2007 Mazda CX-7 complaints

THE A/C STOPPED WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THERE WAS DISTINCT BURNING SMELL FROM VENTS. THE A/C COMPRESSOR BURNED OUT AND FAILED AND WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED, IT REFUSES TO START BACK UP. APPARENTLY, FAILED A/C COMPRESSOR MAKES THE CAR INOPERABLE. A/C COMPRESSOR AND THE BELT ARE BEING REPLACED. *TR

WE OWN A 2007 MAZDA CX7. WE LIVE IN ABILENE TX WE ARE CURRENTLY STATION IN DYESS AFB. ON 4TH OF JULY WE TOOK A DRIVE TO ODESSA TX TO MEET UP WITH SOME FRIENDS TO LIGHT UP SOME FIREWORKS FOR THE HOLIDAY. ON THE WAY BACK, WE BEGAN TO FEEL THAT OUR AC STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. I STOPPED TO CHECK IT OUT, BUT EVERYTHING LOOKED TO BE IN ORDER AND NOTHING WAS LEAKING. WE KEPT TRACK OF ALL THE GAUGES TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. WE TURNED THE AC UNIT OFF AND OPEN THE WINDOWS TO GET SOME AIR FROM OUTSIDE. ONCE WE ARRIVE TO DYESS AFB IN ABILENE TX. WE NOTICE A HORRIBLE BURNING RUBBER SMELL COMING FROM THE HOOD OR OUR VEHICLE, THE SMELL BECAME MORE PREVALENT. MINUTES LATER, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR BASICALLY BEGAN SHUTTING DOWN. ALL CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. NO POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED AT 2 AM INSIDE OF THE BASE A BLOCK AWAY FROM OUR HOUSE, WE WERE LUCKY TO COAST INTO OUR SIDE OF OUR HOUSE. UPON OPENING MY HOOD ? THE ENGINE WAS EXTREMELY HOT THE WATER WAS BOILING AND THE SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER WAS EXTREMELY HARD. WE HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST MAZDA DEALERSHIP. WE ARE NOW LEFT WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST A MONTH TRYING TO GET MONEY TO FIX IT. WE WERE TOLD IS GOING TO BE 1200 TO FIX IT. DURING THIS TIME I FOUND OUT THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AND I FEEL MAZDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ASAP. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE, 7 YEAR OLD, AND INFANT - AND THIS PUT US IN A VERY FRUSTRATING SITUATION. I WAS GLAD

AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, SMELLED BURNING RUBBER. MY CAR ENGINE LOCKED UP, AND I STRUGGLED TO GET OFF OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I FOUND OUT THAT MY A/C COMPRESSOR QUIT AND BROKE THE BELT OF MY ENGINE. WITH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALER. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH THEIR MAZDA CX-7. AFTER TALKING TO THE DEALER, THEY PAY FOR PARTS I PAY FOR LABOR, AND HAVE TO RENT A CAR. THEY REPLACED THE A/C AND SEVERAL PARTS THAT GO WITH IT. *TR

AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES AND ONLY 3 YEARS OF USAGE, MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE RACKET AND SMELL. I OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE IT WAS A THE CLUTCH OF THE AIR COMPRESSOR THAT HAD LOCKED UP AND CAUSED BIG PROBLEMS WITH THE BELT. TRYING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO GET REPAIRED ONLY MADE THE ISSUE WORSE. I GOT A BRAND NEW AIR COMPRESSOR INSTALLED AND THE NOISE IS NOW GONE AND THE AC IS WORKING FINE. (AFTER PAYING APPROXIMATELY $700) HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT JUST STARTED FLASHING AND THEN STAYING ON AND IT'S ONLY A WEEK SINCE THE AC REPAIR. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND IF THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO ISSUES. I AM READING ABOUT ALL SORTS OF COMPLAINTS WITH BOTH ISSUES AND I HAVE READ A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE AIRBAGS. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED VERY QUICKLY BEFORE MANY OWNERS GET SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO THESE RAMPANT DEFECTS WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX7 . WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE CONTACT COULD PROVIDE AN INVOICE LISTING EACH TIME THE OIL WAS CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.

FROM 4/14/10 THRU 4/22/10 MY WELL MAINTAINED MAZDA CX-7 WITH 19,767 MILES WAS SERVICED AT ROHRICH MAZDA IN PITTSBURGH, PA FOR A TIMING CHAIN REPAIR. ON 5/11/10 WITH 20,000 ON THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING TO A LOCAL SUPERMARKET, MY WIFE BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE. AFTER 1-2 MILES OF DRIVING WITH THIS SMELL, THERE WAS A LOUD "POP" AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE WITH FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. ERIE INSURANCE ASSIGNED A SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR WHO DETERMINED THE FIRE'S CAUSE TO BE "UNDETERMINED" DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE COMPONENTS. HOWEVER, HIS OPINION WAS THERE WAS IMPROPER REASSEMBLY WITH THE RECENT REPAIR. ROHRICH MAZDA DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY CLAIMING IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE REPAIR & RECOMMENDED WE FOLLOW UP WITH MAZDA DIRECTLY. TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE ALSO DAMAGED IN THE PROCESS. FORTUNATELY NO OTHER INJURIES OCCURRED. THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED TO THIS CAR WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IT! *TR

STOPPED AT TRAFFIC SIGNAL 1 MILE AFTER LEAVING OFFICE. LOUD HOWLING NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT ACCOMPANIED BY BURNING SMELL . SMOKE BEGAN POURING FROM FRONT LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE AREA. ENGINE FIRE AND/OR COMPLETE FAILURE AVERTED BY IMMEDIATE SHUT DOWN OF VEHICLE. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS A/C COMPRESSOR FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS 57K MILES. SUBSEQUENT SEARCH OF WEB FORUMS ON THE PROBLEM DETAILS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE. FILING COMPLAINT TODAY AS THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY MANUFACTURER, THROUGH RECALL OR TSB, THAT COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FIRE/FAILURE AND SERIOUS INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS; EITHER THROUGH VEHICLE FIRE OR LOSS OF CONTROL FROM ENGINE OR SYSTEM FAILURE, AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA CX7. A/C PROBLEMS, I HAVE TALK TO THE DEALER AND SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. STOP COOLING, SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS AND ENGINE. MOST ONLY HAVE 36,000- 50,000 MILES. THE COST OF REPAIRS ARE $1000+. THE HAS HAD MANY CARS COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

HAVE A 2007 CX7 WITH 34,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS PURCHASED IN SEPT OF 09 AT A MAZDA DEALERSHIP USED. UPON EXITING THE INTERSTATE, AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP THE CAR STALLED JUST AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE CAR AND SEMI BEHIND ME ALMOST CRASHED INTO ME.. I PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTED UP. I GOT ABOUT 2 BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD AND WAS SITTING AT THE LIGHT WHEN I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ENGINE TEMPS WERE FINE BUT YOU COULD SMELL BURNT RUBBER. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND LIFTED THE HOOD. I COULD TELL THE A\C COMPRESSOR WAS NOT TURNING SO I TURNED THE A\C OFF AND MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION ABOUT 3 MILES LATER.I TOOK THE CAR INTO MAZDA TODAY ONLY TO FIND OUT THE 36 MONTH TIME PERIOD HAD EXPIRED ON 2/20/2010. THE TECH WRITER ALMOST VERBATIM DESCRIBED TO ME WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I TOLD HIM I BELIEVED THE COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A TSR ON THIS PRODUCT. *TR

I OWN A 2007 MAZDA CX-7 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD A 60 MPH THE MOTOR SHUT DOWN AND LOST ALL POWER. THE CAR HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURES WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MAZDA DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF WAITING THEY INFORMED ME THAT MAZDA CORP WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED AT INTERVALS OF 3000 TO 3500 MILES. WHY WILL THEY NOT ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IF SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2007 MAZDA CX-7 FEBRUARY 2007 WITH 19,000 MILES. AT THE 20,000 MILE MARK I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO GET THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER REPLACED, THANKFULLY MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT GOT TAKEN CARE OF..AT 35,000 MILES I BEGAN HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES, WITH THE WINDOWS & DOORS, I EVENTUALLY WENT OUTSIDE OF THE MAZDA CORPORATION TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I ENCOUNTERED THE BIGGEST PROBLEM OF ALL ON MAY 30, 2010 AT 39,000 MILES AND A MERE 16 MONTHS AFTER HAVING PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WHILE ON A TRIP OUT OF TOWN WITH MY FAMILY FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, THE A/C SUDDENLY WENT OUT AND A STRONG BURNING SMELL BEGAN TO FILL THE CAR.THE SMELL WAS SOO SUDDEN AND STRONG THAT MY SEVERE ASTHMA ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO ACT UP. FORTUNATELY,WE WERE CLOSE TO OUR DESTINATION AND WERE ABLE TO STOP WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. WE FIGURED WE WOULD LET THE CAR REST AND DIDN'T DRIVE IT FOR 24 HRS. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO TURN IN ON, IT WOULD NOT START AND THERE WAS THICK WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. WE OPENED THE HOOD AND A GIANT CLOUD OF SMOKE FILLED THE AIR ALONG WITH THE REEK OF BURNING RUBBER. BEING IT WAS MEMORIAL DAY WE STRUGGLED TO FIND A MECHANIC SHOP THAT WAS OPEN TO ASSIST US AND TO TOW OUR CAR. UPON DIAGNOSIS IT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAD DIED OUT HAVING BURNED MULTIPLE COMPONENTS OF MY CAR, THE FINAL COST OF THESE REPAIRS IS OVER $1600 INCLUDING A $1200 COMPRESSOR. I ATTEMPTED TO CALL MAZDA CORPORATE AS WELL AS

DRIVING MY CAR (2007 CX-7 WITH 29,500 MILES ON IT - STILL "SUPPOSED" TO BE UNDER WARRANTY) AS NORMAL ON A RELATIVELY HOT AND MUGGY DAY WITH A/C ON (MAY 27, 2010). ROLLED TO A STOP AT A LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF AN EXIT RAMP, AND THE CAR SHUTTERED AND DIED. POPPED INTO NEUTRAL, STARTED UP, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT DIED AGAIN. I SHUT OFF THE A/C AND PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN TO LISTEN TO THE CAR, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AGAIN AND IT STARTED, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT DROVE JUST FINE. ENGINE TEMP WAS FINE. I DROVE THE CAR WITHOUT A/C TO GET HOME SAFELY. MY HUSBAND AND I SWITCHED CARS (HE HAS A MAZDA 3, WE ARE (WERE?) MAZDA LOVERS). HE DROVE IT WITHOUT A/C FOR THE WEEK, AND ON A LIMITED BASIS UNTIL WE COULD GET IT TO A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. MORNING OF JUNE 3, CAR HAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF ENGINE AFTER DRIVING 2-3 MILES FROM HOME. ONLY THE FAN WAS RUNNING. THERE IS AN AWFUL SOUND THAT COMES ON IF THE CAR RUNS WITH ANY OF THE AIR/CIRCULATION COMPONENTS. ENGINE TEMP IS STILL IN THE NORMAL RANGE. IT IS CURRENTLY AT A DEALERSHIP AND WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK, BUT MY SUSPICION IS THAT IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE A/C COMPRESSOR/CLUTCH/BELT SET UP. NOT GOOD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 MAZDA CX7 WITH CIRCULATING FAN ON SUDDENLY HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND HAD A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER RIGHT FRONT HOOD. THERE WEREN'T ANY WARNING LIGHTS ON MY DASH & THE TEMP GAUGE READ NORMAL. CAR HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS AT DEALER PREVIOUS WEEK FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. LOCAL MAZDA DEALER ADVISED A/C COMPRESSOR, DRYER, EXPANSION VALVE, PAG OIL & FREON ARE ALL NEEDED FOR $1,400 AND IT WOULD TAKE A 1/2 DAY TO REPAIR ONCE THEY HAD THE PARTS. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND MAZDA SHOULD COVER WITH A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL TICKING NOISE. THERE WAS ALSO SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND IT BEGAN CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE AIR VENTS INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OBSERVED SPARKS UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT DEACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO ADDITIONAL FAILURES. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE OPERATING THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

I HAVE A 2007 CX7 MAZDA AND APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO, WHILE @ A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE REVVED UP. THREE DAYS LATER @ A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE AGAIN REVVED UP WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES. THIS TIME THE CAR MOVED FORWARD TOWARDS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND THE CAR CAME BACK TO NORMAL. THEN ON APRIL 21ST, WHILE REVERSING THE CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF THE LOCAL LIBRARY, THE CAR AGAIN REVVED UP AND WAS REVERSING. MY FOOT WAS AGAIN ON THE BRAKES. AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. A VEHICLE DATA RECORDER WAS INSTALLED. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE THIRD OCCURRENCE. A NEW ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS BEING INSTALLED ALTHOUGH THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS STILL UNKNOWN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH FAMILY, AIR CONDITIONER SUDDENLY STARTED BLOWING WARM AIR. ALL ATTEMPTS FAILED TO ADJUST AIR CONDITIONING. THIS FAILURE HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE BUT IS STILL NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE NEXT DAY IT BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE SUSPECTED DEFECT IS THE A/C COMPRESSOR, IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND A/C BEGAN TO BLOW HOT. SMOKE AND BURNT RUBBER SMELL COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST BUT WAS STILL ABLE TO BARELY STEER VEHICLE TO SIDE OF FREEWAY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP. A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND DESTROYED DRIVE BELT. HAD COMPRESSOR REPLACED AND IT FAILED 20 MILES LATER, BEFORE I EVEN GOT HOME. HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. COMPRESSOR FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

2007 MAZDA CX-7 WITH 44,000 MILES AND THE AC COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND SMELL LIKE BURNING RUBBER WITH NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNS OF TROUBLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APRIL 10, 2010, IN MY 2007 MAZDA CX 7 WHEN THE A/C STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR, NEXT THING I KNEW PEOPLE ARE FLAGGING ME DOWN AND TELLING ME MY CAR IS ON FIRE! THE CAR WAS NOT ON FIRE, JUST VERY HOT AND SMOKING WITH A VERY BAD BURNING SMELL. DEALERSHIP SAID A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE. DEALERSHIP SAID "THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEMS WITH A/C COMPRESSOR". LOW AND BEHOLD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES, BETWEEN 30 - 50K MILES, SOME EVEN LOSING POWER STEERING OR COMPLETE OPERATION OF THEIR VEHICLES DUE TO A/C COMPRESSOR FAILURE. MAZDA HAS NOT RECALLED? THIS IS A PROBLEM AND IT MAY COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE... *TR

PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, ONCE PLACED IN PARK POSITION, NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM PASSENGERS FRONT SIDE. OPENED THE HOOD AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. DROVE HOME (5 MINS) AND LEFT UNTIL I RETURNED CAR TO DEALERSHIP. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP, THE AIR COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND THE RADIATOR CAP WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE ARE REPLACING RADIATOR CAP AND REPLACING AIR COMPRESSOR WITH BELT. *TR

2007 MAZDA CX-7 STARTED MAKING A GRINDING SOUND FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, WITH SMOKE BELLOWING FROM THE ENGINE. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE A/C PUMP AND OR COMPRESSOR HAS SUDDENLY SEIZED CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE ITSELF. *TR

2007 MAZDA CX-7 - 39 MONTHS OLD WITH 35,000 MILES, THE AIR CONDITIONING A/C COMPRESSOR CAUGHT ON FIRE, MELTED THE COMPRESSOR AND MADE THE CAR SMOKE, HAD TO STOP THE CAR AND WAIT TO BE TOWED BACK HOME. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM HAPPENING TO A LOT OF OTHER CX-7 OWNERS. WOULD LIKE FOR MAZDA TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND PAY FOR ANY PARTS AND REPAIRS ON THIS MATTER. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ON OCTOBER 25, 2009 MY [XXX] AND MYSELF, [XXX] , WERE DRIVING BACK FROM PENNSYLVANIA ON ROUTE 15 IN MARYLAND IN A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WE ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS I ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE THE GAS PEDAL AUTOMATICALLY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I TRIED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE VIOLENTLY SPEEDING MAZDA CX-7. AS I TAPPED THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, THE CAR WOULD JUST ACCELERATE FASTER AND SHAKE BACK AND FOURTH. AT THIS POINT I HAD TO AWAKEN MY FIANCE FROM SLEEPING TO LET HER KNOW WE HAD A PROBLEM AND TO BRACE HERSELF IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. KNOWING THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN BY TAPPING THE BRAKE I USED BOTH FEET TO TRY TO STOP THE MAZDA. FINALLY AFTER NOTICING THE VEHICLE BILLOWING GRAY SMOKE FROM THE SIDES I KNEW I HAD TO MAKE A DECISION, OR IT COULD BE LIFE OR DEATH. I SWERVED INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE OFF ROUTE 15. WHILE STILL HOLDING MY FEE ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I POSSIBLY COULD, THE VEHICLE STILL TRIED TO SURGE FORWARD. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE VEHICLE STOP DOING THIS OUT OF CONTROL ACTION, I WAS REQUIRED TO TURN THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION. WHILE DOING SO I NOTICED THE ENGINE RACING PAST 6000 RPM'S. I WAS IN TOTAL FEAR FOR OUR LIVES. I WASN'T SURE IF THE CAR WAS GOING TO BLOW UP BECAUSE OF THE NOW DARK GRAY SMOKE THAT WAS COMING OUT. WE DECIDED TO NOT CALL THE POLICE. BUT INSTEAD WE DECI

AT 45,000 MILES MY 2007 MAZDA CX-7 BEGAN BLOWING THICK WHITE SMOKE OUT FROM THE EXHAUST AND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER WHO SAID THE TURBO WENT OUT AND WAS LEAKING OIL INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THEY REPLACED THE TURBO AND COVERED THE PART AND CHARGED ME THE $600 IN LABOR TO INSTALL IT. CAR IS NOW AT 57,000 MILES AND IS SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS WHEN RPMS GO OVER 4000. *TR

A/C COMPRESSOR AND/OR CLUTCH SEIZES-UP AND CAUSES CASCADE FAILURE OF BELT DRIVEN ACCESSORIES WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND IS CONSIDERED A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. I SEARCHED THE NHTSA SITE AND FOUND MORE THAN 50+ OTHER SUCH COMPLAINTS. WHY THIS MODEL HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED IS A MYSTERY TO ME? *TR

A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKS. NO POWER STEERING, OVERHEATS AND DIES SUDDENLY. *TR

NO EVENTS OR WARNING LEADING TO FAILURE. A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AT 53K MI. JUST QUIT WORKING, HOT RUBBER SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE. *TR

2007, MAZDA CX-7, 40,000 MILES (4,000 OUT OF WARRANTY) THE AIR COMPRESSOR STOPPED WORKING. SPEWED ONLY HOT AIR. I HAD IT AT THE DEALER AT 32,000 MILES FOR A COMPRESSOR/BELT SQUEAK. DEALER FOUND "NOTHING UNUSUAL". FOUR DAYS NOW WITH OUT THE CAR AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A SNOW-PACKED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR AHEAD OF ME STOPPED. I APPLIED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 25 MPH. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED, BUT MY SPEED DID NOT DIMINISH APPROPRIATELY. I STRUCK THE CAR AHEAD. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, I TRIED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO CONTINUE WITH LITTLE OR NO BRAKE FORCE ACTUALLY BEING APPLIED. THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM SEEMED OVERLY SENSITIVE. *TR

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2007 MAZDA CX-7 A FEW YEARS AGO, AND OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP WITH MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. FROM AN OIL LEAK, TO A BAD COMPRESSOR, THEN THE TIMING CHAIN GONE BAD AND NOW ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE EGR. THE CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 38K MILES AND TO ME IT SEEMS VERY ODD FOR A CAR BEING THIS YOUNG IN MILES, TO HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS SUCH AS THESE. AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE MAZDA CORPORATE OFFICE, THEY FIRST AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS FOR MY LATEST PROBLEMS SINCE I'M NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS FINE WITH THAT UNTIL I FOUND OUT THE LABOR WAS OVER $500 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I CALL THE CORPORATE OFFICE TO TRY TO DISCUSS SPLITTING THE LABOR COSTS, THEIR SUPERVISOR CONTACTED ME BACK WITH AN ATTITUDE LIKE I DID SOMETHING WRONG AND DECIDED THEY WERE NOW NOT GOING TO HELP AT ALL. THAT IS JUST POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE BEHIND A VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT READY TO BE PUT ON OUR US ROADWAYS. IN MY OPINION, THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. AFTER REVIEWING SOME OF THE FORUMS, MANY OTHERS AGREE WITH MY DISPLEASURE IN THE PROBLEMS WITH THE MAZDA CX-7--CHECK THIS LINKHTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0E5B59/110. THANK YOU. *JB

I JUST GOT A MAZDA CX 7 4 MONTHS AGO. THE A/C SYSTEM IS FRIED. THE FACTORY WARRANTY WAS NO GOOD AND I HAVE TO PAY$1900. PLEASE I AM READ THESE ARTICLES AND DO NOT BUY. *TR

I OWN A 2007 MAZDA CX7 THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR SEIZED UP ON CAUSING A NEAR FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. I HEARD AN AWFUL NOISE AND SAW SMOKE BILLOWING UNDER THE HOOD. I SHUT IT DOWN IMMEDIATELY KNOWING THAT WHAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN COULDN'T BE GOOD. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY CX7S NOW THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT BECAUSE I'VE OWNED THIS FOR 37 MONTHS, (35,000 MILES) THAT IT ISN'T COVERED BY THE 60,000 MILE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY, (IF I CAN'T DRIVE IT, ITS A DRIVETRAIN PROBLEM TO ME)...THIS NEEDS TO BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT..OR A RECALL YOU'RE CHOICE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEED, NOISE STARTED TO COME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SEEMED TO COME AND GO, BUT SUDDENLY SMELLED SMOKE AND LOST POWER STEERING. NEARLY HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS NEAR MISS. MANAGED TO GET CAR TO NEIGHBORHOOD CAR REPAIR SHOP. AFTER INSPECTION, CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE SEIZED A/C COMPRESSOR THAT LED TO CASCADING FAILURES. COST TO REPAIR ALL DAMAGE WAS $2250. I HAVE SINCE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON MAZDA CX-7 AND STILL NO RECALL? I WILL BE SENDING A CLAIM TO MAZDA USA AND WOULD ALSO BE INTERESTED IN JOINING ANY CLASS ACTION SUITE TO RECOUPE ALL MY COSTS AND TO FORCE MAZDA USA TO MAKE A RECALL. FAMILY'S LIVES ARE AT STAKE. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2007 CX-7 WITH APPROXIMATELY 28K MILES ALONG A FOUR LANE MAJOR ROAD WHEN CAR LOST POWER AND BECAME BASICALLY UNDRIVEABLE. LEAVING HER SITTING ON A EXTREMELY BUSY SECTION OF ROAD WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT AS PEOPLE ARE FLYING OFF AN ENTRANCE RAMP FROM ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND. SHE FOUGHT IT TO THE SHOULDER OF US ROUTE 40 NORTH OF BALTIMORE, LEAVING HER IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MAZDA DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WAS LESS THAN A HALF MILE FROM FAILURE LOCATION AND AFTER TRAFFIC HAD DIED DOWN I WAS ABLE TO LIMP VEHICLE TO DEALER WITH WIFE FOLLOWING ME AT 10 MPH. TURBOCHARGER FAILURE HAS BEEN BLAMED, AS USUAL MAZDA HAS DENIED WARRANTY WORK DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE, EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. AFTER THOROUGH RESEARCH FOR THE LAST MONTH, WHILE MY VEHICLE HAS SAT AT THE DEALERSHIP, VIA MANY WEBSITES EDMUNDS FORUM, MYCX7.COM, MAZDAS247.COM ETC. MAZDA IS CLAIMING SAME ENGINE SLUDGE IS CAUSE OF FAILURE OF NUMEROUS TIMING CHAINS, TURBOS, VVT ACTUATORS ETC. EVEN ON VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED BY THEIR DEALERSHIPS. THERE HAS BEEN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELEASED BY MAZDA (TSB# MTOL - 5505) THAT STATED THE FLAWED DESIGN OF THEIR PCV SYSTEM NOT ALLOWING OIL TO DRAIN PROPERLY FROM THE TURBOCHARGER. NO FIX HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE WITH RECENT INFORMATION I HAVE READ IN REGARDS TO THE FLAWED PCV NOT CIRCULATING THE OIL. HOPE SOMEONE CAN BRING THIS FLAWED DESIGN ENGINE TO LIGHT BEFORE SOMEONE OR A FAMILY IS KILLED IN A MAJO

APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED INCREASING DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING MY CAR AND TWO WEEKS AGO, AS I TURNED ONTO MY STREET, (TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH), MY CAR ACTUALLY SLID ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND INTO THE CURB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET. FORTUNATELY, NO PEDESTRIANS WERE NEARBY AND NEITHER MY CAR NOR I SUSTAINED ANY INJURY. CURIOUS AS TO WHY THIS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED, MY HUSBAND INVESTIGATED AND MUCH TO OUR DISMAY, WE DISCOVERED THAT MY BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES ' WITH JUST 18,800 MILES ON THEM ' WERE BALD EXCEPT FOR THE GROOVES THAT RUN ALONG THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. AT THIS TIME, WE CALLED TWO AREA BRIDGESTONE DEALERS WHO JOINTLY CONSENTED THAT THE TIRE HAD NO TREAD WEAR WARRANTY WHICH FURTHER SERVED TO REINFORCE THE FACT THAT BRIDGESTONE IS AWARE THAT THE TURANZA IS A POOR QUALITY TIRE NOT WORTHY OF WARRANTY. WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THE POOR STATE OF THE TIRES AFTER JUST 18,800 MILES, THEY INDICATED, THAT OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THE TURANZA WAS A 'CHEAP' TIRE (THEIR SPECIFIC VERBIAGE), IT COULD ALSO BE DUE TO POOR DRIVER HABITS OR AN OUT-OF-ALIGNMENT VEHICLE OR BOTH. BECAUSE I AM THE SOLE DRIVER OF MY VEHICLE AND COMMUTE JUST 21 MILES ROUND-TRIP TO MY JOB VIA A STATE-MAINTAINED ROAD WITH A MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT OF 50 MPH, POOR DRIVER HABITS IS ELIMINATED. FURTHERMORE, INVESTIGATION ALSO REVEALED THAT THE CAR WAS, IN FACT, NOT OUT-OF-ALIGNMENT, AS WE HAVE NOW REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS FINE. FRANKLY

WHILE DRIVING WE HEARD A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, WE WERE ABOUT A MILE FROM OUR DESTINATION. WHEN WE PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT WE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN MY HUSBAND OPENED THE HOOD, WE SAW FLAMES. WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 AND RAN TO THE BUILDING TO PROCURE A FIRE EXTINGUSHER. WE WERE ABLE TO LOCATE ONE AND MY HUSBAND PUT OUT THE FIRE. WE WERE TOLD BY THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP THAT THE COMPRESSOR CLUTCH HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE FIRE. WE HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, UNFORTUNATELY, IT ONLY COVERED TO 60,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE HAD 61,000 MILES. THE SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED THAT WE SHOULD FILE A CLAIM ON OUR INSURANCE, BUT SINCE WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET A DETAILED ESTIMATE ON THE DAMAGES, WE HAVEN'T PROCEEDED THAT FAR YET. THEY HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR THREE DAYS AND THERE IS NO COMPLETE INFORMATION ON THE DAMAGES. *TR

AC COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP CAUSING CAR TO STALL IN MIDDLE OF STREET AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. *TR

2007 MAZDA CX-7 - A/C COMPRESSOR WENT OUT ON WAY HOME FROM FL TO ATL. WHITE SMOKE FROM RIGHT SIDE ENGINE BAY. WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF A/C IN TIME TO KEEP VEHICLE RUNNING. SEEMS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MAZDA. $900 TO REPLACE PARTS AND LABOR. MAZDA OF ROSWELL STATES ISSUE WAS UNKNOWN TO THEM. MAZDA USA IS AWARE AS WELL AS ALL THE FORUMS AND THIS SITE AS WELL FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS. MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES. SOME WITHIN THE 36K BTB WARRANTY, SOME AFTER. POWERTRAIN IS UP TO 60K. 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? I HAVE EMAILED MAZDA USA AS WELL. *TR

CAR'S A/C STOPPED WORKING AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE. THEN THE CAR STALLED AND THE CONTROL VIA POWER STEERING WENT NON-EXISTENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX7. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THEN SMOKE WAS CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN PULLED OVER TO A MECHANIC SHOP. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINES OIL LEVEL WAS DEPLETED. HOWEVER SHE WAS NOT SCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE UNTIL THE 25TH OF DECEMBER . THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TURBO FAILED IN HER VEHICLE . THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65000. UPDATED 02/1710 *BF UPDATED 02/19/10

I HAVE A MAZDA CX-7 2007. IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAD TO REPLACE AC CONDENSER TWICE. IT LOCKED UP AND STARTED SMOKING. AND THE CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE. NOW THEY HAVE 300 BACK ORDERS FOR THIS PART BEFORE I CAN FIX MY CAR. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER LIGHT CAME ON, NO POWER WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDDLE. SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED ENGINE. LIGHT STILL ON BUT HAD POWER. DROVE TO REPAIR SHOP AND HAD ENGINE DIAGNOSED. THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACE. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

I GOT INTO A MAZDA FORUM WHERE MANY COSTUMERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING CLUTCH FAILURE (SEIZED) LOOSING POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. TURBO FAILURE, CAUSING ENGINE OVERHEATING. TIMING BELT FAILURE. I CAN NOT FIND ANY RECALLS ABOUT THESE FAILURES. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2007 MAZDA CX-7 WHEN SHE HEARD A BANG AND SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. AFTER INSPECTION, I DETERMINED IT WAS THE AC COMPRESSOR BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T SMOKE WHEN THE AC WAS TURNED OFF. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED MY SUSPICION. THE AIR COMPRESSOR HAD LOCKED UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE BELT. THIS WAS GOING TO COST $1069 PLUS TAX. AFTER READING OVER 15 PAGES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON EDMUND'S FORUM, I AM FILING A COMPLAINT. IT APPEARS THAT MY WIFE ONLY HAD A MINOR INCIDENT WHILE OTHERS LOST POWER STEERING AND COMPLETE OPERATION OF THEIR VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY VEHICLES AND MAY COST SOMEONE'S LIFE. *TR

WE OWN A 2007 MAZDA CX7. WE TOOK A VACATION TO FLORIDA FROM OHIO. ON THE WAY BACK, WE BEGAN TO SMELL BURNING RUBBER. I STOPPED TO CHECK IT OUT, BUT EVERYTHING LOOKED TO BE IN ORDER AND NOTHING WAS LEAKING. WE THEN LOST AIR CONDITIONING AND THE SMELL BECAME MORE PREVALENT. MINUTES LATER, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR BASICALLY BEGAN SHUTTING DOWN. ALL CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOK. NO POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED AT 1AM IN THE HILLS OF WEST VIRGINIA, AND WE WERE LUCKY TO COAST INTO A MOTEL. THIS LEFT US STRANDED AT THE MOTEL, AND UPON OPENING MY HOOD - THERE WAS COOLANT ALL OVER THE ENGINE BAY AND THERE WERE SHREDS OF RUBBER FROM THE BELTS THAT HAD SNAPPED OFF. THE SHREDDED BELTS WERE STILL SITTING INSIDE THE ENGINE BAY, AND EVERYTHING WAS STILL SMOKING. THE CAP HAD POPPED OFF OF THE RADIATOR, WHICH IS WHY THERE WAS A COOLANT MESS EVERYWHERE. WE HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST MAZDA DEALERSHIP (1 HOUR AWAY). WE WERE THEN LEFT WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE FOR A MONTH WHILE THEY WERE TRYING TO RETRIEVE PARTS. IT WAS DURING THIS TIME THAT I FOUND OUT THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AND I FEEL MAZDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ASAP. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE, TODDLER, AND INFANT - AND THIS PUT US IN A VERY FRUSTRATING SITUATION. I WAS GLAD I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE, AS IT COULD HAVE PUT HER STRANDED SOMEWHERE. THIS IS INEXCUSABLE THAT A CAR, WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT, WOULD HAVE THIS MUCH DAMAGE. THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THESE FAULTY CO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX7. THE EDGE OF THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR IS CURVED AND SHARP; THEREFORE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION. ALSO THE VISOR ON TOP OF THE SUN ROOF FRACTURED. THE TIRES TREAD BEGAN WEARING ABNORMALLY STARTING AT 26,000 MILES. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 26,000.

MY 2007 MAZDA CX7 A/C COMPRESSOR FROZE UP AT 37500 MILES. THE ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE WILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUSING ME TO SUDDENLY STOP AND EVACUATE THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. MAZDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. AT FIRST THEY ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE ME 1000 FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER REPEATED DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEALER AND MAZDA USA THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED AT NO CHARGE. THIS ISSUE IS VERY SERIOUS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

THE AC COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND CAUSED A LIST OF DAMAGE INCLUDING NEEDING A NEW MOTOR. STARTED SMOKING OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE CAR AND THEN MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. REPLACED AC PUMP, BELTS, CRANK PULLEY, BELT TENSIONER, IDLER PULLEY AND BECAUSE THE TIMING BELT ALSO BROKE THIS CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE THE TREND FOR A 2007 MAZDA CX7. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 MAZDA CX7. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH SMOKE ENGULFED THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STALLED TWO DAYS AFTER THE SERVICE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TURBO ENGINE WHICH WAS A RESULT OF THE PRIOR AIR COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTION. CURRENTLY, THE DEALER WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/26/10 *BF UPDATED 04/29/10

I RECENTLY HAD AIR COMPRESSOR GOT ACGO OUT ON MAZDA CX7 JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. ALLEGEDLY, MAZDA IS AWARE OF PROBLEM WITH DESIGN AND DOING NOTHING. *TR