NHTSA Complaint #10695142 — 2008 MAZDA CX-9 SUSPENSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10695142
Vehicle	2008 MAZDA CX-9
Component	SUSPENSION
Date of Incident	March 7, 2015
Date Filed	March 18, 2015
Mileage	112,080 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

I HAD BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE IN MY CAR WHEN I WENT TO MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK. AFTER HAVING MY MECHANIC INVESTIGATE HE TOOK A LOOK AT THE BALL JOINTS, THEY ARE 'NON-SERVICEABLE,' WHICH MEANS THEY ARE A SEALED UNIT. HE SAID FROM WHAT HE COULD TELL THEY WERE FINE. LATER THAT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. MY WHEELS WERE SPINNING IN THE SNOW, I GOT OUT AND TOOK A LOOK AND MY FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS OFF! THE BALL JOINT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED THE CAR. THE ONLY THING SECURING THE WHEEL TO THE CAR WAS THE TIE ROD. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO MY GARAGE BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE (ONE PER SIDE) ALONG WITH THE CV JOINT. THEY WERE REPLACED WITH MAZDA PARTS. INSPECTION ON THE PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE REVEALED THERE WAS BARELY ANY GREASE IN THAT BALL JOINT. I HAD LUCK ON MY SIDE THAT DAY OTHERWISE I AM CERTAIN SOMEONE WOULD HAVE DIED. *TR

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