Okay. Common sense tells me it is not safe, but looking for more opinions. Thoughts please?

Rear Right shock is DEAD. Took car to Mazda, they gave me a courtesy car.

They call back saying that the part will take a week, and they want the courtesy car back, saying that our 2008, 5, is safe to drive with the busted shock. (cracked and all fluid has leaked out) I am not so sure.

SO I figure I will do some research to see if it is safe and/or legal to drive.

I call Transport Canada. They don't Know. They refer me to ICBC (Insurance Corp of BC). They don't know. They refer me to the Motor Vehicle Branch - They don't answer their phone. wtf? So next I call the RCMP. (those are the police for you non-Canadians). The guy doesn't know, but redirects my call to an officer in traffic enforcement. I get his voice mail. - still no call back as of yet.

So WTF. Seems like a simple question to me, why does nobody who works for official agencies know anything?

Thoughts???

 

A defective shock absorber is not safe. In the UK it would not meet the standards for the annual MOT test and therefore would not be legal to drive. I would suggest that if you drove the car knowing you had a defect and were involved in an accident you would be in bother with the law and would probably have trouble with your insurers. Hang on to the loan car!