# Loud thudding from rear of my 2001 Mazda Miata MX-5 **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** miatamx-5, mazda\ **Created:** [January 12, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-thudding-from-rear-of-my-2001-mazda-miata-mx-5/156354 "2020-01-12T01:07:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jameskroger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@jameskroger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jameskroger)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-thudding-from-rear-of-my-2001-mazda-miata-mx-5/156354/1 "2020-01-12T01:07:03Z")
there’s a loud thudding sound coming from the rear right wheel at high speeds on my miata. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-thudding-from-rear-of-my-2001-mazda-miata-mx-5/156354/2 "2020-01-12T13:44:03Z")
Inspect rear suspension components. ---
**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-thudding-from-rear-of-my-2001-mazda-miata-mx-5/156354/3 "2020-01-13T16:57:35Z")
Rotate the tires and see if the thumping moves. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-thudding-from-rear-of-my-2001-mazda-miata-mx-5/156354/4 "2020-01-13T17:13:07Z")
Let him out and quit kidnapping people? 😉 or do what the other two said. ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-thudding-from-rear-of-my-2001-mazda-miata-mx-5/156354/5 "2020-01-13T22:32:41Z")
If it never changes pitch then suspect a bad wheel bearing.I had many of them go bad over the years on my old miata. Sold the car a long time ago ---
**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-thudding-from-rear-of-my-2001-mazda-miata-mx-5/156354/7 "2020-01-14T04:27:17Z")
Check the lug nuts, right now. Now this weekend, now! ---
**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:** [January 14, 2020, 4:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-thudding-from-rear-of-my-2001-mazda-miata-mx-5/156354/8 "2020-01-14T04:37:40Z")
My guess is some sort of tire problem. OP could inspect for unusual tread pattern developing. Swapping the suspect tire to another location to see if the noise follows would likely provide some concrete clues. Since the tire has to be jacked up anyway, that’s a good time to manually rotate the wheel, checking for weird wheel bearing noises. Likewise a good time to check for bearing axial play. ---
**Author:** ![jameskroger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@jameskroger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jameskroger)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-thudding-from-rear-of-my-2001-mazda-miata-mx-5/156354/9 "2020-01-14T19:19:23Z")
I went to see the dealership about it; said it’s the rear brake rotors making that noise. I suspect the rear differential because at high speeds especially on cruise control when I let off the accelator, I hear a loud popping noise? ---
**Author:** ![jameskroger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@jameskroger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jameskroger)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-thudding-from-rear-of-my-2001-mazda-miata-mx-5/156354/10 "2020-01-14T19:20:45Z")
Rotate them again? ---
**Author:** ![jameskroger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@jameskroger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jameskroger)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-thudding-from-rear-of-my-2001-mazda-miata-mx-5/156354/12 "2020-01-14T19:23:36Z")
i trust the mechanic torqued them down properly! i’ll call you when i lose control of the vehicle as result of the tire coming off! ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-thudding-from-rear-of-my-2001-mazda-miata-mx-5/156354/13 "2020-01-14T19:33:54Z")
qID 'oH. Pe’vIl mu’qaDmey, p’takh. ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-thudding-from-rear-of-my-2001-mazda-miata-mx-5/156354/14 "2020-01-14T21:14:44Z")
I’m working on my Spanish. Is that loosely translated as “what the frick are you talking about”? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-thudding-from-rear-of-my-2001-mazda-miata-mx-5/156354/15 "2020-01-14T21:15:32Z")
No guesses from me on that one…🤓 ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-thudding-from-rear-of-my-2001-mazda-miata-mx-5/156354/16 "2020-01-14T22:25:53Z")
I figured if he was gonna disguise profanity by using a foreign language, I’d disguise an insult by using a far more obscure one. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-thudding-from-rear-of-my-2001-mazda-miata-mx-5/156354/17 "2020-01-15T00:03:13Z")
Pinche shadowfax. Lol