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2008 Mazda CX-9 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

172 owner complaints analyzed

5 distinct recall campaigns

101,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2008 model year. Data updated: . 127 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Suspension is the most frequently named component, appearing in 54 of 172 complaints (31.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior3922.7%
Transmission and shifting2011.6%
Steering behavior179.9%
Electrical and battery issues74.1%
Engine operation31.7%
Fuel system concerns10.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Suspension
54
Air Bags
27
Power Train
25
Service Brakes
23
Steering
18
Wheels
16
Electrical System
13
Unknown Or Other
11
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Suspension54
Air Bags27
Power Train25
Service Brakes23
Steering18
Wheels16
Electrical System13
Unknown Or Other11

Suspension: 54; Air Bags: 27; Power Train: 25; Service Brakes: 23; Steering: 18; Wheels: 16; Electrical System: 13; Unknown Or Other: 11

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
19
25,000 to 49,999
9
50,000 to 74,999
14
75,000 to 99,999
21
100,000 to 149,999
50
150,000 and above
14
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00019
25,000 to 49,9999
50,000 to 74,99914
75,000 to 99,99921
100,000 to 149,99950
150,000 and above14

Under 25,000: 19; 25,000 to 49,999: 9; 50,000 to 74,999: 14; 75,000 to 99,999: 21; 100,000 to 149,999: 50; 150,000 and above: 14

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (50). 45 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2008
3
2009
3
2010
7
2011
4
2012
8
2013
6
2014
9
2015
39
2016
27
2017
25
2018
11
2019
13
2020
6
2021
5
2022
3
2023
2
2024
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20083
20093
20107
20114
20128
20136
20149
201539
201627
201725
201811
201913
20206
20215
20223
20232
20241

2008: 3; 2009: 3; 2010: 7; 2011: 4; 2012: 8; 2013: 6; 2014: 9; 2015: 39; 2016: 27; 2017: 25; 2018: 11; 2019: 13; 2020: 6; 2021: 5; 2022: 3; 2023: 2; 2024: 1

Pattern summary

Suspension leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 39 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 20 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 17 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10314043 · 2010-02-25 (February 25, 2010)

THE ELECTRONIC SEAT POSITIONING CONTROL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT KEEPS ADJUSTING ON IT'S OWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IT JUST STARTED TODAY AND SEEMED TO DO IT AT ANY SPEED, TOO INCLUDE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. I ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME ACTION AFTER I HAD PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 23,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10314043 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10395204 · 2011-04-07 (April 7, 2011)

2008 CX-9 MAZDA WITH 25,644 MILES APPEARS TO HAVE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS RECALLED TOYOTAS IN THAT THE DRIVER'S CX-9 ORIGINAL RUBBER FLOOR MAT MOVES UP TOWARDS FRONT OF VEHICLE WITH USE & LODGES UNDER THE PLASTIC PANEL ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE FOOT WELL, (PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST). WHEN THE FLOOR MAT LODGES UNDER PLASTIC PANEL IN THIS MANNER, IT CAUSES BOTH THE TCS INDICATOR LIGHT AND THE TCS OFF LIGHT TO PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATE. TCS / BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM CEASES TO FUNCTION & CANNOT BE OVERRIDDEN WITH TCS ON/OFF BUTTON. VEHICLE I…

Owner-reported narrative. 18,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10395204 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10454468 · 2012-04-08 (April 8, 2012)

THERE HAVE BEEN A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS ON THE VEHICLE (TWO SETS OF BRAKES, TIEROD, ELECTRICAL OVERHAUL VACUUM HOSES...) THE MAJOR ISSUE HAS BEEN OIL LEAKING. THIS PAST SUMMER (2011) THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE DIAGNOSING THAT IT WAS THE REAR MAIN SEAL. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED (CAR WAS AT DEALER FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS.) THIS FALL (2011) OIL WAS STILL LEAKING. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS THE DEALER CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATE AND THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, CLAIMING IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON. THE DEALER …

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10454468 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10567965 · 2014-03-08 (March 8, 2014)

MY WIFE PULLED THE VEHICLE SHIFTING GEAR IN REVERSE WITH HER PURSE WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE BRAKES PEDAL. AFTER THE FACT, I DOUBLE AND TRIPLE CHECKED IT, AND THIS VEHICLE CAN SHIFT GEAR WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES PEDAL. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 122,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10567965 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10314124 · 2010-02-25 (February 25, 2010)

2007, 2008 & 2009 MAZDA CX9 HAS STEERING PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU DON'T HOLD IT TIGHTLY, THE CAR WILL VEER TO THE LEFT 80% OF THE TIME AND 20% TO THE RIGHT. THE CAR WILL NOT GO STRAIGHT AT ANY SPEEDS AND ON EVEN PAVEMENTS SUCH AS A CAR PARK. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10314124 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10315808 · 2010-03-02 (March 2, 2010)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX9. AFTER DRIVING 200 MILES THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CONTACT STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 22 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED TO THE LEFT 80% OF THE TIME WITHOUT HIM TOUCHING IT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AFTER INSPECTING IN, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. THE CONTACT DROVE A 2009 MODEL AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE IDENTICAL STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER H…

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Owner report 10583695 · 2014-04-19 (April 19, 2014)

2008 MAZDA CX9 SMART KEY, AFTER REPROGRAMMING ($350) NEW FOBS ($100 EACH) AND NUMEROUS BATTERY REPLACING THE SMART KEY STILL WILL NOT FUNCTION AS PROMISED, WIRELESSLY UNLOCKING, LOCKING AND STARTING THE VEHICLE. HERE IS ONLY ONE KEY HOLE ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH CASES HE OWNER/ DRIVER/ USER TO CONSTANTLY WALK AROUND THE VEHICLE TO LOCK/ UNLOCK AND/OR START THE CAR. IT ALSO GREATLY INCREASES THE RISK OF LOOSING THE ONLY HARD COPY OF THE KEY COSTING ANOTHER $350 IN PROGRAMMING AND CUTTING. *TR

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Owner report 10452771 · 2012-03-23 (March 23, 2012)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REMOTE KEY WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 36,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10452771 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10653804 · 2014-11-10 (November 10, 2014)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX9. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 142,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10653804 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11140819 · 2018-10-17 (October 17, 2018)

LETTER TO MAZDA OF AMERICA ENGINEERING 10/2/2018 SUBJECT: SHARED DESIGN FLAW OF 2008 CX-9 AND 2008 FORD EDGE STAMPED STEEL FUEL TANK (FORD HAS RECALLED THIS TANK) MAZDA ENGINEERING, I HAVE LOOKED AT TWO DESIGNS TO SECURE TANKS. 1) TANK IS BOLTED AND ONE WHERE THE TANK IS BOLTED DIRECTLY TO A FRAME THROUGH THE SEALING FLANGE. (CURRENT CASE WITH CX-9 AND FORD EDGE -2008) 2) TANK IS SECURED USING TRADITIONAL TANK STRAPS THE FORD EDGE TANK (THE SAME AS CX-9) WAS RECALLED IN CASE 1 BECAUSE THE BOLTED FLANGE IS PART OF THE TANK. AFTER REPE…

Owner-reported narrative. 150,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11140819 at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

172 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-02.

73.8%Usable mileage127 / 172 records
100.0%Valid incident date172 / 172 records
100.0%Valid filing date172 / 172 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates172 / 172 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Service Brakes
1728.8%
ODI 10512950 · 43,000 mi

2009 MAZDA CX-9 - ON 5/19/2013 THE BRAKES WERE FINE. THE MORNING OF THE 20TH MY WIFE RETURNED HOME FROM WORK, AND SAID SHE HEARD A HISSING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES. I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK LATER THAT DAY AND NOTICED THE HISSING SOUND. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT NORMAL AT FIRST THEN BEGAN TO GET HARD AND THE CAR COULD BARLEY STOP. *TR

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7345.1%
ODI 10471567 · 50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS A DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE ONCE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT…

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9757.1%
ODI 10487938 · 55,002 mi

POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. *TR

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13962.9%
ODI 10493756 · 15,049 mi

I HAD AN INCIDENT YESTERDAY RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. MY ACCELERATOR STUCK, MY ENGINE KEPT REVVING, AND I COULD NOT STOP. I KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT IT FELT AS IF EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. I REARENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME NO DAMAGE TO THEIR CAR AND ONLY MINOR TO MINE. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM MAZDA CORPORATE. *TR

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1623.5%
ODI 10595603 · 21,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 CX9 I NOTICED THE BRAKES REQUIRED EXTREME FORCE TO ENGAGE AND I HEARD A HISSING SOUND WHEN I ENGAGED MY BRAKES. SINCE I HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES ON MY 2010 MODEL, I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ARE CURRENTLY REPAIRING THE BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

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916.7%
ODI 10822425 · 11,000 mi

THIS IS A MAZDA CX9 2014 AWD. I NEEDED TO STOP QUICKLY ON A CITY STREET IN MODERATE TRAFFIC AT 3:00PM. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPR NORTH IN THE INSIDE LANE ON A DRY ROAD. I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN BUT, CONTINUED ON UNTIL IT IMPACTED WITH THE CAR IN FRONT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WERE NO PHYSICAL INJURIES TO DRIVERS OF EITHER INVOLVED VEHICLES. THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR IS ESTIMATED TO BE OVER $2000.00 DOLLARS. I HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN THIS CAR IN TO THE MAZDA DEALER HERE IN TEMECULA, CA LAST …

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38.6%
ODI 10851060 · 8,400 mi

WE HAVE 2015 MAZDA CX-9 WITH 8400 MILES THAT HAS A LEAK ON THE BREAK MASTER CYLINDER. WHICH THE DEALERSHIP WAS DENYING TO BE A LEAK BECAUSE THEY SAW AN OLD DRY DEBRIS ON TOP OF THE FLUID DEPOT. BUT HAVE IT CHECKED TO AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN HAVING A SHIMMY PROBLEM WHEN BRAKING FOR MOTHS AND THEY STILL CAN'T FIGURE AS TO WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR VEHICLE. ALL THEY ARE SAYING IS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THAT I AM SAYING. TO CUT THE LONG STORY SHORT WE BROUGHT OUR VEHICLE TO THEIR SERVICE AGAIN TO FIX THE BREAK FLUID LEAK…

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1110.5%
ODI 10954069 · 9,102 mi

ONE MILE FROM HOME THE SMART BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION & FRONT RADAR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WAS DISPLAYED. CAR WAS SHAKING AND ACTING AS IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ACTIVE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. CAR WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE. HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED. PULLED OVER TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. CAR WAS OKAY THE REMAINDER OF MY 20 MILE DRIVE.

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00.0%

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118.6%
ODI 11296784 · 35,000 mi

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN THE UPPER PARKING LOT AT WORK. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SO THAT I COULD STOP AND PARK BUT THE PEDAL WAS HARD AND HAD NO GIVE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD OVER A CURB AND PARTLY DOWN A SMALL SET OF STAIRS THAT GO FROM THE UPPER PARKING LOT TO THE LOWER PARKING LOT. THE CAR STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A METAL RAILING AND I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK.

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23.8%
ODI 11513294

I was driving down the street with my foot in the gas going about 35mph. No cars in front or behind me. All of the sudden my car brakes for no reason. It was a hard brake. My foot was on the gas pedal when this happened. Then a bunch of warnings displayed on my screen: forward smart city brake malfunction, front camera sensor system malfunction, brake override system malfunction and smart brake malfunction. My check engine light, traction control light and parking brake light also came on. This was extremely dangerous and could have caused an a…

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210.5%
ODI 11658142

I've had it repaired for over 30+ times. I'm tired of the car not being fixed. The last visit I was told maybe its the way I drive.

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410.3%
ODI 11397703 · 4,000 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL WITH MINIMAL SNOW ON THE GROUND, I TAPPED MY BRAKES ABOUT 7 TIMES BEFORE THEY LOCKED UP. I WENT TO TURN TO STAY ON THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T BUDGE CAUSING ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD, INTO AN EMBANKMENT. VEHICLE WAS GOING ABOUT 5-10MPH WHEN THIS OCCURED ON A CITY STREET.

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110.0%
ODI 11633972

My wife has a cold. She picked it up during several uncomfortable hours in the emergency room. Our driveway is on a bit of a slope. She stopped the car, put it in park (she thought), turned off the engine, and got out. Something in the dashboard compartment had blocked the shift lever and the car was actually in reverse. It started rolling backwards down the driveway. She grabbed it and tugged with all her might and actually succeeded in stopping it when it got to the street. She managed to prevent our car from rolling into our neighbor's paral…

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215.4%
ODI 11665696

I brought my vehicle in on 2/22/25 for a brake issue. I had to pump the brakes every time before I stopped to get the brake pedal to work. If I just hit the brakes the pedal would go almost to the floor. Greico Mazda has attempted 4 times to fix this issue with no success and has had my car in their shop for 4 months. I am now waiting for a Mazda rep to "fly in" to look at the car. They have replaced multiple parts on the car. I no longer feel safe driving this vehicle and have limited faith in Mazda to correct the problem.

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Engine
46.8%
ODI 10588295 · 73,687 mi

I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT LOOKING FOR A SPACE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF! RADIO WAS STILL ON. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR "GLIDING" TO THE PARKING SPOT AHEAD OF ME AND BRAKING. ONCE PARKED I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY ON OFF, TOOK IT OUT, RE-INSERTED THE KEY AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR RESPONDED NORMALLY. AS A TEST, I BACKED OUT OF THE STALL AND PARKED IN ANOTHER ONE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. 2 HOURS LATER THE CAR STARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. *TR

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1710.5%
ODI 10486728 · 38,409 mi

TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD AS I ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE AND AS LEFT TURNS WHERE MADE. THE TICKING NOISE WAS LOUDER WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD. MAZDA RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT FURTHER INSPECTION. WHEN I ASKED WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE MAZDA SAID SLUDGE WAS FOUND ON THE DIPSTICK. THEY BLAMED ME THE CONSUMER AND MAZDA WOULD NOT HONOR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH I PURCHASED THOUGH THEM AT THE TIME OF MY INITIAL PURCHASED OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

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158.8%
ODI 10658607 · 30,345 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 77, NORTH BOUND, AT 55MPH, OTHER MOTORISTS INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDERNEATH. THERE WERE NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNALS THAT CAME ON IT LIGHT UP AS A WARNING SIGN. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE PUT OUT THE FIRE AND THE CAR WAS TOWED. THE CAR IS QUITE NEW AND WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE. WELL MAINTAINED CAR. NO RECENT WORK OTHER THAN REGULAR OIL CHANGE. MAZDA DENIES ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. *TR

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2511.3%
ODI 10493756 · 15,049 mi

I HAD AN INCIDENT YESTERDAY RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. MY ACCELERATOR STUCK, MY ENGINE KEPT REVVING, AND I COULD NOT STOP. I KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT IT FELT AS IF EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. I REARENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME NO DAMAGE TO THEIR CAR AND ONLY MINOR TO MINE. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM MAZDA CORPORATE. *TR

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1725.0%
ODI 11151624 · 79,900 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT THE TIME ON A BUSY CITY STREET. WE NOTICED SOME NOISES WHICH WAS SOUNDING LIKE METAL CLANKING. THIS BECAME LOUDER IMMEDIATELY IN THE SPAN OF 5MINS AND THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR WENT OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS BECOMING UNRESPONSIVE TO BRAKES IN THE MIDDLE OF COMMUTE TRAFFIC. LUCKILY WE GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE SHOULDER WITHOUT ANY INJURIES TO ANYONE. UPON GETTING THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY A ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERNAL WATER PUMP (SUGGESTED AS A BAD DESIGN BY TH…

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1935.2%
ODI 10929876

I STARTED MY CAR AT HOME TO ALLOW IT TO WARM UP WHILE I GOT THE KIDS READY FOR SCHOOL. MY CARS STARTS WITH KEYFOB (NO KEY) ONCE WE WAS ALL READY WE LEFT HOME TO GO TO SCHOOL. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE MY CAR TO THE SCHOOL (WITHOUT THE KEYS, APPARENTLY I LEFT THEM ON THE TABLE AND FORGOT TO GRAB THEM) WE ARRIVED AT THE SCHOOL. I PARKED, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ENTERED THE BUILDING. WHEN I RETURNED TO LEAVE, I WAS UNABLE TO SINCE I DID NOT HAVE MY CAR KEYS. MY MAZDA CX9 WILL SHIFT INTO GEAR AND DRIVE WITHOUT THE FOB WITHIN PROXIMITY TO THE VE…

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1748.6%
ODI 10845656 · 7,800 mi

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2015 AND ABOUT 2 OR 3 MOTHS AFTER I NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE ROTOR HAD A DEEP SCRATCH ON IT. THEY FIXED IT BY SANDING THE ROTOR INSTED OF REPLACING THE ROTOR. NEXT TIME I BROUGHT WAS AN OIL LEAK ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE MOTOR ABOUT 4000MILES. THEY SAID THAT THE OIL FILTER IS LOOSED. SO ME AND MY WIFE WENT HOME HAVING SOME PIECEOF MIND THAT I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL DO THE RIGHT THING. BUT AT 7000 MILES I BROUGHT OUR VEHICLE FOR FIRST OIL CHANGE AND TOLD THEM THERES A SCREECHING SO…

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6662.9%
ODI 11057465 · 24,000 mi

IMMEDIATELY UPON MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A VERY FAST PACE WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. MY IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE, BUT IT DID NOT STOP. THE CAR SLAMMED INTO A PLANTER IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR MOVED SO QUICKLY THAT IT WAS LODGED INTO THE BUSHES AND HAD TO BE PULLED OUT BY A TOW TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THE SERVICE MANAGER'S IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS TO SCOFF AT THE IDEA THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN.…

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4370.5%
ODI 11444258

2017 Mazda CX 9 signature engine failure at 89,000 miles. July 2021 check engine light came on, this was three months prior to failure. Was told it was a known computer issue and was charged over $200 to fix. November 2021 car started running hot while driving down the road. Red thermostat came on while driving. Was able to get the vehicle to the Mazda dealer that has done routine service on the vehicle. Was told it needed a new engine. Called Mazda customer service and was told it is a known issue with the turbo charge engine. This is a saf…

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7659.4%
ODI 11232824 · 11,000 mi

I WAS WAITING IN A STATIONARY POSITION, AT A RED LIGHT, BEHIND SOME OTHER VEHICLES, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD AS IF SOMEONE HAD STEPPED HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL! I WAS STRUGGLING TO KEEP THE CAR STILL BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER, BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP THE CAR. I HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO STOP THE FORWARD THRUST OF THE VEHICLE.

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2343.4%
ODI 11428967 · 25,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Mazda CX-9. The contact stated while driving 15 mph, she heard an abnormal noise. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.

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526.3%
ODI 11307114 · 2,200 mi

THE MAZDA CX-9 UNCOMMANDED ENGINE ACCELERATION REPORTED HEREIN DID NOT RESULT IN ANY DAMAGE PRIMARILY BECAUSE IT COMMENCED SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER I BEGAN LIGHT BRAKING WHILE APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. MY IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WAS TO INCREASE BRAKE PRESSURE; THERE WAS NO NEED FOR ME TO MOVE MY LEG OTHER THAN PRESSING HARDER WITH MY FOOT. MY FOOT HAD BEEN OFF THE ACCELERATOR FOR MANY SECONDS WHILE ALLOWING THE CAR TO SLOWLY DECELERATE WHILE COASTING TOWARD TRAFFIC STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WITHIN TWO SECONDS OF COMMENCEMENT OF UNCOMMANDED ENGIN…

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2051.3%
ODI 11468396

I purchased this vehicle June 5 2021. The vehicle has approximately 9150 miles at this time. I changed the oil the first time at 3222 miles just because it was new and I wanted to have a starting point on oil changes. The car has an app you load on your cell phone for messages. The first time I received a massage that the engine was low of oil was around 6700 miles. I checked it and it was low with at the add oil mark with 3500 miles driven. I received a second message from the app stating the oil was low. Again, I checked the oil and it was to…

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Power Train
610.2%
ODI 10777903

WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I NOTED WITH THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE FRONT, WHEELS WHERE SQUEALING AND SKIRTING AS YOU TURN THE CORNER AT LOW SPEED, THEY SEEM TO WEAR QUICKLY AS WELL SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE (2012) AND HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED TWICE AND REALIGNED, ALSO THE FOLLOWING YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, WHEN IT SNOWED FREQUENTLY, THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANTLY AND SEEMED TO FEEL REALLY GRITTY WHILE PUMPING THE BREAKS IN THE SNOW, CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO BREAK EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS, THERE IS A RATTLING EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THAT BECAME ASSOCIA…

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2113.0%
ODI 10492189 · 98,000 mi

TELL US WHAT HAPPENED: TRANSFER CASE IS BAD. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT MAZDA HAS THIS ISSUE WITH CARS DIRECTLY FROM THE FACTORY. KNOWN ISSUES SHOULD BE RECALLED! I BRING MY VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BREAK DOWN WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR FOR A PROBLEM THAT MAZDA KNOWS MY CAR HAS! THE FAILURE IS SO WIDESPREAD THERE IS A NATION WIDE SHORTAGE. *TR

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2514.7%
ODI 10516060 · 36,300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE FUEL FUMES INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS CRACKED AND SEIZED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,300. UPDATED 07/30/13*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE. UPDATED 08/01/13

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188.1%
ODI 10546909 · 12,000 mi

INCIDENT -1 TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH DECELERATING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR STALLS OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL OF STEERING AND LITTLE ABILITY TO BRAKE. INCIDENT 2- MAKING RIGHT TURN (DECELERATING) CAR STALLS OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING AND LITTLE BRAKING CONTROL. INCIDENT 3- PULLED UP INTO DRIVEWAY ON SLOPE. PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT, CAR STALLED OUT LEAVING ME WITH VERY LITTLE ABILITY TO BRAKE. *TR

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57.4%
ODI 10552858 · 11,000 mi

PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW, WENT TO HAVE OIL CHANGE AND THERE WAS OIL UNDERNEATH. THE RIGHT PION SEAL WAS OUT. HAD CAR TOWED AND I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I FOUND OUT THE TRANSFER CASE IS OUT. PRIOR TO THIS I SMELLED SOMETHING LIKE BURNING OIL, BUT WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY THE UNDERCOATING THAT IS USED TO SHIP THESE CARS OVER THE OCEAN. *TR

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713.0%
ODI 11113446 · 29,500 mi

WE WERE ON A CITY ROAD UPHILL AND DRIVING TO A FRIENDS HOME. OUR MAZDA CX-9 GRAND TOURING MADE A RATTLING NOISE, RELEASED A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE, AND LOST ACCELERATION. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER AND A BY PASSER STOPPED HIS CAR ON OPPOSITE SHOULDER AND ANALYZED THE SITUATION AND SHOUTED MOVE YOUR FAMILY OUT AND MOVE FROM THE CAR SINCE ITS ON FIRE UNDERNEATH. WE IMMEDIATELY MOVED OUT AND BY PASSER CALLED 911. ALL THE TIME WHILE WE WAITED AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE CAR WAS DRIPPING FIRE.

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38.6%
ODI 11156928

THE TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY WOULD MAKE A CLUNK SOUND WHEN SHIFTING FROM N TO D. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT.

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98.6%
ODI 11029996 · 1,700 mi

THE PUSH BUTTON ON/OFF SWITCH DOES NOT PROTECT AGAINST TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF IF TRANSMISSION IS ACCIDENTALLY LEFT IN ANY POSITION OTHER THAN 'P'. FOR EXAMPLE ITS POSSIBLE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN 'R' AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. FOR A BUSY PARENT (TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC OF THIS VEHICLE), THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE WILL START ROLLING FORWARD OR BACKWARD (DEPENDING ON INCLINE/SLOPE AND R/D TRANSMISSION POSITION). THERE SHOULD BE A SAFEGUARD OR A BEEP/WARN SYSTEM TO PROTECT THE DRIVER/OCCUPANTS THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON AN …

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46.6%
ODI 11402740 · 33,500 mi

I BOUGHT A USED 2017 MAZDA CX-9 FROM WEST SHORE HONDA IN TAMPA IN JULY OF 2020. THEY SCREWED ME FINANCIALLY AND I'LL HANDLE THAT SEPARATELY. THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE THE FIRST FEW DAYS AFTER BUYING THE CAR. I'VE COMPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES VIA EMAIL AND PHONE. I'VE BEEN TRYING THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COUNTLESS TIMES. THEY KEEP STATING IT'S A TIRE ISSUE. TO THE POINT THEY HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES 3 TIMES. AFTER THE SECOND TIME I HAD ALREADY DECIDED IT'S NOT TIRES. THE CAR HAS A VERY ROUGH RIDE WHEN I'M MOTION. ONCE YOU GOT 80 IT WOBBLES…

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1310.2%
ODI 11488281

the cars engine makes loud rattling noise and slips gear. the vecicle jerks hard and feels as if transmission is slipping. car hesitates when i shift into gear, followed by a jerking and jolting into gear. my brakes are replaced frequently. mazda at 65643 miles on car found excess operating noise coming from engine coolant/water pump due to internal bearing failing. they replaced the water pump. software (pyd8-18881-f) replaced. the vehicle has 74000 miles and has same problem. when stopped at a traffic signal it lunges forward at times. and s…

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59.4%
ODI 11525329

The engine developed a sudden coolant leak on the rear of the engine. A warning comes up stating that the car could overheat and lose power. After a few minutes and no sign of the car overheating, the car loses power and slows down on its own. The car has not yet been seen by the dealer or a repair shop due to no appointments available. Mazda USA has issued a TSB stating the issue with the engine and they state that a design flaw causes the cylinder head to crack because of the external forces from the exhaust system over bumps. The failur…

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210.5%
ODI 11391114 · 14,000 mi

FUEL CAP LIGHT ON IN DEC 2020. OUR CAR MILEAGE ~14,000 MILES . WE BOUGHT BRAND NEW CX9 2020 IN AUGUST. DEALER INSPECTED IT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. DEALER REPROGRAMMED IT. A MONTH LATER JAN 1,2021, FUEL CAP LIGHT IS ON ON AGAIN. WE IGNORED IT THINKING IT IS ANOTHER PROGRAM ISSUE. CAR STARTED TO JERK AND VIBRATE AT STOP SIGN. WE BROUGHT TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY. DEALER SAID CHARCOAL BOX IS LEAKING. I THOUGHT CHARCOAL BOX SHOULD LAST A LIFE TIME. THEY SAID IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY: $680 LATER, THE JERKING/VIBRATING ISSUE IS FIXED. HOPEFULLY THAT…

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410.3%
ODI 11550295

I was in a parking lot and came to a stop and placed the car in reverse to back into a parking space. The back-up camera was on and I began to back into the parking space when the car suddenly lurched/jerked forward and accelerated on its own. The car jumped the parking lot median strip and I hit a tree head on. I had my seatbelt on and the airbag deployed. The car then reversed back off the median into the parking lot. I turned off the car. Insurance company will have it inspected. The vehicle is a total loss. I was injured with a large …

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110.0%
ODI 11499960

Concern is still present. The vehicle vibrates the entire chassis at highway speeds. Mazda states it’s normal but it may vibrate other components loose which could cause an accident. The issue is in the drivetrain

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00.0%

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Suspension
610.2%
ODI 10777770 · 65,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE, THE BALL JOINTS FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V451000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

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148.6%
ODI 10789292

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX-9 THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V451000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 1/20/16 LN *TR

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63.5%
ODI 10836657

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V451000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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94.1%
ODI 10778125

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V451000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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913.2%
ODI 10807180

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V451000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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59.3%
ODI 10908691

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V451000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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00.0%

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21.9%
ODI 11149815 · 49,000 mi

I WAS T-BONED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF MY MAZDA CX9 AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK ON MY MAZDA.OTHER VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID GO OFF.I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN OTHER CAR PLOWED INTO MINE.

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46.6%
ODI 11142972

HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE EVERY TIME I HIT AN UNEVEN PAVEMENT AND BUMP ON FRONT SUSPENSIONS. ALSO THERE IS A KNOCKICK SOUND COMING FROM BACK EVERYTIME I BREAK OR STARTS TO ACCELERATE FROM LONG STOP.

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10.8%
ODI 11583243

While I have not been involved in an accident yet, I have discovered an issue that is believed to be the same issue that other models are covered under a recall, yet for some reason my VIN is not included. The bulleting reference number is 02-001/20 that covers MAZDA 2016-2020 CX-9 models. I have a 2018 CX-9 touring that is exhibiting the exact action of the recall which is "creaking noise from front lower arm bushing/clunking noise from front shock absorber coil spring when driving over bumps". It is only getting worse as time goes on. I am co…

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35.7%
ODI 11277372 · 10,600 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE IN ORDER TO PARALLEL PARK THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT AXLE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TO BEND INWARDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GARDEN CITY MAZDA (LOCATED AT 209 NORTH FRANKLIN ST, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1/239794329. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,600.

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00.0%

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12.6%
ODI 11617410 · 68,811 mi

The contact owns a 2021 Mazda CX-9. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and turning, there was a popping sound coming from the front end of the vehicle. The front-end popping sound also occurred while driving over bumps in the roadway. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,811.

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00.0%

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17.7%
ODI 11767718

Structural bolt (p#: 9-YA01-1401-A) connecting the lower control arm assembly to subframe has rusted apart. The head of the bolt was found in my driveway, otherwise there would be no indication of this potentially catastrophic failure. Vehicle is only 3 years old, was a cpo purchase, and has just 55k miles. Underbody is clean of rust. This is 100% a defect. This is a safety issue. Old bolt will need to be extracted and replaced. Not confident in other bolts so will need to at least inspect those. Hopefully, I can update this will the repair…

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Air Bags
1627.1%
ODI 10825854

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V451000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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127.4%
ODI 10577445 · 15,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG OFF WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THERE WAS A FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT THAT WEIGHED LESS THAN ONE-HUNDRED POUNDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY WHENEVER THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 10/09/…

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2212.9%
ODI 10596163 · 11,265 mi

MY SON AGE 13, WEIGHS 105 POUNDS. WHEN HE SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG HAS BEEN DISABLED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE RECOMMENDED MINIMUM AGE AND WEIGHT FOR THE FRONT SEAT IS 12 YEARS AND 80LBS RESPECTIVELY. THE MAZDA DEALER, (JOHN KENNEDY FORD, 1403 RIDGE PIKE, CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428) RAN A CHECK OF THE CALIBRATION OF AIRBAG SENSORS." ALL OK, NO UPDATE NEEDED" - THEY GAVE ME A COPY OF SERVICE BULLETIN NO 08-001/13. THIS MENTIONS THAT THE ISSUE IS CAUSED BY MY SON SITT…

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2310.4%
ODI 10780908 · 17,804 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,804.

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811.8%
ODI 10550171 · 50 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEACTIVATED WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A PASSENGER OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 600.

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35.6%
ODI 10937908 · 23,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL ACCORDING TO YOUR AIRBAG RECALL LIST WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV/RS/TAKATA/TAKATALIST.HTML), THE 2014 MAZDA CX-9 IS PART OF THE TAKATA RECALL, HOWEVER WHEN YOU USE THE LOOK-UP TOOL, IT IS NOT LISTED AS UNDER RECALL (HTTPS://WWW.NHTSA.GOV/RECALLS). PLEASE CONFIRM WHETHER MY VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL. WHEN WILL MAZDA UPDATE THEIR INFO ON THIS AND BEGIN NOTIFICATIONS?

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25.7%
ODI 10701273 · 1,200 mi

WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CAR AT MINIMUM GOING 40MPH WHILE PROPELLED MY CAR INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE ENTIRE FRONT AND BACK ENDS OF MY CAR ARE SMASHED IN/HANGING ON AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AUTOBODY SHOP INDICATED THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF WITH THAT MUCH DAMAGE. *TR

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21.9%
ODI 11149815 · 49,000 mi

I WAS T-BONED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF MY MAZDA CX9 AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK ON MY MAZDA.OTHER VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID GO OFF.I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN OTHER CAR PLOWED INTO MINE.

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00.0%

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21.6%
ODI 11243501

TAKATA RECALL - WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH 3 OTHER CARS INVOLVED, ALL CARS WERE TOTALED AND ALL OF THE OTHER CARS' AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MINE AND I WAS INJURED AS A RESULT.

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00.0%

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15.3%
ODI 11747446 · 130,000 mi

The contact owned a 2020 Mazda CX-9. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, a second vehicle crashed head-on into the front of the vehicle. During the head-on crash, no air bags inside the vehicle deployed. The contact sustained a concussion and right eye injury and later received medical attention. A Police report was filed at the scene. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a local storage facility. No information was available concerning the second vehicle's occupants. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. Th…

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25.1%
ODI 11489125

REAR PASSENGER HANDLE AND HOOK ABOVE SEAT IN ROOF SPLINTERED INTO SHARP PROJECTILES FLYING THROUGH CABIN WHEN AIR BAG DEPLOPYED I SHOWED THE SHARP PIECES TO MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER THE POWER OF THE RIGHT CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT BROKE THE HANDLE TO PIECES AND IF ANYONE HAD BEEN IN THE BACK SEAT THEY COULD HAVE HAD AN EYE PUT OUT OR BEEN EMPLAILED BY THE SHARP PIECES

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00.0%

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17.7%
ODI 11517042

I was approaching Breezewood, Pa coming south on 70 into town from Hagerstown. Traffic comes to a stop awaiting a light that stops the highway traffic before allowing people to proceed through Breezewood and then continue on 70 out of town. I had plenty of warning as traffic slows first from 55 to 45, then to 35 before the light. As I applied pressure to the brakes the vehicle would not slow down. I released them once and reapplied and it felt as if they were doing nothing to slow me down. There were a lot of cars ahead of me and around me…

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Unknown Or Other
23.4%
ODI 10862356 · 137,000 mi

SUV WOULD GO OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY WHEN TRAVELING A HIGH SPEED. TOOK IT TO DEALER, THEY SAY THAT THEY FOUND OIL & WATER MIX IN THE ENGINE DUE TO WATER PUMP FAILURE, MULTIPLE SYMPTOMS WOULD OCCUR AS DUE TO THIS CONDITION. THIS ISSUE IS VERY SERIES, FIRST YOU GET NO INDICTION OF THE PROBLEM, NOT SURE WHY THE WATER PUMP FAILURE CAUSES WATER TO ENTER THE MOTOR AND MIX WITH OIL, IT MUST BE A MAZDA DESIGN PROBLEM, WHICH THEY SEEM TO KNOW ABOUT AND NEVER ISSUED A RECALL TO GET ALL THE CAR FIXED. IF YOU ARE DRIVING WITH YOUR FAM…

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53.1%
ODI 10811277 · 16,800 mi

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, SUNROOF EXPLODED. WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND APPROXIMATELY 18 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. DRIVER'S SIDE HEAT WAS ON AND SET AT 73 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. SUN SHADE AND SUNROOF WERE CLOSED. SUNROOF HAD NOT BEEN OPERATED IN A FEW MONTHS. NO EVIDENCE OF OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE. NO OTHER TRAFFIC WITHIN 150 FEET. EXAMINATION OF REMAINING GLASS INDICATED UPWARD BOW, INDICATING PRESSURE FROM INSIDE PUSHING OUT, IN MY OPINION. ROAD WE WERE ON AT TIME WAS A STATE ROAD IN A RURAL AREA AND WE WERE TRAVELLING IN A STRAIGHT LINE,…

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52.9%
ODI 10759279 · 42,300 mi

WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS A HISSING SOUND AND THE BRAKES WERE HARD TO PRESS. REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE I APPLIED TO THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT REACT AND IT TOOK THE VEHICLE LONGER TO SLOW DOWN EVEN AT VERY LOW SPEEDS (5-10 MPH) OR FASTER. THIS CAME ON SUDDENLY AND CAUSED ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THE MAZDA TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLES AND COMPLETED A DIAGNOSTICS OF THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER HAVE…

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62.7%
ODI 10715970 · 35,982 mi

I EXPERIENCED UNEXPLAINED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THERE WAS ONE CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND ONE BEHIND ME. FROM THE ONSET OF THE INCIDENT IT TOOK JUST A VERY FEW SECONDS, PROBABLY BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR, FOR THE ENGINE TO REV TO AN EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENINGS I COULD FEEL THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FORWARD FORCEFULLY WHILE I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES VERY HARD. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK. I TURNED THE IGNITION ON AGAIN…

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913.2%
ODI 10649900 · 23,000 mi

NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS FAUTY. SINCE PURCHASE NEW, NAVIGATION TRACKS FAULTY. MAZDA CAN NEVER FIX. I BROUGHT IT BACK MANY TIMES.

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916.7%
ODI 10920079 · 7,000 mi

I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 7,000 MILES AND SINCE THE BEGINNING THERE HAS BEEN A HUMMING NOISE EVERY TIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO EITHER SIDE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A PIECE OF PLASTIC STUCK TO THE CONTROL ARM. THE CAR CONTINUED MAKING THE NOISE ONLY AUDIBLE ON A QUIET NIGHT AND NOW THE CAR HAS 30,000 AND HUMMING IS MORE PRONOUNCED DAY AND NIGHT WITH ONLY SLIGHT TURN ANGLE. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS A LITTLE PLAY, FELT DURING TURNS. AND THE LAST ISSUE IS THE USB JUST STOPPED WORKING

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925.7%
ODI 10807974 · 1,000 mi

I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW ON SEPTEMBER 18,2015. HAVING THE CAR FOR 3 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 3 TIMES. I GOT HOME THE FIRST DAY AND THE BELT WAS NOT REGISTERING AND WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN I HAD IT ON. THE LAST 2 TIMES I CONTINUE TO HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE CAR. THE NOISE IS HEARD FROM UNDERNEATH AND IT HAS TO BE DRIVEN FOR SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MINUTES BEFORE THE NOISE GOES AWAY. I RECORDED THE NOISE ON NOVEMBER 28,2015 AND CALLED THE DEALER VERY UPSET BECAUSE ITS A PROBLEM THAT'S NOT BEING ADDRESSED AND FIXED. I DROPPED TH…

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65.7%
ODI 11029996 · 1,700 mi

THE PUSH BUTTON ON/OFF SWITCH DOES NOT PROTECT AGAINST TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF IF TRANSMISSION IS ACCIDENTALLY LEFT IN ANY POSITION OTHER THAN 'P'. FOR EXAMPLE ITS POSSIBLE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN 'R' AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. FOR A BUSY PARENT (TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC OF THIS VEHICLE), THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE WILL START ROLLING FORWARD OR BACKWARD (DEPENDING ON INCLINE/SLOPE AND R/D TRANSMISSION POSITION). THERE SHOULD BE A SAFEGUARD OR A BEEP/WARN SYSTEM TO PROTECT THE DRIVER/OCCUPANTS THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON AN …

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914.8%
ODI 11172860 · 40,069 mi

AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HR, WARNING MESSAGE FOR FRINT CAMERA AND AUTO BRAKE MALFUNCTION ILLUMINATED. POWER WAS DECREASED QUICKLY, NOT EVEN ENOUGH TINE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS DISABLED IN FAST LANE OF 4 LAND HIGHWAY. WHILE WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK, AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED BUT VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. CALLED MAZDA DEALER TO CANCEL TOW AND ADVISE I WOULD DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP. HEADED TO DEALERSHIP, ABOUT 45 MINUTES AWAY, CAR DID SAME THING, JUST CUT OUT LEAVING ME STRANDED…

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1914.8%
ODI 11053492 · 946 mi

I PURCHASED A NEW MAZDA CX-9 IN SEPT 2017 BECAUSE IT HAD THE HIGHLY TOUTED SMART CITY BRAKING SYSTEM FOR WHICH I PAID THOUSANDS EXTRA. I HAD HAD A PREVIOUS REAR END COLLISION AND WANTED TO BE SURE THIS SYSTEM WOULD AT LEAST WARN ME. I SET UP SOME CARDBOARD BOXES WRAPPED IN ALUMINUM FOIL. I SLOWLY (10 MPH) DROVE THE CAR INTO THEM WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE OR ACCELERATOR. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN OR WARN ME.(I TRIED SENDING A VIDEO TO YOU FROM MY IPHONE WHICH MAY NOT GO THROUGH) I MADE AN APPOINT TO REPAIR THIS OBVIOUS FACTORY DEFECT AND SIGN…

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1426.4%
ODI 11329069 · 15,000 mi

SOUL RED METALLIC PAINT EXCESSIVE CHIPPING. *TR

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315.8%
ODI 11521908

We were on the freeway and all of a sudden it stopped accelerating and the engine light, sensor light, and sensor warning came on. We could not accelerate, that became disabled and we had to pull over. My husband said our fluid levels were normal and he checked them all in the shoulder of the freeway. We turned the vehicle off then on again and all lights went away and we continued on. This is a safety hazard because the car would not accelerate while we were going 60 mph on the freeway. I quickly took a picture of the dash as this was happenin…

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615.4%
ODI 11489125

REAR PASSENGER HANDLE AND HOOK ABOVE SEAT IN ROOF SPLINTERED INTO SHARP PROJECTILES FLYING THROUGH CABIN WHEN AIR BAG DEPLOPYED I SHOWED THE SHARP PIECES TO MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER THE POWER OF THE RIGHT CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT BROKE THE HANDLE TO PIECES AND IF ANYONE HAD BEEN IN THE BACK SEAT THEY COULD HAVE HAD AN EYE PUT OUT OR BEEN EMPLAILED BY THE SHARP PIECES

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00.0%

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430.8%
ODI 11509017

This vehicle does not have a Traction Control Device switch to manually turn off. In snowing conditions and trying to ascend a grade, the TCD activates and eventually you become disabled in the roadway. I looked into the car manual and it does locate where the switch should be located, however my vehicle switch button is a blank button. I phoned my Dealership and reported the problem. They advised other vehicles in their lot did not have the switch as well. No other advice was explained. I reached out to Mazda Customer Car, and they advis…

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Electrical System
00.0%

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63.7%
ODI 10424849 · 7,000 mi

THE AUTOMATIC DIMMER SWITCHED TO LOW LIGHT SETTING IN BROAD DAYLIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON RESULTING IN A DARK INSTRUMENT PANEL. DRIVER HAD TO PULL ASIDE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY TO TRY TO RESTORE DAYTIME LIGHTING. THIS IS THE SAFETY ASPECT - LOSS OF PANEL INFORMATION WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN EMERGENCY PULL OFF AND A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. THE LIGHT SENSOR CONTROLLING BOTH THE PANEL AND THE DAY/NIGHT CAR LIGHTS WAS SET TO STANDARD - DEFAULT SETTING. IT APPEARS THAT THIS SETTING IS TOO HIGH. AFTER INSISTING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS FOUND THAT T…

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52.9%
ODI 10658607 · 30,345 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 77, NORTH BOUND, AT 55MPH, OTHER MOTORISTS INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDERNEATH. THERE WERE NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNALS THAT CAME ON IT LIGHT UP AS A WARNING SIGN. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE PUT OUT THE FIRE AND THE CAR WAS TOWED. THE CAR IS QUITE NEW AND WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE. WELL MAINTAINED CAR. NO RECENT WORK OTHER THAN REGULAR OIL CHANGE. MAZDA DENIES ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. *TR

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52.3%
ODI 10512984 · 900 mi

THIS NAVIGATION SYSTEM DOES NOT SPEAK THE STREET NAMES MAKING ME LOOK AT THE SCREEN FOR THE NAME OF THE STREET. VERY DANGEROUS. NO HELP FROM MAZDA. THE SYSTEM NEEDS AN UPGRADE. *TR

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11.5%
ODI 10505485 · 338 mi

THE VOICE ACTIVATED NAVIGATION FEATURE ON THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND BECOMES INOPERABLE WHEN STOPPING OR ACCELORATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE VOICE ACTIVATED FEATURE ONLY WORKS WHILE IN ONE LONG CONTINUOUS MOTION WHICH DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF THE HANDS-FREE VOICE ACTIVATED NAVIGATION AND MAKES USING THE SYSTEM DIFFICULT IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS. THIS CONCERN WAS VOICED TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND SALES STAFF WHO COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING THIS WAY AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX IT. NO REMEDY WAS AVAILAB…

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23.7%
ODI 10929876

I STARTED MY CAR AT HOME TO ALLOW IT TO WARM UP WHILE I GOT THE KIDS READY FOR SCHOOL. MY CARS STARTS WITH KEYFOB (NO KEY) ONCE WE WAS ALL READY WE LEFT HOME TO GO TO SCHOOL. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE MY CAR TO THE SCHOOL (WITHOUT THE KEYS, APPARENTLY I LEFT THEM ON THE TABLE AND FORGOT TO GRAB THEM) WE ARRIVED AT THE SCHOOL. I PARKED, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ENTERED THE BUILDING. WHEN I RETURNED TO LEAVE, I WAS UNABLE TO SINCE I DID NOT HAVE MY CAR KEYS. MY MAZDA CX9 WILL SHIFT INTO GEAR AND DRIVE WITHOUT THE FOB WITHIN PROXIMITY TO THE VE…

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12.9%
ODI 11289680 · 83,183 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE DRIVING 68-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, SMOKE WAS DETECTED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE, BATTERY, AND OIL WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP BLEW UP AND COOLANT ENTERED THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT CALLED HERITAGE MAZDA BEL AIR (1800 BELAIR RD, SUITE C, FALLSTON, MD 21047, [phone removed]) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. T…

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1413.3%
ODI 11057465 · 24,000 mi

IMMEDIATELY UPON MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A VERY FAST PACE WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. MY IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE, BUT IT DID NOT STOP. THE CAR SLAMMED INTO A PLANTER IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR MOVED SO QUICKLY THAT IT WAS LODGED INTO THE BUSHES AND HAD TO BE PULLED OUT BY A TOW TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THE SERVICE MANAGER'S IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS TO SCOFF AT THE IDEA THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN.…

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23.3%
ODI 11492830

The first sign of an issue was an oil pressure indicator on the dashboard, but upon inspection, the oil levels seemed completely normal. The dashboard light went away shortly after that. A day later, I was on my lunch break and parked my car in a garage for 45 minutes. On the drive there, I did not notice any issues and was able to operate the vehicle fine for the short distance that I drove. When I returned to my parked car, there was a large puddle of oil underneath. I immediately had a mechanic take a look at the car. The mechanic was able t…

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1511.7%
ODI 11142801 · 10,352 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CAR TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND I HAD NO CONTROL. THE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH ALL TYPES OF WARNINGS AND HEAT WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR.

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713.2%
ODI 11280204 · 100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT ENGAGE, THE LANE ASSIST DISENGAGED AND STEERED THE VEHICLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND A DITCH, AND THE LANE DEPARTURE FEATURE FAILED TO ALERT THE DRIVER WHEN A VEHICLE WAS IN THEIR BLIND SPOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BASS CARS AND TRUCKS (4032 WEST HOUSTON HARTE EXPRESS WAY, SAN ANGELO, TX 76901, [phone removed]) WHERE THE DEALER UPDATED THE COMPUTER; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE'S CAME…

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421.1%
ODI 11428575

The 2020 Mazda completely shut off following an exit from an expressway, turn under a bridge and slow down for a red light. The Mazda electrically shut off and coasted to a braked stop in the center lane of a 3 lane road. The entire electrical system went dead, no exterior lights, signals, instrument panel or radio. There was no warning, everything electrical just shut off. In a moving traffic situation the car could not maneuver or restart without being placed in PARK. (There is a history of Mazda CX 9's having a similar problem which sent t…

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00.0%

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110.0%
ODI 11583241

While driving on the highway, my car was struck by lightning. Please see attached PDF for details.

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17.7%
ODI 11661072

Starting [XXX], through [XXX], we began receiving multiple "Critical Vehicle Malfunction" alerts (46 alert messages)via the Mazda app, including "Parking Brake Malfunction" and "Electric Parking Brake Malfunction." During this time, the vehicle experienced delayed starts and eventually required a jump-start. We brought it to the dealership multiple times to show the messages, before our 3-year/36,000-mile B2B warranty expired, but the issues were dismissed until the battery was finally replaced. At just over 36,000 miles (currently 39,646), a n…

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Steering
23.4%
ODI 10485131 · 56,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VEER TO THE LEFT ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE SHORTLY BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

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42.5%
ODI 10569405 · 41,000 mi

THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH NO PRIOR INDICATIONS OR WARNINGS. ENGINE TURNS OFF AND STEERING WHEEL FREEZES AND LOCKS UP. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIME AND WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES WHO HAS INSPECTED IT AND EVEN KEPT IT AT THE SHOP DROVE IT FOR A NUMBER OF DAYS AND COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE MADE MAZDA USA AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THE POTENTIAL THREAT OF THIS VEHICLE (THEY GAVE US A CASE # 149456450) HOWEVER, SADLY THEIR ATTITUDE IS THAT IF THE PROBLEM CANT BE PINNED THEN IT DOES…

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42.4%
ODI 10758874 · 58,585 mi

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO BACK THE CAR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. AFTER MOVING THE CAR BACK AND FORTH AND SLIGHTLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE POWER ASSIST CAME BACK. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE A TURN WITHOUT THE POWER ASSIST. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS AND HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED OR WHEN I AM STOPPED AND TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. AS LONG AS I AM MOVING THE POWER ASSIST SEEMS TO WORK.

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73.2%
ODI 10546909 · 12,000 mi

INCIDENT -1 TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH DECELERATING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR STALLS OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL OF STEERING AND LITTLE ABILITY TO BRAKE. INCIDENT 2- MAKING RIGHT TURN (DECELERATING) CAR STALLS OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING AND LITTLE BRAKING CONTROL. INCIDENT 3- PULLED UP INTO DRIVEWAY ON SLOPE. PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT, CAR STALLED OUT LEAVING ME WITH VERY LITTLE ABILITY TO BRAKE. *TR

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00.0%

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35.6%
ODI 10920079 · 7,000 mi

I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 7,000 MILES AND SINCE THE BEGINNING THERE HAS BEEN A HUMMING NOISE EVERY TIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO EITHER SIDE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A PIECE OF PLASTIC STUCK TO THE CONTROL ARM. THE CAR CONTINUED MAKING THE NOISE ONLY AUDIBLE ON A QUIET NIGHT AND NOW THE CAR HAS 30,000 AND HUMMING IS MORE PRONOUNCED DAY AND NIGHT WITH ONLY SLIGHT TURN ANGLE. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS A LITTLE PLAY, FELT DURING TURNS. AND THE LAST ISSUE IS THE USB JUST STOPPED WORKING

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12.9%
ODI 10845656 · 7,800 mi

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2015 AND ABOUT 2 OR 3 MOTHS AFTER I NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE ROTOR HAD A DEEP SCRATCH ON IT. THEY FIXED IT BY SANDING THE ROTOR INSTED OF REPLACING THE ROTOR. NEXT TIME I BROUGHT WAS AN OIL LEAK ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE MOTOR ABOUT 4000MILES. THEY SAID THAT THE OIL FILTER IS LOOSED. SO ME AND MY WIFE WENT HOME HAVING SOME PIECEOF MIND THAT I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL DO THE RIGHT THING. BUT AT 7000 MILES I BROUGHT OUR VEHICLE FOR FIRST OIL CHANGE AND TOLD THEM THERES A SCREECHING SO…

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21.9%
ODI 11115498

VEHICLE MAKES A CRANKING NOISE WHEN STEERING AT A SLOW SPEED MEANING WHEN TURNING, REVERSING OR SLOWLY GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS IT MAKES A CRANKING NOISE ITS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE I DON'T KNOW IF THAT NORMAL HAS BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, IT WAS TAKEN IN DUE TO A RECENT RECALL COUPLE MONTHS AGO FOR THE REAR SAME ISSUES WITH A CRANKING NOISE, NOW IT'S THE FRONT.

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23.3%
ODI 11650724

I was driving the vehicle on the highway when the vehicle started to overheat, lights started blinking, the car was smoking, losing power and acceleration. This car has a recall on the cyclindwr head which when cracks causing the car to loose coolant and oil. If it cracks while you’re driving especially on the highway the car will immediately loose coolant and oil thus causing a very dangerous driving condition. There was no indicator prior to the failure that there was anything wrong with the car. No check engine lights, no coolant lights noth…

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32.3%
ODI 11192600 · 3,600 mi

THIS VEHICLE IS HAS BEEN ON LEASE FOR 1 YEAR AND HAS LESS THAN 4000 MILES ON IT. INITIALLY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THAT HAD BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT IT GAVE THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS: - KEYLESS ENTRY MALFUNCTION - CHARGING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION - VEHICLE OVERHEATING - BATTERY MALFUNCTION THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL I HELD THE START/STOP BUTTON IN FOR ROUGHLY 20SECS. THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER TOOK THE CAR AND TOLD US THE BATTERY HAD A LOW CHARGE, CHARGED IT AND RETURNED IT. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTIO…

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11.9%
ODI 11616793

My 2019 Mazda CX9 when you turn the steering wheel it makes a clicking noise. I brought car to a mechanic and was told there is a loose bolt in steering column. Mazda has a TSB bulletin on this issue TSB# 06-001/24 dated 01/23/2024. When I brought car to Palisades Mazda two other customers on line with me have the same issue. I looked on internet and found alot of people are having the same issue. Mazda is aware of this problem and it is a defect. Mazda is fixing this problem for cars under warranty but charging customers past warranty to repl…

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00.0%

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12.6%
ODI 11397703 · 4,000 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL WITH MINIMAL SNOW ON THE GROUND, I TAPPED MY BRAKES ABOUT 7 TIMES BEFORE THEY LOCKED UP. I WENT TO TURN TO STAY ON THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T BUDGE CAUSING ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD, INTO AN EMBANKMENT. VEHICLE WAS GOING ABOUT 5-10MPH WHEN THIS OCCURED ON A CITY STREET.

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110.0%
ODI 11763258

The issue is the steering colomn. There is a bolt that comes loose when driving on "irregular roads". my safety was at risk because if this bolt decided to come out i would not have control of the vehicle. I was told that the steering wheel would disconnect from the steering colomn or the steering wheel would completly detatch. The problem was confirmed and inspected by the Mazda dealership. No warning messages appeared on the dash, only notable symptom was an intense clunking sound coming from behind the steering wheel.

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215.4%
ODI 11559034 · 12,100 mi

The contact owns a 2023 Mazda CX-9. The contact stated while driving at 30 MPH, the steering wheel was seized and the brake pedal stiffened. The contact stated as a result of the failure, the vehicle crashed into a ditch and crashed into a tree. The contact stated that the air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that his wife was a passenger in the vehicle and was seated in the front passenger seat. There were no injuries sustained. The front driver's side of the vehicle was damaged during the crash. No police or fire report was filed. The …

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Suspension79,500–120,250 mi108,650 mi40
ODI 10275782 · 14,350 mi

MY 2008 MAZDA CX-9 HAS LEAKING STRUTS AND SHOCKS. THE CAR IS ONE YEAR OLD AND HAS A LITTLE OVER 14,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS SEEPAGE DUE TO BEING OVER FILLED AT THE FACTORY, BUT IF YOU WIPE OFF THE EXCESS FILM THE FLUID CONTINUES TO FORM. SEEPAGE OR LEAKAGE, DOESN'T MATTER IT SHOULDN'T DO EITHER ESPECIALLY ON THE FRONT OF A VEHICLE. THE BUSINESS WHERE I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED AND TIRES ROTATED HAVE CHECKED THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS STATING THE PROBLEM IS LEAKING NOT SEEPING. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CALLED THE MAZDA FIELD REPRESENTA…

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ODI 10321260 · 100 mi

FROM DAY 1 THE CAR HAS BEEN ROAD-CRAZY...YOU HAVE TO CONTINUALLY CORRECT TO LEFT AND RIGHT...DEALERSHIP SAYS FROM "CROWN IN THE ROAD"....HAVE HAD IT RE-ALIGNED NUMEROUS TIMES..HAS 25K NOW AND FRONT TIRES ARE NEARLY WORN OUT...HAS 20" WHEELS (WHICH THEY NO LONGER OFFER AS OPTION). *TR

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ODI 10546535 · 80,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. AS SOON AS I STOPPED I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY CAR JERKED FORWARD. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS JUTTING OUT AT AN ANGLE. I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR WHATSOEVER. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT MY BALL JOINT AND AXLE HAD BROKEN. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY IF WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FASTER OR ON THE FREEWAY--I'M VERY LUCKY MY PASSENGER AND I WERE NOT HURT. *TR

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Air Bags99,750–143,750 mi130,000 mi6
ODI 10464070 · 17,700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN A PASSENGER WAS NOT OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG AND COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE AIR BAG FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER CALLED THE DEALER FOR MORE INFORMATION. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE …

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ODI 11022318 · 140,000 mi

RECEIVED INITIAL RECALL NOTICE (0717A) OF THE POTENTIALLY FATAL TAKATA AIRBAG IN FEBRUARY 2017 AND INSTRUCTED NOT TO LET ANYONE RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR, AND WAS TOLD AIRBAG REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER, 2017 - OVER 6 MONTHS LATER - THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE, WE ARE STILL HAVING TO USE A POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECTIVE AUTOMOBILE BUT ONLY PART OF THE VEHICLE SINCE WE CANNOT USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, AND MAZDA HAS NOT OFFERED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. WE CANNOT EVEN SELL THE CA…

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ODI 11035357 · 120,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE JULY 2016 FOR REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS. I HAVE CALLED DEALERS AND NEVER RECEIVE A CALL BACK TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. THEY CLAIM THE BAGS ARE UNAVAILABLE.

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Power Train90,823–140,500 mi108,000 mi23
ODI 10235617 · 1,750 mi

DRIVE SHAFT FAILURE ON 2008 MAZDA CX9 1,750 MILES, DRIVE SHAFT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED, ACCORDING TO DEALER NOT THE FIRST ONE THEY HAVE SEEN (RAMSEY MAZDA NJ) DRIVE SHAFTS SHOULD NOT FAIL ON NEW CARS, CAN BE DANGEROUS. *TR

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ODI 10454468 · 50,000 mi

THERE HAVE BEEN A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS ON THE VEHICLE (TWO SETS OF BRAKES, TIEROD, ELECTRICAL OVERHAUL VACUUM HOSES...) THE MAJOR ISSUE HAS BEEN OIL LEAKING. THIS PAST SUMMER (2011) THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE DIAGNOSING THAT IT WAS THE REAR MAIN SEAL. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED (CAR WAS AT DEALER FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS.) THIS FALL (2011) OIL WAS STILL LEAKING. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS THE DEALER CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATE AND THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, CLAIMING IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON. THE DEALER …

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ODI 10653804 · 142,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX9. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

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Service Brakes45,000–126,541 mi89,263 mi18
ODI 10472408 · 37,254 mi

BROUGHT INTO THE MAZDA DEALER SCHAUMBURG,IL DUE TO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ; THE TCF OF LIGHT OFF LIGHT ,THE RED BRAKE LIGHT AND THE STABILITY INDICATOR. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT. CLAIMED THEIR THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW BUT NO LEAK WITH THE BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER FILLED UP THE BRAKE FLUID. ( LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY COME ON WHEN BREAKING ON HILLS OR INCLINES) I WAS WORKING IN MADISON , WI. 8/20/12-8/24/12-SAME PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE- WITH WARNING LIGHTS. ALTHOUGH, NOW I HAD PROBLEMS WITH …

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ODI 10472645 · 190,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD AND CAUSED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHOM INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

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ODI 10511957 · 39,912 mi

2008 MAZDA CX-9 HAS A MASTER CYLINDER MACHINE PROBLEM. WE REPLACED THESE ITEMS IN AUGUST OF 2011 AND IN LESS THAN 16000 MILES WE HAVE THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11026. MAZDA HAS IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM WITH A MANUFACTURING PROCESS DOR THE MASTER CYLINDER PRIMARY PLUNGER THAT COULD RESULT IN INAPPROPRIATE SURFACE FINISH. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THESE EXACT SAME PARTS TODAY! THIS IS AN ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM AND THE MAZDA DEALER TOLD ME THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE BRAKES COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME. OUR BRAKES …

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Steering36,389–120,250 mi108,000 mi14
ODI 10314124 · 100 mi

2007, 2008 & 2009 MAZDA CX9 HAS STEERING PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU DON'T HOLD IT TIGHTLY, THE CAR WILL VEER TO THE LEFT 80% OF THE TIME AND 20% TO THE RIGHT. THE CAR WILL NOT GO STRAIGHT AT ANY SPEEDS AND ON EVEN PAVEMENTS SUCH AS A CAR PARK. *TR

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ODI 10315808 · 70 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX9. AFTER DRIVING 200 MILES THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CONTACT STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 22 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED TO THE LEFT 80% OF THE TIME WITHOUT HIM TOUCHING IT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AFTER INSPECTING IN, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. THE CONTACT DROVE A 2009 MODEL AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE IDENTICAL STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER H…

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ODI 10321260 · 100 mi

FROM DAY 1 THE CAR HAS BEEN ROAD-CRAZY...YOU HAVE TO CONTINUALLY CORRECT TO LEFT AND RIGHT...DEALERSHIP SAYS FROM "CROWN IN THE ROAD"....HAVE HAD IT RE-ALIGNED NUMEROUS TIMES..HAS 25K NOW AND FRONT TIRES ARE NEARLY WORN OUT...HAS 20" WHEELS (WHICH THEY NO LONGER OFFER AS OPTION). *TR

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Wheels80,000–126,157 mi118,000 mi13
ODI 10546535 · 80,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. AS SOON AS I STOPPED I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY CAR JERKED FORWARD. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS JUTTING OUT AT AN ANGLE. I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR WHATSOEVER. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT MY BALL JOINT AND AXLE HAD BROKEN. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY IF WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FASTER OR ON THE FREEWAY--I'M VERY LUCKY MY PASSENGER AND I WERE NOT HURT. *TR

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ODI 10695142 · 112,080 mi

I HAD BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE IN MY CAR WHEN I WENT TO MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK. AFTER HAVING MY MECHANIC INVESTIGATE HE TOOK A LOOK AT THE BALL JOINTS, THEY ARE 'NON-SERVICEABLE,' WHICH MEANS THEY ARE A SEALED UNIT. HE SAID FROM WHAT HE COULD TELL THEY WERE FINE. LATER THAT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. MY WHEELS WERE SPINNING IN THE SNOW, I GOT OUT AND TOOK A LOOK AND MY FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS OFF! THE BALL JOINT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED THE CAR. THE ONLY THING SECURING THE WHEEL TO THE CAR WA…

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ODI 10714469 · 163,000 mi

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING PLACE, THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE AND CV JOINT BECAME DISCONNECTED, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE CAR AND PUSHING THE WHEEL WELL BACK UNDER THE PASSENGER DOOR, MAKING IT INOPERABLE. THE TOW DRIVER SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING REALLY HARD, BUT IN THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS I'VE HAD THIS CAR, I'VE NEVER HIT ANYTHING! I DRIVE A LOT FOR MY JOB AND AM GRATEFUL THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND HAS SHAKEN MY CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR…

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Electrical System57,500–138,500 mi106,000 mi11
ODI 10452771 · 36,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REMOTE KEY WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

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ODI 10454468 · 50,000 mi

THERE HAVE BEEN A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS ON THE VEHICLE (TWO SETS OF BRAKES, TIEROD, ELECTRICAL OVERHAUL VACUUM HOSES...) THE MAJOR ISSUE HAS BEEN OIL LEAKING. THIS PAST SUMMER (2011) THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE DIAGNOSING THAT IT WAS THE REAR MAIN SEAL. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED (CAR WAS AT DEALER FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS.) THIS FALL (2011) OIL WAS STILL LEAKING. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS THE DEALER CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATE AND THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, CLAIMING IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON. THE DEALER …

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ODI 10649987 · 65,000 mi

RETURNED TO VEHICLE AFTER WORK (5PM) AND SAW THAT BOTH SIDE MIRRORS WERE DAMAGED. A CLOSER LOOK REVEALED THAT THE PAINTED PORTION TO BOTH SIDE MIRROR HOUSING UNITS HAD MELTED. IT APPEARED THE PLASTIC HAD MELTED FROM INTERNAL HEAT. THERE WERE NO BURN MARKS ON THE OUTER PORTION OF THE UNIT. THE PLASTIC HAD SHRUNK TO A SHRIVELED AND WRINKLED APPEARANCE. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A MAZDA DEALER (ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA). THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THE MELTED SIDE MIRROR UNI…

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Unknown Or Other85,000–118,422 mi105,000 mi8
ODI 10762213 · 117,896 mi

A VERY FRIGHTENING INCIDENT OCCURRED SATURDAY AUGUST 29, 2015 APPROX 6:45 P.M. AFTER A ROUND TRIP TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY FOR APPROX 80 MILES. I DROVE JUST OVER A MILE OFF THE HIGHWAY EXIT, CAME TO A STOP SIGN LIGHT THEN PROCEEDED WITH A RIGHT TURN. SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING THE CAR MADE A JERKING/SKIDDING TYPE MOVEMENT, SOMETHING SEEMED TO DROP OUT OF THE FRONT END AND THE CAR CAME ABRUPTLY TO A STOP. SEVERAL PEOPLE PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I AND MY ONE MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WERE OK AS I WAS AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. A BYSTANDER T…

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ODI 10818924 · 90,000 mi

DEFECT IN TRANSFER CASE.

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ODI 10822207 · 65,000 mi

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A PARKING LOT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CRUNCH COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND FULLY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED I SAW THAT BALL JOINT ON MY FRONT LEFT (DRIVER SIDE) BROKE, THE WHEEL WITH PART OF THE AXEL FULLY OUT, AND THAT BREAK FLUID WAS SPOILED ALL OVER. IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING ON THE FIGHTER WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH TWO OF MY YOUNG KIDS!!

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 29 reports

2022: 5 complaints · 2023: 9 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2022245
2023559
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20221000
20231300

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentSuspensionAir BagsPower TrainService BrakesSteeringWheelsElectrical SystemUnknown Or Other
Suspension—
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ODI 10936426

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V451000 (SUSPENSION) AND 16V356000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILA…

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ODI 11005321

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V451000 (SUSPENSION) AND 17V012000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCAL DEALER THAT WAS CONTACTED WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH ANYONE IN MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE OPERATIONS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE…

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ODI 10714469 · 163,000 mi

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING PLACE, THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE AND CV JOINT BECAME DISCONNECTED, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE CAR AND PUSHING THE WHEEL WELL BACK UNDER THE PASSENGER DOOR, MAKING IT INOPERABLE. THE TOW DRIVER SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING REALLY HARD, BUT IN THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS I'VE HAD THIS CAR, I'VE NEVER HIT ANYTHING! I DRIVE A LOT FOR MY JOB AND AM GRATEFUL THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND HAS SHAKEN MY CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR…

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ODI 10717510 · 104,000 mi

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A PARKING LOT ONTO A ROAD WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN A LOUD CRUNCH HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE JERKED LEFT WHILE STILL MOVING FORWARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR BREAK. THE CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND I COULDN'T GET THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN. I WALKED AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND NOTICED LOOSE PARTS THAT HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE WHEEL, LEAKING BREAK FLUID, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED AND HAD WEDGED UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE…

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ODI 11406364 · 235 mi

KNOCK OR HARD SHIFT IN PARK AS WELL AS IN REVERSE KEEPS BURNING OIL HAD EVERYTHING FLUSHED REPLACED ALL FLUIDS VALVE COVER GASKETS SPARK PLUGS ETC

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2
ODI 10820186 · 13,200 mi

MASTER CYLINDER LEAK CAUSING THE BRAKE BOOSTER TO GO OUT AS WELL. SUSPENSION WEAK AND RUSTY. MAZDA REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.

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ODI 11400299

MY CONTROL ARMS BEARINGS AND JOINTS ARE RUSTED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY AREN'T COVERED THEY WERE FIXED 5 YEARS AGO AND THEY ARE DEFINITELY SEPARATED AND HAZARDOUS

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11
ODI 10321260 · 100 mi

FROM DAY 1 THE CAR HAS BEEN ROAD-CRAZY...YOU HAVE TO CONTINUALLY CORRECT TO LEFT AND RIGHT...DEALERSHIP SAYS FROM "CROWN IN THE ROAD"....HAVE HAD IT RE-ALIGNED NUMEROUS TIMES..HAS 25K NOW AND FRONT TIRES ARE NEARLY WORN OUT...HAS 20" WHEELS (WHICH THEY NO LONGER OFFER AS OPTION). *TR

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ODI 10695142 · 112,080 mi

I HAD BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE IN MY CAR WHEN I WENT TO MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK. AFTER HAVING MY MECHANIC INVESTIGATE HE TOOK A LOOK AT THE BALL JOINTS, THEY ARE 'NON-SERVICEABLE,' WHICH MEANS THEY ARE A SEALED UNIT. HE SAID FROM WHAT HE COULD TELL THEY WERE FINE. LATER THAT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. MY WHEELS WERE SPINNING IN THE SNOW, I GOT OUT AND TOOK A LOOK AND MY FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS OFF! THE BALL JOINT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED THE CAR. THE ONLY THING SECURING THE WHEEL TO THE CAR WA…

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ODI 10717510 · 104,000 mi

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A PARKING LOT ONTO A ROAD WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN A LOUD CRUNCH HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE JERKED LEFT WHILE STILL MOVING FORWARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR BREAK. THE CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND I COULDN'T GET THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN. I WALKED AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND NOTICED LOOSE PARTS THAT HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE WHEEL, LEAKING BREAK FLUID, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED AND HAD WEDGED UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE…

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10
ODI 10546535 · 80,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. AS SOON AS I STOPPED I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY CAR JERKED FORWARD. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS JUTTING OUT AT AN ANGLE. I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR WHATSOEVER. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT MY BALL JOINT AND AXLE HAD BROKEN. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY IF WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FASTER OR ON THE FREEWAY--I'M VERY LUCKY MY PASSENGER AND I WERE NOT HURT. *TR

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ODI 10695142 · 112,080 mi

I HAD BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE IN MY CAR WHEN I WENT TO MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK. AFTER HAVING MY MECHANIC INVESTIGATE HE TOOK A LOOK AT THE BALL JOINTS, THEY ARE 'NON-SERVICEABLE,' WHICH MEANS THEY ARE A SEALED UNIT. HE SAID FROM WHAT HE COULD TELL THEY WERE FINE. LATER THAT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. MY WHEELS WERE SPINNING IN THE SNOW, I GOT OUT AND TOOK A LOOK AND MY FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS OFF! THE BALL JOINT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED THE CAR. THE ONLY THING SECURING THE WHEEL TO THE CAR WA…

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ODI 10714469 · 163,000 mi

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING PLACE, THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE AND CV JOINT BECAME DISCONNECTED, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE CAR AND PUSHING THE WHEEL WELL BACK UNDER THE PASSENGER DOOR, MAKING IT INOPERABLE. THE TOW DRIVER SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING REALLY HARD, BUT IN THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS I'VE HAD THIS CAR, I'VE NEVER HIT ANYTHING! I DRIVE A LOT FOR MY JOB AND AM GRATEFUL THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND HAS SHAKEN MY CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR…

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1
ODI 11207358

WE BOUGHT OUR CAR ON A DEALER IN MESA, IT WAS STATIONARY. AFTER WE BOUGHT IT WE NOTICED LOCKS MOVING ON THEIR OWN WINDOWS ROLLING DOWN SO DID THE MOON ROOF. WHEN WE TURN OFF THE ENGINE THE A/C TURNS ON EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE CAR LOCKS ITSELF LEAVING US OUTSIDE. WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES THEY KEEP LOOSING UP MAKING THE CAR VIBRATE AND MAKING SOUNDS LIKE BANGING ON THE TIRES

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1
ODI 10762213 · 117,896 mi

A VERY FRIGHTENING INCIDENT OCCURRED SATURDAY AUGUST 29, 2015 APPROX 6:45 P.M. AFTER A ROUND TRIP TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY FOR APPROX 80 MILES. I DROVE JUST OVER A MILE OFF THE HIGHWAY EXIT, CAME TO A STOP SIGN LIGHT THEN PROCEEDED WITH A RIGHT TURN. SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING THE CAR MADE A JERKING/SKIDDING TYPE MOVEMENT, SOMETHING SEEMED TO DROP OUT OF THE FRONT END AND THE CAR CAME ABRUPTLY TO A STOP. SEVERAL PEOPLE PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I AND MY ONE MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WERE OK AS I WAS AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. A BYSTANDER T…

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Air Bags
2
ODI 10936426

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V451000 (SUSPENSION) AND 16V356000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILA…

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ODI 11005321

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V451000 (SUSPENSION) AND 17V012000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCAL DEALER THAT WAS CONTACTED WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH ANYONE IN MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE OPERATIONS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE…

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2
ODI 10927773

I HAD A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT POTENTIAL DEFECT ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT CAN CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY ON MY MAZDA C-X 9 2008. I CONTACTED THE DEALER CLOSE TO MY RESIDENT AS PRESCRIBED ON THE RECALL NOTICE. THEY SAID THEY WILL GET BACK WITH ME AS SOON AS THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 3 MONTHS AND I HAVE NOT GOT ANY RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER. I WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL TO GET A FOLLOW UP TO SEE THAT THIS MY CAR IS FIXED. THANKS VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE.

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ODI 11075860 · 237,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND PULLED WHILE MAKING TURNS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CJ WILSON MAZDA (8910 W 159TH ST, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED AND A TIE ROD REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 237,000.

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0
1
ODI 11307700 · 145,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 17V457000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE BATTERY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER GREINER FORD OF CASPER 3333 CY AVE, CASPER, WY 82604 [phone removed] WHO STATED THAT THE REMEDY PARTS WERE NOT AVAI…

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1
ODI 11206917

THE AIRBAGS WARNING LIGHT JUST CAME ON A COUPLE DAYS FOR MY CAR AND I TOOK IT THE MAZDA DEALER TO DIAGNOSE AND THEY SAID THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS AND THE SAS MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT WARRANTY SAFETY IS ONLY UP TO 60000 MILES. MY CAR HAS 76998 MILES. BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MAZDA HAS LOTS PROBLEM WITH AIRBAGS RECALLS.

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Power Train
4
ODI 10714469 · 163,000 mi

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING PLACE, THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE AND CV JOINT BECAME DISCONNECTED, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE CAR AND PUSHING THE WHEEL WELL BACK UNDER THE PASSENGER DOOR, MAKING IT INOPERABLE. THE TOW DRIVER SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING REALLY HARD, BUT IN THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS I'VE HAD THIS CAR, I'VE NEVER HIT ANYTHING! I DRIVE A LOT FOR MY JOB AND AM GRATEFUL THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND HAS SHAKEN MY CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR…

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ODI 10717510 · 104,000 mi

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A PARKING LOT ONTO A ROAD WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN A LOUD CRUNCH HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE JERKED LEFT WHILE STILL MOVING FORWARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR BREAK. THE CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND I COULDN'T GET THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN. I WALKED AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND NOTICED LOOSE PARTS THAT HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE WHEEL, LEAKING BREAK FLUID, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED AND HAD WEDGED UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE…

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ODI 11406364 · 235 mi

KNOCK OR HARD SHIFT IN PARK AS WELL AS IN REVERSE KEEPS BURNING OIL HAD EVERYTHING FLUSHED REPLACED ALL FLUIDS VALVE COVER GASKETS SPARK PLUGS ETC

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0—0
2
ODI 10717510 · 104,000 mi

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A PARKING LOT ONTO A ROAD WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN A LOUD CRUNCH HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE JERKED LEFT WHILE STILL MOVING FORWARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR BREAK. THE CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND I COULDN'T GET THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN. I WALKED AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND NOTICED LOOSE PARTS THAT HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE WHEEL, LEAKING BREAK FLUID, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED AND HAD WEDGED UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE…

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ODI 11549308

Once you get to 70mph it starts shaking like if a the wheels will fall off.

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ODI 10714469 · 163,000 mi

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING PLACE, THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE AND CV JOINT BECAME DISCONNECTED, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE CAR AND PUSHING THE WHEEL WELL BACK UNDER THE PASSENGER DOOR, MAKING IT INOPERABLE. THE TOW DRIVER SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING REALLY HARD, BUT IN THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS I'VE HAD THIS CAR, I'VE NEVER HIT ANYTHING! I DRIVE A LOT FOR MY JOB AND AM GRATEFUL THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND HAS SHAKEN MY CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR…

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ODI 10454468 · 50,000 mi

THERE HAVE BEEN A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS ON THE VEHICLE (TWO SETS OF BRAKES, TIEROD, ELECTRICAL OVERHAUL VACUUM HOSES...) THE MAJOR ISSUE HAS BEEN OIL LEAKING. THIS PAST SUMMER (2011) THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE DIAGNOSING THAT IT WAS THE REAR MAIN SEAL. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED (CAR WAS AT DEALER FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS.) THIS FALL (2011) OIL WAS STILL LEAKING. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS THE DEALER CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATE AND THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, CLAIMING IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON. THE DEALER …

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ODI 11269310 · 104,000 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES MAYBE 10-15 AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS HAD TIME TO WARM UP, AS I AM APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL AND IT IS SHIFTING INTO GEARS (USUALLY INTO GEARS 3,4, & 5) THE VEHICLE IS SHOWING THAT IT IS INTO THE NEXT GEAR BUT YOU FEEL IT SHIFT AFTER THE FACT SO IT IS DELAYED AND AS ACCELERATING IT FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS LAGGING AND TRYING TO SHIFT BUT CAN'T FULLY RIGHT AWAY. I AM ONLY SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I KNOW A COUPLE OTHERS WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE BUT DIFFERENT YEARS AND THEY STATED THEY …

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ODI 11269310 · 104,000 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES MAYBE 10-15 AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS HAD TIME TO WARM UP, AS I AM APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL AND IT IS SHIFTING INTO GEARS (USUALLY INTO GEARS 3,4, & 5) THE VEHICLE IS SHOWING THAT IT IS INTO THE NEXT GEAR BUT YOU FEEL IT SHIFT AFTER THE FACT SO IT IS DELAYED AND AS ACCELERATING IT FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS LAGGING AND TRYING TO SHIFT BUT CAN'T FULLY RIGHT AWAY. I AM ONLY SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I KNOW A COUPLE OTHERS WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE BUT DIFFERENT YEARS AND THEY STATED THEY …

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Service Brakes
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ODI 10820186 · 13,200 mi

MASTER CYLINDER LEAK CAUSING THE BRAKE BOOSTER TO GO OUT AS WELL. SUSPENSION WEAK AND RUSTY. MAZDA REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.

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ODI 11400299

MY CONTROL ARMS BEARINGS AND JOINTS ARE RUSTED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY AREN'T COVERED THEY WERE FIXED 5 YEARS AGO AND THEY ARE DEFINITELY SEPARATED AND HAZARDOUS

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ODI 11400299

MY CONTROL ARMS BEARINGS AND JOINTS ARE RUSTED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY AREN'T COVERED THEY WERE FIXED 5 YEARS AGO AND THEY ARE DEFINITELY SEPARATED AND HAZARDOUS

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ODI 10872951

I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES BECAUSE OF THE BALL JOINTS AND CAUSING MY WHEEL TO COME OFF. MY BREAKS SOUNDS HORRIBLE EVEN AFTER I HAD THEM SERVICED IF IT RAINS REALLY BAD I GET THIS CRANKING NOISE I HAVE A WEIRD SOUND TO MY VEHICLE RIGHT NOW COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND NOT SURE WHAT'S THE PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO FAST BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE

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ODI 11406363 · 225 mi

SOMETIMES THE BLIND SIGNAL WORKS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T SOMETIMES IT BLINKS ON THE SCREEN AND WHEN SWITCHING LANES, BRAKES KEEPS GOING OUT BALL JOINT KEEPS POPPING HARD SHIFT OR KNOCK IN REVERSE AND WHEN PLACED IN PARK HAD REPAIR DONE SEVERAL TIMES. DVD WIRES KEEPS GOING OUT/SHORTAGE M. SOMETIMES SEAT BELT BLINKER WORK AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T

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ODI 10872951

I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES BECAUSE OF THE BALL JOINTS AND CAUSING MY WHEEL TO COME OFF. MY BREAKS SOUNDS HORRIBLE EVEN AFTER I HAD THEM SERVICED IF IT RAINS REALLY BAD I GET THIS CRANKING NOISE I HAVE A WEIRD SOUND TO MY VEHICLE RIGHT NOW COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND NOT SURE WHAT'S THE PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO FAST BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE

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Steering
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ODI 10321260 · 100 mi

FROM DAY 1 THE CAR HAS BEEN ROAD-CRAZY...YOU HAVE TO CONTINUALLY CORRECT TO LEFT AND RIGHT...DEALERSHIP SAYS FROM "CROWN IN THE ROAD"....HAVE HAD IT RE-ALIGNED NUMEROUS TIMES..HAS 25K NOW AND FRONT TIRES ARE NEARLY WORN OUT...HAS 20" WHEELS (WHICH THEY NO LONGER OFFER AS OPTION). *TR

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ODI 10695142 · 112,080 mi

I HAD BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE IN MY CAR WHEN I WENT TO MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK. AFTER HAVING MY MECHANIC INVESTIGATE HE TOOK A LOOK AT THE BALL JOINTS, THEY ARE 'NON-SERVICEABLE,' WHICH MEANS THEY ARE A SEALED UNIT. HE SAID FROM WHAT HE COULD TELL THEY WERE FINE. LATER THAT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. MY WHEELS WERE SPINNING IN THE SNOW, I GOT OUT AND TOOK A LOOK AND MY FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS OFF! THE BALL JOINT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED THE CAR. THE ONLY THING SECURING THE WHEEL TO THE CAR WA…

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ODI 10717510 · 104,000 mi

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A PARKING LOT ONTO A ROAD WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN A LOUD CRUNCH HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE JERKED LEFT WHILE STILL MOVING FORWARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR BREAK. THE CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND I COULDN'T GET THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN. I WALKED AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND NOTICED LOOSE PARTS THAT HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE WHEEL, LEAKING BREAK FLUID, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED AND HAD WEDGED UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE…

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ODI 10927773

I HAD A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT POTENTIAL DEFECT ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT CAN CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY ON MY MAZDA C-X 9 2008. I CONTACTED THE DEALER CLOSE TO MY RESIDENT AS PRESCRIBED ON THE RECALL NOTICE. THEY SAID THEY WILL GET BACK WITH ME AS SOON AS THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 3 MONTHS AND I HAVE NOT GOT ANY RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER. I WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL TO GET A FOLLOW UP TO SEE THAT THIS MY CAR IS FIXED. THANKS VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE.

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ODI 11075860 · 237,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND PULLED WHILE MAKING TURNS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CJ WILSON MAZDA (8910 W 159TH ST, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED AND A TIE ROD REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 237,000.

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ODI 10717510 · 104,000 mi

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A PARKING LOT ONTO A ROAD WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN A LOUD CRUNCH HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE JERKED LEFT WHILE STILL MOVING FORWARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR BREAK. THE CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND I COULDN'T GET THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN. I WALKED AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND NOTICED LOOSE PARTS THAT HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE WHEEL, LEAKING BREAK FLUID, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED AND HAD WEDGED UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE…

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ODI 11549308

Once you get to 70mph it starts shaking like if a the wheels will fall off.

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ODI 11400299

MY CONTROL ARMS BEARINGS AND JOINTS ARE RUSTED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY AREN'T COVERED THEY WERE FIXED 5 YEARS AGO AND THEY ARE DEFINITELY SEPARATED AND HAZARDOUS

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ODI 10695142 · 112,080 mi

I HAD BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE IN MY CAR WHEN I WENT TO MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK. AFTER HAVING MY MECHANIC INVESTIGATE HE TOOK A LOOK AT THE BALL JOINTS, THEY ARE 'NON-SERVICEABLE,' WHICH MEANS THEY ARE A SEALED UNIT. HE SAID FROM WHAT HE COULD TELL THEY WERE FINE. LATER THAT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. MY WHEELS WERE SPINNING IN THE SNOW, I GOT OUT AND TOOK A LOOK AND MY FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS OFF! THE BALL JOINT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED THE CAR. THE ONLY THING SECURING THE WHEEL TO THE CAR WA…

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ODI 10733813 · 121,000 mi

ON 06 JUNE 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 MY WIFE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. NEAR THE END OF THE TURN THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BROKE LOOSE TURNING NEARLY 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND JAMMED ITSELF INTO THE REAR OF THE FENDER WELL. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY IMMOBILIZED AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD FAILED AND BROKE COMPLETELY FREE. THIS CAUSED THE WHEEL TO TURN NEARLY 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT WHICH SUBSEQU…

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ODI 10775474 · 118,000 mi

WAS DRIVING ON NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD, HEADING TOWARD A STATE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN A LARGE BOOM OCCURRED AND I LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE CAR AND WENT UP THE CURB AND ONTO THE SIDEWALK. I THOUGHT I'D BLOWN A TIRE BUT GOT OUT AND SAW THE ENTIRE WHEEL WAS DISCONNECTED - THE SUSPENSION RUINED. WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE PICTURES MECHANIC SAYS BALL JOINT, CV JOINT CAME COMPLETELY OFF AS WELL AS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER. I READ ONLINE ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES AND THAT NHTSA HAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE15022. CONSIDER THIS AN…

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ODI 10822207 · 65,000 mi

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A PARKING LOT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CRUNCH COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND FULLY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED I SAW THAT BALL JOINT ON MY FRONT LEFT (DRIVER SIDE) BROKE, THE WHEEL WITH PART OF THE AXEL FULLY OUT, AND THAT BREAK FLUID WAS SPOILED ALL OVER. IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING ON THE FIGHTER WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH TWO OF MY YOUNG KIDS!!

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Wheels
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ODI 10546535 · 80,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. AS SOON AS I STOPPED I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY CAR JERKED FORWARD. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS JUTTING OUT AT AN ANGLE. I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR WHATSOEVER. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT MY BALL JOINT AND AXLE HAD BROKEN. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY IF WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FASTER OR ON THE FREEWAY--I'M VERY LUCKY MY PASSENGER AND I WERE NOT HURT. *TR

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ODI 10695142 · 112,080 mi

I HAD BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE IN MY CAR WHEN I WENT TO MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK. AFTER HAVING MY MECHANIC INVESTIGATE HE TOOK A LOOK AT THE BALL JOINTS, THEY ARE 'NON-SERVICEABLE,' WHICH MEANS THEY ARE A SEALED UNIT. HE SAID FROM WHAT HE COULD TELL THEY WERE FINE. LATER THAT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. MY WHEELS WERE SPINNING IN THE SNOW, I GOT OUT AND TOOK A LOOK AND MY FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS OFF! THE BALL JOINT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED THE CAR. THE ONLY THING SECURING THE WHEEL TO THE CAR WA…

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ODI 10714469 · 163,000 mi

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING PLACE, THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE AND CV JOINT BECAME DISCONNECTED, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE CAR AND PUSHING THE WHEEL WELL BACK UNDER THE PASSENGER DOOR, MAKING IT INOPERABLE. THE TOW DRIVER SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING REALLY HARD, BUT IN THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS I'VE HAD THIS CAR, I'VE NEVER HIT ANYTHING! I DRIVE A LOT FOR MY JOB AND AM GRATEFUL THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND HAS SHAKEN MY CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR…

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ODI 10714469 · 163,000 mi

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING PLACE, THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE AND CV JOINT BECAME DISCONNECTED, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE CAR AND PUSHING THE WHEEL WELL BACK UNDER THE PASSENGER DOOR, MAKING IT INOPERABLE. THE TOW DRIVER SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING REALLY HARD, BUT IN THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS I'VE HAD THIS CAR, I'VE NEVER HIT ANYTHING! I DRIVE A LOT FOR MY JOB AND AM GRATEFUL THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND HAS SHAKEN MY CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR…

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ODI 10872951

I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES BECAUSE OF THE BALL JOINTS AND CAUSING MY WHEEL TO COME OFF. MY BREAKS SOUNDS HORRIBLE EVEN AFTER I HAD THEM SERVICED IF IT RAINS REALLY BAD I GET THIS CRANKING NOISE I HAVE A WEIRD SOUND TO MY VEHICLE RIGHT NOW COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND NOT SURE WHAT'S THE PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO FAST BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE

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ODI 10695142 · 112,080 mi

I HAD BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE IN MY CAR WHEN I WENT TO MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK. AFTER HAVING MY MECHANIC INVESTIGATE HE TOOK A LOOK AT THE BALL JOINTS, THEY ARE 'NON-SERVICEABLE,' WHICH MEANS THEY ARE A SEALED UNIT. HE SAID FROM WHAT HE COULD TELL THEY WERE FINE. LATER THAT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. MY WHEELS WERE SPINNING IN THE SNOW, I GOT OUT AND TOOK A LOOK AND MY FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS OFF! THE BALL JOINT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED THE CAR. THE ONLY THING SECURING THE WHEEL TO THE CAR WA…

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ODI 10733813 · 121,000 mi

ON 06 JUNE 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 MY WIFE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. NEAR THE END OF THE TURN THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BROKE LOOSE TURNING NEARLY 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND JAMMED ITSELF INTO THE REAR OF THE FENDER WELL. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY IMMOBILIZED AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD FAILED AND BROKE COMPLETELY FREE. THIS CAUSED THE WHEEL TO TURN NEARLY 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT WHICH SUBSEQU…

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ODI 10775474 · 118,000 mi

WAS DRIVING ON NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD, HEADING TOWARD A STATE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN A LARGE BOOM OCCURRED AND I LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE CAR AND WENT UP THE CURB AND ONTO THE SIDEWALK. I THOUGHT I'D BLOWN A TIRE BUT GOT OUT AND SAW THE ENTIRE WHEEL WAS DISCONNECTED - THE SUSPENSION RUINED. WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE PICTURES MECHANIC SAYS BALL JOINT, CV JOINT CAME COMPLETELY OFF AS WELL AS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER. I READ ONLINE ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES AND THAT NHTSA HAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE15022. CONSIDER THIS AN…

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ODI 10822207 · 65,000 mi

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A PARKING LOT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CRUNCH COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND FULLY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED I SAW THAT BALL JOINT ON MY FRONT LEFT (DRIVER SIDE) BROKE, THE WHEEL WITH PART OF THE AXEL FULLY OUT, AND THAT BREAK FLUID WAS SPOILED ALL OVER. IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING ON THE FIGHTER WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH TWO OF MY YOUNG KIDS!!

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ODI 10872951

I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES BECAUSE OF THE BALL JOINTS AND CAUSING MY WHEEL TO COME OFF. MY BREAKS SOUNDS HORRIBLE EVEN AFTER I HAD THEM SERVICED IF IT RAINS REALLY BAD I GET THIS CRANKING NOISE I HAVE A WEIRD SOUND TO MY VEHICLE RIGHT NOW COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND NOT SURE WHAT'S THE PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO FAST BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE

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Electrical System
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ODI 11207358

WE BOUGHT OUR CAR ON A DEALER IN MESA, IT WAS STATIONARY. AFTER WE BOUGHT IT WE NOTICED LOCKS MOVING ON THEIR OWN WINDOWS ROLLING DOWN SO DID THE MOON ROOF. WHEN WE TURN OFF THE ENGINE THE A/C TURNS ON EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE CAR LOCKS ITSELF LEAVING US OUTSIDE. WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES THEY KEEP LOOSING UP MAKING THE CAR VIBRATE AND MAKING SOUNDS LIKE BANGING ON THE TIRES

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ODI 11307700 · 145,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 17V457000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE BATTERY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER GREINER FORD OF CASPER 3333 CY AVE, CASPER, WY 82604 [phone removed] WHO STATED THAT THE REMEDY PARTS WERE NOT AVAI…

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ODI 10454468 · 50,000 mi

THERE HAVE BEEN A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS ON THE VEHICLE (TWO SETS OF BRAKES, TIEROD, ELECTRICAL OVERHAUL VACUUM HOSES...) THE MAJOR ISSUE HAS BEEN OIL LEAKING. THIS PAST SUMMER (2011) THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE DIAGNOSING THAT IT WAS THE REAR MAIN SEAL. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED (CAR WAS AT DEALER FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS.) THIS FALL (2011) OIL WAS STILL LEAKING. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS THE DEALER CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATE AND THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, CLAIMING IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON. THE DEALER …

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ODI 11269310 · 104,000 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES MAYBE 10-15 AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS HAD TIME TO WARM UP, AS I AM APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL AND IT IS SHIFTING INTO GEARS (USUALLY INTO GEARS 3,4, & 5) THE VEHICLE IS SHOWING THAT IT IS INTO THE NEXT GEAR BUT YOU FEEL IT SHIFT AFTER THE FACT SO IT IS DELAYED AND AS ACCELERATING IT FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS LAGGING AND TRYING TO SHIFT BUT CAN'T FULLY RIGHT AWAY. I AM ONLY SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I KNOW A COUPLE OTHERS WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE BUT DIFFERENT YEARS AND THEY STATED THEY …

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ODI 11406363 · 225 mi

SOMETIMES THE BLIND SIGNAL WORKS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T SOMETIMES IT BLINKS ON THE SCREEN AND WHEN SWITCHING LANES, BRAKES KEEPS GOING OUT BALL JOINT KEEPS POPPING HARD SHIFT OR KNOCK IN REVERSE AND WHEN PLACED IN PARK HAD REPAIR DONE SEVERAL TIMES. DVD WIRES KEEPS GOING OUT/SHORTAGE M. SOMETIMES SEAT BELT BLINKER WORK AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T

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ODI 11104663 · 120,000 mi

I'M THANKFUL I WAS NOT GOING 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN MY CAR INSTEAD I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT ON A SMALL CITY STREET MY MAZDA CX-9 WITHOUT A WARNING STARTED HICCUPING AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND NOT ABLE TO POWER UP AGAIN WE HAD IT TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALER WAS TOLD OUR MAKE MODEL OF CAR HAS A TSB CODE ISSUED CODE # 01-026/11 DEALER TOLD US CAR NEEDS NEW PCM (COMPUTER) AND NEW COILS THEY WEREN'T SURE IF COILS RUINED PCM OR PCM DAMAGE COILS. SPOKE TO MANUFACTURER THEY ADMITTED THEY HAVE SEEN ISSUE …

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ODI 11121594 · 150,000 mi

REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE CAR THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM HAS ANYONE ELSE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM.I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID SOME KIND OF SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 700.00 DOLLARS I DONT THINK I SOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET.I TRANSPORT MY GRANDKID AROUND AND IF A SOMETHING HAPPENS THEY WOULD NOT GET OUT

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ODI 11246517 · 106,000 mi

ONE DAY, MY KEYLESS DON STOPPED WORKING. THE NEXT DAY THE DOOR KEPT LOCKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALMOST EVERY TIME I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THEN THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULDN'T UNLOCK, WHEN I MANUALLY UNLOCKED THE DOOR IT WAS HARD TO DO. I LUCKILY HAD THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN, GOT OUT THE VEHICLE AND AS SOON AS I SHUT THE DOOR I HEAR THE DOOR LOCK AND MY TWO YEAR OLD WAS IN THE BACKSEAT! AGAIN LUCKILY I HAD THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN OTHERWISE SHE MIGHT'VE BEEN STUCK! THEN THE ALARM KEPT GOING OFF AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF UNTIL I UNHOOKED THE BATTERY. IM…

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ODI 10762213 · 117,896 mi

A VERY FRIGHTENING INCIDENT OCCURRED SATURDAY AUGUST 29, 2015 APPROX 6:45 P.M. AFTER A ROUND TRIP TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY FOR APPROX 80 MILES. I DROVE JUST OVER A MILE OFF THE HIGHWAY EXIT, CAME TO A STOP SIGN LIGHT THEN PROCEEDED WITH A RIGHT TURN. SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING THE CAR MADE A JERKING/SKIDDING TYPE MOVEMENT, SOMETHING SEEMED TO DROP OUT OF THE FRONT END AND THE CAR CAME ABRUPTLY TO A STOP. SEVERAL PEOPLE PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I AND MY ONE MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WERE OK AS I WAS AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. A BYSTANDER T…

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ODI 11206917

THE AIRBAGS WARNING LIGHT JUST CAME ON A COUPLE DAYS FOR MY CAR AND I TOOK IT THE MAZDA DEALER TO DIAGNOSE AND THEY SAID THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS AND THE SAS MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT WARRANTY SAFETY IS ONLY UP TO 60000 MILES. MY CAR HAS 76998 MILES. BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MAZDA HAS LOTS PROBLEM WITH AIRBAGS RECALLS.

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ODI 11269310 · 104,000 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES MAYBE 10-15 AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS HAD TIME TO WARM UP, AS I AM APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL AND IT IS SHIFTING INTO GEARS (USUALLY INTO GEARS 3,4, & 5) THE VEHICLE IS SHOWING THAT IT IS INTO THE NEXT GEAR BUT YOU FEEL IT SHIFT AFTER THE FACT SO IT IS DELAYED AND AS ACCELERATING IT FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS LAGGING AND TRYING TO SHIFT BUT CAN'T FULLY RIGHT AWAY. I AM ONLY SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I KNOW A COUPLE OTHERS WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE BUT DIFFERENT YEARS AND THEY STATED THEY …

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ODI 10872951

I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES BECAUSE OF THE BALL JOINTS AND CAUSING MY WHEEL TO COME OFF. MY BREAKS SOUNDS HORRIBLE EVEN AFTER I HAD THEM SERVICED IF IT RAINS REALLY BAD I GET THIS CRANKING NOISE I HAVE A WEIRD SOUND TO MY VEHICLE RIGHT NOW COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND NOT SURE WHAT'S THE PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO FAST BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE

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ODI 10822207 · 65,000 mi

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A PARKING LOT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CRUNCH COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND FULLY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED I SAW THAT BALL JOINT ON MY FRONT LEFT (DRIVER SIDE) BROKE, THE WHEEL WITH PART OF THE AXEL FULLY OUT, AND THAT BREAK FLUID WAS SPOILED ALL OVER. IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING ON THE FIGHTER WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH TWO OF MY YOUNG KIDS!!

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ODI 10822207 · 65,000 mi

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A PARKING LOT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CRUNCH COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND FULLY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED I SAW THAT BALL JOINT ON MY FRONT LEFT (DRIVER SIDE) BROKE, THE WHEEL WITH PART OF THE AXEL FULLY OUT, AND THAT BREAK FLUID WAS SPOILED ALL OVER. IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING ON THE FIGHTER WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH TWO OF MY YOUNG KIDS!!

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ODI 10872951

I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES BECAUSE OF THE BALL JOINTS AND CAUSING MY WHEEL TO COME OFF. MY BREAKS SOUNDS HORRIBLE EVEN AFTER I HAD THEM SERVICED IF IT RAINS REALLY BAD I GET THIS CRANKING NOISE I HAVE A WEIRD SOUND TO MY VEHICLE RIGHT NOW COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND NOT SURE WHAT'S THE PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO FAST BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE

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ODI 11104663 · 120,000 mi

I'M THANKFUL I WAS NOT GOING 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN MY CAR INSTEAD I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT ON A SMALL CITY STREET MY MAZDA CX-9 WITHOUT A WARNING STARTED HICCUPING AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND NOT ABLE TO POWER UP AGAIN WE HAD IT TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALER WAS TOLD OUR MAKE MODEL OF CAR HAS A TSB CODE ISSUED CODE # 01-026/11 DEALER TOLD US CAR NEEDS NEW PCM (COMPUTER) AND NEW COILS THEY WEREN'T SURE IF COILS RUINED PCM OR PCM DAMAGE COILS. SPOKE TO MANUFACTURER THEY ADMITTED THEY HAVE SEEN ISSUE …

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ODI 11121594 · 150,000 mi

REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE CAR THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM HAS ANYONE ELSE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM.I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID SOME KIND OF SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 700.00 DOLLARS I DONT THINK I SOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET.I TRANSPORT MY GRANDKID AROUND AND IF A SOMETHING HAPPENS THEY WOULD NOT GET OUT

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ODI 11246517 · 106,000 mi

ONE DAY, MY KEYLESS DON STOPPED WORKING. THE NEXT DAY THE DOOR KEPT LOCKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALMOST EVERY TIME I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THEN THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULDN'T UNLOCK, WHEN I MANUALLY UNLOCKED THE DOOR IT WAS HARD TO DO. I LUCKILY HAD THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN, GOT OUT THE VEHICLE AND AS SOON AS I SHUT THE DOOR I HEAR THE DOOR LOCK AND MY TWO YEAR OLD WAS IN THE BACKSEAT! AGAIN LUCKILY I HAD THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN OTHERWISE SHE MIGHT'VE BEEN STUCK! THEN THE ALARM KEPT GOING OFF AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF UNTIL I UNHOOKED THE BATTERY. IM…

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Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

7 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

15 mentions · 8.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 94,088 mi (14 usable records).

ODI 10419837 · 47,000 mi

LATELY, MY CX-9 DOES NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHIN THE EXPECTED DISTANCE (STOP SIGN OR SIGNAL), FOR THE USUAL BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL. I HAD TO LIFT MY FOOT AND BRAKE HARD TO BRING IT TO STOP. OTHERWISE, CX-9 REMAINS A PLEASANT VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND RIDE. *KB

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ODI 10449109 · 78,175 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PARTIALLY DEPRESSED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO KEEP PUMPING THE BRAKE IN ODER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VACUUM BOOSTER FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND HE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,175.

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ODI 10472408 · 37,254 mi

BROUGHT INTO THE MAZDA DEALER SCHAUMBURG,IL DUE TO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ; THE TCF OF LIGHT OFF LIGHT ,THE RED BRAKE LIGHT AND THE STABILITY INDICATOR. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT. CLAIMED THEIR THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW BUT NO LEAK WITH THE BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER FILLED UP THE BRAKE FLUID. ( LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY COME ON WHEN BREAKING ON HILLS OR INCLINES) I WAS WORKING IN MADISON , WI. 8/20/12-8/24/12-SAME PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE- WITH WARNING LIGHTS. ALTHOUGH, NOW I HAD PROBLEMS WITH …

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

10 mentions · 5.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 76,000 mi (7 usable records).

ODI 10464070 · 17,700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN A PASSENGER WAS NOT OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG AND COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE AIR BAG FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER CALLED THE DEALER FOR MORE INFORMATION. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE …

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ODI 10472408 · 37,254 mi

BROUGHT INTO THE MAZDA DEALER SCHAUMBURG,IL DUE TO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ; THE TCF OF LIGHT OFF LIGHT ,THE RED BRAKE LIGHT AND THE STABILITY INDICATOR. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT. CLAIMED THEIR THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW BUT NO LEAK WITH THE BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER FILLED UP THE BRAKE FLUID. ( LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY COME ON WHEN BREAKING ON HILLS OR INCLINES) I WAS WORKING IN MADISON , WI. 8/20/12-8/24/12-SAME PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE- WITH WARNING LIGHTS. ALTHOUGH, NOW I HAD PROBLEMS WITH …

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ODI 10716081 · 60,000 mi

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR CX-9 WITH OUR KIDS ON SATURDAY WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THIS PREVENTED HER FROM BRAKING AT A RED LIGHT. THERE WERE NO DASH WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS AT A RECOMMENDED LEVEL SINCE THE VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED. WE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALER (WHERE WE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE). ON REMOVAL OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP FOUND THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED BECAUSE IT WAS FULL OF BRAKE FLUID. ON CLOSER INSPECTION THEY FOUND THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS CRACKED WHI…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

9 mentions · 5.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 104,000 mi (9 usable records).

ODI 10546535 · 80,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. AS SOON AS I STOPPED I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY CAR JERKED FORWARD. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS JUTTING OUT AT AN ANGLE. I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR WHATSOEVER. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT MY BALL JOINT AND AXLE HAD BROKEN. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY IF WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FASTER OR ON THE FREEWAY--I'M VERY LUCKY MY PASSENGER AND I WERE NOT HURT. *TR

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ODI 10717510 · 104,000 mi

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A PARKING LOT ONTO A ROAD WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN A LOUD CRUNCH HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE JERKED LEFT WHILE STILL MOVING FORWARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR BREAK. THE CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND I COULDN'T GET THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN. I WALKED AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND NOTICED LOOSE PARTS THAT HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE WHEEL, LEAKING BREAK FLUID, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED AND HAD WEDGED UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE…

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ODI 10758629 · 922,500 mi

THIS IS A 2008 CX-9 GRAND TOURING AWD THAT WAS GOING NORTHBOUND ON INDIANA HIGHWAY 31 AND THEN MADE A U-TURN TO GO SOUTHBOUND. AS THE CAR SPEED GOT UP TO 35MPH GOING SOUTHBOUND, THERE WAS A SUDDEN JERK AND LOUD NOISE AND IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND FELT LIKE IT WAS DRAGGING ON SOMETHING. THE CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANY OTHER CARS OR TRAFFIC AROUND US AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. WHEN I GOT OUT TO INSPECT THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS TURNED OUTWAR…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Stalling or loss of power

4 mentions · 2.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 136,500 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10452771 · 36,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REMOTE KEY WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

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ODI 10653804 · 142,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX9. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

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ODI 10985074 · 141,000 mi

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE FOR 2-3 SECONDS . IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE A CARD GOING THROUGH BICYCLE SPOKES AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY A HIGH REV SOUND . THIS SOUND ALSO HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING . IT HAPPENS DIRECTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS INTO A NEW GEAR, AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOSS OF POWER UNTIL THE REV SOUND AND CARD IN SPOKES SOUND GOES AWAY. THE POWER OF THE VEHICLE IS NORMAL UNTIL IT MAKES THAT SOUND.

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

1 mentions · 0.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 200,170 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 11160592 · 200,170 mi

MY VEHICLE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) HAVE GONE HAYWIRE FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR. MY DASHBOARD WARNING SIGNALS APPEARED AS I WAS DRIVING LOCALLY. ALL GAUGES WILL DROPS DOWN TO ZERO, DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHTS WILL BEGIN FLASHING OFF AND ON, MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL BECOME DISABLED AND THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OCCASIONS WHEN MY CAR REFUSED TO START. I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT WHEN THE "AT" LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYMBOL LIGHT ARE ON THE VEHICLE SPEED WILL NOT ACCELERATE TO THE SPEED FOR WHICH I'M PRESSING THE GAS. MY INITIAL TAKEOFF IS VERY S…

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 235 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 11406364 · 235 mi

KNOCK OR HARD SHIFT IN PARK AS WELL AS IN REVERSE KEEPS BURNING OIL HAD EVERYTHING FLUSHED REPLACED ALL FLUIDS VALVE COVER GASKETS SPARK PLUGS ETC

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 0.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 33,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10350513 · 33,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX9. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE BODY DAMAGE. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO MAKE…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b