Water pump failure in my CX-30
Not sure if this is the right place to post but I have owned my 2021 CX-30 since January of this year that had about 61K miles on it when purchased. It had two previous owners but was in good condition. I had it looked at by my mechanic after purchase and it was great. I am a med student and have to commute so I wanted a reliable car before starting school. On Friday, my Mazda broke down on the highway. I started hearing this loud drilling noise coming from underneath my car out of nowhere. I pulled over luckily and had to wait hours for a tow truck to come get me and they towed the car to the nearest Mazda dealership. At first, they thought it was due to the serpentine belt falling off but now they have come back and said my water pump failed and it will cost me upwards of $1000 to repair. I have barely put 2K miles on it if that, and I just got the oil changed/tires rotated. I am so frustrated as it is really hard to come up with the money to replace this as a student. Was this preventable? I am so scared to drive this car again and I don't know if I'm being overdramatic
Posted Aug 4, 2025, 4:39 PM UTC