NHTSA Complaint #11491291 — 2012 MAZDA CX-9

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11491291
Vehicle	2012 MAZDA CX-9
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	October 27, 2022
Date Filed	October 28, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MN

Consumer Description

After hearing low rumbling sound and smelling burnt oil, car was taken to dealer for check up. They informed me of known issue, front PTU leaking oil due to design flaw that put the PTU so close to the exhaust. I am seeing that other owners of this model are also reporting fires due this same exact problem, apparently unbeknownst to me Mazda has provided extended warranty up to 90k miles but not actually informed the owners of this as a potential catastrophic problem. my personal review has informed me that fire seem to be most common between 110,000 and 130,000 mile ranges.

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