Front Suspension Lower Ball Joint problems of the 2007 Mazda CX9

Traveling low speed to make right hand turn into driveway. Heard pop and crunch from driver's side. Lost control, unable to steer vehicle. Exited vehicle to find driver's side wheel lodged into fender. Further inspection showed lower ball joint sheared/separated and allowed tire to flop over. Resulting damage included lower control arm, cv axle assembly, shock/strut assembly, tie rod, fender, and door. Very fortunate to be travelling at low speed when failure occurred.

Yesterday (6/21/15) at approximately 630pm; my wife was driving our 2007 Mazda Cx9 grand touring (awd). As she was pulling out of a subdivision at approximately 10mph, she heard a loud bang and then immediately lost control of the vehicle. There was no other traffic in the vicinity and she was able to maintain control and get stopped. The right front passenger wheel at broken free of the suspension and steering mechanism. According to the repair shop the lower ball joint broke, pushed out and broke the axle shaft. Also the force of the shifting wheel/tire pushed the right quarter-panel into the right passenger door, making the door inoperable. I've heard of others with this same incident with the Cx9. Fortunately this occurred at low speed, with no other traffic or pedestrians in the area.

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda cx-9. While driving approximately 35 mph and making a left turn, the contact heard a loud pop and the front passenger side wheel detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the passenger side lower ball joint fractured and needed to be replaced and the axle fractured and lodged into the engine. The vehicle was later towed to an independent mechanic where it was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

Lower ball joint in the front suspension separated causing the wheel to fall off rounding a corner.

While driving the vehicle, making a right turn into a park, the drivers side wheel was dislodged from the vehicle. Upon inspection by the repair mechanic, were told that lower ball joint disconnected from the suspension, causing multiple damage to the suspension and drive train on the car. More than $1,775. 00 dollars worth. On 7/30/15, we took the car to the tire center for 4 new tires, we were told that the alignment could not be completed because of loose tie rod and lower ball joint on passenger side of the vehicle. This concerns me for the safety of my family. My wife was driving the first time with 3 kids in the car, and needless today is more concerned now, based on today's required repair.