2009 Mazda Mazda6 Body & Structure Problems

My rear subframe rusted thru and has holes in it. It is too dangerous to drive and mazda won't recall the rear like the front subframe knowing that a lot of people are suffering from the same issue. A subframe should last a long time. My mechanic inspected the car and feels like it's not safe to drive.

I have a 2009 Mazda 6, the subframe/engine cradle has completely rusted out on the right side causing the lower control arm to detach from the frame while I was driving almost causing a accident luckily I was driving slow at the time. There was a recall for this exact issue, I contacted Mazda and they have no open recalls and can not help me

The right side of the dashboard melts when the sun is out it’s very sticky and black comes off

Rear subframe rusted completely out

Rear subframe rust got so bad the control arm snapped off and nearly killed my family.

There was a recall for the front K-frame (Sub-frame) due to excessive corrosion. However the rear also has the same issue and loses structural integrity because of it. The rear control arms can snap through the frame where they are mounted, resulting in an increased likelihood of losing control.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT CALLED SOUTH BURLINGTON MAZDA (1795 SHELBURNE RD, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT 05403, 802- 660-6900) AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V631000 (SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

DOOR LATCH STICKS WHEN OPENING, CAUSING DOOR TO POSSIBLY STAY OPEN UNBEKNOWNST TO DRIVER AND CAUSE DOOR TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND POSSIBLY EJECT NON SECURED PERSONS OR OBJECTS IN CAR. FOUND OUT DURING OPERATION WHEN THE DOOR NEXT TO MY TODDLER SWUNG OPENED IN A TURN.

THIS VEHICLE HAD THE FRONT SUB-FRAME REPLACED BASED ON NHTSA COMPLAINT 11100333 AND THE SUBSEQUENT RECALL FROM MAZDA WITH NHTSA ID 18V-631. IT IS NOW TWO YEARS LATER AND THE REAR SUB-FRAME WAS SO ROTTED THAT IT WAS FALLING APART. MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION WITHOUT IT BEING FIXED. IT WAS REPAIRED BY A NON-DEALER MECHANIC IN FEB 2020. THE MECHANIC TRIED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO GET A NEW REAR SUB-FRAME BUT COULD NOT BECAUSE IT IS ON MANUFACTURER BACK-ORDER. SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I NEEDED IT TO BE FIXED ASAP, A USED SUB-FRAME HAD TO BE INSTALLED. BECAUSE THE NEW PART WAS UNAVAILABLE THIS MAKES ME THINK THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND. I WAS TOLD BY A MAZDA DEALER THAT THE REAR SUB-FRAME IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SAME RECALL AS THE FRONT. BOTH ITEMS WERE MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME TIME USING THE SAME INFERIOR STEEL SO I THINK THIS SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED. I DEFINITELY FEEL THAT ANOTHER MAZDA RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THE REAR SUB-FRAME.*DT *AS

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2009 MAZDA 6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN AT WHALING CITY FORD LINCOLN MAZDA (475 BROAD ST, NEW LONDON, CT 06320, (860) 333-1841) NOTICED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME HAD SEVERE CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FRONT END SUBFRAME WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE REAR SUBFRAME WAS NOT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V631000 (SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. *LN *JB

WHILE PULLING DOWN MY STREET AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR THAT WAS NOT NORMAL. IT WAS MORE EVIDENT GOING OVER BUMPS. MY CAR WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE ANYWAY SO I WENT TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND ASKED THEM TO INVESTIGATE. THE REAR CROSS MEMBER IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A NEARLY CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE RIGHT REAR SECTION, INCLUDING A PIECE THAT RUSTED OFF AND IS FLOATING WITHIN THE SPRING. MAZDA DID ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS VERY ISSUE, BUT IT ONLY COVERS THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER, WHICH IS ABSURD. I CALLED MAZDA TO CONFIRM THAT THE RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO THE REAR, AND JOSE, THE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE TO BY PHONE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT DOES NOT. I AM IN A RUST BELT STATE, AND IF SALT CAN AFFECT THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER, OBVIOUSLY IT CAN AFFECT THE REAR IN THE SAME NEGATIVE FASHION. JUST BECAUSE THE REAR DOESN'T TURN THE CAR, DOESN'T MEAN IT POSES LESS OF A DANGER AS EVIDENCED BY MY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS MELTED AND CREATED A VISIBILITY HAZARD. WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY TIME, THE SUN REFLECTED ONTO THE DASHBOARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEAN PATTERSON MAZDA (101 PLEASANT VALLEY BLVD, ALTOONA, PA) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

RUST THROUGH OF ENGINE CRADLE FRAME ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. DISCOVERED DURING OIL CHANGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TO THE LEFT IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. ALSO WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD AND SUSPENSION CRADLE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO RUSTING AND CORROSION OF THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *DT*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. *JS

HAD THE OIL CHANGED YESTERDAY AT 93000 MILES AND WAS TOLD SUBFRAME WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED. THEY SUGGESTED WE ONLY DRIVE IN TOWN BECAUSE IT COULD BREAK WITH ANY STRESS AND CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING.10

I BRAKED QUICKLY FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CAR SKIDDED AND VEERED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT. WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM THE LIGHT, I HAD TO HOLD ONTO THE WHEEL TIGHTLY TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD. IF I LET GO OF THE WHEEL, THE CAR WOULD IMMEDIATELY SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS SQUEALING. I GOT IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE SUBFRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE. I WAS SHOCKED AS THE BODY HAS NO RUST. I HAVE ALWAYS KEEP THE CAR VERY CLEAN AND MAINTAINED. IN FACT, I HAD THE UNDER BODY RUST PROOFED WHEN I PURCHASED IN 2009. I HAD TO REMOVE THE CAR FROM THE ROAD AS IT WAS UNDRIVABLE. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 55, I WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN FATAL ACCIDENT.

I PURCHASED A USED 2009 MAZDA 6 ALMOST A YEAR AGO (NOVEMBER 2017). THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE IN FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION. THE SELLER WAS UP FRONT WITH ANY AREAS OF CONCERN AND FIXED THE ISSUES I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT BEFORE THE VEHICLE LEFT THE LOT. I HAD NO ISSUES WITHTHE VEHICLE THERE AFTER. AN AIR BAG PART WAS RECALLED ON THE VEHICLE THAT REQUIRED MAINTENANCE FROM THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP. UPON HAVING THE RECALLED PART CORRECTED THE DEALERSHIP WORKER INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FRONT SUB FRAME WHICH IS A COSTLY REPAIR. TWO MONTHS LATER, STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY FOR THIS REPAIR, I NOTICED AND ISSUE WITH THE STEERING. I HAD THE VEHICLE ASSESSED ONLY TO FIND THAT THE RUSTED SUBFRAME IS THE CAUSE OF MY CONCERN. WENT ONLINE AND TO MY GREAT SURPRISE I AM NOT THE ONLY 2009 MAZDA 6 OWNER EXPERIENCING THIS. THIS IS A TRAVESTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA MAZDA6. WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER (MORRIES MAZDA, 13700 WAYZATA BLVD, MINNETONKA, MN). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. **TR CONSUMER STATED MAZDA USA IS REPLACING THE SUBFRAME FOR US. EITHER WAY THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH CARS ON THE ROAD THAT COULD CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS. THE SUB FRAME WAS SO RUSTED THAT YOU COULD PUT YOUR HANDS THROUGH IN MANY DIFFERENT PLACES. VERY DANGEROUS. UPDATED 10/26/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA 6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE AND CROSS MEMBER HAD EXCESSIVE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SERRA MAZDA, 3363 S ARLINGTON RD, AKRON, OH 44312) WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

THE FRONT OF THE SUB FRAME ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAS RUSTED AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEABLE. THE STEERING IS PRETTY MUCH DISABLED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SHOP WHICH IS A MILE AWAY. IT WILL TAKE TWO MONTHS TO REPAIR AS PARTS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE.