2009 Mazda CX-7

I PURCHASED A MAZDA CX-7 2009 VEHICLE USED IN AUGUST 2014. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE NOTICED A FUEL ODOR COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. TOLD BUY DEALER IS WOULD COST $900 TO FIX AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I FEEL I SHOULD NOT PAY FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

THIS MAZDA CX-7 HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY MY DISABLED FINANCE AND USED FOR IN CITY DRIVING IT'S WHOLE LIFE AND ONE DAY A HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND DEVELOPED AND THE CAR WAS DELIVERED TO CAPITOL MAZDA FOR AN INSPECTION. UPON GETTING THE RESULTS WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CAR HAD NOT HAD REGULAR SERVICING AT THE DEALER. I AGREED AS I AM AN ENGINEER AND DO MOST SERVICING OF MY FAMILIES VEHICLES. THEY SAID I HAD NOT DONE THE OIL CHANGES, BUT I HAD DONE THEM EVERY 5,000 MILES. EVERY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED HAD MORE THAN 200,000 MILE ON THEM WHEN I SOLD THEM. THE CURRENT TOYOTA TRUCK I AM DRIVING HAS 205,000 AND I HAVE DONE ALL OF THE SERVICING MYSELF. MAZDA WANTS OVER $8,000.00 TO REPAIR IT BACK TO DRIVING CONDITION. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE. AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL FORUMS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE ISSUE SHOW SOME OWNERS HAVE HAD MORE THAN ONE TURBO INSTALLED AND THEN THE ISSUE CAME BACK. ONLINE I HAVE FOUND LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF STORIES JUST LIKE MINE. THE TURBO IN THE CX FAMILY OF VEHICLES IS AN ISSUE. SINCE MAZDA DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, THE GOVERNMENT MAY HAVE TO LOOK INTO A FINE AND ALSO A RECALL OF ALL OF THESE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLES ON OUR ROADS. *TR

MY 2009 CX-7 HAS A MAJOR OIL LEAK AT THE OIL COOLER. UPON LEARNING THIS I TURNED TO MY MECHANIC AND THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND OUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. THIS DEFECT IS SOMETHING THAT IS ON EVERY MAZDA FORUM AND SHOULD BE MADE A RECALL AND FIXED. THIS IS A VERY WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF ISSUE AT THIS MILEAGE. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN HWY THE A/C SYSTEM QUICK WORKING , SMOKING COMING FROM THE HOOD AND I TOTALLY LOST THE POWER STEERING ON THE CAR.. FINALLY AFTER PULLING OVER ON A SAFE PLACE ON THE SIDE OF THE HWY I REALIZED THE A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED AND THE CLUTCH FELL OFF AND THE SERPENTINE BELT FOR THE STEERING WAS BROKEN AS WELL.. WHAT A MESS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION.. NOW DE DEALER SAYS MY CAR A/C COMPRESSOR REPAIR ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY WITH ONLY 39000 MILES ON IT.. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS FOR ALL THE MAZDA CX-7 OWNERS .. PLEASE TAKE AN ACTION AND RECALL THE A/C SYSTEM ON THOSE CAR BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT OR DIE BUY.. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. I HEARD A HIGH PITCHED SQUEALING SOUND THEN SMOKE STARTED BLOWING OUT OF MY CAR. I COULD NOT SEE, AND THE OTHER DRIVERS BEHIND ME LOST VISABILITY TOO. IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS BLINDING SMOKE, SURROUNDED BY HUGE TRUCKS, I LOST ACELERATION. MY INSTRUMENTATION PANEL DID NOT HAVE ANY WARNING LIGHTS ON. I WAS DRIVING BLIND. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY TURBO BLEW OUT, (WHICH I GUESS SUCKED ALL THE OIL OUT OF THE CAR) I NEED A VVT VALVE AND THE TIMING CHAIN IS STRETCHED. ON A CAR WITH 57,000 MILES! IN CHECKING ON LINE, I FOUND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE CX-7 FOR 6 YEARS AND THEY ARE NO LONGER MAKING THIS MODEL. I SEE THAT MAZDA DEALS WITH THESE PROBLEMS BY STATING THE OWNER DID NOT MAINTAIN THE CAR PROPERLY, WHEN IN ACTUALITY, THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE TURBO SYSTEM AND HOW THE OIL COOLS IT. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH "SLUDGE BUILDUP". I BELIEVE MAZDA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY AVOIDING A RECALL. BUT THESE ISSUES ARE A REAL SAFETY CONCERN. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. THESE ISSUES CAN BE DANGEROUS. WHEN EVERYTHING BLEW ON MY CAR, NO ONE COULD SEE THE ROAD. *TR

APPARENTLY THE DESIGN OF THE TURBO AND THE ENGINE CREATES HOT SPOTS IN THE ENGINE, ESPECIALLY IN THE TURBO. THESE HOT SPOT CREATE SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH EVENTUALLY EFFECTS THE PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY OF THE ENGINE. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. MAZDA HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS UNDER THEIR WARRANTY. ALSO LACKING BY MAZDA, SINCE IT IS APPARENTLY A MAJOR CAUSE OF LARGE BUILD-UPS OF SLUDGE, IS THE NECESSITY TO IDLE THE ENGINE FOR THREE MINUTES PRIOR TO TURNING OFF. THIS WAS NEVER EXPLAINED TO US WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *TR

AS I PULLED OUT OF MY PARKING LOT AT WORK I LOST POWER SO I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME THE TURBO WAS BAD DUE TO BEING CLOGGED WITH SLUDGE. AND, THAT DUE TO THAT SLUDGE THE ENTIRE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $8,900. I'VE ONLY OWNED THE CAR 9 MONTHS, HAVE RECEIPTS FOR MULTIPLE OIL CHANGES, AND HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY - HOWEVER, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY (AMERIPLUS) STATES THAT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY SLUDGE, I'M NOT COVERED. I'VE RESEARCHED AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA CX7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CLUTCH SNAPPED OFF AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.