The exterior handle would only pull out about half the normal distance.
Mazda 5 sliding door stuck.
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.
Curse the gods for sticking with such a mess.
The drivers side sliding door on my 2010 mazda 5 would not open.
Door does not lock unlock fix if a door does not lock or unlock on your mazda and the door lock actuator needs to.
Both the interior and exterior handles would move freely but only half the normal distance.
Mazda door lock actuator motor replacement.
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.
The interior manual sliding door lock unlock mechanism would only slide to the unlock side about half of the way.
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.
2010 mazda 5 sport.
The panel can only be removed when the door is opened but you can pry it back enough to get some working room with the door closed if it is stuck shut.