2007 Mazda CX-7 complaints

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

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

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.

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 O

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

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

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

TIMING BELT BROKE AT 80,000 MILES REQUIRING A NEW ENGINE. *TR

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

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.

I BOUGHT MY 2007 MAZDA CX-7 ON NOVEMBER 2, 2008 FROM TUSTIN MAZDA. FROM DAY ONE I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT METAL KNOCKING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING. IT SOUNDS LIKE 3 OR 4 CLICKS AND I EXPERIENCE A SLIGHT LOSE OF POWER. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER MORE THAN 4 TIMES. SOMETIMES THEY HAVE IT FOR DAYS; THE LAST TIME FOR TWO WEEKS. THE FIRST FEW TIME THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE DEALER SAID THEY FIXED IT. THEY ALSO SAID MY OIL WAS SLUDGY AND SUGGESTED A OIL FLUSH. I DID NOT OP FOR THE OIL FLUSH BECAUSE MY REGULAR MECHANIC SAID THEY ARE OVER-RATED AND A FEW OIL CHANGES SHOULD CLEAR IT UP AND THE OIL THE DEALER USED MAY BE PRONE TO SLUGGING UP. THE NOISE RETURNED ALMOST THE DAY I GOT THE CAR BACK. I RETURNED TWO TO THREE WEEKS LATER AND TOLD THE DEALER SERVICE PEOPLE THE NOISE WAS BACK. THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS AND CHARGED ME $252.00 TO RUN TESTS. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY IF THE WORK WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY OPENED THE ENGINE UP AND SAID THE ENGINE WAS SLUDGY. THEY TOLD ME MAZDA OF AMERICA WOULD NOT COVER THE WORK AND I MIGHT NEED MAJOR WORK. I AM SUPPOSEDLY LOSING COMPRESSION ON TWO OF THE FOUR CYLINDERS. BECAUSE I CANNOT PROVE I CHANGED MY OIL AND DO HAVE RECEIPTS BEYOND THE OIL CHANGES I HAD AT THE DEALER, THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 36,000. I THINK IT HAD ABOUT 15,000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALER IS TRYING TO TELL ME THEY FIXED TH

2007 CX7. NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 07. I TRAVEL ALOT, SO IT DOES HAVE 100K MILES ON IT, BUT SINCE DAY 1 IT'S BEEN AWFUL. REAR VIEW MIRROR KEPT FALLING OFF, AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHTS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR FOR 21 DAYS TRYING TO FIX THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, 2 DAYS LATER IT CAME BACK ON. VVT AND ACTUATOR WERE REPLACED AND SO WAS EGR. HARD TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AT START-UP AS WELL AS SITTING IDLE - WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIMING ASSEMBLY. CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I CALLED MAZDA USA AND COMPLAINED, THEY FINALLY AGREED TO EAT THE COST OF THE REPAIR (THIS WAS AT 75K MILES) - BUT I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $700 IN LABOR CHARGES. 20K MILES LATER, THE TICKING NOISE IS BACK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY AND DOESN'T PRODUCE A READ-OUT ON THE COMPUTER CHECK. A/C NOT BLOWING THE COLD AIR THAT IT USED TO EITHER. NOT TO MENTION THE NUMEROUS RECALLS THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ~ HAD I NOT CHECKED ONLINE FOR RECALL EVENTS, I'D HAVE NEVER KNOWN. THERE WERE AT LEAST 4 THAT AFFECTED MY VEHICLE. I'VE SENT NUMEROUS EMAILS TO MAZDA USA REQUESTING SOMETHING BE DONE - THE ENTIRE CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO ALL THE ISSUES. NOW AT 100K MILES AND MAJOR MECHANICAL ISSUES, TRADING IT IN ISN'T EVEN AN OPTION. NO RETURN EMAILS & NO RETURN PHONE CALLS FROM MAZDA. THIS IS THE 2ND MAZDA I'VE OWNED - NEVER AGAIN WILL I MAKE SUCH A FOOLISH PURCHASE. I'M A SALESPERSON MYSELF AND CAN'T BELIEVE MAZDA W

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FROZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND BEGAN TO SMOKE ABNORMALLY. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR TO THOSE VEHICLE UNDER 60,000 MILES. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD BE LIABLE FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE RESTRICTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

2007 MAZDA CX-7 BEGIN MAKING LOUD CLICKING NOISE IN AUGUST 2010. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR FACILITY AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SOON, TIMING CHAIN WAS LOOSE, AND TWO ENGINE MODULES WERE GIVING FAULTY READINGS. GOT A 2ND OPINION FROM A MAZDA CERTIFIED TECH WITH SAME ADVICE. HAVE ALL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE REGARDS TO SHOW THAT IT WAS NOT A RESULT OF VEHICLE NEGLECT. VEHICLE HAS 79,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN USED FOR PRIMARILY HIGHWAY TRAVEL. ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WITH COMPRESSOR WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE AT MY OWN COST. *TR

2007 MAZDA CX7 BEGAN MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AT START-UP...NOISE WOULD GO AWAY QUICKLY AND CAR, WHICH HAS 27000 MILES AND HAS HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM, RAN GREAT. DEALER SAYS IT'S A "MAJOR ISSUE", AT LEAST A BAD TIMING CHAIN, BUT SAYS THEY WILL FIX IT UNDER THE 60,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. SAW ON AN EDMONDS WEB SITE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR AND THAT MOST FOLKS HAVEN'T BEEN SO LUCKY WITH MAZDA. *TR

I OWN A 2007 MAZDA CX7 AND IT WAS BEEN AT THE DEALER EVERY MONTH THIS SUMMER AND I'M ON MY SECOND LONER CAR. THE TROUBLE STARTED LAST SUMMER WITH PINGING AND TURBO LAG. THAT SEEMED TO STOP AND THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS A SOFTWARE ISSUE. BUT THIS SUMMER WE HAVE HAD THREE SEPARATE ISSUES. 1. TRANSFER CASE LEAK. FIXED. 2. ENGINE STABILIZER LEAK. FIXED. 3. VARIABLE VALVE TIMING ACTUATOR VVTA. CURRENTLY IN SHOP. CAR LOUDLY "GROWLS" TO LIFE, SQUEAKY BELT, DIFFICULTY STARTING, TOLD BY DEALER THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE ENGINE TROUBLE IF NOT FIXED. THIS HAS ALL BEEN SINCE JULY!!! WE ARE JUST SHY OF 30K AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRES NEXT MONTH. I AM VERY AFRAID THAT SOMETHING ELSE WILL GO WRONG AND WE WILL END UP PAYING FOR IT. UPON READING A FEW CX7 WEB SITES AND BLOGS, IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT THIS VVTA ISSUE WILL LEAD TO A TIMING BELT FAILURE AND ENGINE LOSS. I HAVE A LITTLE LESS THEN 30,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND BOUGHT IT NEW. UNFORTUNATELY THIS SEEMS TO BE A RELATIVELY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE 2007 MODEL. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL SO THAT THIS DEFECT CAN BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE AND NOT AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THANK YOU! *TR

THE TIMING CHAIN IS MESSED UP ON MY 2007 MAZDA CX-7 IT ONLY HAS 85K MILES ON IT. *TR

2007 MAZDA CX7, BROKEN AIR COMPRESSOR AT 30000 MILES WHICH DESTROYS SERPENTINE BELT AND RISKS OVERHEATING ENGINE, CAUSING BURNING SMELL AND EVENTUALLY SMOKE. PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE TO ME AND MY VEHICLE HAVING READ THE INTERNET FOR NUMEROUS SIMILAR REPORTS FROM OTHERS. *TR

OUR 2007 CX-7 MAZDA DEVELOPED NOISE. WE RECEIVED LETTER FROM DEALERSHIP REGARDING POSSIBLE NEED TO FIX AC COMPRESSOR. ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER ON SEPT.5 2010 WE TOOK A TRIP AND DID NOT TURN ON THE AC BUT A LOUD NOISE DEVELOPED AND WE LOST ACCELERATION ABILITY. NO WARNING LIGHT EVER CAME ON. OUR CAR HAS ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON IT. TOWED IT TO MAZDA DEALERSHILP. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T TELL WHAT WAS WRONG. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THEY SAID THE TURBO HAD FAILED AND THE ENGINE IS RUINED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE HAD NO OIL (REMEMBER, NO WARNING LIGHT) AND THEY FOUND SLUDGE, INDICATING NEGLECT. WE HAVE HAD OIL CHANGES AS REQUIRED. THEY HAVE NOT AGREED TO FIX IT. WE HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF SAME MODEL AND YEAR ONLINE ON EDMUNDS.COM. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND YEAR AND THE DEALERS RESPONSE IS TO DENY HONORING WARRANTY DUE TO "SLUDGE". OUR NEXT MOVE IS TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED IT FROM OUT OF TOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH USING THE AIR CONDITIONER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING, SECONDS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, SECONDS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58000.

I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. IT IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL CAR BUT ALSO HAS TONS OF PROBLEMS. AT 15000 MILES IT WAS LEAKING OIL AND THEY REPLACE THE ENGINE GASKETS. THEN LATER WAS ALSO LEAKING OIL. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS NOT. TOOK IT TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO SAID IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE TIMING CHAIN. MAZDA RESEALED IT. SINCE THEN MY CAR DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY GOING UP AND DOWN HILLS. MY AIR CONDITIONER IS HOT AND MAKES A FUNNY SOUND. MY CAR HAS LOSS OF POWER AND SOUND LIKE A DIESEL. OVERALL I THINK THAT MAZDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEMS OR THEY WILL NOT GET MANY RETURNING CUSTOMERS! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! IT WAS A 35000 DOLLAR CAR! *TR

2007 MAZDA CX-7 TIMING CHAIN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR FREE. THE WARRANTY COMPANY IS TRYING TO NOT PAY THE CLAIM. I WAS DRIVING 20MPH AND MY CAR DIED. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THIS NEVER HAPPENS. I HAVE GOTTEN ALL OF THE OIL CHANGED IN MY CAR WHEN IT NEEDED TO BE AND THEY ARE TRYING TO SAY THAT I DID SOMETHING TO THE VEHICLE. I'M 42 YEARS OLD AND PAID ALOT OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE. I DO KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF IT. *TR

TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND DAMAGED ENGINE MAZDA CX-7 - 2007. *TR

MY 2007 CX-7 HAD BEEN MAKING A NOISE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS SO I HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY TWO DIFFERENT PLACES AND WAS TOLD BY BOTH THAT THE TIMING CHAIN IS ABOUT TO BREAK. IT HAS 66K MILES WHICH SEEMS LOW TO BE HAVING THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP BUT SINCE I'M OVER THE 60K MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *TR

LIKE TONS OF OTHER REPORTS ONLINE, MY 2007 CX-7 IS HAVING A TIMING CHAIN/VVT ACTUATOR FAILURE AT AROUND 40000MILES. LUCKILY, AFTER READING THE REPORTS ONLINE, I TOLD MY MAZDA DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING WHILE TIMING CHAIN WAS AT ITS BREAKING POINT (THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A BLOWN UP ENGINE WHILE DRIVING). *TR

WITHOUT WARNING OF ANY KIND THIS CAR SIMPLY STOPPED AND WOULD NEVER START AGAIN. WE ARE CURRENTLY REPAIRING THIS VEHICLE. OIL CHAIN FAILURE WHICH CAUSED TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP THE GEARING, REPAIRING THE VALVES SUBSEQUENTLY. *TR

WHILE NORMAL DRIVING, THE 2007 MAZDA CX-7 STOPPED RUNNING. IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP (SAN ANTONIO, TX). UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS REQUIRED DUE TO EXCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY DUE TO LACK OF REQUIRED MAINTENANCE RESULTING IN SLUDGE BUILD-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OWNERS MANUAL, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD APPROX. $7000.00 FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *TR

MAZDA 2007 CX-7 ENGINE SEIZED. HEARD A CLICKING SOUND FOR A FEW SECONDS AT THE START-UP OF THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD GO AWAY. THIS WENT ON FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT DID NOT OCCUR EVERYTIME THE CAR STARTED. CAR SEIZED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY, LOUD CLANGING NOISE FOLLOWED BY DECREASE IN SPEED, COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE PAST 15 MPH. CAR HAS 30,000 MILES, CALLED DEALER SINCE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER INDICATES THAT ENGINE AND TURBO NEED TO BE REPLACED AND HAS CONTACTED MAZDA FOR WARRANTY VERIFICATION. NO OIL IN CAR, AND MECHANIC REPORTS SLUDGE IN OIL PAN. DEALER REQUESTED RECEIPTS FOR ALL OIL CHANGES AND PARTS SINCE I PERFORMED ALL MAINTENANCE. I HAVE NO RECEIPTS. FROM READING THE HORROR STORIES FROM SIMILAR INDIVIDUALS ONLINE WITH SAME PROBLEM, MAZDA WILL MORE THAN LIKELY DECLINE MY WARRANTY AND CLAIM THAT I THE OWNER DID NOT PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PAST PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE ITS PURCHASE AND HAVE HAD WARRANTY SERVICE WORK PERFORMED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. WITH ALL THE TIMES THAT MY VEHICLE WAS IN SERVICE, I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF A MAZDA SERVICE BULLETIN #01-002/08, WHICH ADDRESSES CERTAIN VIN # 2007 CX-7'S (MINE QUALIFIES) TO HAVE A VARIABLE VALVE TIMING REPLACED DUE TO NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES COINCIDING WITH THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. THE BULLETIN INDICATES THAT ONLY CUSTOMERS WHO COMPLAIN OF ENGINE NOISE WILL BE TREATED WITH WARRANTY REPLACEMENT SERVICE. SINCE I HAD NO INCLINING OF THE ON

MAZDA CX-7 WITH LESS THAN 90,000 HAS ENGINE LIGHT ON DUE TO BAD VARIABLE ACTUATOR FOR THE ENGINE AND BAD OIL CONTROL VALVE. I HAVE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. THE COST OF REPAIR IS $1700. LAST YEAR I SPENT $3000.00 DUE TO AIR CONDITIONER AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR WITH LESS THAN 60,000. *TR

SINCE I BOUGHT MY MAZDA CX-7 I HAVE SEEN INTERMITTENT PASSENGER AIR BAG ON AND OFF. NOW AT 89,000 MILES THE DRIVER AIR BAG CAME ON TWO WEEKS AGO AND WENT OFF BUT HAVE NOT SEEN IT COME BACK ON SINCE THEN. *TR

2007 MAZDA CX-7 HAD FAILURE OF THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. BEARINGS FREEZE UP IN THE COMPRESSOR UNIT. THIS CAUSES PULLEY TO STOP TURNING AND PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE DRIVE BELT. THIS CAUSES CAR TO OVERHEAT AND BATTERY TO LOSE CHARGE BECAUSE ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP ARE NOT SPINNING. THEY DO NOT SPIN BECAUSE THE DRIVE BELT SLIPS OVER THEM BECAUSE AIR CONDITIONER PULLEY HAS SEIZED UP. THIS HAPPENS AROUND 34,000 MILES AND GENERALLY WITHIN MONTHS OF THE EXPIRATION OF THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO MAZDA. MAZDA REFUSES TO COVER REPAIR UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AS IT IS NOT AN ESSENTIAL PART - EVEN THOUGH THE CAR BECOME UNDRIVEABLE. *TR

MAZDA CX7 2007 ISSUE WITH THE AC COMPRESSOR/ CONDENSOR. *TR

MY MAZDA 2007 CX7 STALLED ON ME AND THEN DIED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ON MONDAY THEY TOLD ME THE OIL WAS LOW AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I MAINTAIN MY CAR AS REQUIRED AND THERE WERE NO SIGNALS INDICATING MY OIL OR ANYTHING ELSE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2007 AND THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR INCIDENT I HAVE EVER HAD. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT GIVE ANY OTHER OPTIONS BUT TO BUY A NEW ENGINE FOR 6,400.00. I WAS TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED MAZDA CX-7 GRAND TOURING EDITION VEHICLE. I BOUGHT IT ON NOVEMBER 8, 2008 WITH 18,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER OWNING IT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING WHEN I HEARD A POP AND CLANKING SOUND. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE UNTIL MY CAR STARTED LOSING POWER HOWEVER I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO WORK. NO LIGHTS CAME ON, NOTHING. MY HUSBAND CAME THAT MORNING TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND WITHIN 2 MILES ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. IT WAS TOWED TO GRAPPONE MAZDA IN CONCORD NH FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE WARRANTY WORK SINCE WE WERE STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY. WE WERE TOLD TO PRODUCE ALL SERVICE RECORDS WHICH WE DID, AND THEY FOUND SOME GAPS, HOWEVER, NEVER OVER THE RECOMMENDED 7500 MILES THAT THEY RECOMMEND FOR AN OIL CHANGE. OUR WARRANTY COVERAGE WAS DENIED TWICE. TO THIS DAY, WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR ENGINE. THERE HAVE BEEN SUGGESTIONS AND ALSO WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TURBO DEFINITELY WENT. WE OBTAINED A CARFAX TO SEE WHAT WAS DONE TO THE CAR BEFORE WE OWNED IT AND FOUND OUT THE TURBO HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE CAR WHEN IT WAS ONLY A YEAR OLD WITH 18,000 MILES ON IT. MAZDA IS REFUSING TO WORK WITH US ON THIS AND HAVE LEFT US WITHOUT A CAR NOW FOR 2 MONTHS. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED FLOWING MASSIVE AMOUNT OF SMOKE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR STOPPED WORKING. THANK FULLY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND BACK TO THE DEALER. TELLING ME THAT MY A/C COMPRESSOR WENT. COSTING ABOUT 2000$ TO FIX!. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION, I REALIZED THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH 07' AND 08' MAZDA CX-7 CARS. I BELIEVE MAZDA FIXED THE PROBLEM ON NEWER CX-7S BUT COMPLETELY IGNORED THE OLDER MODELS. PLEASE HELP ME FIX THIS! *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DURING RUSH HOUR. SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT OUTSIDE VEHICLE AND INTO THE CABIN. FEARING AN ENGINE FIRE, PULLED OFF TO LEFT SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. OPENED HOOD (WITH MUCH TREPIDATION) TO OBSERVE PROBLEM. SMOKE CONTINUED TO EMANATE FROM PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR SERPENTINE BELTS - NO OBVIOUS FIRE. LET VEHICLE SIT FOR 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED - SAME PROBLEM. SHUT OFF A/C, AND SMOKE AND NOISE DISCONTINUED. IDLED FOR 5 MINUTES - NO MORE APPARENT PROBLEMS WITH A/C OFF. PULLED BACK ON TO HIGHWAY AND CONTINUED TRIP HOME. DID SOME ONLINE INVESTIGATION AND DEDUCED THAT A/C COMPRESSOR HAD SEIZED. ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE OF WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, INCLUDING CATASTROPHIC FAILURES FOR OTHER MAZDA CX7 OWNERS. ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE OF A COMPLETE COMPONENT REDESIGN FOR 2008 MODEL YEAR. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER FOLLOWING MONDAY - A/C COMPRESSOR HAD SEIZED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT TO THE TUNE OF $1300 AT MY COST (12,000 KM OVER WARRANTY). NO HELP FROM THE DEALER, AND NO HELP FROM MAZDA. ZOOM-ZOOM APPEARS TO REPRESENT HOW QUICKLY MAZDA RETREATS FROM CUSTOMER SUPPORT. *TR

THE CLUTCH WENT OUT ON THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. CALLED MAZDA APPARENTLY IT IS A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM. MAZDA QUOTED ABOUT A $1,000 FIX. $30,000 POS! *TR

THE SUV BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN STOPPED TO LOOK AT IT THE BELT HAD BEGAN TO MELT DUE TO THE AC COMPRESSOR LOCKING UP. WHEN WENT TO DEALER TO PURCHASE NEW COMPRESSOR PARTS REP STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH ONLINE FOUND SEVERAL REPORTS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. CHANGED A/C COMPRESSOR, DRYER RECEIVER, AND BELT. YES THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS COST $420 AND IT WAS $90 TO RECHARGE THE SYSTEM (MAZDA QUOTED $450 FOR LABOR, HUSBAND IS MECHANIC SO HE DONE THE WORK). HAD THE BELT BROKE THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED ME TO BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY TODDLER IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY ABOUT 50,000 ON IT AND A/C COMPRESSORS SHOULD LAST WAY LONGER THAN THAT. WHEN CALLED MAZDA THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR 45 MILES TO THE DEALER PAY FOR AN INSPECTION AND THE DEALER WOULD SEND THEM A REPORT. I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS FAR SO WE BOUGHT THE PARTS FROM MAZDA AND DONE THE WORK. *TR

AFTER DRIVING ROUGHLY 38,000 MILES, MY MAZDA CX-7'S A/C STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. IT STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR AND STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING SOUND. WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO A PLACE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR, A BURNING SMELL BEGAN TO ARISE. IT WAS EVENTUALLY FOUND THAT THE COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WERE METAL PARTS IN THE COMPRESSOR. THIS CAUSED HUGE DAMAGES TO THE CAR AND IT WAS ESTIMATED TO COST ROUGHLY $17,000 IN DAMAGES. IT HAS YET TO BE FIXED, BUT THE CAR HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN FOR 38,000 MILES AND HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE INTERVALS. THERE WAS ALMOST NO INDICATION OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING BECAUSE I DID NOT TURN ON THE A/C OFTEN. *TR

2007 MAZDA CX-7 GRAND TOURING. (FAMILY CAR)! 43,636 MILES(OUT OF WARRANTY) FIRST OFF, MY WIFE AND I HAVE A HAD OUR CAR SERVICED AND OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES! AND WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE A/C NOT WORKING IN OVER 90 DEGREES TEMPERATURES. AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY 2 DEALERSHIPS THAT THE CX-7'S A/C DOESN'T WORK WELL OVER 90 DEGREES. LIVING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ITS OVER 90 DEGREES FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS OF THE YEAR. A COUPLE DAYS AGO, MY WIFE, YOUNG DAUGHTERS AND I WERE DRIVING OUR CAR TO A DESTINATION ONLY 3 MILES FROM HOME. (THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING ALL DAY, IN THE GARAGE.) WE HAD THE A/C ON HALF WAY(85 DEGREES OUT). ABOUT READY TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND ONLY GOING 60 MPH. THE AIR BLOWING OUT OF THE A/C STARTED BLOWING HOT, EASILY OVER 100 DEGREES. THE A/C STARTED WHINING, THOUGH IT WAS A BELT SLIPPING. IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE A/C AND FAN MOTOR. AND THEN BEGAN TO SMELL BURNING PLASTIC. DROVE 1/4 MILE TO DESTINATION AND RIGHT BEFORE PARKING IT, A PLUME OF WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND A/C VENTS. I OPENED THE HOOD TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, I THOUGHT WOULD BE THERE. BUT THE CAR JUST KEPT SMOKING WITH NO VISIBLE FLAME. SMOKED-NO IT "PLUMED", FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. I CALLED AAA , AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP. WHEN I TOLD THE SERVICE WHAT HAPPENED, HE SMILED AND SHOOK HIS HEAD AND TOLD ME THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR BLEW. WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING! HE SAID, HE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY MAZDA HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM YET

2007 MAZDA CX-7. 47,000 MILES. CLEAN ENGINE AND CLEAN OIL PER THE SERVICE DESK AT THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP. PIN RELATED TO TIMING CHAIN BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK AND RUINED THE ENTIRE ENGINE. MY CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY ROAD AND ANOTHER VEHICLE ALMOST COLLIDED WITH ME AS I SLOWLY TRIED TO MOVE IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED ALTOGETHER. WHILE THE COMPANY HAS YET TO DECIDE IF THEY WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY, I STILL BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS A RECALL ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE ABOUT OTHER MAZDA CX-7 OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX7. THE CONTACT STATED THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND SPRING TENSIONER FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE PARTS WERE MANUFACTURER FROM PLASTIC AND BELIEVED IT TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000

I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA CX 7. I BOUGHT IT NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 2007, SO THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. TWO MAJOR THINGS HAVE HAPPENED TO MY CAR WITHIN THE PAST TWO MONTHS ONE OF WHICH SERIOUSLY PUT MY SAFETY IN JEOPARDY. I WILL START WITH, TWO MONTHS AGO, MY AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THE AIR COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEN, ABOUT A WEEK AGO AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 75 (GOING ABOUT 70 MPH), THE ACCELERATION ON MY CAR COMPLETELY WENT OUT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER THE 5 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND PULL THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE. AFTER I TURNED MY CAR OFF, IT NEVER CRANKED AGAIN AFTER THAT. LONG STORY SHORT, I TOOK MY CAR INTO JIM ELLIS MAZDA IN MARIETTA, GA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED COMPLETELY. THEY COULDN?T EVEN TELL ME WHAT EXACTLY WENT WRONG OR REALLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FOR ME. THEY JUST SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE KICKER TO THIS STORY IS, WHEN I WENT IN A COUPLE MONTHS AGO TO GET MY AIR FIXED, I ASKED THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ENGINE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT SOUNDED LOUD. THE SAID IT WAS COMPLETELY FINE AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. WELL TWO MONTHS LATER THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE TALKED TO MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WILL OFFER NO ASSISTANCE FOR FIXING MY CAR (WHICH I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $8,000 TO FIX!). I WAS TOLD THAT MAZDA HAD REVIEWED MY CASE AND I WAS DECLINED BECAUSE THERE WAS SLUDGE AROUND THE ENGINE, WHICH APPARENTLY GIVES THEN REASON FOR NO ASSISTANCE. THEY SAID THAT IS PROO

WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULDN'T DEPRESS, AND I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR QUICKLY. FORTUNATELY I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES WHICH WORKED. THE CAR GOES INTO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP TOMORROW FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS A MAZDA CX-7, 2007 MODEL, WITH APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I OWN A 2007 MAZDA CX 7,WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE AC. I HAD BEEN TOLD IT WAS NORMAL AND FINE. LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN SOMEONE ON THE ROAD INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS SMOKING. MY HUSBAND CAME TO WHERE I WAS AT AND FOUND OUT THAT MY AC COMPRESSOR HAD LOCKED UP CAUSING MY CAR TO NOT RUN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY IT MAY NOT BE COVERED AS IT IS NOT A POWERTRAIN ISSUE. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, IT IS. WITHOUT THE AC COMPRESSOR THE CAR WILL NOT WORK OR DRIVE THEREFORE IT IS A POWERTRAIN PROBLEM, IT WONT DRIVE AND IT INOPERABLE. I THINK MAZDA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART AS IT LEADS TO SAFETY ISSUES, OR MAYBE THEY SHOULD REPAIR THIS PART FOR NO CHARGE. I AM NOW ONE UNHAPPY MAZDA OWNER...... *TR

FOR QUITE AWHILE I HAD BEEN HEARING A "TICKING" NOISE WITH MY 2007 MAZDA CX-7..BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN LAFAYETTE, LA. TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY CHECKED IT OUT, UPDATED RECALLS IN AFFECT, STATED THEY FOUND NOTHING. CONTINUED TO HEAR IT OFF AND ON, HAD MY OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. ON JULY 10, 2010 MY CAR BROKE DOWN (4 YRS OLD, 33,000 MILES) HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER IN BEAUMONT, CLOSE TO WHERE IT HAD BROKEN DOWN. THE SERVICE DEPT. ASKED FOR MY SERVICE RECORDS AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ENGINE.. DID NOT HAVE EVERY RECEIPT DUE TO DEALER IN AREA CLOSING WITH NO RECORDS THERE, BUT PROVIDE THE LAST FEW.. AFTER TAKING AN "IMAGE" AND SENDING IT TO MAZDA, IT WAS DETERMINED THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAD EXCESSIVE "SLUDGE" AND WANTED ME TO PAY FULL COST OF A NEW ENGINE/MOTOR. NO ONE WANTED TO LISTEN TO ME..I DO REMEMBER THAT WHEN MY OIL WAS CHANGED, THE MECHANIC HAD TOLD ME IN THE PAST THAT IT SEEMED TO HAVE "SLUDGE", BUT THAT WAS ONLY BETWEEN 3,000 MILES. I HAD TAKEN CARE OF MY CAR, AND THEY WERE TELLING THAT IT HAD "POOR MAINTENANCE" AND WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY! *TR

PURCHASED A USED 2007 CX-7 WITH 31,000 MILES (STILL UNDER WARRANTY, ALLEGEDLY). DROVE IT FOR FOUR MONTHS TO THE DAY, 34,000 MILES ON IT NOW. WHITE SMOKE, KNOCKING ENGINE. MAZDA REQUESTS PAST OIL CHANGES WHICH I HAVE ONE. MAZDA PRESENTS ME WITH A $4,100 ESTIMATE TO FIX REPLACE THE TURBO, ENGINE REPAIR AND TIMING CHAIN. NOTICE THAT IN JANUARY OF 2008, MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN NO. 01-002/08 DESCRIBING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE BULLETIN CLEARLY STATES "ONLY TO VERIFIED CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ON VEHICLES ELIGIBLE FOR WARRANTY REPAIR." GREAT! IT CAN BE FIXED, MAZDA SAYS SO! OH, WHAT? NOT SO FAST. MAZDA TECH SAYS THERE IS A SLUDGING PROBLEM THEREFORE VOIDING THE WARRANTY. BUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN SAYS IT CAN BE FIXED DUE TO MY COMPLAINT. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I DISCOVER THAT THE TURBO SYSTEM IN THIS CAR HAS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM CAUSING WAY! TO MUCH HEAT FOR NORMAL USE, THEREFORE BURNING OIL, THEREFORE CAUSING SLUDGE. MAZDA USES THIS "EVIDENCE OF SLUDGE" CAUSED BY THEM! TO CLAIM THAT THE OWNER DID NOT MAINTAIN THEIR VEHICLE, THEREFORE "YOUR WARRANTY HAS BEEN VOIDED." MAZDA IS TRYING TO AVOID A RECALL ON THIS FOR OBVIOUS COSTLY REASONS. I HAVE CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY AND HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON MY CASE. *TR

AIRCONDITIONING CAUSED STRONG BURNING-RUBBER SMELL. BEING AWARE OF NUMEROUS PROBLEMS LEADING TO ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITH POTENTIAL FOR CRASH, SHUT DOWN A/C TO ENABLE 500-MILE DRIVE HOME, THEN TO DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED FAILURE AND REPLACED COMPRESSOR AND SERPENTINE BELT AT COST OF $552.47. MILEAGE AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT WAS ONLY 52,132. *TR

A/C CONDENSER FOR AIR CONDITION JUST WENT ON FRIDAY MORNING WENT NEXT DAY SATURDAY TO MAZDA DEALER THEY HAD NO INVENTORY NO BACK ORDER DATE BUT WANTED ME TO GIVE THEM $800. TO HOLD AND ITEM WITH NO ACKNOWLEDGE TO WHEN IT WILL COME IN THEY SAID SINCE IT WENT OUT YESTERDAY MORNING I HAVEN'T REALLY HEARD ANYTHING BAD AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, LIFTED THERE ABOUT 30 MIN HEADING TO MAKE SOME ERRANDS WITH MY 2 BOYS, FRONT HOOD STARTING SMOKING VERY WHICH SMOKE AND SMELT BURNING PULLED OVER WAITED I CALLED THEM THEY SAID OH, THIS MEANS THAT YOU ENGINE BELT BROKE AND YOUR ENGINE IS FROZEN. $1400. TO REPAIR 2007 CX07 (NOTHING BUT ISSUES). *TR