Mazda MPV Forum : “yes i have a question..”
yes i have a question..
yes i have a question...my 2001 mazda mpv is making a strange noise and it seems to be coming from the theair filter
...i had a certified mechanic look at it and he has never heard anything like it.he suggested that i check up on any recalls..everytime we move the steering wheel it makes the noise.
i was wondering if there was a recall on the steering colum...i cannot afford to take my vehicle to the dealer..
i have been very happy with the van..ive never recieved anything in the mail regarding any of the recalls is it to late to take it in to have them look at it with no charge..
please let me know what my options are..the noise on the vehicle seems to be getting worse...thank you..sharon moreno
The air filter is making a noise? Not likely unless it a bad filter...More likely is the filter box is loose and rattling against something but you weren't very specific on what kind of noise it was so that doesn't help...
As for it making noise when you turn the wheel that could be a handful of things, once again please be specific on what you're hearing and if it seems to be coming from the steering column or from the engine bay. First check the level of your power steering fluid if it gets low it can pull air into the system which can make some unusual sounds or it could be the seal are just getting dry. You goto most automotive supply places, or even walmart, you can get a bottle to poor into your power steering reservoir that can help problems like that.
For future reference you can usually google your year+make+model+"recall" to get recall information... Here's what I found doing just that
http://www.automallusa.net/2001/mazda/mpv/recalls.html
But even so, it might also be his power steering, cause he was noting that everytime he moved the steering wheel, it made a noise, but that wouldn't explain the airfilter, its possible that his air filter is rubbing up against something, since that happened in my friends nissan 300zx, but i'm not sure where the airfilter is located on an MPV.
sounds like it could be a wheel bearing also i just but to wheel bearingings in an 02 mpv a good way to tell is if the noise changes when turning usually about30 mph plus and it changes when going over dips in the road to pin point just raise front of vehicle of the ground have someone run the vehicle up to speed and use a stethascope to listen place it on the back of the knuckle where the axle enters you should hear a growling in that area if you hear no noise you have a problem else where
if that is the 3.0l engine i know that the iac likes to make noise through the airbox. but also make sure the airfilter is not clogged. also you can take the steering wheel off the car and adjust the clockspring. the tributes do the same thing almost makes a "duck" type sound.