NHTSA Complaint #10329916 — 2007 MAZDA MAZDA5

THE REAR SHOCKS ON MY 2007 MAZDA5 HAVE FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN THE 40,000 MILE RANGE. AT THE TIME I THOUGH IT WAS ONE SHOCK GOING BAD, AND IMPACTING AND CAUSING THE OTHER TO GO BAD AS WELL. BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, I DID NOT RETURN TO MY MAZDA DEALER FOR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO I DID NOT GO TO THEM BECAUSE I FOUND A LOCAL GARAGE THAT PUT IN MAZDA ORIGINAL REPLACEMENTS AT A CHEAPER PRICE. HOWEVER, AT 89,000 MILES, MY REAR SHOCKS HAVE FAILED AGAIN! THIS IS BOTH DANGEROUS, AS THE REAR END IS UNSTABLE OVER BUMPY ROADS, AND VERY COSTLY TO DO EVERY 40 - 50,000 MILES. AS CAN BE SEEN IN YOUR OWN LISTING OF SEVERAL YEARS OF MAZDA5 COMPLAINTS, PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION, AND THE REAR SUSPENSION IN PARTICULAR, ARE COMMON. *TR