Used 2006 Mazda 5 Minivan Consumer Reviews
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It was nice in the beginning beginni....
sridout, 12/09/2009
2006 Mazda 5 Touring 4dr Minivan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I just turned mine back to the dealership after 100000km. I need to say in the beginning it was really nice, in the end I couldn't wait to get rid of it. I replaced all of the shocks once. I was about to replace my 2nd set of rotors and I am not heavy on the brakes. The dash board cover around the radio scratched easily. Car hung up on snow. Tires wore fast and where expensive to replace. The locks on the sliding doors were replaced twice. Rims sat outside the tires so if you touched the curb you grind the rims. Over all build quality was lacking. The best thing about the car was the stereo.
Not a keeper
alissimo, 04/21/2010
2006 Mazda 5 Touring 4dr Minivan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Car started out ok but after the miles wore on, its deficiencies wore thin. 1) Oil changes were a pain with 7 10mm bolts to remove the splash panel to get at the antiquated canister oil filter. 2) It comes from the factory with negative camber on the rear wheels: this will insure that the insides of your tires will wear out prematurely and render you tires unsafe in less than 25,000-30,000 miles. 3) Electric locks cannot be relied upon & fail regularly. Lousy GPS! 4) This is a fairly new model, replacement parts (cv boots, axle) are nearly impossible to find aftermarket. The dealer has such huge markup that I left my car up for weeks on jack stands until I finally found an aftermarket part
watch out for electrical gremlins!
nslimm, 03/25/2009
2006 Mazda 5 Touring 4dr Minivan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought new 06 GT 5 speed manual. I really enjoy driving this van and I get great mileage. But during cold weather the e-brake doesn't work all the time and the dealership has tried to fix this 6 times. They have now replaced the calipers on one side only. Also, the headlights flash on and off on their own. I live outside the city so it really is noticeable on the highway when the headlights turn off for two seconds or more. They cycle through 9 or 10 times on and off so it looks like I am warning of a police radar trap ahead! NOT FUNNY! My last trip through the mountains the headlights turned off 34 times over 300 miles.
Bought Brand new in Jan 2007 Let me tell you what I know to date!
goodnplenty, 07/11/2012
2006 Mazda 5 Sport 4dr Minivan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
The tires are rediculous on this car, you have to rotate them with EVERY oil change because this car only requires you to get an oil change every 5,000-6,500 You cannot get non Mazda Shocks on this car and apparently noone but Mazda can seem to get the shock to work for than a 8months even if your machanic gets the shocks from mazda. I put after market shocks on my car from 2 diff. mecahnics and they both busted a block down the road. then they replaced them with Mazda shocks and they worked for a while, now Im waiting to see if Mazda will warranty the one that isnt good less than a year later. I drive my car about 60 miles a day back and forth on the Turnpike mostly highwy
Glad to be rid of!
Dennis, 11/02/2015
updated 05/08/2017
2006 Mazda 5 Sport 4dr Minivan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
11 of 15 people found this review helpful
Don't buy. Expensive to maintain. Took time to get part. Had horrible trade value
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