Mazda CX-7 Complaints

1,134 consumer complaints on file.

#10274637June 22, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND STOPPED THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE SERPENTINE BELT TO SHRED AND THE BATTERY CABLE TO MELT. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH HER YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY FOR 75% OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274531June 21, 2009
EQUIPMENT
SUDDEN FAILURE OF AC CLUTCH. LOCKS UP AND BURNS. AFFECTS STEERING AND WILL DAMAGE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274195June 18, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THE AIRCONDITIONER HAD FAILED AND THAT THE CLUTCH ON THE AC ALTHOUGH FUNCTIONING WAS NOT TURNING AND THAT THE BELT WAS BURNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273512June 11, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY WIFE'S 2007 CX7 A/C COMP FROZE UP AND SEIZED THE MOTOR ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED HARM TO MY CHILD AND OTHER BY STANDARDS THIS SEEMS TO BE A BI PROBLEM WITH MAZDA AND THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272763June 3, 2009
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR PRESSURE WAS BURNED OUT, WHICH WAS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272447May 31, 2009
EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 MAZDA CX7. IN JAN. OF 2008, MY A/C STOPPED WORKING AND SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP, WE WERE TOLD THE A/C COMPRESSOR WAS FRIED. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT POINT WITH APPROX. 25,000 MILES. AROUND THIS TIME WE HAD TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE BALD. NOW IT IS MAY 2009, AND ONCE AGAIN, THE A/C STOPPED WORKING, THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE COMPRESSOR AGAIN, THAT THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED. THEY DISCONNECTED THE COMPRESSOR AND SAID IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AFTER PULLING OFF OF THE ROAD WE TRIED TO RE START THE CAR, THAT IS WHEN THE BELT SNAPPED, AND THE CAR IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. AND THE TIRES ARE BALD AGAIN ONE YEAR LATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268808May 15, 2009
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON AS BEING OFF WHEN MY WIFE IS SEATED ON PASSENGER SEAT. DEALER FIXED IT 5 TIMES AND WORKS BETTER THEN BEFORE, BUT STILL OCCASIONALLY COMES ON WHILE DRIVING ALMOST RANDOMLY ON/OFF. MY WIFE IS PETITE BUT WEIGHTS 105LBS OR SO. THE LIGHT SHOULD NOT COME ON AS BEING OFF FOR THIS WEIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268400May 11, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
FAULTY A/C COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH ON ALL 2007-2008 CX-7. ALL CX-7'S WITH THE FAULTY A/C COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH WILL FAIL. IT COSTS -$1,200 -$1,400 TO FIX (IF NOT UNDER WARRANTY). MAZDA ACKNOWLEDGES THE FAILURE, BUT DOES NOT COVER COST OF NEW "REDESIGNED UNIT" BECAUSE OF ECONOMICS (AND NO SAFETY ISSUE). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267906May 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP ON CX7 MAZDA CAR HAS ONLY 54,000 MILES DEALER SAID NEED NEW ENGINE STILL UNDER WARRANTY ON THIS PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267539May 2, 2009
TIRES
I HAVE A MAZDA 2007 CX 7 WITH BRIDGESTONE TIRES. I HAVE 25,480 MILES AND DO NOT CARRY ANYTHING HEAVY. THE CAR IS USUALLY USED FOR LOCAL TRAVEL WIH 1 PERSON IN IT AND NO MORE THAN 2, BOTH OF US TOGETHER WEIGH LESS THAN 300 LBS. TWO OF MY TIRES HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND ANOTHER ONE WITHIN THE NEXT 1000 MILES. PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED THIS MODEL HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT TIRES WEARING OUT AT 22,000 MILES AND MAZDA NOR BRIDGESTONE WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM IN WHICH TIRES WILL BLOW OUT CAUSING EITHER PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF LIFE. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE TIRES YET, SO THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSEPCTION. PEOPLE PURCHASING THESE AUTOMOBILES SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THESE TIRES WEAR OUT AT AROUND 22K MILES, SINCE I WOULD HAVE EITHER ASKED TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED OR I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR. WHEN YOU PURCHASE TIRES FROM A AUTO SHOP, THEY INDICATE THE NORMAL WEAR OF THE TIRE. ALL NEW AUTOS SHOULD HAVE THE SAME REQUIREMENT. I THINK THAT BRIDGESTONE USED INFERIOR RUBBER TO MAKE THESE TIRES SINCE THE WEIGHT OF THE AUTO MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE WEAR OF THE TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266330April 21, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AC COMPRESSOR FAILED AFTER 23 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, 40,000 MILES TO BE EXACT. DEALER TELLS ME THAT MAZDA COMPLETELY OVERHAULED THE DESIGN OF THE AIR CONDITIONING OF THE FOLLOWING YEARS MODEL. THE COMPRESSOR WAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. THIS IS A RED FLAG AND PROVES THAT THEIR DESIGN ON THE 07 MODEL WAS FLAWED... AC COMPRESSOR BEARING LOCKED UP SUDDENLY EVEN THOUGH SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF, THEN BELT SNAPPED, THEN VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD, THIS CREATES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF HAPPENED ON A FREEWAY IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. BASED ON INTERNET DISCUSSION FORUMS THIS APPEARS TO BE A REGULAR OCCURRENCE ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265581April 16, 2009
TIRES
THE MAZDA 2007 CX-7 SHOWS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON TIRES AFTER 12,000 MILES. DEALER SAID HE RED LINED TIRES AND TO REPLACE THEM. THE TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE EL-42 P235/60R/18 102H. FRONT TIRES SHOWED OUTER TREAD WEAR AS IF UNDER INFLATED. REAR TIRES SHOWED AL AROUND WEAR EVENLY . DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE ANY CONCESSIONS ON THESE TIRES . BUT GOT A MAILING FROM DEALER TO SELL ME TIRES.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265676April 16, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT 41,000 MILES, MY AIR COMPRESSOR FAILED. IT STARTED BY RUNNING THE AC AND THEN THE COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP. THE BELT GOT RUINED BECAUSE OF THE FRICTION AND NOW I'M HAVING TO REPLACE IT ALL. I JUST RECENTLY BROWSED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A TREND WITH THIS VEHICLE. I CAN SAVE THE OLD COMPRESSOR IF NEED BE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265525April 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2007 MAZDA CX-7 FROM LITHIA MAZDA IN FRESNO, CA. IT WAS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND WITHIN THE FIRST 26,000 MILES, THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY AND REPLACED. NOW MY THE SAME VEHICLE HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT AND THE COMPRESSOR WENT OUT AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE UNIT (FOR $1,800) AND WARRANTY IT FOR 3 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. I FAIL TO COMPREHEND WHY THIS IS NOT ALREADY COVERED UNDER THE SAME WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264936April 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
MY DAUGHTER HAS A MAZDA 2007 CX-7 AND I HAVE A 2008 CX-7. THE AIR CONDITIONING IN THESE CARS, AS WITNESSED BY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE, IS APPALLING. SHE HAD A PINHOLE IN ONE OF THE HOSES AND IT TOOK 6 DAYS TO REPAIR...FOR A HOSE?? ADDITIONALLY, HER CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR WHITE SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF THE TAILPIPES...THEY HAVE "NO IDEA" WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264284April 6, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
A/C COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED WITH 60K MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264039April 3, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1. I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE AS I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY VIA AN ON-RAMP. THE CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY DRIVING NORMALLY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. 2. THE CAR KEPT ON ACCELERATING AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL. IT CONTINUED ACCELERATING EVEN AFTER PRESSING ON THE BRAKES (I COULD FEEL / SMELL THE BRAKES WORKING BUT THE CAR WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH NO FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL). THE CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS EVEN AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODE. AT THIS POINT I DROVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO STOP THE CAR AND IT ONLY STOPPED AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263303March 28, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE A/C COMPRESSOR ON MY 2007 MAZDA CX7 HAS LOCKED UP AND NEEDED REPLACING TWICE, ONCE AT 25K MILES AND AGAIN AT 50K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263020March 25, 2009
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ABS LIGHT ON DASH DISPLAY, DEALER ADVISED HAD TO ORDER A MODULE. STOPPED TO GET GAS WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED SCARING MYSELF AND MY TWO PASSENGERS. I WAS THANK GOODNESS NOT IN VEHICLE. ONLY DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND SEATBELT TIGHTENED UP AND BROKE THE PLASTIC AROUND THE DOOR FRAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262364March 18, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM A MAZDA DEALER. FROM THE TIME WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAVE NOTICED EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILDUP AROUND THE EXHAUST OPENINGS AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE GETTING RED HOT. THE CHROME EXHAUST TIPS ARE NOW DISCOLORED DUE TO THE HEAT. THIS VEHICLE WAS CHECKED SEVERAL DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, WHERE ACCORDING TO THE MAZDA DEALER, THERE WERE NO ISSUES. WE MOVED, AND A NEW MAZDA DEALER IS SERVICING THE VEHICLE. TODAY, 03-18-09 IT WAS AGAIN CHECKED DIAGNOSTICIANS WITH NO ISSUES. WHEN THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES OR MORE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM GETS EXTREMELY HOT. IT IS THIS "LAYMAN'S OPINION" THAT THIS ENGINE IS RUNNING VERY RICH, "STARVING FOR AIR". I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL EVENTUALLY CATCH FIRE FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT GENERATED AT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. (LAST TRIP BACK FROM PHILA AREA WAS 03-11-09...I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PARKING IT IN THE GARAGE UNTIL IT COOLED DOWN). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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