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Krakor
06-20-2011, 03:12 PM
Not sure how to describe this...

After getting my power steering pump changed for the recall a few months back, when I accelerate hard I get this, what sounds like, air whistling.

It's not from the SRI. That has a minor suck/whistle sound when you hit the pedal and I have changed filters to test it as well. I know what that sounds like.

This starts when you are accelerating hard and continues. It makes a certain sequence of noise (almost akin to a tiny chain rattle or whistle) and does the exact same series of sounds each time you hit the pedal hard.

This does not happen when in park and revving the engine. Only when I am driving.

Any ideas? I haven't been back to the dealership yet because I was hoping it was going to go away. But it seems to only have gotten worse.

It happened right after having the Power Steering fluid pump replaced. I noticed it when I was heading home but thought it would clear up after a while.

It never did.

Cosmo77
06-20-2011, 11:48 PM
IS it a noise like change rattling in glass? I don;t know how else to explain it?

Krakor
06-21-2011, 10:02 AM
Kind of but really fast.
Do you have the same issue?

I am trying to figure out what it could be. I'll have to take it back to QEW Mazda soon.


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mazdabetty
04-05-2012, 09:35 AM
Has this ever been resolved? I'm getting a similar noise when I accelerate and get to high RPMs... the way I described it earlier was a mix between static, tic tacs and... bubbles maybe?? It's really hard to explain, but it's really light, I've only noticed it twice so far when my car is still cold in the mornings...

If anyone has any ideas that would be great!


EDIT: NVM scratch that... JUST found this... this described it better... could be the problem...

http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?41390-Swishing-noise-while-accelerating

sameerkhan
04-15-2012, 12:32 AM
Mines is Doing the Same thing. Except here are the problems with my car.
1) Head lights Seem to Be Lower than usual
2) Headlights get dimmed when i turn the steering wheel, while in parked.
3) Engine Light is On
4) Under the hood, right beside the Engine on the right side (seems to be something like an alternator) Is making squeeking/Whistling noise, which gets louder as I use up more RPM while pressing the gas when driving.