Front Suspension Wheel Bearing Problems of Mazda MAZDA6

Driving to work on highway 44 when I noticed the handling was really bad. Had to come to a quick stop and applied brake pressure when rhw xar suddenly swerves to the right. Upon getting the car under control I had to run thw sterring wheel 3/4 to the left to keep the car going straight. Made it to work by driving slow and conitinuing steering left. Called a tow truck to have it towed to a shop. My mechanic replaced a wheel bearing and took it for a drive. He lost complete control of thw car twice; took it back to the shop and discovered the subframe completely rusted out and was the cause of the problem.

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My complaint is regarding excessive rust/corrosion of the subframe of my vehicle that was recently discovered during a routine oil change. I am at just under 113,000 miles, and the car is otherwise in great condition. I expected a good five more years of use, but now, due to the dangerous circumstances, I am in search of a new car. I purchased my Mazda new in March of 2009, and other than routine maintenance there have been no major issues. The passenger side wheel bearings were replaced just over a year ago, and the car still had a noise coming from that area immediately following. We were told at that time that it must be something loose in the wheel. The noises seemed to worsen and multiply recently. At times the car would seem to feel a wobble (best word I can think of) at higher speeds. Luckily this was noticed before something tragic happened. Now I am left with an inoperable car that I will need to pay an estimated $1,600 minimum to repair with a wait time of at least three months. The shop to which I take my car said they have seen this before in Mazdas and some hondas. They suspect it could be an a/c draining flaw. I live in northeast ohio, but there is no other rust on the car. I am glad I did a search and did not just accept this as normal. However, I am wondering how many others out there have, and have not placed a complaint.

Car suddenly veered right on the highway and scraped both fenders and the mirror against a cement barricade. Steering has been unpredictable. While elevated on jack stands with both front wheels hanging, crouched facing the right passenger side tire, the tire can be gripped with the left hand on the rear facing tread and right hand on the front facing tire tread, then moved in and out with large amounts of play, wobble, and clunking noises. There is also a large amount of noise and clunking coming from the area where the streering " linkage" ( term?) connects to the hydraulic rack when the front of the car is on jackstands and the steering wheel is moved to both extremities. The hydraulic steering rack appears to flex left and right when the car is on the ground in the normal driving position and the steering wheel is moved to both extremities. The left drivers side wheel bearing is in need of replacement. While assessing that is when the extreme rusting of the front subframe was noticed, along with a huge rust hole on the right passenger side as described by others. Very close to the attachment of the lower a-arm of the same side. Car was purchased new from dealership with 1500 miles by an in household family member and has had all/nearly all of its scheduled dealership maintenance at the place or purchase up untill the beginning/middle 2017. Afterwhich I recieved the vehicle. This was all noticed on or aprox July 1st 2018 and the car hasnt been driven since.

Both front wheel bearings went out (simultaneously) over a period of about five days, and there was no crash or accident. It appears to be highly likely that the bearings were defective from the manufacturer for both of them to fail at this low mileage. The vehicle was taken to a Mazda dealer, and the technician that did the repair stated that he had never seen both front wheel bearings go bad at such low mileage, and agreed that the bearings were likely defective.

The contact owns a 2004 Mazda Mazda6. The contact stated that while driving at highway speeds, a loud noise could be heard. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where the contact was informed that the front wheel bearings failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the contact stated that this was the third time the front wheel bearings were repaired. The manufacturer was notified and advised the contact to inform NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

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