Mazda CX-9 transmission problems
76 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
1,430 owner complaints analyzed
13 distinct recall campaigns
68,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 to 2023 model years. Data snapshot: . 811 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
76 of 1,430 complaints match this topic (5.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10726622 · 2015-06-22 (June 22, 2015)
YESTERDAY (6/21/15) AT APPROXIMATELY 630PM; MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2007 MAZDA CX9 GRAND TOURING (AWD). AS SHE WAS PULLING OUT OF A SUBDIVISION AT APPROXIMATELY 10MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE VICINITY AND SHE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND GET STOPPED. THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL AT BROKEN FREE OF THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING MECHANISM. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP THE LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE, PUSHED OUT AND BROKE THE AXLE SHAFT. ALSO THE FORCE OF THE SHIFTING…
Owner-reported narrative. 127,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10726622 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10454468 · 2012-04-08 (April 8, 2012)
THERE HAVE BEEN A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS ON THE VEHICLE (TWO SETS OF BRAKES, TIEROD, ELECTRICAL OVERHAUL VACUUM HOSES...) THE MAJOR ISSUE HAS BEEN OIL LEAKING. THIS PAST SUMMER (2011) THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE DIAGNOSING THAT IT WAS THE REAR MAIN SEAL. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED (CAR WAS AT DEALER FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS.) THIS FALL (2011) OIL WAS STILL LEAKING. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS THE DEALER CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATE AND THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, CLAIMING IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON. THE DEALER …
Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10454468 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10567965 · 2014-03-08 (March 8, 2014)
MY WIFE PULLED THE VEHICLE SHIFTING GEAR IN REVERSE WITH HER PURSE WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE BRAKES PEDAL. AFTER THE FACT, I DOUBLE AND TRIPLE CHECKED IT, AND THIS VEHICLE CAN SHIFT GEAR WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES PEDAL. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 122,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10567965 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10653804 · 2014-11-10 (November 10, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX9. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 142,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10653804 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10730280 · 2015-06-25 (June 25, 2015)
UPON ENTERING A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE, SKIDDED TO A SUDDEN STOP, AND THEN WOULD NOT MOVE. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL SIDEWAYS RESTING AGAINST THE INNER FENDER, ALONG WITH SEVERAL METALLIC PARTS AND FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WHEN NEW, AND WHERE WE ALWAYS HAVE IT SERVICED . THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD SAID THE AXLE BROKE AND WE WERE LUCKY IT DID NOT OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY 15 MINUTES SOONER. THE DEALER REPLA…
Owner-reported narrative. 103,154 miles reported. Look up ODI 10730280 at NHTSA ↗