2008 MAZDA CX-9 Complaints

O WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES BECAME SPONGY AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNLESS I INCREASED THE EFFORT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN. FOOT HAS SLIPPED ON OCCASION CAUSING MY ANKLE TO BE STRUCK ON THE PEDAL. I NOW DOWN SHIFT GEARS TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO ASSIST IN STOPPING WHILE KEEPING EVEN FURTHER BACK FROM VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. CURRENTLY, NO RECALLS ARE OUT SPECIFICALLY FOR MY VIN BUT THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT RECALLS OUT FOR BAD MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER. BOTH OF WHICH HAVE FAILED IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE GAITHERSBURG MD MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSIST THE VEHICLE IS NOT RECALLED AND ARE SUGGESTING I PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A KNOWN RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPROPRIATED. THANK YOU

TAKATA RECALL - I'M ADVISED THAT AIR BAGS HAD TO CHANGE BECAUSE ARE DEFECTS, ALL.

TIRE SENSOR FAILURE HAS TWICE NOW CAUSED BLOW OUT OF TIRES WHILE DRIVING, LUCKILY NO INJURY SINCE GOING AT LOW SPEED IN NEIGHBORHOOD. ALSO KEEP HAVING ISSUES WITH LOOSING TIRE PRESSURE. NOW I SEE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE MAKE MODEL AND YEAR

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

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A CURB, WHICH SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE CONTACT QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO PARK. IN ADDITION, EACH TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE SOUND OF BLOWING AIR WAS HEARD FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RAY SKILLMAN MAZDA DEALERSHIP, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PHYSICALLY DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIANS VERBALLY INFORMED ME IMMEDIATELY OF BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE BASED ON THE SYMPTOMS CONVEYED. THE PROBLEM STEMMED FROM A DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER. I DID CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER (MAZDA CORPORATE OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA) PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE NHTSA. MAZDA WAS UNCOOPERATIVE ON ANY AGREEMENT OF REPAIRS DUE TO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD ENDING THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF." DUE TO THE UNETHICAL STANDING OF MAZDA FAILING TO ISSUE A RECALL, MYSELF AND FAMILY WERE PUT IN GREAT DANGER WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE BRAKE FAILURE. HAD WE BEEN AWARE OF THE FACT THAT MAZDA KNOWINGLY DISCOVERED THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT, I WOULD HAVE BEEN PROACTIVE IN ADDRESSING THE ISSUE PRIOR TO HAVING AN ALMOST TOTAL LIFE LOSS AND VEHICLE DAMAGE. I REQUESTED TO ESCALATE MY CONCERNS, AND SPOKE WITH A SUPERVISOR THAT SUGGESTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND STATED THEY MAY OR NOT AGREE TO COVER SOME IF ANY OF THE CHARGES. AFTER MY VEHICLE SAT ON THE LOT FOR 5 DAYS AS WE TRIED TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT, MAZDA AGREED TO COVER 50% OF THE REPAIR COST (PARTS, LABOR, AND DIAGNOSTIC FEE.) IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIANS ALSO DISCOVERED AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT NOT LUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THEY DETERMINED ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN AN INDICATOR OF SOME SORT OF BRAKE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,493. *TR*JB

》TAKARA RECALL ----- NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V451000《 MY CAR STARTED WITH A SCRATCHING OR GRINDING NOISE THAT I THOUGHT WAS THE BRAKES BUT I JUST RECENTLY CHANGED SO I KEPT DRIVING. WHEN IT WOULD RAIN IT WOULD MAKE NOISES I CANT REMEMBER WHAT EXACTLY IT WAS I THINK IT WAS LIKE POPPING. ONLY WHEN IT RAINED AND I WAS TURNING. WELL IT TURNED INTO WHEN I WAS DRIVING ANYTIME IT WAS POPPING AND CRACKING AND THEN IT TURNED INTO SOME CRAZY NOISE THAT ALMOST SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS FALLING OUT THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR AND I WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND BUT I WASNT DRAGGING ANYTHING. I THINK IT GOT WATER INSIDE THE BALL JOINT AND RUSTED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V451000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE TRANSFER CASE GOING BAD, IT CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO GO BAD. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO BRING VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, SMELL IS ON GOING.*JB

I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE FROM MY RESIDENTIAL PARKING LOT. I WENT TO CHECK MY WHEELCHAIR WAS SECURE. I OPENED THE LIFTGATE. AFTER SECURING THE WHEELCHAIR I PRESSED THE ELECTRONIC BUTTON TO CLOSE THE LIFTGATE. I HEARD 3 BEEPS, BUT THE DOOR/LIFTGATE WOULD NOT CLOSE.I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON, I GOT OUT THE MANUAL BEGAN TO TRY SEVERAL THINGS TO CLOSE THE DOOR/LIFTGATE. I LOCKED AND UNLOCKED THE DOOR LOCKS, I CHECKED NOTHING BLOCKING THE SENSORS. I USED THE POWER CONTROL BUTTON UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND THE DOOR STILL WOULD NOT CLOSE. I DID THIS FOR AN HOUR. FINALLY, SOMETHING HAPPENED & WAS ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR/LIFTGATE BY HAND. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE MACHANIC. THEY FOUND "MAZDA" HAD A "TSB" OUT ABOUT THE LIFTGATE LOCK ASSEMBLY AND IF THE LOCK FAILS, REPLACE THE ENTIRE PART. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MAZDA DEALER. THE COST TO SPECIAL ORDER THE PART AND REPAIR WOULD COST APPROX. $1200. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE LOCK. I I AM A HADICAPPED PERSON. I USE MOBILITY DEVICES TO HELP ME REMAIN MOBILE AND GET TO AND FROM DOCTORS AND THERAPY.. I CANNOT TRANSPORT THESE DEVICES( WHEELCHAIR, ELECTRIC SKOOTER/CHAIR) BECAUSE OF THE LIFTGATE LOCK PROBLEM. I'M FEARFUL THE ASSEMBLY WILL LOCK PERMANENTLY AND EFFECT THE DOOR LOCKS. PLEASE, PLEASE ASSIST ME SO THE LIFTGATE CAN BE REPAIRED. THANK YOU.

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 SLOW. AFTER THE FIRST NO START I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND HAD TO GET A RENTAL FOR A FEW DAYS. THIS ISSUE IS CURRENTLY ONGOING AFTER I MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH MAZDA, I ALSO ENDED UP DRIVING THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF I COULD GET SERVICE STARTED EARLY AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO SERVICE ME BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LOANER VEHICLE. I TOLD THEM THAT I COULDN'T LEAVE THE CAR FOR THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION AND I NEED A CAR TO GO BACK TO WORK ON FRIDAY. I WAS TOLD THAT A LADY SHOULD BE BRINGING BACK A CAR THE FOLLOWING DAY (THRUSDAY) AROUND NOON IF NOT THEY SHOULD HAVE ONE ON FRIDAY. FRIDAY CAME NO CALL FROM THEM, I CALLED SEVERAL TIMES TO ONLY HAVE MY CALLS FORWARD TO A VOICEMAIL. SO I CALLED THE PARTS DEPT. TOLD THE PERSON THAT ANSWERED THAT I WAS TRYING TO CONTACT SOMEONE IN SERVICE REGARDING BRINGING IN MY VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. THE PART DEPT. MANAGER ANSWERED THE PHONE AND I TOLD HIM WHO I AM AND HE INDICATED AGAIN WE DON'T HAVE ANY LOANER VEHICLE AT THIS TIME, WE SHOULD HAVE ONE ON MONDAY, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE GETTING RECALL PARTS REPLACE AND THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. SO NOW ITS MONDAY THE CAR IS STILL UNSERVICED AND I JUST CALLED TO GET THE SAME RESPONSE FROM THE SERVICE DEPT., WE HAVE NO LOANER VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED OR THE HOUSING UNIT. IT'S DANGEROUS!