Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mazda 5. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. On one occasion, the vehicle broke down in the middle of a street and was towed to the contact's home. The contact had a mechanic inspect the vehicle who stated that the fuel pump could be the cause of the failure. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 163,000.
Engine & cooling
2009 Mazda MAZDA5 Engine problems
Owners have filed 6 complaints about the 2009 Mazda MAZDA5's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 9% of all its complaints, most recently on December 13, 2019. They describe 0 crashes, 2 fires and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 6
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mazda 5. While the contact's son was driving 45 mph, the driver heard a grinding and clunking noise. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the motor mounts failed and shifted the engine forward, which caused the cv joints and engine head to fail. The vehicle was not repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mazda, mazda 5. The contact was advised that the vehicle was leaking oil. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection where the contact was informed that a bolt on the oil engine cooler was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.
Fire in engine compartment, driver's side near front located at the fan controller unit. Electrical high-resistance connection due to improper length of wire in harness causing loose connection in controller unit. *Tr
Fire at fan controller located at front of driver's side engine compartment. *Tr
While driving 10 to 20 mph power steering fails followed by all electronics flashing and then by car engine dying. Control of car is very difficult and dangerous. Power steering has failed about 20 times engine failure about 10 times. Dealer told me they found hits on the onboard computer, were able to repeat the problem and eventually tracked it down to the power steering. But have failed to find a problem. They now deny all of this. I question if the car is safe. *Tr
Mazda MAZDA5 engine complaints by year
MAZDA5 engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data