Mazda5 Sliding Door Not Closing

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.

Mazda5 sliding door not closing.

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. We are in the middle of a blizzard. To lock a sliding door from the inside slide the door lock knob toward the front. Opened the rear passenger door on my mazda 5 it is a sliding door.

The consumer stated after removing the battery cable for one minute with the hopes of resetting the electrical system controlling the locks latching mechanism he was finally able to get the left drivers side sliding door to latch. After a bit of adjustment the door should roll easily without rubbing on the bottom track. To unlock slide it toward the back. Try and open and close it form inside the van.

If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction. 2007 mazda 5 both sliding doors would not latch when closed. Upon inspecting the rollers the one roller had a flat side indicating that it had seized. Drci1075 on february 03 2015.

When you use a small screwdriver to manually close the latch it should stay closed. If still no luck you will have to replace the latch. Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier. Now the door will not close completly.

To lock a sliding door with the door lock knob from the outside slide the door lock knob toward the front to the lock position and close the door pulling the door handle is not required. The sliding door will not close in cold weather when the rear locking mechanism freezes or binds.