Mazda CX-5 2012–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 05-004-14-2867B · NHTSA communication 10098147 · issued May 5, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2014
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some customers may complain of a whining noise from the automatic transaxle when driving at 10 mph and above. The noise: depends on the vehicle s speed only (the more speed, the more noise) occurs with all types of driving (acceleration, deceleration, steady speed) does not depend on rpm, gear, or atf temperature
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.