably not run at all. I doubt that this happened, especially after the dealer checked things out and found nothing wrong.
3. Electric tape wraps can look sloppy and uneven right from the factory. Your pictures don't show anything unusual as far as I can tell.
4. The 'lifted' panels are also likely normal. Newer cars don't always fit together precisely with all of the plastic that they use.
5. I'll bet that your dealer tech didn't put the cover back on the fuse box correctly for you, which is definitely annoying.

I can understand feeling like things aren't right when you've worked hard for a newer vehicle and then notice stuff like this! Everything is probably OK, though.

I suggest taking a deep breath, spend some time with your operator manual and really get to know about all of the fancy features, and enjoy the car! You made an awesome choice and probably worked and saved to buy it. You've also got a great group of fellow owners here on the forum to try to help if you have more questions.

 

[sm1ke]

First thing I would do if I had this suspicion is get a security camera or two installed, or a dashcam.

Next, for further troubleshooting and to narrow down potential issues, if possible, have someone else drive the car while you record from the passenger seat or from outside, to show and explain the behaviour you're describing. As @CrazyHippie suggested, it could be the lane-keep assist intervening too much, but without video or test driving the car myself, it's hard to say whether its behaving the way it's supposed to, or if something is actually wrong and the system is malfunctioning or if something else could be wrong.

 

[dannypierce]

Thanks everyone for the information. My over all question was does the wiring harness look like there could be extra wires attached. Yes, there actually was. It took a phone call to the state BARS association to knock some sense into my the idiots that lived around me. Im still not 100 percent what was done to the car but I know for a fact half of the wires that I seen under the steering wheel and across the left side of the of the dash have vanished. Using a flash light I seen material stuck alll over the place. Im assuming either the wires got hot and and left an imprint or the diust build up from what ever type of sticky product they used. The relay question came about due to my battery randomly started dropping voltage and the way it started shutting off as soon as I hit the button. It use to still play the music and finish settling down before it killed all power. I have OCD and I'm very particular, on top of the over all performance of the vehicle literally trying to kill someone. The scary part is the over all reactions I got from the dealerships. instead of listening to the customer they wanted to being negligent and think that I'm just a kid. With persistence in love for my CX 50 I did not give up. I drove that thing so careful. And with my experience in the past, I'm used to driving big lifted old trucks. It's nothing more more than a battle alignment. But the wrong person gets in this car. It won't be good. I'm currently waiting on the review from Mazda. It's almost like they know there's something wrong with my car. It pisses me off because I've spent so much time in these dealerships. My life has literally revolved around being told. I'm crazy over this stupid situation. I don't know what else to explain or how to tell anyone. I've been driving for years. Someone did some s*** in my car. I lived in a very odd area moving forward. I will no longer speak about this. I just wanted to clarify with everyone since you gave me your time. But yes, guys be careful with your Mazda's. The app is definitely accessible from others. My ex works at a big huge computer software company. Turns out it was nothing more than a bunch of kids with brains, using knowledge for the wrong reasons. It's not over yet. I know for a fact there's more several wrong with this car. Ghosts are not real, I do not have a gas leak or any kind of EAP problem. My brain is mostly sharper than other others. My experiences with this car still don't make sense.. I truly love this car with all my heart. It's the best thing I've ever owned, but for some stupid reason, no one can keep their hands off of my car. People think it's super expensive or something weird. I don't know how many times I've had to assure people that must make them affordable. Jealousy sick. Especially when this is all I have.

 

[dannypierce]

And yes The fuses were pulled. I personally had to add one for the fans and I swear for the water pump. I thought I had a leak because the fan was staying on longer and I could smell hot coolant. It Never over heated but I noticed it was running warmer then usual for almost a week . I then took pictures of the box because in fact fuses were missing. a few weeks later I wanted to check it all out again, that's when I noticed the relays were not in the spots they were in when I took the photo. The dealership unfortunately took my money and didn't do a damn thing. Once again I took pictures before dropping it off. The next day after picking it up the problem was not fixed. We then drove all the way to Bend Oregon and had the best solo trip imaginable. It truly is a great car it breaks my heart.