Brakes issues make up roughly 10% of all Mazda owner complaints. The majority of the issues have been reported by CX-9 owners.
The complaint we hear about most often is brake power boost unit failure in the 2012 CX-9.
CX-9 owners are worried about increased stopping distances with brake pedals that feel spongy (and unsafe) or really hard to push (and unsafe). I bet you're sensing a theme here. NHTSA was looking at the issue but closed their investigation…
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Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.
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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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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"Some owners even said the brake pedal would hiss when you stepped on it, kind of like my cat -- I don't think he likes me very much. Anyway ... that investigation was recently closed and the verdict? No recall.…
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