Door lock squeak - Normal?
- Thread starter Jman136
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- RDX Aspec Adv.
Its not normal, but its a common flaw of the cx5. Mine has done it for 3 years now. Worse in the winter.
I'm not super worried about the noise per say, but more about the actuator actually failing (I thought this was a sign of it). As long as it's just a "noise" and the actuator is fine, I am not going to worry about it.
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- RDX Aspec Adv.
Its fine, just noisy. Coming from early 90s fords, i can respect your fear though!
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I just think of it as an alarm to let me know the doors are locked.
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- Plano, Texas, USA
Its not normal. Since it does have a TSB for gen-1 CX-5 replacing the noisy actuator, you should at least mention it to your Mazda dealer when you visit them before your warranty expires.
My gen 1 has the squeak.It took about maybe 3 years till it started(I've had it 4-1/2 yrs now).It progressed from a sharp squeak to a more recent pathetic sound like it's suffering.LOL. Hard to describe.It is what it is.Locks/unlocks fine.So minor I forget about it.
It's a noisy actuator. My '17 front passenger door started doing it 3 days after I bought it. My previous car did it too in the same door position. Mildly annoying but it seems to be fairly common.
I partially solved the problem by disabling the auto lock/unlock so I don't have to hear it every time I shut the engine off.
I partially solved the problem by disabling the auto lock/unlock so I don't have to hear it every time I shut the engine off.
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- 18 CX-5
My experience is roughly consistent with Jmaz and CatsPaw. The two gen 1s developed problem after months of ownership while gen 2 gave problem from day 1. Just nuisance, locks function perfectly otherwise. Problem appears to be worse in cold season, even completely gone during spring/summer.
