My Tranny!!

[clos561]

when i turn sharply in first gear it makes a wierd noise like its rubbing...i know its not rubbing because i make the same turns when i am rolling and it doesnt make the noise...my tranmission was currently worked on by mazda and i dont know why the tranny is making wierd noise like that....i will take it in next week and i will have it checked out but i figured it see if u guys knew what was going on with this shit

[ovillems3]

just a shot in the dark but mabye your lsd? i dont know.

[xmysacredoathx]

You know, the day after I got my MS3 I heard a similar noise under similar circumstances. At about 1200 rpm and while turning sharply into a parking spot or making a u-turn theres a low pitch hum. I took it in, but of course it didn't make the noise with the service tech.

Let me/us know what happens.

[controlo]

i hear the same thing. don't know exacty when i hear it but i've heard it about 5 times. it kind of sounds like a humming noise. maybe like a blue whale or something. it's definitely a noticable noise.

[xmysacredoathx]

i hear the same thing. don't know exacty when i hear it but i've heard it about 5 times. it kind of sounds like a humming noise. maybe like a blue whale or something. it's definitely a noticable noise.

+1

[GoFast]

do you feel any vibration in your steering wheel at all??

[xmysacredoathx]

do you feel any vibration in your steering wheel at all??

Not me, I actually feel a slight vibration under my clutch pedal.

[controlo]

yeah, nothing in the steering wheel. maybe in the clutch. i made a couple u-turns today and it did it.

[knowledge007]

nothing here

[whitey4311]

i hear the same thing. don't know exacty when i hear it but i've heard it about 5 times. it kind of sounds like a humming noise. maybe like a blue whale or something. it's definitely a noticable noise.


Both my friend and I hear the same thing on our MS3's when they were new and the brakes werent broken in yet. Its the pads hitting the rotors when you turn sharp but as soon as they thin out a hair it will stop.

[clos561]

mine is probably louder than urs but this week i will get it checked out and drive the tech guy my self and make sure he hears this shit...its definitely the tranny or something in that nature because i do turns in nuetral and it doesnt make the noise...ill keep u posted

[whitey4311]

Yeah ours was the brakes. It sounded like when you run your finger around the rim of a wine glass but its gone now.

Now we just have that stupid low speed squeek in the brakes from time to time.

Good luck

[clos561]

definitely not a squeak soudns like my tire rubbing the splash guard but its not...really wierd but mazda will fix it (attn)

[xmysacredoathx]

I neglected to add that mine does it in stop-n-go traffic sometimes too. Again at around 1200-2000 rpm start/stops.

[Speed3girl]

I am sorry to hear you are still having issues. When in doubt go back to the dealer. Keep everything documented. I promise it comes in handy. Even if you go and they document nothing wrong at this time....still is a good thing to do so.

[Speed3girl]

Both my friend and I hear the same thing on our MS3's when they were new and the brakes werent broken in yet. Its the pads hitting the rotors when you turn sharp but as soon as they thin out a hair it will stop.


I have had ours for over a month now and ours still makes this noise. And it is frustrating me. Almost like a high pitch rubbing noise when I am taking off slowly at a light.

[xmysacredoathx]

My dealer and my sales guy told me, "keep track of it, notice the patterns and if it gets worse bring it in and we'll take care of you."


I took my sales guy, the service tech manager and a service mechanic all for a ride that day and as always, no noise. It has gone away somewhat significantly and I may have to agree with the person above stating it is the new brakes.

[Speed3girl]

My dealer and my sales guy told me, "keep track of it, notice the patterns and if it gets worse bring it in and we'll take care of you."


I took my sales guy, the service tech manager and a service mechanic all for a ride that day and as always, no noise. It has gone away somewhat significantly and I may have to agree with the person above stating it is the new brakes.


Yup agreed. My dealer did that too. But you "can" get a repair order in writing stating what you came in for and what they found or did not find.

[Ms3Xeoc]

I had the same problem you all are having. It was very low volume, whine type sound, only when I turned very sharply. The car had less than 300 miles on it, so I kinda blew it off, as too new to be broke. Which I probably should not have done.

I have more than 3000 miles on it now, I'll go see if it does it today.

[whitey4311]

i have just over 3k now and its gone but as I said now the pads squeek every now and then at very low speeds in parking lots.

[lokalmotive]

I had the same problem right at first with my MS3 but after about 1200 miles it doesn't do it anymore. It had me concerned at first so I let the service dept look at it while I was at work (perks of being a Mazda sales person, haha) and they said it was just the brakes rubbing being so new.

[Speed3girl]

I had the same problem right at first with my MS3 but after about 1200 miles it doesn't do it anymore. It had me concerned at first so I let the service dept look at it while I was at work (perks of being a Mazda sales person, haha) and they said it was just the brakes rubbing being so new.


I hate that "answer". I truly find that hard to believe. I mean I have owned about 10 NEW cars and NEVER had that happened before. Mine still do it and I am at 1500 miles

[whitey4311]

It is the brakes.

When the pads are thick and new they are very close to the rotors and as you turn sharp it very slightly moves the rotor closer to the pad and you get a slight amount of drag and that noise that goes with it.

When they wear a bit it goes away.

[lokalmotive]

I hate that "answer". I truly find that hard to believe. I mean I have owned about 10 NEW cars and NEVER had that happened before. Mine still do it and I am at 1500 miles

You mean my "answer" or the service dept? My "answer" is nothing but the truth. This is my first "new" car but it isn't making the noise anymore. I don't know exactly what it was but honestly after the brakes wore down some it's not existent. It's possible that I have done some harder braking than you too. Not everyone drives the same so that's something that needs to be kept in mind. I believe mine was the brakes. Some of you might be experiencing something different but in my case that was my problem.

[Speed3girl]

You mean my "answer" or the service dept? My "answer" is nothing but the truth. This is my first "new" car but it isn't making the noise anymore. I don't know exactly what it was but honestly after the brakes wore down some it's not existent. It's possible that I have done some harder braking than you too. Not everyone drives the same so that's something that needs to be kept in mind. I believe mine was the brakes. Some of you might be experiencing something different but in my case that was my problem.


Sorry I mean that the service departments tend to say "nothing is wrong". You know? I am glad things seem to be ok for you. Mine still makes the noise. But never when we are turning. Only when starting from a light or a stop.

[clos561]

umm yea drove it today and the noise is gone..prety fuckin wierd but im stil gona take it in next week

[Speed3girl]

umm yea drove it today and the noise is gone..prety fuckin wierd but im stil gona take it in next week


Yup. Mine is the same way. Only happens when I am alone. If I take it to my work nothing ever happens. GRRRR

[clos561]

they will proly tell me its normal but i want them to know that i hear it and that its there so if anything happens in the future... i cant say "i told you guys about it"

[bustanut]

sounds like its just the lsd in the tranny. I hear mine on occasion but never when i try to make the noise happen. Its always just a real slow accelaration when in first, im sure its just the lsd working

[clos561]

sounds like its just the lsd in the tranny. I hear mine on occasion but never when i try to make the noise happen. Its always just a real slow accelaration when in first, im sure its just the lsd working
i hear it after the the car warms up...i dont want to hear this anymore because its pretty loud and i feel like im driving a piece of shit with all that noise

[knowledge007]

i have never heard anything but the little strain i get when turing the wheel all the way to the right. I get a little something like the power steering is straining of some kind. It happens sometimes only. But nothing negative towards performance.

[gsrtype1]

dude that sucks

[clos561]

its not negative to performance but its loud and it doesnt sound too healthy

[Kosh]

My ms3 does it too. It sounds like something rubbing through the breaks. It is a sort of wah wah wah sound. Still doing it after 4500 miles :(

It always happens in a slow roll forward and reverse if I have the clutch engaged or not and if I have it in gear or neutral.

[clos561]

My ms3 does it too. It sounds like something rubbing through the breaks. It is a sort of wah wah wah sound. Still doing it after 4500 miles :(

It always happens in a slow roll forward and reverse if I have the clutch engaged or not and if I have it in gear or neutral.
mine only does it in gear

[clos561]

so i took my car to mazda and they said it is the trans axle that is apparently dry..that is the reason my car mkes a "rubbing" sounds when i turn sharp...anyone with the similar noise should have it checked out

[xmysacredoathx]

so i took my car to mazda and they said it is the trans axle that is apparently dry..that is the reason my car mkes a "rubbing" sounds when i turn sharp...anyone with the similar noise should have it checked out

They fix it for you yet?

[clos561]

They fix it for you yet?
no the part has to be ordered and i am driving a rental car now that gets 36 mpg hwy and 29 city

[xmysacredoathx]

no the part has to be ordered and i am driving a rental car now that gets 36 mpg hwy and 29 city

So, how did they figure this out? Did they inspect it after you describing the noise, I ask because mine is making the same noise remember? I may want to just take it in and tell them to look at that. What part are they ordering?

[clos561]

So, how did they figure this out? Did they inspect it after you describing the noise, I ask because mine is making the same noise remember? I may want to just take it in and tell them to look at that. What part are they ordering?front axle is apparantly dry..yes i droppped the car off and i just recieved a call about 1 hour ago from the service rep saying that he is ordering the part...

[xmysacredoathx]

I have an appointment Friday. Will advise the results here later.

[Kosh]

Is a dry trans axle a serious thing? Could it wait another couple thousand miles to ask about it at my next scheduled maintenance or should I take it in right away?

[xmysacredoathx]

Is a dry trans axle a serious thing? Could it wait another couple thousand miles to ask about it at my next scheduled maintenance or should I take it in right away?

With the way some dealers are, I would think sooner the better. Just for the car and your sake.

[clos561]

Is a dry trans axle a serious thing? Could it wait another couple thousand miles to ask about it at my next scheduled maintenance or should I take it in right away?
yea sooner the better cuz if it gets worse it jsut takes longer and more money to fix for them....i tell them everything i hear...just so they write it up and have it on record that i addressed the problem to mazda

[clos561]

so i get my car back today and it still made the same noise..i took it back to the dealer about 10 minutes after i left and now i have the same rental car..this is the 2nd time they attempt to fix this