2006 Mazda MAZDA5

HANDBRAKE ON MAZDA 5 FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN STOPPED , THE HANDBRAKE PULLED UP BUT WITH NO TENSION WHATSOEVER , A CHILD COULD HAVE LIFTED IT . I HAD PULLED UP TO A CARPARK AND PUT THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL , BUT THE HANDBRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN I LIFTED IT , IT WAS IN COLD CONDITIONS , ( COLD FOR REP OF IRELAND ) -4 'C, I USE THIS CAR TO FERRY MY CHILDREN AROUND , THROUGH ONE SEARCH I FOUND THIS SITE WHICH HAS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MAZDA 5 HANDBRAKE HTTP://MAZDAFORUM.COM/FORUM/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-7528.HTML . PLEASE PLEASE DO SOMETHING! *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. IT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS UP TO SPEEDS NEAR 50MPH. EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE, BUT THEN IT WAS LIKE THERE WAS A STUMBLE AND THE ENGINE WOULD SHIFT TO IDLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT CUT OUT, BUT WOULD ONLY IDLE. IF WE TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A MINUTE, THEN RESTARTED THE CAR, IT WOULD DRIVE FINE (UNTIL THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF AT ANOTHER RANDOM TIME). THE DEALER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR. THEY FIRST CHANGED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO US WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF THE REPAIR. THEY NEXT CHANGED THE ACCEL PEDAL, BUT IT AGAIN HAPPENED AS WE PULLED OUT OF THE DEALER ACROSS TRAFFIC LEAVING US VULNERABLE TO A SEVERE ACCIDENT. FINALLY, THEY REPLACED A GROUND WIRE FOR THE ACCEL PEDAL AND THE PROBLEM "SEEMS" TO BE RESOLVED. I SAY "SEEMS" BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT DRIVE LIKE IT DID BEFORE THE PROBLEMS STARTED. THERE STILL SEEMS TO BE A STUMBLE, BUT NO STALLING. SINCE THE CAR DOES NOT STALL, WE ARE NOT TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT WE GET VERY NERVOUS EACH TIME WE FEEL A SLIGHT STUMBLE. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE "DRIVE-BY-WIRE" PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY TOYOTA DRIVERS AND HAS POTENTIAL FOR A SEVERE ACCIDENT, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS WORTHY OF REPORTING. *TR

BOUGHT THE MAZDA5 NEW IN JUNE OF 2006, SINCE THEN WE HAVE PUT 22,000 MILES ON THE CAR, THE TIRES WHICH WERE TOYO'S WORE OUT AT 21,000 MILES ON THE INSIDE, OUTSIDE LOOKED LIKE YOU COULD DRIVE ON THEM ANOTHER COUPLE THOUSAND MILES. INSIDES WERE DOWN TO THE CORDS. TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 7,000 MILES. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT AND TO CONTACT MAZDA USA. I CONTACTED MAZDA USA, AND THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, I EVEN TOLD THEM THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE SPOKEN WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I REALLY FELT AND STILL FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THIS CONDITION BECAUSE ANY OF THE TIRES CAN BLOW OUT AT ANY MOMENT WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

MY 2006 MAZDA5 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS 28,000 MILES. THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BE PULLED UP FULLY WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED, YET IT DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING ONCE PUT IN DRIVE. I CAN EASILY DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT REALIZING THE PARKING BRAKE IS ON. ON ALL MY OTHER VEHICLES, THE PARKING BRAKE STOPS THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS APPLIED WHETHER IN DRIVE OR PARK. IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY WEAK PARKING BRAKE, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT IS BASICALLY USELESS. THE BRAKE DOESN'T HAVE THE NECESSARY STRENGTH TO HOLD THE CAR IN PLACE WHEN PARKED. *TR

THE HANDBRAKE ON MY 2006 MAZDA 5 DOES NOT STOP THE CAR FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS WHEN IT'S PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS PARKED ON A SMALL INCLINE IN A PARKING LOT AND PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND HIT A CURB CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS PARKED AT A STEEPER INCLINE AND AGAIN ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A VERY LARGE HILL AND FINALLY ENDED UP ON A NEIGHBOR'S LAWN. I AM EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE MORE DAMAGE OR INJURY TO THE NUMEROUS CHILDREN THAT PLAY ON THAT STREET. IN BOTH CASES I RETRIEVED THE CAR ONLY TO FIND THAT THE HAND BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AS FAR AS IT COULD BE. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE AND THAT I MUST NOT HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PULLED UP ALL THE WAY - OBVIOUSLY THAT WAS NOT THE CASE IN EITHER SITUATION. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER A BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IT SO IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO WEAR-AND-TEAR. WHEN I FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR I FELT IT WAS PERTINENT TO FILE A REPORT AS MAZDA DOES NOT SEEM WILLING TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 MAZDA 5 THAT HAS AN ENGINEERING FAULT IN THE SUSPENSION/STEERING SYSTEM. THIS DEFECT LEADS TO INTENSE UNEVEN WEAR IN TIRES,WHICH LEADS TO A HAZARDOUS SITUATION ON THE ROAD. THE DEALERS MASK THE PROBLEMS BY OVERINFLATING THE TIRES (EVEN MORE DANGEROUS) AND MAZDA NORTH AMERICA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE FROM UK CANADA AND USA THAT I'VE COMMUNICATED WITH AND THEY HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR MAZDA 5. THE ORIGINAL TOYO TIRES FAILED IN THE FIRST YEAR, A SECOND SET OF TIRES PROVIDED BY MAZDA FAILED AFTER THE FIRST 20000 MILES AND EVEN THE MOST EXPENSIVE HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES FROM GOODYEAR CAN NOT PROVIDE MORE THAN 2 YEARS OR 20000 MILES OF USAGE. I HAVE GONE TO MULTIPLE DEALERS AND SHOPS, THEY ALL SAY THE ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE ARE OK BUT NO ONE CAN IMPROVE THE TIRE SAFETY SITUATION. I USE THIS CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK AND BACK EVERY DAY AND TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND THEIR ACTIVITIES, ABOUT 12000 MILES / YEAR AND I AM AFRAID THAT SOMETHING BAD MIGHT HAPPEN. I DO NOT USE THE CAR FOR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AND I AM NOT AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER. THE CONSTANT REPLACEMENT OF TIRES AND THE EXPENSE INCURRED DID NOT PUT ME IN A SAFER POSITION. ONLY ADDRESSING THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEMS CAN MAKE THIS VEHICLE SAFER FOR ME, MY KIDS AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND DILIGENCE IN SOLVING THIS PROBLEM! *TR