general problems of the 2007 Mazda MAZDA6

Mazda 2007 Mazda 6 with severe corrosion to engine subframe posing a very serious safety concern if breaks while driving. Current Mazda 6 in question had less than 100k miles and was spotted by an oil change technician. I've asked a couple mechanics and was informed the car would be a possible death trap to myself or others if not fixed quickly. All parties are amazed at amount of corrosion, internet searches suggest this is a very common problem and already a recall in place for other year Mazda 6's.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Mazda 69. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph, the contact was turning around in the driveway and the contact had turned the steering wheel to back up and the steering wheel had fractured causing the ball joint, a arm, control arm and the axle to fracture. The vehicle was towed to a independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The technician had repaired the ball joints, a arm, control arm and axle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000. Kc.

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda, Mazda6. The contact stated that she could hear a moaning sound while turning the steering wheel and depressing the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the dealer could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. The failure continued to occur. The vehicle was taken back to the dealership where it was repaired. The failure continued after repairs. The repairs that were performed on the vehicle were unknown. The failure mileage was 55,159. The current mileage was approximately 55,500.

I was driving on the right lane (the slow lane) of the freeway, going around 60-65 mph. Around 4:45 p. M on a clear day, I noticed a white sedan next to me starting to change lanes into my lane. It did not see my car, because I had to veer slight right to avoid being hit by the car. My car did not handle the sudden move well and immediately started to swerve left and right uncontrollably for 1-2 seconds. I could not regain control of the car even though both my hands were on the steering wheel, trying to straighten the car. The car then lost complete control and swerved/spun all the way left (imagine making a complete left turn on the freeway), into the 3rd lane. It continued going in a counter-clockwise direction until a white van ran into my car in the middle of the freeway, stopping the car in a head-on collision. The air bags popped, smoke started coming from the car. I was amazingly unhurt for the most part. I took my hands of the steering wheel and managed to open the driver seat door to exit the vehicle. The final position of the car was facing exactly the opposite direction of traffic. Several firefighters/paramedics arrived and proceeded to clean up the debris scattered around the roads and pushed the car to the side of the freeway. The car insurance company hired forensic engineers to reconstruct the accident and inspect the car for damages. Unfortunately, there was nothing conclusive to report (although the front rotors were suspect).