# Can you recognize the Odd sound this 2016 Mazda 6 makes?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-recognize-the-odd-sound-this-2016-mazda-6-makes/199765>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** noises, mazda\
**Created:** [April 6, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-recognize-the-odd-sound-this-2016-mazda-6-makes/199765 "2025-04-06T18:18:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![wjordan1987\_193339](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@wjordan1987\_193339](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wjordan1987_193339)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-recognize-the-odd-sound-this-2016-mazda-6-makes/199765/1 "2025-04-06T18:18:58Z")

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Can anyone recognize the odd sound this Mazda 6 makes? There’s no handle issues. Mostly occurs when its warm outside vs cold. The noises are random. Sometimes at startup, when slowing down or speeding up. Sometimes loud, sometimes low.

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/d/2/d2405216f8eb78519d03180f313f48448a022c33.jpeg "20250405 113841") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZHHKn1w-0c)

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-recognize-the-odd-sound-this-2016-mazda-6-makes/199765/3 "2025-04-06T22:35:54Z")

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That file seems to contain exactly 00:00 seconds of sound. (In other words, nothing).

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**Author:** ![wjordan1987\_193339](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@wjordan1987\_193339](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wjordan1987_193339)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 3:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-recognize-the-odd-sound-this-2016-mazda-6-makes/199765/4 "2025-04-07T03:56:11Z")

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As requested by another user, I uploaded it to youtube. Sorry about that.

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 4:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-recognize-the-odd-sound-this-2016-mazda-6-makes/199765/5 "2025-04-07T04:45:29Z")

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It’s not clear just what sound you’re asking about. Describe which aspect of the sound **S** in that incredibly short clip you’re talking about. Lots of sounds going on in there, so maybe fill in the blanks. “I’ve owned this car for [xx]years, and it recently [??] started making a [description here] kind of a noise that sounds like it’s coming from [??]”

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-recognize-the-odd-sound-this-2016-mazda-6-makes/199765/6 "2025-04-07T05:42:09Z")

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Sounds like a noisy drive belt, possibly contaminated with oil or belt dressing.

> [@wjordan1987\_193339](#):
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> There’s no handle issues.

You posted a video of a door handle, you need to raise the hood and look for the noise.