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    Noisy three

    Mazda Mazda Advice Mazda 3 Mazda 3 Advice Mazda 3 2005
    WE BOUGHT a new Mazda3 in February and have become concerned about the level of tyre noise, particularly when travelling on highways. Our car is fitted with Yokohama ASPEC tyres. Would fitting a softer tyre, or perhaps lowering the inflation pressure, help?
    Answered by CarsGuide
    21 July 2005
    Carsguide.com.au

    ROAD noise is a regular complaint from Mazda3 owners and I can recall thinking noise was probably the one complaint I had about the car when I drove it at the launch. Noise is often a problem with front-wheel-drive cars because manufacturers strive to reduce vehicle weight and, in the process, reduce the amount of sound-deadening. If that's the case, the noise would have been there from new and there's not much you can do about it. If it has developed the more you've driven the car, it could be the barber-pole effect, which plagues similar front-wheel-drive cars. It results from the odd wear pattern on the rear tyres that resemble a barber's pole. This can cause drumming in the car. The root cause of the problem seems to be the way the rear springs and shocks are configured, which again means there's not much you can do about it. Relief is available by rotating your tyres front to back to minimise the development of the pattern that causes the noise.

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