NHTSA Complaint #10730143 — 2007 MAZDA CX-9

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND CAME FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD, BALL JOINTS, CONTROL ARM, AND AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,099.