2007 Mazda CX-7

SMOKE AND RATTLING AND LOW OIL PROMPTED ME TO MAKE AN APT AT MY LOCAL MAZDA DEALER ONLY TO FIND THAT MY TURBO HAS BLOWN AND MY VVT VALVE AND TIMING CHAIN. (THE TRUCK IS A 2007) I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK AS IT WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH 2 KIDS. SO AFTER MY QUOTE OF 7000.00 TO FIX THE TRUCK I THOUGHT I WOULD DO SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ONLY TO FIND THAT THERE ARE AS MANY AS 50 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME TRUCK WITH THE SAME YEAR~!! WHY WONT MAZDA STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT AND PUT OUT A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE? I WAS TOLD TO FIND THIS SITE AND LODGE MY COMPLAINT. HOPE THIS WILL DO SOME GOOD !! *TR

I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AFTER COMING OFF OF AN EXIT RAMP WHEN I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE THEN I STARTED TO LOSE POWER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, A GRINDING NOISE OCCURRED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE TURBO HAD FAILED. THEY WANT ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR THE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE CAR IN ORDER TO MAKE A DETERMINATION OF WHETHER IT WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHICH COVERS THE ENGINE AND TURBO TO 100,000. BUT IT APPEARS THEY ARE STATING IT IS DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AS I CANNOT PRODUCE ALL MY OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. *TR

PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 15 MONTHS AGO AT 38,000 MILES. IN OCTOBER, I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. NO WARNING, NOTHING ON THE DASH LIGHTING UP, THE VEHICLE JUST STARTED LOOSING SPEED. THE STEERING WAS GOING AS WELL. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO TRY AND GET THE STEERING BACK AND IT WAS A HARD STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED STARTING THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD TURN BUT NOT START. TWO TOWS LATER, I FIND, TO MY SURPRISE AT 62,000, THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE. MY TIMING CHAIN EITHER BROKE OR HAS DERAILED. THIS ALL HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 22ND. IT IS NOW NOVEMBER 10TH AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE AN EXACT DIAGNOSIS NOR A VEHICLE. YES, WARRANTY IS DONE AT 60,000 MILES, BUT WHAT VEHICLES LOOSE AND ENGINE AT 62,000 IN THIS DECADE? AND, THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AS I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STEERING IN THIS WHOLE PROCESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING COULD BE HEARD HEAR FROM THE ENGINE WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TIME BELT WAS FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR ON THE VEHICLE SEIZED WITH NO WARNING & CAUSED THE SERPENTINE BELT TO CATCH ON FIRE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, BASED ON MANY POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET. ADDITIONALLY, THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER I TAKE MY VEHICLE TO FOR SERVICE SAID A NOISE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER IN THE ENGINE IS THE TIMING CHAIN ADJUSTER THAT WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT VERY SOON. HE SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, AND THE MANY POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE SEEM TO CONFIRM HIS STATEMENT. COMBINED, REPAIRS FOR BOTH WILL BE IN THE $3500 TO $5000 RANGE. *TR

THERE ARE TWO COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE. 1. TIMING BELT...FAILURE AFTER 68,000 MILES CHANGED AFTER A DISPUTE WITH DEALERSHIP, WE STILL HAD TO PAY FOR 2 HRS OF LABOR. 2. TURBO UNIT...FAILURE AFTER 70,000 MILES STILL AT DEALERSHIP...NO OPTION BUT TO PAY $3083 TO GET FIXED. TURBO FAILURE HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE PERFORMED ERRATIC AND LIMPED TO OFF RAMP USING SHOULDER. *TR

CAR SUDDENLY STALLED 3 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME; NO NOTICEABLE PERFORMANCE ISSUES / NOISE PRIOR. TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED TIMING BELT BROKE CAUSING SOME VALVES TO BEND AND OTHER DAMAGE THEREFORE REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE REQUIRED. WAS ON , OTHER CAR BLOG SITES ALONG WITH RESEARCHING THIS SITE AND FOUND THAT MANY, MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE AROUND THE 60K MILES MARK (OR LESS IN SOME CASES). SPOKE TO MAZDA AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING ANY OWNERSHIP OR RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH MANY INCIDENCES OF THE SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEM. OIL CHANGES WERE MADE REGULARLY AND CAR WAS LAST INTO MAZDA FOR A NOISE LESS THAN A YEAR AGO WHICH THEY SAID WAS DUE TO MY BRAKES. HAVE OWNED MANY CARS BEFORE (NOT MAZDAS) AND THIS CAR IS A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT AS IS MY EXPERIENCE WITH MAZDA. I HOPE THIS ISSUE WILL BE OR IS BEING PURSUED WITH MAZDA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

I HAVE HAD MY 2007 MAZDA CX-7 FOR LESS THAN ONE YEAR. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR ENGULFED IN THICK WHITE SMOKE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP PER MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THE REPAIR SHOP AT FIRST CALLED TO TELL ME IT WAS THE STARTER, AND THAT IT WOULD COST 600 TO FIX IT. COME TO FIND OUT THAT NOT ONLY THE STARTER BLEW, BUT IT ALSO RUINED THE ALTERNATOR AS WELL AS THE FUSES ON THE BATTERY. I WAS TOLD BY MAZDA THAT THIS IS NOT A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THE TOTAL OF THE REPAIRS IS NOW OVER 1200. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT ITS LIFESPAN AND IS AT 92,000 MILES. *TR