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Last winter I had problems with my Mazda5 side door latches freezing so the doors wouldn't close. There were many reports of this on various internet forums. Some people commented that they heard a new latch design was in the works. I figured I'd give Mazda one season to work out the new model year bugs. However, it's getting cold now and my dealer says there's not so much as a TSB about freezing door latches. They haven't heard of a new latch design. Anybody have a solution for this? I can't live with a car that won't shut the doors during freezing rain.
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Replying to: jonv8 (Nov 09, 2006 10:03 am)
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Replying to: yzerman19 (Nov 16, 2006 8:27 am) |
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Replying to: jonv8 (Nov 09, 2006 10:03 am) Anybody have a solution for this? Mazda will be issuing a TSB over the next few days concerning this issue. vehicles involved were built from april 2005-feb 2006.
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Replying to: audia8q (Dec 07, 2006 7:44 am) Can you give us any info on the fix? I hope this TSB works... I really love driving the 5 but my wife will sell it if the door gets stuck open one more time with our baby in the back seat...
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Replying to: jonv8 (Dec 07, 2006 8:02 am) P.s. Thanks for letting us know that a solution was coming soon. |
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Replying to: jonv8 (Dec 07, 2006 8:02 am)
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Replying to: audia8q (Dec 07, 2006 3:31 pm) "Attention Mazda Service and Parts Managers This is to notify you of an upcoming regional recall and regional SSP campaign on certain 2006 Mazda5 vehicles. Mazda Motor Corporation has decided to conduct a regional Recall campaign in 31 cold/wet weather states and a regional Special Service Program (SSP) in 19 remaining states to replace the sliding door latches on certain 2006 Mazda5 vehicles produced from April 12, 2005 through February 1, 2006. On certain Mazda5 vehicles, water may accumulate inside the door latch unit when the vehicle is exposed to a large amount of water (e.g. carwash, rainwater or melting snow). If the accumulated water is frozen under low ambient temperature, the ice will crack when the door is opened. When the door is closed under these conditions, ice can interfere with the door latch operation, causing the sliding door not to latch closed. The purpose of this campaign is to replace the latch mechanism with a modified one. Mazda Motor Corporation has determined that the frozen latch condition can only occur when the ambient temperature drops to levels substantially below freezing for an extended period. Owners of affected vehicles in the following states will be notified of Recall 4306K: Alaska Colorado Connecticut Delaware Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Utah Vermont West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Owners of affected vehicles in the following states will be notified of SSP 68: Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Nevada New Mexico North Carolina Oklahoma Oregon South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington Hawaii TIMING Dealers receive recall e-mail: December 13, 2006 Dealer packet mailing begins: December 14, 2006 Owner letter mailing begins: December 18, 2006 SUBJECT VEHICLES Model VIN Range Build Date Range 2006 Mazda5 JM1 CR29** 60 100023 – 120693 April 12, 2005 through February 1, 2006 The asterisk symbol “*” can be any letter or number. OWNER NOTIFICATION Mazda will notify U.S. owners by first class mail beginning December 18, 2006. DEALER INVENTORY Dealers should complete Recall 4306K or SSP 68 for affected Mazda5 vehicles in dealer inventory." Finally, some action
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Replying to: nym5 (Dec 13, 2006 3:15 pm) I am new to this forum, but I owned my M5 GT since Sept 06. So far, my car running good except I have my right slide door freezed twice. I called the dealership today, and will send for a replacement on Fri. I was told Mazda Canada aware of this issue, and have replacement parts. Will posted when I have it fixed. Hope it fixed permanetly.
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Replying to: marlonchwo (Jan 02, 2007 3:08 pm) 
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