When you use a small screwdriver to manually close the latch it should stay closed.
Mazda5 sliding door won t close.
A temporary fix is to spray grease into the rear locking mechanism in door not the latch on the van body and saturate it so that the latch mechanism stays slippery.
If still no luck you will have to replace the latch.
Try and open and close it form inside the van.
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.
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.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
The sliding door will not close in cold weather when the rear locking mechanism freezes or binds.
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