2010 Mazda CX-7

I NOTICED TAILIGHTS LOOKED FUNNY, SO I REMOVED THEM TO INSPECT THEM. TO MY SURPRISE THERE WERE MELTED HOLES IN THE TAILLIGHT, AND BURN/CHARRED MARKS ON 2 OF THE LIGHT RECEPTACLES. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT HEAD LIGHT BURNING OUT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL, EVERY OWNER I HAVE SPOKE WITH HAS SAME PROBLEM.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAMS SHORTED MORE THAN FIVE TIMES AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLIES MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAMS EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V356000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V593000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE WHEN THE DEALER MAY BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIRS AND TO REPORT THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 08/22/17 *BF *AS

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES ON OUR VEHICLE, ONE NIGHT BOTH WENT OUT AND HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH OUR HIGH BEAMS ON, WE'VE PROBABLY REPLACED ABOUT AT LEAST TWO DOZEN BULBS, THERE HAS TO BE SOME FIX TO THIS ISSUE, THEY ARE EXPENSIVE AND NOT EASY TO REPLACE, THEY SAY DRILLING A HOLE IN THE HOUSING WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BY GIVING AIR AND REDUCING THE MOISTURE IN THE HOUSING, THAT HAS BEEN DONE AND STILL LIGHTS ARE GOING OUT, NEED HELP HERE ON THIS ISSUE.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE EXTREMELY POOR AND THEY ARE SO DULL THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. WHEN I COMPARE THE LOW BEAM HALOGEN PROJECTORS ON OTHER MAKES OF VEHICLES THAT I HAVE DRIVEN, THEY CONSISTENTLY PERFORM FAR BETTER THAN THOSE ON THE MAZDA. I FELT THAT THE LIGHTS WERE SUBPAR FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM NEW, BUT THEY HAVE GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. SPECIFICALLY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ROAD SURFACE, THE FOCUS AND THE DISTANCE OF THE LIGHT ALL APPEAR TO BE VERY POOR. IT IS JUST DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. I SUSPECT THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE LIGHTS BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED, I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW. SO THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM OF OLD LIGHTS ON AN OLD CAR. I EVEN MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP DURING A SERVICE AND THEY CHECKED THE AIM OF THE LIGHTS AND SAID THAT THEY WERE WORKING PERFECTLY. HAVING SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS AND DRIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE, I AM NOW CONVINCED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MAZDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. HEADLIGHTS ARE THERE TO ENABLE DRIVERS TO SEE AND BE SEEN UNDER MOST ROAD CONDITIONS. THE 2010 MAZDA CX-7 HEADLIGHTS SIMPLY FAIL TO ACHIEVE THIS. THIS IS CLEARLY A CASE OF FORM OVER FUNCTION, BUT IN THIS CASE IT HAD LED TO A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

YET ANOTHER DIM HEADLIGHT HAS BURNED OUT. I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE 16 MONTHS, AND THIS WILL BE THE 10TH TIME CHANGING THE DIM HEADLIGHT BULB. 7 TIMES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND THIS WILL MAKE 3RD TIME ON PASSENGER SIDE. AS WELL AS HAVING TO CHANGE A TAIL LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE. ALL THE MAZDA DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND I AS WELL AS THEY ARE WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM?!! THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE, TROUBLESOME AND VERY AGGRAVATING ISSUE, AND VERY INCONVENIENT AND UNSAFE!! *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAM) ON MY CAR SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. CHECKED THE FUSES AND ALL ARE FINE. HIGH BEAMS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS WORK FINE, IT'S JUST THE HEADLIGHTS. HAVE SEEN THIS SAME DESCRIPTION IN OTHER WEBSITES AS POSSIBLY THE CONTROL MODULE HAD A SHORT CIRCUIT AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON THING TO HAPPEN TO THESE CARS. MAZDA IS NOT ACCEPTING THIS AS AN "IN WARRANTY" REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A MAJOR COMMON COMPLAINT. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY ALREADY, SO I'LL NEED TO PAY THIS REPAIR OUT OF POCKET.

MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND I FINALLY REALIZED I SHOULD COMPLAIN ABOUT. I'VE CHANGE THE LOW BEAM BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES (I DO NOT TOUCH THE BULB WITH MY HAND) AND EVERY FEW MONTHS THE BULB GOES BAD. THIS HAPPENS SO FREQUENTLY THAT I KEEP A SPARE BULB IN MY GLOVE COMPARTMENT. I'VE READ MANY MESSAGE BOARDS STATING THEIR MAZDA HAS SIMILAR ISSUES. THERE HAS TO BE SOME OTHER SOLUTION RATHER THAN SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON BULBS OR GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO CHANGE.