# 2006 MAZDA3 Sounds like a clown car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mazda3-sounds-like-a-clown-car/79436>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mazda\
**Created:** [May 21, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mazda3-sounds-like-a-clown-car/79436 "2013-05-21T04:23:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![lamazda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@lamazda](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lamazda)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mazda3-sounds-like-a-clown-car/79436/1 "2013-05-21T04:23:00Z")

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My front driver’s side tire squeaks like an old mattress when I drive, especially over any bumps or when turning. Could this be caused by a cracked wheel rim? I got new tires and had them rotated/balanced about 3 months ago. The squeaking started right before this so I asked the tire place to check it out, but they said they didn’t see anything. The squeaking has become increasingly more annoying since then. Note: I also got new struts about 6 mos ago and then drove my car across country. Since then I have driven quite a bit in the city which involves very bad pot holes.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mazda3-sounds-like-a-clown-car/79436/2 "2013-05-21T04:28:49Z")

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Do you hear this same squeak with the car parked in the driveway, engine off, and you press down on the bumper of the front/driver side?