NHTSA Complaint #11375138 — 2009 MAZDA MAZDA6
SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11375138 |
| Vehicle | 2009 MAZDA MAZDA6 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 145,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | OH |
Consumer Description
HELLO, BACK A FEW YEARS AGO MAZDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FRONT SUBFRAME OF OUR MAZDA 6 DUE TO PREMATURE AND EXTREMELY DAMAGING RUST THAT RENDERED THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS. WE HAD THIS REPLACED AND ALL WAS FINE UNTIL NOT THAT LONG AGO WHEN WE HAD TO REPAIR AN EXHAUST LEAK AND IN THE PROCESS REALIZED HOW BAD THE REAR SUBFRAME IS RUSTED OUT AS WELL... I'VE NOTICED THE BACK WHEELS OF OUR CAR HAVE BEEN CAMBERED OUT BY A FEW DEGREES FOR A FEW MONTHS AND I'M PRETTY SURE THIS IS DUE TO THE REAR SUSPENSION AND REAR SUBFRAME COMPONENTS COLLAPSING ON THEMSELVES DUE TO THE RUST WEAKENING THE METAL. I HAVE SOME PICTURES WHICH I WILL ATTACH. MAZDA CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PART BUT WE WOULD, AND MANY OTHER MAZDA OWNERS OUT THERE ON THE FORUMS WOULD LIKE A RECALL TO BE ISSUED DUE TO THE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE NATURE OF THE SUBFRAME REPAIR... I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU ALL ON THIS ISSUE, I BELIEVE THE CAR IS FAIRLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THE MOMENT... THANKS IN ADVANCE!
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