r/mazda5

I was driving a 5 ish hour road trip the other day and was thinking what would I want to see in a 2027 re-introduction of the Mazda 5.

My thoughts were:

1. A Hybrid powertrain, or at least a skyactiv X engine.
2. Wireless Car play and Android Auto and a backup camera
3. 1" More legroom for the front and middle seats, or at least more rearward travel on both

Anything you'd want to see changed?

edit: A lane keep assist wouldn't be the worst either.

Been having this issue for a couple months and it's steadily getting worse. Most often it occurs while cruising, not under heavy load. It does seem to happen after harder driving (either a spirited bout on the commute home or after hauling probably too much mulch in the back), but never during.

At first it would be momentary, almost feeling like it was locking up for a split second, but I found out it was trying to go into third gear. The most recent occurrence was the worst. Kind of jumping all over the place, AT light on (it comes on every time but turns off after a bit) and even had the gear indicator light on the dash turn off completely. I've found that switching to manual mode is usually enough to get me home, but that was only mildly successful this last time and even going into neutral didn't stop all issues completely. Fortunately I was quite close to my destination and with no one behind me I was able to get it in neutral and coast for 1/4 mile or so and then didn't have any problems for the last ~1.5 miles til I could stop. No issues this morning coming to work.

Like I said, it can happen after some harder driving, but it's pretty random. The first time it happened was while gently driving home on a cool night at low-moderate speed (40-60mph). No ambient heat to consider, no hard acceleration, nothing. Transmission fluid level is fine, and color doesn't look bad. I don't actually know if the Mazda ATF that's (probably) in it is red or another color, but it's far from black, more of a slightly greenish brown, like new motor oil. I will say I am generally a more spirited driver, but I'm not hitting the limiter all the time or flooring it from every stop light. I beat my cars a fair bit but I take care of them and have never blown anything up in the past with my antics.

Could it be a TCM going haywire? Can I scan for codes when the AT light is off? It would be very difficult to repeat the issue if I tried for a mechanic and only happens once every couple hundred miles at most. I'm just concerned because I need the car and it seems to be getting worse.

Hi folks... we just picked up a 2012 Mazda5 in northeast Texas (no rust) with 129k miles for $3900.

The only problem is something we're sure isn't good... but hoping someone who's experienced this might be able to share their experiences with it.

When you let your foot off the gas around 35mph to 55mph, there's a distinct whine coming from the transmission. It goes away as soon as you begin accelerating. It's hard to hear (not very loud) but I'm accustomed to driving old(er) vehicles so I like to think I hear things other folks might not pick up on. ;-)

If anyone else has heard a whine like this, I'd like to know if you were able to make it go away, and if so, how? Or... is it something which can be lived with long term?

I'm sure it's due to something internal being worn... and a repair or rebuild could be in the cards... I'm just wondering if yall were able to continue driving it for "x" number of miles... or if this is indicative of a repair being needed ASAP... etc.

Any and all tips/tricks/help appreciated! Thanks in advance folks! :-)

Okay, so I had some success with my aux cord being fixed from the information provided by this group so I’m gonna test my luck.
My 2008 Mazda five has seat warmers for the front seat seats, but they do not heat up. The light on the switch itself. Turns on to indicate that it’s getting power however it does not heat the actual seats himself. Any suggestions on how to fix this?