2016 Mazda MX-5 Technical Service Bulletins

522 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2016 Mazda MX-5. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10186245Dec 7, 2016Equipment, Transmission and drivetrain. Grinding or unusual noise from manual transmission when driving in 2nd and or 3rd gear
• 10185837Nov 3, 2016Air bags. TAKATA recalls for Air bag
• 10185835Nov 3, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. Multi-Model - Clutch Slippage or Smell after Clutch Disc Replacement
• 10185834Nov 3, 2016Equipment. Mulri-Model (Equipped with Mazda connect) - DTC U0323/U0423/U3000 Cannot be deleted (Update)
• 10185826Oct 28, 2016Equipment, Transmission and drivetrain, Back-over prevention (rear camera). Unusual noise from manual transmission when when driving in 2nd and or 3rd gear.
• 10185832Oct 21, 2016Body and structure. Convertible top tension band(s) detached from header panel and hanging down
• 10092584Aug 26, 2016Engine. There is a concern that some water pumps are being replaced that are not faulty, due to signs of a very small coolant leak from the bleed hole. This service bulletin is to inform you about the water pump sealing mecha-nism and the criteria if replacement is necessary or not.
• 10092566Aug 26, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. In support of the new mazda mx-5 and cx-3, mazda will make available for loan on a “as-needed” basis, a spe-cial service tool (sst) to allow for the radar aiming of the blind spot monitoring (bsm) system. The (bsm) radar aiming is performed whenever the (bsm) control module, the (bsm) bracket or the rear bumper is replaced. The tool is available for loan on mazda e-store.
• 10092535Aug 23, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. Some vehicles may exhibit a creak noise from around the rear differential when the clutch is engaged quickly or the vehicle accelerates/decelerates rapidly. This is caused by a stick-slip noise occurring at the contact surface between the power plant frame (ppf) (a) and the rear differential. To eliminate this concern, the tightening torque of the stud bolts and nuts has been increased.
• 10186320Aug 22, 2016Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Windshield washer fluid change - Factory filled windshield washer fluid has been changed to an ethanol type (yellow color) instead of athe conventional methanol type (blue color). This change is for European compliance Mazda has decided to make the change for all markets.
• 10084957Aug 16, 2016Equipment. Bsm system vehicle detection has changed. Although the overall function is the same as previous vehicles, vehicle detection is different. For detailed bsm system information, refer to service highlights.
• 10092531Aug 15, 2016Seat belts. Some vehicles may experience a seat belt that retracts slowly. This is caused by the seat belt, seat belt guide and seat belt anchor (a) accumulating dust and dirt from hands and/or from the outside when driving with the top down. An increase in friction makes the seat belt retraction difficult. Keeping the seat belts clean will prevent this from happening.
• 10084949Aug 10, 2016Equipment. When installing a navigation sd card, confirm that the card is unlocked. Also, mazda does not recommend swapping navigation system sd cards from one vehicle to another for testing. If swapped, the sd card that is installed into the other vehicle becomes “linked” to the vin of that vehicle.
• 10091610Jul 22, 2016Body and structure. When removing parts from a vehicle, take caution of this symbol "r". Failing to replace the non-reusable part may cause a system failure.
• 10090763Jul 22, 2016Body and structure. When removing parts from a vehicle, take caution of this symbol "r". Failing to replace the non-reusable part may cause a system failure.
• 10085445Jul 20, 2016Suspension. Some vehicles may exhibit a clunking noise from the rear suspensions when driving over road slopes or bumps. This concern may be caused by the top two windings of the rear shock absorber coil spring (a) interfering with one another and causing a stick-slip noise.to correct the concern, a resin protector (a) has been installed onto the coil spring.
• 10091864Jul 14, 2016Body and structure, Seats. Some vehicles may exhibit scratches (a) on the rear of the seat back bar garnish (b) from contact with the con-vertible top (c). Due to assembly variations, the clearance between the seat back bar garnish and the convertible top is too small on some vehicles.to correct the concern, the link stopper of convertible top has been changed to adjust the opening angle and folding position of the convertible top.
• 10085442Jul 14, 2016Seats. Some vehicles may exhibit scratches (a) on the rear of the seat back bar garnish (b) from contact with the con-vertible top (c). Due to assembly variations, the clearance between the seat back bar garnish and the convertible top is too small on some vehicles.to correct the concern, the link stopper of convertible top has been changed to adjust the opening angle and folding position of the convertible top.
• 10085383Jul 8, 2016Electrical system. Ids update 101.00 and 101.02 is now available on ms3 under the "ids/infotainment" tab.
• 10091809Jul 7, 2016Transmission and drivetrain, Engine. Some vehicles may experience the check engine light and automatic transaxle warning light on with one or more of these dtcs stored in the tcm memory (p0842, p0847, p0872, p0877, p0780, p1738).•p0842:00 - oil pressure switch no. 1 (oil pressure switch b) stuck on•p0847:00 - oil pressure switch no. 2 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on•p0872:00 - oil pressure switch no. 3 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on•p0877:00 - oil…
• 10085422Jul 7, 2016Engine. Some vehicles may experience the check engine light and automatic transaxle warning light on with one or more of these dtcs stored in the tcm memory (p0842, p0847, p0872, p0877, p0780, p1738).•p0842:00 - oil pressure switch no. 1 (oil pressure switch b) stuck on•p0847:00 - oil pressure switch no. 2 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on•p0872:00 - oil pressure switch no. 3 (oil pressure switch a) stuck on•p0877:00 - oil…
• 10085418Jul 5, 2016Electrical system. Some vehicles may experience the symptoms mentioned below, which can be fixed with the latest software update (version 55.00.760 or later).•some street names in canada are not displayed.•navigation does not allow to set certain cities as destination.•navigation does not announce voice guidance for street names.•navigation turns to a black screen remaining the task bar.•turn -by-turn navigation guidance does not…
• 10105886Jun 26, 2016Equipment. When dealing with customer complaints of excessive condensation and/or water within the headlamp unit, first determine if all the bulb sockets are resent and correctly installed. In most cases you will find that the bulb seal no. 1 (a) or hid bulb seal no. 1 (b) and bulb seal no.
• 10092724Jun 24, 2016Engine. If an engine assembly is replaced after a catastrophic internal mechanical failure, clean the intake manifold internally before installing a replacement engine assembly. If the intake manifold is not cleaned properly, the replacement engine may fail prematurely.metallic debris from the old engine (with catastrophic internal mechanical failure) may rest inside the intake manifold.
• 10092719Jun 24, 2016Brakes. In certain conditions, smart city brake support (scbs) may operate unintentionally. The owner's manual provides 7 examples: objects on the road at the entrance to a curve.vehicles passing in the opposite lane while making a curve.metal objects, bumps, or protruding objects on the road.when passing through a toll gate.when passing under a vinyl curtain or flag.plastic objects such as pylons.two-wheeled vehicles…
• 10085289Jun 24, 2016Engine. If an engine assembly is replaced after a catastrophic internal mechanical failure, clean the intake manifold internally before installing a replacement engine assembly. If the intake manifold is not cleaned properly, the replacement engine may fail prematurely.metallic debris from the old engine (with catastrophic internal mechanical failure) may rest inside the intake manifold.
• 10092921Jun 22, 2016Seats. At pdi or when new vehicle is delivered, some customers may complain about wrinkles on the leather seat cushion and/or seat back surface.customers having this concern should have their vehicle repaired by a qualified upholstery repair specialist using the following repair procedure.this service bulletin is only for sublet repair. A qualified upholstery repair specialist is required for this repair procedure. Please…
• 10092065Jun 22, 2016Seats. At pdi or when new vehicle is delivered, some customers may complain about wrinkles on the leather seat cushion and/or seat back surface.customers having this concern should have their vehicle repaired by a qualified upholstery repair specialist using the following repair procedure.this service bulletin is only for sublet repair. A qualified upholstery repair specialist is required for this repair procedure. Please…
• 10091625Jun 6, 2016Electrical system. Some vehicles may have dtc c1001:92 stored in memory. Dtc c1001:92 sets as a past record for low visibility of the forward sensing camera (fsc). It does not mean there is an actual fsc defect. In some cases the customer may have a concern with the lane departure warning system (ldws) and/or high beam control system (hbc). In other cases this dtc might be found without a related customer concern.
• 10093421May 31, 2016Body and structure. Some vehicles may exhibit four wear marks on the outer surface of the soft top on the left and right sides in the same locations. There is no damage on the inner surface. The marks are located upward of the door glass rear edge and around the edge of the soft top stitch. Each mark is caused from contact with the convertible top frame when the top is opened and closed.
• 10093418May 27, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. Some customers may report that when using their iphone with bluetooth audio that they cannot select a new song or a different song will play.if the customer selects a different song, most of the time it will continue playing the current song.if the customer should select the current song again, it may start playing a different song.
• 10092322May 27, 2016Engine. Workshop manual evap system leak inspection using the m-mds has been discontinued for some models. Instead, the workshop manual evap system leak inspection using evap leak tester will be used to troubleshoot evap system leaks.
• 10093288May 10, 2016Equipment. Some vehicles may exhibit bluetooth® hands-free and/or text messaging related concerns. To improve the handling of bluetooth® hands-free and/or text messaging customer concerns, mazda cre-ated a special service and parts exchange program as of february 2010.customers experiencing related concerns should have their vehicle and/or device inspected according to the following procedure.
• 10092237May 4, 2016Engine. The 2016 cx-9 with the skyactiv®-g 2.5t engine requires a unique oil filter (py8w-14-302) which is not interchangeable with other skyactiv® oil filters. The unique oil filter can be identified with two white bands as shown below.
• 10093265May 3, 2016Electrical system. All mazda connect vehicles in new car inventory must be updated to this software version listed below in this tsb as part of the new car ready step 3 process.
• 10093204Apr 29, 2016Seat belts. Some customers may complain that the seat belt comes out of the seat belt guide when the seat belt retracts as shown because the shape of the seat belt guide is inadequate.to correct the problem, the shape of the seat belt guide has been changed.
• 10086522Apr 29, 2016Electrical system. If you encounter a vehicle with dtc p0137 (circuit low input), check the rear harness at the red circled area in the following diagram. If an aftermarket alarm system is installed, the rear harness might have received damage from electro-tap connectors (a) or to the protector tube (b). This damage is not covered under warranty.
• 10092421Apr 28, 2016Electrical system. When reprogramming a control module, always use the gr-8 battery management system power supply mode. If not used, the control module reprogramming may fail due to a weak vehicle battery.the gr-8 battery management system power supply mode prevents the vehicle battery from being discharged. This allows the ids to reprogram a control module without interference from a weak or undercharged vehicle battery.
• 10092413Apr 28, 2016Exterior lighting. Some customers may complain about improper operation of the auto-dimming mirror. This may be caused by an obstruction of the front and/or rear light sensor(s) (e.g. Hanging a parking permit from the mirror). Use a soft cloth with mild detergent to clean the mirror. Harsh detergent may damage the front and/or rear light sensor(s).
• 10093185Apr 26, 2016Seats, Body and structure. Some vehicles may exhibit scratches (a) on the rear of the seat back bar garnish (b) from contact with the con-vertible top (c).due to assembly variations, the clearance between the seat back bar garnish and the convertible top is too small on some vehicles.
• 10086506Apr 21, 2016Electrical system. If a customer has a vehicle communication related error on their app, perform the following: disconnect the battery or unplug the module for at least 10 seconds.reconnect the battery, wait 60 seconds and then have the customer try the app again.if the vehicle starts, order module 0000-8f-z80a.note: there is a limited supply of the module at this time, therefore only use this part for this specific condition.due to…
• 10093145Apr 19, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. Some vehicles may experience the symptoms mentioned below, which can be fixed with the latest software update (version 56.00.760 or later).•some street names in canada are not displayed.•navigation does not allow to set certain cities as destination.•navigation does not announce voice guidance for street names.•navigation turns to a black screen remaining the task bar.•turn -by-turn navigation guidance does not…
• 10093144Apr 15, 2016Body and structure, Equipment. Some vehicles may exhibit the inner cloth (a) falling down at the rear end causing a poor appearance and obstructing the view of the back window.this is caused by the j-hook binding holding the inner cloth coming loose during the opening/closing of the con-vertible top, from vibration during driving or from high ambient temperatures.this is caused by the j-hook binding holding the inner cloth coming loose during…
• 10086463Apr 13, 2016Electrical system. Over the past two weeks, an increasing number of iphone se early adopters have reported audio issues with bluetooth phone calls when the smartphone is paired with a vehicle or wireless headset. The issue extends to gps voice navigation for some, but streaming music over bluetooth appears to be unaffected. Specifically, dozens of users in the apple support communities and macrumors discussion forums claim to be…
• 10093134Apr 7, 2016Body and structure. Some vehicles may exhibit a squeak noise when the door glass moves up and/or down. This concern happens especially when the door glass is wet with moisture or after a car wash.this is caused by stick-slip noise occurring at the contact surfaces between the door glass and the weather strip. With repeated moving up and down, the anti-noise paint on the weather strip peels off. To prevent the stick-slip noise, a high…
• 10086424Apr 1, 2016Electrical system. Mazda connect software version 55.00.760 is now available on ms3. Use this version for all mazda connect updates, including open ssp98 vehicles. If ssp98 is closed, use tsb 09-024/16 to repair the vehicles.click on "ids/infotainment", then "mazda connect updates" to download it. Update your usb drives according to the instructions in tsb 09-024/16.also make sure to select "all files" for "save as type:".
• 10213456Mar 31, 2016Body and structure. Mazda Technical Service Bulletins March 2016 Some vehicles may exhibit the inner cloth (A) falling down at the rear end causing a poor appearance and obstructing the view of the back window.
• 10185957Mar 31, 2016Equipment, Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Some vehicles may experience one of the following 2 symptoms, even though the windshield is clear. Under certain driving conditions, the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) may detect a dirty windshield (not clear). NOTE FOR CUSTOMER: The FSC may not work properly under the conditions: The windshield is not clear. The FSC lens is not clear. Driving in heavy rain, dense fog or snow, or into the sun. Driving on a road with…
• 10185955Mar 31, 2016Body and structure. Some vehicles may exhibit the inner cloth (A) falling down at the rear end causing a poor appearance and obstructing the view of the back window. This is caused by the J-hook binding holding the inner cloth coming loose during the opening/closing of the convertible top, from vibration during driving or from high ambient temperatures.
• 10101105Mar 31, 2016Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Equipment. Some vehicles may experience one of the following 2 symptoms, even though the windshield is clear. Under certain driving conditions, the forward sensing camera (fsc) may detect a dirty windshield (not clear).ote for customer: the fsc may not work properly under the conditions:•the windshield is not clear. •the fsc lens is not clear. •driving in heavy rain, dense fog or snow, or into the sun. •driving on a road with…

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