NHTSA Complaint #11515906 — 2018 MAZDA CX-9
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11515906 |
| Vehicle | 2018 MAZDA CX-9 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | PA |
Consumer Description
Coolant leak at cylinder head. It is available for inspection. Driving on the highway and the car overheating light came on. Yes it has been reproduced and diagnosed as part of the TSB 01-013/21. No warnings, no notice of leaks before this happened. Noticed this in January - and thought it was just a one off and had the coolant topped off. Nothing happened until a month later that is when I took it to the mazda dealer. Safety issue as no one knows about it until their light comes on and they take it to the dealer to look at. Having this happen in the middle of nowhere on a highway with three small kids is a nightmare. This issue needs to be investigated. It is definitely a safety issue. It is shocking to know that Mazda has known about this for a couple years now based on the date of the TSB. A letter, at the very least, should have been sent out to all owners. Instead they let us all sit with a ticking time bomb that will be cost prohibitive to fix.
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