Common Mazda Steering Problems

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Where Steering Complaints Happen

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Recent Steering News

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  1. Road salt. It's great at melting ice and corroding the stability right out of your ball joints.

    Mazda says salted roads during the winter can can cause saltwater to enter the ball joint and corrode the parts. The corrosion can cause the ball joint in the fitting to loosen and result in a rattle from the area of the ball joint and lower control arm. Enough corrosion and the ball joint can separate from the lower control arm.

    keep reading article "Ball Joints and Road Salt, A CX-7 Nightmare"
  2. Mazda is recalling 33,000 Mazda Tribute SUVs for a problem that could disable the electric power steering.

    Authorized dealers will need to either update the power steering control module's software or replace the module entirely, starting in July.

    The 2008-11 Mazda Tribute is susceptible to losing its power steering because of problems in its torque sensor. Without that steering assistance, your car becomes as hard to steer at slow speeds as an old Cadillac through mud -- take it from me, it's not fun.…

    keep reading article "Power Steering Failure Recall for 33,000 Tribute SUVs"