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4469 messages, Last post on Oct 27, 2006 at 8:04 PM
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| You should head straight to the dealer and make them fix it. Something is probably defective. GOOD LUCK!!!!!! | |
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| thank you should go do that | |
| We also have an lx and the left sliding door was harder to open than the right one when we bought it. It broke in after a few weeks and now opens as easily as the right side. Our kids have no problem opening/closing the sliding doors by themselves and we love our van. | |
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Hi- I wanted to add my experiences with the shaking/vibration that other people mentioned. I have an ES, 3000 miles. I recently (in the last 1000 miles?) noticed a persistent shaking/vibration SOMETIMES, between 40-70 mph. I thought it was the road surface, but on a roundtrip I found that the problem went away on the way home . . . I took it in to the Mazda dealer. They pointed out two slightly bent right side rims (on the inside edges). We have not hit anything, and the car had 12 miles on it when new- so I'm not clear this is the problem. They said the front seemed out of balance when they spun it, and recommended buying new rims. I am presently asking the dealer I bought it from to look at it and consider replacing the rims, as I am sure my wife and I did not damage them. However, this may not even be the real cause of the shaking. It isn't always there, and only appeared in the last month. On other topics, I do not have the left-ward pull that others mentioned. I do have a chunk of paint out of my bumper ( I slide a box out) and was surprised at how easily the paint scuffed off. Please let me know if anyone is able to get the vibration fixed . . . it is annoying whenever it appears! thanks, gnobber  utm.net
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The van was shaking today at 70 mph (yes, I was speeding on the freeway). So later I took it out on the highway where 75 is legal and sure enough the side to side moving steering wheel is back! It's not as bad as before, but I'm sure it will only get worse since it was gone after the spin balance last week. I think something must be wrong with the van for it to go out of balance again so quickly. I'm going to call Mazda tomorrow to discuss it because it has been in the shop three times for the same thing and it's still not fixed. Bfelt- I can't believe they are saying you need to buy rims! If anything, they should be covered under warrenty. Another poster on the cruisers club has had the dealer replace his rims trying to fix the vibrating and it didn't work. What is the date of manufacture on your van? I'm trying to find a link between all the shaking vans. Mine is 7/99. |
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Meera- my date of manufacture is 9/99. The dealer showed me two flat spots on the inner edge (approx. 1/8" depression off of full round, flat spot was maybe 3" long)and claimed there had been impact. We definitely didn't hit anything. Curiously, the tire rubber in the area didn't show any markings- how could a rim get whacked if the tire didn't also show damage? Is the metallurgy such that the wheels are soft and tend to deflect? |
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| I am not a van owner. I am a Honda Accord owner trying to decide which van to buy. I just wanted to throw this out there for the person with the pulling-to-the-left problem. I purchased brand-new tires for my car last fall and immediately noticed it was pulling to one side. I thought it was my imagination. After all, my alignment seemed perfect before I got the tires (so I didn't think it could be that) and these were NEW tires. Finally, after putting up with it for awhile, I scheduled an alignement with the dealership. They told me that before I had that done, I should go back to the place I bought the tires and tell them about it. I took it back to the place I bought the tires. They rotated the front tires, I drove it, and it pulled the OTHER way, so they gave me two new front tires. They said that sometimes there's a defect in the tire that can cause pulling. The problem was immediately cured with the new tires. Thought this might be worth mentioning. | |
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Normally, when you replace tires - you should have your wheels aligned. Why? Coz' your old alignment were set for another brand of tires or size. Even if the brand is the same with the new tires, you still need to get it aligned coz' your tread are now thicker. This is the normal practice when you install new tires. Don't assume that your alignment was ok before and with the new tires, it will be ok as well. |
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| I've been in the automotive business for 20 years and never heard of it being standard practice to do an alignment every time you get new tires. If that were the case, maybe you should do it every time you rotate the tires. Are you sure you don't work for an alignment shop or something? True, many times tires wear unevenly due to poor alignement and if you are replacing tires because of uneven wear it is advisable to get an alignment at the same time, but, if a car is properly aligned and you put the same size (not manufacturer) of tires on the car, no alignement should be required. Maybe a slick mechanic told you this line to get more $$$$ from you. | |
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| Just a thought. Instead of the manufacture date being the link, maybe the size and brand of tire on your van is the link. There could possibly have been a slightly defective batch. I have 16" Dunlops, and have had no pulling or shaking. | |
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