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2009 Mazda Mazda5 repairs by problem area

Engine (22%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (6%)

Brakes and Traction Control (2%)

Suspension and Steering (49%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (14%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (3%)

Other (4%)

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2009 Mazda Mazda5 repair cost distribution

$2500+ (2%)

$1000 - $2499 (7%)

$500 - $999 (18%)

$100 - $499 (33%)

< $100 (39%)

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Mazda Mazda5 in New York, United States Feb 2011 - Jul 2011
Mar 2011 33000 mi	Radio malfunction: dealer refused to acknowledge problem and attributed it to poor reception (however, radio worked when purchased)

Mazda Mazda5 in Texas, United States Sep 2014 - Oct 2015
Jun 2015 157000 mi US $261	Ambient temperature sensor Shift cable adjustment. spark plug wire replaced. Timing adjusted. Alternator replaced Fuel system tune.
Oct 2015 165000 mi US $50	Left engine motor mount was loose causing the car to shake violently.

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Mazda Mazda5 in Texas, United States Mar 2012 - Apr 2015
Aug 2014 75000 mi US $50	Positive battery terminal connector severely corroded. Replaced with re-designed, corrosion resistant OEM part.
Feb 2015 78000 mi US $100	Oil cooler to oil filter adapter gasket failed, allowing continuous leak of oil. Drained oil & coolant, replaced failed part with aftermarket. OEM assembly has been redesigned to address flaw, failed part is not available at dealer.

Mazda Mazda5 in Wisconsin, United States Feb 2012 - Jun 2014
Jul 2012 51700 mi US $200	Gas cap leaking emissions; replaced gas cap and reprogrammed system

Mazda Mazda5 in California, United States Jun 2013 - Jun 2014
Jun 2014 72000 mi US $300	Rattles while driving at low speed. Metal-to-metal noise when hitting the breaks

Mazda Mazda5 in California, United States Aug 2012 - Jun 2018
Feb 2015 89000 mi US $125	Engine mount on the front passenger side that was rattling like a tiny Jack hammer. Apparently a commom problem with Mazda vehicles.

Mazda Mazda5 in Manitoba, Canada Mar 2012 - Aug 2014
Aug 2012 19180 mi	Noise from rear suspension. Repaired by dealer.
Sep 2013 27900 mi C $230	Leaking and noisy left rear shock.
May 2014 32860 mi C $83	Fix noisy bushings in the rear

Mazda Mazda5 in Ontario, Canada Mar 2011 - Mar 2018
Nov 2011 44640 mi C $1000	bad strut and bushings bad front engine mount
Apr 2012 45040 mi C $800	creaking suspension, loose bushings, bad/leaking struts
Aug 2012 48220 mi C $300	replaced rear rubber bushings, making creaking noises
Mar 2013 54560 mi	a/c middle switch doesnt light up at night. car is beginning to show rust issues. discovered rust bubbles on roof , a cluster of bubbles in the front and in the back. wheel wells are ok. car is rust proofed ever year.
Apr 2013 54760 mi	Back center console a/c motor not working. Theres no air blowing from the back center vent.
Sep 2014 66960 mi C $200	alternator belt was squeeking
Nov 2014 69440 mi	one back light led is out , the other four are ok.
Nov 2015 79340 mi	third back led brake light stopped working.
Dec 2016 88660 mi	thump noise when going into reverse on starts. dealer did a diagnostic, faulty tranny needs replacement.
Mar 2018 96720 mi C $400	Front lower ball joint worn/loose; needs new rear brakes and rotors-to be done end of the month. a/c dial led out/

Mazda Mazda5 in Pennsylvania, United States Jan 2012 - Sep 2014
Sep 2012 59000 mi US $65	Tire valve stem corroded and caused flat tire. Had to replace TPMS sensor as well. 2nd to go in 6 months.

Mazda Mazda5 in Connecticut, United States Jul 2017 - Jul 2018
Apr 2018 154000 mi US $700	muffler

Mazda Mazda5 in Massachusetts, United States Apr 2011 - Dec 2012
Jun 2011 28000 mi	Last May, I told them the light for the heated, leather driver seat was not working. They said the heat wasn't working either and ordering the switch, which they installed in June. The light and heat now work. Late May, with 26K something miles on the car, I noticed an oily residue under my driver's side rear tire. When I drove it, it was very obvious that the oil came from the shock absorber as the ride & handling was bad. Dealer replaced.
Mar 2012 35000 mi	My other rear shock was leaking oil for a couple of weeks. Replaced under warranty, as was the other rear last June.
Oct 2012 38000 mi US $110	Dlr chrgd $110,said I needed one front strut/one rear shock & that they need to be replaced in pairs. Est.: $1,000! Took to mechanic who does side jobs, didn't charge to diagnose, said it needed one strut mount and rear bushings. Did not fix

Mazda Mazda5 in British Columbia, Canada Oct 2011 - Nov 2011
Nov 2011 24955 mi	Rear dampers leaked at the same time. Major problem area. Fixed by dealer, no charge, took a few hours, no questions asked. Rear dampers leaked at the same time. Major problem area. Fixed by dealer, no charge, took a few hours, no questions asked.

Mazda Mazda5 in Wisconsin, United States Oct 2011 - Dec 2011
Dec 2011 34000 mi	Front right and left struts and strut mounts replaced under warranty

Mazda Mazda5 in Ontario, Canada Oct 2013 - Sep 2015
Jul 2015 91120 mi C $700	Suspension...Worn shock absorbers. Serviced joints

Mazda Mazda5 in Indiana, United States Jan 2014 - Dec 2017
May 2015 79000 mi US $75	Blown shock absorber
Sep 2017 95000 mi US $970	Tie rod end so bad that the flange on the control arm was damaged. 2 new control arm kits
Dec 2017 97599 mi US $89	repair of TMPS

Mazda Mazda5 in Massachusetts, United States Jul 2010 - Jan 2018
Apr 2010 9501 mi	Power steering pump failed. Replaced under warranty.
May 2016 70000 mi US $300	Rear struts started leaking oil so I replaced with KYB aftermarket ones. engine splash shield was falling apart, so I replaced with an OEM from Dorman.
Sep 2016 73000 mi US $100	Exhaust had two rust holes.
Apr 2017 75000 mi US $300	I replaced the rear control arms with aftermarket versions that had an adjustment for camber. My rear camber was way off causing excessive tire wear, but the original factory arms are non-adjustable.

Mazda Mazda5 in New York, United States Dec 2015 - Jun 2018
Mar 2016 102000 mi US $80	TMPS sensors corroded and leaking air. Removed and replaced with regular rubber stems.
Nov 2016 116300 mi US $10	Replaced front sway bar bushings.
Mar 2017 122000 mi US $860	AC compressor had failed, needed to be replaced full vac and refill the system with refrigerant.
May 2017 125000 mi US $250	Front struts and rear shocks
Jun 2017 126000 mi US $460	Resonator pipe rusted with holes, leaking
Nov 2017 134000 mi US $50	Old rotors pulsing from pad buildup. Replaced with new rotors.

Mazda Mazda5 in California, United States May 2015 - Apr 2017
Jan 2017 136900 mi US $200	Oil leak from oil cooler gasket- had "fixed", car was returned to me with larger leak, my husband then took apart the cylinder and used sealant in all its nooks and crannies and the leak was gone.

Mazda Mazda5 in Quebec, Canada Dec 2017 - Dec 2017
Dec 2017 74400 mi C $170	Driver side swaybar link is shot. The passenger one was shot probably 70000km ago. The rear shocks were leaking on 25000km. unfortulately not under warranty.

Mazda Mazda5 in Texas, United States Jul 2014 - Jan 2018
Oct 2017 144000 mi US $350	MAss air flow sensor was replaced
Nov 2017 145000 mi US $465	Replace shocks

Mazda Mazda5 in Washington, United States Apr 2015 - Mar 2017
Sep 2016 63000 mi US $500	Replaced rear shocks for a second time.
Mar 2017 71000 mi US $1200	Replaced rear brakes

Mazda Mazda5 in Ohio, United States Dec 2014 - Nov 2017
Dec 2014 127000 mi US $300	Replaced resistor which controls blower. Airbag light flashing

Mazda Mazda5 in California, United States Apr 2009 - May 2017
Mar 2011 23000 mi	Mazda 3/5 power steering pump and line recall for intermittent power steering shutdown. Driver did notice problem before recall. Parts & installation done for free under recall. Problem seems fixed. Power Steering pump and lines replaced under recall. We had noticed problems with the power steering prior to the recall and are hopeful they will not recur after replacement.
Dec 2013 51000 mi	Cracked oil pan. The transmission has slipped a few times and the fluid was very dark. Dealer said they could not reproduce slipping, and computer code did not show that it had been slipping. They did a transmission fluid flush.

Mazda Mazda5 in Ontario, Canada Nov 2014 - Mar 2015
Mar 2015 58900 mi C $900	Rear shocks needed replacing

Mazda Mazda5 in Tennessee, United States Nov 2014 - Sep 2016
Oct 2015 116000 mi US $201	AC belt broke.

Mazda Mazda5 in Texas, United States Nov 2014 - Jun 2018
Mar 2015 92000 mi US $95	One headlight out.
Sep 2015 98000 mi US $130	MIL (check engine light) appeared. Cleaned MAF (air intake sensor) and throttle body.
Nov 2015 100600 mi US $1000	Replacement of rear shocks to repair knocking noise.
Apr 2016 107300 mi US $20	Replaced a headlight bulb for the second time.
Dec 2016 116000 mi US $940	Replacement of failed front struts with alignment to correct severe tire wear. Vehicle shifted down on freeway into transmission "limp-home" mode. Thereafter it shuddered as transmission went in and out of limp-home mode. Shop diagnosed and replaced bad TCM (transmission computer).
Apr 2017 120000 mi US $26	Replaced passenger side headlight. 2nd time in 2 years, 3rd headlight in 3 years.

Mazda Mazda5 in Virginia, United States Jul 2010 - Jun 2022
Feb 2018 95000 mi US $900	Front struts replaced, one had leaked.
Jan 2022 108000 mi US $700	Replaced tie rod

Mazda Mazda5 in Washington, United States Jun 2011 - Apr 2017
Sep 2011 32000 mi US $25	noise from rear axle, squeaking going over bumps.
Oct 2011 32200 mi	We were told the engine was leaking oil and the head gasket was also leaking.
Aug 2016 61000 mi US $250	I had the oil changed at an oil changing place, and they didn't put the oil filter in right, so the oil leaked out on a road trip. Car had to have the engine replaced. Some other work was done at the same time but I can't remember what they did.

Mazda Mazda5 in North Carolina, United States Feb 2010 - Mar 2015
Jan 2011 62200 mi	Power steering recall, but started leaking after fix.
Jun 2013 89000 mi US $170	New shocks
Jan 2015 116000 mi US $3100	had to replace the oil cooler seal failed, had to rebuild entire transmission
Mar 2015 116000 mi US $2700	seal failed, transmission fluid dumped. cause was transmission problem that ruined the seal

Mazda Mazda5 in Texas, United States Feb 2010 - Feb 2017
May 2011 35000 mi US $165	Car made knocking/rattling sound. Found out that the rear right strut had leaked and damaged. New strut was installed.
Jan 2014 67800 mi US $300	Check engine light came on, changed the Air Mass Flow sensor. Check engine lite still on, went back 3 more times, finally went to different mechanic who told us that the AMF sensor has to be a true Mazda part, so change the part again.
Feb 2014 61100 mi US $800	Check engine light was on, took the car to 2 different mechanics with no results, so took it to the dealership, still no result. Car still have check engine light.
Dec 2016 90000 mi US $100	Change head light

Mazda Mazda5 in Manitoba, Canada May 2009 - Jun 2012
Jan 2012	One rear shock was worn out.

Mazda Mazda5 in New Jersey, United States Aug 2009 - Jan 2011
Sep 2010 39000 mi US $450	vibration at speed. Dealer couldn't replicate. Owner discovered rear shock locked up, which unevenly wore out rear tires. Replaced rear shocks and all 4 tires to cure problem.

Mazda Mazda5 in Texas, United States Jul 2009 - Feb 2022
Mar 2014 84000 mi US $300	Sway bar bushings were shot
May 2015 108000 mi	Emissions Leak Detection Pump failure
Oct 2015 113800 mi US $1500	Engine oil cooler leaking, replaced rear stabilizer ends and bushing replaced.
Mar 2016 123000 mi US $750	Replaced blown out shock absorbers
Feb 2018 152000 mi US $100	Replaced Mass Airflow Sensor

Mazda Mazda5 in Rhode Island, United States Aug 2009 - Jul 2016
Jul 2010 17800 mi	Weatherstripping around front windshield loose. Visor clip broken.
Jan 2011 25000 mi	fuel filler door would not stay closed.
Feb 2013 65300 mi US $178	Valve stem rotted apart. Had to replace stem and sensor.
Sep 2015 98000 mi US $200	Rust coming through around rear wheel wells.
Dec 2015 108000 mi US $900	Front struts and link pins needed replacing.
Jul 2016 115000 mi	Rust coming through around rear wheel wells.

Mazda Mazda5 in British Columbia, Canada Apr 2010 - Feb 2022
Apr 2011 9920 mi C $70	No charge warranty replacement of passenger side seatbelt receiver. No charge warranty replacement of passenger side seatbelt receiver
Aug 2013 36480 mi C $300	Right rear stock blown, leaking all over driveway. Replaced both rear shocks. Relatively simple job, but far too early to need this.
Sep 2014 49600 mi	Diagnosis of left rear wheel bearing problem after tire replacement.
Jan 2015 31580 mi C $500	Replaced right rear wheel bearing. Replaced headlight and fog lamp.
May 2016 67360 mi C $700	Replaced rear calipers, pads and rotors, front hardware (clip missing).

Mazda Mazda5 in New York, United States May 2010 - Jun 2018
Jan 2012 40000 mi US $200	Rear Struts Needed Replacement
Mar 2016 84000 mi US $650	Front struts and tie-rod ends
Jun 2018 101000 mi US $450	Replaced starter

Mazda Mazda5 in Louisiana, United States Dec 2010 - Apr 2017
Apr 2013 67000 mi US $500	Had to change both struts at about 68,000 miles. Also changed brake pads and turned rotors but brakes squeal. Brakes from Napa. This car has been problematic. Ride is terrible and extremely loud. Getting rid of it ASAP. Wheel bearing on driver's side needs replacement. Requires nearly complete teardown of all links and CV joint just to get to the bearing. Poor design and very costly in labor. Previous strut and brakes change, now this. Getting rid of it.
Feb 2014 77000 mi	Suspension on this car has always been an issue. Changed struts at about 50K miles. Always had clunkly, loose noise from suspension, even after changing struts. Can't wait to get rid of this car.
Jul 2014 83200 mi US $130	Rattle from rear suspension. Changed shocks.
Oct 2016 181000 mi US $600	Electrical short in engine wire harness. Caused Engine bus bar #1 to pop fuse repeatedly after changing several sensors/parts. Still can't dind
Feb 2017 189000 mi US $2500	After changing the entire engine and body harness, I discovered the culprit was the purge valve connector behind the fuel tank and charcoal canister. It was shorted causing the eng #1 fuse to pop. After 7 months and $2500, I finally got the car to run but probably needs a new body control module but don't know which one to get: the Mazda base or Mazda GT. The harness came from a base but I own a GT? After changing entire engine harness and body harness, some systems don't work properly. For example, the body control module likely needs to be replaced. The power steering, cruise control, heated seats, and sunroof don't work. No connectors for the heated seat switches, the ABS seat connector doesn't match the airbag under seat wiring.

Mazda Mazda5 in Washington, United States Dec 2010 - Jun 2017
Jul 2012 23700 mi US $70	Toe in at rear wearing inside tread of tires. Negative camber also wears inner tread, but is not adjustable. Others report Mazda 5 eats tires.
Feb 2013 29700 mi	Asked Mech to diagnose clunking at front right suspension. Thought sway bar bushings or strut mount. Mech could not hear problem. Determined that noise goes away if ambient temp is above 65 F. Have not pursued.
Sep 2014 42000 mi US $150	Noise caused by left rear OEM shock failure. Replaced rear shocks.

Mazda Mazda5 in California, United States Apr 2009 - Jun 2018
Jul 2013 75000 mi US $1800	Bad transmisssion controller leaking oil cooler

Mazda Mazda5 in Pennsylvania, United States Sep 2010 - Jul 2012
May 2012 58600 mi US $189	Drivers side rear shock replacement.

Mazda Mazda5 in Ohio, United States Apr 2009 - Dec 2016
Mar 2011 10000 mi	Power steering pump replaced.
May 2012 17500 mi US $250	Oil leak from passenger rear shock resulted in both rear shocks being replaced 3mos after warranty expiration (despite only 17k miles). Shop owner noted early shock failures seem to be a common problem with Mazdas, but no TSB.

Mazda Mazda5 in New Jersey, United States Aug 2010 - Jun 2014
Jun 2014 73000 mi US $500	bad oxygen sensor

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Mazda Mazda5 in Ontario, Canada Apr 2009 - Mar 2018
Jul 2010 9300 mi	Right rear shock and rear swaybar bushings replaced.
May 2011 15040 mi	Squeaky rear suspension
May 2017 72817 mi C $1200	Failed wheel bearing replaced, ball joints replaced, cv boot replaced.

Mazda Mazda5 in British Columbia, Canada Oct 2020 - Jan 2022
Jun 2021 180699 mi	Clutch needed to be replaced. Transmission also replaced.
Jan 2022 187240 mi C $1741	Rear coil springs broke Front and rear brake pads and rotors replaced Worn sway bar end link Exhaust leaking in some spots

Mazda Mazda5 in Michigan, United States Apr 2009 - May 2011
Apr 2011 50000 mi US $75	Rear shock went bad (leaking oil). Both rear shocks were replaced.

Mazda Mazda5 in Oklahoma, United States Jun 2015 - Sep 2018
Jun 2015 131000 mi US $1500	Replace all 4 shocks, sway bar links, control arms
Dec 2015 146000 mi US $200	Spark plug point separated and fell down into cylinder #4.
Jan 2017 US $50	Spark plug in #2 cylinder self destructed again.
Apr 2018 193000 mi US $1000	exhaust manifold catalytic converter failed, also replace MAF and O2 sensor same time

Mazda Mazda5 in New York, United States Aug 2009 - Jun 2011
Jan 2010	Excessive vibration and strong smell of clutch burning in stop-and-go traffic
Mar 2010 24000 mi	Blown left rear shock absorber

Mazda Mazda5 in Pennsylvania, United States Apr 2009 - Mar 2010
May 2009 4000 mi	The gas cap would not release, I've found other reports of similar issues on these cars now that I've looked. This happened while low on gas and trying to fill up. Luckily, I had enough gas to make it to the dealer, where they replaced my gas cap.

Mazda Mazda5 in Michigan, United States Sep 2009 - Jul 2013
May 2011 19600 mi	Squeaky rear suspension parts.
May 2013 49000 mi US $250	Replaced both rear shocks.

Mazda Mazda5 in Quebec, Canada Jun 2010 - Mar 2014
Aug 2010 22320 mi C $100	I was hearing noise from rear right. When car was lifted up for maintenance, oil from suspension leaked revealing the problem.
Feb 2014 71780 mi C $600	Cable problem. Was hard to diagnose. had to replace all cables as they could not pinpoint exactly which one was the problem.

Mazda Mazda5 in New Jersey, United States Sep 2010 - Sep 2014
Apr 2011 23000 mi	recall to replace power steering pump, which has "cut out" twice. Design of gas-cap threads would cause gas cap to cross-thread and jam. squeak and knock from rear suspension. dealer replaced struts; knock resolved but squeak remains.
May 2011 24000 mi	rear suspension squeal; repaired w/ new sway bar bushings power steering pump replaced in recall (part finally arrived at dealer after long wait).
Mar 2012 33000 mi US $120	remove/replace blown rear shock. replace other rear shock as precautionary measure due to weakness of OEM part.
Sep 2014 66000 mi	Rear sway bar bushings needed lubrication and/or replacement. Seems to be needed every ~30k miles.

Mazda Mazda5 in Ontario, Canada Sep 2010 - Dec 2013
Mar 2012 16740 mi	squeak when going over bumps
Jun 2013 29760 mi	Check engine light went on, and they said it was the manifold intake causing the valves to trigger the engine light. It would cost $600 so we waited and the light hasn't gone on again since the check up. So we haven't done anything.
Dec 2013 34720 mi C $820	Front and black shocks and springs. Also the other stuff that goes with it.

Mazda Mazda5 in Massachusetts, United States Feb 2010 - Feb 2016
Sep 2011 33000 mi	Rear shocks and bushings were replaced under original warranty.
Jul 2015 82700 mi US $35	Replaced motor mount
Nov 2015 87100 mi US $600	Tie-rod end had a play and was replaced
Feb 2016 90000 mi US $258	One of the rear wheel bearings had to be replaced

Mazda Mazda5 in Massachusetts, United States Nov 2014 - Jan 2018
Jul 2016 63000 mi US $300	Failed AC compressor, Replaced with aftermarket compressor. Failed again, replaced again with different manufacturer aftermarket. Success. This is the 5th AC compressor in the vehicle.
Jun 2017 82000 mi US $550	Replace failed A/C compressor---AGAIN. 6th replacement. This time Mazda factory compressor, not aftermarket.
Nov 2017 89000 mi US $1200	Replaced worn shocks/struts/bushings

Mazda Mazda5 in North Carolina, United States May 2009 - Feb 2014
Feb 2014 85000 mi	Broken engine mount replaced

Mazda Mazda5 in Pennsylvania, United States Jan 2011 - Oct 2015
Mar 2011 25000 mi	Replaced passenger side rear Shock.
Sep 2013 52000 mi US $90	Right rear shock absorber blown (2nd time in 5 years...this is a problem on these cars. 1st time was covered under warranty. This time we replaced it with a better Kayaba one...also replaced the left rear shock too.
Sep 2014 68000 mi US $50	loud screeching sound when starting car..sometimes engine doesn't start. Mechanic said starter is going bad, gave me a price of $500 to replace. Waiting until starter fails completely to replace.
May 2015 74000 mi US $300	Loud clunking noise from front end. Left front sway bar link replaced. Both sway bar bushings replaced. Noise gone.

Mazda Mazda5 in Ontario, Canada Sep 2009 - Oct 2012
Oct 2012 48360 mi	The rear right shock was gone, empty of oil, in the last day of the warranty. In a way I was lucky, I guess...

Mazda Mazda5 in Ontario, Canada Nov 2009 - Apr 2014
Nov 2009 3100 mi	Intake manifold control runners were getting stuck closed. Causing excessive noise and lack of power for first few minutes on cold starts in cold weather. Turned CEL on, and off after a day's driing. Dealer replaced entire intake manifol
Aug 2010 11160 mi	Rear sway bar bushings made a terrible creaking noise over bumps on hot humid days. Dealer replaced bushings under warranty once noise was demonstrated to them.
Apr 2011 19220 mi	Power steering pump and lines replaced as per recall, had one power steering failure in a praking lot days prior to scheduled replacement Rear stabalizer bushings were making terrible creaking noise during any motion or bump, this is the second time in two years the same part has failed Rear driver side strut blew and leaked all hydraulic oil while we were away for a week, dealer replaced under warranty
Sep 2012 35340 mi	Secondary O2 sensor failed, needed replacement. Caused check engine light
Apr 2014 55800 mi C $400	During oil change, dealer noticed that front left wheel bearing needed replacement (was sliding). Charged $380+tax

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Mazda Mazda5 in Virginia, United States Mar 2010 - Jun 2013
Jan 2010 7500 mi	Pulled up to a stop sign and car wouldn't go into gear. Dealership said it looked like I drove with foot on clutch, which I didn't.
Jan 2012 34000 mi	Intermittent doors won't lock chime sounds. Dealer couldn't reproduce couldn't fix.

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