Mazda5 Sliding Door Not Closing

Try and open and close it form inside the van.

Mazda5 sliding door not closing.

Make sure the inside door handle is not sticking. 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. Upon inspecting the rollers the one roller had a flat side indicating that it had seized.

The sliding door will not close in cold weather when the rear locking mechanism freezes or binds. Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier. 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.

When you use a small screwdriver to manually close the latch it should stay closed. 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. To lock a sliding door from the inside slide the door lock knob toward the front. Now the door will not close completly.

Opened the rear passenger door on my mazda 5 it is a sliding door. 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. 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.

Please let me know if you have any additional questions. To unlock slide it toward the back.