2008 Mazda MAZDA5 Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 37about this part
- Share
- 55%of 67 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 39,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 37 complaints about the steering of the 2008 Mazda MAZDA5, 55% of the 67 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 39,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was about to parallel park in reverse and the power steering died. A light showed up on the dashboard indicating the same. Because it was a busy street a bunch of cars and bike riders were backing up behind me. I muscled the car into the spot without the power steering. When I shut the car off and restarted it, the power steering worked again.”
NHTSA complaint #10330052, filed 2010-05, 74,900 miles“While I was driving my 2008 Mazda 5 in late march 2010, the power steering stopped working. The problem persisted until we got it fixed. The mechanic gave the following diagnostic, 'c1099 power steering circuit fault hydroelectric power steering pump intermittently shuts down. Mazda TSB references this issue. Recommend perform TSB per Mazda and reevaluate.' the repair cost around $1,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10341335, filed 2010-07, 51,615 miles“We were driving from reagan airport to kensington, maryland. While changing lanes on I-495, the power steering gave out on our MAZDA5 with 39k miles on it. We were able to drive home with great effort. We took the car to the Mazda dealership and they know about this problem, that it is typical for mazda5s.”
NHTSA complaint #10324198, filed 2010-04, 39,000 miles“Parked into parking space, when I put it in reverse to back up and drive away the power steering suddenly turned off and an orange caution light turned on my dash board, the power steering did not work during the drive home. After some research it seems that this a recurring problem with the Mazda 5.”
NHTSA complaint #10317379, filed 2010-03, 22,950 miles“This is what is going on with my car. I almost had an accident because of the power steering assist is suddenly lost by reducing my ability to steer the vehicle. Mazda said there was no recall on my car so they cant help me. Mazda is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 mazda3 and MAZDA5 vehicles manufactured from april 2, 2007 through november 30, 2008. These vehicles may have a condition in which a sudden loss of power steering assist could occur at any time while driving the vehicle. …”
NHTSA complaint #10672636, filed 2015-01, 66,000 milesRelated recalls
- 10V374000Aug 12, 2010Mazda is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 mazda3 and mazda5 vehicles manufactured from april 2, 2007 through november 30, 2008. These vehicles may have…Covers: Mazda MAZDA5 2007–2009, MAZDA3 2007–2009
Related service bulletins
- 10251387Feb 12, 2024Mazda has developed factory recommended scheduled maintenance services that support all major vehicle systems. Mazda recommends dealers follow the scheduled maintenance tables as…
- 10208556Feb 23, 2022Mazda has developed factory recommended scheduled maintenance services that support all major vehicle systems. Mazda recommends dealers follow the scheduled maintenance tables as…
- 10186693Jan 21, 2021Mazda has developed factory recommended scheduled maintenance services that support all major vehicle systems. Mazda recommends dealers follow the scheduled maintenance tables as…
- 10153318Jan 23, 2019Some customers may complain that the steering wheel is off center more than 3° even when driving straight on a flat road.
- 10154139Dec 11, 2018If a vehicle has body vibration or steering wheel shimmy while driving and the root cause is determined to be tire balance, re-balance the tires using a Hunter GSP9700 or…
- 10142519May 8, 2018Some customers may complain that the steering wheel is off center more than 3° even when driving straight on a flat road.
- 10185904Mar 7, 2016Some customers may complain that the steering wheel is off center more than 3" even when driving straight on a flat road.
- 10101062Mar 7, 2016Some customers may complain that the steering wheel is off center more than 3° even when driving straight on a flat road.
- 10090812Mar 7, 2016Some customers may complain that the steering wheel is off center more than 3° even when driving straight on a flat road.
- 10059471Nov 4, 2014Summary to be provided on a future date.
Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 11% |
| 2014 | 2 | 17% |
| 2013 | 4 | 17% |
| 2012 | 4 | 11% |
| 2010 | 5 | 9% |
| 2009 | 17 | 27% |
| 2008 | 37 | 55% |
| 2007 | 21 | 34% |
| 2006 | 10 | 13% |
Other parts of the 2008 Mazda MAZDA5
9 complaintsTires
7 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Mazda MAZDA5
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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