THIS INDIVIDUAL BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING OF HIGH PITCHED SQUEAKING SOUND FROM BRAKES. DEALERSHIP CHECKED BRAKES AND SAID NOTHING WRONG. PICKED UP CAR NEXT DAY AND FELT THAT CAR NOT RIDING WELL AND LET IT SIT IN DRIVEWAY FOR 2 DAYS. WENT TO DRIVE AGAIN AND PEDAL WAS "HARD" AS IF IT WAS ON THE FLOOR. THEN WHENEVER I PRESSED ON THE PEDAL, I HEARD A HISSING SOUND AS IF AIR WAS LETTING OUT OF TIRES. CAR RESPONSE FOR SLOWING TO A STOP MUCH LONGER. CALLED DEALER ASAP AND ARRANGED TO DROP CAR OFF THAT NIGHT. DEALER CALLED NEXT DAY TO SAY GOOD THING WE DROPPED CAR OFF NIGHT BEFORE AS THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO BRAKES LEFT DUE TO POWER BOOSTER FAILURE. HOW WAS IT THAT I COULD TELL BRAKES WERE GOING BUT DEALER COULD NOT? THIS IS A LEASED CAR. 10 WEEKS LEFT ON LEASE. PAST WARRANTY. $800 REPAIR. CLEARLY MAZDA IS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE 2010 CX-9 POWER BOOSTER DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LODGED ON THIS SITE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE DEALER WORKED VERY HARD ON MY BEHALF AND WAS ABLE TO GET MAZDA TO COVER MOST OF THE REPAIR, THE DEALER PICKED UP ANOTHER $200 AND I HAD TO PAY $100. FAIR I GUESS BUT SINCE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE MAZDA SHOULD RECALL THE CARS AND DO THE FIX FOR FREE. *TR
2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VOICE ACTIVATED NAVIGATION FEATURE ON THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND BECOMES INOPERABLE WHEN STOPPING OR ACCELORATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE VOICE ACTIVATED FEATURE ONLY WORKS WHILE IN ONE LONG CONTINUOUS MOTION WHICH DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF THE HANDS-FREE VOICE ACTIVATED NAVIGATION AND MAKES USING THE SYSTEM DIFFICULT IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS. THIS CONCERN WAS VOICED TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND SALES STAFF WHO COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING THIS WAY AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX IT. NO REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE AND I AM STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT DOESN'T FUNCTION AS IT WAS ADVERTISED TO ME AND SOLD. *TR