2007 Mazda CX-7

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

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

I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY 10 YR OLD IN THE CAR, AND AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT FORM THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WE NOTICED SMOKE AND PEOPLE HONKING THEIR CAR HORNS AT US. I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND THERE WAS A "PUDDLE" OF FIRE ON THE ROAD THAT WAS NOT THERE WHEN I PULLED UP TO THE STOP LIGHT SO I ASSUME IT LEAKED DOWN FROM MY ENGINE. AFTER NOTICING THE FIRE I QUICKLY PULLED OVER (NOT EVEN THROUGH THE INTERSECTION YET) AND INSTRUCTED MY SON TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION OF THE VEHICLE, AND EXITED AS WELL TO CALL 911. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THE CAR WAS TOO FAR GONE TO BE SALVAGED. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED, ALL AIRBAGS DISCHARGED FROM THE HEAT OF THE FIRE, AND THE FRONT TWO WHEELS WHERE DAMAGED BY HEAT AND THE FRONT TIRES WHERE MELTED. *TR

MY GAS LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS GOING TO GET GAS. THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE THEN I FELT A PULL LIKE A CHUG I DID NOT WANT TO RUN OUT OF GAS. I TURNED AROUND TO GO HOME A FEW BLOCKS AWAY I WOULD RATHER CALL THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB TO BRING GAS TO ME THAN GET STUCK ON EMPTY. THE CAR STARTED PULLING AND CHUGGING AS I STARTED TO GO UP A HILL.I PULLED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD ROLLED TO A STOP. AAA TOWED ME HOME. I HAD A MASTER MECHANIC COME OUT TO LOOK AT IT. HE TOLD ME MY ENGINE WAS FROZEN RINGS WERE DONE AND I NEEDED A NEW CAR AND IT WASN'T WORTH 5,000.00 TO FIX. SO NOW I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL CAR NOT WORTH ANYTHING. OH YEAH! I'M VERY UPSET! *TR

JUST BOUGHT A USED 2007 MAZDA CX7 ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND THE CAR STARTING PRODUCING SMOKE OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. TOOK THE CAR IN AS IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE TURBO CHARGER IS GOING OUT IN THE CAR! I ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS IS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT IT WAS NOT. THAT IS ABSURD! I WISH I WOULD HAVE READ ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR WITH PEOPLE HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE ORDEAL WITH CRAPPY SERVICE FROM THE DEALER BEFORE BUYING IT! THIS OUGHT TO BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BUYERS OF THE CX7. I FEEL TERRIBLE AS THIS WAS PURCHASED FOR MY MOM TO DRIVE WHO IS ON A FIXED INCOME AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE MAJOR REPAIRS DONE ON A CAR THAT WAS PURCHASED ONLY 2 MONTHS AGO! ME, NOR ANY OF MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE EVER OWNED A MAZDA VEHICLE AND BEST BELIEVE THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME WE DO! *TR

DRIVING TO WORK ON INTERSTATE TRUCK LOST POWER AND HAD TO ROLL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED ROLLING. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO LOCAL MAZDA DEALER, SERVICE MANAGER STATED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ADVISED MANAGER TO FIX THE TIMING CHAIN AT A COST 1700.00, NOTIFIED TWO DAYS LATER TIMING CHAIN WAS FIXED HOWEVER WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE A PIECE WENT INTO THE ENGINE AND "BROKE' IT. I WAS ADVISED COULD HAVE REPAIRED FOR 8,000.00. COULD NOT AFFORD IT, HAD TRUCK TOWED HOME AND IT HAS REMAINED PARKED FOR 4 YEARS, AND YES I STILL OWED ON IT. HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND SEE THE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRUCK SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND SAME ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE..MAZDA CX7 ARE UNSAFE, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THE TRUCK CUT OFF IN FRONT OF 18 WHEELER. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT SUBMISSION ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO YOUR BRANCH, AND READING ONLINE I AM NOT THE ONLY ON THAT HAS SUBMITTED THIS CLAIM TO YOU. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GET THIS TRUCK OFF THE ROAD!!!!! *TR

DRIVING ON MY WAY TO TENNESSEE, THE CAR HAD A MAJOR POWER LOSS AND SCREECHING NOISE FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE BAY. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE CLOSEST MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TURBO HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THE CAR HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES USING THE PROPER AMOUNT AND OIL WEIGHT. MAZDA HAD A RECALL INVOLVING THE TURBO AND THEY DID NOT HONOR IT BECAUSE I WAS ABOUT 1000 MILES OVER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSING IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE AND THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY EXHIBIT A TICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,500.