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It's the inner guts and the outer ring that are replaced so the mirror external housing is the original.
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Hood and Mirror Vibration
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It's the inner guts and the outer ring that are replaced so the mirror external housing is the original.
designtheland
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runtohell121
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I have yet to go get my car fixed for 1.5 years... But I'm not sure if this is getting worse or not?
Yesterday I was driving on a one lane highway when a truck drove by, creating wind/vortex or whatever it's called... the hood seems to have "lifted" up by 0.25" or so for a second or two from the angle of the driver. Just seems unsafe and I know the hood is vibrating on the highway for sure, along with the mirrors. Can the issue get worse?
I should probably have a list of what needs to be fixed by Mazda/dealers as there are other problems... Rattling when fan/ac is on, rattling from the dash, wind coming out of the leg vents even when blowing at person only is selected...
Yesterday I was driving on a one lane highway when a truck drove by, creating wind/vortex or whatever it's called... the hood seems to have "lifted" up by 0.25" or so for a second or two from the angle of the driver. Just seems unsafe and I know the hood is vibrating on the highway for sure, along with the mirrors. Can the issue get worse?
I should probably have a list of what needs to be fixed by Mazda/dealers as there are other problems... Rattling when fan/ac is on, rattling from the dash, wind coming out of the leg vents even when blowing at person only is selected...
I had the same issue. 11/12 build 2013 CX5. Should have not been affected according to the TSB, however all my foam seal points were delaminated. I don't want to deal with that ultra rare 3m adhesive and a mixing gun, so I used clear silicone adhesive all around the seam. I made sure to get some sealant inside the hood skin area so it bonded better. Silicone should hold it together without bouncing yet remain flexible in all weather conditions, while not pulling dents like a solid epoxy would.
Its drying now so I will report back this week on how it performed. I added a bit of weight to the area where the hood skin was off to try and keep it tight while curing. I think the factory describes it as "preload" which they supposedly increased after the TSB.
Not a huge deal, just kinda annoying when the hood skin is bouncing around while driving. Hoping the silicone works
Its drying now so I will report back this week on how it performed. I added a bit of weight to the area where the hood skin was off to try and keep it tight while curing. I think the factory describes it as "preload" which they supposedly increased after the TSB.
Not a huge deal, just kinda annoying when the hood skin is bouncing around while driving. Hoping the silicone works
Wow! I haven't heard of this problem for a while! I've had my 2013 from new and while it's supposed to be affected by the flexy hood, I have only seen it move slightly at 80-85 mph and it doesn't bother me at all. It's not like it's going to self-destruct or anything.
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Well guess what, the mirror shake has returned. It's not as bad, but noticeable. My hood bounces around like and old fashion pop corn machine before the kernels pop, but I haven't had it fixed yet.
SomeGuyFromNYC
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I just had my sideview mirror housings replaced with 15/16 style ones and the mirror STILL vibrates. They replaced the guts of the drivers side mirror back in January, still vibrated, which is what prompted the outer housing to be replaced yesterday.
Welp, at least I got the updated housing with the turn signal indicator on the front...
Welp, at least I got the updated housing with the turn signal indicator on the front...
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I just ignore the fluttering hood and mirror. It isn't like this is a family heirloom, and it doesn't hurt function, so meh.
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Mine flutters like a fluttery thing, but I figure the worse that could happen is it would unlatch and smash the hell out of the vehicle (might total it if it caves the roof in), and I will slowly stop, get out, and call a wrecker and then the debate over speeding? failure to properly close hood? Our design could never do that...!? will begin in court, lol
I don't know what kind of insecure fantasy world you live in where a slight flutter in the sheet metal of the hood is potentially one step away from the car self-destructing.
For public safety reasons, I think it is time to surrender your weapons to the local law enforcement.
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What do you not understand about "worse that could happen"? Do you have an alternative "worst possible scenario" aside the hood coming unlatched?
Worse I've actually seen was the hood flying up on a POS compact. Not mine, probably not funny from driver's perspective, but, I had stop from laughing at the sight... Fortunately, only thing that got hurt was the hood, which folded over the top of the car... I don't have the issue with my car, but if I did, I feel pretty secure that the hinges should at least limit the carnage...
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If the hood comes up at 80mph, those hinges are breaking, or their mounting hardware ripping through/breaking/breaking free of their moorings. All depends on the hood and all that as to what happens to the windshield and roof.
I bet the thin shaky tin would buckle before any real damage to vehicle... Now driving at 80 and suddenly getting that shock along with losing the abilityto see the road would cause much more... Think slamming brakes, jerking wheel, rolling over off edge of mountain, into the abyss in a fiery inferno [emoji33]...
See, the shaky hood and mirrors, in and of itself is not much to worry about...
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The hood is heavy and steel.
Yeah, I dunno how I'd react. I've not had that happen to me before. All of my hoods have been stable to a buck fifty and beyond, this one gets fluttery at just fifty on rough roads, lol. Still, I doubt it goes anywhere.
The safety engineering of the CX-5's hood latching mechanism is the best I've seen and runs intelligent circles around the fantasies I see presented here. There is no conceivable way that hood is flying open on the freeway, even if the owner is negligent in closing it. It is designed with a double safety latch, the first latch is spring loaded in such a way that the weight of the hood resting on it engages the safety latch which is strong enough to prevent the hood from lifting up to at least the top speed of the vehicle. Not even fluttering is going to cause this latch to release the hood. This latch engages even if the car is parked on a steep hill simply from the weight of the steel hood. The second latch holds the hood tight to the engine bay and is engaged by letting the weight of the hood fall about 1".
Furthermore, the hinges are made of heavy steel. Even if the safety latching mechanism became corroded and did not latch (and the owner was negligent in closing it all the way to the main latch), in this extremely unlikely scenario, the strength of the large retaining bolts and steel hinges will retain the hood against the windshield. The hinges are designed to resist as they bend to allow the hood to fold back against the windshield. Steel is easy to bend but it's not going to shear in such a scenario. In this extremely unlikely scenario (which I will point out has nothing to do with hood flutter and everything to do with negligence in closing and maintaining the retaining mechanism), the design of the hood is such that you can still see forward by looking underneath the trailing edge of the hood.
Those worried that a little fluttering of the sheet steel forming the skin of the hood is going to cause the hood to fly open have a very poor understanding of the engineering and design of the latching mechanism and hinges. Or they are insecure worry warts who have a tendency to worry about every little danger in life, no matter how unrealistic that worry is.
I had my hood vibrations fixed, as you can see in previous posts.
I don't think it was possible for the hood to fly off and I never considered it as a safety issue. The problem with vibrations was mostly visually annoying and the area of vibration was close to the windshield and not at the front of the car. At least for me, the vibration was noticeable on pot holes / road imperfections, was not really a function of speed.
With the fix, even on nasty imperfections the hood either does not move or moves ever so slightly and immediately stops, such that there is no visible vibration to speak of.
I don't think it was possible for the hood to fly off and I never considered it as a safety issue. The problem with vibrations was mostly visually annoying and the area of vibration was close to the windshield and not at the front of the car. At least for me, the vibration was noticeable on pot holes / road imperfections, was not really a function of speed.
With the fix, even on nasty imperfections the hood either does not move or moves ever so slightly and immediately stops, such that there is no visible vibration to speak of.
Chris_Top_Her
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LOL Chris. I wonder what the Cd for that configuration is? (uhm)
