2006 Mazda MAZDA5

THE 2006 MAZDA5 CAUSES EXCESSIVE WEAR ON TIRES QUITE FREQUENTLY. I PURCHASED MY MAZDA5 NEW IN AUGUST 2006, AND SINCE THEN, I'VE HAD TO PURCHASE 2 SETS OF TIRES FOR THIS CAR DUE TO THE TIRES WEARING ON THE INSIDE EDGE. THE 2ND SET OF TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED WERE SO BAD, THAT THE SERVICE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMEND THAT I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR OFF THE LOT BECAUSE THE TIRES HARD WORN SO BADLY AND COULD BLOW OUT AT ANY MOMENT. THOSE TIRES HAD ONLY ABOUT 26000 MILES ON THEM! THE LAST SET OF TIRES THAT WAS PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2008 ARE NOW BEGINNING TO SHOW THE SAME WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGES OF ALL TIRES. THESE TIRES HAVE ONLY ABOUT 18000 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRE WEAR OCCURRED EVEN AFTER I HAD THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE (ROTATION, BALANCE, ALIGNMENT) PERFORMED. I'VE READ FORUMS ONLINE WHERE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2006 MAZDA5 ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I'VE CALLED MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF THE MANUFACTURER HAS REPORTED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CARS SUSPENSION, TOE, ANGLES, ETC, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN REPORTED, NOR HAS THE CAR BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. MAZDA CORP NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS TRAGICALLY HURT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. IF I HAD NOT BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER MECHANICAL REASON IN FEBRUARY 2008, I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT MY TIRES HAD WORN SO BADLY, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE TIRES. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TIRES, BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE CAR. I'VE HAD 3 DIFFERENT NAME BRAND TIRES ON THIS CAR, SO THE PROBLEM IS DEFINITELY NOT THE TIRES. IT'S THE CAR! *TR

I'M DRIVING A 2006 MAZDA5 THAT HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF TWO PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR ENGINE OVERHEATING AND CATCHING FIRE DUE TO EXHAUST AND SHODDY LOCKS THAT DO NOT WORK WELL UNDER COLDER WEATHER. THIS MORNING THE CAR HAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO A FAULTY MANUFACTURER AC COMPRESSOR AS DIAGNOSED BY SUTHERLIN MAZDA IN BUFORD GA. THE SMOKE AND HEAT FROM THE ENGINE PROMPTED AND IMMEDIATE SHUT DOWN OF THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF FIRE AS THE SMOKE WAS ENTERING THE CABIN. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, THE ONLY POSSIBLE POINTS OF FAILURE ARE FAULTY COMPONENT, IMPROPER INSTALLATION (EG MOISTURE OR AIR IN VALVES, TOO MUCH OR TWO LESS OIL --OIL FOR THE COMPRESSOR AND ENGINE ARE NOT THE SAME). UNFORTUNATELY THE MAZDA5 IS SLIGHTLY OUT OF WARRANTY AND MAZDA CORPORATE RECLAIMS THE AC COMPRESSOR WHEN THE NEW ONE IS INSTALLED. AS A RESULT OF THE PART RECLAMATION THERE IS NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE CAUSE FAULTY COMPONENT AND I AM LEFT WITH $2000 WORK OF REPAIRS AS A RESULT. MAZDA CORPORATE IS UNWILLING TO COOPERATE DESPITE UNDER GEORGIA LAW THE CAR IS A LEMON DUE FROM THE FIRST RECALL (REPAIRS TOOK OVER 45 DAYS) AND DESPITE SUTHERLIN MAZDA IN BUFORD, GA POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THE ISSUE AS A FAILED MANUFACTURER AC COMPRESSOR. MAZDA CORPORATE HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY DATA ON FAILURE RATE OF THE AC COMPRESSORS IN THESE AND OTHER VEHICLES CONTAINING THE SAME MODEL COMPRESSOR. I AM REQUESTING MAZDA CORPORATE COVER THE COST OF PART AND LABOR FOR REQUIRED PARTS & LABOR AS THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 MAZDA 5 IN JULY 2007, IN NOVEMBER HAD TO BUY ALL NEW TIRES($618). IN MAY, HAD A FLAT. IN JULY 2008 , THE UNDER GUARD SCREWS FELL OUT AND HAD TO PAY $180 FOR A NEW GUARD, AND THE FRONT STRUTS WERE LEAKING. SEPTEMBER2008 ROTATED THE TIRES BECAUSE OF THE NOISE,WHICH MADE THE NOISES WORSE. THE TIRES HAD UNEVEN WEAR AND CUPPING. ALSO, IN SEPTEMBER 2008, COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH FAILED BECAUSE OF THE COMPRESSOR. R&R COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY, CLUTCH AND BELT COST ME $1397.40. OCTOBER 2008, THE UNDER GUARD WAS COMING OFF AGAIN AND THE FOUND THE BEARINGS NEED REPLACING. THEY HAD TO ORDER THEM BECAUSE EVERYONE IS GETTING THEM REPLACED. I'M READY TO SELL THIS CAR!. I DID SO LOVE IT. I CAN'T AFFORD CAR PAYMENTS AND ALL THE REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 5. THE VEHICLE HAS DUNLOP SIGNATURE SPORT, SIZE 205/50/R17 TIRES (NA). WHILE HAVING THE TIRES ROUTINELY SERVICED, THE INSPECTOR NOTICED THAT THE WIRES ON ALL FOUR TIRES WERE STICKING OUT OF THE SIDEWALLS. THE MAZDA DEALER REPLACED TWO TIRES AS A FREE REMEDY AND THE OTHER TWO WERE REPAIRED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WENT ENTIRELY FLAT. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SIDEWALL HAD COMPLETELY SPLIT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. ALL FIVE TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE WERE IDENTICAL. THE TRANSMISSION TYPE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.