2008 Mazda CX-9 problems and complaints

Owners have filed 172 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Mazda CX-9. The most-reported areas: Suspension (55), Service Brakes (30), Air Bags (28).

Key takeaways

  • 172 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 10 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 5 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Suspension5532%
Service Brakes3017%
Air Bags2816%
Power Train2716%
Steering1911%
Wheels169%
Electrical System138%
Unknown Or Other116%
Hydraulic74%
Seats74%
Engine63%
Vehicle Speed Control32%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2008 Mazda CX-9 4-DR.w/SABNot ratedNot ratedNot rated4/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Service Brakes - filed 2024-06-12

While driving the vehicle the brakes became hard to depress and a hissing came from my steering column, the car would not stop or respond to stop. I had to downshift to Neutral to get the speed slow enough to stop - and had passed through an intersection while in failure. I had also had symptoms I did not know at th...

Steering,suspension,power Train - filed 2023-10-11

Once you get to 70mph it starts shaking like if a the wheels will fall off.

Wheels - filed 2023-10-11

It acting like it doesn’t want to hold air. I have to air up my wheels every morning. It’s only the back wheels.

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.