NHTSA Complaint #10396766 — 2009 MAZDA MAZDA5

EQUIPMENT issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Complaint Details

ODI Number 10396766
Vehicle 2009 MAZDA MAZDA5
Component EQUIPMENT
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State KY

Consumer Description

ON 4/15/2011, A SET OF NEW MEIJER BRAND BEAM-STYLE WIPER BLADES WERE PURSCHED FOR A 2009 MAZDA5 AND WERE INSTALLED ON THE CAR BY TH OWNER. ON THE MORNING OF 4/19/2011, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 71/75 IN KENTUCKY THROUGH A THUNDERSTORM, AND THE DRIVER SIDE (26") WIPER BLADE FAILED. THE VEHICLE SPEED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS APPROVIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE BEAM/BLADE ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY BROKE FREE FROM THE CHIP THAT ATTACHES TO THE WIPER ARM AND WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. VISIBILITY WAS COMPROMISED, BUT THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CONTINUE TO THE INTENDED DESITANTION. *TR

Related Complaints for the 2009 MAZDA MAZDA5

Other EQUIPMENT Complaints

#10307907 DRIVERS SIDE FLOORMAT RETENTION HOLE SEPARATES AFTER < 5000 MILES ALLOWING MAT TO MOVE FORWARD SO THAT CLUTCH PEDAL C...

Recent Complaints for the 2009 MAZDA MAZDA5

#11496818 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM The headlights on this car are dangerously dim. Like the turn signals overpower them levels of dim. I’ve replaced the...
#11496818 EXTERIOR LIGHTING The headlights on this car are dangerously dim. Like the turn signals overpower them levels of dim. I’ve replaced the...
#11447674 STEERING THIS MODEL OF MAZDA STEERING WHEEL STOP ROTATING MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY. AT TIME IT BECOME TOO STIFF TO OVE FOR 5 TO 10 MI...
#11447674 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL THIS MODEL OF MAZDA STEERING WHEEL STOP ROTATING MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY. AT TIME IT BECOME TOO STIFF TO OVE FOR 5 TO 10 MI...
#11434463 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Intermittently, the doors will not unlock when inside the vehicle, effectively trapping the occupants inside. Additio...
Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report