Mazda CX-7 Complaints (2007)

528 consumer complaints on file.

#10342115July 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE A/C STOPPED WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THERE WAS DISTINCT BURNING SMELL FROM VENTS. THE A/C COMPRESSOR BURNED OUT AND FAILED AND WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED, IT REFUSES TO START BACK UP. APPARENTLY, FAILED A/C COMPRESSOR MAKES THE CAR INOPERABLE. A/C COMPRESSOR AND THE BELT ARE BEING REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341857July 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WE OWN A 2007 MAZDA CX7. WE LIVE IN ABILENE TX WE ARE CURRENTLY STATION IN DYESS AFB. ON 4TH OF JULY WE TOOK A DRIVE TO ODESSA TX TO MEET UP WITH SOME FRIENDS TO LIGHT UP SOME FIREWORKS FOR THE HOLIDAY. ON THE WAY BACK, WE BEGAN TO FEEL THAT OUR AC STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. I STOPPED TO CHECK IT OUT, BUT EVERYTHING LOOKED TO BE IN ORDER AND NOTHING WAS LEAKING. WE KEPT TRACK OF ALL THE GAUGES TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. WE TURNED THE AC UNIT OFF AND OPEN THE WINDOWS TO GET SOME AIR FROM OUTSIDE. ONCE WE ARRIVE TO DYESS AFB IN ABILENE TX. WE NOTICE A HORRIBLE BURNING RUBBER SMELL COMING FROM THE HOOD OR OUR VEHICLE, 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 HOOD. NO POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED AT 2 AM INSIDE OF THE BASE A BLOCK AWAY FROM OUR HOUSE, WE WERE LUCKY TO COAST INTO OUR SIDE OF OUR HOUSE. UPON OPENING MY HOOD ? THE ENGINE WAS EXTREMELY HOT THE WATER WAS BOILING AND THE SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER WAS EXTREMELY HARD. WE HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST MAZDA DEALERSHIP. WE ARE NOW LEFT WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST A MONTH TRYING TO GET MONEY TO FIX IT. WE WERE TOLD IS GOING TO BE 1200 TO FIX IT. DURING THIS TIME I FOUND OUT THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AND I FEEL MAZDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ASAP. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE, 7 YEAR OLD, 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. OR EVEN WORSE DRIVEN OUT THE ROAD SINCE WE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I HAVE FOUND OUT THERE ARE A THOUSAND OR SO PEOPLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ALREADY? IT IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341915July 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, SMELLED BURNING RUBBER. MY CAR ENGINE LOCKED UP, AND I STRUGGLED TO GET OFF OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I FOUND OUT THAT MY A/C COMPRESSOR QUIT AND BROKE THE BELT OF MY ENGINE. WITH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALER. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH THEIR MAZDA CX-7. AFTER TALKING TO THE DEALER, THEY PAY FOR PARTS I PAY FOR LABOR, AND HAVE TO RENT A CAR. THEY REPLACED THE A/C AND SEVERAL PARTS THAT GO WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341519July 6, 2010
AIR BAGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES AND ONLY 3 YEARS OF USAGE, MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE RACKET AND SMELL. I OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE IT WAS A THE CLUTCH OF THE AIR COMPRESSOR THAT HAD LOCKED UP AND CAUSED BIG PROBLEMS WITH THE BELT. TRYING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO GET REPAIRED ONLY MADE THE ISSUE WORSE. I GOT A BRAND NEW AIR COMPRESSOR INSTALLED AND THE NOISE IS NOW GONE AND THE AC IS WORKING FINE. (AFTER PAYING APPROXIMATELY $700) HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT JUST STARTED FLASHING AND THEN STAYING ON AND IT'S ONLY A WEEK SINCE THE AC REPAIR. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND IF THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO ISSUES. I AM READING ABOUT ALL SORTS OF COMPLAINTS WITH BOTH ISSUES AND I HAVE READ A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE AIRBAGS. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED VERY QUICKLY BEFORE MANY OWNERS GET SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO THESE RAMPANT DEFECTS WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341700July 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX7 . WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE CONTACT COULD PROVIDE AN INVOICE LISTING EACH TIME THE OIL WAS CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341220July 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FROM 4/14/10 THRU 4/22/10 MY WELL MAINTAINED MAZDA CX-7 WITH 19,767 MILES WAS SERVICED AT ROHRICH MAZDA IN PITTSBURGH, PA FOR A TIMING CHAIN REPAIR. ON 5/11/10 WITH 20,000 ON THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING TO A LOCAL SUPERMARKET, MY WIFE BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE. AFTER 1-2 MILES OF DRIVING WITH THIS SMELL, THERE WAS A LOUD "POP" AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE WITH FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. ERIE INSURANCE ASSIGNED A SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR WHO DETERMINED THE FIRE'S CAUSE TO BE "UNDETERMINED" DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE COMPONENTS. HOWEVER, HIS OPINION WAS THERE WAS IMPROPER REASSEMBLY WITH THE RECENT REPAIR. ROHRICH MAZDA DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY CLAIMING IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE REPAIR & RECOMMENDED WE FOLLOW UP WITH MAZDA DIRECTLY. TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE ALSO DAMAGED IN THE PROCESS. FORTUNATELY NO OTHER INJURIES OCCURRED. THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED TO THIS CAR WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339698June 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
STOPPED AT TRAFFIC SIGNAL 1 MILE AFTER LEAVING OFFICE. LOUD HOWLING NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT ACCOMPANIED BY BURNING SMELL . SMOKE BEGAN POURING FROM FRONT LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE AREA. ENGINE FIRE AND/OR COMPLETE FAILURE AVERTED BY IMMEDIATE SHUT DOWN OF VEHICLE. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS A/C COMPRESSOR FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS 57K MILES. SUBSEQUENT SEARCH OF WEB FORUMS ON THE PROBLEM DETAILS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE. FILING COMPLAINT TODAY AS THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY MANUFACTURER, THROUGH RECALL OR TSB, THAT COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FIRE/FAILURE AND SERIOUS INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS; EITHER THROUGH VEHICLE FIRE OR LOSS OF CONTROL FROM ENGINE OR SYSTEM FAILURE, AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336788June 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA CX7. A/C PROBLEMS, I HAVE TALK TO THE DEALER AND SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. STOP COOLING, SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS AND ENGINE. MOST ONLY HAVE 36,000- 50,000 MILES. THE COST OF REPAIRS ARE $1000+. THE HAS HAD MANY CARS COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336267June 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAVE A 2007 CX7 WITH 34,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS PURCHASED IN SEPT OF 09 AT A MAZDA DEALERSHIP USED. UPON EXITING THE INTERSTATE, AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP THE CAR STALLED JUST AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE CAR AND SEMI BEHIND ME ALMOST CRASHED INTO ME.. I PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTED UP. I GOT ABOUT 2 BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD AND WAS SITTING AT THE LIGHT WHEN I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ENGINE TEMPS WERE FINE BUT YOU COULD SMELL BURNT RUBBER. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND LIFTED THE HOOD. I COULD TELL THE A\C COMPRESSOR WAS NOT TURNING SO I TURNED THE A\C OFF AND MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION ABOUT 3 MILES LATER.I TOOK THE CAR INTO MAZDA TODAY ONLY TO FIND OUT THE 36 MONTH TIME PERIOD HAD EXPIRED ON 2/20/2010. THE TECH WRITER ALMOST VERBATIM DESCRIBED TO ME WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I TOLD HIM I BELIEVED THE COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A TSR ON THIS PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335836June 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 2007 MAZDA CX-7 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD A 60 MPH THE MOTOR SHUT DOWN AND LOST ALL POWER. THE CAR HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURES WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MAZDA DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF WAITING THEY INFORMED ME THAT MAZDA CORP WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED AT INTERVALS OF 3000 TO 3500 MILES. WHY WILL THEY NOT ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IF SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334446June 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY 2007 MAZDA CX-7 FEBRUARY 2007 WITH 19,000 MILES. AT THE 20,000 MILE MARK I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO GET THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER REPLACED, THANKFULLY MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT GOT TAKEN CARE OF..AT 35,000 MILES I BEGAN HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES, WITH THE WINDOWS & DOORS, I EVENTUALLY WENT OUTSIDE OF THE MAZDA CORPORATION TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I ENCOUNTERED THE BIGGEST PROBLEM OF ALL ON MAY 30, 2010 AT 39,000 MILES AND A MERE 16 MONTHS AFTER HAVING PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WHILE ON A TRIP OUT OF TOWN WITH MY FAMILY FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, THE A/C SUDDENLY WENT OUT AND A STRONG BURNING SMELL BEGAN TO FILL THE CAR.THE SMELL WAS SOO SUDDEN AND STRONG THAT MY SEVERE ASTHMA ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO ACT UP. FORTUNATELY,WE WERE CLOSE TO OUR DESTINATION AND WERE ABLE TO STOP WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. WE FIGURED WE WOULD LET THE CAR REST AND DIDN'T DRIVE IT FOR 24 HRS. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO TURN IN ON, IT WOULD NOT START AND THERE WAS THICK WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. WE OPENED THE HOOD AND A GIANT CLOUD OF SMOKE FILLED THE AIR ALONG WITH THE REEK OF BURNING RUBBER. BEING IT WAS MEMORIAL DAY WE STRUGGLED TO FIND A MECHANIC SHOP THAT WAS OPEN TO ASSIST US AND TO TOW OUR CAR. UPON DIAGNOSIS IT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAD DIED OUT HAVING BURNED MULTIPLE COMPONENTS OF MY CAR, THE FINAL COST OF THESE REPAIRS IS OVER $1600 INCLUDING A $1200 COMPRESSOR. I ATTEMPTED TO CALL MAZDA CORPORATE AS WELL AS THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY SEEMED TO WIPE THEIR HANDS CLEAN OFF THIS INCIDENT EVEN THOUGH UPON RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE, ONE THAT UPON DISCUSSING ON FORUMS THEY SEEM TO BE VERY AWARE OF. I DO NOT HAVE $1600 AT HAND THUS MY VEHICLE REMAINS OUT OF TOWN WHERE IT BROKE DOWN. MAZDA'S NONCHALANT ATTITUDE IS PUSHING ME TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT & RECALL IT THIS VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334448June 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DRIVING MY CAR (2007 CX-7 WITH 29,500 MILES ON IT - STILL "SUPPOSED" TO BE UNDER WARRANTY) AS NORMAL ON A RELATIVELY HOT AND MUGGY DAY WITH A/C ON (MAY 27, 2010). ROLLED TO A STOP AT A LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF AN EXIT RAMP, AND THE CAR SHUTTERED AND DIED. POPPED INTO NEUTRAL, STARTED UP, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT DIED AGAIN. I SHUT OFF THE A/C AND PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN TO LISTEN TO THE CAR, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AGAIN AND IT STARTED, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT DROVE JUST FINE. ENGINE TEMP WAS FINE. I DROVE THE CAR WITHOUT A/C TO GET HOME SAFELY. MY HUSBAND AND I SWITCHED CARS (HE HAS A MAZDA 3, WE ARE (WERE?) MAZDA LOVERS). HE DROVE IT WITHOUT A/C FOR THE WEEK, AND ON A LIMITED BASIS UNTIL WE COULD GET IT TO A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. MORNING OF JUNE 3, CAR HAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF ENGINE AFTER DRIVING 2-3 MILES FROM HOME. ONLY THE FAN WAS RUNNING. THERE IS AN AWFUL SOUND THAT COMES ON IF THE CAR RUNS WITH ANY OF THE AIR/CIRCULATION COMPONENTS. ENGINE TEMP IS STILL IN THE NORMAL RANGE. IT IS CURRENTLY AT A DEALERSHIP AND WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK, BUT MY SUSPICION IS THAT IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE A/C COMPRESSOR/CLUTCH/BELT SET UP. NOT GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331291May 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 MAZDA CX7 WITH CIRCULATING FAN ON SUDDENLY HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND HAD A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER RIGHT FRONT HOOD. THERE WEREN'T ANY WARNING LIGHTS ON MY DASH & THE TEMP GAUGE READ NORMAL. CAR HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS AT DEALER PREVIOUS WEEK FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. LOCAL MAZDA DEALER ADVISED A/C COMPRESSOR, DRYER, EXPANSION VALVE, PAG OIL & FREON ARE ALL NEEDED FOR $1,400 AND IT WOULD TAKE A 1/2 DAY TO REPAIR ONCE THEY HAD THE PARTS. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND MAZDA SHOULD COVER WITH A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331031May 18, 2010
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL TICKING NOISE. THERE WAS ALSO SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND IT BEGAN CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE AIR VENTS INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OBSERVED SPARKS UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT DEACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO ADDITIONAL FAILURES. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE OPERATING THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328902May 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2007 CX7 MAZDA AND APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO, WHILE @ A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE REVVED UP. THREE DAYS LATER @ A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE AGAIN REVVED UP WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES. THIS TIME THE CAR MOVED FORWARD TOWARDS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND THE CAR CAME BACK TO NORMAL. THEN ON APRIL 21ST, WHILE REVERSING THE CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF THE LOCAL LIBRARY, THE CAR AGAIN REVVED UP AND WAS REVERSING. MY FOOT WAS AGAIN ON THE BRAKES. AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. A VEHICLE DATA RECORDER WAS INSTALLED. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE THIRD OCCURRENCE. A NEW ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS BEING INSTALLED ALTHOUGH THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS STILL UNKNOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328330May 1, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING WITH FAMILY, AIR CONDITIONER SUDDENLY STARTED BLOWING WARM AIR. ALL ATTEMPTS FAILED TO ADJUST AIR CONDITIONING. THIS FAILURE HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE BUT IS STILL NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE NEXT DAY IT BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE SUSPECTED DEFECT IS THE A/C COMPRESSOR, IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327367April 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND A/C BEGAN TO BLOW HOT. SMOKE AND BURNT RUBBER SMELL COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST BUT WAS STILL ABLE TO BARELY STEER VEHICLE TO SIDE OF FREEWAY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP. A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND DESTROYED DRIVE BELT. HAD COMPRESSOR REPLACED AND IT FAILED 20 MILES LATER, BEFORE I EVEN GOT HOME. HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. COMPRESSOR FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325261April 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2007 MAZDA CX-7 WITH 44,000 MILES AND THE AC COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND SMELL LIKE BURNING RUBBER WITH NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNS OF TROUBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325153April 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APRIL 10, 2010, IN MY 2007 MAZDA CX 7 WHEN THE A/C STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR, NEXT THING I KNEW PEOPLE ARE FLAGGING ME DOWN AND TELLING ME MY CAR IS ON FIRE! THE CAR WAS NOT ON FIRE, JUST VERY HOT AND SMOKING WITH A VERY BAD BURNING SMELL. DEALERSHIP SAID A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE. DEALERSHIP SAID "THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEMS WITH A/C COMPRESSOR". LOW AND BEHOLD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES, BETWEEN 30 - 50K MILES, SOME EVEN LOSING POWER STEERING OR COMPLETE OPERATION OF THEIR VEHICLES DUE TO A/C COMPRESSOR FAILURE. MAZDA HAS NOT RECALLED? THIS IS A PROBLEM AND IT MAY COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325200April 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, ONCE PLACED IN PARK POSITION, NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM PASSENGERS FRONT SIDE. OPENED THE HOOD AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. DROVE HOME (5 MINS) AND LEFT UNTIL I RETURNED CAR TO DEALERSHIP. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP, THE AIR COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND THE RADIATOR CAP WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE ARE REPLACING RADIATOR CAP AND REPLACING AIR COMPRESSOR WITH BELT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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