After calling all 6 dealers in the Los Angeles area I have finally found one dealer that has heard of the cold engine rattle... they haven't heard of the clutch problem yet.
I took my car there for them to fix... told them I had some other problems too:
- cold engine rattle
- knocking sound when rocking the wheel back and fourth, and going over some bumps
- clutch slip and hopping
- rattling sounds from windows etc. (they don't fix any rattles after 1 year or 12000 miles so you guys with new cars better get these fixed soon!)
- I also told them I grind into second gear when cold
after checking it for two different days they decided to have the things fixed:
- they have ordered a delay valve to fix the cold rattle
- they ordered a gear for inside the steering box / steering column which was moving around too much that caused the knocking sound,
- and they will replace the entire clutch.
they also suggested a 15000 mile and a engine flush to get rid of the carbon build up??? = US$400 plus ?!?!?!
so I'm jsut still waiting for them to get back to me now...
so if anyone is in the LA area and needs to get these problems fixed you might want to call up Santa Monica Mazda to have them help you.
for some reason after getting the car back from them checking it the shifting is a lot more stiffer.... not as rubbery as before... kinda like a new car.....
I took my car there for them to fix... told them I had some other problems too:
- cold engine rattle
- knocking sound when rocking the wheel back and fourth, and going over some bumps
- clutch slip and hopping
- rattling sounds from windows etc. (they don't fix any rattles after 1 year or 12000 miles so you guys with new cars better get these fixed soon!)
- I also told them I grind into second gear when cold
after checking it for two different days they decided to have the things fixed:
- they have ordered a delay valve to fix the cold rattle
- they ordered a gear for inside the steering box / steering column which was moving around too much that caused the knocking sound,
- and they will replace the entire clutch.
they also suggested a 15000 mile and a engine flush to get rid of the carbon build up??? = US$400 plus ?!?!?!
so I'm jsut still waiting for them to get back to me now...
so if anyone is in the LA area and needs to get these problems fixed you might want to call up Santa Monica Mazda to have them help you.
for some reason after getting the car back from them checking it the shifting is a lot more stiffer.... not as rubbery as before... kinda like a new car.....
