Originally Posted by interbear

Hi - I have a 2006 Mazda 5 (2.0D Sport Nav, UK), done 25k miles. I like the car a lot in terms of versatility and driving. It suffers some of the problems I've noted on this forum(steering rack noise on reversing, tyre wear) but has recently developed a serious fault with the turbo.

A few weeks ago the DPF warning light (flashing)came on, the engine lost power as the turbo was cut-off. Cue lots of black smoke from the exhaust as oil got into the system. Car had to betowed to the dealership, where it spent 3 weeks as Mazdahad to replace the turbo unit entirely. A fortnightlater and the same problemhas arisen on the new turbo unit yesterday. This after 2 weeks of driving the car withno pick-up or power over 2k rpm. Poor performance that I'd describe as downright dangerous on a motorway, a complete inability to accelerate when overtaking, even when dropping a gear. So, the car was towed back to the Mazda dealer yesterday and I'm awaiting with interest their feedback on it.

Anyone else had a similar issue?