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Unfortunately, our 2006 Mazda5 was totalled in an accident (nobody hurt, thank goodness.) We just bought a 2010 GT to replace it. We did manage to salvage the Mazda roof rack from the 2006 hoping that it would fit the 2010. The salesman at the dealer thought it would, but I've noticed some Mazda...

In order to replace a broken door handle, I need to get into the inside of one of the sliding doors. While the repair I need to make is easy, there is no obvious way to get into the guts of the door. To do it would involve removing the interior covering and there are no clues how to do that --...

Due to a huge eruption of stupidity, I managed to break the outside handle on one of the sliding rear doors. Essentially, the little plastic arm that goes into the body in the front of the handle broke off. I got a replacement from Rosenthal, but it is the whole assembly including the handle and...

I damaged my key fob -- essentially it came apart in pieces. I managed to put it all back together except one part seems to be missing -- the metal contacts that holds up the buttons and makes them work. The key will open the doors manually and it starts the car, so obviously the chip is still...

All of a sudden, the GPS clamshell won't open. Pressing the open button produces a faint beep and nothing else. According to the troubleshooting manual, the cause could be a weak or discharged battery, yet the car's battery seems fine. The car was recently serviced and had the battery...

My wife was driving home on Friday night when the clutch failed. She smelled a burning smell and then disengagement between the engine and the wheels. When she pulled off the road, she could not even restart the car. It's now at the dealer for repair. Mazda asked them to tear down the car until...

I bought a new Miata in 1993 and have had it ever since. In the intervening years, the Miata grew heavier and, from what I've read, less fun to drive. The earlier Miatas, as light as they are, are far more tossable, which is their main virtue. I've been reading reviews of the 2007, and it sounds...

I was playing around with Google Trends, and checked to see who was Googling the Mazda5. It turns out, the top Googlers were in Taipei, Taiwan, followed by Ottawa, Montreal, Vienna, Toronto, two other Canadian cities, Helsinki, and two Spanish cities. No US cities at all. It looks like the car...

I need to get a cargo box for my roofrack. On the Mazdausa site's accessory page for the 5, they list three - a cargo box with 14 cu. ft. capacity, a long cargo box with 16 cu. ft. capacity, and a short cargo box with 13 cu. ft. capacity. However, on all the online parts sites only one cargo box...

There was a lengthy review of the Mazda5 in Wednesday's LA Times. They liked the car but insisted on its minivan-ness. Here's the link. http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/highway1/la-hy-neil17may17,1,1582384.story?ctrack=1&cset=true Charlie Schwartz

I just got a new 5 and really love it. It'll go well with my beloved 93 Miata. About once or twice a year we go into the California mountains for cross country skiing. If there is snow on the road, the Highway Patrol requires tire chains. Since the only time we have to worry about snow is on...