damage

Hello. Has anyone here used a clamp-on after-market roof rack, such as a Yakima rack with Q Towers, which then put dents in the roof rails that run above the doors of their CX-5 or any other Mazda? I used such a Yakima rack on my Saab 9-3 for eight years, hauling two kayaks on dozens of trips...

Hi All, I'm a first time Mazda owner coming over from the Volkswagen forums! Love the CX-5, but ran into an issue (literally) on the highway to work this morning in Chicago. Some piece of metal or plastic fell off of a truck in front of me and unfortunately wasn't able to swerve and avoid it...

Over the last week the front of my car has been creaking loudly when the car falls onto the suspension (speed bumps, rapid changes in road grade, etc.). My mechanic is away for two weeks so I want to hear what you think this might be before I take it to a local random mechanic (I don't have...

First Post here at Mazdas247 and its a bit depressing. So my wife and I purchased a 2003.5 mazdaspeed protege in December and the car is in seemingly perfect condition. About four months ago we were getting it inspected and as we are waiting in line, smoke starts pouring from the hood. We find...

New to this forum! I recently got my front bumper scraped up by some idiot in a local supermarket parking lot. See pics below... I'm working through the claims process and need to find a good local auto body/paint shop. I live near Wright Patterson AFB. Anywhere relatively local will work...