Mazda CX-7 Complaints

1,134 consumer complaints on file.

#10377012January 18, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TURBO ENGINE FAILURE. MAJOR PROBLEM #3 -2007 CX-7 1. A/C CONDERSON FROZEN - COST $1,225.00 2. TIMING CHAIN BROKE-CRACKED GASKET,BENT VALUDE, ETC $3,025.00 3. TURBO ENGINE FAILURE UNKNOWN AT THE MAZDA DEALER SHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376914January 17, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2009 MAZDA CX 7 TURBO. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD IT'S PROPER OIL CHANGES BY A SERVICE GARAGE NOT A "QUICK LUBE" PLACE. THE OIL WAS CASTROL GTX 5W-30W, WITH FROM OIL FILTER.THE LONGEST INTERVAL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES WAS 6000 MILES AND THE SHORTEST 4000 MILES. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 45,664 MILES ON IT AND THE WIFE COMPLAINED ABOUT A HIGH PITCHED NOISE AND LACK OF PERFORMANCE . BROUGHT TO THE MAZDA DEALER, THE DEALER SAID THE TURBO WENT AND THAT MAZDA WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY (60,000 WARRANTY ON DRIVE TRAIN AND TURBO) BECAUSE OF ENGINE SLUDGE !! ARE YOU KIDDING ME...ENGINE SLUDGE, THE PROPER OIL VISCOSITY WAS USED AT PROPER INTERVAL (MAZDA SAYS 7500 BETWEEN OIL CHANGES). NO SIGNS OF OVER HEATING, HIGH ENGINE TEMPS, THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN TO WORK AND BACK (4 MILES AWAY) 2X'S PER DAY 6 DAYS A WEEK. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE ENGINE OIL IS NOT GETTING UP TO TEMP. AND THIS IS CAUSING THE SLUDGE, MAZDA DOES NOT STATE THIS ANYWHERE ANY TIME IN THEIR MANUAL. I FOUND THIS OUT ONLY AFTER RESEARCHING ON LINE....ANYONE ELSE HAVING ISSUES WITH THEIR MAZDA ???? I'VE OWNED TURBOS BEFORE AND NEVER HAD ISSUES. MY VEHICLE GETS IT'S OIL CHANGE BY THE SAME STATION AND THIS NISSAN HAS 190,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO PROBLEMS AND NO SLUDGE !!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376606January 13, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2007 GRAND TOURING MAZDA CX-7 HAD BAD A/C COMPRESSOR AS TYPICAL WITH MODEL AT 30K MILES AND WAS PUTTING OUT BLACK WHEN CAR RETURNED IN A "FIXED" CONDITION. THEY SITED THAT WE HAD "DIRTY OIL". TIMING CHAIN WENT TAKING ENGINE AT 42K MILES AND WE WERE FIRST DENIED WARRANTY WORK DUE TO SLUDGE ENGINE WITH MAZDA STATING IT WAS OUR LACK OF MAINTENANCE. AFTER FILING FOR BBB ARBITRATION THE AGREED TO REPLACE ENGINE AND TURBO IF WE PAID THE $900 LABOR BILL. CAR CAME BACK AFTER A MONTH WITH A RATTLE AND PUTTING OUT WHITE SMOKE. RATTLE I WAS TOLD ON PHONE AT FIRST WAS NOT REPEATABLE THEN WHEN ADDRESSED FACE TO FACE WAS A LOOSE ENGINE BRACKET BUT WENT ON PAPERWORK AS STABILIZER BARS FRONT AND REAR. ENGINE WITH 2400 MILES ON IT IS STILL PUTTING OUT WHITE SMOKE AND ACTING SLUGGISH AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND LIKES GEARS 2 AND 4 FOR THE MOST PART. FIRST WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT SEE SMOKE THEN WHEN ADDRESSED FACE TO FACE WAS TOLD CAUSE IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE THEN SECOND EXCUSE WAS CONDENSATION.. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC FRIEND HE THINKS TURBO IS GOING BAD AFTER A WHOPPING 2400 MILES. SPOUSE WONT LET ME OPERATE CAR ANY LONGER IN FEAR IT WILL BREAK DOWN CAUSING ACCIDENT. AS FAR AS THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN STATES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE TURBO VALVE FIX YET.. HOW AM I TO THINK I RECEIVED A "FIXED" CAR IF I GOT A REBUILT ENGINE A NEW BUT SAME BRAND ETC TURBO... NOT SAFE AND SAD TO THINK SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374877January 6, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING 70 M.P.H DOWN 40 EAST XMAS EVE EVENING. I PRAYED MY CHILD AND I WOULDN'T END UP DEAD WHILE TRYING TO CUT ACROSS TWO LANES TO GET OFF THE ROAD IN MY VEHICLE WITHOUT ENGINE POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374949January 6, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION:REAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AN EXCESS OF WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM EXHAUST UPON ACCELERATION AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD OF IDLE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A FAULTY TURBO CHARGER WAS TO BLAME. SO THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 7 DAYS WHILE THEY REPLACED THE TURBO. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER SITTING IN A HEATED GARAGE OVERNIGHT. IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH THE CYLINDERS WEREN'T FIRING PROPERLY. CAR WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO IDENTIFIED ISSUE AS FOULED CYLINDER HEADS FROM PRIOR FAILURE OF TURBO. THIS TIME THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. AGAIN THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN DAYS. SOME MONTHS LATER AN OPPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF ROAD NOISE APPEARED AT ALL SPEEDS ON ALL ROAD SURFACES. WE WERE DIRECTED THAT THE TIRES WERE TO BLAME. AFTER REPLACING ALL 4 TIRES AT A COST OF NEARLY $800 THE SOUND PERSISTED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ON THE REAR WHEELS HAD FAILED ALLOWING WATER TO SEEP IN AND RUST REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. ALL FOUR WHEEL BEARINGS WHERE REPLACED. TODAY THE VEHICLE IS AGAIN IN FOR ENGINE REPAIR TO REPLACE THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND A DEAD BATTERY. AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR 18 MONTHS IT IS HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374644January 4, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2007 MAZDA CX-7 - A/C COMPRESSOR WENT OUT (MILEAGE 43,090 AND OUT OF WARRANTY) ON WAY TO WORK ON 1/4/11 AROUND 7:30AM. MY CAR STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES FROM THE ENGINE THE DAY BEFORE BUT THEIR WERE NO WARNING SIGNS IN MY CAR. ON MY WAY TO WORK A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE FROM MY TALE PIPES STARTED COMING OUT AND THE NOISE GOT LOUDER ALONG WITH A BURNING SMELL AND THEN MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR CUT OFF WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. $1250 TO REPLACE PARTS/TOW AND LABOR. SEEMS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MAZDA BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ON A LOT OF FORUMS WHERE TONS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. MAZDA ON RT. 42 SOUTH JERSEY NJ DIDN'T MENTION THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES. SOME WITHIN THE 36K BTB WARRANTY, SOME AFTER. WITH THIS BEING A KNOWN ISSUE, SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL IF IT IS A PROBLEM THAT WILL OCCUR ON MOST 2007 CX-7'S WITH THE PART? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374671January 4, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
END OF SUMMER SERVICE, I COMPLAINED ABOUT A SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE LIKE BURNED BREAKS THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING MAJOR AND THAT THEY WILL MONITOR IT ON THE NEXT SERVICE CALL. I TOOK IT FOR SERVICE ON MID DECEMBER AND THEY SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION, OIL CHANGE AND NO MENTION OF MAJOR PROBLEMS. ON DECEMBER 31ST ON MY WAY TO SILVERTHORNE FROM DENVER THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING ON A STEEP HILL SHUTTING DOWN POWER STEERING AND BREAKS, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND TOW THE CAR BACK TO DENVER, I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT MY THREE YEAR OLD CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE WORTH $7,200 VVT ACTUATOR AND TIMING CHAIN WERE SHOT AND THE ENGINE IS DEAD. I TOOK THIS CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE REGULARLY AND NOTHING WAS MENTIONED. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, PLEASE WHAT CAN YOU DO? I ONLY HAVE 93K MILES AND THE CAR IS THREE YEARS OLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373309December 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A MAZDA CX-7 NEW IN 2008. I RECENTLY EXPERIENCE TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WHILE RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY DAUGHTER. THE MAZDA DEALER LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND CONTACTED THE WARRANTY COMPANY AND MAZDA ON THIS ISSUE, MAZDA STATED THERE WAS "SLUDGE" IN THE ENGINE AND THAT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THEY STATED THIS MUST'VE BEEN CAUSED BY OWNER MAINTENANCE, HOWEVER, I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR AS STATED IN THE MANUAL. THE COMPANY STATED WE NEED TO PRODUCE COPIES OF ALL OF OUR OIL CHANGES SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DATES/MILEAGE AT THE OIL CHANGE. WE DID NOT HAVE THIS INFORMATION, HOWEVER MANY COMPLAINANTS WHO HAVE PRODUCED THE OIL CHANGE HISTORY ARE STILL DENIED WARRANTY CLAIMS. THIS ISSUE OF SLUDGE IS NOT ONLY CAUSES BY THE OWNER, BUT ALSO CAUSED BY MANUFACTURED DEFECTS AS IN THE TOYOTA CASE. MANY OTHER MAZDA OWNERS AND MECHANICS HAVE STATED THE TURBO CHARGING IN THE NEW MAZDA CX-7 HAS STARTED TO "COOK" THE OIL TOO FAST AND THIS CAUSES THE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE, HOWEVER MAZDA WILL NOT OWN UP TO THIS DEFECT AND HONOR THE WARRANTY AND THIS VEHICLE. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN SITED ISSUES OF THE TIMING CHAIN CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE HOWEVER MAZDA WOULD NOT LOOK AT ANY OTHER ISSUES. MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY AND A DEFECT OF THE ENGINE GOING OUT SHOULD BE COVERED. MAZDA IS ILLEGALLY MAKING THE ALLEGATION ABOUT THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE ENGINE FAILURE IN A CAR ONLY TWO YEARS OLD, ONLY TO NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A PROBLEM IT HAS CAUSED. PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHER MAZDA OWNERS CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AGAINST MAZDA AND MANY VEHICLE OWNERS SUCH AS MYSELF ARE WITHOUT A VEHICLE WHILE IN LITIGATION WITH THIS ISSUE. THE REPAIRS WOULD COST OVER $7000. I HAVE ALSO COPIED AND PASTED THE FORUM IN WHICH OVER 100 PEOPLE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS EXACT TREND IN THEIR VEHICLES AND MAZDA BEING LESS THAN WILLING TO FURTHER ASSIST WITH THIS ISSUE. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F1826A6/100. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373331December 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON IN MY 2008 MAZDA CX-9. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE EGR VALVE HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO IT BEING WARN OUT. MAZDA STATES THIS PART DOES NOT FALL UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MAZDA'S AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD BE PAYING $1200.00 TO FIX A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. MAZDA HAS BEEN NO HELP JUST TRYING EXTORT MONEY FROM CONSUMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373362December 29, 2010
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG SAFETY SENSORS FAILED IN MY 2007 MAZDA CX-7. AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. CALLED DEALERSHIP AD WAS TOLD IT COULD BE JUST BAGGAGE ON PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AND TO COME IN IF PERSISTS. IT PERSISTED AND TOOK VEHICLE IN TO BE INSPECTED. TECHNICIANS SAID SENSORS UNDERNEATH FRONT SEATS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE RECALIBRATED. AUTHORIZED THE REPAIR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WAS RECALIBRATED BUT PASSENGER SIDE COULD NOT. AIRBAG SAFETY SENSORS NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED BY MAZDA AND MAZDA WILL NOT FIX SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE VEHICLE NO LONGER UNDER MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. TECHNICIANS COULD NOT GIVE ME A REASON WHY THE SENSORS FAILED AND WHY MAZDA DOES NOT COVER SAFETY ITEMS THAT CAN SAVE A LIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373063December 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY WIFE'S 2007 CX7 WAS IN A PARKING LOT. MY WIFE STARTED IT UP, CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR DIED WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAD 65,000 MILES ON IT (5000 OVER THE WARRANTY) AND WASN'T EVEN 3 YEARS OLD. WE HAD ALWAYS GOTTEN REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND HAD JUST HAD ONE THE WEEK BEFORE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST MAZDA DEALER. THE FIRST TIME I TALKED TO A SERVICE TECH HE MENTIONED THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING. LATER, THEY EXPLAINED IT AS A VALVE (VARIABLE VALVE TIMING ACTUATOR?) FAILING AND CAUSING OIL CHAIN FAILURE (JUMPING THE GEARING). MY BILL ($7500 - NEW ENGINE) ONLY STATES INTERNAL PARTS FAILURE. THEY TRIED TO INDICATE THE OIL WAS DIRTY EVEN THOUGHT THE OIL WAS CHANGED LESS THAN A WEEK PRIOR. AFTER READING THROUGH MANY CX7 FORUMS ONLINE IT SEEMS THEY WERE TRYING TO BUILD A CASE FOR ENGINE SLUDGE TO COVER THEMSELVES. LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD SHUTTER VALVE AND HAD TO FLUSH AND RESEAL BRAKE LINES. WENT TO KERRY MAZDA OF KY TO ORIGINALLY PURCHASE A 2008 BECAUSE OF LOW FINANCE DEALS. THEY SHIFTED MY ATTENTION TO THE 2007 (3500 MILES) AND I AGREED BECAUSE OF THE CERTIFIED NEW (100,000 MILES) PROGRAM. WHEN I FOUND OUT I DIDN'T HAVE 100,000 MILE COVERAGE I WENT BACK TO DEALER AND WE PULLED THE PAPERWORK AND UNDER THE WARRANTY IT SAYS CERTIFIED AND ALSO REMAINDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. SO IT ENDS UP THEY SOLD ME A USED CAR AS NEW AND I DIDN'T EVEN GET THE FINANCING OF A NEW CAR - VERY SHADY. MAZDA CORPORATE WAS OF NO HELP EITHER, SIMPLY STATING THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WILL NEVER BUY MAZDA AGAIN. I WILL ALSO MAKE SURE I DON'T TRUST WHAT THEY SAY AND MAKE SURE I READ AND UNDERSTAND EVERY PAGE EVEN AS THEY TRY AND RUSH YOU THROUGH IT. I FEAR SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED WHEN THEIR CX7 SUDDENLY STOPS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. HOPEFULLY, MAZDA WILL ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BEFORE THAT HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372123December 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN
WE HAVE A 2007 MAZDA CX-7 WITH 67,000 MILES ON IT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY, SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AND MOMENTS LATER THE ENGINE DIED. TURNS OUT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A TIMING CHAIN ON VARIABLE VALVE TIMING ACTUATOR FAILING AND DAMAGING THE ENGINE. WE HAVE READ MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND VVT. MAZDA IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST US IN REPLACING THE DAMAGES. WHAT UPSETS US MOST IS MY WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370952December 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2008 MAZDA CX 7 GRAND TOURING - PURCHASED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE FROM A CERTIFIED MAZDA DEALER IN OCTOBER 2008, HAD A LOUD ENGINE SOUND AND DEALER ADVISED THIS WAS "NORMAL", JUST BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRATION FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION SEAL WAS BAD AND REPLACED THIS AS WELL AS THE RECALLED COMPRESSOR. NOW AT 64K AND NOISE IN ENGINE IS GETTING WORSE AND IT IS IN FACT THE TIMING CHAIN LAPPING. FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE CHAIN BREAK LEAVING THEM STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ALSO FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE CASING AND THE TENSIONING BELT/MECHANISM IS FAILING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND I AM SURPRISED THAT NO ONE HAS RECALLED THIS, IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 07 MODEL AS WELL. WILL REQUEST OLD PARTS BE KEPT. CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370844December 15, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I HAVE MY 2007 MAZDA FOR A YEAR AND IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 1/2 THE TIME I'VE OWNED IT . IT IS THE WORST VEHICLE THAT MAZDA COULD HAVE MADE IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF NUMEROUS PROBLEM SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOSE THERE LIFE. I HAVE HAD SO MANY THINGS DONE TO MY VEHICLE ACTUATOR 2 OIL ON THE ENGINE, TURBO WENT OUT, TIMING BELT , TIE ROD BROKE AND TIRE CAME OFF AND HIT A TRUCK, AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT , THE LIST CAN GO ON AND ON JUST GOT IT BACK AFTER BEING REPAIRED AND IT HAS TO GO BACK TO THE SHOP ON FRIDAY THIS IS THE WORST CAR IN THE WORLD IT IS A LEMON MAZDA SHOULD BE SHAME OF THEMSELVES FOR SELLING THIS PIECE OF CRAP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10368963December 3, 2010
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
2007 MAZDA CX-7. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHORTLY AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS POINTING TOWARD THE GROUND AND IT TOOK 3-5 TRIPS TO THE DEALER BEFORE IT WAS PROPERLY FIXED. IN JUNE 2010, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN EVAP SYSTEM LEAK WHICH COST $461.80. IN OCTOBER 2010, DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN OUTER TIE ROD END, IN ADDITION TO THAT AN ALIGNMENT WAS ALSO NEEDED. ONE WEEK LATER, THE AC COMPRESSOR FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368334November 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
FLUID HAS BEEN LEAKING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. AFTER DRIVING FOR EVEN SHORT DISTANCES THE FLUID SEEMS TO DROP ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE OR SOME OTHER HOT METAL AND BURNS WITH AN ACRID SMELL AND A MINOR AMOUNT OF SMOKE. I HAVE A CONCERN THAT A FIRE MAY START FROM THE BURNING FLUID. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER FOR A REPAIR TO THE TRANSFER CASE, WHICH IS LEAKING FLUID, BUT IT IS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE COST WILL BE OVER $1000. THERE IS A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF THE TRANSFER CASE SEALS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368450November 30, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2008 MAZDA CX7 WITH 60,000 MILES. MY AC COMPRESSOR JUST WENT OUT. FIRST NOTICED A SLIGHT SQUEALING NOISE WHICH I THOUGHT MIGHT BE A LOOSE BELT. THE NEXT DAY I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL LIKE BURNING RUBBER. CAR SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE. TWO DAYS LATER I FINALLY GOT IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE COMPRESSOR AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I DIDN'T GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY BUT THEY DID TELL ME I SHOULDN'T WAIT TOO LONG CAUSE OF POSSIBLE LOCK UP AND BELT BREAKING. LATER THAT NIGHT WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR THERE WAS A SQUEALING SOUND AND LIGHTS WENT CRAZY AND DIDN'T WANT TO START. I TURNED IT OFF THEN TRIED AGAIN. IT BARELY STARTED THAT TIME. THE VERY NEXT MORNING IT DID THE SAME THING AND I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO BE FIXED. WENT HE MECHANIC TURNED THE CAR ON TO MOVE IT FINALLY LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T START. I DID NOT HAVE IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE EVERYONE SAYS IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE. THE PLACE THAT FIXED IT GAVE ME TWO OPTIONS OF FIXING. JUST THE AC COMPRESSOR OR THE COMPRESSOR, EXPANSION VALVE AND RECEIVER DRYER. THEY TOLD ME I COULD JUST DO THE COMPRESSOR WHICH IS WHAT I DID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365772November 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING BELT BROKE AT 80,000 MILES REQUIRING A NEW ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365599November 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2007 MAZDA CX7, AT 57,211 MILES , AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR FROZE, DISABLED CAR. ON 10/27/10 88 K MILES, CAR WOULD NOT START, INDEPENDENT GARAGE DETERMINED IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE.CALLED MAZDA CORP. FILE # 132495780. MAZDA REPRESENTATIVE ASKED TO TOW THE CAR TO A MAZDA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, AND MAZDA WILL SEND A FIELD MANAGER TO DETERMINE IF THE ENGINE FAILURE IS DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT OR NOT. MAZDA MAY BE WILLING TO OFFER AFTER WARRANTY ASSISTANCE IN THE COST OF THE REPAIR OR EVEN COVER THE ENTIRE COST. CAR WAS TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALER ON 10/28/10 AM. AT 5 PM SAME DAY, DEALER CALLED MY WIFE AND SAID THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AND IT WILL COST $8000 + TO FIX IT, AND THE MAZDA CORP FIELD MANAGER SAID THAT BASED ON THE MAINTENANCE RECORD AND MILEAGE, MAZDA CORP WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. I WAS NEVER ASKED TO PROVIDE ANY MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THE FIELD MANAGER EVEN LOOKED AT THE CAR AS MAZDA REPRESENTATIVE SAID HE WOULD. THIER IS 195 COMPLAINS FILED WITH THE ODI IN REGARD TO 2007 CX7 COMPRESSOR AND/OR ENGINE FAILURE. I BELIEVE THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR AND THE ENGINE FAILURE ARE DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. MAZDA CORP. IS VERY WELL AWARE OF IT , AND NOT OWNING UP TO IT. MAZDA CORP IS NOT EVEN HONORING CARS UNDER WARRANTY IN MOST CASES, USING THE EXCUSE OF LAKE OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. MAY BE MAZDA CORP. AND THE NHTSA ARE WAITING FOR SOME ONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND COMPRESSOR ON THE 2007 CX 7. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364142November 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER REPAIR AND ALSO INFORMED THE DEALER THAT IT WAS MAKING A NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VVT ACTUATOR AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AFTER TWO DAYS, WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT NOTICED THE NOISE AGAIN SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER; THE DEALER REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT AND PULLEY SYSTEM. THE FAILURE CONTINUED, THE NOISE WORSENED AND THE VEHICLE LOST MOMENTUM WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING; THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, NEW TURBO, NEW PULLEY AND VVT ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ASKED THAT SHE SUBMIT MAINTENANCE RECORDS BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Mazda CX-7