Mazda owners are experiencing warning lights, valve stem corrosions, and sudden tire blowouts that can all be traced to issues with the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). Law firms are currently gathering information about potential cl…
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keep reading article "The Mazda6 Has Enough Rust to Sheer Off Critical Steering Components"It doesn't take long to realize something is wrong. That's something 228,000 Mazda3 and Mazda6 owners might soon experience thanks to corrosion. The 2014-2015 Mazda6 and 2014-2016 Mazda3 cars have brake calipers where water can enter and cause the parking brake actuator shafts to corrode and bind. This can cause the parking brakes to not engage or completely disengage.
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Mazda says the vehicles don't have enough of a corrosion protective coating on the ends of the external cylinders of the rear hatch gas lift supports. Without enough corrosion protection, the dampers can be affected by water containing road salt and cause the dampers to break.
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Mazda says salted roads during the winter can can cause saltwater to enter the ball joint and corrode the parts. The corrosion can cause the ball joint in the fitting to loosen and result in a rattle from the area of the ball joint and lower control arm. Enough corrosion and the ball joint can separate from the lower control arm.
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It's not pleasant and according to TSB 04-005/15 road salt is to blame.…
keep reading article "Mazda Issues a CX-5 Squealing Brake Pad TSB"Sound crazy? Unfortunately, it's not-- just ask some 2007-08 CX-9 owners.…
keep reading article "Why Are Tires Rolling Away From the CX-9?"The corrosion can cause the control arms to fracture which -- as the name implies -- would make it very difficult to control your vehicle.…
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