2007 Mazda CX-7

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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