153-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD
57040 mi C $2300 |
rear trailing arm bushings replacement required 91763 km. Front Lower control arm bushings reported by dealer as needing replacement. To be done later. |
63240 mi C $1240 |
Replace front lower control arms $316 |
65100 mi C $441 |
replaced MacPherson struts (Front) cw wheel alignment |
68820 mi C $380 |
Replaced front and rear sway bar bushings again |
54000 mi US $150 |
sway bar end links and center bushings needed to be replaced due to a "knocking" sound |
61000 mi US $165 |
New bushings were needed to eliminate loud knocking noises. |
66000 mi US $200 |
Rear shock replacement |
80000 mi | Left front control arm replaced |
100460 mi C $91 |
Replaced rear shocks. Super easy job. |
42160 mi C $100 |
Knocking sound, replaced bushing |
57040 mi C $1200 |
Worn shocks and struts. |
84320 mi C $1100 |
Worn front stabilizer links replaced, $300. Rear control arms replaced with adjustable arms to fix steering pull to right, $800. |
117800 mi C $400 |
Worn wheel bearings replaced, front wheel. |
121520 mi C $300 |
Worn and broken shock mount and control arm replacement. |
50000 mi | Reported long-standing cold weather front suspension noise. TSB on the problem from Mazda, but when told the sway bar bushing repair would be at least $110, I figured I'd live with the noises until warmer weather... |
58000 mi US $80 |
Suspension noise from front stabilizer bar bushings. |
88000 mi | Power steering pump failure; covered under recall campaign. Had to order parts |
12400 mi | replaced rear struts |
39060 mi C $700 |
replaced all bushings, front, rear and rear suspension |
85560 mi C $300 |
Bad wire on the steering's electrical motor |
4414 mi US $25 |
LOF Popping noise over bumps in front end: Retorqued mounting bolts for cowl panel (Under hood) |
19000 mi | TSB for bushing squeaking, crunching and clunking. All bushings were replaced and greased in accordance with TSB, but squeaking/crunching happened again about a week after. Problem is associated with extreme cold weather. |
33300 mi | Rear suspension bushings crunching/squeaking Per TS Bulletin No: 02-001/08, Had to have rear stabilizer bushings replaced even though my car VIN did not fall within the supposed affected vehicle list. |
53320 mi C $250 |
Out of Alignment due to potholes/hitting curbs. Caused one tire to wear on outer edge. Had alignment done, strut tower bearing replaced, and wheels rotated |
65100 mi C $450 |
Rear struts leaked caused car to sway when driving. Replaced with new struts. Engine Oil change. General winterized ready for cold weather. December ready to install remote starter on manual transmission. |
153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
80000 mi US $667 |
Replaced original struts, one of which was leaking. |
55800 mi C $600 |
Struts and shocks blown. Front and rear sway bar bushings worn. Front end links badly worn. Replaced shocks and struts with aftermarket parts (Monroe & KYB) as recommended by many people and forums - OE parts will just fail again. |
70060 mi C $600 |
Power Steering control module failed. Required entire power steering pump replacement for a total of $1200, found a used pump from a wrecker which lowered the cost of the job to about $600. |
104160 mi C $500 |
Replace sway bar bushings. On the front end a bolt broke and needed extra work to fix. |
105400 mi C $1200 |
Ball joints on both the left and right badly worn, needed replacement, $500. Tie-rod end worn, needed replacement, $700. |
99000 mi US $2348 |
Replaced both front lower control arms, both rear shocks. |
104000 mi US $700 |
All wheel bushings replac |
75000 mi US $120 |
Excessive movement in rear end. replaced rear shocks and mounts. |
121700 mi US $110 |
Replaced right and left strut assemblies with complete strut/spring assemblies replaced right inner and outer tie rod |
152000 mi US $600 |
Rear control arms bushing wore out, also both rear coils were broke. |
129400 mi US $460 |
the rear shock mount broke (due to rust) so they were replaced along with the shocks. |
89900 mi | Worn out bearing, right front. |
66960 mi C $350 |
Replaced lower front control arms. Changed oil. |
39000 mi | Rear shocks/struts made a lot of noise over bumps when sold. |
75000 mi US $770 |
Changed all four struts |
88000 mi US $1300 |
Brake pads and rotors had to be replaced. Control arms and bushings also had to be replaced/repaired. |
48000 mi US $600 |
Replaced blown front strut with Koni FSD kit which includes all struts and shocks. Pleased with results. |
71800 mi US $35 |
Clunking noise in steering when going over bumps. Drivers side replaced. Noise is better, but still audible. |
91000 mi US $10 |
Swaybar Bushings |
158000 mi US $100 |
Right rear wheel bearing was making a roaring sound. Bearing was rough. First original bearing to fail. |
161000 mi US $80 |
Rear shocks and upper mounts. |
10000 mi | Bushings were replaced. |
620 mi | Suspension noises in cold days. Dealer replaced suspension bushings. |
4960 mi C $70 |
Replaced rear suspension bushing with newer ones. |
21700 mi C $145 |
Replace front axle bushings. |
45440 mi C $1500 |
Both front struts were leaking. One of rear shock brackets was broken. Replace front struts, sway bars and rear shocks. |
57520 mi C $380 |
Power steering lines leaking. Replace and flush steering fluid. |
11000 mi | Pulling right. Rear tires have too much camber. |
32200 mi US $70 |
Replaced right rear shock. |
32000 mi | shock absorbers worn and replaced |
45000 mi US $200 |
tie rod got stuck probably due to hitting a curb |
83200 mi US $300 |
Had to replace both front struts and rear shocks. Three of them were very weak. Also replaced the front and rear sway bar bushings due to noise over bumps. The bushings were all cracked and very soft. |
85000 mi US $300 |
replaced OEM struts with Monroe equivalents |
129000 mi US $500 |
stabilizer bar links were replaced for 3rd time since owning vehicle broken rear upper shock mount was replaced for second time |
155000 mi US $300 |
rear sway bar links, overload springs, sway bar lateral arms replaced due to wear; many of these were the second set of replacement parts |
38000 mi | Popping and knocking noises coming from rear suspension in cold weather while driving over uneven road surfaces. |
47000 mi US $1000 |
Replaced shocks and bushings |
14000 mi | Noise from back suspension when 3rd row is used or vehicle is loaded |
36000 mi US $40 |
clicking noise at slow speeds from under vec over uneven pavement |
34000 mi | Defective front stabilizer bar bushing repaired under warranty. |
92000 mi US $600 |
Noise from front end when driving over bumps. Replaced worn front struts. |
97000 mi | Replaced rear shocks. Normal wear item. |
109000 mi US $750 |
and lower control arms |
94000 mi US $2200 |
Tie Rods and Sway Bars |
82000 mi US $400 |
Sway bars were worn and loose - needed to be replaced. |
99000 mi US $1200 |
Loose ball joints needed to be replaced |
99900 mi US $500 |
Replaced rear suspension components to fix rattling and uneven wear on tires. |
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
70680 mi C $900 |
Several trips to shop for noise in wheels. Determined it was tires. Working on fourth set so decided to find a solution. Found an aftermarket part that allows the camber on rear wheels to be adjusted, as original wasn't. |