NHTSA Complaint #11331950 — 2012 MAZDA CX-9

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11331950
Vehicle 2012 MAZDA CX-9
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 170,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TX

Consumer Description

IN OCT. 2019 MY CX9 STOPPED WHILE BEING DRIVEN. FOUND OUT THE WATER PUMP (WHICH IS INSIDE THE ENGINE) HAD GONE OUT AND DESTROYED MY ENGINE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM OF WHICH MAZDA HAS FAILED TO MAKE THEIR CONSUMERS AWARE. I PURCHASED THIS CARE NEW AND ALL OF MY SERVICES HAD BEEN HANDLED BY MAZDA. NO-ONE TOLD ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I STILL HAD TO PAY JUST OVER 4K TO GET A NEW ENGINE OF THE SAME STUPID DESIGN PUT IN MY CAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. HOW MANY MAZDA DRIVERS HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED IN CRASHES BECAUSE THE WATER PUMP DESTROYED THE ENGINE ON A FREEWAY AND THE CAR CEASING TO MOVE WAS THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT THAT TOTALED THE CAR AND AS A RESULT WENT UNDETECTED? THE ENGINES NEED TO BE RECALLED.

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