2007 Mazda CX-7

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER REPAIR AND ALSO INFORMED THE DEALER THAT IT WAS MAKING A NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VVT ACTUATOR AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AFTER TWO DAYS, WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT NOTICED THE NOISE AGAIN SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER; THE DEALER REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT AND PULLEY SYSTEM. THE FAILURE CONTINUED, THE NOISE WORSENED AND THE VEHICLE LOST MOMENTUM WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING; THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, NEW TURBO, NEW PULLEY AND VVT ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ASKED THAT SHE SUBMIT MAINTENANCE RECORDS BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

2007 CX7. NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 07. I TRAVEL ALOT, SO IT DOES HAVE 100K MILES ON IT, BUT SINCE DAY 1 IT'S BEEN AWFUL. REAR VIEW MIRROR KEPT FALLING OFF, AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHTS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR FOR 21 DAYS TRYING TO FIX THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, 2 DAYS LATER IT CAME BACK ON. VVT AND ACTUATOR WERE REPLACED AND SO WAS EGR. HARD TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AT START-UP AS WELL AS SITTING IDLE - WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIMING ASSEMBLY. CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I CALLED MAZDA USA AND COMPLAINED, THEY FINALLY AGREED TO EAT THE COST OF THE REPAIR (THIS WAS AT 75K MILES) - BUT I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $700 IN LABOR CHARGES. 20K MILES LATER, THE TICKING NOISE IS BACK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY AND DOESN'T PRODUCE A READ-OUT ON THE COMPUTER CHECK. A/C NOT BLOWING THE COLD AIR THAT IT USED TO EITHER. NOT TO MENTION THE NUMEROUS RECALLS THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ~ HAD I NOT CHECKED ONLINE FOR RECALL EVENTS, I'D HAVE NEVER KNOWN. THERE WERE AT LEAST 4 THAT AFFECTED MY VEHICLE. I'VE SENT NUMEROUS EMAILS TO MAZDA USA REQUESTING SOMETHING BE DONE - THE ENTIRE CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO ALL THE ISSUES. NOW AT 100K MILES AND MAJOR MECHANICAL ISSUES, TRADING IT IN ISN'T EVEN AN OPTION. NO RETURN EMAILS & NO RETURN PHONE CALLS FROM MAZDA. THIS IS THE 2ND MAZDA I'VE OWNED - NEVER AGAIN WILL I MAKE SUCH A FOOLISH PURCHASE. I'M A SALESPERSON MYSELF AND CAN'T BELIEVE MAZDA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT.....ESPECIALLY ONE THAT COSTS $25K. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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