2007 Mazda CX-9: complaints, problems and recalls

SINCE THE FIRST DAY I HAD THE NEW CAR IT HAS PULLED TO THE LEFT, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES TO BE FIXED, EACH TIME I GET THE CAR BACK WITH THE SAME PULLING PROBLEM, ON THE FINAL TIME IT WAS IN THEY TRIED TO FIX IT 3 TIMES UNSUCCESSFULLY, THEY FINALLY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. LEMON MAZDA CX9 IS A LEMON. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 5 miles reported. Look up ODI 10220910 at NHTSA ↗

2007 MAZDA CX9 SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER TOLD HIM THE PROBLEM WAS A FUSE. CONSUMER ALSO WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. *KB THE DEALER STATED THE MAIN IGNITION FUSE WAS BLOWN.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10231735 at NHTSA ↗

SINCE PURCHASE THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN OVER 40 MPH. MAZDA IS AWARE AND WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX IT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MIRROR, NOTED THE DEFECT, BUT IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND VIBRATING IS WORSE THAN BEFORE REPLACEMENT. MAZDA USA WILL DO NOTHING WITH THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE VIBRATING IS SEVERE AND IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT CANNOT BE CORRECTED BY ANYONE BUT MAZDA. THE DEFECT MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN OTHER MAZDA CX-9S. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10234706 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OR GREATER, THE DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR VIBRATES SEVERELY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE EXTERIOR MIRROR. RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED WITH THE VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10234714 at NHTSA ↗

ENGINE OSCILLATION WHEN AT IDLE IT OSCILLATES MORE THAN 400 RPM WHEN THE COMPRESSOR COMES ON, AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE QUITS BECAUSE THE RPMS DROP MORE THAN 400. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10235594 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH, OUR SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED -- NOT IMPLODED FROM AN OBJECT HITTING THE GLASS, BUT EXPLODED, WITH THE REMAINING GLASS SHIFTED OUTWARDS AND A HUGE SECTION OF GLASS FROM THE MIDDLE COMPLETELY MISSING. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO OBJECT THAT HIT THE ROOF; THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS ABOUT 70 DEGREES, WITH THE INSIDE TEMPERATURE A TAD COOLER AT APPROXIMATELY 65 DEGREES; AND THE ROAD AROUND US WAS SMOOTH AND, AS FAR AS WE COULD SEE, FREE FROM DEBRIS. WE HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF T…

Owner-reported narrative. 52,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10261292 at NHTSA ↗

MAZDA 2007 CX-9 FWD TOURING MODEL DOES NOT OPERATE IN SNOW CAUSING SAFETY CONCERN. IF TIRES START TO SPIN THE TCS SYSTEM SHUTS OFF THE FUEL INJECTORS IF THE CAR IS GOING OVER I THINK 9 MPH. YOU CAN SHUT OFF THE TCS BUT IT AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGES OVER 9 MPH. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT IF YOU ARE ON A ROAD EVEN WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF SNOW THE CAR COMES TO A HALT CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO BEING HIT MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE WERE TWO INSTANCES IN 1 INCH OF SNOW WHERE I HAD TO PARK THE CAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET UP MINOR HI…

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10268847 at NHTSA ↗

I HAVE THE SAME STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 MAZDA CX-9 AS NOTED IN OTHER COMPLAINTS. STEERS TO THE LEFT AUTOMATICALLY SINCE DAY 1. DEALER HAS TRIED TO ADJUST FRONT END, TIRE PRESSURE, ETC. AT LEAST 2 OR 3 TIMES AND HAVE SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10319633 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2015-07-20 (July 20, 2015)

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2007-2014 CX-9 vehicles manufactured October 24, 2006, to December 28, 2013. The affected vehicles have front suspension ball joints that may corrode from water leaking into the fitting.

Consequence: Over time, the ball joint corrosion may result in the front lower control arm separating from the ball joint, causing a loss of steering control and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace both the left and right lower control arms, free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2015. The recall will begin with model year 2007-2009 vehicles registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The second phase will be for model year 2010-2014 vehicles in the same states. Finally, all remaining vehicles will be remedied. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 8515G.

Reported: 2017-06-29 (June 29, 2017)

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2009-2011 Mazda6, and 2007-2011 CX-7 and CX-9 vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on August 30, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 1317F. Note: This recall supersedes recall 16V356 and all vehicles that were not remedied under that campaign are now covered by this one.

Reported: 2017-07-18 (July 18, 2017)

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2012 CX-7, CX-9 and Mazda6 vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Mazda is recalling certain 2009 CX-7, CX-9 and Mazda6 vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Mazda is recalling certain 2007-2008 CX-7 and CX-9 sold, or ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger side air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began October 4, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 1317F. Note: This recall supersedes recall 17V-012.

Reported: 2019-10-31 (October 31, 2019)

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2007-2012 CX-7, CX-9, and 2009-2012 Maza6 vehicles. These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. The recall began December 3, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 1317F. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 16V356 and 17V012.