problems need fixin??

[shmed]

well to start my speed's headlights go bright and then dim for a second continuously. whether or not the driving lights are on, went to the dealer they say its normal all mazda's do it? this is driving me crazy.. anyone ??

then the rear clunking noise its only heard on rough surface etc, dealer says normal again?? once again its driven me nuts,,,

and the alarm hell if ya walk to loudly by it it goes off,

i have 3000 kms so far and i cant take another with all this happening, HELP!!! lol
anyone?

[cruisinblackp5]

you should be able to adjust the shock sensor on the alarm, the rest is normal for your car, not sure if there is a fix for the clunk yet and the dimming thing I think happens to everyone.

[macklum]

Have the dealer plug the car into the dianostic computer a nd check the altenator . I had the same problem . It turned out that when there was a load on my alt it would put out enough voltage . They replace the alt and no more problem ,that was 70,000 Kms ago .I now have 74000Kms on my 2001 LX

[thekid]

Fortunately I have only noticed one of these problems, mind you I only have 450kms on my car, it was the sensitive Alarm. Yesterday a guy who parked beside me slammed his own door, and my alarm went off. It's a good thing I can see my car from my desk at work, and I could just turn it off.

As for the clunk in the rear, by reading this other thread, it sounds like they've come out with a fix: Possible Clunk Fix (http://msg.toprotege.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=14;t=7629), scroll down to the last post.

I haven't had any headlight problems..... yet! Knock on wood!

[Protege5girl]

What dealership???

Those problems are NOT normal.

[03bluP5]

Like really? Are we talking specifically about the Mazdaspeed Protege here?
I'm on my third P5 - none of them have had problems with dimming headlights or clunking in the rear end. I even had/have aftermarket stereo equipment, alarms, and remote starters. Doesn't seem like a new car should be doing this to me.
Do you have loose spare tire tools in the hatch area, or did you disconnect the rear middle seatbelt like I did and the retractable part is hanging below the parcel shelf? Mine knocks around a bit from time to time but that's expected.

Good luck, Mark

[cruisinblackp5]

The clunk is famous in the mazda speeds and I believe in some Mp3s as well. I have had dimming headlights since I bought the car. A lot of people have had the same problem. Maybe an upgraded set of ground wires would help.