All New 2017 Mazda 3

**RedlineJunkie** · January 8th, 2020 07:53 AM

Originally Posted by travajante

That's too young, too soon for such. What's your route like?

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Years of uneven surface and potholes. House to office and back.

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**jojopad** · January 8th, 2020 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by RedlineJunkie

My steering wheel is loose at 100-120kph, when turning left I can hear noises, and when on uneven road surface, potholes or speed bumps, I also hear a clunking noise. Is it because of a bad or failing stabilizer bar link/s?

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Looks like we share the same issue with the noise while turning left. In my case though, the noise is faint and only happens when turning left upward over ramp. The noise is somewhat similar to a ratchet wrench.

Clunking noise from the front area is becoming more obvious when driving through uneven/rough cement road. My M3 is just 2 years old with 20,000+ km.

The clunking noise is somewhat similar to 10yo Mazda3 that I used to drive. The stabilizer links at the front suspension were replaced after the noise got really bad but this was done at 100,000+ km.

**ninjababez** · January 8th, 2020 09:29 AM

^sakin yun sound while reversing while turning sa inclined parking. shockmount lang pala, sayang nagpalit nako cvjoint LOL

**travajante** · January 8th, 2020 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by jojopad

Looks like we share the same issue with the noise while turning left. In my case though, the noise is faint and only happens when turning left upward over ramp. The noise is somewhat similar to a ratchet wrench.

Clunking noise from the front area is becoming more obvious when driving through uneven/rough cement road. My M3 is just 2 years old with 20,000+ km.

The clunking noise is somewhat similar to 10yo Mazda3 that I used to drive. The stabilizer links at the front suspension were replaced after the noise got really bad but this was done at 100,000+ km.

There was a TSB years back on these:

A squeaking noise from the front shock absorber when turning the steering wheel at a vehicle standstill caused by stick-slip between the front strut bearing and the coil spring.
A popping noise from the front shock absorber when passing over speed bumps caused by the bump stopper contacting the strut bearing when the shock absorber is compressed.
Affected Vehicles: produced before Oct.29, 2015
Solution: Updated Bumpstops & Spring Protectors

• A creaking noise from the lower arm when driving over road bumps at 20-40 km/h caused by stick-slip of the front lower arm bushing. The noise occurs when the road surafce is wet or after a car washing, and becomes more noticeable as the speed bump gets higher.
Affected Vehicles: produced before Nov.16, 2015
Solution: Dry coat on lower arm bush

Ask your dealership to go over them.

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**jojopad** · January 11th, 2020 11:13 PM

This is a very helpful guide on how to troubleshoot those clunking noise from the car's suspension.

The youtuber was able to fix the clunking noise from the driver side suspension by just spraying WD40.

How to locate and fix front end noise CLUNKS || Mazda CX 5 Mazda 3 & 6 - YouTube

**jojopad** · January 11th, 2020 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by travajante

There was a TSB years back on these:

A squeaking noise from the front shock absorber when turning the steering wheel at a vehicle standstill caused by stick-slip between the front strut bearing and the coil spring.
A popping noise from the front shock absorber when passing over speed bumps caused by the bump stopper contacting the strut bearing when the shock absorber is compressed.
Affected Vehicles: produced before Oct.29, 2015
Solution: Updated Bumpstops & Spring Protectors

• A creaking noise from the lower arm when driving over road bumps at 20-40 km/h caused by stick-slip of the front lower arm bushing. The noise occurs when the road surafce is wet or after a car washing, and becomes more noticeable as the speed bump gets higher.
Affected Vehicles: produced before Nov.16, 2015
Solution: Dry coat on lower arm bush

Ask your dealership to go over them.

Many thanks Travajante! I'll have these check at my next PMS visit after 6 mos. For now I will do my own troubleshooting and try out WD40 if it can give some quick relief [emoji6]

**travajante** · January 11th, 2020 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by jojopad

Many thanks Travajante! I'll have these check at my next PMS visit after 6 mos. For now I will do my own troubleshooting and try out WD40 if it can give some quick relief [emoji6]

Anytime, sir. On the shared lower control arm bush TSB, they actually apply some dry coat/film lube....much like on polyurethane bushes. Instead of WD40, try this...

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**jojopad** · January 11th, 2020 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by travajante

Anytime, sir. On the shared lower control arm bush TSB, they actually apply some dry coat/film lube....much like on polyurethane bushes. Instead of WD40, try this...

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Thanks again for the tip sir! [emoji106]

I have this one which I use to lubricate the power window rails. Is it ok too?

**travajante** · January 12th, 2020 12:25 AM

Originally Posted by jojopad

Thanks again for the tip sir! [emoji106]

I have this one which I use to lubricate the power window rails. Is it ok too?

Anytime, sir! Just check if it doesn't dry up top quickly. This shouldn't be something you need to frequently do. In the entire span of my 3's ownership, I've yet to lube the bushes.
To check lower control arm bush health, kick the tires front to back. If there's any budge, likely, new bushes needed.
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