Hi all,
I recently bought a '16 CX-9 GT and I noticed a sound while the car is in motion (picture a rubber ball bouncing off a wall/concrete floor). I took it to the dealership and went on a for a drive with the Tech...He too noticed the same sound.
After much debate ("road noise" and explaining to me how rubber/wheels are made...blah, blah and blah) he took the wheels off and ran it on the Hunter Road Force and noted that the hub is not centrical (?). He took me back and we noticed that while the rim is spinning, the hub is "wobbly"; not making a perfect circle. He thinks it's because they're MADE IN CHINA. I was thinking of Enkei but I guess maybe Mazda cheaped out?
Two weeks later, the wheels came! I took the car in and...unfortunately, one of the two wheels has the same issue. The dealership replaced the worse one and put in another wheel order. I drove home and the sound of the bouncing rubber ball is fainter than before.
Maybe an isolated event, maybe not? So the next time you're out for a drive, mute the music and put all the windows up; can you hear an irregular sound (aside from the typical road noise)? Hell, my Wrangler is quieter.
PM me for dealership info since I am unsure of forum rules (yet). I'll post a picture of the work order sheet tomorrow.
Thank you.
I recently bought a '16 CX-9 GT and I noticed a sound while the car is in motion (picture a rubber ball bouncing off a wall/concrete floor). I took it to the dealership and went on a for a drive with the Tech...He too noticed the same sound.
After much debate ("road noise" and explaining to me how rubber/wheels are made...blah, blah and blah) he took the wheels off and ran it on the Hunter Road Force and noted that the hub is not centrical (?). He took me back and we noticed that while the rim is spinning, the hub is "wobbly"; not making a perfect circle. He thinks it's because they're MADE IN CHINA. I was thinking of Enkei but I guess maybe Mazda cheaped out?
Two weeks later, the wheels came! I took the car in and...unfortunately, one of the two wheels has the same issue. The dealership replaced the worse one and put in another wheel order. I drove home and the sound of the bouncing rubber ball is fainter than before.
Maybe an isolated event, maybe not? So the next time you're out for a drive, mute the music and put all the windows up; can you hear an irregular sound (aside from the typical road noise)? Hell, my Wrangler is quieter.
PM me for dealership info since I am unsure of forum rules (yet). I'll post a picture of the work order sheet tomorrow.
Thank you.
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