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Have some issues with my 5 right now. Wonder how others fare with theirs. 1. Power steering whine According to Mazda 3 TSB caused by trapped air in power steering fluid. Recommended repair is to bleed it. 2. Noise going over speed bumps A Mazda 3 TSB describes the noise being caused by the a protrusion of the wheel well hose cover on the right rear wheel hitting the tire when loaded. Mine is not the case. 3. A/C not too impressive No big deal. Not a fan of A/C but the first time I tried my daughter at the back complained that it was still hot. I had the setting set to the lowest. Driver and front seat passenger can benefit from the cool air coming out but that's it. Just cool air. Not cold. 4. Engine shaking on starting When I turn on the ignition it feels like there's way too much shaking of the engine which is transmitted into the cabin as it cranks up. I tried a demo at the dealer and it didn't shake that much. Wonder what it could be. 5. Grinding noise at stops There's a Mazda 3 TSB for this describing the cause to be burrs on the brake pads. Recommended was to file the pad to remove the burrs. 6. I have also noticed that when shifting from Park/Drive to Reverse it'll always be followed by a 1-2 second "zzzzzt" sound. You'll have to open the windows to hear it. I'd be interested to know hwo the others fare. I already know Perfecto's 5 is "flawless" so he wouldn't be of much help here 
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I was trying to reproduce some of your stuff last night, including the speed bumps, and didn't hear anything at all... Sorry!
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Replying to: isda65 (Jul 22, 2005 11:16 am) |
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| I will, however, say that I agree that the air conditioning is not as "cold" as I would like. | |
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yup - A/C is fine for the driver and front passenger - but the back doesn't seem to get cool - especially with the 90+ degree days we've been having recently. To add - I know that this happens on my other car also - but I feel the car loses some power when the a/c is on - especially when driving up hill or accelerating onto the highway so now I usually just hit the a/c off when in the situation then flip it back on again when I've passed that section. Personal peeve - black carpets show every bit of dirt/sand from the kids - may actually buy some clear plastic from the craft store to use as mats. |
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Yes the interior color should be tan or something else so it won't retain heat. they also should have made the front passenger seat have an arm rest and the two in the second row could have had an arm rest on both sides. The rear windows should all have been tinted this might help with hot weather. Also I have noticed that you can close the sliding doors, but they are not really closed tight. Other than that I have no real problems.
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Replying to: mrgary (Jul 23, 2005 5:52 am) Please explain. Just want to mention re the A/C issue. There is a 2004 Mazda 3 TSB for that. I don't know whether ours is applicable here (maybe this is as cold as it can get) or not but here's the link to all the TSBs: http://www.finishlineperformance.com/mazda3/bulletins_index.html
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| Touring automatic with nav. Drove it for 200 miles yesterday and as with perfectofc, it's flawless. But I only have 230 miles on it so it maybe too early to say that. | |
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I've had my Mazda5 for several weeks now. With the heat wave we've been having in Southern California lately, I've come up with a couple tricks that has helped cool down the 3rd row a little more effectively. 1) set the fan to forward (not feet) and aim the 4 dashboard vents towards the roof, that seems to "deflect" the air to the back more quickly. 2)Close the the left/right side vents completely, this creates more force down the middle through the two denter vents. Let me know if this helps! 
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