Mazda CX-7 Complaints (2007)

528 consumer complaints on file.

#10479588October 10, 2012
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE VENTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.
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Deaths:
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#10476965September 25, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING NORTH BOUND WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS AT ON THE DRIVER CONSOLE, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR SHIFT FROM 3RD GEAR IN THE MIDDLE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECREASE IN SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476645September 21, 2012
ENGINE
ON 7/11/12 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE FL. TURNPIKE WHEN HER MAZDA CX7, 07 ENGINE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ON A ONE LANE ROAD WITH A BLIND SIDED CURVE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. A 18 WHEELER TRUCK WAS COMING UP BEHIND HER AND ALMOST REAR ENDED HER VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING MY WIFE CAR. AFTER A INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE PROBLEM I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A BAD TIMING CHAIN THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF THE WAY IT DID. I CALLED THE MAZDA MANUFACTURE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM AND THAT'S WHY THEY SENT OUT LETTERS FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM. THE ALSO STATED THAT THE ONLY WAY THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PART IS IF I COULD SHOW RECORDS OF EVERY OIL CHANGE THAT WAS DONE ON THE CAR FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE. BEING THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED I AM NOT ABLE TO SHOW ALL THE OIL CHANGE RECORDS THEY REQUEST. THE POINT IS THAT THE MANUFACTURE RECOGNIZED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. THEY SHOULD BE DOING A IMMEDIATE RECALL ON THE CAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED..IF YOU CAN I ASK YOU TO PLEASE HELP WITH THIS MATTER.. *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475561September 16, 2012
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 95. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE OPENED AT A COST OF $500 TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY SUSPECTED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN. AFTER CONSULTING WITH MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THOMPSON MAZDA IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MAZDA HAD PROVIDE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TIMING CHAIN FOR 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. THE WARRANTY INDICATED THAT IF THERE WAS A TIMING CHAIN NOISE TO BRING INTO A MAZDA DEALER TO HAVE IT SERVICED UNDER THE WARRANTY. AT NO TIME WAS THERE A NOISE EXPERIENCED FROM THE ENGINE. MAZDA ALSO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE SERVICE RECORDS TO BE COVERED. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN APRIL 2011 WE ONLY HAD OUR SERVICE RECORDS AND THE CAR FAX SERVICE RECORDS. MAZDA INDICATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS A GAP IN THE SERVICE RECORDS, BETWEEN 31000 MILES (THE LAST RECORD SHOWN BY CAR FAX) AND 54000 MILES (WHEN WE HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE), THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE ENGINE. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT MAZDA KNEW THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE TIMING CHAIN AND HAD THEY BEEN PROACTIVE IN RECALLING THE VEHICLE AND REPLACING THE TIMING CHAIN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A MORE SIGNIFICANT COST OF $7,200. *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475236September 12, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2007 CX-7 EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE A/C COMPRESSOR RESULTING IN SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AFTER PARKING TO ALLOW THE CAR TO CLEAR IT WOULD NOT RE-START AND I HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THIS OCCURRED LATE ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SO THEY WERE CLOSED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. THE POTENTIAL FAILURE WAS KNOWN AND MAZDA HAD ISSUED A LETTER EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM BUT NOT A FULL RECALL. THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW PARTS BUT SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN BACK SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF LACK OF PERFORMANCE. I HAVE RECEIVED EXPLANATIONS OF TOO MUCH/TOO LITTLE REFRIGERANT BLOCK DLINES WITH PARTICLES FROM THE ORIGINAL FAILURE. AFTER THE THIRD RETURN VISIT IN JUNE 2012 THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE FIXED AND THE SYSTEM WORKED UNTIL LAST WEEK SO I SCHEDULED ANOTHER VISIT. THE PROBLEM HAS NOW BEING DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED HOSE FITTING AND THEY ARE EXPECTING ME TO PAY FOR THE PART BUT NOT THE LABOR. MY VIEW IS THAT PARTS LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT FAIL AT THE CURRENT 41,000 MILES AND THAT SOME OF THIS IS RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS FIXES. ALSO CO-INCIDENTALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS SCHEDULING A DEALER APPOINTMENT. THIS HAS GONE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST MONTH. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED EGR VALVE AND WILL COST $700 TO REPLACE. AGAIN THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD EXPECT TO NEED AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE AND ON A CAR THAT HAS ALL ROUTINE SERVING AND HAS BEEN BABIED. THIS PROMPTED ME TO GO ON-LINE TO RESEARCH AND THERE APPEARS TO BE LOTS OF SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL OF MAZDA AND YET THEY ARE NOT PERFORMING RECALLS. I AM HOPING THAT MY EXPERIENCE WILL ADD TO THE CASE TO PRESSURIZE MAZDA TO BE MORE CUSTOMER ORIENTATED WITH THEIR CX-7 OWNERS AND/OR TO SUPPORT A CLASS ACTION SUIT TO HELP RECOMPENSE OWNERS AGAINST THESE NON ROUTINE MECHANICAL FAILURE ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474549September 10, 2012
ENGINE
FELT SLIGHT JOLT, AND IMMEDIATELY LESS POWER, THEN ENGINE JUST STOPPED. MY OPINION IS THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FIRST "JUMPED" A TOOTH, THEN FAILED ALTOGETHER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST SAFELY OFF TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE I CALLED FOR A TOW. CAR WAS FLATBEDDED BACK TO THE DEALER AT MY REQUEST, AS THEY HAVE DONE ALL WORK ON THE CAR SINCE DAY 1. DEALER STATED SEVERAL DAYS LATER THAT ENGINE HAD NO COMPRESSION IN TWO OF THE FOUR CYLINDERS, AND A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE WOULD BE REQUIRED AT A COST OF $6400.00. LATER, HAVING RESEARCHED THIS, IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SERIOUSLY PREMATURE FOR THIS MILEAGE AND FOR A CAR DRIVEN MODERATELY AND ON WHICH ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED (BY THIS DEALER). I STATED MAZDA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS AND CONTRIBUTE ALL OR PART OF THE REPAIR BILL. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, DEALER STATES MAZDA REFUSED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473927September 5, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN A BACKROAD HIGHWAY GOING 60 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STOPPED. THERE WAS NO NOTICE, NO NOISE NOTHING. THE POS WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP. THE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND SAID "TIMING CHAIN..$3000". OK, NOT WHAT WE EXPECTED BUT FINE, FIX IT. 24 HOURS LATER, THEY CALLED TO ADVISE THAT THE ENGINE IS BLOWN $7000. I CONTACT THE MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ( AKA PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAINED TO TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE SOL) TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY RECALL OR ANY OTHER THINGS THAT MAY COVER THIS. NO, NOTHING BUT A EXTENSION WAS MAILED JAN 2012 TO ADVISE THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS EXTENDED FOR REPAIR. NO NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AND THE ADDRESS THEY HAD ON FILE WAS CORRECT. SO HERE WE SIT WITH A WORTHLESS POS THAT NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I WOULD RATHER HAVE IT SIT IN THE DRIVE WAY AND WE SHARE 1 VEHICLE THAN PUT 7000 INTO THIS CAR. I SEE THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY MAZDA. HAS ANYONE CALLED RECENTLY INTO CUSTOMER SERVICE TO HEAR THE LIST OF RECALL NOTICES? IT TAKE 8 MINS FOR THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM TO LIST THEM ALL. THIS COMPANY NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT'S WORTHLESS MACHINES! IF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT EVER COMES OUT, I WILL JOIN IN A HEARTBEAT. CAN THE NHTSA PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS? I KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE ... NO TIME IN LIFE SHOULD AN ENGINE NEED TO BE REPAIRED WITH ONLY 76K ON IT!!! *TR
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0
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#10473204August 31, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICAL STARTED TO MAKE NOISE TOOK IT TO FIRST MECHANIC SHOP NEAR BYE AND THEY TOLD USE THE AC COMPRESSOR WAS FAILING BUT IT WOULD BE OK THEN ON THE WAY BACK HOME THE CAR STARTED TO SMOKE FROM THE COMPRESSOR BECAUSE THE CLUTCH HAD SEIZED UP WE PULLED OVER OTHERWISE IM SURE WE WOULD HAVE BROKEN THE BELT CAUSEING MORE DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473222August 31, 2012
ENGINE
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN HE SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD WHINING NOISE THEN LOST POWER. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, HE NOTICED IT WAS SMOKING. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473104August 30, 2012
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, LOUD TICKING AND WHIRRING SOUND CAME FROM ENGINE. BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM REAR TAILPIPES AND WHITE SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STOPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473111August 30, 2012
ENGINE
MY MAZDA BEGAN MAKING A CLANGING SOUND AT IGNITION. I TOOK THE MAZDA TO SUSSMAN MAZDA IN ABINGTON, PA. I WAS TOLD THAT THOUGHT THE WARRANT 5 YRS/60,000 MILES HAD EXPIRED. HOWEVER, MAZDA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE VVT ACTUATOR AND TIMING CHAIN DUE TO THIS BEING A KNOW PROBLEM. I WAS ASKED TO PRODUCE ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS ON THE CAR. I DID NOT HAVE EVERY SINGLE SERVICE RECORD AND WAS DENIED REPAIR BY MAZDA. I CALLED THE MAZDA CORPORATE OFFICE AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT MY CLAIM WAS DENIED. I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR BUT I WAS DENIED. I CALLED BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT A SUPERVISOR WOULD CALL ME BACK ON 08/30/12. IT IS 10PM AND NO ONE HAS CALLED ME BACK. IT APPEARS THAT MAZDA IS DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE NOT TO REPAIR A KNOWN DEFECT ON THE MAZDA CX7. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ONLINE OF MANY CX7 OWNERS GOING THROUGH THE SAME SITUATION THAT I HAVE. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO FEAR OFF THE TIMING CHAIN FAILING. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10472842August 28, 2012
ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK 8/23/12, MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THE A/C WAS NOT COOLING AND THAT THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A SQUEALING NOISE. HE STATED THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR WAS FAILING. FORTUNATELY FOR US, HE MADE IT HOME SAFELY. IF IT FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR (OR HE) COULD HAVE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE.WE HAD RECEIVED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTICE FOR THE A/C COMPRESSOR. SO, WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP/SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT WE HAD JUST EXCEEDED OUR WARRANTY COVERAGE. OUR VEHICLE TURNED 5 YEARS OLD ON 6/30/12 AND HAS 60,598 MILES. HE STATED THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT THE MAZDA CORPORATE OFFICE TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE. THE CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT OUR DEALERSHIP AND TAKE THE MATTER UNDER REVIEW. SHE STATED THAT IF THEY DENIED THE CLAIM THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE AT MAZDA THAT WOULD DISCUSS THIS WITH US. I AGREE WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED TO DATE...APPARENTLY, SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANYONE ISSUES A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472478August 25, 2012
ENGINE
I DROVE 200 MILES STOPPED THE CAR TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT, WHEN I RESTARTED IT A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE CAME FROM ENGINE AND WOULDN'T STOP. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND IT WAS TOWED 2 DAYS LATER BECAUSE IT HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY NIGHT. IT TOOK 3DAYS FOR IT TO BE FIXED AND I'M NOT SURE IT IS RUNNING PROPERLY. I ALSO HAD THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAZDA. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471577August 20, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER 20 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY TURBO ENGINE CHARGER WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,590.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10469233August 5, 2012
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING WITH MY AC (AIR CONDITIONING) ON, IT SUDDENLY STARTED BLOWING WARM AIR. THE CAR FILLED UP WITH A BURNT TIRE LIKE SMELL AND I QUICKLY TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING OFF. AFTER GIVING IT A FEW MINUTES AND PARKING MY CAR ON A SHOULDER LANE, I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING BACK ON TO SEE IF IT'S GOING TO START WORKING AGAIN (WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING). MY AC WAS STILL BLOWING WARM AIR BUT NOW THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHAT APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE ENGINE ALONG WITH THE BURNT TIRE LIKE SMELL. I DECIDED TO RETURN HOME AND HAVE MY HUSBAND TAKE A LOOK AT IT BEFORE I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE TO FIX IT. AS MY HUSBAND OPEN THE HOOD OF THE CX7 AND I TURNED ON THE AC THERE APPEARED TO BE ALOT OF SPARKS COMING FROM THE AC AIR COMPRESSOR, RIGHT BESIDE THE ENGINE. THIS LOOKS AS IF IT CAN POTENTIONALLY SET ON FIRE. MAZDA DID SEND OUT A WARRENTY EXTENSION LETTER (SSP 81) BACK IN 2010 FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS COVERING VEHICLES UP TO 5 YEARS/60000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468749August 1, 2012
ENGINE
I CALLED A MAZDA CAR DEALERSHIP TO LET THE KNOW I RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER AND TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR MY MAZDA CX7, THE SERVICE MAN SAID IF THE CAR WAS NOT MAKING ANY NOISE OR SMOKING I DIDN'T NEED TO BRING THE CAR IN. AFTER WEEKS BY AFTER TAKING THE SERVICE MAN ADVISE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY CX7 MAZDA WITH MY 6 MONTH OLD GRANDBABY IN THE BACK SEAT ALL OF A SUDDEN PRESSING ON THE GAS, THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY; THIS HIGHWAY IS NORMALLY VERY BUSY ESPECIALLY WITH 18 WHEELERS, LUCKILY THERE WAS ENOUGH POWER LEFT FOR ME TO PULL OVER OUT THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. AFTER WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK DRIVER IN THE HEAT WITH NO AC AND A 6 MONTH OLD BABY CAR WAS TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP, WHICH WAS CLOSED. THE NEXT DAY SERVICEMAN CALLS ME AND TELLS ME THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE, DESTROYED THE ENGINE AND IT WAS GOING TO COST $4000 TO BE REPAIRED,I HAD TO BRING RECEIPTS FOR OIL CHANGES, THERE WAS NO SLUDGE FOUND; MAZDA OFFERED $1000 AS A GOOD GESTURE, IF THEY HAD FOUND SLUDGE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE OFFERED THAT. MY CAR IS STILL THERE; I CAN'T GET THE CAR OUT BECAUSE I HAVE TO MAKE CAR PAYMENTS AND RENT CARS TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE SOMEONE STEPS UP AND HAVE MAZDA CORP HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE MALFUNCTION PARTS. WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO LOOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE SOMEONE RECOGNIZES THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM!!!! THERE ARE TO MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE FOR THE SAME REASON FOR THIS NOT TO BE AN ISSUE!!!!!! I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH LAWYERS AND THE MEDIA I FEEL THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW HOW THIS CORPORATION IS TREATING THE CONSUMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466000July 17, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AC WAS NOT COLD. WHEN WE GOT HOME THE BELT WAS SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE RECENTLY BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A GMC DEALERSHIP AT JUST UNDER 39K MILES. ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR MAYBE 4 MONTHS. TURNS OUT THE CAR NEEDED A WHOLE NEW COMPRESSOR FOR OVER $800. THE COMPRESSOR HAD LOCKED UP. I FIND THIS VERY CRAZY THAT A CAR WITH SUCH LITTLE MILEAGE WOULD HAVE SUCH A BIG PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. READING UP ONLINE I HAVE NOTICED THE 2007 MODELS HAVE HAD AC COMPRESSOR ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463523June 29, 2012
ENGINE
VTT TIMING CHAIN BROKE ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT IF THE CAR HAD BEEN MOBILE. MAZDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS ENGINE COMPONENT IS FAULTY, BECAUSE THEY ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 72,000 MILES IN JANUARY 2012. THIS SORT OF ENGINE FAILURE COULD LEAD, AND MAY HAVE ALREADY LEAD TO NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS IF THEY VEHICLE STALLS WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE OR OTHER ROADWAYS. MAZDA SHOULD RECALL THE ENGINE PART AND REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463411June 28, 2012
ENGINE
ON MAY 18TH I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MAZDA DEALER IN NJ FOR A TIMING BELT RECALL AND WAS REPLACED. ON MAY 28TH DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE A/C STOPPED WORKING, THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR STALLED. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE SAME MAZDA DEALER. THE NEXT DAY THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $7,476.79.I HAVE ALWAYS SERVICED MY CAR EVERY 3,000 MILES, MY CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 57,040 MILES. I TOOK IT TO AN ENGINE EXPERT AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. MAZDA SHOULD RECALL ALL CX7S FROM 2007. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT ALL OF THEM CAME OUT WITH A DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463319June 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2007 CX-7 STARTED MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE WHEN I STARTED IT (MAY 7,2012). I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY TIMING CHAIN & ACTUATOR (VVT) AND IT WOULD TAKE $1350 TO REPAIR. I PAID THE MONEY AND IT WAS FIXED IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. ON JUNE 7TH,2012 I STARTED TO REALIZE THAT MY AC WAS NOT WORKING, BUT HAD DECIDED TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE I WAS STILL HURTING FINANCIALLY FROM THE LAST FIX A MONTH AGO. THAN ON JUNE 9TH, 2012, I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO EXPLODE. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP IS AT LEAST 50 MILES AWAY. SO I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME MY TURBO IS BLOWN. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP WANTS $80 TO DIAGNOSE IT AND $5000 TO FIX IT (THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE MY TOWING FEES AND THE COST OF FIXING THE AC). I'VE READ ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND EVERYONE IS SAYING SLUDGE BUILD UP AND MAZDA WANTS THE RECEIPTS FOR ALL OF THEIR OIL CHANGES. I HAVE ALL MY RECEIPTS FOR THE SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGES THAT I HAVE HAD DONE TO THE VEHICLE ON TIME (NOT TO MENTION ONLY FILLING THE CAR WITH PREMIUM GAS). UNFORTUNATELY, MY CAR IS UP TO 100,000 MILES AND THEY ONLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO WHAT...70K? SO BASICALLY I HAVE A CAR THAT I PAID $16K FOR AND IS COMPLETELY USELESS TO ME ONLY AFTER 100K MILES. FROM WHAT I'VE RESEARCHED VVT'S ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO GO OUT UNTIL WHAT 250K-300K MILES? AND IT SEEMS A BIT RIDICULOUS FOR THE TURBO TO GO OUT AFTER 100K MILES.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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