I had the car brought in for the tsb relating the spring protector and bump stops and that issue was resolved however that was a clunk over speed bumps this is a creaking sound like you would hear from an old trucks bushing and it is only when the undercarriage is wet. The brake sound is only heard inside the car and only from the pedal when it is first depressed maybe an inch.Try checking tire pressure. The fronts & rears should be equal. Crunchy brakes? Just needs rotor, caliper, pad cleaning. On speed bump impact noises, check if your front springs came w/ this white rubber spring protector. 1 on each side where the spring sits on the upper strutmount...
First post! Off center steering wheel, funky brake pedal, creaking.
So my 2015 has 2300 miles on the clock and since new (320 miles) the steering wheel has been off center to the right about 4 degrees. I've brought the car to the dealership twice to get the wheel centered and each time they tell me it's good to go and what do ya know it's exactly the same. They keep insisting that the car is aligned, to which I reply that the car doesn't have an alignment issue, the wheel just needs centered. So the car is in service now hopefully getting fixed. In addition to this I hear/feel a strange farting rubbing sound when I press the brake coming from the pedal. Third, when driving in the rain I hear a loud creaking when driving over speed bumps that sounds like control arm bushings. Anyone else have these issues on your brand new car?
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It is not difficult as outlined by the tsb for the steering issue. But the dealer is lazy and would rather collect the money from Mazda for the alignment and not actually perform any alignment. Of course it isn't the biggest deal in the world but a new car should look like a new car and not some ill-maintained pos from the 80s.
Update: got the car back after a week, the off center wheel was finally fixed and is where it should be. The creaky brake pedal was due to a faulty brake booster diaphragm and was replaced. The creaking over bumps was due to a tsb, lower control arm bushings. Car finally seems to be acting perfect!
Took me three tries. Just don't let them bully you. They kept telling me "it's aligned, it's the crown of the road, it's dog-tracking but it's good now" I told them this is a new car and I'm gonna keep bringing it back until it looks like one. Seemed to work. Good luck!
Try this, good luck!
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Weirdly enough. I traded my old 2015 lease in and rolled into a 2018 2.5 Touring MT hatch. Love the car, but sure enough, clunking from all 4 springs when hitting dips in the road or parking lot entrance bumps/speed bumps. The two front sound the loudest.
Will check for spring blocks, that would make sense considering I’m hearing it all around. Was just gonna wait until first oil change to bring it into the dealer. My tires were aired up pretty high as well I adjusted to 36 psi and that made a big difference for me also. Dunlop’s are still crap though. 
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