2007 Mazda CX-7

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 COMPRESSORS. *TR

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