Hello All...Just joined the club. Purchased a 2009 Mazda5 touring ed. 166,000 miles - bought it for next to nothing but has some issues. A few questions:
1. Both rear windows are up and do not work, not from the drivers control nor the controls on the rear doors. Because it is both doors I have a suspicion that it might be a fuse. I suspect I will have to figure out which fuse is for the window controls and go from there.
2. Previous owner told me it needs new shocks and sway bar links. I like working on cars and the youtube videos seem relatively straighforward...is it as easy as it seems?
3. Rear wiper arm missing- the post that turns back and forth is there, but no arm.

These are just a few of the items I will be sorting...I need some extra keys, a roof rack and a new radio...all probably for a later thread.
Thanks
Rilked

 

If the front windows work, then it won't be a fuse.

Remove both rear door cards, access the plug to the motors, test to see if you're getting power & earth to the motor when operating both the door switch & drivers master switch.

 

Found this video and thought I would give it a try before taking the door panels off - worked 100%. Took all of 10 minutes or so per window, cleaned the corrosion off the rocker arm parts inside the switch and they work good as new. If anyone has a problem with their switches i recommend giving this a shot:

That said a new problem popped up today, the battery ran down and had to jumpstart the car while working on the switches... and suddenly the climate controls stopped working. No climate info comes up on the heads up display, none of the buttons or ***** do anything - prior to today it worked flawlessly. I found the fuse for the controls and plan on swapping it out tomorrow to see, but it was odd how the controls stopped right after the jump. Anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks,
rilked