Now the door will not close completly.
Mazda 5 sliding door won t close.
Finally it just quit doing anything when either the key fob lock and unlock or the internal front door lock and unlock buttons where hit.
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.
First try and lube the latch with wd40.
If you warm up the car in a warm garage or run with heat on high for an hour or more the locking mechanism will work again.
This issue here can be due to an internal mechanical fault with the door latch as most sliding doors use a latch at the rear of the door that can bind and cause this here try to clean the latch and lubricate it and the door latch striker and see if it then operates properly clean and lubricate the tracks as well for the sliding door if this does not correct this fault here let me know so we can continue.
We are in the middle of a blizzard.
Opened the rear passenger door on my mazda 5 it is a sliding door.
Is it cold or freezing where you live.
How to fix a car door that won t close with a stuck latch duration.
I had a similar problem on my passenger side sliding door on my mazda 5 and just tonight while far away from home on holidays the door popped out of the track that holds the rear of the door scratching and denting my rear quarter panel.
2012 mazda 5 sliding door roller replacement duration.
Have you washed the vehicle lately.
Open and close the door several times.
The sliding door will not close in cold weather when the rear locking mechanism freezes or binds.
For a while it was hit miss and sometimes it would lock and other times not.