THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS TERRIFYING ORDEAL WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN TWO MORE TIMES. THE CAR ACCELERATES OF UP TO SPEEDS OF 90 MPH WITHOUT WARNING . ALL 3 INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE BRAKES SLOW IT DOWN, BUT DO NOT STOP IT. ALL 3 TIMES, I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND RIDE DOWN THE MEDIAN , PUSHING THE EMERGENCY BREAK IN AND AT ONE POINT PUSHING IT INTO PARK. MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS. THEREFORE THEY ARE LIABLE. MAZDA WILL TELL YOU IT'S A THROTTLE PROBLEM, THEY WILL TELL YOU THERE IS NO WEAR ON THE BRAKES....WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE WHEN THE CAR DOES THIS UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, THE BRAKES ONLY GO PART WAY..ALMOST LIKE PUSHING AGAINST AIR. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER AND POSSIBLY THROTTLE COMBINED. MY CAR IS NOT FIXED, IT'S ALSO DOING OTHER STUFF. MAZDA WANTS ME TO KEEP THIS CAR AND DRIVE IT. THEY ARE GIANTS, SO THE LITTLE PERSON LIKE ME DOES NOT MATTER TO THEM IT'S THE $$$$. BUT WHEN SOMEONE DIES, IT WILL COST THEM $$$$$$$$$$. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. I HOPE MORE PEOPLE COME FORWARD. IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE OR/AND SOMEONE YOU LOVE AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD WHO ARE IN DANGER OF YOU HURTING/KILLING THEM. MY MAZDA DEALERSHIP HAVE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE. THEY ARE VERY UNHAPPY WITH MAZDA NOT TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WANT TO MAKE THIS CLEAR, IT'S MAZDA CORP THAT IS AWARE AND DOING NOTHING AND THEY HOLD THE MAZDA DEALERS HOSTAGE. *TR
2011
SERVICE BRAKES
I JUST STATED NOTICING ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES, I STARTED HEARING A LOW HISSING NOISE AND NOTICED THAT I WAS HAVING A HARD TIME COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I NEED TO PUMP THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN ONCE STOPPED THE BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK MY CX9 IN TODAY JULY 8, 2013 TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED AND THE OIL CHANGED. I WAS TOLD THE BREAKS AND PADS ARE FINE BUT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THEY TRIED FLUSHING THE LINES AND THAT DID NOT HELP. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT LOOK AT THE CAR FURTHER UNTIL WEDNESDAY JULY 10TH. I ASKED IF THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THEY SAID IT WAS AND TO GO SLOWLY UPON REACHING A LIGHT AND MAKE SURE TO PUMP THE BREAKS SO I CAN STOP IN TIME AND NOT GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THIS IS VERY ALARMING TO ME SINCE AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I NEED TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. THEY TOLD ME THEY NEEDED TO CALL THE MAZDA HELP LINE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE BREAKS. AFTER RESEARCHING ON LINE TODAY MAZDA CX9 BRAKE ISSUES AM VERY INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY AND IF IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED SINCE 2008 WITH THIS MODEL. I AM VERY UPSET SINCE I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND ALWAYS TAKE IT TO THE MAZDA DEALER FOR SERVICE. MY VEHICLE IS AT THE 37,000 MARK WHICH APPEARS TO BE THE POINT WHEN THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OTHER VEHICLES. I HOPE THAT MAZDA WILL COVER THE COSTS TO FIX THE CAR AND THAT I DON'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BETWEEN NOW AND WEDNESDAY. *TR