OUR 2012 MAZDA CX9 SPORT FWD LOST ALL BRAKE BOOST ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MY WIFE COMPLAINED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN BACKING. I DROVE THE VEHICLE AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE MAZDA DEALER ADVISED IT WAS INDEED THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY MAZDA AND NHTSA. OUR VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD WITH LESS THAN 10000 MILES AT THE POINT OF FAILURE. *TR
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I HAVE A MAZDA 2012 THAT SPONTANEOUSLY STALLS WHILE DECELERATING. IT ALSO STALLS PREDICTABLY ON AN INCLINE. MAZDA CORPORATION HAS STATED "THE STALLING ON AN INCLINE IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF ALL CX-9 MODELS" AND ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT STALLING WHILE DECELERATING IN MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE RECREATED BY THEIR TECH SO THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE BEEN IN TWO NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS. THE CAR LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKING AND THE DRIVER HAS LITTLE TO NO CONTROL WHEN IT STALLS. PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO OF A BRAND NEW (LOANER FROM THE DEALER WHILE THEY LOOKED AT MY 2012 CX-9) 2013 CX-9 (125 MILES ON IT). THIS IS THE "CHARACTERISTIC" I AM REFERRING TO, PLEASE ADVISE FUTURE BUYERS OF THIS VERY UNSAFE "CHARACTERISTIC". WHEN IT STALLS IN MY DRIVEWAY, I CANNOT BRAKE "SHARPLY" OR EFFECTIVELY ENOUGH TO STOP THE CAR FROM DRIFTING INTO THE ROAD. HTTP://YOUTU.BE/PBZHVIEIHKC. *TR