Great newsVery Very positive it was the sunglass at the overhead bin. After emptying the bin,,,,,, PROBLEM SOLVED. It's a quite ride once again.
Great newsVery Very positive it was the sunglass at the overhead bin. After emptying the bin,,,,,, PROBLEM SOLVED. It's a quite ride once again.
Since you said the rattle started right after windshield replacement (another!), its possible the windshield installer screwed up the sensor mounting clips come with the windshield if your CX-5 is a GT? Ive seen people reported a national-chain windshield installer put non-GT windshield for his CX-5 GT, and taped those sensors on the glass. The rattle certainly is inevitable. Also any loose parts rattling in ceiling area seems to transmit into dash area, hence its hard to find the source of the rattle sometimes. The sun visor, and sun-glasses holder rattles all seem to be coming from the dash.I have been having a similar issue with my 2016 - ever since a windshield replacement this summer. I made sure to take out the glasses from the compartment and have nothing but paper in the glove box. Have been to two different dealers and neither of them have been able to find the cause of the issue. Its driving me nuts. I had zero issues with my 2014 but this 2016 has two universal joints, one wheel bearing and the entire transmission changed already. Plus this rattle.
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Since you said the rattle started right after windshield replacement (another!), its possible the windshield installer screwed up the sensor mounting clips come with the windshield if your CX-5 is a GT? Ive seen people reported a national-chain windshield installer put non-GT windshield for his CX-5 GT, and taped those sensors on the glass. The rattle certainly is inevitable. Also any loose parts rattling in ceiling area seems to transmit into dash area, hence its hard to find the source of the rattle sometimes. The sun visor, and sun-glasses holder rattles all seem to be coming from the dash.
Sorry to hear your misfortune on your 2016 CX-5. My confidence on longevity of my 2016 CX-5 is falling another giant step when the driver sun visor fell off on the other day!
Got my CX-5 back!
After almost 6 weeks, and two dealers, Mazda found what was causing the clicking sound. It required having a Mazda engineer visit the dealer, and also working with other Mazda engineers. Seems the answer came from an engineer in Texas.
At the base of the windshield, there's a strip of metal, and apparently dirt had gotten in between that piece of metal and the metal it was attached to. How dirt got there is the big question. Pry it away from where it's attached, blow out the dirt, and the problem resolved. I believe they may have put some foam in there to prevent it from happening again. The sound from that area, which was located at about the middle of the windshield base, was traveling to the drivers side column/corner of the dashboard. That's what made it so hard to find.
I've been told a TSB is to be released based on this problem and the solution. Apparently, I'm the first to have this issue, and hopefully it'll save others.
Right now, driving for the next two or three weeks will be a test to make sure the noise is truly gone. Only time will tell, but no clicking sound at all now. Fingers crossed.
Kudos to Ray at Mazda of Milford (CT) for his relentless pursuit in resolving this issue.
To me my CX-5 situation is unsolvable unless I replace the entire roof with a new small sheet metal screw hole. Screw hole shim may be but Loctite is not the proper way to fix this problem as you basically try to make the screw permanent unremovable.Fix your visor. If the dealer has no clear idea like a screw hole shim then use Loctite to set your screw. See if that will help.
Yep you should definitely take his advice trying to resolve your rattling issue.Thanks for the reply. No, I do not have a GT. Last dealer found a loose clip on a ventilation duct under the dash and the remote starter cable was loose. He fixed both of those problems but it hasn't fixed that particular noise. Found a post on a different Mazda forum where a guy had his CX-5 at a dealer for like 6 weeks. Heres the outcome:
MetsFan said:Birgrim, have your dealer call the dealer that fixed my issues. They did tell me a TSB would be released, whether it ever was or not, I don't know.
Call Mazda of Milford, Connecticut, USA. Speak to Ray. He's the service manager that would not quit on the problem until he found it. My clicking sound was traveling to the column between the driver's side window and windshield. Good luck!
I've had another clicking sound fixed that may help you. It was the clamp that holds the passenger side sun visor in place. Had that replaced and that clicking went away. If you pull on it, you'll hear noise coming from it... worth checking.
I now have a new clicking sound now that winter has set in (cold whether), and appears to becoming from the passenger side door.
I love this car, but hate clicking sounds when I'm driving it. A real quality control issue IMO. Makes the interior seem cheaply done.
Nothing in the door pocket (uhm)
No. Nothing in the door down by my knee. The sound is definitely up at the dash where it meets the glass windshield..
(hmm) - nothing fallen in between dashboard and glass (uhm)
Nothing that I am aware of, and I*m the only driver..
You sure it's the dashboard?
On occasion I've had a rattle occurring in my Mazda 6 and for ages I thought it was the dashboard but turned out it was the rear view mirror, in particular the cables plug in area (auto dimming/sensor for rain detection). As soon as I hold the cables, there is no rattle
Maybe have a look at that (scratch)