How many problems does the 2008 MAZDA CX-7 have?

The 2008 MAZDA CX-7 currently has 191 owner-reported complaints according to NHTSA database. These complaints are organized by component to help identify common issues.

What are the most common problems with 2008 MAZDA CX-7?

The most common problems reported for the 2008 MAZDA CX-7 are organized by component above. Each component section shows owner-reported issues, crash reports, and fire incidents to help identify patterns and problem areas.

2008 MAZDA CX-7 Problems

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

31 complaints

I HAD SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AC COMPRESSOR WAS BURNING UP, AND ENTIRE AC SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ONLY FOR THE AC TO STOP OUTPUTTING COOL AIR ON HOT DAYS UNLESS I'M DRIVING OVER 55 MPH. *TR

May 13, 2014

HAD TO REPLACE THE A/C COMPRESSOR THAT WENT BAD, WAS A RECALL ON THEM BUT MY WARRANTY WAS OUT. THEN NOW 11/8/13 I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY EGR VALVE IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT SO HAPPENS GUESS WHAT THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY HAS RAN OUT. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THE A/C COMPRESSOR AND NOW THE EGR VALVE. *TR

Nov 08, 2013

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 25MPH WHEN I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. I PULLED OVER AND POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE AC COMPRESSOR. IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS IS COMMON FOR THIS MODEL. MAZDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BUT OF COURSE MINE EXPIRED THIS YEAR. IT'S JUST A SHAME THAT MY CAR HAS LESS THEN 40K MILES AND MAZDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS AN INFERIOR PART, BUT WONT HELP COVER THE COST. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THIS PART FAILING AND BREAKING THE SERPENTINE BELT CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE ALL POWER. THIS SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE A RECALL. IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING WHILE ON A HIGHWAY OR TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION. *TR

Oct 17, 2013

AIR CONDITIONING BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR. MANY COMPLAINTS LOGGED ONLINE FOR THIS YEAR VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE. RECOMMENDATION WAS TO CONTACT MAZDA CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. THEY PROVIDED A FILE NUMBER AND INFORMED I NEEDED TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRM THE ISSUE WAS THE COMPRESSOR. THE DEALERSHIP DID CONFIRM THE COMPRESSOR AND BELT NEED REPLACED. CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NUMBER BACK AND THE APPEAL/COMPLAIN PROCESS BEGAN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE COMPRESSOR AND BELT SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED AND ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES. WAS INFORMED 2 DAYS LATER THAT THE DECISION WAS THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE IT IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. VERY DISCOURAGED THAT A CORPORATION WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEY VEHICLE UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE FACT THAT THEY KNOW THIS VEHICLE HAS THESE ISSUES. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF THE VEHICLE HAD 60,000 MILES BUT THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. *TR

Jul 15, 2013

THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON MY 2008 MAZDA CX-7 CRACKED, CAUSING THE PULLEY ASSEMBLY TO FREEZE UP. AS A RESULT, THE PULLEY NO LONGER TURNED ON THE SERPENTINE BELT AND MADE A LOUD NOISE, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO WORK. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT TO THE NEAREST MAZDA DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR, OUT OF CONCERN THAT DAMAGE TO THE BELT MIGHT OCCUR. IN REVIEWING MY FILES LATER, I FOUND AN AUGUST 2010 NOTICE FROM MAZDA ADVISING ME THAT THE MODEL YEAR OF MY CAR MIGHT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT THE WARRANTY COVERAGE WOULD BE EXTENDED TO 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. IT FURTHER STATED THAT NO ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN UNLESS I WAS EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH THIS COMPONENT OF MY CAR, WHICH I WASN'T AT THAT TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, MY PROBLEM DID NOT EMERGE UNTIL NOW, AND IS NOT COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION SINCE I NOW HAVE 75000 MILES ON MY CAR. HOWEVER, AIR CONDITIONER UNITS NORMALLY DO NOT FAIL ON CARS OF THIS AGE AND THE NOTICE FROM MAZDA MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT MAZDA SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IN MY CAR. *TR

Apr 27, 2013

+ 26 more complaints for this component

ENGINE

28 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX7. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER SPOUSE DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS NOR WAS IT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

Feb 14, 2020

AFTER BRINGING TO MAZDA FOR TAKATA INFLATOR RECALL, AND LOWER ROCKER ARMS RECALL, I WAS TOLD MY TIMING CHAIN SHOULD BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1300 PLUS TAX!!! A MAZDA TECH. SAID HE KNEW FOR SURE THAT WAS THE ISSUE JUST FROM LISTENING TO THE NOISE. MY HOW KNOWLEDGEABLE FOR A GUESS. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS, AND SEE THAT A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED IN 2012 REGARDING THIS ISSUE, AND IT WENT NO FURTHER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN GET FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND IF MAZDA WILL PICK UP THIS BILL. I SEE A HUGE AMOUNT OF FOLKS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE VVT ALSO, AND MAZDA HAS DONE NOTHING. I WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE THIS ISSUE FURTHER. CAN YOU HELP, OR DIRECT ME ON HOW TO DO SO? I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE THAT I HAVE HAD FROM NEW AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN IT NEEDS A $1300 PLUS REPAIR? I AM DISSAPIONTED IN MAZDA AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS, THE DANGER THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE, AND THE FACT THEY DONT CARE.

Jun 30, 2017

I WANT TO IMPLORE YOU TO MAKE MAZDA RECALL THIS MAKE/MODEL, WITH THEM KNOWING THEY HAVE A FAULTY VVT/TIMING CHAIN ISSUE, THAT HAS AFFECTED HUNDREDS,IF NOT THOUSANDS OF CAR OWNERS, PUTTING THEIR SAFETY AT RISK. I HAVE NOT MYSELF, HAD THE ISSUES YET, THAT ARE WELL DOCUMENTED,BUT UNFORTUNATELY I DID PURCHASE THIS CAR, AND IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT MAZDA WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM.

Oct 28, 2016

VVT AND TIMING CHAIN NOISE AND HEAVY ENGINE RATTLE AT START UP, 72,000 MILES ON VEHICLE MAZDA REFUSES ANY KIND OF WARRANTY ON ENGINE.

Oct 02, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR

Sep 23, 2016

+ 23 more complaints for this component

AIR BAGS

22 complaints

NHTSA Campaign ID : 09E011000 Mfg's Report Date : MAR 31, 2009 Component : EQUIPMENT Potential Number Of Units Affected : 2323 Summary : THULE, INC. IS RECALLING 2,323 OWNER-INSTALLED ROOF-MOUNTED FIT KITS, MODELS 3068 AND 3069, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2008 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2009 THAT ARE USED WITH THULE PODIUM FOOT PACKS, MODELS 460 AND 460R. THESE FIT KITS WERE SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE BOLT(S) USED TO SECURE THE FOOT TO THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED TO A HARDNESS THAT MAY CAUSE THE BOLT(S) TO BE BRITTLE AND POTENTIALLY BREAK UNDER STRESS. Consequence : THIS MAY RESULT IN THE BOLT(S) SNAPPING OFF DURING USE OR WITHOUT A LOAD. THE UNSECURED RACK AND LOAD CAN THEN COME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING CREATING A POTENTIAL ROAD HAZARD, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH. Remedy : THULE WILL MAIL A RETRO FIT KIT ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS TO OWNERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE APRIL 13, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THULE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-238-2388. Notes : THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO THULE AFTERMARKET ROOF MOUNTED LOAD CARRIERS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON THE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV

Dec 30, 2021

Crash: 1

I DID RECEIVE 2 AIRBAG RECALLS ,I DID VISIT MAZDA DEALERS FOR REPAIR , THEY DID FIXED ,AND WHEN I CHECKED :RESULT 0 UNREPAIRED RECALLS.BUT I RECEIVED STILL MANY RECALL LETTERS.PLEASE REVIEW AND STOP THOSE LETTERS WHICH BOTHER ME.I 'M SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR HELP. HAVE A GOOD DAY

Oct 12, 2020

TAKATA RECALL. WHEN REPLACING THE AIRBAG THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK FOR SECOND AIRBAG REPLACEMENT THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A COINCIDENCE AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT THEY HAD JUST WORKED ON THE SYSTEM. I WONDER IF THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE AND WHAT IS THE FAIL RATE OF THE SEAT SENSOR AT THE TIME OF WORK BEING DONE OR IF THIS IS A WAY TO RECOUP MONEY FOR THE SERVICE.

Aug 29, 2018

TAKADA RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MAZDA DEALER IN BOSSIER CITY LA CONCERNING THE RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE AND THE DEALER STILL HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUES.

Jan 17, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG INDICATOR BEGAN TO BLINK AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Oct 23, 2017

+ 17 more complaints for this component

SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS

20 complaints

2008 MAZDA CX-7. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE TOTAL COST OF RECALL REPAIRS AND TOWING. THE CONSUMER IS A LICENSED MECHANIC AND REPAIRED THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND THE AIRBAG INFLATOR. *JS

Jan 31, 2018

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V457000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V593000 (SUSPENSION). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LANNAN MAZDA (720 ROGERS ST, LOWELL, MA 01852), BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,028. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Jan 03, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V593000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED OXMOOR MAZDA AT (502) 894-3425 (LOCATED AT 7913 SHELBYVILLE RD, LOUISVILLE, KY 40222) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V429000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 22, 2017. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE 2016 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V356000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Aug 14, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V593000(SUSPENSION) WAS RECEIVED IN AUGUST OF 2016 AND THE ONE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V012000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JANUARY OF 2017. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER, BURDICK MAZDA IN CICERO, NEW YORK, AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A CLICKING AND HUMMING NOISE WERE PRESENT COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Jul 28, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V012000 AND 16V593000 (AIR BAGS AND SUSPENSION). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MAZDA OF POUGHKEEPSIE LOCATED AT 2309 SOUTH RD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601; (845) 462-1400) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/11/17 *BF

Jul 18, 2017

+ 15 more complaints for this component

SUSPENSION

14 complaints

I HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION I KNOW THE MAZDA CX 7 HAS A RECALL BEFORE I BUY THIS CAR, HOW I CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION IF THE PREVIOUS OWNER FIXES THE PROBLEM AND ATTEND THE SUSPENSION RECALL ISSUE. I NEED A LETTER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR WHO I NEED TO CONTACT. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR WITH ALL THE ISSUES I HAVE. IS A SAFETY RISK FOR ME AND MY FAMILY WHENEVER I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE I HEAR A SOUND UNDER IS LIKE SOMETHING IS BROKEN AND IS THE ONLY CAR I HAVE. I HOPE YOU CAN GIVE ME MORE INFO.

Jan 17, 2020

MY CX-7 WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE BALL JOINT RECALL. THE BALL JOINT HAD FAILED PRIOR TO GETTING THE BALL JOINT REPLACED. AS A RESULT THERE WERE A LOT MORE REPAIRS THAT WERE REQUIRED. IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR SINCE THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPAIRED. REPAIR DATE WAS 1/25/2017. ACCORDING TO MORRIE'S CHIPPEWA VALLEY MAZDA IN LAKE HALLIE, WI, MY LEFT BALL JOINT IS ALREADY LOOSE. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS RECALL WAS TO ADDRESS THE BALL JOINTS FAILING PREMATURELY. IT SHOULD HAVE LASTED MORE THAN A YEAR. MAZDA SAYS THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE RECALL REPLACEMENT. WHAT WAS THE POINT OF THE RECALL IF THEY CANNOT FIX THE ISSUE? SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Dec 19, 2018

BOUGHT THE CAR JULY 30 2016. LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM BROKE CAUSING LOST STEERING AND ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE CAR. HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT A SHOP JULY 20 2017. GOT A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SAME ISSUE SEPT 2017. JUST HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AS PER THE RECALL 08/09/2018 BUT NOW MAZDA DOES NOT WANT TO REIMBURSE FOR THE PRIOR REPAIRS MADE SINCE IT WAS AFTER THE AUGUST 10 2016 DATE ON THE RECALL AND CAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE BANK STATEMENT FROM BACK THEN SHOWING IT WAS PAID ON MY VISA. I SENT THEM THE INVOICE FROM THE GARAGE THAT IS CLEARLY MARKED PAID VISA. THE BREAKAGE HAPPENED ON THE STREET I LIVE ON, WIFE AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO MEET WITH FAMILY FOR SUPPER. THE CAR WAS JUST DRIVEN HOME BY MYSELF FROM WORK ON A 65MPH 4 LANE HIGHWAY LESS THEN A HOUR PRIOR, THANK GOD IT DIDN'T BREAK AT THOSE SPEEDS. THE ROAD MAKES A SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT WHEN I HEARD A BANG AND THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE CAR DROPPED. ONCE I SAFELY GOT THE CAR STOPPED WITH STEERING FOUND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGEL WITH THE FENDER ON TOP OF IT. DRIVE SHAFT WAS TORN OUT FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND TIE RODS WERE BENT.

Aug 10, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V593000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TIM SHORT MAZDA (6015 INTERNATIONAL DR, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421), BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Aug 15, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V593000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURE REGARDING THEIR SUSPENSION. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE ART HILL FORD/LINCOLN/ MAZDA, LOCATED AT: 901 WEST LINCOLN HIGHWAY MERYIVILLE IN 46410, DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY WOULD BE CONTACTED ONCE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE.

Aug 14, 2017

+ 9 more complaints for this component

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

9 complaints

THESE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS AND EVEN INSIDE THE CAR DOME LIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. EVEN WITH LIGHTS ON BRIGHT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE

Sep 19, 2020

BOTH REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULBS MELTED THROUGH THE LIGHT ENCASING.

Jan 05, 2020

HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM. INSIDE HOUSING FOR HEADLIGHTS IS MELTED FROM OVERHEATING, MAKING HEADLIGHTS INEFFECTIVE. DRIVING AT NIGHT IS NOT SAFE AND DOWN RIGHT DANGEROUS. VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE.

Jan 15, 2019

IN NOVEMBER OF 2016 MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WENT TO PURCHASE A $100 BULB AND WHEN THE MECHANIC WENT TO REPLACE IT HE ADVISED THE BULB COULD NOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE HOUSING TO HOLD THE BULB WAS MELTED. HE ADVISED THIS IS ABNORMAL FOR THE HOUSING TO MELT AND MOST VEHICLES WOULD NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, HE ADVISED HE HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN A LOT WITH CX-7 VEHICLES. HE SUGGESTED THAT I REACH OUT TO MAZDA FOR ASSISTANCE SINCE THIS, HE FELT, WAS A DEFECT OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. I CALLED MAZDA FILED THE COMPLAINT HOWEVER THE REP SET EXPECTATIONS FOR A CALL BACK THAT I NEVER RECEIVED. FAST FORWARD, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS DOING THE SAME. I CALLED MAZDA AND SPOKE WITH CHRISTOPHER AND HE SAID MAZDA COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME BECAUSE THEY APPARENTLY SENT ME AN E-CERTIFICATE LAST NOVEMBER WHEN I CALLED IN ABOUT THE RIGHT SIDE ASSEMBLY. I ADVISED HIM THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE IT AND EMAILED IT TO ME AGAIN. I ASKED HIM WHAT ASSISTANCE COULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT SIDE ASSEMBLY AND HE ADVISED THERE WASN'T ANY. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN ABOUT THIS BEING A SAFETY ISSUE I COULD NOT SIMPLY JUST REPLACE THE BULB, THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY FOR BOTH SIDES NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN SPOKE WITH THOM AND HE ALSO DENIED ASSISTANCE. I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNFAIR. THE HOUSING WHICH HOLDS THE BULB MELTING IN BOTH ASSEMBLIES HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT AND I THINK MAZDA SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THERE IS NOTHING I COULD'VE DONE TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING. I KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE VEHICLES OLDER THAN MINE AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. WHAT ARE MY RECOURSES AT THIS POINT? THIS IS VERY UNFAIR. TO OFFER $300.00 ON A PART THAT COST $2000.00 (BOTH SIDES) IS NOT REASONABLE. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE ITS A SAFETY ISSUE. NO LIGHTS.

May 11, 2017

THE OEM BULBS IN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE TOO HOT AND AFTER SOME TIME THE BULBS BURN THROUGH THE PLASTIC, CAUSING THE BRAKE LENSES TO GET CLOUDY, THE PLASTIC TO MELT ONTO THE BULB, AND THE RED TINT TO FADE IN THE BRAKE LIGHTS. MY CAR IS LIKE THIS AND EVERY 2008 CX-7 I'VE SEEN HAS THE SAME THING - CLOUDY AND BURNED BRAKE LENSES FROM THE BULBS BURNING A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LENSE PLASTIC.

Feb 03, 2016

Fire: 1

+ 4 more complaints for this component

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

5 complaints

TIMING CHAIN IS RATTLING

Aug 16, 2020

A/C COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. ALL PARTS NEEDED TO REPLACE IS COMPRESSOR/CONDENSER-DRYER/EXPANSION VALVE. TOTAL OF $2778.00 WORKING FINE. STOPPED AT STORE 15 MIN. START BACK UP AND NO A/C

Jul 12, 2018

MAZDA ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE A/C COMPRESSOR BECAUSE OF A KNOWN PROBLEM. MY COMPRESSOR BROKE AFTER THIS EXTENSION. IT CREATED A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE CLUTCH BROKE OFF OF THE COMPRESSOR CAUSE SPARKS TO FLY FROM THE LOOSE RUBBING METAL. SPARKS WERE NOT CAUSED FROM ELECTRIC ARC. WHEN THE CLUTCH ORIGINALLY SEIZED THE ENGINE / COMPRESSOR BEGAN TO SMOKE. I TURNED OFF THE AC AND DROVE HOME. UPON DRIVING THE CAR TO TO THE REPAIR SHOP WITH THE AC OFF, THE CLUTCH SEPARATED AND BEGAN SPARKING. THIS CLUTCH COULD HAVE SEPARATED AND SHOT LIKE A PROJECTILE. AC COMPRESSOR BROKE WHILE ON HIGHWAY. I HAVE THE OLD PART SHOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IT.

Feb 26, 2016

THE AC QUIT WORKING IN THE CAR. HOT AIR WILL BLOW BUT WILL NOT BLOW COLD AIR

Jun 02, 2015

MY CAR IS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7 AND THIS SUMMER I BEGAN TO USE THE AC WHICH NEVER SEEMS TO COOL OFF MY CAR. IT BLOW COLD AIR BUT NOT VERY COLD AND I HAVE TO KEEP IT AT LEVEL 4 AND PUSH THE OTHER BUTTON THAT MAKES IT BLOW HARDER. WHICH I THINK IS THE CIRCULATION BUTTON. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO KEEP IT ON FULL BLAST AND WITH THE AC BUTTON AND THE ONE NEXT TO IT DEPRESSED ALL THE TIME TO COOL MY CAR OFF. I DON'T THINK IT IS RUNNING CORRECTLY. *TR

Jul 24, 2009

POWER TRAIN

5 complaints

WHINING SOUND WHEN GAS PEDAL IS COMPRESSED, FORM 30 - 65 MPH, AT TIMES ,LOSS OF POWER. *TR

Mar 24, 2014

SO THIS IS MY COMPLAINT AND STORY SO WE WENT TO FLORIDA LIKE A WEEK AND CAME BACK TO TEXAS. WHEN WE GOT BACK HOME I STARTED TO HEAR AN NOISE ON THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT WASN'T NORMAL IT SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK. SO THE NEXT DAY I HAD TO GO TO WORK AND I WAS COMING BACK HOME THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH CONTINUOUSLY AND CAR STARTED TO SHAKE SO I DROVE IT TO A AUTO PARTS STORE, SO THEY CAN CHECK THE CODE AND THEY SAID IT WAS A PISTON 3 MISFIRE. I TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AGAIN AND HE SAID THE SPARK PLUG HAD OIL AND HE SAID THAT WAS NOT A GOOD SIGN HE SAID IT MIGHT BE THE ENGINE OR A BENT VALVE. FIRST OF ALL THIS IS OUR ONLY CAR AND DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX IT. A USE ENGINE COST 3,000 AND UP AND IF ITS THE HEAD IT COST LIKE 1900 AND I'VE BEEN READING A LOT OF BAD REVIEWS OF THIS CAR I REALLY NEED HELP I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX MY CAR WE ARE A FAMILY OF 5. *TR

Mar 22, 2013

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR ON FEBRUARY 19, 2011 WITH AROUND 26,000 MILES ON IT. ON JANUARY 30, 2012 (AROUND 36,000 MILES) THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND IT CAME BACK THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS BAD. WE HAD THAT REPLACED, BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE AT ALL. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THAT MECHANIC TOLD US WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A MAZDA DEALER AND THAT IF IT WAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE POWERTRAIN, IT SHOULD STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY. WE WERE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT INDEED IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT MAZDA MOST LIKELY WOULD COVER ALL COSTS. A DAY LATER THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TO TELL US THAT MAZDA NEEDED TO SEE PROOF OF MAINTENANCE ON THE OIL CHANGES, AS THERE WAS A "SLUDGE BUILDUP." WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED AS REQUIRED, BUT WERE TOLD THAT MAZDA MAY NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY AFTER ALL...SEEMS IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU DID EVERYTHING RIGHT OR NOT, MAZDA SEEMS TO BE DENYING THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. WE ARE STILL WAITING TO HEAR IF THIS WILL BE COVERED, AND HAVE BEEN DOING LOTS OF RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE. WE WANTED TO GET A START ON THIS ISSUE IF IT ENDS UP BEING THE NIGHTMARE THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE DESCRIBING. THERE SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ENGINEERING FLAW AND WE ARE AFRAID OF LOSING EVERYTHING DUE TO THE EXTREME REPAIR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. NOT TO MENTION RECURRING ISSUES THAT SEEM TO ARISE AFTER THE REPAIRS ARE MADE! MAZDA NEEDS TO STOP THE DENIAL AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE ASAP! HOPEFULLY YOU CAN PLEASE HELP SOME HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THESE COSTS! THANKS FOR YOUR TIME... *TR

Feb 12, 2012

2008 MAZDA CX-7WITH 40,925 MILES. AM DISABLED, RETIRED MILITARY SO TO SAVE MONEY I PEFORM OWN OIL CHANGES APPROXIMATELY EVERY 5000 TO 7500 MILES DEPENDING ON DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALWAS NEED TO ADD OIL IN BETWEEN CHANGES THOUGH NO LEAK FOUND. WAS TOLD BY MAZDA SERVICE WITHIN FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWNING THIS VEHICLES THAT THE TURBO GETS EXTREMELY HOT AND BURNS OFF OIL. JUST BEFORE MILEAGE STATED ABOVE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND ENGINE LOST POWER. NO OTHER INDICATIONS LEADING UP TO THIS. HANDHELDOBCD-II COMPUTER CHECK SHOWED CODE P0101 (MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR). CHECKED CX-7 ON-LINE FORUMS AND IN LESS THAN 1/2 AN HOUR FOUND OVER 25 COMPLAINTS (STOPPED SEARCHING AT THIS POINT) WITH SAME PROBLEM I HAVE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE OUTCOMES WERE SCARY. AS PER SEVERAL FORUMS, MAZDA TELLS CUSTOMERS, AS I WAS ALSO TOLD, THAT THE TURBO AND BEARINGS BAD, SAID SLUDGE IN ENGINE BREACHES WARRANTY DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE PROOF AND DENIES TO HONOR WARRANTY. SAY CAR NEEDS A REBUILT OR NEW ENGINE AND TURBO INSTALLED AND I MUST PAY $7K - $9K FOR A REBUILT ENGINE. NOW OWE OVER $18K ON A CAR THAT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL DONE ON IT FOR THIS PROBLEM. SPOKE WIH MAZDA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AD THEY TOLD ME THAT THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER'S (DSM) DECISION IS FINAL, AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME. THEN ASKED MY DEALER FOR DSM PHONE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T LET ME HAVE IT, BUT SAID HE WAS GOING TO BE AT THEIR DEALERSHIP THAT DAY TO VERIFY ANOTHER WARRANTY CLAIM DENIAL AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE HIM CALL ME. FILED ON-LINE COMPLAINT WITH BBB AND AM AWAIING INFO FROM THEM TO DISCUSS MEDIATION AND IF THAT FAILS ARBITRATION. *TR

Jan 25, 2011

I PURCHASED MY 2008 MAZDA CX7 NEW FROM JAKE SWEENEY MAZDA IN CINTI, OH. I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL THIS INCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING FOR WORK FROM CINTI, OH TO CLARKSBURG, WV. 20 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE, THE AC WENT OUT. THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF A BELT BURNING. I TURNED THE AIR OFF, PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITHOUT AC. THREE HOURS LATER, THE CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET IT STARTED AGAIN. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP I COULD FIND. THEY TOLD ME THE DRIVETRAIN HAD GONE BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED MAZDA AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF THE 5 YR/60,000 MILE WARRANTY SINCE THE CAR HAS 79,000 MILES ON IT. I COULD PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC DONE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER HONORING THE WARRANTY. THIS WOULD NOT BE APPLIED TO ANY NEEDED REPAIRS. I OPTED TO LEAVE IT AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY ARE ORDERING THE PART WHICH WILL TAKE A WEEK TO GET. I HAD TO RENT A CAR TO GET BACK HOME AND WILL HAVE TO DRIVE BACK TO WV TO GET MY CAR. I REALIZE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT HAVING THE DRIVETRAIN GO OUT AFTER ONLY TWO YEARS AND 79 ,000 MILES IS TERRIBLE QUALITY. I HAVE LEASED NEW CARS ALL MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HAD ONE HAVE A PROBLEM THIS MAJOR AFTER ONLY TWO AND HALF YEARS. I WON'T BE BUYING ANOTHER MAZDA AGAIN. *TR

Jul 10, 2010

EQUIPMENT

5 complaints

2008 MADZA CX-7 4 CYL TURBO. I BOUGHT THE CAR ON JULY 05 2011 WITH 89K MILES. THE NEXT DAY A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP. IT'S WAS FIXED WITH A BRAND NEW COMPRESSSOR, BUT BLOW SEMI COLD AND HOT WHILE ON COLD MODE. A RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER AS AMERICANS ARE GETTING RIPPED OFF BY MADZA. *TT

Jul 16, 2011

ON MY 30 MILE DRIVE HOME FROM WORK, I BRIEFLY SMELT SOMETHING BURNING. LATER ON THAT DRIVE, I REALIZED THAT MY A/C DID NOT SEEM TO BE BLOWING COLD. MY A/C HAS ALWAYS TAKEN A WHILE TO COOL THE CAR DOWN, BUT IT WASN'T EVEN COOL AFTER MY 30 MILE DRIVE HOME. WHEN I CONFIRMED THAT THE A/C WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AT ALL, ON MY DRIVE TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY, I TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE A/C CHECKED. THAT IS WHEN I WAS TOLD MY A/C COMPRESSOR HAD "LOCKED UP" FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS DAY AND THEY CONFIRMED THE SAME. MAZDA COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR WHY THIS HAPPENED AT 58,000 MILES. THE COMPRESSOR IS STILL NOT REPAIRED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT WARRANTY THEIR REPAIRS. *TR

Jul 07, 2010

I WAS DRIVING. AC SUDDENLY STOPPED BURNED SMELL COMING IN TO THE CAR, WERE I HAD MY 12 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR. SMELL WAS MAKING ME SICK BABY START TO CRY. I CALLED THE TOWING COMPANY TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. SAW ON LINE THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE MAZDA CX7 AC PROBLEM. *TR

Dec 07, 2009

AC COMPRESSOR SHAFT FAILURE AND FELL OFF. CAR WAS 18 MONTHS OLD. *TR

Jul 14, 2009

SUDDEN FAILURE OF AC CLUTCH. LOCKS UP AND BURNS. AFFECTS STEERING AND WILL DAMAGE ENGINE. *TR

Jun 21, 2009

TIRES

4 complaints

WHILE CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE FOR A CUSTOMER THE VALVE STEM BROKE. THIS WAS DUE TO A DEGRADED VALVE STEM. THE COST TO REPAIR IT WAS $110.15. *TR

Sep 21, 2012

JUNE 2010. TURBO ENGINE FAILED CX7-2008 MAZDA- SLUDGE IN ENGINE. EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION AND BURNING OF OIL IN VEHICLE. THIS IS WHAT LEAD TO THE FAILURE AND BREAKDOWN OF THIS VEHICLE. TIRES WERE ALSO BALD AT 21,000 MILES. HAD TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES LAST YEAR. *TR

Aug 19, 2010

PREMATURE TREAD WEAR ON ALL 4 TIRES. TIRES NEEDED REPLACING AFTER 15,000 MILES. ONLY SLIGHT COOPERATION WITH MANUFACTURER. THEY OFFERED A DISCOUNT ON REPLACEMENT TIRES. *TR

Mar 05, 2009

THE TIRES WILL NOT GRIP ANY AMOUNT OF SNOW, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT SET TWICE AND THE TIRES CHECKED TWICE THE ALIGNMENT IS STILL OFF. *TR

Mar 18, 2008

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

3 complaints

MAZDA CX-7 2008; I PURCHASED THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2007 AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 19,908 MILES. THE AC IS BREAKING DOWN. WHILE I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, THE PRESSURE OR HIGH AC AIR PRESSURE DROPS AND HOT AIR COMES OUT. I ALSO EXPERIENCED BURNING SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY THE DEALER BACK ON AUGUST 3, 2012 AND THEY REPLACED THE VALVE COVER. ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2012 I WAS DRIVING AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY AND WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE AC PRESSURE DROPPED, HOT AIR WAS FLOWING OUT OF THE AC AND WE SMELLED BURNING SMOKE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING AND THEY ARE NOW ADVISING ME THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BLOWER FAN WHICH IS OUT OF WARRANTY (3 YEARS/36K MILES) AND WILL COST $500. I HAVE NO PROBLEMS PAYING FOR A PART, BUT THE VALVE COVER, BLOWER FAN, OR AC ITEMS SHOULDN'T BE BREAKING DOWN AT 19K ORIGINAL MILES. I ASKED WAYNE MAZDA SERVICE CONSULTANT: ANTHONY CUNHA IF THE BLOWER FAN WAS PART OF THE AC COMPRESSOR AND HE SAID, "NO". I STRONGLY FEEL THAT MAZDA INSTALLED FAULTY AC COMPRESSOR/UNITS ON THE 2008 CX-7. THIS ISSUE HAS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE A CAR CATCHES ON FIRE AND PEOPLE GET BURNED ALIVE OR WORSE, A MULTIPLE CAR CRASH ON THE ROAD RESULTING IN DEATHS. *TR

Sep 05, 2012

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR CLOSE TO HOME AND I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 30 MPH. I HEARD A FEW TAPS AND THEN TURNED OFF THE HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING. AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE NOISE RESUMED AND A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL STARTED AND ACTUALLY THE SMELL REMAINED THE ENTIRE NIGHT. I HAD IT TOWED THE NEXT DAY TO MY LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR PLACE AND AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS THE CLUTCH BURNED UP IN THE COMPRESSOR AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, RUSSEL, IN BALTIMORE AND ASKED IF THERE HAD BEEN THESE PROBLEMS AND I WAS TOLD NO. I HAVE SINCE READ MANY STORIES THAT ARE ABOUT THE SAME. *TR

Nov 09, 2011

THE OIL LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT ON MY CAR CAME ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 8, 2010, AND STALLED IMMEDIATELY. THAT NIGHT I POURED 5 QUARTS OF OIL INTO MY ENGINE. THE FAULT WAS EVENTUALLY DISCOVERED TO BE A MISSING GASKET AT THE OIL FILTER CAP WHICH ALLOWED OIL TO SEEP OUT OF THE CAR NONSTOP SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE OIL LIGHT ONLY CAME ON AFTER THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO OIL LEFT IN THE CAR. IF I HAD BEEN ON A HIGHWAY AT THE TIME, I WOULD HAVE HAD ALMOST NO WARNING BEFORE MY ENGINE DIED OUT ON ME. NOW, THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT RAN FOR 2 MILES WITH OIL. *TR

Jul 19, 2010

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

2 complaints

CAR HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR 2 FULL DAYS WITH NO USE. I WALKED OUTSIDE TO PLACE TRASH IN TRASH BIN AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR. I QUICKLY RAN INSIDE, GRABBED FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT THE FIRE.IT LOOKS LIKE THE FIRE ORIGINATED AT THE WINDOW MOTOR OR THE WINDOW SWITCH PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR.

Dec 24, 2020

Fire: 1

ON THE MAZDA CX7 THE DASH INSTRUMENTS ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE IF ANYONE IS WEARING SUNGLASSES. MAZDA APPARENTLY IS ALERT TO THIS AS ON THE MOST EXPENSIVE CX7 ALL THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED. THIS CREATES AN IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION IN TRYING TO GAUGE EVEN YOUR SPEED. I OWN A CX7 , IN FLORIDA WHERE YOU MUST WEAR SUN GLASSES, AND HAVE BEEN WARNED ABOUT SPEED. MAZDA SEEMS TO HOLD THIS AS AN UPGRADE, WHICH IS NOT RIGHT. *TR

Feb 16, 2010

STEERING,ENGINE

2 complaints

THERE WAS BLUE SMOKE IN 2013 AND THE ENGINE OIL HAD BEEN BURNED TO NEARLY EMPTY. IT WAS FIXED WITH MY OWN POCKET BUT IN HAPPEN AGAIN. FYI, THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AT ALMOST 40,000 MILES AND RIGHT NOW IS 62000MILES. RIGHT NOW THERE IS A PROBLEM OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHICH MAY OUT OF CONTROL WHEN IT MAKES TURN. I READ ANTICLE SAY THAT MAZDA WILL RECALL CX 7 INCLUDING YEAR 2008. WHEN I CALL THEM TODAY THEY SAID NO SUCH KIND OF RECALL. I READ A LOTS OF ARTICLE COMPLAINING MAZDA CX-7 REGARDING OF THESE TWO ISSUE. HOPE YOUR DEPARTMENT CAN FOLLOW UP TO PROTECT CONSUMER. ALSO WHEN THE CAR RUNS IN HIGHWAY OF FAST ENOUGH THERE'S NO SMOKE BUT WHEN IT RUNS SLOW THE SMOKE COME OUT TREMENDOUSLY. THANKS.

Nov 07, 2017

THERE WAS A KNOCKING ALMOST AS IF THE CAR WAS A DIESEL, BROUGHT THE CAR TO MILFORD MAZDA IN MILFORD CT AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE A MONTH EARLIER AT BOBS IN MILFORD CT. THE MAZDA DEALER REPLACED THE VVT DECEMBER 2012 THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND I TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY GET A CODE FOR CAMSHAFT, I BRING THE CAR TO MAZDA WHO TELLS ME UPON ARRIVAL WITH OUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY ARE SURE THERE IS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE, YEA SAME STORY EVERYONE ELSE GETS. I FAITHFULLY HAD MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 5,0000 MILES MAX AS THIS WAS DRILLED IN MY HEAD GROWING UP FROM MY DAD. APPROXIMATELY SOME TIME IN MARCH I WAS DRIVING TO WORK I GET THIS LOUD WHINING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER THE TURBO WENT. I HAVE A NEW TURBO INSTALLED AND STILL SUPPOSEDLY NEED ANOTHER VVT JUST 2 YEARS AFTER THEY REPLACED THIS PART AND NOW THERE IS A HUMMING/WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR NOT TO MENTION (2) TIE RODS ARE BAD. THIS CAR IS NO DOUBT A PIECE OF CRAP THAT I STILL OWE 13K ON AND MAZDA CORPORATE WILL NOT EVEN RETURN MY CALL. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE WITH ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS. *TR

Jun 26, 2013

STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

2 complaints

RECALL 9716H (FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM) WAS SENT OUT IN OCTOBER 2016 AND 10 MONTHS LATER THERE IS NO SOLUTION OR ETA TO THE SOLUTION. IN THE INTERIM, WE ARE DRIVING A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE VEHICLE DURING DANGEROUS TIMES OF THE YEAR (WINTER). RECALL 1317F (AIR BAG INFLATOR) I WAS DENIED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT DUE TO A TECHNICIANS STRIKE AND OFFERED NO RECOURSE OR OPTIONS IN THE INTERIM. ANNOUNCED SAFETY ISSUES WHEN NO IMMEDIATE REPAIR IS AVAILABLE, SHOULD AT MINIMUM BE HAVE THE REQUIREMENT TO OFFER DRIVERS A SAFE AND COMPARABLE RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE A SOLUTION IS PUT INTO PLACE. WE ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE MAZDA HAS NOW ESSENTIALLY SAID "WE SOLD YOU AN UNSAFE CAR SO JUST KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL WE FIXING IT FITS INTO OUR SCHEDULE".

Aug 16, 2017

WITHOUT WARNING THE CABIN OF MY MAZDA CX-7 FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THE POWERSTEERING WENT OUT. APPARENTLY FAULTY AC COMPRESSOR BURNED BELTS AND KNOCKED OUT POWERSTEERING. MAZDA REPLACED COMPRESSOR WITH NEW REVISED COMPRESSOR. *TR

Oct 26, 2009

POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

2 complaints

I WRITE TO EXPRESS MY DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE QUALITY OF VEHICLES MAZDA IS PUTTING OUT, AND THE LACK OF RESPONSE MAZDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OFFERS ITS CUSTOMERS. IN 2008 I BOUGHT A 2008 MAZDA CX7 AND THIS CAR HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. FROM THE FAULTY WIRING THAT ALWAYS BLOWS OUT THE HEADLIGHTS, TO THE POWER WINDOWS WHICH SOMETIMES TURN OFF AND TURN ON, TO THE EXHAUST FUMES THAT CAN BE SMELT INSIDE THE CAR, I'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT ALL OF IT AND SPENT COUNTLESS RESOURCES AND TIME TRYING TO FIX IT ALL. THE LAST STRAW CAME ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHEN I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VVT ADJUSTER AND CHAIN WERE OUT, THE TURBO WAS OUT AND THE ENGINE WAS FAILING AND IT WOULD COST ME CLOSE TO $4,000 TO REPAIR IT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A CAR WITH ONLY 75,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC AND ACCORDING TO EDMUNDS.COM REVIEWS THESE ARE ALL COMMON CX-7 PROBLEMS AND MAZDA JUST WON'T OWN UP TO THEM. *TR

Nov 27, 2014

VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH. WHITE SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF REAR END. WE THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. IT THEN WOULDN'T GET OVER 20MPH. PULLED OVER AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. *TR

Jun 20, 2014

VISIBILITY

2 complaints

WE HAVE A 2008 MAZDA CX7 BOUGHT NEW IN 2008 AT ABOUT 35,677 MILE MARK OUR A/C STARTED GOING IN AND OUT NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. TOOK IT AND THE TECH AIR BLOWING AT 46 DEGREES AND PRESSURE GOOD. NO MAJOR PROBLEMS AFTER. JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND MY WIFE IS DRIVING THE CAR WITH MY EIGHT TEAR OLD ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR STARTED SMOKING SEVERELY. SHE PULLS OVER CALL ME, A BRIEF LOOK OVER I SAW THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE A/C CLUTCH AREA. NOW THE A/C IS OUT. I'M ON MY WAY TO MAZDA RIGHT NOW AND WILL UPDATE STATUS LATER. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY WOULDN'T YOU KNOW. APPARENTLY FROM RESEARCH VIA THE INTERNET THIS IS AND HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. HELP! PLEASE..... *TR

Nov 23, 2009

AIR CONDITIONING BLOWS HOT AIR A FEW TIMES A DAY. IT NEVER FULLY COOLS CAR. AT SOME TIMES IT STARTS BLOWING SO HOT THAT IT IS MORE COMFORTABLE TO TURN THE A/C OFF EVEN WHEN IT IS 105 DEGREES OUTSIDE! I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO MAZDA OF ST. GEORGE, UTAH TWICE AND THEY PUT A THERMOMETER IN THE VENT, TELL ME IT'S COLD ENOUGH AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. THEY SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT BLOWS HOT AIR BUT THAT THE A/C SYSTEM IS WORKING NORMALLY. I HAVE LIVED IN THIS VERY HOT CLIMATE FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND HAVE OWNED MANY DIFFERENT CARS. ALL OF THEM WERE ABLE TO COOL DOWN THE CAR TO A COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE EVEN IN OUR HOT AREA. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GETS ABOVE 100 TO 105 DEGREES THE CAR IS TOO UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. IN FACT, MY WIFE WILL CHOOSE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK (AS OPPOSED TO HER '08 MAZDA) AS THE AIR CONDITIONER IN THE TRUCK ACTUALLY BLOWS COLD AIR. *TR

Jul 21, 2009

POWER TRAIN,WHEELS,ENGINE

1 complaint

I ALREADY HAVE A COMPLAINT BUT I FORGOT TO ADD THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND WON'T COME OFF ALONG WITH MY ENGINE LIGHT IT WON'T EVEN CRANK SINCE WE BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY BECAUSE IDH THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED AND TRYING TO ASK FOR A RIDE EVERYDAY! THANK YOU SO MUCH

Dec 20, 2020

SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

1 complaint

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY I HEAR A LOUD NOISE SOUNDED LIKE I WAS IN A BIG RIG TRUCK THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED TO OVERHEAT B4 I COULD PULL OFF OF HIGHWAY IT CUT OFF RIGHT IN THE HIGHWAY I HAD MY GRANDSON WITH ME AND THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC OR WE PROBABLY WOULD'VE BEEN DEAD

Dec 09, 2020

AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 complaint

WHEN DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, I TRY TO TURN IT OFF BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE IS STIFF AND WILL NOT DISENGAGE. THE ONLY WAY TO DISENGAGE IS BY PUSHING THE ON OFF BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL. *TR

Jun 25, 2020

AIR BAGS,WHEELS

1 complaint

ALSO THE BEARINGS ARE RECALLED. WE RECEIVED TWO LETTERS FROM THE MAZDA RECALL DEPARTMENT, STATEING THE RECALLS.

Dec 14, 2017

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE

1 complaint

TAKATA RECALL AND HORN AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCK. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE SUSPENSION RECALL AND AIR BAGS TO GALPIN IN VAN NUYS CA. I GOT THE CAR BACK AND THE SUSPENSION WAS DONE BUT NOT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE REASON FROM THE MAZDA SERVICE MGR WAS SINCE MY PASSENGER DOOR IS BROKEN ( THE LOCK) HE COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR SO HE DID NOT WORK ON THE AIR BAG. I CAN NOT AFFORD THE 200.00 THAT IT WILL TAKE TO FIX AND REPLACE MY PASSENGER DOOR LOCK. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE MY DOOR FIXED BY MAZDA AND THEN DO THE REPAIR WORK ON THE RECALLED AIR BAG. THE DOOR LOCK JUST BROKE ON ITS OWN AND I PAID CASH FOR MY CAR BRAND BMW FROM GALPIN. ALSO I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY MAZDA EMBLEM IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL BLEW OFF AND LANDED IN NY LAP!! I WAS NOT USING THE HORN. I NOW HAVE NO HORN AND HAVE LOOKED AT THE FUSE AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT HAPPEN HERE. YOU CAN SEE THAT MY MAZDA EMBLEM IS BROKEN ALL THE WAY AROUND THIS PIECE?? SOMEONE SAID THAT SINCE THERE IS AN AIR BAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL I NEED TO BUY A NEW STEERING WHEEL? REALLY? I AM A SENIOR ON MY SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT ..I AM NOT ABLE TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS FIXED AT HUNDREDS AN HUNDEDS OF DOLLARS. HOWEVER IF MY AIR BAG HAS A RECALL AND THEY DIDN'T FIX IT SINCE MY DOOR LOCK IS BROKEN AND THEY COULDN'T OPEN THE DOOR. WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST I DO? PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY INFO YOU HAVE AT [XXX] OR EMAIL AT: [ XXX] THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).?*JB

Nov 10, 2017

AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE

1 complaint

NOV. 2015 I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT ON I435 IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHICH I INHALED THE GAS, WHICH DISORIENTED ME FOR AWHILE. AFTER REGAINING MY SENSES DISCOVERED MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

Nov 01, 2017

Crash: 1

Injuries: 2

SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH TIME THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE RADIO INDEPENDENTLY TURNED ON OR OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO REMAIN LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V429000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V593000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN MAZDA DEALER IN COLUMBUS, OH AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Oct 17, 2017

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,ENGINE

1 complaint

TOOK CAR TO MAZDA FOR AIRBAG RECALL, REPLACED AIRBAG BUT MAZDA TELLS ME THE ACTUAL SENSOR THAT TELLS THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY DOES NOT WORK AND ITS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. PRIOR TO THE RECALL THE SENSOR DID NOT COME UP ON THE DASH AFTER THE RECALL I NOW HAVE A LIGHT ON MY DASH AND MAZDA IS TELLING ME ITS 700.00 TO REPLACE FIX AND PART AND LABOR. ELECTRICAL CAR SHORTS OUT ALL THE TIME, WINDOWS, ENGINE, LIGHTS WORK ONE DAY NOT THE NEXT WHEN DOORS OPEN. CAR STALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING AND SYSTEM REBOOTS. OTHER ISSUE IS I HAVE SPENT 7 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN REPAIRS ON THIS CAR. I HAVE BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPES, IVE REPLACED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PARTS. ENGINE LIGHT WONT GO OFF. I TOOK IT FINALLY TO AUTO ZONE FOR A FREE ENGINE DIAGNOSIS TO GET A PRINT OUT AND NOW THE EMISSIONS VALVES ARE SHOWING FAULTY. ITS BURNING 2 QUARTS OF OIL ABOUT EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS/MONTHLY BASIS. IVE REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS, COOLANT/OIL PARTS, AIR COMPRESSOR, HEADLIGHTS, BUMBER, WIPER BLADES, ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANELS, ROCKER ARMS, SPOILERS THAT HAVE CRACKED WITH WEATHER, THE CAR STILL NEEDS ANOTHER MOTOR MOUNT, I NOW HAVE A KNOCK IN THE ENGINE LIKE ITS THE LIFTERS AND I STILL HAVE ANOTHER YEAR ON THIS 5 YEAR LOAN ON THIS CAR. I HAVE TO KEEP ROLLING PAYMENTS TO THE BACK OF THE LOAN TO KEEP UP WITH THE REPAIRS. ITS VERY FRUSTRATING. IVE NEVER HAD THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH ANY CAR I HAVE PURCHASED EVER!!! EVEN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT AT MAZDA HAS SAID WHAT DO YOU EXPECT YOU PURCHASED A PLASTIC CAR ON WHEELS. IS THERE ANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS BESIDES MYSELF?

Oct 06, 2017

AIR BAGS,ENGINE

1 complaint

I GOT A RECALL ON THE AIR BAS BUT THE ENGINE WENT UP FIRST COUPLE WEEKS I HAD IT

Sep 10, 2017

EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

1 complaint

I TRIED TO CALL A DEALER AT MAZDA BUT THEY DO NOT CALL ME BACK FOR THE RECALL. I WILL TRY AGAIN BUT I THINK THEY GOING TO CHARGED ME. I CAN'T AFFORD IT. HOW CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE? I CAN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE FRONT LIGHT HAS FOG INSIDE AND I CAN'T BARELY SEE. I CAN'T STOP QUICK BECAUSE THE BREAK ARE BAD AND TREMBLING THE WHOLE CAR INCLUDING THE WHEEL. THE AIR BAGS ON THE COMPUTER SIGNAL IS ON ALL THE TIME AS WELL FOR THE LIGHT. THE BREAKS ARE REALLY BAD ! MOST OF THE TIME ON THE HIGHWAY. IT IS AN UNSAFE CAR. SYSTEM IS NOT RELIABLE. I WANT TO GET RIDE OF THIS DANGEROUS CAR ASAP.

Aug 08, 2017

STEERING,AIR BAGS

1 complaint

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V356000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE FRONTAL PASSENGER INFLATOR AND 16V593000 (STEERING) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATIONS IN JULY AND OCTOBER OF 2016. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT BOTH DEALERS (HAMILTON MAZDA 2201 NJ-33, HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ, 08690, 609-587-7600 AND OPEN ROAD MAZDA OF EAST BRUNSWICK 352 NJ-18, EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ 08816) STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE, AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT WHEN THE INTERIM LETTER WAS ISSUED. DUE TO THE EXTENDED WAIT TIMES ON THE TELEPHONE, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Jul 11, 2017

EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,ENGINE

1 complaint

THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE INCLUDING AIR BAGS. WE HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OVER THE YEARS TO GET ANY OF THESE DONE WITH ZERO SUCCESS. THE DEALERSHIP JUST KEEPS TELLING US TO COME BACK. OUR AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OUT ALL THE TIME. THE LIGHTS FILL WITH WATER AFTER WASHING OR IF IT RAIN CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO SHORT OUT AND BLOW THE BULBS. THE ENGINE RATTLES EVERYTIME YOU CRANK THE CAR AND THEN GOES AWAY. WE HAVE CHANGED THE OIL REGULARLY AND IT STILL DOES IT.

Apr 13, 2017

STEERING,SUSPENSION,ENGINE

1 complaint

MAZDA CX-7 RECALL 9716H. RCVD RECALL NOTICE IN 10/2016 BUT NO FURTHER NOTICES & TOLD IN NOTICE THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE DANGEROUS RECALL. HAD NO IDEA HOW DISASTROUS THIS PROBLEM COULD BE. DRIVING MY CX-7 ON OLD WILLETS PATH, SMITHTOWN, NY ON 2/3/17 @ APPROX. 6:30PM WITH MY 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR, TRAVELING LESS THAN 35 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT WHEEL CAME OFF THE AXLE OF THE CAR. THE WHEEL WAS THE RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. THE CAR THEN BEGAN TO TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS A RESULT OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR. CARS HAD TO MOVE OUT OF MY WAY AS IT WAS ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL. I FEARED FOR THE LIFE OF MYSELF AND MY 4 KIDS IN THE CAR. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO LUCKILY GAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR DUE TO MY 30+ YRS EXPERIENCE AS A DRIVER AND FORCE THE CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, SLIDING INTO DIRT. THE CAR SKIDDED APPROX 75 FEET ON PAVEMENT. (PHOTOS ATTACHED) THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS DIAGNOSED BY MY MECHANIC AS THE BALL JOINT AND LOWER CONTROL ARM OF THE CAR COMPLETELY SNAPPING/ BREAKING CAUSED BY EROSION/CORROSION, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL IS FOR. CAR WAS TOWED AS WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE TIRE CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE AXLE WHEEL, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR AND ENGINE AS DESCRIBED BY SMITH HAVEN MAZDA, WHERE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY MATTER AND MYSELF AND 4 CHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I AM SO UPSET THAT MAZDA DID NOT IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS TO COMPLETELY STOP USING THESE CARS DUE TO THE DANGEROUS RISK OF DEATH/CRASH. I NO LONGER WANT TO BE AN OWNER OF THIS MAZDA AND WANT TO DITCH THIS CAR FOR FEAR OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY; UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY NOTIFICATION BY MAZDA. HAD MYSELF OR CHILDREN BEEN KILLED OR HURT, I WOULD BE SUING MAZDA. WILL MAZDA CONSIDER OFFERING ME ANY COMPENSATION ON TRADING/SELLING THIS CAR?

Feb 09, 2017

EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLEAR TAIL LIGHTS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DECIPHER WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NO RED COLORING FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BULB WAS PINK, NOT RED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ

Nov 01, 2016

STEERING,SUSPENSION

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT AND WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER LEFT AND RIGHT. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A PREMATURE FAILURE WITH THE BALL LINKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINTS. MONTHS LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V593000 (SUSPENSION) MONTHS AGO, BUT THE REMEDY AND PARTS HAD NOT YET BEEN SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE TWO REPAIRS WERE SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING RECALL. THE VIN WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V356000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Oct 18, 2016

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE

1 complaint

* ENGINE ISSUES WHEN THE A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 36K MILES WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. WE HAD TO COAST INTO THE NEXT EXIT. * ENGINE KNOCKING ISSUES. THEY STILL PERSIST AND STARTED AROUND 50K MILES. * ENGINE RESISTANCE. ALONGSIDE THE KNOCKING THERE SEEMS TO BE A GOOD AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE WHEN TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL FOR ACCELERATION. * THEY ADDED A FACTORY EXTENSION TO THE RADIO FOR THE IPOD. EVER SINCE THEY INSTALLED THIS, THE REST OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN OVERLOADED. - HEADLIGHTS GO OUT FREQUENTLY. THIS CONCERNS ME AS MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR AND I WOULDN'T WANT BOTH TO GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. - THE BATTERY WON'T HOLD A CHARGE IF NOT DRIVEN FOR A FEW DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE RADIO HAS A 'PARASITIC DRAW' ON THE BATTERY CAUSING THESE ISSUES, BUT REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR INSTALLATION. THEIR SOLUTION IS TO CHARGE $800+ FOR A NEW HEAD UNIT, WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS SINCE I NEVER DID ANYTHING TO THE FACTORY HEAD UNIT.

Nov 30, 2015

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

MY MAZDA CX7 - 2008 HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND AFTER BRINGING IT TO A MECHANIC AND CHECKING THE CODES WITH A COMPUTER, IT CAME UP THAT THE EGR VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALL THE MECHANICS THAT I TALKED WITH WERE REALLY SURPRISE AND ASKED ME IF THE MAZDA CX7 - 2008 HAS A RECALL ON THE EGV VALVE BECAUSE IT IS NOT NORMAL THAT WITH THAT LITTLE MILES THE EGR VALVE NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND I'M SEEING MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK THERE IS A FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE EGR VALVE FOR THIS MODEL.

May 26, 2015

POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2015, I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 MAZDA CX-7 AND I STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. WHEN I TRIED TO TAKE OFF WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, MY CAR HESITATED AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDDLE A LITTLE MORE, IT STILL HESITATED THEN FINALLY TOOK OFF. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD POPPING NOISE, AND THEN THICK, HEAVY WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. THE WHITE SMOKE THEN STARTED FLOWING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND IT STARTED TO COME INTO THE CAR THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. WHEN I TRIED TO PULL OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, IT WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR, SO I PUSHED THE PARKING BREAK, AND IT FINALLY STOPPED. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND WHEN I WENT TO GRAB MY PURSE, I SAW FIRE COMING THROUGH THE BOTTOM AIR VENTS ( THE ONES THAT BLOW AIR ON YOUR FEET) SO I GRABBED MY PURSE AS QUICKLY AS I COULD, AND RAN AWAY FROM THE CAR. THEN, I SAW PART OF THE ENGINE FALL OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, ON FIRE, AND BURN INTO THE STREET. ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER, THE WHOLE ENTIRE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. ALL OF THE DOORS WERE CLOSED, BUT THE INTENSITY OF THE FIRE BLEW BOTH OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS OPEN, AND BLEW OUT ALL OF THE WINDOWS (INCLUDING THE SUNROOF, WHICH WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME). WHEN THE FIREFIGHTERS FINALLY PUT THE FIRE OUT, THE CAR WAS STILL SMOLDERING AND EVERYTHING INSIDE WAS MELTED. THE STEERING WHEEL, THE SEATS, THE DOOR HANDLES, THE MIRRORS, EVERYTHING. THE FIRE WAS SO STRONG THAT IT BLEW THE HOOD BACK ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. ALL THAT IS LEFT OF THE CAR, IS JUST THE METAL FRAME, AND THE ENGINE. THE CAR HAS A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE WITH A TURBO FEATURE ON IT. I BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE AND MADE THE LOUD POPPING SOUND INITIALLY. *TR

Jan 27, 2015

Fire: 1

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

1 complaint

AS I WAS DRIVING MY MAZDA ( WITH A TURBO ENGINE) ALONG THE HIGHWAY IT BEGAN TO DECELERATE ON ITS OWN AND MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING/GRINDING NOISE. IT STOPPED ON THE ROAD GOING UP A HILL WITH NO TURNOUTS. SO IT APPEARS THAT THE TURBO BLEW UP. IT WILL START, BUT I CANNOT GO ANYWHERE. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE GASKETS ON MY OIL FILTER HOUSING UNIT, AS THE STOCK GASKETS WERE FAULTY AND CAUSING A SEVERE OIL LEAK. ALSO, MY EMISSIONS REGULATION ( EGR) VALVE IS BAD AND THEREFORE WILL NOT PASS SMOG. EACH OF THESE ISSUES I AM SEEING MORE AND MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. MAZDA HAS MADE A HORRIBLY DEFECTIVE CAR AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT TO CLAIM OWNER NEGLIGENCE. I BOUGHT MY CAR WITH 40K MILES ON IT AND IT HAS BEEN FALLING APART FROM THE START. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE AND THIS IS NOT OWNER NEGLIGENCE, IT IS MAZDA NEGLIGENCE AND REFUSAL TO MAKE ANYTHING RIGHT ON THEIR COMPLETELY DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. *TR

May 07, 2014

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

1 complaint

THE AC IN THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS UNDER PERFORMED. IT DID NOT GET REALLY COLD AND HAD TO BE RUN ON THE HIGH SETTING CONSTANTLY. JUST LAST WEEK THE COMPRESSOR FAILED COMPLETELY. *TR

May 01, 2014

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

1 complaint

EGR VALVE FAILURE ON A 2008 MAZDA CX-7 WITH 47,500 MILES. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF A EGR VALVE BEFORE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE TO HAVE THEM TELL ME THE ERROR CODE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THE PART WAS 60MONTHS/60,000 MILES. WHILE I WAS WAY UNDER ON THE MILES, I WAS 5 MONTHS OVER ON THE TIME. SINCE THIS WAS MY 3RD TRIP INTO THE DEALERSHIP OVER THE PAST 5 MONTHS DEALING WITH PROBLEMS/MAINTENANCE WITH MY CX-7, I ASKED WHY THIS PARTICULAR PART FAILED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF ETHANOL. AFTER SOME QUICK RESEARCH, IT IS CLEAR THAT 2007-2008 MAZDA CX-7 HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE EGR VALVE. IT WILL COST ME $650 TO FIX. MAZDA SHOULD HAVE BEEN FORCED TO RECALL THIS PART SINCE IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE START. WAS TOLD THAT A NEW REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE EGR VALVE WOULD BE PUT INTO THE VEHICLE WHICH WILL NOT BREAK DUE TO PRESENCE OF ETHANOL IN GAS. *TR

Apr 07, 2014

SERVICE BRAKES

1 complaint

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 - 60 MPH ON AN EXTREMELY COLD (-20) MORNING. TRIED TO BRAKE AND BRAKE IS VERY HARD AND DOES NOT STOP. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES, IT GRABS AND BRAKES PROPERLY. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN AN APPROXIMATE 30 DAY PERIOD (ALL DURING EXTREME COLD). TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND THE ARTICLES ABOUT THE NHTSA OPENING AN INVESTIGATION INTO BRAKING PROBLEMS ON THE MAZDA CX-9 THAT SOUND IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. *TR

Feb 25, 2014

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE

1 complaint

MAZDA GOT STUCK AND HAD NO POWER THE FIRST TIME SECOND TIME HAPPENED OCTOBER 9,2013 CAR KEPT SHUTTING OFF AND FINALLY COULD NOT MOVE. TURBO ONCE AGAIN TWICE IN 5 MONTHS AND I ONLY HAD THIS PRE-OWNED VEHICLE FOR 7 MONTHS. *TR

Oct 17, 2013

ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. CEL CAME ON AND TROUBLE P3001 WAS THE CODE DISPLAY ON HANDHELD READER. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, DEALER STATES SEVERAL COMPONENTS WITHIN ENGINE HAVE FAILED AND MAZDA HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY OVER FAILURES SINCE I DO NOT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM PRODUCTION YEARS 2007 AND 2008 ARE PLAGUED WITH PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

Mar 06, 2013

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

1 complaint

I PURCHASED THE 2008 MAZDA CX7 ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AND ALREADY REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR I FIRST HAD WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT THE TAIL PIPE WELL I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT IS NOT NORMAL SO A WEEK LATER I STARTED HEARING NOISES LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK AND A KNOCKING NOISE SO THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE VEHICLE AND WE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND HE STATED IT WAS FINE HE THEN DROVE AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND THEY TOLD ME THE COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP NOW I'M HEARING A TICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND THEY STATED IT WAS NORMAL BUT IT STILL CONCERNS ME CAUSE READING OTHER STATEMENT HAVE ME WORRIED THAT THE ENGINE VALVE WILL BE NEXT AND I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO REPAIR A VEHICLE I'M A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 KIDS. *TR

Feb 20, 2013

STEERING

1 complaint

THE POWER STEERING FAILED. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER CAR TO SAFE STOP ON SIDE OF ROAD. THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS CUT BY THE END OF THE CRANKSHAFT AT THE END OF THE ENGINE AND ALL THE FLUID LEAKED OUT CAUSING THE PUMP TO STOP AND BURN UP. THE HOSE WAS CUT BY LONG-TERM RUBBING BY THE END OF THE CRANKSHAFT THAT SPINS OUTSIDE THE ENGINE COVER. THE HOSE IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE SHAFT THAT SPINS. IT SLICED INTO IT CAUSING A LEAK. *TR

Feb 05, 2013

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 complaint

THIS MAZDA CX-7 IS AT A MAZDA DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER RIGHT NOW GETTING THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED, VVT ISSUE CORRECTED, A NEW TURBO SYSTEM TO KEEP IT FROM DUMPING TONS OF BLUE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST, A/C SYSTEM FIXED, AND THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUE AS WELL. NOT HAPPY OBVIOUSLY, AS THESE ARE ALL KNOW ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. MAZDA HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR THE TIMING CHAIN, BUT THE REST COMES OUT OF MY POCKET. *TR

Feb 13, 2012

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,WHEELS

1 complaint

ONE MORNING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURN ON, THE COMPUTER CODE CAME BACK AS EGR VAL,I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER 3YRS THIS IS A PRICEY PART, I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS AS SOON AS THEY REACH THE 62K MILES THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HOPE THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH A NOISE THAT THE ENGINE HAVE EVER SINCE O BOUGHT IT WHICH THE SAID IT WAS NORMAL... AS PER THE TIRES I HAD TO REPLACE THEM AS SOON AS I REACHED THE 1 YR, NEVER WILL I BUY A MAZDA AGAIN.... *TR

Jan 05, 2012

SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 complaint

THE DRIVER'S SEAT UNDER WELDING WHICH ATTACHES THE CHAIR TO THE BODY OF THE CAR, UNDER THE SEAT, HAS BECOME DETACHED FOR NO KNOWN REASON. THE FRONT END OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT UNIT IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR YET THE BACK END OF THE SEAT IS STILL ATTACHED BY THE MOTOR CONTROLS TO THE POWER SEAT. THE DRIVER'S SEAT ACTUALLY ROCKS BACK LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR LIFTING & MOVING THE SEAT AND BACKREST AS ONE UNIT. THE BROKEN WELD IS ACTUALLY VISIBLE WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE MOTOR TO THE POWER SEAT HAS BEEN FUNCTIONING BUT IS DETERIORATING. THE SEATBELT CANNOT PROTECT ME FROM THIS DEFECTIVE SEAT, IF I WERE REAR-ENDED IT WOULD BE LIKELY THAT I, THE DRIVER, WOULD BE FLUNG BACKWARDS INTO THE BACK SEAT WHICH COULD FATALLY INJURE ONE OF MY CHILDREN. *TT

Sep 29, 2011

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

1 complaint

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH A SPIDER CRAWLED ON HIM AND HE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA RECALL 11V134000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE SPIDERS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL SPIDERS AND SPIDER WEBS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,200.

May 16, 2011

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

1 complaint

2008 MAZDA CX 7 GRAND TOURING - PURCHASED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE FROM A CERTIFIED MAZDA DEALER IN OCTOBER 2008, HAD A LOUD ENGINE SOUND AND DEALER ADVISED THIS WAS "NORMAL", JUST BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRATION FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION SEAL WAS BAD AND REPLACED THIS AS WELL AS THE RECALLED COMPRESSOR. NOW AT 64K AND NOISE IN ENGINE IS GETTING WORSE AND IT IS IN FACT THE TIMING CHAIN LAPPING. FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE CHAIN BREAK LEAVING THEM STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ALSO FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE CASING AND THE TENSIONING BELT/MECHANISM IS FAILING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND I AM SURPRISED THAT NO ONE HAS RECALLED THIS, IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 07 MODEL AS WELL. WILL REQUEST OLD PARTS BE KEPT. CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON. *TR

Dec 16, 2010

SUSPENSION,TIRES

1 complaint

MY MAZDA 7 SUV GRAND TOURING TIRE WERE WEARING OUT AT 10,000 MILES I BRING BACK TO DEALER BECAUSE WHEEL SHAKE WHEN PUT ON BRAKES AND WHEN DOING 65 MILES TOO THEIR TIRE ARE GOODYEAR 235/60/18 I NEED NEW TIRE AT 24,000 MILE THAT CRAZY I GO DODGE RAM 2,500 AND I GET 70,000 MILE. *TR

Sep 14, 2010

SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1 complaint

I OWN A MAZDA 2008 CX7 SPORT - PURCHASED NEW ON 11/28/2007. I HAVE 62,500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON 6/22/2010 WITH LOUD WHINING NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER. DEALER SAID THE TURBO IS MALFUNCTIONED. OVER THE NEXT WEEK THE EXTENDED SERVICE COMPANY FOR MAZDA REQUESTED MAINTENANCE RECORDS. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED OUTSIDE OF THE DEALER SOME OF THE TIME. THEY LOOKED AT THIS AND DECLINED THE WARRANTY REPAIRS. I KEPT CALLING AND THEY AGREED TO SEND OUT AN INDEPENDENT ADJUSTER. HE NOTED A "SLUDGE" BUILD UP ON THE OIL RETURN HOSE BOLT TO THE TURBO. THEY DECLINED MY WARRANTY COVERAGE. I AM HAVING TO PAY $2500 TO REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ONLINE AND THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH SLUDGE BUILDUP. THIS COMES FROM THE ENGINE RUNNING TO HOT AND BREAKING THE OIL DOWN TO CREATE BLOCKAGES THAT ULTIMATELY AFFECT THE TURBO OR OTHER INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS. IF YOU LOOK ON EDMUNDS WEBSITE YOU CAN SEE THEIR ARE OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. MAZDA WILL NOT MAKE THE RECALL OR ASSIST THE CONSUMERS. WE FOLLOW THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS ON OIL CHANGE AND ARE GETTING NO ASSISTANCE. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL ISSUES ONCE THIS IS REPAIRED AND THEY WILL DECLINE FUTURE SERVICE. HAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? I ACTUALLY HAVE THE DEALERS PRINTED COPY OF WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER IN APRIL AT 57K MILES. ACCORDING TO THE SUPERVISOR FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFICE HIS COMPUTER RECORDS SHOW THEY REPAIRED THE SERPENTINE BELT FOR LESS MONEY THAT THE DEALER RECORDS I HAVE IN HAND. WHAT IS GOING ON THIS JUST DOES NOT SEEM HONEST. I NEED HELP AND THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THE SAME SITUATION OVER THE LAST YEAR - SOME HAVING TO SPEND $7500 + OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR THEIR CX7. PLEASE CALL ME FOR HELP. *TR

Jul 26, 2010

AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

1 complaint

ABS LIGHT ON DASH DISPLAY, DEALER ADVISED HAD TO ORDER A MODULE. STOPPED TO GET GAS WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED SCARING MYSELF AND MY TWO PASSENGERS. I WAS THANK GOODNESS NOT IN VEHICLE. ONLY DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND SEATBELT TIGHTENED UP AND BROKE THE PLASTIC AROUND THE DOOR FRAME. *TR

Mar 25, 2009

POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 complaint

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN HE PLACED THE GEAR INTO PARK, IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL OF THE VEHICLES DO NOT LOCK IN PARK AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE GEAR SHIFT MOVES WHILE THE ENGINE IS ON AND THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. THE CONTACT HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR THREE WEEKS. ANOTHER DRIVER EXITED THEIR VEHICLE AND THOUGHT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AFTER SHE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE GEAR FAILED TO LOCK INTO PLACE AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS ABNORMAL, BUT ALL OF THE VEHICLES OPERATE IN THAT MANNER AND THERE MAY BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE CONTACT AND SERVICE MANAGER ALSO OBSERVED SEVERAL VEHICLES THAT WERE DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE CONTACT IS ALSO WAITING ON A DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER TO CALL HIM BACK. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE OWNER'S MANUAL DID NOT INDICATE THAT THERE MAY BE DIFFICULTY WITH THE GEAR SHIFT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE REAR END BUMPER AND TAILGATE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 760. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/11/08.*JB

Aug 15, 2008

Crash: 1

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