Rear Suspension Problems of Mazda MAZDA5

The contact owns a 2006 Mazda 5. While driving various speeds, an abnormal noise was heard in the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 126,481.

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At 62,000 miles had a noise in the rear. Took it to dealer who said it was the shocks. This is the 3rd set of shocks that have broken. Mazda was good about it and will cover most of the cost. Dealer stated that they see this a lot and that Mazda has resigned the shocks so hopefully it will not be an issue going forward. The parts are on back order because of this redesign so it will be a few weeks before they come in.

Purchased a used 07 Mazda 5 with 37k from a Honda dealership. Was told by the dealership that the vehicle was privately owned. About 100 miles after purchase the oil filter housing, just started spewing oil. Another 500 miles later, a crunching noise began to appear in the rear end and the car was consistently steering to the right. Took it to a Mazda dealership for repair and had the rear shocks replaced stated they issue was they were leaking. The also mentioned that the vehicle was a rental vehicle owned by enterprise, but this was not disclosed at the time of purchase. At the same time transmission fluid was flushed. Received vehicle after repairs, drove another 200 miles, transmission started slipping when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear. The rear end also started making the same noise. Issues were immediately reported to the Mazda dealership, after not having the vehicle for 3 days, no issues were found. Took the vehicle back this morning, with a new problem of the check engine light being on and the rear end always making this noise. The main technician for the dealership currently has the vehicle and I am sure that I will hear that the shocks were leaking again.

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The rear shocks on my 2007 Mazda5 have failed for the second time. The first time was in the 40,000 mile range. At the time I though it was one shock going bad, and impacting and causing the other to go bad as well. Because I was out of warranty, I did not return to my Mazda dealer for repair under warranty. Also I did not go to them because I found a local garage that put in Mazda original replacements at a cheaper price. However, at 89,000 miles, my rear shocks have failed again! this is both dangerous, as the rear end is unstable over bumpy roads, and very costly to do every 40 - 50,000 miles. As can be seen in your own listing of several years of Mazda5 complaints, problems with the suspension, and the rear suspension in particular, are common.

After just 24,000 miles, I had to replace the tires on my 2007 Mazda5 due to "cupping. " with just 5,000 miles on the new tires, the same thing is happening again. When I contacted Mazda regarding this, I was told it was a "design flaw" , and that if I didn't like the noise and the vibration from the tires, then I would just have to replace them frequently. This is not acceptable, due to the safety issues of driving on bad tires. I also can't afford $700. 00+ a year for new tires. If it is a "design flaw", then Mazda should be responsible for fixing this issue. When my car was in for service at the dealer last week, I was told it had a vibration at about 60 miles/hour, and that I should get it aligned. Took it to a local garage, and was told it was not out of alignment. Vibration was not there before they worked on the car at the dealer. I have also had the car to the dealer 3 times for a noise in the back end, and they could never find anything wrong. This last time, they did find I had a leaky shock. (I actually had to tell them to look for it after having the car in a neighborhood garage, and they found it. " have been told by the same neighborhood garage that my rotors are bad and need replaced, but Mazda felt they only needed to be "machined".

Mazda 5 - 2008 shocks and struts causes car unbalanced and damaging rubbers (between shock and frame) to cause noises. This also damages the tires and tire alignment.

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I have a 2006 Mazda 5 that has an engineering fault in the suspension/steering system. This defect leads to intense uneven wear in tires,which leads to a hazardous situation on the road. The dealers mask the problems by overinflating the tires (even more dangerous) and Mazda north America refuses to acknowledge the problem. There are hundreds of people from uk canada and USA that I've communicated with and they have the same experiences with their Mazda 5. The original toyo tires failed in the first year, a second set of tires provided by Mazda failed after the first 20000 miles and even the most expensive high performance tires from goodyear can not provide more than 2 years or 20000 miles of usage. I have gone to multiple dealers and shops, they all say the alignment and balance are ok but no one can improve the tire safety situation. I use this car to drive to work and back every day and to transport my children to school and their activities, about 12000 miles / year and I am afraid that something bad might happen. I do not use the car for commercial activities and I am not an aggressive driver. The constant replacement of tires and the expense incurred did not put me in a safer position. Only addressing the source of the problems can make this vehicle safer for me, my kids and everyone else on the road. I appreciate your time and diligence in solving this problem!.

We bought a 2008 Mazda5 and have had to take it to the dealer twice for loose bolts on the rear right suspension. The car has less than 2000 miles on it. We are concerned about the safety of the car.

Car has barely 18,000 miles and needs new shocks already. Dealer is covering under warranty but worried about safety of the car and what next?.

2007 Mazda5 excessive rear inner tire wear. Caused by too much negative camber designed into the car with little or no way to adjust the settings. 39,000 miles on the 3rd set of tires.

I recently noticed severe wear on the inside shoulders of both rear tires on my 2006 Mazda 5. Looking from the rear of the vehicle, the rear tires appear to lean in at the top. I believe the failure of the tires to correctly contact the road contributes to poor handling, and the severe tire wear will lead to unexpected blow-outs. The vehicle was purchased in Nov. 2005 and currently has 23,000 miles. It has not been wrecked or otherwise abused in a manner which would affect the rear alignment. The dealer has refused to repair or align the vehicle under warranty when presented this problem on oct. 30, 2007. I have seen similar issues logged under suspension and tires on this site.