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Stavesacre21
10-28-2009, 12:48 AM
Anyone else have a rattle or creak starting in their drivers seat? I've got about 1500 miles on my 2010 MS3 and the drivers seat is starting to crack/rattle during adjustments within the seat. If you start or stop all the sudden, it's heard as well.

Seems to be coming from behind your butt as opposed to the front section of the seat. Seems to be coming from right around the joint/spot when you recline. Anyone else hearing this? Not so much a squeek but more of a rattle like something it's tight.

My MS6 seat had a problem of the rails not holding the seat right and it very slightly moved...this is different, Seat stays in place, but still makes noise.
jdillen
10-28-2009, 07:33 AM
Anyone else have a rattle or creak starting in their drivers seat? I've got about 1500 miles on my 2010 MS3 and the drivers seat is starting to crack/rattle during adjustments within the seat. If you start or stop all the sudden, it's heard as well.

Seems to be coming from behind your butt as opposed to the front section of the seat. Seems to be coming from right around the joint/spot when you recline. Anyone else hearing this? Not so much a squeek but more of a rattle like something it's tight.

My MS6 seat had a problem of the rails not holding the seat right and it very slightly moved...this is different, Seat stays in place, but still makes noise.

HOLY F...thank you for posting this!!! I'm glad others have it happening too (well relatively speaking of course haha)! It's driving me crazy. I've had the car since August and am near 4k miles now but since about 1k, I noticed the squeak develop. It's horrible now. It happens when I shift gears or just move a little in the seat. Driving me absolutely mad. I need to call to get it in for a warranty inspection/adjustment! So you are not alone here with that problem on a 2010 MS3.
NathanR
10-28-2009, 07:55 AM
a hair over 4k and no squeaks yet. I'll trade you my clunk for your squeak!
nadim
10-28-2009, 08:40 AM
nothing here thanks god going on 1000 miles
DailyDriver
10-28-2009, 09:11 AM
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Hank3
10-28-2009, 10:14 AM
The squeaking/creaking/rattling sound was a common occurence for the '07-'09 MS3 - enough to warrant a TSB (http://www.protegefaq.net/tsb/08-002-08.html) even. Try spraying the seatbelt retainer bolt with some WD-40 or white lithium grease to see if that fixes the problem. My '08 MS3 has been free of this noise for over a year now by using some WD-40.


Might also want to check out the following interesting maintenance tidbits:
HEADLIGHT PLASTIC LENS MAINTENANCE CAUTION (http://www.finishlineperformance.com/pdf/miata/bulletin/09-035-09-2144a.pdf)
DASHBOARD UPPER SURFACE POOR APPEARANCE (http://www.finishlineperformance.com/pdf/mazda3/bulletin/09-032-09-2143.pdf)
MULTI MODEL - TPMS VALVE STEM BREAKS WHEN REMOVING (http://www.finishlineperformance.com/pdf/miata/bulletin/02-007-09-2146a.pdf)
MULTI-MODEL - CONDENSATION / FOG IN FRONT AND REAR COMBINATION LIGHTS (http://www.finishlineperformance.com/pdf/miata/bulletin/09-016-09-2086a.pdf)
CARE AND CLEANING OF INSTRUMENT PANEL SURFACE (http://www.finishlineperformance.com/pdf/mazda3/bulletin/09-055-09-2221.pdf)
More can found here (http://www.finishlineperformance.com/store/pages.php?pageid=12). Hope this helps...
Stavesacre21
10-28-2009, 01:11 PM
a hair over 4k and no squeaks yet. I'll trade you my clunk for your squeak!

LoL would if I could...but i've already got the clunk as well.

Anyhow, I finally got under the seat today and tried to locate the exact whereabouts of the squeaking. The best I could do is noting that its ONLY on the lateral edge (outer edge) of the seat, not the inside. Got frusterated and just started spraying almost every joint, hinge and non-electrical connection I could find with WD40. Yeah, I covered it all pretty dang good. Couldn't tell you which it was, but it did shoosh up the worst one, which eventually graduated to a full fledged obnoxious squeak.

If it helps anyone else out, there is a metal, silver bar the runs the width under the seat and kinda tapers into the edges. it was one of the first places I started spraying and it seemed like it helped almost immediately.
jeebusm3
10-28-2009, 03:03 PM
mine creaks a bit sometimes. When it gets worse I'll try to find the exact source and fix it. If Mazda releases a TSB before that, I'll go through them, otherwise I bet I can fix it myself.
mbanshchikov
10-28-2009, 05:13 PM
Ha, mine just started squeaking today, however, its not bothering me coming from an 08 MS3....
DailyDriver
10-28-2009, 05:23 PM
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Stavesacre21
10-28-2009, 10:22 PM
left side bolster is almost the only place that creaks now...spraying under the seat with WD40 has cleared up most of the obnoxiousness. Thinkin it'll be pretty tough to get inside the bolster lol
jeebusm3
10-28-2009, 11:54 PM
Initially it would seem pretty easy to fix, but I'm a real sissy when it comes to playing with harnesses / connectors etc having to do with airbags. Scary stuff. Any tips on working with airbags? If the battery is disconnected, does this effectively and completely prevent airbags from deploying (like if you accidentally somehow short a few wires while trying to unplug a stiff connector etc?) If the seat can be electronically unhooked without any dangers, then it should be generally "easy" to fully remove the seat (if need be) and fully attack any squeak / creak issues. Those airbags really give me the chills though, whenever I'm working near them I keep imagining them blowing up in my face and causing damage to both me and the car. Hopefully I'm just over-reacting, I wonder how often it actually happens (that a mechanic accidentally sets off a bag)?

I bet it's very rare. The only related issue I ever had with a car was I forgot to disconnect the battery when I removed the seat and I had an airbag light on after that (even after I reconnected the seat) until I got the warning lamp reset.

I'm pretty sure they make airbags tricky as hell to set off unless they are supposed to.
Aetherfury
10-29-2009, 09:33 AM
On the 2010 Speed3 it's the rail the seat sits on (the one closest to the driver door) and using white lithium grease only stops it for a little bit (if you spray the rail and then slide the seat back and forth)

Bring it to the dealer and they will check it out / replace the rail for you.
jeebusm3
10-29-2009, 10:17 AM
Bring it to the dealer and they will check it out / replace the rail for you.

yeah, but with another rail that will do the same thing in 1000 miles?
Stavesacre21
10-29-2009, 07:36 PM
WTF is it with these Mazdaspeed vehicles and their seat rails?! They never got it completely right on the MS6, although I will mention that this isn't AS bad as the MS6. Seriously...in the MS6, when you'd start moving, the seat would move about 1mm forward or backward everytime you'd stop and go. everytime. Almost felt like something in the seat was engaging into a locking place...but never did.
DarkSpeed3
10-30-2009, 01:04 AM
Wow... I was surprised to seee this post.... my seat creeks like a mothaf******... When I take turns or sometimes just fix my posture it creeks like an old ass bed thats had a lot of action over the years. Im not overweight thats for sure, so that didnt cause it... but it is annoying the hell out of me escpecially with LESS THAN 2K miles!
jdillen
10-30-2009, 12:30 PM
wow... I was surprised to seee this post.... My seat creeks like a mothaf******... When i take turns or sometimes just fix my posture it creeks like an old ass bed thats had a lot of action over the years. Im not overweight thats for sure, so that didnt cause it... But it is annoying the hell out of me escpecially with less than 2k miles!

amen!!!!
DarkSpeed3
10-30-2009, 05:28 PM
mine creaks a bit sometimes. When it gets worse I'll try to find the exact source and fix it. If Mazda releases a TSB before that, I'll go through them, otherwise I bet I can fix it myself.

COULD be a spring within the seat.... I assume the part you sit on contains springs... I wouldnt dare open a seat up.
Stavesacre21
10-30-2009, 07:11 PM
If you can recognize WHERE the creak is coming from, I found that some WD40 did the trick for the under-seat creaks. Seriously....use it liberally everywhere undernearth the seat (access it all from the front). Expecially coat the drivers-door side rails and all components...they seem to be the worst.

The sound i'm hearing up higher in the drivers side lateral bolster almost sounds more like cheap material flexing and creaking. Sounds almost like a material stretched too tight.
DarkSpeed3
10-31-2009, 01:56 AM
Seriously....use it liberally everywhere undernearth the seat (access it all from the front). Expecially coat the drivers-door side rails and all components...

Im ALL SET with smellin that crap in the car for months..... (pukey)
Stavesacre21
10-31-2009, 08:07 AM
nah...take a good spin with all the windows down. shouldn't last long as all.

bet it got most of those underseat squeaks out tho!
Vater
10-31-2009, 10:56 AM
Thankfully, I can't relate to anything mentioned in here. 5000+ miles on mine and no squeaking of any kind.

Of course, now that I've said that my seat will start to squeak next time I get in the car...
DarkSpeed3
10-31-2009, 03:47 PM
Of course, now that I've said that my seat will start to squeak next time I get in the car...

HAhaHHAh....... u and I think alike. Gotta love the negative thinking patterns... (braindead
Derrick_B
11-02-2009, 03:00 AM
My driver's seat is fine, but the passenger's seat rattles. It's weird because I can count on one hand the number of times that someone has sat in it. Still rattles though. Pretty annoying.
ddtprm
11-04-2009, 10:55 PM
my drivers seat was doing the exact same thing on my 2010 speed3. i just had it addressed at the dealer on monday. they said this is the second one they have seen with the issue. they said the vertical adjuster was not properly lubricated from the factory. the squeak is now gone.
Stavesacre21
11-05-2009, 12:44 AM
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shot in the dark...they probably sprayed WD-40 under the seat :)
ddtprm
11-05-2009, 07:30 AM
^
shot in the dark...they probably sprayed WD-40 under the seat :)

i forget the name of the stuff...they told me. they said its the same stuff that the steering column is greased with.
Stavesacre21
11-05-2009, 03:26 PM
That be the case, my money's on white lithium grease. I have both and figured i'd try WD40 first as it usually quiets sqeaks more efficiently.
DarkSpeed3
11-10-2009, 02:46 AM
Yes its white lithium
Diehard
06-12-2010, 03:49 PM
Funny I have a M3 2010 S-GT HB and with 2500 miles I get a faint noise that comes from the passenger seat . I guess its a creak as I thought it was my sun-visor that was making a crinkling noise so I put it in the back --no avail -- so I move the entire seat back and moved the back rest position --that worked for a spell- but it recours and I wonder if its the same thing >??? anybody ??thanks