Well I was backing up from a parking spot when put out of the blue my vehicle wouldn't move . The drive side wheel is not working and these little around thing where on the ground . Before that happen the driver side tire would become lose to where it would fall off.
The worst 2007 Mazda CX-9 problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
Problems by type
Tap a problem to see which part fails, at what mileage and in which other years.
- Suspension37
- Airbags18
- Transmission12
- Steering9
- Brakes7
- Electrical6
- Fuel system5
- Wheels5
- Body4
- Engine4
- Visibility3
- Driver assistance1
- Seats1
- Tires1
Specific symptoms reported on the 2007 Mazda CX-9
Recalls 5
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- 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.
Recall number 19V782000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- 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.
Recall number 17V457000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- 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.
Recall number 17V429000 · Recall details
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- 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.
Recall number 15V451000 · Recall details
Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash
- What is wrong
- Mazda is recalling 30,600 my 2007-2009 cx9 vehicles equipped with power adjustable seat with position memory function. The seat harness routed underneath the seat cushion may interfere with the front cover bracket which is attached on the front side of the seat cushion. Due to this the covering of the seat harness may be damaged, the core wire of the harness may touch with the bracket and result in short circuit.
- Risk
- Drivers will experience certain functions that are uncontrollable which will cause serious difficulties in driving increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the seat harness and fasten the seat frame with a cable tie. The harness covering will be repair free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on or before march 16, 2009. Owners may contact mazda at 1‑800‑222‑5500.
Recall number 09V066000 · Recall details
See all 5 recalls for the 2007 Mazda CX-9
Defect investigations
Lower ball joint separation
In an July 7,2015 letter to the federal safety agency, Mazda identified a safety defect that could result in lower ball joint separation in approximately 193,484 model year (MY) 2007 through 2014 Mazda CX-9 vehicles (the federal safety agency Recall No. 15V‑451,Mazda 8515G).Mazda indicated that damage to the ball joint boot may allow water to enter the front suspension ball joint fitting during use which may result in premature ball joint wear and a progressively looser joint.In January 2014, Mazda implemented redesigned lower control arms in production vehicles to improve the durability of the lower ball joints.The redesign involved changing the shape of the top surface of the ball joint boot cover and adding a suspension plate to the undersurface of the knuckle.Mazda's recall will replace the defect lower control arms with the redesigned parts.ODI's analysis of information collected during PE15-022 identified a total of 62 ball joint separation incidents, including 34 identified in ODI complaints and 31 identified in Mazda complaints and field reports (3 of the Mazda records involve vehicles/incidents that were also reported to ODI).When Mazda's design change was implemented, most of the field experience related to lower ball joints involved complaints of noise and premature wear-out.Only 1 of the ODI and 6 of the additional Mazda separation complaints identified in ODI's analysis were reported prior to January 2014.Significant increases in the number and trend in separation complaints were observed in 2015, when 30 of the ODI complaints and 16 of the additional Mazda complaints were reported.The report trend appears to be accelerating, with 29 of the reports received after ODI opened PE15-022 on June 9, 2015.There has been one crash reported to ODI related to the alleged defect (VOQ 10746510). This investigation is closed based on Mazda's recall.The 34 VOQs associated with this investigation are: 10747358, 10746510, 10744897, 10743509, 10736229, 10735938, 10734763, 10734302, 10734290, 10733813, 10732578, 10732217, 10732154, 10731850, 10730736, 10730280, 10730143, 10730114, 10726622, 10726480 10726448, 10726168, 10725839, 10725567, 10725488, 10725427, 10725390, 10717510, 10714469, 10695142, 10668978, 10648429, 10640541, 10546535
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Technical service bulletins for the 2007 Mazda CX-9 281
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- This bulletin supersedes the previously issued bulletin(s) listed below
- Description
- Product Quality Information (PQI) DESCRIPTION Service Information MT-041/12 is no longer valid
- This SA supersedes the previously issued SA(s) listed below
- This Service Alert supersedes the previously issued SA listed below: The changes are noted in Red....
- If you encounter any type of electrical concern (e.g, dead battery, engine no start, DTC(s) stored...),...
- A musty/mildew type odor may come from the vents when the air conditioning (A/C) system is operating
- Exterior trim heat damage such (melted, separating, etc.) when parked near a glass building or Low-E windows
- When replacing the SiriusXM satellite radio unit, a call must be made to inform SiriusXM of the existing...
- Some customers may complain about a noisy HVAC blower motor or odor after a cabin air filter replacement
2007 Mazda CX-9 fuel economy
Official EPA estimates in miles per gallon (MPGe for electric). Ranges cover trims that share the same engine.
| Engine | Drive | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5L 6‑cyl | FWD | 16 | 22 | 18 |
| 3.5L 6‑cyl | 4WD | 15 | 21 | 17 |
What 2007 Mazda CX-9 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Coolant was leaking into my engine where the oil goes and I was unaware. The vehicle stalled in me while driving because of this. Even after figuring out what the issue was and trying to have it fix it became inoperable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mazda cx-9. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 17v457000 (air bags) and 15v451000 (suspension) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact attempted to schedule a recall repair appointment however, there was no authorized dealer nearby. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
There is a systemic evap system issue where there is a leak that either shows that the gas cap is off or the check engine code for large evap leak. Message board traffic shows this as a problem across multiple year models and makes in the mazda cx line, especially the cx-9. Everyone, including myself, reports the same issue: light comes on, and then replace gas cap. Light comes back on and then it is multiple trips to the dealer for them to find where the evap leak is.
I took the car to pep boys and they told me to call because my whole gas tank is bad and it should have a recall on it .and also ford said the same....so my truck have a major gas leak and a rusted out gas system.
Toda mi familia ivamos en el free way de visita a una ciudad que se encuntra a una hora de donde nosotros radicamos cuando de reepente empeso a temblarse el motor lo lleve con mi mecnico me lo reviso completo y me dijo que los brazos delanteros estaban daados al poco tiempo le prendi la luz del air bagl
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mazda cx-9. While driving approximately 20 MPH, a snap noise was heard from the front driver's side of the vehicle. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The contact managed to drive into a parking lot and the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact stated that the vehicle was recalled and repaired per the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v451000 (suspension) approximately two years ago, but the failure recurred. The contact called the same dealer (oak lawn mazda, 708‑233‑7700, located at 6750 w 95th st, oak lawn, il 60453) and was informed that the warranty expired; therefore, the failure would not be covered by the recall again. The contact called the manufacturer, but no one answered the phone. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was not provided.
I was driving home on a busy interstate when my car started shaking and losing power. They car lost all power and I couldn't turn the steering wheel to get out of the way of other drivers. I was almost hit more than once by other cars. After having the vehicle towed and a licensed mechanic look at it, I was told the water pump failed and leaked water and coolant into my engine which completely disabled my engine.
All of the hindges on the doors makes a popping sound when you open each door to enter the vehicle I think they are going to fall off what I mean is the doors the sound is very annoying and embarrassing please help .
Recall: ball joint corrosion from water leaking into the fitting. It was replaced 2 years ago for free due to the recall. Now, the ball joints have again corroded, but dealer claiming this is not covered by the recall.
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Questions about the 2007 Mazda CX-9
Is the 2007 Mazda CX-9 reliable?
Owners have filed 86 complaints about the 2007 Mazda CX-9, 1.4 times a typical CX-9 model year.
What is the 2007 Mazda CX-9 year score?
The 2007 Mazda CX-9 scores 60 out of 100 (average). The score compares it with the other model years of the Mazda CX-9: 75 is a typical year, 50 means twice the usual complaints, and serious complaints and recalls lower it.
What is the most common problem with the 2007 Mazda CX-9?
Suspension, with 37 complaints, typically around 94,000 miles. Next is airbags (18).
How many recalls does the 2007 Mazda CX-9 have?
5 recalls, covering air bags, suspension and electrical system.
Was there a recall on the 2007 Mazda CX-9 suspension?
Yes, 1 recall: 15V451000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Mazda CX-9 have bad suspension?
The Mazda CX-9 model years with the most suspension complaints are 2008 (55 complaints), 2007 (37 complaints) and 2010 (16 complaints).
What gas mileage does the 2007 Mazda CX-9 get?
Official estimates for the 2007 Mazda CX-9 range from 17 to 18 mpg combined. The most efficient version (3.5L 6-cyl, FWD) gets 16 city and 22 highway.
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