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Mazda5 Doors & Locks
Has anyone had trouble with their keyless remote working? Mine used to work all the time, now when I click it to either lock or unlock the doors it only works maybe one in ten times. I brought it by the dealer and he said it is a radio signal and things must be interfering. I will now have to bring my Mazda 5 back in again so that they can reprogram something in the computer to hopefully make it work again. The list is growing! :lemon:
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Also one last tid bit noticed that passenger seat does not have armrest?, and are audio control's illuminated during night time driving? Any input would be greatly appreciated!!!!
High demand for M5 in western Canada.
Thanks
Thanks,
The passenger seat does not have an armrest. I believe this is because an armrest would restrict access to the storage compartments between the seats.
The audio controls on the steering wheel are lit at night.
I love driving a manual transmission. This is one of the very few legitimate 6 passenger vehicles that you can get with a manual transmission.
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I'd still recommend a 5 to anyone. Even w/ the recall, and now a new problem I'm having now that it is cold - my sliding doors will not latch. The latching mechanism is freezing, and so far, the only "fix" is to heat it w/ a hair dryer. I have an appt. w/ the dealer to get this looked at tomorrow....
My car was finally fixed for the recall, I have been driving it since June when we bought it. I haven't noticed any difference in the shifting or anything. It seems a little smoother now, but could be my imagination. I had the oil changed at the same time though.
HiFive
HiFive in Minnesota
One thing that may help? The latch is in the rear of the sliding door and can be manually moved. I don't know if this would solve the problem temporarily or not.
HiFive
Luckily, I was a block away from the dealer the fist time it happened. The service department was able to seal up the latch as a temporary fix and it seems to be working now. The service mgr told me they had 5-6 other Mazda5 owners at this particular dealer with the same complaint.
I also contacted Mazda USA to let them know about it and they said I should be receiving a letter from Mazda USA when a permanent fix is available. (Whenever that will be...) Not exactly sure why this is happening, but I was told that they will be re-designing the latch in the future. HTH.
Friday I sat my baby in her car seat and it took me like 20 tries to finally get the sliding door to close. Locking and unlocking with the door locks and pulling the handle. What a pain! Saturday temperature varied between -2C and -14C. When my wife and I wanted to take our 19months old baby shopping we got stuck at home. The sliding door on the driver side wouldn't open at all. The passenger one opened and it took me for ever to get it to close again. Sunday same story temperature between -8C and -18C still the door would'nt bugge. This morning (Monday) the door opened and closed without any problems. This car is really getting me :mad: and its adding points on my :lemon: chart.
So i called the dealer, never heard of that problem. Will get back to me this morning. He never heard of internet I guess. I called Mazda Canada to hear what they have to say. And they never heard of this problem yet, just bring it to the dealer they say.
This is a summer car, not well suited for our canadian weather. Very disapointed at Mazda. They should know, this is not their first car made for canada.
Outside of that I love my 5. But these problems are more that upsetting.
Bob
Bob
One of the most frustrating things in these cases is the lack of information. Kind of like being stuck in a subway train that has stopped in between stations for 10 minutes with no announcment regarding what the hell is wrong.
Very practical to have a family than i can't sit my 19month baby in it. :mad:
What part of Canada are you from yzerman19?
So that I can tell my service manager that it aint only in the US. Or is it only people in Canada that have this issue? Anyone can answer?
Bob
We're from Winnipeg and its very interesting how Mazda Canada told you that they knew nothing about the problem as its been reported to them by us and I'm sure by others. Truth be told, I don't think they know what the problem is so they don't have a remedy for it.
I heard from Mike at Mazda Canada on Friday and he's looking into our "file" regarding both the problem and the recall issue. We'll see what he says. I did phone Transport Canada as well on Friday but had to leave a message. I haven't heard back from them so will try calling again later.
We'll see what will happen Wednesday.
Bob
the process of building a new locking system. We have experienced sim. problems and returned vehicle to the dealer. Mazda Canada experts suggested a temp fix. it lasted four
hours. The rear door on the passenger side has not opened since the quick fix mid. Dec.. I have talked to Mazda Canada and they were less than helpful. Placed the responsibility with the Dealer and it was the Dealer who directed me to Mazda Canada.
This is a vehicle that was recalled because of the possibility of fire and a repair was made. Now we have a vehicle that could catch fire and if someone was in the back seat you may have difficulty getting them out.
The only positive suggestion made was that I trade the Madza 5 on a Van. :surprise:
I know your frustration only too well!
I don't have kids at home any more, but I have been experiencing your problem of "non-latching sliding doors" for quite a while now. I thought it was just my car. I had to return from eating out (yes we got there fine!)and showing off my new 5 by having to ride in the 2nd row seats with a friend and our knees on a bulge in the doors to keep them closed!!!
After my second trip to my Dealer, he has been in touch with Mazda and he got back to me with their solution to our problem.
European latches work just fine so they are going to ship some over to the USA and try them on OUR cars :sick:
Hope this is a help to you and any others with latch problems on their sliding doors.
Bob in NH.
1. Open either rear passenger door.
2. Hold the handle as if you were opening the door.
3. Close the door and keep holding the handle out.
Result: The door will close, but it won't latch and hold in place.
Bob (and others), I have had the problem once (several days after getting the car washed), so I haven't had the opportunity (lucky me!) of trying to move the latch manually when it gets 'stuck'. The latch is on the backside of the door, not at the front where the passenger climbs in. I have no idea if this will work, but its worth a try, especially when you consider the alternatives (closing/opening the door as you did or others like myself, holding the door closed while someone is driving...)
Thor in OH
I then called back my service manager and told him that Mazda Canada was now aware of the problem and that their tech dept would help him.
This morning I get a call from my dealer postponing my appointement by 1 hour because they won't have enough time to temporarely fix the latch before they get new parts.
Wow! Now thats what I call service.
Finally everybody woke up! Great news! Now I hope the fix will work.
Bob
HiFive
1. Open either rear passenger door.
2. Hold the handle as if you were opening the door.
3. Close the door and keep holding the handle out.
Result: The door will close, but it won't latch and hold in place. (you'll see it 'bounce' and come right back open.)
Thor in OH
The latch mechanism is very poorly built and gets stuck easily. I believe if a little water gets in, forget it it won't release at all. I'm not a mechanic, just my idea.
Good luck
Bob
In my opinion, this car IS NOT MADE FOR USE IN CANADA. A car available in this country should work in the winter.
Has anyone else noticed that it takes A VERY long time to warm the heater/defroster in the morning? I have several times had to use my scaper on the inside of the windows to get them clear--and that after 15 minutes of idling! And I hate doing that--idling for so long. Not only is it against local by-laws to exceed four minutes, it is a waste of gas, and a big polutant.
I don't see myself keeping this car at the moment.
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Saturday night, my wife and I drove the car through snowy/windy conditions. On Sunday morning, it took some time warming up the car before the rear passenger-side door would open (it was frozen shut). After getting it open, we drove around for a while doing some errands, and then later in the day the passenger-side door wouldn't close. After a number of tries, I got the door closed, but I don't know what I did differently to get it to close (it just worked all of a sudden). I'm hoping it doesn't happen to me again...
Actually, my Mazda5 seems to heat up quite quickly...I don't have any complaint about the heating system.
Bob
By the way, in the US neither the Sport nor the Touring models have power-assisted sliding doors.