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I opened the hood of my '07 the other day to check the coolant level and type (whether or not it was FL22...) when I noticed something.... The flimsy black plastic cover for the battery was missing. I have no idea how/when/where it went. It could've been missing for a year for all I know. I do...

Dunno know if any one else had this issue this week, but Ford/Mazda credit sent out false e-mails to a lot of customers who had financed their cars through them. It said "hey, loser....your payment is late!" I nearly had a heart attack since I have automatic payment set up on my account. The...

Traveling down a road a few weeks ago, I encountered a section that was undergoing repairs. The road crews had stripped the top layer of asphalt from the roadway in anticipation of putting down a new layer. It was twilight and I didn't see the manhole cover jutting up 3" or so above the rest of...

Hey everyone. For the longest time, I'd read the various rants from owners about the suspension noises eminating from the 5. I guess due to living in relatively temperate North Carolina and the benefits of a comfy garage during the night, I never experienced the issue in 2.5 years of owning a...

I tried one of those window-cleaning gadgets, the Windshield Wonder. It was part of the goodies packed in my Christmas stocking. Anyway, it was given to me as I was always complaining how difficult it was to clean the lower corners of the windscreen of the 5, particularly on the driver's side...

Hey did anyone else catch the 5 on Motorweek a couple of Saturdays back? If not, here ya go... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nYGnBlVD9g

With the rest of the auto industry in a slump (to say the least), Mazda's own US sales off over 25% from last October, the bright star in terms of sales increases was the Mazda5. Money quote: "Bucking the sales trend with an incredible sales month was the MAZDA5 multi-activity vehicle. With...

Hey, I had a few minutes of spare time waiting for someone at work the other day and found this... I think it's for the Taiwanese market and having both a Mazda 5 and a yellow Labrador Retriever (not a good combo with the black cloth upholstery btw...) I found I was getting pretty emotional...

Grrrr... The stereo system panel lights my '07 MZ5 Touring started flickering last night. No other IP lights seem to be affected - just the ones pertaining to the audio system. Seems to be vibration related - any sort of motion causes the lights to flicker on and off repeatedly. The operation...