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#30 of 37 Battery or Alternator failure for Mazda5 by mbaril

Sep 26, 2010 (12:53 am)

My wife drove our 06 Mazda5 to work and it died as she pulled up - power steering, brakes and total battery/electrical failure...
 
This morning I boosted it and within a minute it died again. I checked and all fuses are fine. Is this an alternator problem?
 
I called a local garage and he has alternators for Mazda3s and 6s but is unfamiliar with the 5 -- are these alternators interchangeable with the 5?!? As I would have to have the car towed to the garage I want to make sure I can get it fixed properly.
 
Please any insights or suggestions would be great!
 
Cheers,
Mat

#31 of 37 Re: Battery or Alternator failure for Mazda5 [mbaril] by qbrozen

Sep 26, 2010 (7:16 pm)

Replying to: mbaril (Sep 26, 2010 12:53 am)
Yes, certainly sounds like the alternator.
 
And, yes, the alternator is most likely the same for any mazda with the 2.3 liter engine.
 
Edit: I looked on frugalmechanic, and they do show the same part number for at least 1 manufacturer for the mazda3 and mazda5 alternator.

#32 of 37 12 V power point stuck by vicenac

Dec 18, 2010 (10:52 am)

Hi guys,
This not an actual electrical problem - more mechanical, I think...
I plugged a cell phone car charger into the 12 volt power plug in the front and after awhile, I could not take it out. It would jiggle but not come out. So I crushed it, thinking the blades must of came out and "hooked". But I saw that the way it was designed made that assumption impossible. Oh well.... I bought another car charger, plugged it in and made sure it comes out (just like with the first). After a few days, the charger, again, does not want to come out. I actually pulled so hard on it that the whole cigarette lighter assembly was coming out.
Any ideas?
Tnx!

#33 of 37 Re: 12 V power point stuck [vicenac] by athenasius

Jan 04, 2011 (11:40 pm)

Replying to: vicenac (Dec 18, 2010 10:52 am)
the 12v is funny I would just buy a splitter or extension for it and then plug your charger into it, I am sure will sort you out. failing that either buy a new phone or new car hehe

#34 of 37 Re: Cd player issue on your Mazda5 by guido32

Mar 19, 2012 (12:12 pm)

Replying to: ravenly98 (Jul 29, 2010 4:09 pm)
I purchased a 2010 Mazda5 about a year ago. I am having the same issue with the cd player not working intermittently. I took it to the dealership and they said they couldn't figure out what was causing the problem and suggested I come back at a time when it is currently doing it. Did your dealership figure out the problem? I cannot just take the car in when it is doing it if I am in the middle of something! Thanks
 
Andrew

#35 of 37 Re: Cd player issue on your Mazda5 [guido32] by ravenly98

Mar 19, 2012 (3:32 pm)

Replying to: guido32 (Mar 19, 2012 12:12 pm)
They never figured out what was wrong. They replaced the unit 2 or 3 times. The last time was last Summer (I think?) and I was under the same instructions: bring it in when it was malefunctioning. When it happened, I was running late to a meeting and on empty (the gas light was on.) I called the service dept. on my way to prepare them since you can't turn your car off (because that will fix the issue.) When I got there, they had no clue what I was talking about and the guy told me twice to turn off the car. I made him sit in my seat and turn the cd player off and on. To which he actually stating that he can't test it because it wouldn't turn on. I told him again that was the problem and they ordered another replacement. They started teetering on the "out of warranty" edge, but I shut them down on that. So far, so good. But no explanation so I'm sure I'll see them again. Good luck. :/

#36 of 37 Re: Cd player issue on your Mazda5 [ravenly98] by staypuft

Jul 11, 2012 (10:02 am)

Replying to: ravenly98 (Mar 19, 2012 3:32 pm)
The CD player has disappeared a few times on my '09. I figured it was due to my custom CD's created on a PC, or maybe dirty disks. Every once and a while the system will spit out a disk it doesn't like, only to have it work fine for months after reinserting.
 
Twice, the entire display has failed to work and doesn't greet with 'Hello'. In every case the fix is to turn car off and on again.

#37 of 37 odd wiper behavior by yury

May 11, 2013 (3:16 pm)

Hi,
 
My front wipers are acting funny sometimes. When they are in the delay mode sometimes they don't stop at the down position but go past it and up an inch or two and then stop. Usually happens when cold or raining. The specific mode doesn't matter, usually I have them on auto, but it also happens if I swipe once.
Even during rain it happens sporadically....probably half of the time or so.
 
This is a canadian 2010 that I bought new in 2011. Very low mileage and wear (I work from home). I don't think it was doing it when it.was new.
 
So...anyone had this problem and what can it be? Wiper motor going south? I guess it wouldn't be a big deal to replace since there's a lot of used ones for sale.
Or can it be just a matter of gunked up electrical connection somewhere.
 
Thanks.

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