 I bought the signature CX-9 in August 2016 after falling in love with it at first sight.  The gunmetal grey version with the beautiful interior featured in all the Mazda ads. Drove it over 24k miles in 18 months with what I would describe as only minor yet commonly reported issues like the AC was not very cool and the infotainment system would intermittently not work correctly.  However, this car then did what I now know several other Mazda’s have done: it suddenly unintentionally accelerated in it’s own.  I was slowly pulling into a parking spot via a sharp right turn and suddenly the car throttled and accelerated at a very fast rate forward and did not respond to my panicked attempt to slam the brakes. It became lodged into a planter in front of me. It was the most surreal, shocking and scary thing. I didn’t even know this was possible until it happened to me. I am grateful I did not hurt anyone in this incident. Mazda will not acknowledge it and my dealer, after having it towed directly there returned it to me two days later saying it was safe to drive. It is not safe and I refuse to put my family’s fate in Mazda’s self-serving hands. I am getting the bodywork completed and immediately getting rid of this car. I’m posting my experience so that others out there who have experienced this will know you are not alone.