Mazda5 Sliding Door Not Closing

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Mazda5 sliding door not closing. Try and open and close it form inside the van. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. 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 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. 2007 mazda 5 both sliding doors would not latch when closed. Now the door will not close completly. The sliding door will not close in cold weather when the rear locking mechanism freezes or binds.

If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction. Make sure the inside door handle is not sticking. Drci1075 on february 03 2015. After a bit of adjustment the door should roll easily without rubbing on the bottom track.

Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier. 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. If still no luck you will have to replace the latch. How to remove the inside panel of the sliding door for a 2013 mazda 5 link to rear panel removal.

Upon inspecting the rollers the one roller had a flat side indicating that it had seized. To unlock slide it toward the back.