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Has anyone experienced an odd humming sound followed by a sort of noise closing a valve or flap after turning off your vehicles. This sound seems to come from the passenger's front area underneath the hood and the whole thing last about a good 10-seconds after turning off the vehicle. It happens all the time and everytime, and it is not the humming sound that the steering motor makes. This noise/sound is present after turning off the engine. Any clues or ideas of what it may be? or Has anyone experienced this sound?
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Replying to: vg33e power (Nov 10, 2008 7:55 am)
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Replying to: qddave (Nov 18, 2008 4:23 am) |
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I just test drove a mazda5 and I really liked the configuration of the vehicle but I found the interior lacking (on the leather edition) and it felt like I could feel every crack in the pavement. I thought the acceleration was fine and the handling - do you think changing the tires would help with the road feel?
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Replying to: spcanf (Nov 19, 2008 3:11 pm) BTW, the sporty handling did not seem to decrease by the different tires, it still handles really well. |
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We purchased two Mazda5's (2006 & 2007) because of the seating capacity (6) with support for two child seats. The 2006 was recalled twice due to an engine overheating issue related to the exhaust that could cause the engine to catch on fire. Yesterday the original manufacturer AC Compressor locked up on it causing the engine to overheat at which point smoke entered the passenger cabin. I shut down the engine because I was afraid the engine was about to catch fire. Lucky I did. The AC Compressor overheated to the point that is fused with the clutch. Nathan, Manage of Customer Service at Mazda Corporate refused to do anything about the issue despite the local Mazda Dealership indicated the AC Compressor suffered a "Catastrophic Failure". This caused $2,400 worth of parts and labor. Under GA Law this car is considered a lemon as the vehicle was under repair for over 45 days during the first recall. Mazda seems to have taken a chapter from the recent playbook of American Car companies, however, I do not appreciate it when they play Russian Roulette with the life of me an my family and refuse to repair a component for which the failure has been isolated to defective original manufacture part or incorrect original installation 
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Replying to: wruberte (Dec 12, 2008 7:39 pm) Now, I'm not sure if reposting everywhere here would really help  A couple of notes: - Some of the 2006 models were recalled only once back in 2005, not twice - As per the Lemon part, if you did not do anything during that old recall, that is pretty much it - If you live in the US the A/C compressor is still under warranty (4yr warranty as of Dec 2005), unless you have more than 50000mi Best of luck!
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Dec 12, 2008 7:57 pm)
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Replying to: wruberte (Dec 13, 2008 5:27 am) I'm just paraphrasing what you are reposting in every thread, nothing else. So to clarify: The 2006 was recalled once due to the exhaust potential overheating, not twice. Also, the engine would not catch fire due to that, it was the exhaust itself so all your posts are incorrect and misleading. And yes, it took long to get it fixed, I was pissed off too, but I hope you also got a rental at no cost and your $500 from Mazda for the inconvenience, right? That reaction from Mazda made me feel better to purchase a 2nd Mazda5 to be honest But anyway, my question is: Why did you yet buy a 2007 Mazda5 if your 2006 was such a bad experience for you? There is the Rondo as an option for example Best of luck! |
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