This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Rear-ended while stopped by truck going under 20 mph. Our heads struck headrests and driver and front passenger seats instantly reclined back onto front of children's car seats. They're legs would have been crushed at the knees if they were in the accident. Our necks were sore from whiplash.
It's very common in the Mazda 5 cars for the emission components to fail often and affects the fuel economy which causes loss of fuel, money etc. It's also a safety concern as the evap leaks could release fuel vapors to the atmosphere and polluting it. As well as fire hazards due to the fuel leaks. I've noticed many customers approaching the dealer due to this problem which kind of gives us the feeling that this a very common issue with the Mazda5 vehicles.
The contact owns a 2012 Mazda 5. the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V644000 (structure); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to the Mazda dealer (matthews Mazda; 3013 old vestal rd B, vestal, NY 13850; (607) 729-6261) where it was confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was contacted at 800-222-5500 and did not know when the parts would arrive. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
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- Grand Rapids, MI, USA