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2008 Mazda cx-9 Safety Report

Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA

The 2008 Mazda cx-9 has 6 recalls, 172 complaints.

6

Recalls

172

Complaints

N/A

Safety Rating

Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026

Recalls

19V782000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2007-2012 CX-7, CX-9, and 2009-2012 Maza6 vehicles. These vehicles had their passenger f...

17V429000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

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 ...

17V457000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

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, Ca...

15V451000

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2007-2014 CX-9 vehicles manufactured October 24, 2006, to December 28, 2013. ...

09V066000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

MAZDA IS RECALLING 30,600 MY 2007-2009 CX9 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER ADJUSTABLE SEAT WITH POSITION MEMORY FUNCTION. THE SEAT HARNESS ROUTED UNDERN...

09E011000

EQUIPMENT

THULE, INC. IS RECALLING 2,323 OWNER-INSTALLED ROOF-MOUNTED FIT KITS, MODELS 3068 AND 3069, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2008 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2009...

Safety Ratings

Overall

Not Rated

Front Crash

Not Rated

Side Crash

Not Rated

Rollover

★★★★★

Rating for: 2008 Mazda CX-9 4-DR.w/SAB

Top Complaint Categories

SUSPENSION
33
AIR BAGS
22
POWER TRAIN
20
SERVICE BRAKES
19
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
6
SEATS
6
STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS
5
WHEELS
4

Problems by Component

Suspension44Brakes25Airbags23Powertrain22Steering19Electrical10Other6Seats6Wheels5Engine3Speed Control3

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All Complaints

Date ↓ComponentSummary
Jun 10, 2024SERVICE BRAKESWhile driving the vehicle the brakes became hard to depress and a hissing came from my steering colu...
Oct 10, 2023STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAINOnce you get to 70mph it starts shaking like if a the wheels will fall off.
Oct 10, 2023WHEELSIt acting like it doesn’t want to hold air. I have to air up my wheels every morning. It’s only the ...
Oct 1, 2022SUSPENSIONIn 2017 had my front control arms replaced after the driver side CV arm came off of the axle due to ...
Jul 25, 2022SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICThe contact owns a 2008 Mazda CX-9. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, he notice...
Jan 3, 2022EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHERTo whom it concern. Leaking water in my passenger seat, at the beginning we though that was the blo...
Mar 11, 2021SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,ENGINEKNOCK OR HARD SHIFT IN PARK AS WELL AS IN REVERSE KEEPS BURNING OIL HAD EVERYTHING FLUSHED REPLACED ...
Mar 11, 2021STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELSLOST CONTROL BRAKES FAILING AND STEERING AND WHEEL LC ABOUT TO FALL OFF DEALERSHIPS SAYING RECALL WA...
Mar 3, 2021STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKESMY CONTROL ARMS BEARINGS AND JOINTS ARE RUSTED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY AREN'T COVERED THEY WERE...
Feb 27, 2021ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,LANE DEPARTURESOMETIMES THE BLIND SIGNAL WORKS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T SOMETIMES IT BLINKS ON THE SCREEN AND WHEN SWI...
Sep 17, 2020POWER TRAINKNOWN ISSUE OF TRANSFER CASE MECHANICAL FAILURE IN ALL CX-9 MODELS FROM 2007-2015. TRANSFER CASE IS ...
Sep 11, 2020SERVICE BRAKESI WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST THE PRESSURE ON MY BRAKE AND MY CAR WONT STOP. I HAD TO DEP...
Aug 5, 2020POWER TRAINI NOTICED IN THE LAST ALMOST YEAR A STRANGE VIBRATION IN THE SUV WHEN I TURN, AS TIME WENT ON IT GOT...
Jun 19, 2020POWER TRAINWHEN DRIVING VEHICLE A SEVERE SHUDDERING VIBRATION AND LOUD NOISE EMANATED FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE...
Dec 31, 2019SUSPENSIONWHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR WITHIN 30 DAYS THE AXLE BROKE THEY FIXED IT BUT I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR FOR 4 M...
Dec 15, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGSTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 17V457000 (AIR BA...
Nov 25, 2019STEERING,ENGINE,VISIBILITY/WIPERMAZDA CX-9 PROBLEM 130,000 MILES-ON NOVEMBER 25TH, AS I WAS DROPPING MY CHILDREN TO THEIR SCHOOLS, T...
Aug 16, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHERONE DAY, MY KEYLESS DON STOPPED WORKING. THE NEXT DAY THE DOOR KEPT LOCKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALMO...
Jul 12, 2019POWER TRAINCAR MAKE WEIRD VIBRATION NOISE IN THE BACK END . WENT TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND IT'S A TRANSFER CAS...
Jul 7, 2019SERVICE BRAKESO WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES BECAME SPONGY AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNLESS I INC...