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Can you pull the step trim piece off and see if it shows the source of the leak or at least the affected area? Does the liquid soapy? If it does then there may be a leak from the windshield wiper fluid tube joint in the ceiling. If it is just water, and the wet portion extend to the back, then...

2017 - purchased 2010 mazda 5 then got totaled by a careless driver in 2020 (gained $400 from insurance after deducted the car purchase price) 2020 - purchased 2015 mazda 5 sport with 70k miles on it. Hasn't put 1k miles for the past 4 months because of COVID.

I refilled the gas today for my 2015 Mazda 5 sport trim at 71k miles and got a 29.73mpg based on my calculation. This is based on 40 City / 60 Highway driving, AC on, Two passengers half of the time and the other half I drove by myself. It is entirely possible to get 30+ mpg with just a little...

No. But there is an upgraded version (h100) on obdstarstore.com. The one from AliExpress is cheaper with coupon.

If you only have one key with the transponder, just buy a $120 or so key programmer, blank key and transponder from ebay, then program it yourself. Then sell the programmer on ebay for $10 less. I got my two spare keys made for less than $30 that way (including cutting the key at the...

I would die in this with brain matter splat on the inside of the windshield while there is not a single dent on the outside of this tank lol.

I happen to have both and both generations feel the same to me. I do notice the first gen I drove had a strange brake feeling: If I step on the brake hard, and it happens that there is a pothole or even just unevenness on the road where the front wheels landed on, my foot felt like the brake...

This is what ~30mph crash did to my 2010 Mazda 5 a month before the lockdown. I was told by the cleanup crew the thing visible on the ground in front of the front passenger wheel was the starter and the engine has a big crack from the impact. The crumble zone and the damages absorbed most of...

One of the things I always wanted to do once I am fed up with my life is to live in a car boodocking all over the US. Mazda 5 is the first step. So yeah while it is not a hardtop Miata or a 32ft-long RV, it should serve my purpose of escaping the mundane life just fine once I remove all seats...

It can also be a car for anyone with midlife crisis and need something that can have lots of cargo /seating space but still easy to park in the city. Or generally just a car easy to live with. I was a bit surprised to learn that the 2nd gen Mazda 5 that I am driving is two inches longer than...

That is the funny thing about human emotion. They want popular cars so it is easier to find support (mechanics that are good at fixing them, parts that are readily available and inexpensive, etc). But they also want the uniqueness instead of getting a bland car. Dealership is going to make a...

> We have a lot of Mazda5's here. I'm hoping that will increase the value of my car. If you have a lot of supplies, why would that increase the value of the car? Mazda discontinued the model for a reason. You may get $12k by selling yours to a private buyer, or not.

A quick update: I spent a good portion of one weekend in May to wire up the rear view cam, two (front and back) dashcams, the external mic, and finished mounting the head unit. It was a pain to get the yellow RCA video connector through the rubber tube for the hatch wiring but the 5min struggle...

I had a Mazda 5 ( 2010 ) from 2017 until it got totaled this Feb. Then I got a 2015 Mazda 5 with 70k miles on it. Both were fine cars from my limited experience driving them (I drive less than 3k miles year and it will be even less this year with COVID) but I do like the practicality and...

This is very cool and inexpensive mod. Did you route the USB cable to the fuse box with a step down (12v to 5v) converter?

It's article like this that keeps the dealership or auto parts store from going out of control. I don't have a press and may try to find the replacement part from the junkyard. My car has 70k. Do you think it's common for the bearing seal to fail so quickly?

Found the answer in https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/index.php?threads/hardwiring-a-dashcam-2016-sport.123851749/post-6418761 Instead of using low profile mini fuse tap, go with normal mini fuse tap instead. Wish I had studied more before my purchase.

2012-2017 Mazda 5 uses low-profile mini fuses (seen at the lower-left corner of the following photo from wikipedia). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuse_(automotive)#/media/File:Electrical_fuses,_blade_type.svg I am using a fuse tap to send power to the two USB dashcams via a step-down...

If you live in snow belt, check the ground wire from the battery to the starter and the engine. You are looking for rusted connections. Try jump start the car in case the battery is running low. If the issue remains, the starter may be going. Has the car been sitting and haven't been driven...