Mazda CX-7 Complaints

1,134 consumer complaints on file.

#10298768January 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AC COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP CAUSING CAR TO STALL IN MIDDLE OF STREET AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297485December 30, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2007 MAZDA CX-7 - A/C COMPRESSOR WENT OUT ON WAY HOME FROM FL TO ATL. WHITE SMOKE FROM RIGHT SIDE ENGINE BAY. WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF A/C IN TIME TO KEEP VEHICLE RUNNING. SEEMS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MAZDA. $900 TO REPLACE PARTS AND LABOR. MAZDA OF ROSWELL STATES ISSUE WAS UNKNOWN TO THEM. MAZDA USA IS AWARE AS WELL AS ALL THE FORUMS AND THIS SITE AS WELL FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS. MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES. SOME WITHIN THE 36K BTB WARRANTY, SOME AFTER. POWERTRAIN IS UP TO 60K. WITH THIS BEING A KNOWN ISSUE, SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL IF IT IS A PROBLEM THAT WILL OCCUR ON MOST 2007 CX-7'S WITH THE PART? I HAVE EMAILED MAZDA USA AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297389December 29, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR'S A/C STOPPED WORKING AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE. THEN THE CAR STALLED AND THE CONTROL VIA POWER STEERING WENT NON-EXISTENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297419December 29, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX7. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THEN SMOKE WAS CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN PULLED OVER TO A MECHANIC SHOP. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINES OIL LEVEL WAS DEPLETED. HOWEVER SHE WAS NOT SCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE UNTIL THE 25TH OF DECEMBER . THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TURBO FAILED IN HER VEHICLE . THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65000. UPDATED 02/1710 *BF UPDATED 02/19/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297149December 28, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SUDDEN AC CLUTCH/COMPRESSOR FAILURE WITH 29000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL WE STOPPED AT A SCENIC OVERLOOK OFF I 75 IN TN AND HAD HEAVY WHITE SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD W/ A GRINDING BEARING NOISE. REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOT SURE IF W/ AN UPDATED PART(S). RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM W/ THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296089December 16, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I HAVE A MAZDA CX-7 2007. IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAD TO REPLACE AC CONDENSER TWICE. IT LOCKED UP AND STARTED SMOKING. AND THE CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE. NOW THEY HAVE 300 BACK ORDERS FOR THIS PART BEFORE I CAN FIX MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295900December 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER LIGHT CAME ON, NO POWER WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDDLE. SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED ENGINE. LIGHT STILL ON BUT HAD POWER. DROVE TO REPAIR SHOP AND HAD ENGINE DIAGNOSED. THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACE. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294761December 7, 2009
EQUIPMENT
I WAS DRIVING. AC SUDDENLY STOPPED BURNED SMELL COMING IN TO THE CAR, WERE I HAD MY 12 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR. SMELL WAS MAKING ME SICK BABY START TO CRY. I CALLED THE TOWING COMPANY TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. SAW ON LINE THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE MAZDA CX7 AC PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294783December 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX7. WHILE DRIVING BLACK SMOKE WAS EXPELLED THROUGH THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING CLUTCH AND BELT HAD FAILED. HE THEN ADDED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HOWEVER,THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $1,243.00. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT, AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293207November 23, 2009
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WE HAVE A 2008 MAZDA CX7 BOUGHT NEW IN 2008 AT ABOUT 35,677 MILE MARK OUR A/C STARTED GOING IN AND OUT NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. TOOK IT AND THE TECH AIR BLOWING AT 46 DEGREES AND PRESSURE GOOD. NO MAJOR PROBLEMS AFTER. JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND MY WIFE IS DRIVING THE CAR WITH MY EIGHT TEAR OLD ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR STARTED SMOKING SEVERELY. SHE PULLS OVER CALL ME, A BRIEF LOOK OVER I SAW THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE A/C CLUTCH AREA. NOW THE A/C IS OUT. I'M ON MY WAY TO MAZDA RIGHT NOW AND WILL UPDATE STATUS LATER. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY WOULDN'T YOU KNOW. APPARENTLY FROM RESEARCH VIA THE INTERNET THIS IS AND HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. HELP! PLEASE..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292853November 18, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I GOT INTO A MAZDA FORUM WHERE MANY COSTUMERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING CLUTCH FAILURE (SEIZED) LOOSING POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. TURBO FAILURE, CAUSING ENGINE OVERHEATING. TIMING BELT FAILURE. I CAN NOT FIND ANY RECALLS ABOUT THESE FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291983November 12, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2007 MAZDA CX-7 WHEN SHE HEARD A BANG AND SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. AFTER INSPECTION, I DETERMINED IT WAS THE AC COMPRESSOR BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T SMOKE WHEN THE AC WAS TURNED OFF. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED MY SUSPICION. THE AIR COMPRESSOR HAD LOCKED UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE BELT. THIS WAS GOING TO COST $1069 PLUS TAX. AFTER READING OVER 15 PAGES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON EDMUND'S FORUM, I AM FILING A COMPLAINT. IT APPEARS THAT MY WIFE ONLY HAD A MINOR INCIDENT WHILE OTHERS LOST POWER STEERING AND COMPLETE OPERATION OF THEIR VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY VEHICLES AND MAY COST SOMEONE'S LIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291054November 5, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE OWN A 2007 MAZDA CX7. WE TOOK A VACATION TO FLORIDA FROM OHIO. ON THE WAY BACK, WE BEGAN TO SMELL BURNING RUBBER. I STOPPED TO CHECK IT OUT, BUT EVERYTHING LOOKED TO BE IN ORDER AND NOTHING WAS LEAKING. WE THEN LOST AIR CONDITIONING AND THE SMELL BECAME MORE PREVALENT. MINUTES LATER, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR BASICALLY BEGAN SHUTTING DOWN. ALL CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOK. NO POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED AT 1AM IN THE HILLS OF WEST VIRGINIA, AND WE WERE LUCKY TO COAST INTO A MOTEL. THIS LEFT US STRANDED AT THE MOTEL, AND UPON OPENING MY HOOD - THERE WAS COOLANT ALL OVER THE ENGINE BAY AND THERE WERE SHREDS OF RUBBER FROM THE BELTS THAT HAD SNAPPED OFF. THE SHREDDED BELTS WERE STILL SITTING INSIDE THE ENGINE BAY, AND EVERYTHING WAS STILL SMOKING. THE CAP HAD POPPED OFF OF THE RADIATOR, WHICH IS WHY THERE WAS A COOLANT MESS EVERYWHERE. WE HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST MAZDA DEALERSHIP (1 HOUR AWAY). WE WERE THEN LEFT WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE FOR A MONTH WHILE THEY WERE TRYING TO RETRIEVE PARTS. IT WAS DURING THIS TIME THAT I FOUND OUT THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AND I FEEL MAZDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ASAP. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE, TODDLER, AND INFANT - AND THIS PUT US IN A VERY FRUSTRATING SITUATION. I WAS GLAD I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE, AS IT COULD HAVE PUT HER STRANDED SOMEWHERE. THIS IS INEXCUSABLE THAT A CAR, WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT, WOULD HAVE THIS MUCH DAMAGE. THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THESE FAULTY COMPRESSORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290399October 30, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX7. THE EDGE OF THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR IS CURVED AND SHARP; THEREFORE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION. ALSO THE VISOR ON TOP OF THE SUN ROOF FRACTURED. THE TIRES TREAD BEGAN WEARING ABNORMALLY STARTING AT 26,000 MILES. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10289884October 26, 2009
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WITHOUT WARNING THE CABIN OF MY MAZDA CX-7 FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THE POWERSTEERING WENT OUT. APPARENTLY FAULTY AC COMPRESSOR BURNED BELTS AND KNOCKED OUT POWERSTEERING. MAZDA REPLACED COMPRESSOR WITH NEW REVISED COMPRESSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289919October 26, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY 2007 MAZDA CX7 A/C COMPRESSOR FROZE UP AT 37500 MILES. THE ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE WILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUSING ME TO SUDDENLY STOP AND EVACUATE THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. MAZDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. AT FIRST THEY ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE ME 1000 FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER REPEATED DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEALER AND MAZDA USA THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED AT NO CHARGE. THIS ISSUE IS VERY SERIOUS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289246October 21, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE AC COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND CAUSED A LIST OF DAMAGE INCLUDING NEEDING A NEW MOTOR. STARTED SMOKING OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE CAR AND THEN MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. REPLACED AC PUMP, BELTS, CRANK PULLEY, BELT TENSIONER, IDLER PULLEY AND BECAUSE THE TIMING BELT ALSO BROKE THIS CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE THE TREND FOR A 2007 MAZDA CX7. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289287October 21, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2008 MAZDA CX-7 A/C COMPRESSOR FAILURE SENDING SPARKS OUT FROM UNIT, INSIDE ENGINE BAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288700October 16, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MAZDA USING THE WRONG OIL. RECENTLY HAD THE OIL CHANGED IN MY 2008 MAZDA CX-7. WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT THE CAR SMOKED LIKE CRAZY. THEY SAID THEY WERE USING THE WRONG OIL SO THEY REPLACED IT WITH 5W-30 INSTEAD OF 5W-20. THEN CAR CONTINUED TO SMOKE. SO NEXT DAY THEY PUT 5W-40 IN IT. THE OIL IS LEAKING INTO THE TURBO CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287472October 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 MAZDA CX7. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH SMOKE ENGULFED THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STALLED TWO DAYS AFTER THE SERVICE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TURBO ENGINE WHICH WAS A RESULT OF THE PRIOR AIR COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTION. CURRENTLY, THE DEALER WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/26/10 *BF UPDATED 04/29/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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