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Hello,

I've been having an odd issue with my 2013 Mazda 3 skyactive sport that has 74,000km. The car makes a weird creaking sound when I accelerate, brake or start the car and it sounds like its coming from the driver side. It only happens when its cold outside and it lasts for maybe 10 minutes, after that it never comes back and only starts again once I let the car sit all night outside and start it up again.

I've brought it to the Mazda dealership and they couldn't find anything wrong. I also brought it to a second shop and they also couldn't find anything wrong.

I don't have any audio of it right now, but I will get some tomorrow or day after.

Your help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
 
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Thanks for the replies.

I had the car checked out again by a different mechanic. He checked suspension, heat shield, mounts in the engine, sway bar etc, he found nothing.

Im at a loss at this point. That’s 3 mechanics that don’t know why it’s making this loud creaking ticking noise. It’s only happening when it’s colder outside, and for about 5-10 minutes depending on how cold it is. The colder it is the louder is it and the longer it lasts.
 
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