NHTSA Complaint #11432665 — 2011 MAZDA CX-9

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11432665
Vehicle	2011 MAZDA CX-9
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 5, 2021
Date Filed	September 12, 2021
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

When getting off highway engine began to knock. Engine stalled and would not restart. Upon inspection the water pump was found to have failed and leaked engine coolant into oil. This caused engine to have a complete failure. No check engine light illuminated but when car was scanned multiple codes were found. The car was also found to have a bad Transfer Case.

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