NHTSA Complaint #11191440 — 2011 MAZDA CX-9

FAILURE OF THE POWER TRANSFER CASE / POWER TRANSFER UNIT ("PTU"). THE DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED WHEN A BLACK OIL LIKE SUBSTANCE WAS FOUND UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. OEM ADVISED THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PTU. OEM STATES THAT IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT. INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALS THE BREADTH OF THE DEFECT. OEM STATES THAT LIMITED WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 7 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES. SUBJECT VEHICLE HAS 71,000 MILES, BUT IS A FEW MONTHS OUTSIDE EXTENDED WARRANTY. OEM NEVER SENT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS ADVISING OF THE DEFECT. OEM NEVER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE KNOWN DEFECT. OEM NEVER SENT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS ADVISING OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. OEM REFUSES TO COVER THE DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER HAS PROMPTLY REMEDIATED ALL PRIOR KNOWN RECALLS DIRECTLY WITH OEM UPON RECEIPT OF NOTICE.