Recent content by ExDusterRacer

I, too received my second letter. The letter stated the parts were now available....WRONG I called the nearest dealer, which is in El Paso, Tx. I was told they didn't have the parts yet. I was advised to call them later and see if they had the parts yet. So, I'll have to do that Monday. I have...

Power Steering Recall....Update Anyone? I received a notice about the power steering recall a couple of months ago. So far, nothing else. The dealer in Las Cruces, New Mexico said the necessary parts probably would not be available before December. Well, December is rapidly approaching. Has...

Went to the dealer Friday in La Cruces. The service writer told me the parts won't be available until December!!!! December???? This is the first time I have ever heard of a recall where the parts are not available. What is going on in the heads of the Mazda executives? Do they really have...

I received my "First" letter today. It informed me that they were short of parts, and would send me a "second" letter when they were ready to repair my M5. I hope they are ready soon, before I have a problem with the steering!

Synthetic Blend When I purchased my "5" in January '09 I asked the service writers if I could use Synthetic oil in mynew Mazda. They all said "NO", then when I had them change the oil, they used synthetic blend. Go figure. When they initially said don't use synthetic, I asked why. They all...

If our P/S goes out, I hope I'm the one driving and not my wife! I hope the dealer I bought mine from can fix it promptly. Thanks, Y'all, for the info.

Same problem, but with CD button Hmmm...something like this has happened to me twice, only in reverse. The outside air temperature reached 102F and the CD stopped working. The radio worked OK, but nothing happened when you press the CD button. When the car cooled off after running the A/C for...

The "Rest of the Story" Well, I finally was able to take the the car into the dealership in Las Cruces. Problem one was a pulsing of the brake peddle when decelerating through 60 miles per hour. They said the front rotors were warped. A simple resurfacing took car of it. They charged $69 for...

Well, I think the view from behind is better than the rear view of my 2009 M-5. That is good! However, the front "smiling" grill is not much better. But, I didn't buy my 2009 for the sake of appearances. I would need to check out the interior features and performance to be able to say whether...

We just returned from a 1700 mile round trip from our home out to the left coast and back for our biannual visit to my father. Our 2009 Mazda5 with 40K miles has developed two irritating problems. I wonder if anyone else has experienced similar difficulties? While in Phoenix, where the outside...

Well, thanks to all who replied! I guess I'll just have to live with it! It doesn't downshift when going down hill as someone mentioned. I expected that and it really is no problem. I just touch the brakes every once in a while when going downhill. Later, TP

My car is a 2009 Mazda 5, Grand Touring Edition. I used the cruise control while driving from El Paso to Santa Fe last weekend. There are no mountains on the route, but there are a few hills. It was while negotiating some of the hills that I discovered an annoyance with the cruise control. I...

Thanks, Y'all!! It sounds very much like flying. When you switch to the right seat, you have to move the throttle with the left hand instead of the right hand. It seams odd at first, but it doesn't take long to get used to it. I'm looking forward to visiting England and driving on the "wrong"...

I, too, don't understand why the car is not marketed more. I purchased my 2009 from a dealer in Las Cruces, New Mexico that only had two of them. One was a somewhat plain White and the other, the one I took, was a red Grand Touring edition. Since my purchase in January of 2009 I have only...

I saw a post by some one called "SGT_OKINAWA" and thought of a question. I know the cars in Japan and Okinawa, as well as in "Merry Olde England" drive on the left side of the road. The drivers sit on the right side of their vehicles. My question concerns the vehicle controls. Is the throttle...