Mazda CX-7 Complaints (2007)
528 consumer complaints on file.
- #10422774August 31, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2007 MAZDA CX7 - TURBO BROKE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING TREMENDOUS SQUEALING SOUND AND LOSS OF POWER. ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AND HAD TOWED TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP. SERVICE MGR CALLED ME SAYING THEY CHECKED CAR OVER AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND ASKED IF I WANTED AN OIL CHANGE. I SAID GO AHEAD WITH AN OIL CHANGE BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH CAR AND TO CHECK AGAIN. MGR CALLED BACK LATER SAYING A SCREW IN THE TURBO HAD COME LOOSE, TURBO WAS BROKEN, I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE AND IT WOULD COST $9,000. CAR HAD 34,000 MILES AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I FAX'D COPIES OF OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. MAZDA NORTH AMERICA DENIED WARRANTY CLAIM SAYING MY OIL RECEIPTS WERE UNVERIFIABLE. MNA TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT VERIFY MY RECEIPTS. THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS "SLUDGE" AND THAT CAUSED IT TO BREAK AND I HADN'T TAKEN CARE OF IT. IT WAS A LEASED VEHICLE WITH ONLY 3 MONTHS LEFT TO PAY. HAD JUST STARTED A NEW JOB AFTER BEING UNEMPLOYED AND HAD TO RENT A CAR COSTING $650 AND THEN GO BUY A KIA CAUSING EXTREME FINANCIAL & EMOTIONAL DURESS. I TOLD THE SERV MGR THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND FOUND OUT THESE CARS WERE ENGINEERED INCORRECTLY CAUSING THEM TO GET TOO HOT CAUSING "SLUDGE", THAT I KNEW HE KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE BECAUSE A SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN RELEASED JAN 08 STATING THE EXACT PROBLEM, AND MAZADA WAS TRYING TO AVOID A RECALL. HE STATED THAT IT WAS "MAZDA NORTH AMERICA", AND NOT HIM AND IF IT WERE UP TO HIM HE WOULD FIX THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY. I TOLD HIM I WAS UNDER EXTREME DURESS AND THAT MAZDA SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THE CAR. THEY REFUSED SO HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP.AND WALK AWAY. NOW MAZDA SAYS I OWE THEM $5,000. FILED COMPLAINTS WITH BBB AND ATTORNEY GENERAL. IT IS AN OUTRAGE THAT SO MANY MAZDA CX7 OWNERS HAVE HAD SAME NIGHTMARE AND MAZDA DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF IT'S CUSTOMERS. PLEASE HELP US. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10421559August 26, 2011EQUIPMENT
THE AC HAD BEEN GETTING LESS COOL AND COMPLETELY WENT OUT 2 DAYS AGO. YESTERDAY IT STARTED MAKING A TICKING NOISE. TODAY IT STARTED SMOKING AND SMELLED LIKE BURNT RUBBER. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD THE AC COMPRESSOR HAD GONE OUT. IT IS NOW GETTING A NEW COMPRESSOR/FILTER/DRYER/BELT WHICH I AM PAYING FOR AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10421154August 23, 2011LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB, BUT THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. UPON UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE MANUALLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE UNLOCK BUTTONS ON THE INTERIOR ALSO WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10420974August 22, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TIMING CHAIN AND VARIABLE VALVE TIMING MODULE FAILURE ON 2007 MAZDA CX-7. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10421047August 22, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY WIFE AND I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA CX 7 WITH 68000 MILES ON IT. ON AUGUST 13TH MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY 9 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER AND NOTED A FUNNY SOUND WITH LOSS OF AIR CONDITIONING OR CHANGE OF QUALITY OF AIR CONDITIONING. SHE REPORTED SMOKE AND NOISE THAT FOLLOWED. LUCKILY SHE WAS ON A BACK ROAD AND CLOSE TO HER DESTINATION AND WAS ABLE TO ARRIVE AT THE DESTINATION WITHOUT HAVING TO DRIVE FAR. SHE PHONED ME AND GAVE ME THE NEWS AND I IMMEDIATELY KNEW IT WAS THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR. THIS IS DUE TO RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THAT THE MAZDA CX 7 FROM 2007 IS NOTORIOUS FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR SEIZING UP. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND PARKED THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAD EMAILED MAZDA AND REPORTED THE ISSUE, THE PART HAD THE WARRANTY EXTENDED TO 60000 MILES, SO I WAS ALREADY IRRITATED TO KNOW THAT THIS HAPPENED 8000 MILES OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY ON A PART MAZDA ALREADY KNEW WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY HAVE YET TO RESPOND TO MY EMAIL AND THAT WAS ALREADY MORE THAN A WEEK AGO. THE CAR IS REPAIRED NOW AND NOT BY A MAZDA DEALERSHIP AS I REFUSE TO GIVE THEM ANYMORE OF MY MONEY. I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH THE LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND LACK OF OWNERSHIP BY THIS COMPANY OVER AN ISSUE WITH THIS PART THEY CLEARLY KNOW EXISTS. THIS PART IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED. I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THEY EXTENDED A WARRANTY, BUT WILL NOT JUST REPLACE A DEFECTIVE PART THEY PRODUCED THAT COULD CAUSE PERSONAL HARM AND DANGER TO NOT ONLY THE OWNERS OF THIS CAR, BUT OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD AROUND IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10420786August 20, 2011EQUIPMENT
I OWN A MAZDA CX-7 AND WAS DRIVING LIKE A NORMALLY DO AND TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. IT STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR AND I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY. SHORTLY AFTER MY ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD SQUEAKING SOUND AND BEGIN SMOKING, I TOOL IT THE MECHANIC AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE COMPRESSOR. I READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MAZDA CX-7 OWNERS HAVE FACED BUT THEY HAVE ALSO FACED HAVING THEIR CARS STALL OUT BECAUSE OF IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10420114August 19, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO START ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE OR DUPLICATE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10420112August 19, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND HE RESTARTED IT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10418386August 10, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD MAKE A LOUD RATTLING NOISE AFTER STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,164.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10417183August 5, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
7/6/10(25,000 MILES) DRIVING "PIECE OF CRAP" FROM W-PA TO PHILA AFTER 1 1/2 HOURS IN CAR AIRCONDITIONING GETS HOT & LOUD NOISE STARTS. ABLE TO PULL OFF MAIN HIGHWAY &FIND A SEARS AUTO SHOP THEY SAY AIR COMPRESSOR IN MY PICE OF CRAP (2007 CX7) HAS FALLEN APART - THEY DON'T DO THIS WORK-I NEEDED A MAZDA DEALERSHIP-THEY WOULDN'T RECOMMEND ME DRIVING HOME! IT'S A HOLIDAY (JULY 4TH CELEBRATED THIS DAY) I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE A DEALERSHIP IS-I AM OVER 200 MILES FROM HOME - EVERYTHING ELSE IS CLOSED. FOUND A HOTEL TO STAY OVERNT & SEARCH FOR A DEALERSHIP. FOUND 1 ABT 20 MILES AWAY. NEXT DAY (PRAYING THE WHOLE 20 MILES) THAT PIECE OF CRAP WOULD MAKE IT TO THE SHOP. IT DID I EXPLAIN SITUATION TO A NON-CARING, WON'T LOOK ME IN THE FACE MECHANIC WHO FINALLY STATES (AFTER 3 HOUR WAIT) MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 5 DAYS PRIOR & IT WOULD TAKE 3 DAYS TO GET PART & FIX. HERE I AM 200 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, IN A NOT SO RACIALLY DIVERSE AREA OF WEST PA- LEAVING FOR VACA THE NEXT DAY- & I CAN'T GET HOME!!! IT WAS LIKE PULLING TEETH TO GET A RENTAL CAR # & A TAXI CAB # FROM THESE PEOPLE. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET HOME VIA 8 HOUR BUS RIDE & GO ON MUCH NEEDED (AFTER THIS ORDEAL) VACA, HOWEVER I STILL HAD TO PAY OVER $800 & PICK PIECE OF CRAP BACK UP. I COMPLAINED TO MAZDA COUPLE TIMES &FINALLY GOT LETTER THAT THEY WERE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FOR AIR COMPRESSORS TO 60,000 SO I GOT $ BACK, BUT NOT FOR THE HOTEL STAY, TAXI RIDE TO BUS AND BUS RIDE HOME AND BACK UP THERE! COUPLE OTHER PROBLEMS CAME UP LATER -WHITE SMOKE OUT OF TAIL PIPE AFTER IDELING, DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM, ALSO SAW SOMETHING LEAKING, DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING LEAKING--- 8/4/11 (31,000 MILES) TOOK PIECE OF CRAP IN FOR A NOISE IT'S MAKING AT START UP. VVT GONE BAD, BUT STILL UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY SO GOT FIXED. WHAT'S NEXT??? I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE TO FAR IN THIS CAR!! CAN'T TAKE DRIVING VACAS-- GONNA GET RID OF "PIECE OF CRAP" PRIOR TO THE WARRANTIES EXPIRING IN 2012! GOT TO!!! *TT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10413825July 20, 2011EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WAS RETURNING TO CALIFORNIA FROM ARIZONA WHEN CAR STARTED MAKING AN AWFUL NOISE. I SUSPECTED IT WAS THE A/C COMPRESSOR AS I HAD READ ABOUT THEIR FAILURES ONLINE. I HAD JUST PASSED THE 60,000 MILE EXTENDED COVERAGE PERIOD, HOWEVER MY MAZDA DEALER WAS ABLE TO GET MAZDA TO COVER 95% OF THE CHARGES. I WAS NOT HAPPY THAT I HAD TO PAY ANYTHING AT ALL, BUT I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT MAZDA THREW ME A BONE. OTHERS HAVE NOT BEEN SO LUCKY. MAZDA SHOULD COMPENSATE THEM. *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10408745June 24, 2011AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, SEAT BELTS, SEATS
WAS REAR-ENDED AT A FAST SPEED BY AN 18 TRACTOR TRAILER. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS SLUNG WITH SUCH FORCE AGAIN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT THE BACK OF MY SEAT FELL BACKWARDS. MY SONS SEATBELT CAME LOOSE AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD I HAD ENOUGH STRENGTHS TO GRAB HIM AND PULL HIM BACK TO KEEP FROM GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE THE MOST DAMAGE BECAUSE I HAD TO GET LOOSE FROM MY SEAT BELT. NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHICH IN THE KIND FORCE WE WERE HIT WITH AND ON TOP OF THAT THE SEAT BELT COMING OUT. I AM STILL HAVING NIGHTMARE WERE I HAVE SLEPT WALKED OUT SIDE AND ACTUALLY STARTED TO PICK UP STICKS AS IF I WERE PICK UP MY SONS BODY. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10407301June 17, 2011SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF ABNORMAL WEAR DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER STATED THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE THEY WERE WORN. THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10407095June 16, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 65 MILES PER HOUR, ENGINE SHUT OFF... PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC. DIAGNOSTIC WITH TWO QUOTES TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED BENT VALVE, NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING FORUMS AND HAVE FOUND THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH HUNDREDS OF MAZDA CX7 2007 MODELS. MY CAR IS AT THE 61,000 MILES MARK. IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE ITS NO COINCIDENCE, THANKFULLY ON THE DAY MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN WAS IN THE FAR LANE THAT I COULD PULL OVER. SOMEONE ELSE WITH THIS CAR MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. MAZDA NEEDS TO RECALL AND START DOING SOMETHING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10405582June 8, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
(MARCH/2011) LIGHT CAME ON AROUND 65K MILES. TOOK IT INTO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID OIL WAS LOW AND YVT NEEDED REPLACING. COST WAS AROUND 2500. NO REASON WHY OIL WAS LOW AND LAST CHANGED BY MAZDA LESS THAN 7500 MILES BEFORE. ALSO FULL SERVICE WAS DONE AT THAT TIME. (JUNE/2011)WHILE ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, EMITTED HIGH PITCH WHIRRING. AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND IT IS BEING BLAMED ON BAD TURBO. NO REASONING BEHIND FAILURE OTHER THAN SAYING OIL CHANGE ISSUES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT MAZDA IS THE ONLY ENTITY THAT HAS EVER WORKED ON THIS CAR AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR FOR CHECK UPS. THERE ALSO APPEARS TO BE OTHERS WITH SAME REPORTED PROBLEMS TO BOTH TURBO AND YVT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10405682June 8, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2007 MAZDA CX-7 AWD GRAND TOURING WITH 39K MILES. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE TRAVELING DOWN ROAD. IN TRAFFIC CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED TO CRAWL AT 20MPH ONCE CAR WAS NAVIGATED TO SHOULDER AND STOPPED IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY HAVE STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN OR VVT HAS FAILED RESULTING IN TIMING CHAIN FAILURE THUS TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. KNOWN PROBLEM REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND YET MAZDA DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT WITH THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS PROVIDED THEY ARE REFUSING REPAIR. THESE TIMING CHAINS ARE FAILING ON CARS WITH 19K-60K MILES, NOT WITHIN NORMAL MAINTENANCE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10406293June 6, 2011POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2007 GRAND TOURING MAZDA CX-7 HAS WELL KNOWN VVT ISSUE CAUSING OIL TO BURN, IN SPITE OF REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND KNOW HOW CAR WAS MAINTAINED . TIMING CHAIN WENT AT 62K MILES, JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER THAT SERVICE, DROVE 1K MORE MILES AND NOTICED LOSS OF ACCELERATION. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER, AND THEY ADVISED WE NEEDED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE, WHICH THEY WOULD NOT COVER, ASIDE FROM A 20% GOODWILL OFFSET. SPOUSE WON'T LET ME OPERATE CAR ANY LONGER IN FEAR IT WILL BREAK DOWN CAUSING ACCIDENT. UNSAFE VEHICLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10399909May 10, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE OFFICIAL TSB WAS LISTED IN 2008 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) DATE REPORTED APRIL 16 2008 NHTSA REFERENCE #10024861 TSB REFERENCE #03-003/08 DESCRIPTION: GEAR OIL DRIPPING FROM TRANSFER CASE OIL SEAL. 4WD VEHICLES WITH VIN'S LOWER THAN JM3ER*9****188196 (PRODUCED BEFORE OCT. 1, 2007). *NJ REPAIR INFORMATION FOR NHTSA #10024861 THEY NEW IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THE TRANS LOCKED UP. I WENT IN TODAY TO HAVE THEM FIX IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS 6800 MILES OUT OF POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10399280May 5, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY HOME WHEN THERE WAS A FUNNY BUZZING OR SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF HER 07 MAZDA CX7. SHE PULLED OVER AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM HER RIGHT FRONT TIRE AREA. SHE THEN HAD TO CALL OUR INSURANCE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO OUR LOCAL SERVICE REPAIR SHOP. LATER WE FOUND THAT THE AC COMPRESSOR WAS SEIZED AND THE BELT WAS MELTED. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH UPON THIS MATTER I AM FINDING THAT THERE IS AN ASTONISHING NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. COME TO FIND OUT MAZDA IS TELLING PEOPLE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND TO COME IN AND PAY $1500- $2500 TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!!! MY WIFE IS ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AT RUSH HOUR WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK AND MAZDA COULD HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE RESOLVED... HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TO BE PUT INTO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS BEFORE MAZDA STEPS UP AND TAKES CARE OF A KNOWN PROBLEM.. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10396655April 18, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
A/C COMPRESSOR DIED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0