Broken Gas Cap Ratchet

2008 Mazda MAZDA5

This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Mazda dealer.

4.0

definitely annoying
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
5,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. replace gas cap (1 reports)
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2008 Mazda MAZDA5 Owner Comments

problem #1

Jul 152008

MAZDA5 GT 2.4L 4 cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 5,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I went to gas the car up and the gas cap just spun and spun. Went to the dealer and they said the ratcheting mechanism was broken. It took their tech over an hour to get it off and eventually he had to break it and chip it apart. They replaced with a new cap, and we have not had a problem since.

- bcnorth, Comox, BC, canada

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