Northstar CX7
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It was -13 today here in Minnesota and my 2009 Speed3 with stock suspension is squeaking so badly it sounds like metal on metal!!!!! Anyone else with a Speed3 in MN having this problem and should I bring it in to the dealer?
Front and rear Suspension Squeaks!!!!!!!
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mrdouble99
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swaybar bushing 
Enjoy your speed3 ....
Enjoy your speed3 ....
H3br3w_Ham3r
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I love it when new speed3 owners experience this and freak out lol
drledford93
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But if this was a "known" problem of the MS3, why would it just "suddenly" pop up and also occur on aftermarket suspension parts (assuming new bushings)?
huh? Who's said anything about aftermarket parts?
MS3JamOnIt
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I had the Mazdaspeed coilovers installed on the car this past Summer and this Winter I haven't heard any noises from my suspension. I've had my car for 3 Winters. The last two Winters, first thing in the morning when I drive out of my driveway the suspension was very noisy for a few miles and now, nothing. I don't know why, but the noises are gone.
07 MS3, Mazdaspeed CAI, Mazdaspeed CBE, Mazdaspeed coilovers, TWM short shifter and bushings, SU rear engine mount, Hotchkins RS, Cobb shifter weight, Cobb turbo intake, Goodridge stainless steel brake lines, Motul RBF600 brake fluid, Hawk plus pads (track only), RE-01's (track only), Dashhawk, Fuel-Filler door.
07 MS3, Mazdaspeed CAI, Mazdaspeed CBE, Mazdaspeed coilovers, TWM short shifter and bushings, SU rear engine mount, Hotchkins RS, Cobb shifter weight, Cobb turbo intake, Goodridge stainless steel brake lines, Motul RBF600 brake fluid, Hawk plus pads (track only), RE-01's (track only), Dashhawk, Fuel-Filler door.
s***, this is happening tome, too. The funny thing is this is my third winter with this car and second with the Cobb sway bars. It is LOUD. It's been pretty ******' cold here in CT the past week, too. That's when it started. So I have to re-lube the bushings, eh? How easy is that on the fronts??
AutoEuphoria
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That's what happens to these cars in the cold...rattles, squeeks, bumps, thuds, and other random noises. These cars were obviously designed, tested, and built in a nice warm climate.
Thats why I picked up a used car this summer, and my baby is tucked away in the garage.
To the OP, I had the same issues last winter (my first with the car) on really cold days. When leaving work after it was sitting outside all day it would sound like the suspension was going to come apart, until I got about halfway home, and then it would be fine.
...just posted on my thread (think wrong area). I have about 52,000 miles and my front and back make bad noises, but really sounds broken. Mazda said that the back shock absorbers are broke and will cost $400 to fix. Don't think they looked at the front.
My noises don't go away and it sounds off at almost every single bump in the road
My noises don't go away and it sounds off at almost every single bump in the road
mrdouble99
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The speed6 is made at the same place and doesn't have all these rattles, squeeks, bumps, thuds, and other random noises.
So i think the problem is how the speed3 is made
AutoEuphoria
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Northstar CX7
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I took it in to the dealer and they called me and told they can't find whats making the noise and need to keep it overnight and try again tomarrow.
I just picked up a 2007 CWP Mazdaspeed3 in Canada and had a major scraping sound from the front end on the first really cold day of driving. At first I thought my winter tires were rubbing the fenders but the noise disappeared after about 10mins of driving. I read online that it could be the bushings so I brought it into my dealer and left the car over night. The tech noticed the issue first thing in the morning and replaced the front bushings - noise is gone now. My driver-side seat belt is squeaking over bumps too. The service tech mentioned there was a TSB for this and said to book an appointment ahead of time so he can order new washers for the driver and passenger seat belts. I also had them install the pads on the under-side hooks of the windshield cowl while the car was in - the car is now noise free in -10degC weather.
Northstar CX7
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My SP3 is now squeak free. They regreased the sway bar bushings with a low temp grease.
