NHTSA Complaint #11022556 — 2009 MAZDA MAZDA6 STRUCTURE:BODY

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11022556
Vehicle	2009 MAZDA MAZDA6
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	September 8, 2017
Date Filed	September 10, 2017
Mileage	130,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

I WENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE IN PLACE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT AND THAT MY ENGINE COULD FALL OUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. ALSO, BECAUSE OF THE ROT, THE ROD THAT SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO THE STEERING WAS NOT ATTACHED BECAUSE THE BOLTS HAD NOTHING TO ADHERE TO. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ME DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER AND LOSING MY STEERING AND POSSIBLY GETTING IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP AS IT IS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN PER MY MECHANIC FOR SAFETY REASONS AS WELL AS FAILING INSPECTION FRO THIS. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS I DO NOT HAVE ANY TRANSPORTATION AND I WORK FULL TIME. I CAN BE REACHED AT [XXX]. OR MY MECHANIC AT HOMETOWNE AUTO, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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