Mazda Mazda5 Body Problems
263 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 9 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2008. Best year: 2015.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
REAR-ENDED WHILE STOPPED BY TRUCK GOING UNDER 20 MPH. OUR HEADS STRUCK HEADRESTS AND DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATS INSTANTLY RECLINED BACK ONTO FRONT OF CHILDREN'S CAR SEATS. THEY'RE LEGS WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED AT THE KNEES IF THEY W...
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, MADE A U TURN AND SUDDENLY ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WENT OFF AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO TURN ON AND OFF WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION AND CAUGHT FIRE. I HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE ROAD ON A CITY STREET.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC GUARD AROUND THE TIRE FRACTURED AND DETACHED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINE WAS CUT BY THE PLASTIC AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CR...
WE WERE REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT, AND THE FRONT SEATS FAILED AND RECLINED WHEN WE WERE REAR ENDED. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH US SINCE WE WERE FORCED TO RECLINE. *TR
AT ABOUT 0630HRS, 02-03-11, WHILE OPERATING A 2009 MAZDA, MAZDA5 TOURING. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE ROADWAY, OKEECHOBEE BLVD., ROYAL PALM BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, WAS DRY, STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AND OF MACADAM CONSTRUCTION. TRA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE DEER. THE BACK PASSENGER FELL OUT OF THE BOOSTER SEAT WHEN...
FIRST INCIDENT, POWER STEERING WAS LOST WHILE MAKING A U-TURN. WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REGAINED POWER AFTER HALF AN HOUR. SECOND INCIDENT, ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A SWERVING CAR, BUT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 MAZDA 5. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES WHILE DRIVING AT 77 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED OFF...
I WAS PULLING INTO A HOTEL PARKING LOT WHICH HAPPENED TO BE A STEEP SLOPE. I STOPPED MID WAY UP THE HILL TO SEE WHERE I NEEDED TO CHECK IN AND PARK. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE, I STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. I PUSHED THE ACCEL...
FLOOR MAT FLIPS UP OVER CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTAL BRAKE APPLICATION WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. EYELET SECURING MAT TO FLOOR SEPARATES FROM MAT AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF USAGE. ALLOWS FLOOR MAT TO SH...
THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO UNCONTROLLABLE AND WOBBLING SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING A FREEWAY AT 60MPH AND ENDED UP CAUSING THE CENTER DIVIDER CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ONE MONTH AGO AS BRAND NEW CAR. THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN D...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. TH...