2006 Mazda MAZDA5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 5. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,481.

UPDATE - TIRE WEAR/SUSPENSION. I CONTACTED MAZDA USA VIA E-MAIL ON 5/31/13. I RECEIVED A RESPONSE CONCERNING THIS MATTER AND WAS GIVEN A CANNED RESPONSE BUT IT WAS BASICALLY "SORRY FOR YOUR LUCK" YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE TO A MAZDA DEALER TO SEE WHAT STEPS "YOU" CAN TAKE TO ENSURE A BETTER LIFE FOR YOUR VEHICLE AND TO TRY TO AVOID SUCH COSTLY REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO OFFER TO ASSIST. I CALLED THE REP AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THE SAME THING. I ASKED HOW MANY REPORTS OF THE ALIGNMENT/TIRE WEAR ISSUES WERE REPORTED TO THEM AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. I'VE RE-CHECKED NHTSA'S WEB PAGE AND NOTED THESE ISSUES FROM 2006 TO 2011 MODELS ARE HEAVILY DOCUMENTED. PAGES AND PAGES OF THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS. WITH THE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR OF MAZDA 5 VEHICLES HAPPENING TO THE INNER WALL OF THE TIRES, A REGULAR DRIVER CAN NOT SEE, THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE APPEARS TO HAVE PLENTY OF TREAD, WHILE THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE IS PRACTICALLY BALD. THIS CAUSES POTENTIAL BLOW OUTS, AND DRIVING HAZARDS - BOTH MY BLOW OUTS - INNER WALL WEAR! PLEASE HELP ASAP! *TR

PURCHASED 06 MAZDA 5 TOURING IN 8/2007 - HAD FIRST PROBLEM WITH TIRES - HAD BLOW OUT ON HIGHWAY - PULLED OFF ROAD - HUSBAND CAME AND NOTED THE INNER WALL OF TIRE WAS WORN BADLY AND BLEW - ON OUTSIDE TIRES APPEAL FINE BUT WAS TOLD ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO WEAR ON INNER WALLS. REPLACED - 1.5 YEARS LATER - SAME INNER WALL WEAR ISSUES - REPLACED TIRES. 1 YEAR LATER - REPLACE FRONT STRUTS - 6 MONTHS LATER - REPLACED FRONT TWO TIRES DUE TO INNER WALL WEAR. 1 YEAR LATER REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES DUE TO INNER WALL WEAR - TOLD TODAY THAT I WILL NEED NEW TIRES ONCE AGAIN.... SAME ISSUE, INNER WALL WEAR - ALSO TOLD I WILL NEED NEW FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION. PER MULTIPLE SITES, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE AND CREATES SAFETY RISKS.... NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSES BY MAZDA ASAP! *TR

I WAS LOOKING IN NADAGUIDES IF FOUND A REPORT OF A PROBLEM WITH DAMPING NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION AND I FOUND A RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V412000, AND I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS CAR WAS ISPECTED BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR THREE MONTHS AGO IN A DEALER IN PUERTO RICO. OTHER INFORMATION I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IS IF THE MAZDA 5 PRESENTS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION, SHOCKS ABSORBER OR OTHER PARTS RELATED. MY ANTICIPATED THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

JUST TOOK OWNERSHIP OF A 2006 MAZDA5 TOURING FROM MY BROTHER-IN-LAW. HE JUST REPLACED THE TIRES RECENTLY DUE TO EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE WALL. IF YOU LOOK FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR, THE TIRES ARE TILTED IN AT THE TOP. TIRE STORE SAYS ACCORDING TO MAZDA, THE ALIGNMENT ARE IN SPEC. I CHECKED THE FORUMS AND FOUND MULTIPLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND TO FIX IT, THEY HAVE TO INSTALL AN AFTERMARKET CAMBER KIT. THERE IS A NEGATIVE CAMBER ISSUE ON THESE CARS. I DON'T WANT TO RUIN THESE NEW TIRES AS THEY ARE EXPENSIVE. WHY DOES MAZDA NOT REALIZE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE? THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS INSTEAD OF HAVING THE OWNERS SPEND MONEY TO FIX IT ON THEIR OWN. CAN YOU GET MAZDA TO PUT OUT A RECALL??? *TR

AT 62,000 MILES HAD A NOISE IN THE REAR. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS THE SHOCKS. THIS IS THE 3RD SET OF SHOCKS THAT HAVE BROKEN. MAZDA WAS GOOD ABOUT IT AND WILL COVER MOST OF THE COST. DEALER STATED THAT THEY SEE THIS A LOT AND THAT MAZDA HAS RESIGNED THE SHOCKS SO HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE GOING FORWARD. THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE OF THIS REDESIGN SO IT WILL BE A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THEY COME IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FIVE TIMES TO HAVE THE CONTROL ARMS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PERMANENTLY REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING A CRASH DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,528 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.