Mazda Mazda5 Complaints

412 consumer complaints on file.

#10452456March 20, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHEN TRAVELING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT SLOW SPEED, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR OPENED FULLY WITH NO OPERATOR INTERACTION WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THERE WAS NO ILLUMINATION OF THE DASH DOOR OPEN WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. *KB
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Deaths:
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#10450882March 9, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I WAS HEADING TO WORK, I CANNOT OPEN SLIDING DOOR TO GET MY DAUGHTER INTO HER SEAT. HAVE TO GET HER IN ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND HAVE TO REACH SO FAR AND BEND TO GET HER BUCKLED IN. WHEN I DROVE OFF, THE DOOR SIGNAL ON THE PANEL IS WARNING THAT A DOOR IS OPEN. TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS, I STOP AND RECHECK DOORS THAT CAN OPEN, EVERYTHING IS SHUT BUT THE SIGNAL STILL STATES IT'S OPEN. I CANNOT CHECK DAUGHTER'S SLIDING DOOR BECAUSE IT IS STILL STUCK....CANNOT OPEN NOR SHUT IT. I DROVE SLOWER JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WILL NOT SUDDENLY OPEN UP, THAT WILL BE HORRIFYING EVENT - FOR DEBRIS COMING IN, HITTING MY DAUGHTER OR EVEN MY DAUGHTER'S RESTRAIN SYSTEM FAILING AND FOR MY DAUGHTER TO BE THROWN OUT. WHEN THE WEATHER WARMS UP, THE SLIDING DOOR WORKS AGAIN. IT'S INTERMITTENT AND USUALLY WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS. THE 2 SIDE SLIDING DOORS, GETS STUCK EITHER AT SAME TIME OR AT TIMES JUST ONE SIDE. RIGHT NOW IT'S WARMER, IT'S OK BUT YET CANNOT BRING IT TO HAVE IT CHECK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I GOT THE CAR FROM AND TOM AT SERVICE, IS IN A HURRY AND I JUST HAVE TO LET HIM GO. I DID CHECK THE INTERNET, AND THERE'S ACTUAL SAFETY RECALL FOR MAZDA 5 SLIDING DOORS FREEZING UP, BUT FOR 2006 (RECALL NUMBER 4306K). IT IS STILL HAPPENING EVEN FOR 2009 MODEL, LIKE OURS. THE SAFETY CONCERNS ARE STILL THERE. *TR
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0
#10448444February 18, 2012
TIRES, SUSPENSION
AUTO HAS HAD TO HAVE COMPLETE SET OF TIRES BECAUSE OF PREMATURE WEARING ON OUTER EDGE OF TIRES AFTER ONLY 32,000 MILES. NEW TIRES ARE ALREADY SHOWING SIGNS OF PREMATURE WEARING EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE BEING ALIGNED AND ROTATED REGULARLY AT ONLY 52,000 MILES. *TR
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#10444449January 18, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA MAZDA5. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT BOTH THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS WERE FRACTURED, LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT SENT THE MANUFACTURER AN EMAIL AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
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#10443709January 13, 2012
SUSPENSION, TIRES
THIS VAN HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT AND I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES TWO TIMES. I HAVE FLATS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE IS EAT AWAY. WE HAVE HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AND ALIGNED TO NO AVAIL AND COMPLAINED TO MAZDA. LOOKING AT FORUMS ON THE WEB, THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY ISSUES WITH THIS HAPPENING. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10443278January 10, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
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
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0
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0
#10442602January 5, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY MAZDA 5, WHILE AT A STOP THE CAR IDLES REGULAR FOR ABOUT A MIN THEN IT BEGINS TO LOOSE POWER AND BOGGLE DOWN UNTIL THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR COMES ON. FOR THIS NOT TO HAPPEN I NEED TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDLE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED ON THE POWER STEERING ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT MY 2007 MAZDA 5 ALSO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, STATED ON THE RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING ISSUE. THE DEALER REFUSES TO CONSIDER MY CASE UNDER THE RECALL. *TR
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0
#10442152January 3, 2012
CHILD SEAT, CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP
WE HAVE TWO SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSLS MANUFACTURED IN 09/10 AND 10/10 (MODEL # US19500) FOR OUR TWINS. THEY ARE INSTALLED REAR-FACING IN OUR 2010 MAZDA5 WITH SUPER LATCH. ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE SUPER LATCH HAS BECOME LOOSE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO AN INSTALLATION ERROR ON MY PART, BUT I WOULD TIGHTEN THE SUPER LATCH AND HAVE A GREAT INSTALL AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR. I'D SAY IT'S HAPPENED WITH BOTH SEATS AT LEAST 3 TIMES. I THINK MY CHILDREN ARE SOMEHOW BUMPING THE BUCKLE OR RESTING THEIR FEET ON IT WHILE WE ARE TRAVELING AND THIS IS LOOSENING THE BUCKLE. IT SHOULD NOT BE THIS EASY TO LOOSEN! I NOTICE BECAUSE THE SEATS BECOME VERY LOOSE AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE SUPER LATCH WAS NOT TIGHT AS I NOW CHECK IT EVERY TIME I PUT MY KIDS IN THE RADIANS. I'M CONTACTING DIONO TODAY ABOUT REPLACEMENT SUPER LATCHES BUT AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AFTER READING ONLINE ABOUT THERE BEING OVER 100 COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT DIONO HAS NOT BEEN REQUIRED TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THEIR SUPER LATCH. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE SEATS, I WOULD NOT HAVE CHALKED UP MY INITIAL PROBLEMS WITH THE SUPER LATCH TO AN ERROR ON MY PART. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER PARENTS OUT THERE ARE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2010, MAKE=MAZDA5, MODEL=MAZDA5). *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10441946December 31, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE PURCHASED OUR 2007, MAZDA 5 NEW IN JAN. 2007 FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AT A LITTLE OVER 9,000 MILES THE CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE AND WE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE FIRST SERVICE TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM. TO FAST FORWARD, HERE WE ARE DEC. 31ST, 2011 AND NOW WE ARE DEALING WITH NOT ONLY HESITATION AND STALLING, BUT NOW THE CAR ACTUALLY "BUCKS" WHILE DRIVING IT ONLY ADDING TO THE DANGERS OF DRIVING IT. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AS WE HAVE CONTINUED TO RETURN IT THE SAME DEALERSHIP EACH TIME ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WAS "FIXED". THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN, AND A FINANCIAL WOE. WHY THE LACK OF CONCERN BY MAZDA AND OTHER AGENCIES THAT KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT MADE MAZDA ADMIT THE PROBLEM AND RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. NOT EVERYONE IS IN THE POSITION TO JUST BUY ANOTHER CAR IF THEY SEEM TO HAVE A "LEMON". I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW MY RECOURSE IN ALL OF THIS....TO DRIVE A UNSAFE CAR?, TO HOPE I OR A FAMILY MEMBER WON'T BE HURT OF KILLED IN IT UNTIL SUCH TIME I CAN TRADE IT IN? AND THEN FEEL GUILTY THAT SOME OTHER PERSON IS PURCHASING MY UNSAFE CAR? I HOPE THAT THERE IS "SOME HOPE" BY CONTACTING YOUR AGENCY. IF NOTHING ELSE IF YOU WON'T HELP ME, MAYBE I CAN WARN SOMEONE ELSE ABOUT THIS CAR. *KB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10440468December 19, 2011
TIRES:VALVE
MY HUSBAND PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2009 MAZDA5 AND IN FEBRUARY 10TH 2011, AS I WAS DRIVING MY TIRE LOST ALL AIR, THE VALVE HAD SNAPPED IN HALF. THE DEALER SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING BUT I KNOW I DIDN'T, I WOULD HAVE FELT SOMETHING IF IT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO BREAK THE VALVE, PLUS THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CLOSE ENOUGH TO HIT THE CAR. THEY MADE ME PAY $150 TO REPLACE IT. IN MAY 29TH I WAS PUMPING AIR AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON A DIFFERENT TIRE. AT THIS TIME I HAD 37,200 MILES. I CALLED MAZDA AND THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT WASN'T COVERED. I GOOGLE IT AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME AND I EVEN SAW SOME REPORTS OF MAZDA KNOWING ABOUT FAULTY VALVES. I HAD ANOTHER ONE BREAK ON DECEMBER 15TH, THIS WAS #3. THIS IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS!!! THIS PRODUCT IS DEFINITELY DEFECTIVE. AT THIS POINT I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE VALVES PUT ON MY TIRES. MAZDA SHOULD RECALL THEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TIRES GO FLAT BECAUSE OF THE VALVES. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM THE DEALER AND HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT, WHICH DID NOT COVER MY VALVES. THEY SAID I WAS PROBABLY PUSHING TOO HARD WHEN I WAS PUMPING AIR. AGAIN, THE VALVES SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10439224December 9, 2011
TIRES
ON DEC.8,2011, I WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND ON INTERSTATE HWY 167., THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD GONE FLAT. I WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE AUXILIARY ROAD WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. I INSPECTED THE TIRE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY HOLES. I USED A PORTABLE TIRE INFLATER AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE TO A TIRE REPAIR STATION. THE TIRE WAS REMOVED AND UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE ENTIRE INNER SIDE OF THE TIRE HAD BEEN WORN OFF. THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE OTHER TIRES AND SHOWED ME THAT THE SAME TYPE OF WEAR WAS EVENT ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. IT WAS THEN THAT THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS COMMON IN MAZDAS' AND THAT A SIMPLE PART HAS BEEN USED ON MAZDA5S' TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I TAKE MY VEHICLE FOR REGULAR CHECKUPS AND FLUID CHANGES EVERY FOUR MONTHS. YET NOT ONCE WAS I EVER TOLD OF THIS POTENTIAL DANGEROUS HAZARD, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL HAD IT OCCURRED ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY, WHERE THERE ARE NUMEROUS TURNS ON STRETCHES OF ROAD THAT LOCATED ON CURVES AND ARE WELL OVER 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND. (I HAVE THE TIRES INVOLVED). *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10436352November 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN
AROUND 26000 MILES, I NOTICED MY 2010 MAZDA 5 STARTED SHOWING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. THERE ARE 2 NOTICEABLE TIMES WHEN IT OCCURS, 1) WHEN TRAVELLING BETWEEN 30-40MPH AND YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR FOR 5 SECONDS OR SO AND THEN DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE SPEED, THE CAR FAILS TO RESPOND UNTIL YOU ALMOST PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, AND 2) WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN OR WHEN TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNS GREEN AS YOU APPROACH SLOWLY, THE CAR FAILS TO RESPOND WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. I REPORTED ISSUE TO DEALER AND THE STANDARD ANSWER "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" WAS GIVEN AND IT WAS STATED BY THE DEALER THAT A TRANSMISSION FLUSH IS RECOMMENDED AT 25K-30K MILES FOR THE MAZDA 5. I CHECKED THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR A 2010 MAZDA 5 AND THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ANY INSPECTION OR REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID FOR THE FIRST 60K MILES OF THE VEHICLE. I ALSO RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AT WWW.MAZDAS247.COM AND FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT A TRANSMISSION FLUSH DOES APPEAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MOST DEALERS CHARGE $125-150 FOR A TRANNY FLUSH AND THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY (3YRS, 36K MILES STANDARD FOR THIS MODEL). A CAR THAT FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN YOU NEED IT TO AS WELL AS HAVING TO A SIGNIFICANT SERVICE MAINTENANCE NOT RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE. HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE RECEIVED OTHER REPORTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435699November 15, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA MAZDA5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TWICE TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS NEVER ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SENT A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,800. UPDATED 02/0812 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED DURING THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAD DEACTIVATION INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THEN IT WOULD BECOME DARK ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. UPDATED 03/2612
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0
Deaths:
0
#10427220September 26, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TOYO TIRES SIZE 205 50 17 FAILED AT 22,000 MILES. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409158June 28, 2011
TIRES:VALVE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA MAZDA 5. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADD AIR TO THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEM END BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE VALVE STEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10404561June 6, 2011
TIRES, WHEELS, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA, MAZDA5 EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA AVID ENVIGOR TIRES, TIRE SIZE P205/50/17. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ENCOUNTERED A POTHOLE AND HEARD A LOUD BANGING SOUNDED OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES EXHIBITED SUBSTANTIAL TREAD SEPARATION AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO COMPLETELY DEFLATE. AS A RESULT, THE FAILURE CAUSED EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH RIMS. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE REAR AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES AND BOTH RIMS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,684. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 3/13/12 *CN
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0
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0
#10398446May 1, 2011
SUSPENSION
INTERMITTENT CAR SHAKING. AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE, AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 60 OR ABOVE, THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHAKES, ESPECIALLY ON BUMPY ROADS. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE DEALER (FAULKNER - PHILADELPHIA, PA) - RECENTLY DID AN ALIGNMENT AND FIXED A TIRE RIM. THE ISSUE WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE, BUT OCCURS ONCE IN A WHILE NOW. I AM NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT PART IT IS. NOTE: ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I HIT A CURB WHICH HAD DEBRIS ON IT WHICH RUINED TWO TIRES. ALL 4 TIRES DID END UP ON THE CURB, AND I DID REPLACE ONE OF THE TIRES AND HAD THE OTHER ONE PLUGGED AND GOT AN ALIGNMENT. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397251April 24, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
VALVE STEM BROKE OFF WHILE LOW FILLING TIRE WITH AIR. EACH TIME THE TIRE LOOKED A LITTLE LOW AND WHEN AIR NOZZLE WAS USED IT BROKE OFF AND FLEW FORCEFULLY AND ALL THE AIR CAME SUDDENLY RUSHING OUT. THE COMPUTER LOW TIRE LIGHT WAS ON THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THAT IS WHY I CHECKED THE PRESSURE. I HAD TO CALL SERVICE BOTH TIMES AND HAD THEM CHANGED TIRE AND REPLACE VALVE STEM WITH NON-COMPUTERIZED KIND. THEY DID NOT FIND ANY REASONS THAT THE TIRES HAD GONE LOW OTHER THAN THE VALVE STEM MAY HAVE BEEN ALREADY LEAKING. I THEN WENT TO DEALER TO GET NEW PARTS, WHICH WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY SAID IT WAS FROM MISUSE AND WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY WERE VERY RUDE. SAID IT WAS FROM HITTING CURB. IT WAS NOT. THE VALVE STEM IS WELL PROTECTED INSIDE THE RIM. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. BOTH FAILURES WERE NEARLY IDENTICAL. I DID NOT REPORT THE FIRST TIME, BUT AFTER CHECKING AROUND I FOUND OUT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS AND TIRE REPAIRMEN SAID THEY HAVE HAD TO CHANGE OUT SEVERAL. HAD I NOT SEEN THAT THE TIRE WAS A LITTLE LOW AND CHECKED IT IN MY GARAGE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DEVASTATING. I'M ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE IN CASE ONE OF THESE WOULD BREAK ON THE ROAD AND KILL ME. THE FAILURES HAPPENED IN DECEMBER 2010 AND APRIL 2011. THE VEHICLE I'M DRIVING IS A 2009. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396766April 19, 2011
EQUIPMENT, VISIBILITY
ON 4/15/2011, A SET OF NEW MEIJER BRAND BEAM-STYLE WIPER BLADES WERE PURSCHED FOR A 2009 MAZDA5 AND WERE INSTALLED ON THE CAR BY TH OWNER. ON THE MORNING OF 4/19/2011, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 71/75 IN KENTUCKY THROUGH A THUNDERSTORM, AND THE DRIVER SIDE (26") WIPER BLADE FAILED. THE VEHICLE SPEED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS APPROVIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE BEAM/BLADE ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY BROKE FREE FROM THE CHIP THAT ATTACHES TO THE WIPER ARM AND WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. VISIBILITY WAS COMPROMISED, BUT THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CONTINUE TO THE INTENDED DESITANTION. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396154April 7, 2011
STEERING
MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AS I WAS WAITING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. AS I WAS THEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, I REALIZED THAT I HAD LOST POWER STEERING AND I THOUGHT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY LOSE ALL OF ITS POWER AND HENCE, ITS ABILITY TO MOVE AND CAUSE ME TO COME TO A HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THERE WAS AN ONCOMING CAR, SO I JUST STRUGGLED TO TURN THE WHEEL WHILE I PUSHED DOWN THE ACCELERATOR. THANKFULLY, I MADE IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION ON TIME. HOWEVER, THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE HAD A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT OUTCOME. AFTER IT HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES, I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME OF THE 2007 TO 2009 MAZDA 5 MODELS DUE TO POWER STEERING LOSS. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL MAZDA DEALER, BUT WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I THEN CALLED MAZDA TO HAVE MY VIN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN 11/09/06, AND THUS CANNOT BE INCLUDED. I FEEL THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND SO I ASK THAT YOU DO INVESTIGATION ON SIMILAR SITUATIONS, AS THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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