NHTSA Complaint #11141861 — 2009 MAZDA MAZDA6 STRUCTURE:BODY

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11141861
Vehicle	2009 MAZDA MAZDA6
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	October 20, 2018
Date Filed	October 22, 2018
Mileage	129,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON ROCHESTER RD IN TRAFFIC WHEN I HAD TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND BRAKE FOR AND AMBULANCE HEADING MY WAY, I HEARD SOMETHING BREAK IN THE FRONT END AND UPON TRYING TO RESUME MY POSITION IN MY LANE MY CAR WOULD NOT STEER AND IN ORDER TO KEEP MY WHEELS STRAIGHT I HAD TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE CAR LEFT. I THOUGHT I HAD A TIRE GOING DOWN SO I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT MY TIRES AND FOUND NOTHING SO I GOT BACK IN MY CAR AND MADE A TURN BACK ON THE ROAD AND I KNEW RIGHT AWAY SOMETHING WAS TERRIBLY WRONG AS IT FELT LIKE I WAS ON A SHEET OF ICE. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION AT MY REPAIR SHOP THEY FOUND MY SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED OUT.

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