I purchased a mazda 5 furano about six months ago. I was that quick at buying the car
that when i phoned mazda insurance on the friday to get a quote that i was told that as far as the computer was concerned the car did not exsist and that i was to phone back on the Monday so that they would have time to update the computers .Anyway my problem that i have got is that i have a diesel and the DPF warning light keeps on coming on well when this happens the turbo switches off and it feels like i am driving a tank. I was told by my dealer that this is a problem with newer diesels that people use for town driving only and they are really designed for motorway driving (no mention of this when they were taking £18,500 from me for car)and if the problem comes up i have to drive my car at a certain speed for about 30minsand if the problem will not cure itself i will have to pay them to remove warning light. I have also noticed my front tyres both sides are wearing down rather quickly on both outside edges has any one else had this problem please help

 

Alpro,
I've never heard so much rubbish in my life! Only designed for motorway driving- do the dealers think we button up the back? I've never come across the DPF light problem myself, but I have the same issues with my tyres, as does everyone in here it seems. I should think myself lucky really, I don't seem to have the crunchy suspension!

Take it easy

 

I don`t have a crunching from gear box but have you noticed any noises coming from steering when reversing

 

See the steering noise at low speed thread

 

Hello, that's a new one, I think. The main theme in this thread is tyres wearing on the INSIDE edge - maybe you have a new problem. Have a good look at the inside edges of your tyres, with your fingers crossed when you do.

Regarding the DPF warning light, this was only mentioned to me when I was taking delivery of the car, but it did imply thatthe car wasn't suitable for only driving around town. It's not a problem for me, I zoom zoom around the motorways and I've never seen the light come on. Might I suggest you start a new thread to see if anyone else is having the DPF light problem?

Dave.

 

Now I am sure John and Nicole at Mazda read this forum (or their colleagues). It would be great to get an official reply from them here on these issues. My message to John (who I called "Famous John" today on the phone having read so much about him in other postings):

John (& Nicole)
Please be straight with all of us loyal Mazda5 customers and please treat us consistently. For my part so far so good - but only becuase you have supplied me with a decent hire car (now for the last 4 and half weeks whilst you figure out how to fix my noisy steering - plus dodgy tyres).
I also believe that you should do a product recall (on the tyres issue) as they are dangerous. A lot of us Mazda5 owners have young families that we drive around day in day out. As it is the inside edges of the tyres that go it is not obvious to us drivers. How long until there is a blowout at speed - and then what...?
It's potentially a great car...

 

Well said Joe, but I hope no one is holding their breath! It really does beggar belief that a company the ize of Mazda or indeed the entire Ford Motor Company would be willing to risk their entire reputaion on the strength of an issue over uneven and premature tyre wear.As is rightly pointed out, it really only is a matter of time before someone has a blow out ans someone is injured. if I hadn't noticed this issue in this forum and others, i could easily have presumed that the tyres were fine until my first service which is still 2400 miles away. As the front tyres on my car are completely u/s, I do most of my mileage on motorways and am not known for my sedate driving style, I shudder to think of the possible consequences!

Back on topic, called MMUK and spoke to a young lady called Inte ( I think that's what she said). She logged my issue and then stated that someone, either from MMUK or my local dealer would get back to me in the next 7-10 days. Ileft my mobile no as I am out and about on business all the time. Dealer called this pm- my home number, so I guess I'll call them tomorrow and post the result tomorrow night. She did state that she thought at 10k, the wear rate was a little excessive! Really? She didn't disagree when I stated that this is almost certainly a geometry issue. The only time I've seen wear like this is on cars with lowered suspencion that have been set up wrong, ie, the springs shortened and the rest of the suspension left untouched. Doesn't the Sport have a lower rideheight than the standard model?

 

Well I haven't visited the forum since mine (2.0 TD 143bhp Sport)was almost brand new (August 06) and had a scare on reading this thread. I detected my tyres were a little heavy on wear early on but I pumped them up to mid way through the range (38psi on rear) and felt the ride/handling was much better. I have checked them occasionally but usually the fronts. I was worried enough to go out with a torch and have a look. My rears are nothing like as bad as some of the pics on here but I can definately see signs of inner wear on the rears; more pronounced on the near side. I have just under 6k miles on but the wear doesnt look bad enough that I would win any battle with a dealer.

I will keep a close eye on it but my advice is to pump them up to 38psi.

I do have the awful noise on steering occasionally when doing a lock to lock turn which I will be taking up with them at the service..