2008 MAZDA CX-9 Seats Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT UNINTENTIONALLY MOVED TOWARDS THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE DUE TO HOW CLOSE THE SEAT MOVED TOWARDS THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED PERIODICALLY. MAZDA OF ORLAND PARK (8910 W 159TH ST, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462, (708) 444-3200) WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V066000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN 2009. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT SPONTANEOUSLY MOVED ALL THE WAY FORWARD, AND PINNED ME AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS PARKED AND NOT DRIVING. I TRIED MOVING THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT SWITCH MANUALLY, BUT THE SEAT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY CORRECTED A RECALL (ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO) WHICH DEALS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. AND THUS THEY CLAIM THE RECALL IS "COMPLETE" AND THEY NO LONGER HAVE TO CORRECT IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ELECTRONIC POWER CONTROL SEAT FAILED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BECOME UNCOMFORTABLY TOO CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACED THE CONTRACTOR TO THE PROPER POSITION AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE BUT THE REPAIRS WAS UNKNOWN HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT BUT I FEEL I COULD HAVE A DEFECTIVE DIVERS SIDE SEAT THAT COULD COME LOOSE (SEAT RAIL). I WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THAT THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR THE ISSUE IS TO REPLACE THE SEAT WHICH WOULD COST OVER $3000.00. IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS, THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

CURRENT RECALL WHERE HEATED SEAT TENDS TO OVERHEAT, BUT MY MODEL YEAR ISN'T INCLUDED. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALER BEFORE I WAS EVEN AWARE OF THE CURRENT RECALL. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC SEAT POSITIONING CONTROL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT KEEPS ADJUSTING ON IT'S OWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IT JUST STARTED TODAY AND SEEMED TO DO IT AT ANY SPEED, TOO INCLUDE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. I ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME ACTION AFTER I HAD PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. *TR