[sg11]

In the morning, when I first start letting out the clutch to go in reverse I get this kinda howling sound for about a second or two. When I am backing up its on a slight incline. Seems to be only in reverse. Anyone have this problem?

 

[bananaboat]

Nope but I only have 6500 miles. I haven't had a clutch with issues in several years but that does sound like the release bearing. Definitely take it in.

 

[belkin]

defiantly sounds like the mazda2 transmission clutch release bearing is defective, your still covered under warranty, aren't you?

 

[sg11]

Yea, haven't even had the first oil change yet. It sounds alot like my friend's Evo right after he upgraded the clutch. I never did understand why it made a howling noise all the time when he would start off in first gear.

 

[MazdaSpeed]

Yea, haven't even had the first oil change yet. It sounds alot like my friend's Evo right after he upgraded the clutch. I never did understand why it made a howling noise all the time when he would start off in first gear.

I hope you didn't skip the first oil change on your mazda2 dude!

have you had a chance to step into the Mazda dealership to see what they can do about it since you still have warranty.

sometimes dealerships take a while to resolve an issue, you'll want to jump on this one asap before it gets worse.