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Mazda Cx-9 Service Brakes Safety Report | Mar 11, 2014
Reported on Mar 11, 2014
| AT APPROXIMATELY 25,300 MILES, MY 2012 CX9 TOURING STARTED STALLING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. IT WAS SPORADIC, BUT APPEARED TO HAPPEN WHEN I USED MORE FORCE WHEN BRAKING. WITHIN DAYS I NOTICED A VERY DISTINCT HISSING SOUND WHILE BRAKING, MUCH LIKE AIR WAS LEAKING FROM MY TIRES. AT THIS POINT, BRAKING BECAME INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT, AND THE DISTANCE REQUIRED TO STOP MY CAR WAS MUCH GREATER. I ALMOST HAD A COLLISION BECAUSE I DID NOT REALIZE I NEEDED TO BEGIN BRAKING SOONER IN ORDER TO STOP MY CAR AND I VEERED INTO A GRASSY MEDIAN TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR I HAD TO APPLY BOTH FEET TO MY BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WAS NEARLY ON THE FLOOR. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FOUND THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILING INTERNALLY , AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE STALLING WAS DUE TO VACUUM LEAK THROUGH BOOSTER . THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT MY BRAKES HAD A PROBLEM; NO DASHBOARD MAINTEANCE LIGHTS WERE PRESENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I JUST READ ABOUT A CURRENT BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE INVESTIGATION WITH 2010 AND 2011 MODEL YEARS, BUT 2012 NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS INVESTIGATION AS WELL. | |
| Make: | Mazda |
| Model: | Cx-9 |
| Manufactured by: | MAZDA MOTOR CORP |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | LITHIA FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | JM3TB2CA6C0 |
| Mileage: | 25300 miles. |
| Speed: | 45 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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| Previous Report:Unknown Or Other | Next Report:Air Bags |