2007 MAZDA MAZDA5 Complaints

WE WERE PARKED AT THE LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER WHEN MY 8 YR. OLD SON WENT TO UNBUCKLE HIS SEAT BELT AND THE ENTIRE THING FELL APART. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS NOW WHEN WATER GETS INTO THE DOOR (CAR WASH, MELTED SNOW, ETC.) AND THEN TEMPERATURE DROPS, ICE INSIDE THE LATCH MECHANISM PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM LATCHING PROPERLY. THE DOOR WILL ONLY RELATCH WHEN THE ICE IS MELTED, OTHERWISE IT WILL CLOSE MOST OF THE WAY BUT THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON SINCE IT IS NOT PROPERLY LATCHED. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE THE LIGHT GOES OFF AND WE THINK IT IS PROPERLY LATCHED ONLY TO SEE THE LIGHT COME BACK ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MAZDA WILL NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THIS RECALL BELOW BECAUSE IT WAS MFR 07/2006 AND SOLD AS A 2007: 2010-08-13 (PUBLISHED BY NHTSA ON 2010-08-13) RECALL SUMMARY: MAZDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 MAZDA3 AND MAZDA5 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 2, 2007 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2008. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.HAZARD: POWER STEERING ASSIST IS SUDDENLY LOST REDUCING THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE AS TYPICALLY EXPECTED, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.REMEDY:MAZDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND LINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-222-5500. ADDITIONAL INFO: OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV . NHTSA SOURCE: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/RECALLS/RECALLRESULTS.CFM?START=1&SEARCHTYPE=QUICKSEARCH&RCL_ID=10V374000 MAZDA IS RECALLING 2007 THROUGH 2009 MODEL-YEAR MAZDA3 AND MAZDA5 MODELS FOR AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER-STEERING SYSTEM. THE RECALL FOLLOWS AN INVESTIGATION FROM THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA), LOOKING INTO POWER-STEERING SYSTEM FAILURES IN THE 2007-2009 MAZDA3. ALTOGETHER, 33 COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED AND THREE CRASHES WERE ATTRIBUTED TO THE ISSUE. THE RECALL AFFECTS ABOUT 300,000 NORTH AMERICAN VEHICLES ALTOGETHER, INCLUDING SOME 2007 MODELS, ALL 2008 MODELS, AND MOST 2009 MODELS OF THE MAZDA3 AND MAZDA5. A MAZDA SOURCE TOLD THE PUBLICATION THAT RUST CONTAMINATION IN THE VEHICLES' HYDRAULIC STEERING SYSTEM CAN CAUSE THE PUMP TO OVERHEAT AND SHUT DOWN, SOMETIMES TEMPORARILY. A SERVICE BULLETIN HAS ALREADY BEEN OUT FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD START FLASHING AND THEN DISAPPEAR, BUT ONLY TO BEGIN FLASHING AGAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BUT THE FLASHING OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS DISTRACTING AND IS BECOMING A NUISANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. DR

JUST PURCHASED THE CAR TODAY 7/3/2013. LOW BEAMS WORKED AT THE DEALERSHIP. GOT IT HOME AND DROVE TONIGHT AND BOTH LOW BEAMS ARE OUT. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN MAZDA FORUMS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THIS WEBSITE. *TR

NOTICED SIDEWALL CRACKS RANGING FROM ONE TO FIVE INCHES ON THREE OF FOUR TIRES (THE REMAINING ONE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT FOR A PREVIOUS TIRE WITH SIDEWALL FAILURE. ONE TIRE HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN A PROBLEM WITH LOSING AIR. TIRE WAS RESET WITH BEAD SEAL PREVIOUSLY, STILL SEEMED TO BE LOSING AIR, AND THIS IS THE TIRE WITH THE LONGEST SIDEWALL CRACK. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE NEXT MORNING MY WIFE WENT TO RUN AN ERRAND BEFORE GOING TO CHECK THE CAR OUT AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT SHE ONLY GOT ABOUT 13 MILES WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW OUT AND STARTED SMOKING. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROX 56K MILES AND THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED ANYMORE BECAUSE WE RAN THE VEHICLE THAT MORNING WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN AND THAT IT OVERHEATED. THEY STATE THAT THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN IT. THERE WAS NO PRIOR LEAK IN THE COOLANT, AND THE COOLANT WAS CHECKED AND REFILLED ONLY 2 WEEKS PRIOR. WE WOULD HAVE NOTICED A COOLANT LEAK ON OUR DRIVEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA5. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AFTER THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA MAZDA5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 15 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MOMENTS IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN TO PERFORM NORMALLY. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.