Mazda 5

"repeated replacement"

"Bent calipers"

"Brake pedal moving lower to floor, more play in pedal motion"

"intermittent failure"

"Started to feel a bit too long to stop"

"Routine check up on wear"

"replace brake pads and turned rotors normal wear and tear"

"I experienced no problems with the brakes, but the remaining thickness of the friction surface is tracked each time the vehicle is serviced. This past February (2108), it had just reached time for replacement. Replacement of front and rear pads and disk plates cost CAN$950. This is now covered by a lifetime warranty."

"replace brake pads at 58,000 mi, usually later than that"

"Had to spend $900 on brakes last fall, car was only 3 years old, seemed like a lot of money"

"This car would develop a brake pedal vibration after a few accumulation of miles."

"rotors were warped pads needed replacing"

"Brakes starting to squeak on stopping"

"rotor wore and warped causing vibration and squealing. Brakes were not worn. Had to replace brakes and rotors due to rotor wear. Also had to replace a broken left front axle due to oil leaking. Part was difficult to get, availability and OEM part was very expensive."

"Damaged because brake pads wore through"

"Wear?"

"The rotors have been replaced twice and remachined once. They made them very thin at the factory. Consequently, they warp after about 8,000 mi. (I had my brakes replaced once on my 19-year old Honda Accord--so I am not particularly tough on brakes.)"

"Pads and/or rotors rusty"

"Check engine light on. Code says exhaust/fuel canister leaks. After attempted replacement determined to ignore this."

"Check engine light came on and we were told a switch in the emissions control device needed replacing."

"Emission Control and purge valve of the gas tank failed, had to be replaced"

"Unsure of the final problem. Check engine light has come on 5 times. Each time the shop I trust replaces a part and it's fixed for 2-7 days (<30 miles) before the light comes on again. So far they have replaced the pulse valve, another part similar to that, the gas cap (worn/old seal) and a fourth part, all I believe are related to the emissions system. The final piece they will likely replace this week is a pump/sensor in the fuel tank"

"Had replace leak test solenoid in the evaporation control system. Was stuck open"

"warped cap"

"The fuel line backs up in refills. It was replaced and got mildly better and then started doing it again."

"Defect noted when filling up, as soon as we got the car and went to till it up the first few times - the gas would squirt out when the tank got full. We filled up at different locations, so we knew it was a problem with the car and not the servic"

"Engine light stayed on all the time"

"had to replace sensor after 50000 miles"

"In the process of fixing the solenoid and carbon canister the O2 sensors had to be replaced as well. All adds up over time."

"solenoid failed. $300 bill"

"Gas tank pressure sensor was faulty. Caused check engine light to come on and then go off. Did this several times but never effected drivability of the vehicle. Sensor replaced and problem never reoccured."

"Fuel tank pressure sensor. Did not affect drivability. Replaced at local repair shop."

"Faulty Evaporative Emission System (EVAP) Pressure Sensor"

"Rear shock suspension mounts failed. again. two failures in 100k miles means poor design. mazda support failed to reimburse me for repair."

"Went over a medium sized bump and heard clattering and banging, was able to drive to a garage; the left rear strut/shock had broken."

"Mounting bracket on right rear strut failed."

"Rear struts failed"

"Normal wear that needed to be attended to for our safety insprction"

"Around new year, the vehicle developed a conking noise, a bit like the sound that occurs when lumps of ice get trapped under the wheel arch. It was getting progressively worse, so I drove it the 10 km or so to my normal dealer. I was chastised for driving it there as it was regarded as unsafe!! The replacement of the rear shocks cost me CAN$555."

"Shocks have gotten "weak" after 107000 miles. Not an dmergent problem. Car still rides/ drives well"

"Problem with alignment that needed a fairly major steering linkage repair--I forget exact details. I believe if was from hitting a major pothole. I had an extended warranty but for some reason most of this was not covered"

"At 67500 km I had to have both front control arms replaced, at a cost of CAN660. In fairness to Mazda, i do have to drive over a VERY rough road to get to our summer cabin"

"Both rear tires became cupped due to failed rear shock absorbers. The worst tire had to be replaced."

"Tire wear is uneven on both front and rear tires. Most of the wear is on the inner portion of the tires’ tread. Even after wheel alignment the wear is uneven. I suspect that the factory specs for alignment are incorrect for this vehicle. I know of other Mazda 5 owner’s that have the same tire problem."

"Tires have worn very quickly on this vehicle. I have yet to get 35,000 miles on tires rated for 50,000-60,000 miles, despite rotating at every 7,500 miles! My tire dealer says that the Mazda alignment protocols cause excessive wear. OEM Toyo tires had to be replaced at just under 15,000 miles. My next set lasted almost 35,000 miles (rated for 50,000). The last set made it 34,000 miles (rated for 60,000)."

"Not an issue since tires from Costco who routinely rotates and rebalances tires free of charge."