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#50 of 79 Re: Noise During Acceleration [rcwitty] by sml6 Mar 18, 2008 (6:01 pm)
Replying to: rcwitty (Mar 14, 2008 5:28 am) I have 2007 Mazda 3 S Grand Touring. At 13,000 I heard a slight rattle sound too from the passenger side. 500 miles later, the rattle became a lapping sound. 200 miles later, lapping sound turned to a high pictched whizzing sound upon acceleration. I took it in for service, and turned out to be an unpleasant experience. I was told the belt needed to be replaced because it had become loose. I was told that I was responsible to pay for the repair! What about the warranty?? Srvc guy gave some lame excuse that thing of this nature, i.e., belt issues, have a limited warranty of 12,000 miles, which I *just* happened to exceed. Bullsh*t! I called Mazda headquarters and they issued the repair, free of charge. No more noise after replacement. 3000 miles later, I'm hearing another rattle, just when I accelerate every now and then. At this rate, I'll be glad when my lease is over. Mazda 3 is surely a bang-for-the-buck. But reliability remains to be another, undesirable issue. Replies to this message: autonomous (Mar 19, 2008 8:10 am)
#51 of 79 Re: Noise During Acceleration [sml6] by autonomous Mar 19, 2008 (8:10 am)
Replying to: sml6 (Mar 18, 2008 6:01 pm) 3000 miles later, I'm hearing another rattle, just when I accelerate every now and then.   Have you brought it into service again to identify the problem?   How many miles do you average per year?
#52 of 79 Re: engine noise [pjade] by mizzoumazda May 31, 2008 (9:25 am)
Replying to: pjade (Jan 24, 2008 7:12 pm) I hear a high-pitch harmonic noise when I am driving on a smooth road in quiet conditions, most commonly when the car is coasting/decelerating. It is rather annoying! Replies to this message: pjade (Jun 14, 2008 12:28 pm)
#53 of 79 Re: Noise During Acceleration [rcwitty] by stibiub Jun 14, 2008 (6:58 am)
Replying to: rcwitty (Mar 14, 2008 5:28 am) Hi rcwitty   Any news on this?   I think I have the same problem, the noise is exactly as you describe it: slight rattle, only during acceleration, usually pretty quiet but sometimes a little louder. It used to come from the front passengers side but it moved to the middle of the dashboard, between driver and the passenger. It's some kind of a "tick-tick-tick-tick-tick" that can be heard every now and then, in all gears and rpm. It appears more often when I'm climbing. It never appears when accelerating idle.
#54 of 79 Re: engine noise [mizzoumazda] by pjade Jun 14, 2008 (12:28 pm)
Replying to: mizzoumazda (May 31, 2008 9:25 am) Yeah, they replaced my power steering pump and the noise went away for awhile, but now it's back. Who knows? Yuck!
#55 of 79 Problem solved by stibiub Jun 21, 2008 (2:37 pm)
It turned out that some cables from gear shifting system were causing this noise. Never heard it since fixed in service 2 days ago. So, an easy fix in my case. Good look.
#56 of 79 Re: sluggish transmission? [hpyrdhd] by 4camv Jun 21, 2008 (6:09 pm)
Replying to: hpyrdhd (Feb 06, 2008 10:24 am) That is just the fluids in the transmission. Like and liquid, when it gets cold the it gets thicker and wont move as quick. after you  drive it for awhile and. get the engine ,and the car warmed ,and get the fluid moving and it will work fine. im from the deep north mid-west so i have this problem in the winter. nothing to worry about
#57 of 79 Air conditioning Loud Buzzing noise by 4camv Jun 21, 2008 (6:25 pm)
04 mazda 3 2.3L 130,000+ miles So i had my vehicle towed because i had it parked in one of those (no parking between blah times and blah times) for to long. So when i get the car back i turned on the AC and immedietly it makes this really loud buzzing noise and it it dosn't do it when i turn it on Vent or Heat or Defrost it dosn't do it only when i turn it on AC. so i checked it and its not the fan dosn't the fan runs fine when its cooling the engine its self s please help me I REFUSE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER CAUSE THEY WILL RIP ME OFF!
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#59 of 79 2007 Mazda 3 Grand Toruing by dag1111 Aug 20, 2008 (3:26 pm)
Just a few questions for felow mazda3 grand touring hatchback owners.   1. Doe amyone with the 2.3 L automatic engine notice that the car is often in 5th gear when onyl at 25 mph. Or that it seem inappropriately in a higher gear then i would have chosen?   2. As a result of the above, when cruising there is a low hum from the spinning of the engine. It disappears with acceleration.   3. I am new to movable headlights. Even at the 0 position, the headlights seem not to be shining far enough into the distance???   Thanks for any help

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