2007 Mazda CX-7

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

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

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 I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE, AS IT COULD HAVE PUT HER STRANDED SOMEWHERE. OR EVEN WORSE DRIVEN OUT THE ROAD SINCE WE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I HAVE FOUND OUT THERE ARE A THOUSAND OR SO PEOPLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ALREADY? IT IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM. *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.

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

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