THERE ARE TWO SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS MINI VAN. THE FIRST ONE IS FOR THE DOOR HANDLES/LATCHES ON THE BACK SLIDING DOORS ON DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR IT AND APPARENTLY IT WAS FIXED IN 2009 BUT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AGAIN THAT IS GETTING WORSE. WHEN I TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET MY CHILD OUT THE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT ENGAGE, I HAVE TO TRY TO OPEN FROM INSIDE AND SOMETIMES THAT DOES NTO ENGAGE, SO THEN I HAVE TO SLIDE THE LOCK BACK AND FORTH AND CONTINUE TO TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR UNTIL IT FINALLY OPENS. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM IF WE WERE EVER TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT ETC. I CALLED MAZDA AND THEY SAID RECALL IS CLOSED AND THEY CAN NOT HELP ME UNLESS I WANT TO PAY DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF 140 AND THEN WHATEVER THE REPAIR IS ON TOP OF THAT. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE BRAKES. THEY DO NOT WORK WELL UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS, BUT WHEN IT RAINS SOMETIMES THEY STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THEY SUDDNELY GO SOFT AND JUST STOP WORKING. I HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY PUMP THE BRAKES TO TRY TO GET ANY TRACTION AND THEN STOP DRIVING UNTIL THEY DRY OUT. WE'VE HAD THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED AND MECHANICS SAY NOTHING IS WRONG, BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS IS JUST A BAD DESIGN AND SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG. WE CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR BUT DON'T' FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR, NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.
- NHTSA ID
- 11219358
- Incident
- Jun 11, 2019
BRAKE PEDAL SPONGY AFTER ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED,SEEM LIKE ABS CONTROL UNIT FAULT PUMP AIR IN BRAKE SYSTEM.IT IS A SAFETY ISSUES WITH A LOT OF MAZDA MODEL.MAZDA HAD TO DO SOME BEFORE SOMETHING BAD,ACCIDENT HAPPENS
- NHTSA ID
- 11151836
- Incident
- Nov 14, 2018
- Mileage
- 25 mi
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
- NHTSA ID
- 10298795
- Incident
- Jan 8, 2010
- Mileage
- 60,000 mi
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
- NHTSA ID
- 10268272
- Incident
- Apr 15, 2009
- Mileage
- 25,000 mi
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
- NHTSA ID
- 10265017
- Incident
- Feb 28, 2009
- Mileage
- 20,000 mi
ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COMMING ON WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10252468
- Incident
- Dec 20, 2008
ROAD DRY, NO POT HOLES, CLEAN, APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, APPLIED THE BRAKES NO THERE WAS NOTHING. PUSHED HARDER, NOTHING, AGAIN NOTHING. FINALLY WITH MY HAND ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND JAMMED IT ON AGAIN AND THEY FINALLY CAUGHT. I BARELY MISSED CROSSING TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. MY SPEED COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 35 MPH AT THE TIME. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10222586
- Incident
- Mar 24, 2008
- Mileage
- 30,330 mi
I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I TRIED AGAIN AND AGAIN AND FINALLY TROMPED ON THEM AND THE CAR FINALLY STOPOPED. I WAS HALF WAY INTO THE INTERSECTION AND NARROWLY MISSED THE CROSS TRAFFIC. I IMMEDIATELY WHEN TO THE MAZDA DEALER LESS THAN 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE CHECKED THE CAR THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES OR BRAKING SYSTEM. THEY INQUIRED ABOUT THE ROAD AND IT WAS DRY AND UNBROKEN PAVEMENT (NO POTHOLES). NO ICE OR WATER ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME. I WAS CONCERNED MORE WHEN I LEARNED THAT ANOTHER GENTLEMAN SITTING IN THE WAITING ROOM WITH ME WAITING FOR HIS CAR HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO HIM THE SAME MORNING. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10222200
- Incident
- Mar 24, 2008
- Mileage
- 30,275 mi
I AM THE OWNER OF A MAZDA5- MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I PARKED MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ENGAGED THE BRAKE. MY DAUGHTER RE-ENTERED THE CAR ABOUT 1 HOUR LATER, AS SHE GOT IN THE CAR AND SAT DOWN SHE FELT IT MOVE AND HOPPED OUT. THE CAR ROLLED DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY HIT A TREE WITH THE DOOR STILL OPEN AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR. I AM NOT SURE IF THE BRAKE WAS COMPLETELY ENGAGED OR IT JUST FAILED. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE IS ENGAGED IN THE PHOTO. THE ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE RIGHT SIDE AND DOOR WERE MANGLED BY THE TREE. THE BACK BUMPER WAS DAMAGED BY INPACT TO A PARKED CAR IN MY NEIGHBORS YARD. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10165608
- Incident
- Aug 15, 2006
- Mileage
- 5,500 mi
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