# 2011 Mazda 3 problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 29, 2011, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-mazda-3-problem/66685 "2011-07-29T12:47:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mazdaowner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mazdaowner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mazdaowner)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-mazda-3-problem/66685/1 "2011-07-29T12:47:53Z")
I got a brand new 2011 Mazda 3 i Sport 4 door sedan in May and it’s been great so far. Lately though, I have started to hear a sound coming from the back left hand side of the car. It really closely resembles the sound of tapping one’s finger on a countertop. When I’m stopped, there’s no noise but when I go I can hear it. As I go faster it goes faster as well and when I slow down it slows down. Does anyone have any idea at all what is going on? Thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-mazda-3-problem/66685/2 "2011-07-29T12:52:32Z")
**_Mr. Obvious, Here. Have You Checked The Tire At That Location To See If There’s A Stone Or Something Stuck In The Tread ?_** CSA ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-mazda-3-problem/66685/3 "2011-07-31T03:46:09Z")
maybe not the tread but the brake dust shield. Wiggle the shield a little bit then drive it around a parking lot to see if that clears it up