After a bit of adjustment the door should roll easily without rubbing on the bottom track.
Mazda5 sliding door not closing.
Drci1075 on february 03 2015.
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.
Opened the rear passenger door on my mazda 5 it is a sliding door.
To lock a sliding door from the inside slide the door lock knob toward the front.
To unlock slide it toward the back.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
Make sure the inside door handle is not sticking.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
Upon inspecting the rollers the one roller had a flat side indicating that it had seized.
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.
We are in the middle of a blizzard.
2007 mazda 5 both sliding doors would not latch when closed.
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.
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.
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.
The sliding door will not close in cold weather when the rear locking mechanism freezes or binds.
How to remove the inside panel of the sliding door for a 2013 mazda 5 link to rear panel removal.
