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Think It's Gone! I finally brought my Mazda in for its 1st oil change and for them to take a look at the rattle. Apparently, it was a bushing in the trunk. The tech heard the rattle when the trunk was closed but didn't when it was open. Guess he lubricated this bushing and I haven't heard it...

Apparently the high rpm start is completely normal. I was at the dealer yesterday and they said this is known as "cold phase" and is normal and you should let it warm up for a minute and let the rpm's drop down before you start driving. Enjoy!

when the tranny jolted the car was warm, but it hasn't really done anything like that since. The coldest I've started my car was at -2 up in VT this weekend. But, I let it run to warm the inside up so I had no problems

it just seemed like when i lightly pushed on the gas that the tranny needed to catch up and gave more power than it should have and it caught me by surprise

Interesting Thanks for the quick reply. I had a feeling this is what the dealer would tell me, but it just doesn't make sense to me to have to wait for a new 2006 vehicle to "warm up" My 97 Cavalier never had this issue. I still think there may be an issue with the tranny because I've had an...

I bought my 2006 Mazda3 in early December and I have noticed when I start my car after being parked for an extended period of time (usually over night) that the rpm's go over 2000 for a minute or so and then slowly drop back down to beneath 1000 or so (this take minutes not seconds). I usually...

Interesting . . . I actually did not notice it last night driving around. So, it seemes to be a hit or miss thing, which could be very annoying down the road since it will never make that sound at the dealer like Sethlan's car. Well, I'll see what happens thanks.

Hello all! I just purchased a new Mazda3 touring package and I am loving it. Recently, I noticed a rattle in the back in the trunk/backseat area when I go over some bumps and I cannot pinpoint the exact cause/location of it and its driving me nuts. It is really annoying and I am going to take...