Creaking/Crunching Noises from Rear Suspension

[joeboy]

Not sure if this is a repost, but I haven't seen it in the 2010 forums....

Anyone else with a 2010 model getting bad creaking and crunching sounds from the rear suspension in cold temps? Mine starts between -7 to -12C. It's coming from the back end over dips and bumps.

I was getting this really bad in my '07 Mazda 5 (along with many other owners) and there was never a permanent fix. Looks like the problem carried over to the 2010 models as well.

I know noises are normal in cold temps but these bushing noises are really bad!

Just checking if I'm alone here....

 

[Stavesacre21]

Can't say that i've heard anything quite like that yet myself, but i've heard a few other squeeks from the back hatch area. I believe everyone has come to the conclusion that it's the hatch cover.

However, I will mention that I've heard a TON of odd squeeks and rattels when you get down into those temps. I wouldn't worry too much about it, by the time it gets warm a great amount of them will quiet down. They almost always do.

 

[CorkSport]

On the few cold days we have had here I havent heard anything in the back of the Speed3.

We have been spared a really cold winter though.

-Derrick

 

[slashsnake]

Went for a drive today, was 15-20 F, didn't notice anything of note.

 

[ASmitty]

Cold temps wreck havoc on anything, especially bushing and crap. They stiffen up, along with any lubrication, ie sway bar bushings and grease, probably causing a majority of the sounds your hear. I wouldn't worry to much about it.

 

[kmaz5]

Seems to be a pretty common problem in Mazda5 models, despite Mazda's production changes to mitigate it. (See links below.) Crept up on us gradually in our 2008 model, which has been otherwise trouble-free. I can rule out cold weather as being the cause (we live in Hawaii) although some reports suggest low temps worsen it.

Related links:
http://www.justanswer.com/questions/1rekv-my-2007-mazda-5-has-very-noisy-suspension-squeaking-crunching
http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/WebX?ed_searchResults@@.f0fe2da!keywords=allin%3Amsgtext%20limit%3A.f0fe2da%20noise&count=20

 

[Newf]

is this is a bushing related issue...have fun getting it fixed. My first two mazda's were horrible in cold weather.