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November 14, 2023 Service bulletin

Chirp noise (stick-slip noise) from the automatic transaxle (AT) when shifting from 3 to 4 while driving

Mazda technical service bulletin 05-005-23a for 2019-2024 Mazda MAZDA3, 2017-2024 Mazda CX-5 and 2018-2021 Mazda MAZDA6 and others.

Bulletin number
05-005-23a
Component
Power train
Summary
Some vehicles may exhibit a chirp noise (stick-slip noise) from the automatic transaxle (AT) when shifting from 3 to 4 while driving. This may be caused by the automatic transaxle fluid (ATF) being contaminated by iron powder due to excessive wearing of the lock up clutch in the torque converter.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 174 complaints in the transmission category.

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