Mazda CX-7 Complaints

1,134 consumer complaints on file.

#10643529October 9, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE ON A FREEWAY OFF-RAMP CAR STARTED TO IDLE IRREGULARLY ACCOMPANIED BY WHITE SMOKE AND A LOUD WHINING NOISE. IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AS A/C COMPRESSOR. TURNED OFF AIR CONDITIONING; SMOKE AND WHINING SEEMED TO STOP, AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT THE 15 MILES TO MY MECHANIC. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10640140September 30, 2014
ENGINE
I PURCHASED MY CAR, A 2007 MAZDA CX7 USED WITH 34,000 MILES ON IT APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS AGO. I WAS DRIVING APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO GO AROUND THE CORNER AND GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE GARAGE NEAR MY WORK WHO USUALLY MAINTAINS MY CAR. THEY SAID THAT THE REPAIRS WERE GOING TO COST $3742.00. TWO VALVES NEED GROUND AND NUMEROUS OTHER PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FIND THAT MAZDA HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE CX7 VEHICLES, BUT THEY ARE NOT COVERING THE REPAIRS. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR, HAVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE, AND DO NOT PUT A LOT OF MILES, OR DRIVE MY CAR HARD. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPEN OTHER THAN DEFECTIVE PARTS FROM MAZDA!!!! THEY SHOULD MAKE THIS RIGHT. THESE CARS ARE EXPENSIVE AND THE OWNER SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING SUCH MAJOR REPAIR COSTS WITH SO FEW MILES ON THE CAR. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10632048September 10, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED MY 2007 MAZDA CX-7 FROM A DEALERSHIP IN GREENSBURG, PA IN FEBRUARY OF 2014, IT WAS PURCHASED AS A USED CAR WITH ONLY 36,500 MILES ON IT. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AT FIRST, THEN I NOTICED MY GAS MILEAGE WAS GETTING WORSE, THAT IS WHEN ON MEMORIAL DAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF. I TOOK IT MY MECHANIC BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A WEEK AT SOME POINTS AND THE LIGHT WOULD HAVE BE OFF BY THEN. THEN WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY HOME ON THE EVENING OF 9/4/14 MY CAR MADE A VERY WEIRD SOUND ANY TIME I WOULD TRY TO PUSH ON THE GAS. I PULLED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND THERE IT SAT UNTIL I COULD REACH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON THE FOLLOWING DAY. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT'S WHERE IT SAT BECAUSE HE WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE? I WENT UP AFTER WORK ONLY TO HAVE THEM TELL ME THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE READINGS FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEND IT TO AN ACTUAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOR ALMOST A WEEK. I WAS INFORMED YESTERDAY THAT MY TURBO AND OTHER UN-MENTIONED PARTS HAD BROKEN. I THEN WAITED TO HEAR BACK AS TO WHETHER THE WARRANTY THAT I PAID AN ADDITIONAL $2,000 FOR AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WOULD COVER IT, IT WILL NOT COVER THIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE TURBO WAS NOT CONSIDERED A PART OF THE "POWERTRAIN" SO THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF UPWARDS OF $3300 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE THAT I HAVE HAD FOR 7 MONTHS. I HAVE STARTED TO DO RESEARCH INTO THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT STAND BY THE PRODUCT FULLY KNOWING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND THE CONSUMER IS LEFT HOLDING QUITE A HEFTY BILL. I IMPLORE YOU TO RESEARCH THIS AND FORCE THEIR HAND SO THAT "[XXX]" DOESN'T KEEP GETTING STUCK HOLDING A HUGE BILL FOR SOMETHING THIS COMPANY JUST DOESN'T WANT TO FIX. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10631440September 8, 2014
ENGINE
ON 8/31/14 I NOTICED A RATTLING NOISE WHEN I ACCELERATED AS WELL AS A WHINING NOISE. THE NOISE WAS INTERMITTENT AND DID NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME, BUT WAS A DISTINCT NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. I HAD NOT HAD ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED OR ANY OTHER WARNING LIGHTS. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED IT WAS THE TURBO AND IN ORDER ACCESS APPROPRIATELY THEY WOULD NEED TO TEAR DOWN THE ENGINE. AFTER READING ONLINE THERE ARE NUMEROUS DOCUMENTED ISSUES WITH TURBOS, VVT TIMING CHAINS AND ENGINE ISSUES WITH MAZDA CX7. THE SHOP CALLED ME BACK 2 DAYS AFTER I DROPPED IT OFF AND SAID I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TURBO & I NEED A NEW ENGINE. THEY ALSO STATED SINCE THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE PRESENT THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR $9000 COSTS. I PROVIDED THE DEALERSHIP MY OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS INCLUDING THE LAST OIL CHANGE THAT WAS DONE IN JUNE. MY CAR WAS STILL WITHIN 3000 MILES AND WAS NOT DUE A OIL CHANGE, HOWEVER THE OWNERS MANUAL STIPULATES RECOMMENDED CHANGES EVERY 7000 MILES!! THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN NO OIL WAS IN THE DIPSTICK AND BECAUSE THERE WAS SLUDGE MAZDA IS DENYING MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (WHICH IS STILL ACTIVE) DUE TO NOT MAINTAINING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS ABSURD, I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE AND MAZDA IS USING THIS AS AN EXCUSE TO NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THEIR VEHICLE!!! THERE ARE MANY DOCUMENTED INSTANCES ABOUT THIS SAME SCENARIO HAPPENING WITH OTHERS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, THIS ISSUE IS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE TURBO AND NOT DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. MAZDA EXTENDED TURBOS AND VVT TIMING CHAIN ISSUES TO 7 YEARS BECAUSE OF THIS SAME SCENARIO FOR 2007-2010 MAZDA CX7S BUT WHEN I ASKED ABOUT SSP 86 IM BEING TOLD MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY MAZDA CAN GET AWAY WITH NOT ABIDING TO THEIR WARRANTY AND REQUEST THIS BE INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10630570September 4, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DUE TO DEFECTIVE SEALS ON THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES, MOISTURE BUILDS UP INSIDE THE LENS CAUSING VERY POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT DRIVING...THIS IS ON THE INSIDE, NOT THE OUTSIDE OF THE LENS....HAD PURCHASED EXTENDED 7 YEAR 70K MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY BUT MAZDA SAYS IT FROM GOING THROUGH CAR WASHES...WHAT A SCAM..GUESS SOMEONE HAS TO GET HURT FOR THEM TO FIX THERE DEFECTIVE PARTS...MY WIFE WON'T DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT.. LAST MAZDA I BUY..THEIR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SERVICE IS HORRIBLE...THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED...LOOK AROUND, THEY ARE ALL FOGGED UP!! *TR
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Deaths:
0
#10629844September 1, 2014
ENGINE
AFTER LEAVING A FAMILY MEMBER'S OUT OF STATE HOME EARLY ON MONDAY AUGUST 25, 2014 MORNING NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES LATER A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ALONG WITH LOUD SQUEALING. PULLED ONTO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND SHUT OFF VEHICLE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND IT WAS OBVIOUS SOMETHING HAD BURNED UP BUT DIDN'T EASILY IDENTIFY WHAT. CALLED AAA FOR A TOW TO NEAREST MAZDA DEALER. WAS INFORMED LATER IN THE DAY BY THE DEALER THAT THE AC COMPRESSOR HAD SEIZED UP AND RUINED THE SERPENTINE BELT AS WELL. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT WHICH RESULTED IN HAVING TO RENT A CAR FOR 5 DAYS TO RETURN HOME AND BACK TO PICK UP VEHICLE ON SATURDAY. LATER FOUND OUT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE COMPRESSOR FOR 5 YRS/60K MILES WHICH MEANT THAT THERE WAS NO COVERAGE ON MY VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS 7 YEARS OLD EVEN THOUGH IT HAD ONLY 49K MILES ON IT. TOTAL COST WITH TOWING, THE CAR RENTAL AND REPAIR WAS $1667. THEY ALSO "FOUND" THE STARTER WAS BAD AND A BLOWN FUSIBLE LINK FOR WHICH THEY CHARGED ANOTHER $648. I THINK THEY CAUSED THE STARTED AND FUSIBLE LINK DAMAGE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE WITH THE SEIZED UP AC COMPRESSOR AS I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER BEFORE AND DIDN'T ATTEMPT TO START IT AFTER I HAD PULLED OVER AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622069August 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
PRIOR TO THIS DATE, WHICH LEAD UP TO THE LAST INCIDENT, UPON GETTING THE FIRST FEW OIL CHANGES, AT A DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SOUND LIKE A TRUCK (OIL USED WAS NOT SYNTHETIC AND I WERE SCHEDULED TO COME BACK IN 5-MONTHS). WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT IT, I WAS TOLD, "THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO SOUND". AFTER THAT COMMENT, I CHANGED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE KNOCKING CONTINUED, TO THIS DAY, STILL. OVER THE YEARS, THE SYSTEM LIGHTS WOULD COME ON PERIODICALLY (PASSENGER AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TIRE SENSOR) AND THE COOLING FANS WOULD RUN AFTER YOU TURNED THE CAR OFF. MOST TIMES, THEY WOULD RESET THEMSELVES. MOVING ALONG, RECENTLY ON 07/15/14, I WAS RETURNING HOME FOR THE EVENING AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN ON ME. THE STEERING CONTROL WAS HARD BUT I KEPT IT FROM CRASHING THE WALL ON LINCOLN DR. AS I FLAGGED THE TRAFFIC TO PROCEED, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR ONLY TO ADVANCE TO THE END OF THE DRIVE. BEFORE I REACHED HOME, THE CAR SHUT DOWN 5-TIMES. FINALLY REACHING HOME IT SAT UNTIL I WERE ABLE TO GET IT TO ANOTHER DEALER, CLOSER TO HOME. HOW ABOUT, THE ENGINE IS SHOT, THE RADIATOR HAD A LEEK, I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT AND THE DEALER SAYS, "IT WILL NOT START, NOW". I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. OIL LIGHT WAS ON AND SMELLING AS IF I BURNED SOMETHING, WHILE IT KNOCKED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WERE ON WHEN IT CUT-OFF, AS I PULLED INTO THEIR DRIVEWAY. I RESTARTED THE CAR FOUND A PARKING SPACE. ONCE THE IGNITION SHUTDOWN, THE COOLING FANS CAME ON. DILEMMA, I LEASED THE CAR NEW IN 2007. I BOUGHT IT, WITH PRESENT CAR PAYMENTS UNTIL 2016, IN 2010. THE DEALER REQUESTS THE ENGINE AND RADIATOR TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS NO WARRANTY, ESPECIALLY AFTER 100,000 MILES AND I HAVE SCRAP ON MY HANDS. WHERE DOES ONE GO FROM HERE AS MAZDA USED TO BE REPUTABLE? THE ENGINE SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE 200,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619329August 6, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10616492July 30, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2010 MAZDA CX7. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS PROBLEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS EIGHT TIMES. ON DECEMBER 12, 2011 THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. THEN ON MARCH 8, 2012 THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WAS VERY COMMON AND HEADLIGHTS COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME. ANOTHER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN ON OCTOBER 30, 2012. THE SAME BULB WENT OUT ON NOVEMBER 10, 2012. THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BULB WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. ON JANUARY 7, 2013 THE OPPOSITE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. ON JUNE 10, 2013, THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. ON OCTOBER 1, 2013 THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ON JUNE 12, 214, THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. THE DEALER CONTINUED TO SAY, THERE WAS NO DEFECT. *JB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615032July 21, 2014
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE NEW. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHTS UP FOR NO REASON. IT'S INTERMEDIATE. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE HOWEVER NOT A RECALL THEREFORE MAZDA WILL NOT PAY FOR THE EXPENSE TO REPAIR/FIX IT. I HAVE ASKED IF THE AIR BAG WILL WORK IF WE ARE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEY CANNOT SAY EITHER WAY. ALSO OUR ENGINE LIGHT IS INTERMEDIATE AS WELL. I'VE TAKEN IT TO REPAIR SHOPS WHO RAN A FREE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH STATES ANOTHER KNOWN ISSUE WITH MAZDA WITH THE FUEL EVAPORATION LINE. IF MAZDA IS AWARE OF THESE ISSUES, WHY DON'T THEY REPAIR THEM AT NO COST TO THE OWNER? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614860July 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE AND I AM BACKING OUT OR DRIVING FORWARD AND I BRAKE IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES CHANGED AND THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. IT ONLY DOES IT WHEN IT IS COLD OUT SIDE AFTER IT GETS WARMED UP IT STOPS. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614678July 19, 2014
ENGINE
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY VEHICLE. I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND HEARD A CLICKING SOUND AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN. VEHICLE DIED AT THE LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED AND BROKE WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND VALVES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR MORE THAN FOUR WEEKS! MY APPROXIMATE COST WILL BE $3500, BUT PRICE CAN GO UP SINCE MECHANIC HAS YET TO COMPLETE THE WORK. HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TIMING CHAIN AND VVT WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL ON THE INTERNET. MANY VEHICLES HAVE BROKEN DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. EVEN AFTER MY VEHICLE IS REPAIRED, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. I WILL TRADE IT IN (NOT ANOTHER MAZDA) AS SOON AS IT IS REPAIRED. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT MAZDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT MADE EFFORT TO RECALL THE MAZDA CX7. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614758July 19, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG RANDOMLY COMES ON WITHOUT ANYONE SITTING IN THE SEAT. I HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP IN JUNE TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT , AND THE PART CENTER SAID THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, IF YOU ARE IN A CAR ACCIDENT IT WILL NOT DEPLOY. I PERSONALLY FEEL THIS MODEL ON AIRBAGS SHOULD LOOK INTO A RECALL TOO! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610864July 15, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE THEN SMOKE CAME FROM TAIL PIPES. AFTER HAVING IT LOOKED AT THE TURBO CHARGER HAS GONE BAD! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610397July 14, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED AND STARTED SMOKING AND RATTLING WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE AC COMPRESSOR WAS CLOSE TO DETACHING COMPLETELY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED EVEN GREATER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IF I CONTINUED DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610179July 13, 2014
ENGINE
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2012 WITH ROUGHLY 75K MILES. AFTER ONE WEEK OF OWNING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED AFTER IDLING FOR A FEW MINUTES O LARGE PLUME OF FOG WOULD COME FROM MY EXHAUST PIPE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES NOW SINCE PURCHASE AND THE DEALERS RESPONSE WAS THAT IT WAS DUE TO "WINTER FUEL". THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER RESOLVED. ON JUNE 26TH 2014 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED TO PRESS THE GAS. INSTANTLY MY CAR SHUT OFF AND DID NOTHING. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I DETERMINED IT TO BE THE TIMING CHAIN. MY ISSUE IS THAT MAZDA HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF A FAILING VVT ON THESE VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE PART BEFORE SELLING THIS VEHICLE TO ME. NOW I HAVE A LAWN ORNAMENT THAT'S COSTING ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO WATCH IT SIT IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610203July 13, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR DID NOT WANT TO MOVE AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT TAIL PIPE WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609990July 11, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON IN MY TRUCK? AC COMPRESSOR IS DEFECTIVE EVEN AFTER I JUST HAD THE TURBO REPLACE IN MARCH .NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAGS AND AC COMPRESSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608947July 8, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND ITS HOUSING. REPLACING THE TIMING CHAIN RETURNED THE ENGINE TO PRODUCTION LINE SPECS, THAT WERE TOO MUCH FOR A WORN FUEL PUMP TO HANDLE. THE INCREASED PRESSURE TO THE FUEL PUMP SHATTERED IT INTO NUMEROUS PIECES LESS THAN 100 MILES AFTER THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED. SAID PIECES BECAME LODGED INSIDE THE CAM SHAFT AND ENDED UP BENDING ALL OF THE VALVES. THE NECESSITATED A COMPLETE VALVE JOB, REMOVING AND REPLACING THE CYLINDER HEAD, FUEL PUMP, CAM SHAFT AND OIL CONTROL CALVE. AT WORST, ALL TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENTS SHOULD REQUIRE A FUEL PUMP CHANGE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607733July 2, 2014
ENGINE
MAZDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON AC COMPRESSORS, WELL, MY ORIGINAL COMPRESSOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER THAT ORIGINAL WARRANTY. EXACTLY 30,000 MILES LATER THE REPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR FAILED ALMOST 3 YEARS TO THE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL FAILURE. MAZDA IS REFUSING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS SINCE NOW MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. EVENTHOUGH THE REPLACED PART ITSELF IS ONLY 30,000 OLD. THIS VEHICLE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING TIMING BELT ISSUES AND EXTREMELY LOUD ENGINE NOISE. THIS PARTICULAR MODEL YEAR JUST SEEMS TO BE A LEMON ALL AROUND. EVEN THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE FAILING. AND THE COMPANY IS NOT HOLDING THEMSELVES RESPONSIBLE AT ALL. I'VE RESEARCH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR AND FOUND MORE THAN ADEQUATE EVIDENCE THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE LEMONS. THE SAME ISSUES ARE BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE WORLD! AND MAZDA IS DOING NOTHING. THE HAZARDS THEY ARE CAUSING ARE TREMENDOUS! SOME FAILURES HAVE RESULTED IN FIRES, QUICK LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. MY CAR WAS PAID OFF LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORE THIS SECOND COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTIONED. HOW MANY CARS HAVE HAD 2 AC COMPRESSORS IN A MATTER OF 6-7 YEARS?? AND HOW MANY ENGINES CAN COMPLETELY FAIL IN THE MATTER OF 7 YEARS? EVERYDAY WHEN I START MY CAR IT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE; POPPING AND CLANKING NOISES PROJECT FOR THE HOOD LIKE IT'S A SEMI. THAT'S JUST BAD CRAFTSMANSHIP AND BAD BUSINESS. MAZDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THE RECALLS SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 100,000 AND 10 YEARS AT LEAST. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE BUILT TO LAST. AND A MULTI BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THEIR MISTAKES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE, KILLED BECAUSE OF THEIR NEGLECT. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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