CX-9 Out of Commission AGAIN

[Stealth01]

This is getting REALLY, REALLY old.

We've had a "click-click" in the front end for a few weeks now. Put it in drive, and as soon as we move, "click-click." Same thing in reverse. Just two clicks. Nothing more. According to mazdas47.com, it's likely the splines, so we were planning on taking it in to have that repaired.

Then today, as she drove to the bank, my wife noticed a nasty metal-on-metal scrape from the left front wheel of the CX-9. So we took it to the dealer and the service manager diagnosed THAT problem on the spot. The heat shields around the brakes -- those thin, metal disks behind the rotors -- warped and were rubbing. WARPED! HEAT SHIELDS! He said they'd seen that before, on 9s and on 6s. So they took it in to fix that, and to check out the "cilck-click." And they have to order a bushing for that problem, so it's at the dealership overnight.

Kudos to them for handling it quickly -- they're taking care of us again -- but the reliability of our 9 is starting to get depressing.

Fan Control Module
Brake Squeal
Two different sealing strips coming out
The heat shields
And now this bushing.

When we go out of warranty in a year, these things will KILL us. Sadly, we've decided that we will pay on the loan until the warranty is up, then go to CarMax, trade it (upside down, no doubt), and cut our losses. Yep, we'll be paying on negative equity forever, but to pay the ridiculous payments we have on this car WITHOUT a warranty with the issue it's having is a losing proposition.

I will NEVER buy a first-model-year car again. BIG mistake.

 

[Stealth01]

OK, she's back, and she's working! At least for now.

The brake heat shield issue is fixed -- no more horrible scraping sound. And the "click-click" from the splines is also fixed.

Note: There is now a TSB for this issue:

When you put it in gear, then start forward (or backward if in reverse), you hear a "click-click" as motion begins.

They replaced a bushing and the problem is GONE. So if you're having that issue, take it in NOW!

 

[jabba]

Glad she's fixed up. BTW, I had similar heat shield scraping issues on my previous car. It was the dust/heat shield around the disc brakes that had been bent in when they had been rotating tires (they hit the shield while putting the tire in place). I simply pulled off the tire myself and pulled the shield back in place, never had a problem after that.

 

[rckt]

1st year models always have gremlins, even Honda's and Toyota's. The question is do you enjoy it when you drive it?

 

[Stealth01]

1st year models always have gremlins, even Honda's and Toyota's. The question is do you enjoy it when you drive it?

She used to enjoy it, but now she worries about reliability. Right now, though, it seems to be running well. We have our fingers crossed.

I don't drive it because for some reason, I can't adjust her front seats to make my back not hurt when driving it. So I take my Speed6 or the Jeep.

 

[lovely09]

Well,i just hope everything will be fine and the problem will not happen again.She can still enjoy it but keep on checking the parts to avoid any major problem in the future.

 

[nguvanh]

I am not sure if I am lucky one.
My bought my 07' CX-9 on 6/1/2007. I didn't have any issues even it was in dealer for some recalls and TSB, however no major problems happened at all.

 

[CX9Zoom]

OK, she's back, and she's working! At least for now.

The brake heat shield issue is fixed -- no more horrible scraping sound. And the "click-click" from the splines is also fixed.

Note: There is now a TSB for this issue:

When you put it in gear, then start forward (or backward if in reverse), you hear a "click-click" as motion begins.

They replaced a bushing and the problem is GONE. So if you're having that issue, take it in NOW!

Do you by any chance know the TSB number? I have the same issue with the clicking noise. Thanks,

 

[master44]

I also hear the click-click periodically when starting forward on my '07 CX-9, can someone explain what the bushing is and how important it is to get looked at?