Major Problems with 2009 Mazda Mazda5 Derived from Complaints & Recalls


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Worst 3 complaints of 2009 Mazda Mazda5

2009 Mazda Mazda5 STEERING Victims: 4 Mileage: 1200 miles

2009 Mazda Mazda5 STEERING Victims: 1 Mileage: 27000 miles

2009 Mazda Mazda5 MANUAL TRANSMISSION Mileage: 4900 miles

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Problems with STEERING, SUSPENSION and TIRES are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Mazda Mazda5 owners.

Problem Category Number of Problems
STEERING
the steering wheel started to uncontrollable and wobbling suddenly while driving a freeway at 60mph and ended up causing the...
14
~ 16426 miles
SUSPENSION
intermittent car shaking. after driving for a while at speeds of around 60 or above the car violently shakes especially...
8
~ 26125 miles
TIRES
at about 30 000 miles i noticed considerable vibration and a thumping noise particularly prominent in the right front quadrant....
8
~ 36075 miles
WHEELS
tpms sensor-valve slow leak: four new tires (pirelli p6 four seasons) installed at mazda dealer on jan 2011. the original...
5
~ 64000 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
fire in engine compartment driver's side near front located at the fan controller unit. electrical high-resistance connection due to improper
5
~ 69600 miles
ENGINE
tl* the contact owns a 2009 mazda mazda 5. the contact was advised that the vehicle was leaking oil. the...
3
~ 139000 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES
valve stem broke off while low filling tire with air. each time the tire looked a little low and when...
3
~ 38700 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
occasionally (4 times now) when stopping or starting out (foot on brake car in drive) the accelerator races full throttle...
2
~ 145000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
gas pedal is too close to the brake pedal. i often have accelerated depressing the wrong pedal due to the...
2
~ 123500 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE
gas pedal is too close to the brake pedal. i often have accelerated depressing the wrong pedal due to the...
2
~ 112000 miles
AIR BAGS
i was backing up from a parking slot in a neighborhood shopping center when the air bag on the steering...
2
~ 63500 miles
VALVE > TIRES
tl* the contact owns a 2009 mazda mazda 5. while attempting to add air to the rear drivers side tire...
2
~ 11500 miles
VISIBILITY
at 42 300 miles both front windshield wiper blades ripped off the wiper arm at exactly the same time while...
2
~ 21153 miles
EQUIPMENT
drivers side floormat retention hole separates after < 5000 miles allowing mat to move forward so that clutch pedal catches...
2
~ 2450 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
while driving 10 to 20 mph power steering fails followed by all electronics flashing and then by car engine dying....
2
~ 250 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
the car dealershop didn't inform me about this car had 3 recall and i need to cancel the contract.i haven't
1
POWER TRAIN
occasionally (4 times now) when stopping or starting out (foot on brake car in drive) the accelerator races full throttle...
1
~ 127000 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
tl* the contact owns a 2009 mazda 5. while driving 35 mph the rear driver side sliding door opened independently....
1
~ 100000 miles
SEAT BELTS
the third row seatbelts in my '09 mazda 5 being totally unusable for children and some adults including myself. the...
1
~ 68000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES
gas pedal is too close to the brake pedal. i often have accelerated depressing the wrong pedal due to the...
1
~ 120000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE
i was heading to work i cannot open sliding door to get my daughter into her seat. have to get...
1
~ 16158 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN
tl*the contact owns a 2009 mazda mazda5. the contact stated that the gear shift selector was able to be move...
1
~ 46280 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
fire in engine compartment driver's side near front located at the fan controller unit. electrical high-resistance connection due to improper
1
HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING
tl* the contact owns a 2009 mazda 5. while driving at speeds of 60 mph the power steering warning light...
1
~ 17000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
broken fuel cap in a 2009 mazda5... tried to unscrew fuel cap to fuel vehicle. it would not come off....
1
~ 19998 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
drivers side floormat retention hole separates after < 5000 miles allowing mat to move forward so that clutch pedal catches...
1
~ 4900 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN
drivers side floormat retention hole separates after < 5000 miles allowing mat to move forward so that clutch pedal catches...
1
~ 4900 miles
PARKING BRAKE
tl*the contact owns a 2009 mazda 5. the vehicle was parked on a hill with the emergency service brake engaged....
1
~ 4000 miles

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