2010 Mazda CX-9 complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V356000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER RECENTLY RECEIVING OUR VEHICLE BACK FROM A MAZDA DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS ON THE PTU AND CONTROL ARMS, WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH - INITIALLY GOING UP A HILL IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS (AN AUTOMATIC) AND THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 30 MPH. NO DUMMY LIGHTS LIT WHATSOEVER. WE GOT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL AND HAVING NO PLACE TO PULL OFF ON THE HIGHWAY MOUNTAIN SHOULDER, STAYED IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC WITH OUR HAZARDS ON. THE DOWN SIDE OF THE HILL WAS A 6% GRADE WITH A CLIFF ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GUARD RAILS. ALL OF A SUDDEN - THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE CAR WAS HARD TO STEER. THERE WAS STILL NO PLACE TO PULL OVER ON THE MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY, SO WE COASTED. WE THEN NOTICED THE RPM'S WERE AT 0 AND ALL THE DUMMY LIGHTS THAT ARE ON WHEN THE CAR IGNITION IS IN ACCESSORY WERE LIT UP. THE CAR HAD TURNED OFF - WHILE WE WERE GOING 65 MPH ON A 6% GRADE. NO WARNING - NO SOUNDS, SMOKE, DUMMY LIGHTS - JUST OFF. VERY AMAZINGLY DANGEROUS. WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO NOT DIE A FIERY DEATH. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO KEEP CALM AND THANKFULLY THE BRAKES WORKED - WE WERE ABLE TO STOP TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED AS IT WOULDN'T START/STAY RUNNING. THE DIAGNOSIS BY THE DEALER (NOT THE DEALER WHO DID THE PRIOR WARRANTY WORK) WAS A FAILED ENGINE ROD. WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEFORE HAVING THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 100 MILES AFTER RECEIVING BACK FROM THE WARRANTY WORK AND NOW

POOR BRAKING WHICH MAZDA RECOGNIZED AS A BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM BUT NEVER NOTIFIED ITS CX-9 CUSTOMERS TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT CONDENSATION ENTERED THE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY AND CAUSED THE FUSE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2010-11 CX-9 BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. RAPID ONSET FROM FIRST SYMPTOMS TO COMPLETE FAILURE BRAKING OCCURRED WITHIN 45 MINUTES OF DRIVING ON HEAVY INTERSTATE CONGESTED TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR. BREAKING FAILURE IS MOST SIGNIFICANT IF BREAKING IS FIRST APPLIED LIGHTLY AS A CAUTIONARY MEASURE. APPLYING LIGHT BREAKS RESULTS IN BREAKING SYSTEM PRESSURE TO RAPIDLY DROP DISABLING ASSISTED BREAKING WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. BREAKING A HEAVY VEHICLE WITH FAIL POWER ASSIST ALMOST ALWAYS RESULTED IN EITHER INSUFFICIENT BRAKING, OR WHEEL LOCKUP. (NOTE, ABS FAILS). THE ASSIST BRAKING THEN RETURNS IF BRAKE IS RELEASE FOR MORE THAN 10 SECONDS PROVIDING THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD THAT MAY EASILY RESULT IN THE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND DEATH. THE DEFECT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN GLOSSED OVER BY THE NHTSA IN APRIL 2014 WHEN THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO THIS FAILURE WAS CLOSED. IT APPEARS THAT THE INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED WHEN MAZDA ELECTED TO USE STANDARD US MAIL TO INFORM AFFECTED MAZDA OWNERS THAT IT WAS 'EXTENDING ITS SERVICE WARRANTY' BY GIVING CUSTOMERS 1 YEAR FROM NOTICE TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED. IF THE MAZDA OWNER DID NOT RECEIVE OR ACT UPON THE 'EXTENDED WARRANTY' WITHIN THE FOLLOWING 12 MONTHS AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED, THE CUSTOMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER $1000 IN REPAIR COSTS, SERIOUS PROPERTY DESTRUCTION OR EVEN DEATH. IT IS SHAMEFUL THAT THE NHTSA CLOSED IT'S INVESTIGATION SO QUICKLY ON ACCOUNT OF SUCH REMEDIAL ACTION BY MAZDA CORPORATION

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V356000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. 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 10/19/16*LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PARTS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR YEARS. UPDATED 10/24/16.*JB

I'VE OWN MY 2010 CX-9 SINCE NEW, AT 96K MILES THE BOLT MOUNT FOR THE HATCH BACK POWER LIFT RIPPED OUT OF THE SHEET METAL OF THE HATCH WITH A PIECE OF METAL AND BOLT FLYING. I USE THE CAR ONLY FOR PRIVATE USE AND NO HEAVY DUTY USAGE. BOLT LOOKED RUSTED (SORRY I THROUGH IT AWAY). THE MAZDA DEALER TELLS ME THAT IT IS A VERY UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE, AND THAT IS NOT COVERED BY MAZDA. I SEE IN BLOGS THAT IT IS NOT THAT UNCOMMON. THE BOLT AND METAL BREAKING MAY CAUSE GLASS BREAKAGE OR DAMAGE TO SOMEONE WHILE THE DOOR IS BEING OPENED. SEE: HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/12710/MAZDA/CX-9/MAZDA-CX-9-POWER-LIFT-GATE-PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.MAZDAS247.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?123815687-CX9-POWER-TAILGATE-ISSUES

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V356000 (AIR BAGS); 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 AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V356000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL 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 OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED, DEALERSHIP INDICATED IT WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIRS AT NO COST, MAZDA FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND DO REPAIR. COST ME 556.21 FOR A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. WOULD LIKE TO GET REIMBURSED. LOSS OF BRAKES, UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HISSING SOUND FROM BRAKES WHEN PRESSED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, A LOUD METAL ON METAL NOISE SOUNDED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V451000 (SUSPENSION). AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE RECALL MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER WOULD REPLACE BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS; HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED AND A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

BRAKING POWER BOOSTER SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING. MY BOOSTER BRAKE AND MASTER CYLINDER WENT OUT SUDDENLY AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. WHEN APPLYING FULL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE, A LOUD HISSING SOUND COULD BE HEARD ON THE HIGHWAY. IN ORDER TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP, I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKES FAR IN ADVANCE OF MY STOPPING POINT TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, I IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE VEHICLE TO MY CLOSEST TRUSTED MECHANIC (TIRES PLUS) TO HAVE THE BOOSTER BRAKING SYSTEM INSPECTED, AND INEVITABLY REPLACED. TIRES PLUS COMPLETED THE REPAIRS AND TOLD ME ABOUT ANOTHER UNRELATED RECALL ISSUE AND RECOMMENDED I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO MY CLOSEST MAZDA DEALERSHIP (CLASSIC MAZDA ORLANDO) TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE FOR FREE. WHEN I MADE THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE UNRELATED RECALL ITEM, CLASSIC MAZDA INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKING BOOSTER SYSTEM THAT I JUST HAD REPLACED BY TIRES PLUS WAS ACTUALLY A WARRANTY ISSUE THAT MAZDA CORPORATE WOULD HAVE REPAIRED AT NOT COST. CLASSIC MAZDA SUGGESTED I FILE FOR REIMBURSEMENT WITH MAZDA CORPORATE. UPON FILING FOR REIMBURSEMENT WITH MAZDA, I WAITED ABOUT 4 WEEKS AND THEN FOLLOWED UP WITH MAZDA TO CONFIRM THE DATE I SHOULD EXPECT DELIVERY OF THE CHECK. AT THAT TIME, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WAS NOT ENTITLED TO FULL REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN OR HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY CLOSEST MAZDA DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. NOT HAVING ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WARRANTY AND

BRAKE BOOSTER, AS I DROVE MY CAR AND GET READY TO BRAKE IT GETS STIFF ALONG WITH A HISSING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS STILL MOVING. I NOTICED IT AROUND APRIL AND THOUGHT I NEEDE BRAKES UNTIL TOLD OTHERS OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER ISSUE ONCE I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MAZDA. OF COURSE I WAS ADVISED THAT MY BRAKES WERE IN GOOD SHAPE THE BOOSTER WAS THE PROBLEM TO THE TUNE OF $672.00 TO REPAIR IT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V451000 (SUSPENSION) AND 16V356000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE BRAKES HAVE BECOME "HARD" AND HAVE TO BE PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WORK. THE CAR IS SLOW TO STOP UNLESS YOU JAM ON THE BRAKES. IT FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT APPEARS A REAR-END COLLISION COULD EASILY HAPPEN. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE BRAKE BOOSTER UNIT AND THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 7 YRS, 90K. HOWEVER, THIS CAR HAS 91K.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V451000 (SUSPENSION). 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 AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLES BRAKES SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING CAUSING A LOW SPEED COLLISION. I HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED, AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MY CAR, BUT MAZDA DID NOT INITIATE A RECALL. I THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE NHTSA HAD STRUCK A DEAL WITH MAZDA, AGREEING TO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH NO CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION. THIS IS A CLEAR CASE OF A GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT CONSUMERS, SHIRKING THEIR DUTY. NHTSA AND MAZDA YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES!

BRAKES MAKE A HISS SOUND WHEN PRESSED. SOUNDS LIKE AIR LEAKING OUT. VERY HARD TO BRAKE. SOUNDS LIKE BRAKE BOOSTER AS I READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE EVERYWHERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V451000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY BRAKE BOOSTER HAS FAILED AND CAUSED A NEAR CRASH. THE HISSING SOUND WHEN PRESSING THE BREAK OCCURS AND THE BRAKES DO NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND THE SAME BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED FROM MAZDA OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION AND NOW THAT MY MILEAGE IS AT 101,000 MILES I'VE JUST MISSED THE "WARRANTY EXTENSION" AND THEY REFUSE TO MAKE THE REPAIR. WHY IS THIS JUST AN INVESTIGATION AND NOT A COMPLETE RECALL? MAZDA CLEARLY KNOWS THERE'S A PROBLEM AND THIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS WITH INJURY. MY WIFE, WHO IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER, IS PREGNANT AND HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN THAT USE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT WENT OUT. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS ADVISED IT'S NOT THE BULB ITSELF RATHER IT'S A COMPONENT WITHIN THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WHICH IS CORRODED DUE TO THE BUILD OF OF MOISTURE WITHIN THE LAMP KIT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM & THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN (SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: SB-09-003-13). THE DEALERSHIP STATED MAZDA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR AND QUOTED ME A COST IN EXCESS OF $1,000 TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP AND RELATED PARTS. I BELIEVE MAZDA TO BE RESPONSIBLE WHEN THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM.

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, TRANSITIONING FROM A 2-LANE HIGHWAY TO A 4-LANE SECTION APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM AN INTERSTATE EXCHANGE. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND DRY. I HAVE NO PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR THIS OCCURRENCE? NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLOSED ON SATURDAY (DAY OF INCIDENT), BUT WILL BE CONTACTED REGARDING EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, IF SUN SHADE WAS OPEN, EXPOSING PASSENGER AND DRIVER TO FLYING GLASS. THEREFORE, I CONSIDER THIS AN UNEXPLAINED SAFETY HAZARD.

CAR WAS MAKING GRINDING SOUNDS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN I TURNED LEFT/RIGHT AS WELL AS WHEN I WAS STOPPING THE VEHICLE. MOST NOTICEABLE ON CITY STREETS. NEEDED TO REPLACE TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION.

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

FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW I HAVE BEEN HEARING A HISSING NOISE COMING FROM MY BRAKE PEDAL WHEN ENGAGING THE BRAKES. NOW, FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE DEAL BECOME VERY HARD TO PRESS DOWN WHEN TRYING TO STOP. TODAY I WAS VERY SCARED BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK THE CAR WOULD STOP.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TPMS SIGNAL SOUNDED. EXITED IMMEDIATELY REAR RIGHT TIRE FLAT.UPON EXAMINATION VALVE HAD FALLEN INTO TIRE. CHANGED TIRE WENT TO SERVICE TIRE DEALER STATED ALL VALVES CORRODED BADLY. REPLACED ALL VALVES AT COSTCO THEY WERE UNABLE TO SERVICE TOO MUCH CORROSION. CX9 OWNERS SHOULD BE WARNED OF PROBLEM AND POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE TAILGATE WAS OPENED MANUALLY. I WAS MOVING ITEMS AROUND IN THE TRUNK TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW PURCHASES. MY HUSBAND DID NOT SEE THAT I WAS MOVING ITEMS IN THE TRUNK. HE APPROACHED THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND PRESSED THE POWER TAILGATE BUTTON INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE TAILGATE BEGAN TO CLOSE. IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE BACK OF MY NECK AND PUSHED MY FACE DOWN INTO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE SENSORS DID NOT WORK. WHEN THE TAILGATE MADE CONTACT WITH ME IT PUSHED DOWN HARDER AND FASTER INSTEAD OF GOING BACK UP TO OPEN. THIS CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY TO MY NECK. SPECIFICALLY CERVICAL 5-7 HAD TO BE SURGICALLY FUSED WITH A TITANIUM PLATE AND SCREWS, AND MY SPINAL CORD HAD TO BE DECOMPRESSED AS THE DISCS HAD COMPRESSED MY SPINAL CORD AND COULD HAVE CAUSED COMPLETE PARALYSIS FROM MY NECK DOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE HAD A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,200. *CN

HARD BRAKE PEDAL. PROGRESSIVELLY GETTING WORSE. BROUGHT CAR TO MY LOCAL MAZDA DEALER, WAS TOLD ALTHOUGH THERE IS A CAMPAIN TO REPLACE THE BOOSTER, MY VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE. I FEEL THE DEFECTIVE BOOSTER SHOULD BE RECALLED WITHOUT A MILEAGE RESTRICTION BASED ON SAFETY.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A RESISTANCE ALMOST AS IF THE CAR WON'T STOP IN TIME. ALSO A HISSING SOUND AS THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. STARTED NOTICING IT DURING THE COLD WEATHER AND THOUGHT IT WAS JUST LACK OF WARMING IT UP AT FIRST BUT IT CONTINUED NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE.

NOTICED DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS MELTING. DRIVER SIDE IS OK, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE IN THE 2010 MAZDA 6 I SPORT MODELS, AT LEAST, THE DASHBOARD IS MADE OF TWO DIFFERENT MATERIALS BETWEEN DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. IF YOU PUT YOUR FINGER ON THE MELTED AREA, THERE WILL BE A BLACK TAR-LIKE RESIDUE ON YOUR FINGER WHEN YOU TAKE IT OFF. THIS IS A BLACK DASHBOARD. NO SAFETY ISSUE THAT I'M AWARE OF, BUT THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR A DASHBOARD TO MELT, REGARDLESS OF CLIMATE THAT THE CAR IS IN. *TR

HAND FREE EQUIPMENT (BLUE TOOTH) STOPPED COMMUNICATION WITH MY MOBIL PHONE, DUE TO A SOFTWARE ISSUE. WHEN CONTACTING THE MAZDA DEALER AND MAZDA NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER CARE, THEY DECLINED TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE PART, EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS STILL COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND REPLACED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE STEM FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE BRAKES LIGHTING DIM WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND CAN NOT BE SEEN FROM OTHER VEHICLES APPROACHING FROM BEHIND ON THE ROAD. WHEN NOT REPLACED, STOP LIGHT WILL RUN CONTINUALLY OR NOT FUNCTION, POTENTIALLY CAUSING PREMATURE BULB FAILURE, SAFETY ISSUES AND/OR THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. A FAILED STOPLIGHT SWITCH WILL PREVENT THE BRAKE LIGHT FROM ILLUMINATING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED THAT MAY CAUSE A COLLISION AND A LIFE LOST. *TR

THIS CAR IS MAINTAINED TO MANUFACTURER'S REQUIREMENTS. SMOKE FILLED THE DRIVERS CABIN, COMING FROM OIL DRIPPING OUT OF THE FAILED POWER TRANSFER CASE, DRIPPING ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE AND RISING SMOKE INTO THE CABIN. THIS WAS UNSAFE AND THE CAR BECAME UNUSABLE OVER A FEW DAYS. I HAD THE TRANSFER CASE REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1395.89, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED COST OF $136.36 FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE REPLACEMENT. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR WITH A PRIVATE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THAT WAS NOT PART OF MAZDA, TO PAY THE REPAIR SHOP. WHEN I APPLIED FOR REIMBURSEMENT UNDER MAZDA'S "SPECIAL SERVICE PROGRAM 92 (2010-2014 CX9 AWD POWER TRANSFER UNIT WARRANTY EXTENSION)", I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS DENYING ME REIMBURSEMENT, BECAUSE I PAID FOR THE REPAIR USING MY PERSONAL WARRANTY POLICY. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS PERSONAL WARRANTY POLICY, (NOT MAZDA), I BELIEVE I AM ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

SAME BRAKING PROBLEM FOR WHICH MAZDA ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN APRIL OF 2014, WHERE MAZDA KNOWS THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART IMPACTING THE QUALITY OF BRAKING, IN WHICH UNDER PRESSURE WOULD GENERATE A HISSING NOISE AND LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, EXTREME DIFFICULTY PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL (AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY). OUR INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 10 AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 60 MPH AND TRAFFIC SLOWING. AS I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE TO DECREASE SPEED WITH SLOWING TRAFFIC I REALIZED THE CAR WAS NOT SLOWING AND I HAD NO OPTION BUT TO QUICKLY SWERVE TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID MAKING CONTACT WITH THE SLOWING CARS IN THE LANE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED MY MAZDA DEALERSHIP WHO RECOMMENDED I IMMEDIATELY BRING THE CAR FOR SERVICE. MAZDA OBVIOUSLY KNOWS THERE IS AN SERIOUS ISSUE AS WELL AS THE NHTSA (WHY AREN'T THEY FORCING MAZDA TO ANNOUNCE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL VS. ALLOWING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY?). I COULD EASILY SEE HOW THIS ISSUE COULD LEAD TO A CRITICAL ACCIDENT OR FATALITY. COME ON NHTSA WAKE UP... HOW ABOUT WE SUE YOU AS NOT TAKING OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTING PUBLIC SAFETY FOR KNOWN ISSUES? WHY PLACE ALL THE BURDEN ON THE MANUFACTURER? WHAT EVEN FRUSTRATES ME FURTHER... WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN TO BE SERVICED, THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. *TR

BRAKE PEDALS NEED EXTRA EFFORT TO STOP. FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE PEDALS ARE STUCK ON THE FLOOR. JUST TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE 3 WEEKS AGO AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK. *TR

MY BRAKES BASICALLY FAILED! WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I TRIED TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND I COULD TELL RIGHT AWAY SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE CAR HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE STOPPING AND I WAS AFRAID IT WOULDN'T STOP. THE BRAKES FELT VERY HARD AND I HAD TO APPLY A LOT OF PRESSURE TO THEM TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I HAD TO ALMOST STAND ON THE BRAKES TO GET THEM TO WORK. WHEN I CALLED MY MECHANIC HE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED WHICH APPARENTLY IS VERY COMMON IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. I ALMOST HIT A CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND QUITE SCARY! IT WAS ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX, BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE IF I HAD HIT SOMETHING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A ODD PRESSURE THAT WAS NOT ALLOWING ME TO BRAKE PROPERLY. I HAD TO PUSH HARD IN ORDER TO FEEL MY CAR SLOWING DOWN. AFTER I PUSHED PAST THE PRESSURE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABLE TO PUSH DOWN NORMALLY TO A FULL STOP. IT HAS DONE THIS EVERY TIME I HAVE USED THE BRAKE SINCE. IT IS NOW GETTING MUCH WORSE AND BECOMING INCREASINGLY HARDER TO PUSH THE BRAKE DOWN TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. AS I WAS PARKING IN MY GARAGE I WAS ALMOST UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME SO THAT I DIDN'T HIT THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN PRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR MAKES A SQUEALING NOISE. I HAVE PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND DO NOT PLAN ON DRIVING IT UNTIL I CAN GET IT LOOKED AT. AS I SAID, IT IS GETTING WORSE EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT AND I BELIEVE MY SAFETY IS COMPROMISED WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO APPLY FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 8/28/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/15/2014 *JS

BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. CAR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED AND IT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MAZDA NEVER EVEN SLOWED BEFORE HITTING THE STOPPED VEHICLE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE HAS HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE BUT IT WAS INTERMITTENT AND WE COULD NOT GET IT TO ACT UP TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER. THE 3RD CAR INVOLVED I DO NOT HAVE A STATUS OF. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE DID NOT STOP (JUST LIKE SLIDE) WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. NEEDED TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS ON A 2010 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,057.

I FILED A COMPLAINT THROUGH MAZDA IN 2012 AND IT DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE. I SAW AN ARTICLE IN USA TODAY, REGARDING MY VEHICLE STATING THAT AN INVESTIGATION WAS STARTED DUE TO 7 REPORTED INCIDENTS ON BRAKE FAILURES WHICH RESEMBLED MY EXPERIENCE. I AM NOW SHARING MY STORY AS IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY. I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND APPLIED THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN, I PUSHED THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE WHEELS SQUEALED BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW. I LET UP ON THE BRAKE AND REAPPLIED AND THAT IS WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. BUT, IT WAS TOO LATE. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND LAUNCHED IT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THANKFULLY, THE LIGHT HAD JUST CHANGED AND THE CROSS TRAFFIC WAS AT A STOP. WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVED, THEY NOTICED ONE SKID MARK ON THE DRIVER SIDE ONLY WHICH WAS AROUND 200 YARDS. ABOUT 4 FEET PRIOR TO IMPACT, THERE WERE TWO SKID MARKS, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO AN INDEPENDANT PERSON TO GET THE BRAKES CHECKED OUT. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THIS AND SENT ALL OF THE DOCUMENTATION SENT TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND TO MAZDA. I FELT NEITHER BELIEVED ME AND WAS VERY DIAPPOINTED IN MAZDA'S RESPONSE. EVENTIALLY, I GAVE UP. WE ACTUALLY WERE GOING TO SELL THE VEHICLE AS I DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT. HOWEVER, AFTER ALL OF THE RESPONSES I WAS GETTING ABOUT WHAT I DESCRIBED AS IMPOSSIBLE WITH ANTI LOCK BREAKS OR THAT IT WAS A RESULT OF "PA

WHEN I AM AT A STOP AD START MY VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT MY ASSISTANCE, THIS HAPPENED ALSO WHILE BACKING UP AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. *TR

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 10/09/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED FURTHER TESTING SHOWS THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR PASSENGERS BETWEEN 115 POUNDS AND INTERMITTENTLY FOR PASSENGERS BETWEEN 115 AND 120 POUNDS. IT WAS SUGGESTED TO THE CONSUMER TO HAVE SMALL ADULTS RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT. UPDATED 8/10/2015 *JS

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT OR IN A DRIVE THRU. THE VEHICLES MOTOR BEGINS TO SHAKE AND THEN EVENTUALLY DIES AND STALLS OUT AND THE VEHICLE MUST BE STARTED AGAIN WITH THE TURN OF THE IGNITION. THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT AND YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL SUDDENLY SINKS AS IF THE BRAKE FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS DRAINED FULLY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SINKS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE SHOOTS FORWARD EVEN IF YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS IN THE POWER DOOR LOCK SYSTEM. THERE HAS BEEN A TIME WHEN THE POWER DOOR LOCK WAS STUCK AND THE REAR RIGHT DOOR COULD NOT BE SHUT. I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE CAR DOOR FLOPPING ALL OVER THE PLACE. THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX IT AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW IT OCCURRED. THEY WERE AS PUZZLED AS I WAS. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT BACK IN 2010 BRAND NEW FROM THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP. THE REVIEWS WERE GOOD FOR THE VEHICLE. ITS THE FIRST MAZDA WE PURCHASED AND IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE LAST. *TR

MY CAR HAD UNEXPECTED ACCELERATIONS 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. MY BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP MY CAR. I HAD A TEAR IN MY KNEE ON THE LAST INCIDENT IN MARCH 2012. MY MEDICAL BILLS WERE AROUND $5,000. MAZDA KEPT MY CAR AND GAVE ME A RENTAL. BUT SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. I SOLD THE CAR. I KNOW THIS DEALERSHIP HAD ANOTHER MAZDA DO THE SAME THING AS MY CAR. THEY TOLD ME MAZDA WAS AWARE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE. I WASN'T KILLED BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE GRASSY AREAS ALL 3 TIMES. BLOWING MY HORN AS A WARNING TO OTHER DRIVERS. I BELIEVE MY OLD CAR WAS TAKEN TO AN AUCTION BY MAZDA. AND THAT WAS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. I WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD REPORT IT. I HAD ANOTHER MAN TELL ME IT HAPPENED TO HIM BUT HE DIDN'T REPORT IT TO ANY ONE ELSE ACCEPT THE DEALER. THE DEALER I USE MAZDA IN VIRGINIA BEACH. THEY HAVE SERVICED OTHER MAZDA CX 9'S WITH THIS ISSUE. THEY PUT A BAND AID ON IT. THEY CHANGED THE THROTTLE IN MY NEW CAR WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. THAT DID NOT WORK. *TR