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2007 MAZDA CX-9 — STEERING

crash · 1227394 · 2015-10-10

Vehicle

Make
MAZDA
Model
CX-9
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Mazda Motor Corp.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
75,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

WAS DRIVING MY CAR WITH CHILDREN IN IT WHEN THE WHEEL FELL OFF AND AXEL CRACKED. IT CAUSED FRONT END DAMAGE I COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T OPEN. HAD TO PAY TO GET ALL OF THAT FIXED. I JUST RECEIVE RECALL 8515G. MY ISSUE WITH THIS IS THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE REASON FOR THE RECALL IS THAT WATER GET LEAK INTO THE SUSPENSION AND CAUSE CORROSION. REPLACING JUST THE CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS DOES NOT PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. WATER CAN STILL LEAK INTO THE SUSPENSION AND THE NEW PARTS COULD COULD CORRODE, BECOME LOOSE AND CAUSE THE SAME THING TO HAPPEN AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT COULD RESULT IN MORE DIRE CONSEQUENCES. WE WERE LUCKY I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. THIS IS FORCING US TO BUY A NEW CAR WHEN WE STILL OWE $8000 ON THE MAZDAZ WE WANT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS AND THE ACCIDENT WE HAD AND THE RISK IT OUT THE LIVES OF ME AND MY CHILDREN IN. FURTHERMORE MAZDA SAID THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF PARTS WHICH MEANS THEY WON'T REPLACE IF THERE IS NO SIGN OF LOOSENESS. THIS IS REDICULOUS AS MY CRASH OCCURRED A FEW MONTHS AFTER BEING INSPECTED. THEY ARE ENDANGERING LIVES

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10781220
Machine
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