the fit n' finish of the 5

[zoomzoomV]

i have 2 kids..so it might be the problem as well..but i always have the cupholder on the rear fall out...the exterior window rubber guard (underneath the windows)came loose..so i had to glue it with glorilla glue. lol.

btw.. does anyone know where i can get the 2 circle rubber plug things under the steering wheel. its where the bolt for the steering wheel is. one of my kids pushed them in. =/

 

[Antonio DiMarco]

Why?

i have 2 kids..so it might be the problem as well..but i always have the cupholder on the rear fall out...the exterior window rubber guard (underneath the windows)came loose..so i had to glue it with glorilla glue. lol.

btw.. does anyone know where i can get the 2 circle rubber plug things under the steering wheel. its where the bolt for the steering wheel is. one of my kids pushed them in. =/

Why would you use Gorilla glue and not bring it in for warranty work? Now if it comes loose they may say you voided the warranty. Is the dealership too far?

How old are your kids? I have two boys, 2 and 7 and they are pretty good about not damaging things

 

[zoomzoomV]

Why would you use Gorilla glue and not bring it in for warranty work? Now if it comes loose they may say you voided the warranty. Is the dealership too far?

How old are your kids? I have two boys, 2 and 7 and they are pretty good about not damaging things

i just figured it was a small little fix..i didnt want to leave a appointment, and make time for a fix like that. =/ the dealership is not far at all.

my kids are almost 2, and the other will be 6 in june. its the older one thats kinda clumbsy.

 

[Antonio DiMarco]

Yeah I forget

i just figured it was a small little fix..i didnt want to leave a appointment, and make time for a fix like that. =/ the dealership is not far at all.

my kids are almost 2, and the other will be 6 in june. its the older one thats kinda clumbsy.

I'm lucky, my dealership is close. Other's aren't so lucky. My 7 year old is kinda clumsy too. I think it's tha age. He loves the 5 though. He'd much rather take the 5 over my 3.

 

[NY5GT]

I bought a phantom blue 5 last October and the fit and finish was perfect. Everything was held together tight and panel gaps were even and small throughout. Then it got totaled by an idiot making a u-turn on the highway in upstate NY. I was devasted. I loved that car and the color so much. So I bought a Galaxy Gray Mica 2007 Mazda 5 GT. Love this one even more. Especially love the leather seats and the HID light. But I do not love the fit and finish on it. An interior panel on the passenger side of the front dash came loose and is now sticking out. I took it to the dealer who tried to fix it but the problem is still there. Now that panel is all I see in what is an otherwise gorgeous car inside and out. The panel is by the glovebox and I'm wondering if anyone else has this problem or how it could be fixed.

 

[NY5GT]

Bumper strength

"I can also feel that the plastic used for the bumpers is a low strength plastic, just rubbing it down with wax and it easily flexes in and out,"

My 2006 Mazda 5 got totaled by a rear-end collision and those bumpers, along with the rest of the car, did what they were supposed to. However they may seem, they do work when it matters.

 

[Woochifer]

Just joining the chorus. The fit and finish on our MZ5 so far has been very tight. No real defects per se that we picked up on. But, I do see where corners got cut to hit the MZ5's very attractive price point.

As everybody else has mentioned, the interior materials feel cheap. Mazda did a good job at mixing up the textures so that it's less obvious. But, you can only do so much with hard surfaces that scuff easily.

Other areas where I see the corners getting cut

- the lack of finishing trim around the rear windows
- the large and inconsistent gaps around the door panels and taillights
- that creaky cover on the front bumper
- rigid floor mats that slide around too easily

But, as others have pointed out, it seems that the MZ5 puts the quality into areas that count, and at $20k I can't ask for a better combination of utility and drivability.

 

[Kojack]

Fit and finish is great compared to my CTS. which was just lame. a 50,000 dollar car should not have such bad fit and finish