Ignition falling out (2006 Mazda5)
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dlarkin_dc
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Taken from my 2007, also 1st gen, service manual. From what you described, sounds like the antenna rings is loose, probably from plastic retaining tabs being brittle and snapping. Replacing that part doesn't look all that hard. But until you go in there and inspect what's broken you don't know for sure it's the ring part rather than the fixed mount.
Step #3 looks intimidating, but I read each substep and they're not hard and only need standard flat and Philips screwdrivers. Of course, about 1/3 of the pushpins will snap given the age of the vehicle, but you can likely get by by judiciously spreading around the pins that are still good - it usually works well enough.
Personally I'm always wary of anything ignition related as I wouldn't want to have the security module fried/glitch/reset and have my ignition keys not working. But apart front the ominous note at the top, I can't see why it'd lock you out for just replacing an antenna coil. Maybe someone that's done this already can chime in.
McGyver'ing it with chewing gum might be the preferred choice.
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The antenna is tuned to the key fob and basically doesn't acknowledge the frequency it receives. Went through this with my 2012 Nissan.
Thank you so much. Looking at the picture makes me scratch my head. The plastic trim piece on mine seems like there should be tabs but are broken. Probably vacuumed up at some point.View attachment 331865
Taken from my 2007, also 1st gen, service manual. From what you described, sounds like the antenna rings is loose, probably from plastic retaining tabs being brittle and snapping. Replacing that part doesn't look all that hard. But until you go in there and inspect what's broken you don't know for sure it's the ring part rather than the fixed mount.
Step #3 looks intimidating, but I read each substep and they're not hard and only need standard flat and Philips screwdrivers. Of course, about 1/3 of the pushpins will snap given the age of the vehicle, but you can likely get by by judiciously spreading around the pins that are still good - it usually works well enough.
Personally I'm always wary of anything ignition related as I wouldn't want to have the security module fried/glitch/reset and have my ignition keys not working. But apart front the ominous note at the top, I can't see why it'd lock you out for just replacing an antenna coil. Maybe someone that's done this already can chime in.
McGyver'ing it with chewing gum might be the preferred choice.
If the trim piece comes off the guts are exposed and my son said once the cylinder came out.
But if the trim ring is in place everything is hunky dory.
I am going to see if the trim ring is available.
dlarkin_dc
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+1 for a McGyver solution.
I read the whole "Security and locks" section of the service manual and didn't see any mention of the receiver antenna ring being tuned, other than "Replacing the coil antenna: It is not necessary to reset the immobilizer system."
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Well, there you go! Lady Luck has shone a light on you so the rest of the repair will be simple. It's great that you've consulted the manual for your particular issue, many don't. My Nissan required reprogramming between the FOB and antenna which I ended up doing myself - it surely wasn't a lucky day for me.+1 for a McGyver solution.
I read the whole "Security and locks" section of the service manual and didn't see any mention of the receiver antenna ring being tuned, other than "Replacing the coil antenna: It is not necessary to reset the immobilizer system."
