2006 Mazda MAZDA5

UPDATE - TIRE WEAR/SUSPENSION. I CONTACTED MAZDA USA VIA E-MAIL ON 5/31/13. I RECEIVED A RESPONSE CONCERNING THIS MATTER AND WAS GIVEN A CANNED RESPONSE BUT IT WAS BASICALLY "SORRY FOR YOUR LUCK" YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE TO A MAZDA DEALER TO SEE WHAT STEPS "YOU" CAN TAKE TO ENSURE A BETTER LIFE FOR YOUR VEHICLE AND TO TRY TO AVOID SUCH COSTLY REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO OFFER TO ASSIST. I CALLED THE REP AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THE SAME THING. I ASKED HOW MANY REPORTS OF THE ALIGNMENT/TIRE WEAR ISSUES WERE REPORTED TO THEM AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. I'VE RE-CHECKED NHTSA'S WEB PAGE AND NOTED THESE ISSUES FROM 2006 TO 2011 MODELS ARE HEAVILY DOCUMENTED. PAGES AND PAGES OF THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS. WITH THE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR OF MAZDA 5 VEHICLES HAPPENING TO THE INNER WALL OF THE TIRES, A REGULAR DRIVER CAN NOT SEE, THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE APPEARS TO HAVE PLENTY OF TREAD, WHILE THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE IS PRACTICALLY BALD. THIS CAUSES POTENTIAL BLOW OUTS, AND DRIVING HAZARDS - BOTH MY BLOW OUTS - INNER WALL WEAR! PLEASE HELP ASAP! *TR

PURCHASED 06 MAZDA 5 TOURING IN 8/2007 - HAD FIRST PROBLEM WITH TIRES - HAD BLOW OUT ON HIGHWAY - PULLED OFF ROAD - HUSBAND CAME AND NOTED THE INNER WALL OF TIRE WAS WORN BADLY AND BLEW - ON OUTSIDE TIRES APPEAL FINE BUT WAS TOLD ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO WEAR ON INNER WALLS. REPLACED - 1.5 YEARS LATER - SAME INNER WALL WEAR ISSUES - REPLACED TIRES. 1 YEAR LATER - REPLACE FRONT STRUTS - 6 MONTHS LATER - REPLACED FRONT TWO TIRES DUE TO INNER WALL WEAR. 1 YEAR LATER REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES DUE TO INNER WALL WEAR - TOLD TODAY THAT I WILL NEED NEW TIRES ONCE AGAIN.... SAME ISSUE, INNER WALL WEAR - ALSO TOLD I WILL NEED NEW FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION. PER MULTIPLE SITES, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE AND CREATES SAFETY RISKS.... NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSES BY MAZDA ASAP! *TR

2006 MAZDA 5 STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK 4 TIMES IN LAST 2 MONTHS FOR FRACTION OF SECONDS WHILE MAKING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT TURN DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH (ONE TIME AT AFTER I STOPPED AT STOP SIGN). THE STEERING WHEEL GOT SO HARD I COULD NOT TURN IT AND THEN ALL OF SUDDEN I WAS ABLE TO TURN. TOOK IT TO DEALER BUT THEY SAID THEIR DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS DID NOT FIND ANY ISSUES AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH DOWNHILL. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND FAULT. DRIVING UP A WINDING CAYON ROAD, POWER STEERING WENT OUT, CAUSING ONE TO USE FORCE TO TURN VEHICLE. NO RECALLS ON THE 2006 MAZDA5, HOWEVER RECALLS ON THE 2007. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY MAZDA YET THEY DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. NO WARRANTY DUE TO BEING OVER 50K MILES. *TR

I WAS LOOKING IN NADAGUIDES IF FOUND A REPORT OF A PROBLEM WITH DAMPING NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION AND I FOUND A RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V412000, AND I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS CAR WAS ISPECTED BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR THREE MONTHS AGO IN A DEALER IN PUERTO RICO. OTHER INFORMATION I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IS IF THE MAZDA 5 PRESENTS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION, SHOCKS ABSORBER OR OTHER PARTS RELATED. MY ANTICIPATED THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA MAZDA5. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V463000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS STUCK IN A PARTIALLY OPENED POSITION. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR. ONCE THE DOOR OPENED THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE IDLE CONTROL MODULE AND SPEED SENSOR BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, IT WOULD SHAKE AND THEN STALL. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD VACUUM VALVE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 05V412000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: EXHAUST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

1. EVENT LEADING UP TO FAILURE: ENGINE LIGHT ON. BROUGHT IN TO MAZDA 5 FOR SERVICE. ENGINE MOUNT APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN. BELIEVE WEIGHT OF ENGINE ON TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND VIBRATION RELATED TO ENGINE MOUNT RESULTED IN BREAKAGE OF TEMPERATURE SENSOR. 2. THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, ITS CONSEQUENCES ENGINE MOUNTS IN 2006 MAZDA 5 ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AND RUBBER ENGINE MOUNT THAT HAS A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH FAILURE RATE. SEE HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/DEFECTIVE-ENGINE-MOUNT-MAY-CAUSE-EXCESSIVE-VIBRATIONNOISE-460 FOR SUMMARY AND HTTP://WWW.FINISHLINEPERFORMANCE.COM/PDF/MAZDA5/BULLETIN/03-001-07-1823.PDF FOR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. FROM RESEARCH. DEFECTIVE ENGINE MOUNTS CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANTLY EXPENSIVE DAMAGE TO ENGINE MAKING IT A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT WILL IMPACT DRIVABILITY OF VEHICLE. MAZDA 5 REFUSES TO HANDLE SUCH ISSUES AS THEY ARE OUT OF WARRANTY DESPITE THEY ARE A DESIGN FLAW. 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE OUT OF POCKET REPAIRS AT SUTHERLIN MAZDA MALL OF GEORGIA INCLUSIVE OF SERVICE AND PARTS TO REPLACE NUMBER 3 ENGINE MOUNT AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR ADDITIONAL NOTES: 2006 MAZDA 5 HAS UNDERGONE TWO PRIOR RECALLS ALSO SAFETY RELATED. ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE AND ADDITIONAL COMMON PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE MODEL CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/CARS/MAZDA/5. BELIEVE THIS SHOWS A PATTERN OF VEHICLE DESIGN NEGLIGENCE. PLEASE INQUIRE IF MAZDA HAS REPORTED ISSUE TO NHTSA REGARDING DEFECTIVE ENGINE MOUNTS AND FAILURE RATES OF THESE MOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAZDA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (SEE PREVIOUS PDF URL). *TR

JUST TOOK OWNERSHIP OF A 2006 MAZDA5 TOURING FROM MY BROTHER-IN-LAW. HE JUST REPLACED THE TIRES RECENTLY DUE TO EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE WALL. IF YOU LOOK FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR, THE TIRES ARE TILTED IN AT THE TOP. TIRE STORE SAYS ACCORDING TO MAZDA, THE ALIGNMENT ARE IN SPEC. I CHECKED THE FORUMS AND FOUND MULTIPLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND TO FIX IT, THEY HAVE TO INSTALL AN AFTERMARKET CAMBER KIT. THERE IS A NEGATIVE CAMBER ISSUE ON THESE CARS. I DON'T WANT TO RUIN THESE NEW TIRES AS THEY ARE EXPENSIVE. WHY DOES MAZDA NOT REALIZE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE? THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS INSTEAD OF HAVING THE OWNERS SPEND MONEY TO FIX IT ON THEIR OWN. CAN YOU GET MAZDA TO PUT OUT A RECALL??? *TR