2007 MAZDA CX-7 Engine Problems

ENGINE VVT SOLENOID SEIZED CAUSING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. THE DEALER IS ASKING $10,730 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE CAR HAS 76,000 MILES.

Mileage: 76,000

WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP CALLED HEAVY FOOT MOTORS IN SAN ANTONIO TX. THE VERY NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM THE HOOD, EXHAUST, AND SMOKE CAME THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. MY WIFE GOING ABOUT 5-10MPH WHILE MAKING A TURN IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THE SMOKING STARTED. WE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. THEIR MECHANIC TOOK THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT FOR THREE WEEKS. I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP AND MADE IT MAYBE 5 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING. SO I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND IT IS CURRENTLY THERE AS OF 4/4/2020. MY SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE, EXHAUST, AS WELL AS THROUGH THE AC VENT AND GOING INTO THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN I WENT TO INSTALL MY CHILDREN'S SEAT BELT WE REALIZED THE BACK SEATS SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK TO SECURE A CARSEAT. THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. ALSO, UPON PURCHASE I REALIZE THERE WAS NO DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE. WE AGREED IN PURCHASE CONTRACT THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD PUT ONE ON IF I PURCHASED IT. I JUST FOUND IT STRANGE HOW YOU COULD SELL A CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP WITHOUT A DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE. THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN INCASE SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN AND THAT WAS THE ONLY DOOR TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. I ALSO REALIZE NOW THAT THE TRUNK DOES NOT OPEN, THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. I WILL BE GETTING A COPY OF THEIR MECHANIC'S REPORT WHERE HE STATED THAT IT IS HIS PROFESSIONAL OPINION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD IN THIS CONDITION. I HAVE REQUESTED A REFUND WHICH INITIALLY,( VERBALLY) I WAS TOLD WE WOULD GET IF IT IN FACT WAS SOLD IN THAT MANNER BUT NOW THEY HAVE BACKED OUT OF THAT. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

JUNE 2014, I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE OUT OF TOWN ON VACATION AND IT SUDDENLY BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH LIKE THE PISTONS WERE MISFIRING. MILEAGE WAS 69,700. I PULLED INTO A DEALERSHIP (1 MILE AWAY), DROPPED THE KEYS, AND CALLED TO EXPLAIN IN THE MORNING. LATER, THEY SAID THEY DROVE THE CAR AROUND THE LOT AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. THEY TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING IT WORSE AND CHARGED ME FOR CONFIRMING THE LOSS OF COMPRESSION IN THE PISTONS. WE REPLACED THE ENGINE AT GREAT EXPENSE AND TO A POOR RESULT. I FOUND THIS 2007 MODEL HAD A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING (VVT) CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO COME OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND DESTROY THE ENGINE. INSTEAD OF ISSUING A RECALL AND FIXING IT, MAZDA OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 6 YEARS-60,000 MILES. THIS IS ABOUT THE AVERAGE POINT OF FAILURE, MEANING HALF THE PEOPLE ARE NOT COVERED. A FEATURE OF THE TURBO CHARGER IS MAKING THE ENGINE RUN HOT, BURNING THE OIL, SO PEOPLE WERE OFTEN DENIED BECAUSE THE OIL "HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED." INTERESTINGLY, MAZDA SAID THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH A PREVIOUS OWNER. THAT DATE AND LOCATION COINCIDED WITH A DATE OF SERVICE SHOWN ON CARFAX FOR TYPICAL MAINTENANCE ONLY. THAT DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT POSSIBLY DO ANY WORK WITHOUT IT SHOWING ON CARFAX. I WONDER WHO MAZDA PAID FOR THE WARRANTY CLAIM... I WANT NHTSA TO COMPEL MAZDA TO COMPENSATE OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THIS DOCUMENTED DESIGN FLAW.

Mileage: 69,700

THE MOTOR STARTED RUNNING HOT AND LOSING POWER AND I SHUT IT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE AND WAS SCANNED ON COMPUTER AND ONLY SHOWED CODE FOR STEERING WHEEL ANGLE. THE MECHANIC PULLED THE COILS AND PLUGS AND CHECKED FOR SPARK AND INSTALLED NEW PLUGS AND ALL COILS OPERATED NORMALLY. COMPRESSION WAS CHECKED AND WAS LOW IN ALL CYLINDERS AROUND 70-80 PSI. PLUGS AND COILS WERE REINSTALLED AND INTERCOOLER PUT BACK ON. CAR IS IN A NO START CONDITION, CAR WAS TAKEN TO CLOSEST MAZDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX PROBLEM SINCE SOMEONE HAD BEEN IN THE MOTOR. THE MECHANIC CALLED THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TOLD THEM EXACTLY WHAT HAD BEEN DONE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT MAKE IT RIGHT. THE CAR HAS 115000 MILES AND HAS NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR THE VVT TIMING CHAIN, TURBO, ENGINE, AND THEY HAVE TSB'S FOR THESE ISSUES AND STILL PLAY DUMB. I WANT MY MOTOR FIXED BY MAZDA AT MAZDA'S EXPENSE SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES AND MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT IT AND STILL DOESN'T WANT TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT.

Mileage: 115,466

MAZDA IS AWARE THAT THE CX-7 IS A HORRIBLY MADE CAR WHICH CAN BE NOTED WITH THE EXTENSIVE LIST OF RECALLS WHICH THE COMPANY HAS PUT OUT SINCE ITS CREATION. ENGINE FAILURE BEING THE BIGGEST CONCERN TO THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. ENGINE FAILURE AT 70MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY CAN RESULT IN DEATH. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO HAVE MAZDA COMPENSATE ALL OWNERS FOR DEFECTICE VEHICLES. MY ENGINE FAILED AND MAZDA WAS OF NO HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. NORTH FRONTIER AUTO (205 8TH AVE SE, PINE CITY, MN) WAS CALLED AND DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE BATTERY JUMPSTARTED AND DROVE TO NORTH FRONTIER AUTO WHERE THE CODES WERE CLEARED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND SOLENOID WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SOLENOID FAILURE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILURE WAS NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE TIMING CHAIN. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AXLE, BALL JOINT, AND CONTROL ARM WERE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURES WERE CONFIRMED AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS CONFIRMED TO BE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000.

Mileage: 148,000

I TOOK MY 2007 MAZDA CX7 FOR SERVICE AND TWO SAFETY RECALLS, LAST YEAR. THE REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AT THE FRONT END. THEY ALSO DID THE SAFETY RECALL 9516E=PASSENGER AIR BAG REPLACEMENT. AFTER A WHILE THE AIR BAG DASH RED LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR A WHILE. MY CX7 HAS 97,500 MILES AND NOW MY ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IS A DIESEL ENGINE WHEN I AM AT A STOP TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT SEEMS LIKE THE TIMING CHAIN IS STRETCHING. THEY HAVE NOT ADDED THIS VARIABLE VALVE TIMING DEFECT AS A SAFETY RECALL, AFTER ALL THIS IS A FORD ENGINE AND I WAS EXPECTING THIS MAZDA TO LAST UP TO THE 200,000 MILES.

Mileage: 93,000

I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH MY ENGINE LIGHT ON AND MY CAR HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AS WELL AS SOMETIMES SHAKING WHILE STOP IN A LIGHT FOR A WHILE.

Mileage: 8,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V429000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EAGLE AUTO MALL (1320 OLD COUNTRY RD, RIVERHEAD, NY 11901 (631) 727-0700), BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MAZDA 112 (2112 NY-112, MEDFORD, NY 11763 (631) 654-2746), BUT THE DEALER ALSO REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A MAZDA DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED AN AIR BAG FAILURE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE SMOKE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PREVIOUSLY HAD TO USE A GALLON OF OIL PER WEEK. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED MAJOR WORLD AT (866) 614-2884 (43-40 NORTHERN BLVD, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101) WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 11/01/17*LJ UPDATED 7/17/18*JB

Mileage: 116,000

BOUGHT MY MAZDA CX-7 2007 BRAND NEW. AC BROKE, ARM JOINT HAS BE CHANGE, BOTH ROLLER CHANGED MORE THEN TWO TIMES. ENGINE IS MAKING NOISE. DEALER TOLD US THAT IT'S THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH IS THE ENGINE NOW. I CALLED MAZDA FOR AN ENGINE AND IT'S ABOUT $6,291 FOR JUST THE ENGINE NOT EVEN INCLUDED THE LABOR. HAD A VERY BAD EXPLERIENCE WITH MAZDA.

Mileage: 160,000

ON THE 4TH OF JULY MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING TO WESTCHESTER FROM MANHATTAN. WE HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS, RECENT OIL CHANGE AND NEW CAR BATTERY. THE CAR IS ALWAYS MAINTAINED AND IT HAS NEVER GIVEN US ANY TROUBLE. DURING OUR DRIVE WE NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE THE CAR STARTED TO FEEL HOT, BUT WE WEREN'T TOO SURE IF IT'S JUST HOT OUT OR IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG, BECAUSE THE AC WAS ON. WE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WE CHECKED THE COOLANT AND SAW THAT WE HAD OIL. WE OPENED THE TRUNK, FELT AROUND TO SEE IF IT WAS HOT AND TO SEE IF WE SMELL ANYTHING. IT SEEMED FINE. AS SOON AS WE DROVE OFF, NOT 2 MINUTES IN, WHEN DRIVER SAID THE GAS PETAL FELT WEIRD, IT DROPPED FROM 50 TO 30 TO 20MPH AND WE HEARD A LIGHT DRILLING NOISE. AS SOON AS WE STEPPED OUT OF THE CAR, IT WAS IN FLAMES. OUR FAMILY COULD HAVE DIED. HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/VALHALLAFD/POSTS/1548408978544577

Mileage: 122

MAZDA'S L-SERIES ENGINES ARE EARNING A REPUTATION FOR VARIABLE VALE TIMING (VVT) DEFECTS THAT CAN CAUSE OIL LEAKS, EXCESSIVE SMOKE OUT OF THE TAILPIPE, LOOSE TIMING CHAINS, AND CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. MAZDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE VVT PROBLEMS IN A 'SPECIAL SERVICE PROGRAM' BUT, ACCORDING TO OWNERS, HAS DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE IN SOME CASES. BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE EXTENDED PERIOD MAZDA DOES NOT FEEL THEY HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS REPAIR. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY CREATING A DANGEROUS OR DEADLY CONDITION.

Mileage: 100,000

AT HWY SPEED, IN MOTION, ON STATE HWY, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, HEARD A POP AND THEN VEHICLE DIED

Mileage: 120,580

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE FOR 2-3 SECONDS . IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE A CARD GOING THROUGH BICYCLE SPOKES AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY A HIGH REV SOUND . THIS SOUND ALSO HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING DIRECTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS INTO A NEW GEAR, AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOSS OF POWER UNTIL THE REV SOUND AND CARD IN SPOKES SOUND. MAZDA CORPORATION HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF ALL REPORTS I HAVE MADE, AND I DIDN'T KNOW OF THIS SITE TO REPORT UNTIL RECENTLY. I HAVE REPORTED ADDITION DEFECT S TO MAZDA CORP AS WELL BUT DO NOT HAVE THE DETAILS AT THIS TIME. THAT IS THE REASON FOR SUBMITTING THEM ALL AT THIS TIME.

Mileage: 156,000

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE REPLACED TIMING, TURBO, EXAUST, BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD ENDS & MUCH MORE. TIMING WAS FIRST, THEN DRIVING AND TURBO WENT OUT. 2 DAYS AGO CAR SITTING IN DRIVEWAY, NOT RUNNING, STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER HOOD, BUTST INTO FLAMES AND BURNT UP. MAZDA SAID NO RECALLS, CLEARLY NOT TRUE ACCORDING TO WEBSITE. ALMOST BURNT MY HOUSE ALSO AS IT WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY AND COULDNT BE MOVED. IF WE WOULD HAVE BEEN INSIDE THE CAR, I DOUBT WE WOULD OF HAD TIME TO GET PULLED OVER & OUT AS THATS HOW QUICK IT BURNT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBOCHARGER ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,600.

Mileage: 92,600

I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA CX7 I'VE SEEN ALOT OF RECALLS BUT ONE COMPLAINT I AM CONSTANTLY SEEING IS THE TURBO FAILURE AND LEAKING AN INDECENT AMOUNT OF OIL CAUSING AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. I AM IN A SITUATION NOW WHERE MY TURBO IS LEAKING ALOT OF OIL AND ALOT OF CX7 OWNER ARE GETTING GOOD THEIR TURBOS REPLACED MORE THAN THREE TIMES. I VERY LOOKED INTO TEARS PROBLEM AND APPARENTLY MAZDA HAS CAME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT HAS REROUTED THE AIR PRESSURE TO THE TURBO BY SUPPLYING A VENTILATION KIT THAT COSTS $2,226 JUST FOR PARTS THAT'S INCLUDING THE TURBO AND $826 FOR LABOR..I FEEL THAT IF THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD TELL CONSUMERS ABOUT IT IF YOUR DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOOSES POWER IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT...AND I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THE TURBO IS A VERY POOR DESIGN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A HOSE FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

HI, WE BOUGHT MAZDA CX-7 GRAND TOURING [VIN# LAST 8 DIGITS: [XXX] USED CAR DURING OCT 2014 IN FREMONT. THE CAR HAD AROUND 84K MILES. WE SPENT AROUND $13K THINKING GOOD FIT FOR KIDS SCHOOL DROP IN SHORT DISTANCE. HARDLY USED < 9K MILES IN 2 YEARS. TIMELY SERVICE HAS BEEN DONE. HOWEVER, RECENTLY SEEING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH CODE P0303 [ENGINE-3] MISSFIRES. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, PERFORM FLUID SYSTEM CLEANING, REPLACE THROTTLE BODY SPENDING CLOSE TO $1500+. CHECK ENGINE STILL STAYS ON EVEN AFTER THIS'. NOW FREMONT MAZDA DEALER RECOMMENDING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE [WHICH COSTS AROUND $9K]. LATER DID SOME STUDY ON WEB AND LEARNT THAT MAZDA CX-7 IS VERY WELL KNOWN FOR THIS ISSUES AND THAT IS THE REASON MAZDA HAS DISCONTINUED THE CX-7 MODEL KNOWING INTERNAL TURBO RELATED ISSUES. CUSTOMERS BUY CARS BASED ON SEARCH AND RELIABILITY CONSIDERING LONG TERM USAGE [LIKE OTHER CARS WHICH RUNS MORE THAN 150K MILES] AND NOT EXPECTED THIS. IT'S PAIN TO SEE NOT HARDLY USED 10K+ MILES EVEN AFTER SPENDING $15K. MAZDA SHOULD ACCEPT THEIR ENGINE DESIGN ISSUE AND DO SOME CREDIT TO LOST COSTUMER. TO KEEP THIS CUSTOMER [ME] WITH MAZDA, MAZDA SHOULD REFUND THE TOTAL CUSTOMER EXPENSES AND ALLOW HIM TO BY NEW MAZDA LATEST VERSION BY PAYING DIFFERENCE AMOUNT. HAVE ATTACHED RECENT DOCUMENTS FROM FREMONT-MAZDA DEALER FOR YOUR REVIEW AND SUPPORT. HIGHLY APPRECIATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND HELPING THE CUSTOMER. HOME ADDRESS: [XXX] CELL: [XXX] EMAIL: [XXX] CAR DETAILS: MAZDA CX-7 GRAND TOURING. VIN# LAST 8 DIGITS: [XXX] APPRX MILES: 96K+ REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 96,062

I TOOK THE CAR IN THE HAVE THE AC COMPRESSOR REPLACED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. JUNE 9 I LOST ALL COLD AIR AND DONE ACCELERATION. I THOUGHT THE TWO WERE RELATED BUT WE'RE NOT. MY CAR WOULD SOMETIMES DRIVE AS NORMAL AND OTHER TIMES UNEXPECTEDLY SLOW DOWN TO 25 MPH IN A 60 MPH ZONE AND I COULDN'T SPEED UP. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC. HE SAID THE TURBO WAS GOING OUT. THEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THEN THE GASKET. IT'S HAD MULTIPLE OIL LEAKS. THIS CAR IS COSTING ME MORE THAN ITS WORTH.

Mileage: 140,000

I JUST BUY BUT THE ENGINE MAKE A NOISE LIKE DIESEL, MECHANIC SAY IS THE TIMMING CHAIN AND COMPONENTS AND VVT VALVLE

Mileage: 107,000

MY DAUGHTER WITH HER NEWBORN INFANT HAD THE VECHILE STALL ON THEM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CAR HAS 60,000.00 MILES AND IS METICULOUS MAINTAINED. WE BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AT A COST 9,000.00. I OPENED A CASE WITH MAZDA CORPORATE CASE #1-290023-832 AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS AN 9 YEAR VECHILE AND THEY CAN ONLY OFFER AN EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT ON A NEW CAR OR 1,5000. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A MANUFACTURER DEFECTIVE. MY DAUGHTER AND HER CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. PLEASE ASSIST.

Mileage: 600,000

I PURCHASED A 2007 MAZDA CX-7, 3 YEARS AGO. I HAVE TAKEN PRISTINE CARE OF MY VEHICLE AS I HAVE ALWAYS. I AM A FAN OF MAZDA AND HAVE OWNED OTHERS IN MY LIFETIME. HOWEVER, I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN MAZDA CX-7. I HAVE ALWAYS PUT PREMIUM GAS IN MY VEHICLE, REGULAR OIL CHANGES, AND HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT A MAZDA DEALERSHIP TO MAKE SURE IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF PROPERLY. NONETHELESS, LAST WEEK I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHY? BECAUSE OF THE CONSISTENT PROBLEMS I SEEM TO FIND ONLINE. MY TURBO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT COINCIDE WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND SEE THAT MAZDA ONLY POINTS FINGERS BACK TO THE CONSUMER. BUT I AM GOING TO POINT MY FINGER AT THE POOR DESIGN. MUST BE WHY MAZDA NO LONGER MAKE THESE VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THIS IS MAZDA'S ISSUE NOT MINE. THE CAR CANNOT BE TOTALED OUT BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY BECAUSE IT IS 'A MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN'. I STILL OWE ON THE VEHICLE AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS WELL OVER THE BLUE BOOK VALUE OF THE CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. MAZDA JUST KEEPS POINTING THE FINGERS BACK AT US, EVEN IF THE CAR WAS TAKEN CARE OF?!?! IF THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR MAZDA CX-7 AND MAZDA CX 9 TO HAVE TURBOCHARGER AND ENGINE PROBLEMS, I DO NOT SEE WHY THE REPAIRS ARE PUT BACK ON US.

Mileage: 128,000

TIMING CHAIN CAUSED BENT VALVES AND HEAD NEEDED TO BE FIXED. STUPID DESIGNED ENGINE. MAZDA WON'T RECALL HUNDREDS OF CARS AFFECTED BY THIS. NEVER BUYING A MAZDA AGAIN.

Mileage: 100,000

IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON THE DASH AND ALSO THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATING AT ALL. I THEN HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND IT IS THE THERMOSTAT THAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE TECH AT THE AUTO SHOP SAID THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON WITH MAZDA CX-7. IF THAT IS THE CASE, WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED? I HAVE READ THROUGH HUNDREDS OF ARTICLES ONLINE STATING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND THE THERMOSTAT.

DECEMBER 2015 I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP (AAA SERVICE SAID TO DO SO BECAUSE OF THE NOISE AND FEAR THE VVT WOULD BREAK WHILE IN MOTION) TO REPLACE THE VVT (TIMING CHAIN) AND VALVE COVER GASKETS - PAYING OUT OF POCKET. AS OF TODAY, 2/12/16, THE SAME NOISE, BUT LOUDER, STILL OCCURS WHEN I START THE CAR AND DRIVE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WAS ON WHEN I TOOK IT IN. NO MENTION OF WAS MADE. ALSO, WHEN I RECEIVED MY RECEIPT, THEY HAD THE MILEAGE WRONG BY 20,000 MILES (POTENTIALLY AFFECTING CARFAX REPORTS) , AND INDICATED ON THE SHEET THAT OTHER AREAS SUCH AS LIGHTS WERE FINE AND THEY WERE NOT. THEY DID MENTION THAT MY TURBO MAY NEED REPLACING SOON (ANOTHER CONSISTENT COMPLAINT). THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED IN NJ REGARDING THIS AND IT WAS THROWN OUT. WHY ISN'T THE GOVERNMENT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT ALL OF THESE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS? WHERE DO I GO SINCE I JUST DON'T TRUST MAZDA DEALERSHIPS?

I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA CX-7, MY VEHICLE HAS 71,000 MILES I HAVE NOTICED A RIDDLING NOISE FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I VISIT THREE MECHANICS AND ALL THREE MECHANICS ARE TELLING ME IT'S THE VVT TIMING CHAIN. THE COST THE REPAIR MY VEHICLE IS $3,000 TO $4,000 DOLLARS. I CONTACT THE MAZDA DEALER AND BECAUSE I HAVE NO WARRANTY I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. SO I BEGIN TO DO MY RESEARCH ONLINE. I REALIZED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER MAZDA CX-7 OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS I. WHAT A COINCIDENCE MAZDA HAS DISCONTINUED MANUFACTURING THE MAZDA CX-7. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE AND MAZDA NEEDS TO OWN UP FOR IT. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR VEHICLES DUE TO THIS VVT TIMING CHAIN ISSUE AND MAZDA NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A RE-CALL. I KNOW ONE THING I HOPE AND PRAY NOTHING HAPPENS TO ME WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I WILL NOT HESITATE TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE MAZDA CORP. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP ALL OF US WHO ARE CURRENT OWNERS OF MAZDA CX-7. I WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD THE WORD OF THIS HORRIFIC ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN BELT AND THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER PROVIDED NO INVOICE OF THE REPAIRS. MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS TO TOW THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE WHAT PARTS THEY ACTUALLY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,366.

Mileage: 34,366

FIRST THE AIR CON COMPRESSOR WENT OUT,NOW THE AIR BAGS LIGHTS STAYS ON.THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ON.MAZDA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES.THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM THE BEGINNING.

WHILE DRIVING ON COLORADO STATE HIGHWAY 91 AT APPROX 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED. THE ENGINE CEASED WORKING, ALL SYSTEMS CEASED IMMEDIATELY. I WAS UNABLE EVEN TO SAFELY PULL THE CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER, THE LOSS OF POWER WAS SO COMPLETE AND SO SUDDEN. THE VEHICLE WAS 200 MILES FROM MY HOME, AND 250 MILES FROM THE CLOSEST DEALER AT THAT POINT, SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST GARAGE THAT WOULD LOOK AT IT, ABOUT 60 MILES AWAY. THAT GARAGE EVALUATED THE CAR AND STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND A NEW ENGINE WOULD BE REQUIRED, AT APPROXIMATELY $6,000 TO $8,000. I PHONED THE CLOSEST MAZDA DEALER, IN DENVER, AND ASKED WHAT THEY RECOMMENDED. THEY ALSO STATED THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $8,000 TO $9,000. I CONTACTED THE GARAGE CLOSEST TO MY HOME AND ASKED THEIR ADVICE. THEY STATED THEY HAD EXPERIENCE REPLACING THE TIMING CHAINS AND REPAIRING ENGINE DAMAGE IN OTHER VEHICLES AND THAT THEY COULD DIAGNOSE WHETHER THAT WAS AN OPTION. THEIR GUESS ON COST WAS BETWEEN $2,000 AND $4,000 IF THE REPAIR WERE POSSIBLE AND THERE WAS NOT TOO MUCH DAMAGE TO VALVES. SINCE THE SHOP THAT IS 25 MILES FROM MY HOME RECOMMENDED REPAIR AT LESS THAN 1/2 THE COST OF THE DEALER 200 MILES FROM MY HOME, I ELECTED TO TAKE IT THERE. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND 1. THE VIN # IS ONE IN A SERIES WITH KNOWN TIMING CHAIN FAILURE, AND THAT A HEAVIER DUTY ONE HAD BEEN ISSUED TO REPLACE; 2. THE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE VVT PREVIOUSLY AND SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN AT THAT TIME ACCORDING TO SERVICE BULLETIN 01-012/12, BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN; 3. THE FAILURE HAPPENED 4 DAYS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE ENGINE WARRANTY AND 7,000 MILES OVER THE 7YR/70,000 MI PERIOD; 4. MAZDA WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY SINCE THE REPAIRS WERE DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, NOT A DEALER. MAZDA KNOWS THAT THIS VIN# IS IN A RANGE OF VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE BUT WILL NOT FIX.

Mileage: 77,000

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACETHE AC COMPRESSOR PUMP THIS WILL BE THE THIRD ONE. I CANT AFFORD $700.00 DOLLARS PER PUMP AND IT ONLU LAST FOR 8 MONTHS. I SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINT PEOPLE HAVE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. WHEN IS MAZDA GOING TO STEP UP AND HELP US RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I WILL NEVER BUY OR RECOMMEND A MAZDA TO ANYONE. BETWEEN THAT AND THE TURBO THEY ARE JUNK AND NOT DEPEDABLE AT ALL.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (NOT THE FIRST TIME). THE MAZDA MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE ECT SENSOR. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID, WELL IT IS PROBABLY ANOTHER PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN T BACK A FEW TIME, BUT NO ONE IS ABLE TO GIVE AN ACTUAL SOLUTION. I TOOK IT TO A NON-AFFILIATED MAZDA MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT IS THE THROTTLE (THE CAR STOPPED AGAIN IN MAY, 2015) AND HEARS THE ENGINE NOISE WHICH COULD BE THE TIMING CHAIN. I JUST DON'T TRUST MAZDA OR IT'S MECHANICS AND

Mileage: 80,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FEBRUARY 2013 AND TWO TIMES SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN, THANKFULLY MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT I HAVE A FEELING THAT IT WILL DO IT AGAIN BEFORE I EVEN PAY MY CAR OFF. JUST A MONTH AGO I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN BECAUSE MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I CHECKED MY ENGINE OIL AND THERE WAS NONE ON THE DIP STICK. CALLED THE PLACE I JUST CAME FROM GETTING MY OIL CHANGED THE WEEK BEFORE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE TURBO CHARGER WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND SUCKING ALL THE OIL OUT OF THE OIL PAN. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT COMMON FOR THAT MAKE AND MODEL... MY WARRANTY COVERED THE WORK BUT BARELY. I NOW HAVE 4,000 MILES LEFT ON MY WARRANTY.... WHAT ELSE COULD GO WRONG! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAZDA PERIOD!

Mileage: 124,000

ON THE DAY OF APRIL 22, 2015, WHILE DRIVING MY CAR(2007 MAZDA CX-7) OFF A FREEWAY RAMP, THE CAR BEGAN TO RATTLE AS IF IT WAS BEING PUSHED BY A WIND. I SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE INSIDE COMPARTMENT OF THE CABIN AREA OF THE CAR. I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR WON'T STOP! FLAMES WAS COMING FROM THE CAR AND THAT'S WHEN THE CAR FINALLY STOP. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING TO ALMOST CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE OFF RAMP OF THE FREEWAY. THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE ENGINE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED A LOW COMPRESSION TO THE ENGINE CAUSING THE VVT BELT TIMING TO DAMAGE THE VALVES IN THE ENGINE. I CHANGED THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE, AND HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVED ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THAT. I DID RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A INVESTIGATION, REIMBURSEMENT, RETRIBUTION, AND RECALL ORDERS DISPERSED OUT TO OWNERS OF THE CX-7 MODEL FROM 2007 TO 2012 SO THAT MAZDA CAN REDEEM THEIR QUALITY OF SERVICE AND REPUTATION.

Mileage: 800,000

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN I NOTICE THAT MY MAZDA STARTED TO SLOW DOWN IN SPEED, I TURNED OFF THE A/C TO SEE IF I CAN HEAR ANY NOISE AND ALL I HEARD WAS A LOW NOISE LIKE A CHAIN, I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CALLED MY HUSBAND WHO'S A MECHANIC AND HE SAID YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP ITS YOUR TIMING CHAIN. AS I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINT OUT THERE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. I STILL HAVE 3 YEARS LEFT ON THIS CAR AND ITS NOT FAIR THAT MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ITS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE IF YOUR CAR IS SHUTTING DOWN IN MAJOR AREAS THAT CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,500.

Mileage: 86,500

MY CX-7 HAD BEEN MAKING SOME ENGINE NOISE FOR MONTHS THAT MY HUSBAND ATTRIBUTED TO FUEL INJECTOR NOISE, BUT WHEN THE SOUND GOT WORSE HE RESEARCHED IT AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A MAZDA DEALERSHIP. AFTER AN EVALUATION OF MY CAR THE SERVICEMAN TOLD ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN A DEFECT IN THE ENGINES IN 2007 CX-7 AND THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THEM AND THAT MINE WAS PAST THE POINT OF BEING FIXED. HE SAID THAT IT WILL JUST QUIT WORKING ONE DAY. WE ASKED IF WE COULD HAVE ANOTHER ENGINE PUT IN, BUT HE SAID THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED, SO IT WOULD ONLY BE GOOD TEMPORARILY AND IT WOULD COST $5,500. WE STATED THAT WE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL INFORMATION AND AFTER HE RAN OUR VIN NUMBER HE SAID THAT WE HAD NEVER BEEN SENT ANY RECALL INFORMATION. THEY WOULD ONLY GIVE ME $3,000 FOR MY CAR BECAUSE IT IS WORTHLESS NOW, SO I INTEND TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT DIES WHICH COULD BE ANY DAY. *TR

Mileage: 117,850

ON JANUARY WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A SHOPPING TRIP MY HUSBAND AND I HEARD A REALLY LOUD NOISE. IN A MATTER OF SECONDS MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I HAD IT TOWED AND CALKED THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM AFTER BEING TOLD BY A FAMILY MECHANIC THAT I SHOULD CALL BECAUSE THESE WAS A FAULTY PART WITH THE CX7 VEHICLES. I CALLED AND DIDN'T GET ANY PLACE WITH THE DEALER. KEPT CALLING UNTIL FINALLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD CALL MAZDA DIRECTLY AND PROVIDED ME WITH THEIR NUMBER. I CALLED MAZDA AND HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THEM EVER SINCE. THEY ONLY WANT TO PAY $500 TOWARDS THE REPAIRS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE IS FAULTY PARTS AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM TOLD ME THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLES TIMING BELT, SOUNDS FAMILIAR? YES!!! TURBO AND TIMING BELT!! IT IS TIME FOR MAZDA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT MAKE US CUSTOMERS PAY FOR FAULTY PARTS PLACED ON A LEMON OF A VEHICLE. MY EMAIL IS [XXX] PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED AND FEEL THAT MAZDA IS INSULTING MY INTELLIGENCE BY OFFERING TO PAY A MISERABLE $500 TOWARDS A REPAIR THAT THEY SHOULD DO, SINCE IT IS THEIR FAULTY PARTS THAT LEAD TO THIS CAR PROBLEMS IN THE FIRST PLACE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 92,661

AFTER HAVING VEHICLE AT ROYAL PALM MAZDA FOR SERVICE AND COMPLAINT OF ENGINE NOISE ON 25 OCT 2014, AND BEING TOLD THE ENGINE NOISE WAS NORMAL, NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. THE ENGINE SUFFERED A COMPLETE FAILURE DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN AND/OR VVT THAT MAZDA HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT IN OCTOBER OF 2012. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ONE (1) WEEK WITH NO UPDATES FROM MAZDA ON HOW THEY ARE GOING TO HANDLE THE REPAIR OR IF THEY ARE EVEN GOING TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 92,300

I HAVE AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH MY CAR 2007 MAZDA CX7 LAST YEAR IN OCTOBER 2013, THE TURBO WENT OUT ON THE CAR AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT $4000.00).I HAD A TUG OF WAR WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THEY FINALLY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACED THE TURBO. TODAY DECEMBER 2014, I SIT HERE IN THE SAME SITUATION ONCE AGAIN THE TURBO WENT OUT ON MY MAZDA AND NEEDS REPAIR. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR PART AND MAZDA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MALFUNCTION PART. WHICH IS NOT FAIR TO THE GUEST THAT THEY HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO PAY FOR A PART (TURBO) THAT MAZDA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY FAULT FOR. *JS

MAZDA CX-7, 2007 - FOUR DAYS AND 7,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT SUDDENLY AND THE CAR DIED. THE VIN NUMBER ON THE CAR IS IN THE RANGE OF NUMBERS FROM 2007 THAT HAVE REPORTED THE SAME AND SIMILAR DEFECTS MANY TIMES FROM OTHER CAR OWNERS. THE VVT ACTUATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALER PENKHUS MAZDA UNDER WARRANTY IN 2009, BUT THE CHAIN WAS NOT REPLACED. RESEARCH INTO MAZDA SERVICE BULLETINS SB-10044209-4285 AND 01-012-12 INDICATE THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THE TIME SINCE THE VIN NUMBER INDICATES THE VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED PRIOR TO A MAZDA TIMING CHAIN MODIFICATION DATE OF MAY 1, 2009 (VIN #'S BELOW JM3ER...300119). MY VEHICLE FALLS INTO THIS GROUP. MAZDA ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 7 YEARS, 70,000 MILES FOR THIS FAULTY TIMING CHAIN IN JANUARY 2012 BUT IS NOW REFUSING TO HONOR ANY WARRANTY ON THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE TIMING CHAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NEAREST SHOP AT THE TIME, +/-50 MI. SHOP SAID TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKEN AND A NEW ENGINE PROBABLY NEEDED. ESTIMATED COST $8,000. I PHONED NEAREST DEALERS IN DENVER AND COLORADO SPRINGS TO DISCUSS WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. THEY ADVISED IF IT WAS TIMING CHAIN FAILURE IT COULD EASILY BE A NEW ENGINE AT $8 - 10,000. MY HOME IS BETWEEN 175 AND 225 MILES FROM THE NEAREST DEALER. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL SHOP WHO ADVISED ME TO CONTACT KRACL AUTOMOTIVE IN GLENWOOD SPRINGS. KRACL SAID THEY WOULD DEFINITELY LOOK AT IT, DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND ATTEMPT TO REPAIR PRIOR TO RECOMMENDING TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED ANOTHER 100 MILES TO GLENWOOD SPRINGS, 22 MILES FROM MY HOME, AND THE CLOSEST CAPABLE REPAIR SHOP. KRACL ADVISED ME THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND TWO VALVES WERE DAMAGED BUT NOT THE CYLINDER HEAD. REPAIR ESTIMATED AT +/- $4,000. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED WITH SPECIAL ORDER MAZDA PARTS COST OF $3,851.21. *TR

Mileage: 77,876

I WAS PREPARING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN WHEN MY CAR STOPPED RUNNING. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE WHO ALWAYS MAINTAINS MY CAR. THEY FOUND THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN. I THOUGHT THIS WAS STRANGE SINCE MY CAR ONLY HAD 61000 MILES ON IT, SO I STARTED RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM. I FOUND THAT MAZDA HAD PUT DEFECTIVE PARTS ON THESE ENGINES. THEY HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT OF COURSE THAT HAD RUN OUT FOR ME. WHY SHOULDN'T A MANUFACTURER HAVE TO STAND BEHIND THE DEFECTIVE PARTS THEY PUT ON AN ENGINE? THIS COST ME $3700.00 FOR THEIR HALF-A**ED WORK!!!! IF THIS TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN WHILE I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER!! *TR

Mileage: 61,000

I PURCHASED MY CAR, A 2007 MAZDA CX7 USED WITH 34,000 MILES ON IT APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS AGO. I WAS DRIVING APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO GO AROUND THE CORNER AND GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE GARAGE NEAR MY WORK WHO USUALLY MAINTAINS MY CAR. THEY SAID THAT THE REPAIRS WERE GOING TO COST $3742.00. TWO VALVES NEED GROUND AND NUMEROUS OTHER PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FIND THAT MAZDA HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE CX7 VEHICLES, BUT THEY ARE NOT COVERING THE REPAIRS. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR, HAVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE, AND DO NOT PUT A LOT OF MILES, OR DRIVE MY CAR HARD. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPEN OTHER THAN DEFECTIVE PARTS FROM MAZDA!!!! THEY SHOULD MAKE THIS RIGHT. THESE CARS ARE EXPENSIVE AND THE OWNER SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING SUCH MAJOR REPAIR COSTS WITH SO FEW MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

I PURCHASED MY 2007 MAZDA CX-7 FROM A DEALERSHIP IN GREENSBURG, PA IN FEBRUARY OF 2014, IT WAS PURCHASED AS A USED CAR WITH ONLY 36,500 MILES ON IT. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AT FIRST, THEN I NOTICED MY GAS MILEAGE WAS GETTING WORSE, THAT IS WHEN ON MEMORIAL DAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF. I TOOK IT MY MECHANIC BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A WEEK AT SOME POINTS AND THE LIGHT WOULD HAVE BE OFF BY THEN. THEN WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY HOME ON THE EVENING OF 9/4/14 MY CAR MADE A VERY WEIRD SOUND ANY TIME I WOULD TRY TO PUSH ON THE GAS. I PULLED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND THERE IT SAT UNTIL I COULD REACH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON THE FOLLOWING DAY. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT'S WHERE IT SAT BECAUSE HE WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE? I WENT UP AFTER WORK ONLY TO HAVE THEM TELL ME THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE READINGS FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEND IT TO AN ACTUAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOR ALMOST A WEEK. I WAS INFORMED YESTERDAY THAT MY TURBO AND OTHER UN-MENTIONED PARTS HAD BROKEN. I THEN WAITED TO HEAR BACK AS TO WHETHER THE WARRANTY THAT I PAID AN ADDITIONAL $2,000 FOR AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WOULD COVER IT, IT WILL NOT COVER THIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE TURBO WAS NOT CONSIDERED A PART OF THE "POWERTRAIN" SO THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF UPWARDS OF $3300 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE THAT I HAVE HAD FOR 7 MONTHS. I HAVE STARTED TO DO RESEARCH INTO THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT STAND BY THE PRODUCT FULLY KNOWING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND THE CONSUMER IS LEFT HOLDING QUITE A HEFTY BILL. I IMPLORE YOU TO RESEARCH THIS AND FORCE THEIR HAND SO THAT "[XXX]" DOESN'T KEEP GETTING STUCK HOLDING A HUGE BILL FOR SOMETHING THIS COMPANY JUST DOESN'T WANT TO FIX. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 44,500

AFTER LEAVING A FAMILY MEMBER'S OUT OF STATE HOME EARLY ON MONDAY AUGUST 25, 2014 MORNING NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES LATER A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ALONG WITH LOUD SQUEALING. PULLED ONTO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND SHUT OFF VEHICLE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND IT WAS OBVIOUS SOMETHING HAD BURNED UP BUT DIDN'T EASILY IDENTIFY WHAT. CALLED AAA FOR A TOW TO NEAREST MAZDA DEALER. WAS INFORMED LATER IN THE DAY BY THE DEALER THAT THE AC COMPRESSOR HAD SEIZED UP AND RUINED THE SERPENTINE BELT AS WELL. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT WHICH RESULTED IN HAVING TO RENT A CAR FOR 5 DAYS TO RETURN HOME AND BACK TO PICK UP VEHICLE ON SATURDAY. LATER FOUND OUT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE COMPRESSOR FOR 5 YRS/60K MILES WHICH MEANT THAT THERE WAS NO COVERAGE ON MY VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS 7 YEARS OLD EVEN THOUGH IT HAD ONLY 49K MILES ON IT. TOTAL COST WITH TOWING, THE CAR RENTAL AND REPAIR WAS $1667. THEY ALSO "FOUND" THE STARTER WAS BAD AND A BLOWN FUSIBLE LINK FOR WHICH THEY CHARGED ANOTHER $648. I THINK THEY CAUSED THE STARTED AND FUSIBLE LINK DAMAGE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE WITH THE SEIZED UP AC COMPRESSOR AS I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER BEFORE AND DIDN'T ATTEMPT TO START IT AFTER I HAD PULLED OVER AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. *TR

Mileage: 49,436

PRIOR TO THIS DATE, WHICH LEAD UP TO THE LAST INCIDENT, UPON GETTING THE FIRST FEW OIL CHANGES, AT A DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SOUND LIKE A TRUCK (OIL USED WAS NOT SYNTHETIC AND I WERE SCHEDULED TO COME BACK IN 5-MONTHS). WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT IT, I WAS TOLD, "THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO SOUND". AFTER THAT COMMENT, I CHANGED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE KNOCKING CONTINUED, TO THIS DAY, STILL. OVER THE YEARS, THE SYSTEM LIGHTS WOULD COME ON PERIODICALLY (PASSENGER AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TIRE SENSOR) AND THE COOLING FANS WOULD RUN AFTER YOU TURNED THE CAR OFF. MOST TIMES, THEY WOULD RESET THEMSELVES. MOVING ALONG, RECENTLY ON 07/15/14, I WAS RETURNING HOME FOR THE EVENING AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN ON ME. THE STEERING CONTROL WAS HARD BUT I KEPT IT FROM CRASHING THE WALL ON LINCOLN DR. AS I FLAGGED THE TRAFFIC TO PROCEED, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR ONLY TO ADVANCE TO THE END OF THE DRIVE. BEFORE I REACHED HOME, THE CAR SHUT DOWN 5-TIMES. FINALLY REACHING HOME IT SAT UNTIL I WERE ABLE TO GET IT TO ANOTHER DEALER, CLOSER TO HOME. HOW ABOUT, THE ENGINE IS SHOT, THE RADIATOR HAD A LEEK, I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT AND THE DEALER SAYS, "IT WILL NOT START, NOW". I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. OIL LIGHT WAS ON AND SMELLING AS IF I BURNED SOMETHING, WHILE IT KNOCKED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WERE ON WHEN IT CUT-OFF, AS I PULLED INTO THEIR DRIVEWAY. I RESTARTED THE CAR FOUND A PARKING SPACE. ONCE THE IGNITION SHUTDOWN, THE COOLING FANS CAME ON. DILEMMA, I LEASED THE CAR NEW IN 2007. I BOUGHT IT, WITH PRESENT CAR PAYMENTS UNTIL 2016, IN 2010. THE DEALER REQUESTS THE ENGINE AND RADIATOR TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS NO WARRANTY, ESPECIALLY AFTER 100,000 MILES AND I HAVE SCRAP ON MY HANDS. WHERE DOES ONE GO FROM HERE AS MAZDA USED TO BE REPUTABLE? THE ENGINE SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE 200,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE NEW. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHTS UP FOR NO REASON. IT'S INTERMEDIATE. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE HOWEVER NOT A RECALL THEREFORE MAZDA WILL NOT PAY FOR THE EXPENSE TO REPAIR/FIX IT. I HAVE ASKED IF THE AIR BAG WILL WORK IF WE ARE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEY CANNOT SAY EITHER WAY. ALSO OUR ENGINE LIGHT IS INTERMEDIATE AS WELL. I'VE TAKEN IT TO REPAIR SHOPS WHO RAN A FREE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH STATES ANOTHER KNOWN ISSUE WITH MAZDA WITH THE FUEL EVAPORATION LINE. IF MAZDA IS AWARE OF THESE ISSUES, WHY DON'T THEY REPAIR THEM AT NO COST TO THE OWNER? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY VEHICLE. I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND HEARD A CLICKING SOUND AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN. VEHICLE DIED AT THE LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED AND BROKE WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND VALVES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR MORE THAN FOUR WEEKS! MY APPROXIMATE COST WILL BE $3500, BUT PRICE CAN GO UP SINCE MECHANIC HAS YET TO COMPLETE THE WORK. HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TIMING CHAIN AND VVT WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL ON THE INTERNET. MANY VEHICLES HAVE BROKEN DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. EVEN AFTER MY VEHICLE IS REPAIRED, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. I WILL TRADE IT IN (NOT ANOTHER MAZDA) AS SOON AS IT IS REPAIRED. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT MAZDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT MADE EFFORT TO RECALL THE MAZDA CX7. *TR

Mileage: 74,500

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2012 WITH ROUGHLY 75K MILES. AFTER ONE WEEK OF OWNING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED AFTER IDLING FOR A FEW MINUTES O LARGE PLUME OF FOG WOULD COME FROM MY EXHAUST PIPE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES NOW SINCE PURCHASE AND THE DEALERS RESPONSE WAS THAT IT WAS DUE TO "WINTER FUEL". THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER RESOLVED. ON JUNE 26TH 2014 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED TO PRESS THE GAS. INSTANTLY MY CAR SHUT OFF AND DID NOTHING. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I DETERMINED IT TO BE THE TIMING CHAIN. MY ISSUE IS THAT MAZDA HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF A FAILING VVT ON THESE VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE PART BEFORE SELLING THIS VEHICLE TO ME. NOW I HAVE A LAWN ORNAMENT THAT'S COSTING ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO WATCH IT SIT IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND ITS HOUSING. REPLACING THE TIMING CHAIN RETURNED THE ENGINE TO PRODUCTION LINE SPECS, THAT WERE TOO MUCH FOR A WORN FUEL PUMP TO HANDLE. THE INCREASED PRESSURE TO THE FUEL PUMP SHATTERED IT INTO NUMEROUS PIECES LESS THAN 100 MILES AFTER THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED. SAID PIECES BECAME LODGED INSIDE THE CAM SHAFT AND ENDED UP BENDING ALL OF THE VALVES. THE NECESSITATED A COMPLETE VALVE JOB, REMOVING AND REPLACING THE CYLINDER HEAD, FUEL PUMP, CAM SHAFT AND OIL CONTROL CALVE. AT WORST, ALL TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENTS SHOULD REQUIRE A FUEL PUMP CHANGE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS. *JS

Mileage: 104,232

MAZDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON AC COMPRESSORS, WELL, MY ORIGINAL COMPRESSOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER THAT ORIGINAL WARRANTY. EXACTLY 30,000 MILES LATER THE REPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR FAILED ALMOST 3 YEARS TO THE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL FAILURE. MAZDA IS REFUSING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS SINCE NOW MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. EVENTHOUGH THE REPLACED PART ITSELF IS ONLY 30,000 OLD. THIS VEHICLE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING TIMING BELT ISSUES AND EXTREMELY LOUD ENGINE NOISE. THIS PARTICULAR MODEL YEAR JUST SEEMS TO BE A LEMON ALL AROUND. EVEN THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE FAILING. AND THE COMPANY IS NOT HOLDING THEMSELVES RESPONSIBLE AT ALL. I'VE RESEARCH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR AND FOUND MORE THAN ADEQUATE EVIDENCE THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE LEMONS. THE SAME ISSUES ARE BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE WORLD! AND MAZDA IS DOING NOTHING. THE HAZARDS THEY ARE CAUSING ARE TREMENDOUS! SOME FAILURES HAVE RESULTED IN FIRES, QUICK LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. MY CAR WAS PAID OFF LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORE THIS SECOND COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTIONED. HOW MANY CARS HAVE HAD 2 AC COMPRESSORS IN A MATTER OF 6-7 YEARS?? AND HOW MANY ENGINES CAN COMPLETELY FAIL IN THE MATTER OF 7 YEARS? EVERYDAY WHEN I START MY CAR IT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE; POPPING AND CLANKING NOISES PROJECT FOR THE HOOD LIKE IT'S A SEMI. THAT'S JUST BAD CRAFTSMANSHIP AND BAD BUSINESS. MAZDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THE RECALLS SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 100,000 AND 10 YEARS AT LEAST. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE BUILT TO LAST. AND A MULTI BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THEIR MISTAKES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE, KILLED BECAUSE OF THEIR NEGLECT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY 10 YR OLD IN THE CAR, AND AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT FORM THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WE NOTICED SMOKE AND PEOPLE HONKING THEIR CAR HORNS AT US. I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND THERE WAS A "PUDDLE" OF FIRE ON THE ROAD THAT WAS NOT THERE WHEN I PULLED UP TO THE STOP LIGHT SO I ASSUME IT LEAKED DOWN FROM MY ENGINE. AFTER NOTICING THE FIRE I QUICKLY PULLED OVER (NOT EVEN THROUGH THE INTERSECTION YET) AND INSTRUCTED MY SON TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION OF THE VEHICLE, AND EXITED AS WELL TO CALL 911. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THE CAR WAS TOO FAR GONE TO BE SALVAGED. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED, ALL AIRBAGS DISCHARGED FROM THE HEAT OF THE FIRE, AND THE FRONT TWO WHEELS WHERE DAMAGED BY HEAT AND THE FRONT TIRES WHERE MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 82,500

MY GAS LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS GOING TO GET GAS. THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE THEN I FELT A PULL LIKE A CHUG I DID NOT WANT TO RUN OUT OF GAS. I TURNED AROUND TO GO HOME A FEW BLOCKS AWAY I WOULD RATHER CALL THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB TO BRING GAS TO ME THAN GET STUCK ON EMPTY. THE CAR STARTED PULLING AND CHUGGING AS I STARTED TO GO UP A HILL.I PULLED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD ROLLED TO A STOP. AAA TOWED ME HOME. I HAD A MASTER MECHANIC COME OUT TO LOOK AT IT. HE TOLD ME MY ENGINE WAS FROZEN RINGS WERE DONE AND I NEEDED A NEW CAR AND IT WASN'T WORTH 5,000.00 TO FIX. SO NOW I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL CAR NOT WORTH ANYTHING. OH YEAH! I'M VERY UPSET! *TR

Mileage: 74,542

JUST BOUGHT A USED 2007 MAZDA CX7 ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND THE CAR STARTING PRODUCING SMOKE OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. TOOK THE CAR IN AS IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE TURBO CHARGER IS GOING OUT IN THE CAR! I ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS IS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT IT WAS NOT. THAT IS ABSURD! I WISH I WOULD HAVE READ ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR WITH PEOPLE HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE ORDEAL WITH CRAPPY SERVICE FROM THE DEALER BEFORE BUYING IT! THIS OUGHT TO BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BUYERS OF THE CX7. I FEEL TERRIBLE AS THIS WAS PURCHASED FOR MY MOM TO DRIVE WHO IS ON A FIXED INCOME AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE MAJOR REPAIRS DONE ON A CAR THAT WAS PURCHASED ONLY 2 MONTHS AGO! ME, NOR ANY OF MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE EVER OWNED A MAZDA VEHICLE AND BEST BELIEVE THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME WE DO! *TR

Mileage: 91,000

DRIVING TO WORK ON INTERSTATE TRUCK LOST POWER AND HAD TO ROLL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED ROLLING. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO LOCAL MAZDA DEALER, SERVICE MANAGER STATED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ADVISED MANAGER TO FIX THE TIMING CHAIN AT A COST 1700.00, NOTIFIED TWO DAYS LATER TIMING CHAIN WAS FIXED HOWEVER WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE A PIECE WENT INTO THE ENGINE AND "BROKE' IT. I WAS ADVISED COULD HAVE REPAIRED FOR 8,000.00. COULD NOT AFFORD IT, HAD TRUCK TOWED HOME AND IT HAS REMAINED PARKED FOR 4 YEARS, AND YES I STILL OWED ON IT. HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND SEE THE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRUCK SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND SAME ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE..MAZDA CX7 ARE UNSAFE, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THE TRUCK CUT OFF IN FRONT OF 18 WHEELER. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT SUBMISSION ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO YOUR BRANCH, AND READING ONLINE I AM NOT THE ONLY ON THAT HAS SUBMITTED THIS CLAIM TO YOU. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GET THIS TRUCK OFF THE ROAD!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 72,000

DRIVING ON MY WAY TO TENNESSEE, THE CAR HAD A MAJOR POWER LOSS AND SCREECHING NOISE FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE BAY. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE CLOSEST MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TURBO HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THE CAR HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES USING THE PROPER AMOUNT AND OIL WEIGHT. MAZDA HAD A RECALL INVOLVING THE TURBO AND THEY DID NOT HONOR IT BECAUSE I WAS ABOUT 1000 MILES OVER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

CAR STARTED TO MAKE A TICKING NOISE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A TIMING CHAIN RELATED ISSUE. WILL COST ABOUT $1500 IN PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE TIMING CHAIN, VVT VALVE, AND SPROCKETS. *TR

Mileage: 98,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY EXHIBIT A TICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,500.

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSING IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE AND THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 MAZDA CX-7 IN APRIL 2007, THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS IN SEPTEMBER 2007, I WAS TOLD IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE VVT (VARIABLE VALVE TIMING) AND TIMING CHAIN. THE VVT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP A SHORT TIME LATER; HOWEVER, NOT THE TIMING CHAIN. AFTER THE VVT WAS REPLACED MY VEHICLE STARTING TO EXPERIENCE THICK WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPES. MY DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN ADVISED THIS WAS DUE TO A TURBO ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS OF MY OWNERSHIP. I HAVE HAD THE TURBO REPAIRED (OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE), AS WELL AS THE VVT (2 TIMES) AND THE TIMING CHAIN IT ALL SEEMS TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR IS REVVING VERY HIGH ON COLD START UPS AND IS NOW EXPERIENCING A CODE AS OF THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS THAT IS STATING THERE IS A DECARBONIZATION ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE THAT IS LINKED TO THE TIMING CHAIN. OF COURSE THIS IS NOW THE 5TH TIME THIS VEHICLE ENGINE WILL BE OPENED UP TO DIAGNOSE ONE OF THE KNOWN ISSUES THAT MAZDA NORTH AMERICA IS AWARE OF. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2007, AND HAS JUST OVER 120,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE MAINTAINED A VERY GOOD SERVICE HISTORY ON THE VEHICLE TAKING IT TO "RELIABLE" MAZDA DEALERSHIPS IN THE AREA WHERE I LIVE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS MAZDA IS DOING NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN WORSE. THE VEHICLE SAFETY IS IMPAIRED DUE TO UNSTABLE ENGINE PERFORMANCE. THERE IS OBVIOUS TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH THE ENGINES FOR THIS MAZDA ENGINE MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 9,351

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A WHINNYING NOISE BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO CHARGER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,839. PM

Mileage: 62,839

I DID ALL MY MAZDA CX7 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, I PAID A LOT FOR IT. THEN MY CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SO MANY TIMES AND THEY SAID THAT THE NOSE WAS NORMAL BECAUSE ITS A TURBO CAR. ONE DAY, RUNNING AT APROX 40 M/H MY CAR LOWER THE SPEED AT NO MORE THAT 20 M/H, IT WAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON SO I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY) AROUND 68 K MILES. THE PROBLEM WAS THE TIMING CH. AFTER WAS SOME FIXED, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STAYED WITH THE CAR 21 DAYS ( I PAID FOR THE RENT A CAR) THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS ABOUT SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND THEY NEEDED TO WAIT FOR THE PART, SO THEY CHANGED IT BUT IT WASN'T THAT PART, SO THEY PUT EVERYTHING BACK AND SAID THAT WAS THE ENGINE. I INSTALLED A NEW ONE IN ANOTHER MAZDA DEALER PAYING CLOSED TO $8K . ITS NOT FEAR. PLEASE HELP. MY STORY IS LONGER BUT I MADE SHORT. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

DECEMBER 2012 (AT ABOUT 64,000 MILES) DEALER REPLACED TIMING CHAIN UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS AND ENGINE HESITATION THAT I HAD COMPLAINED TO THEM AT THE TIME. NOVEMBER 2013 (AT ABOUT 78,000 MILES), THE CAR EXPERIENCED SEVERE LOSS OF POWER, STALLING AND HEAVY WHITE SMOKE FROM THE TAILPIPE. DEALER CLAIMED "OIL SLUDGE" CAUSED ENGINE AND TURBO FAILURE AND REFUSED TO BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR COST TO FIX. MAZDA USA ALSO REFUSED, CLAIMING THE PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT OIL CHANGE BY THE CUSTOMER. SINCE WE CHANGE OIL REGULARLY, WE DON'T BUY MAZDA'S CLAIMS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY JUST OPENED UP THE ENGINE LESS THAN A YEAR AGO TO CHANGE THE TIMING CHAIN, AND AT THAT TIME DIDN'T CLAIM THERE WAS ANY "SLUDGE" INSIDE. SEEING MANY SIMILAR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS MAZDA HAS BEEN TRYING TO HIDE A SERIOIUS DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING FLAW BY BLAMING THE CUSTOMERS AS THE CAUSE OF IT. ?*TR

Mileage: 78,000

IN SEPTEMBER 2013 MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING IT... HEARD A LOUD, GRINDING, SCREECHING NOTICE.. AND SUDDENLY MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT MY CAR TO MAZDA.. 4 DAYS LATER THEY TELL ME THAT MY TURBOCHARGER BLEW.. AND THAT I HAVE DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE. TOLD THEM I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN 2010 WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR.. WARRANTY CO WAS NOTIFIED... THEY SENT THEIR OWN INSPECTOR TO LOOK AT MY CAR.. A WEEK LATER THEY TELL ME THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE DAMAGE DUE TO EXCESSIVE SLUDGE IN MY ENGINE. AND.... THAT I MUST PRODUCE EVERY OIL CHANGE RECEIPT FROM 2010-2013 TO SHOW PROOF OF MAINTENANCE. I GAVE THEM ALL THE RECEIPTS I COULD GET... AND DECIDED TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH MYSELF ON THE ISSUE. ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS.. WOW. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A MAJOR DEFAULT IN HOW THE TURBOCHARGER IN THE 2007/08 CX7... NUMEROUS OF SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE MAZDA WEBSITE DESCRIBING THE EXACT ISSUE WITH THE TURBOS AND HOW THEY ARE VERY MUCH AWARE OF IT, AND.. THOUSANDS OF FORUMS, COMPLAINTS, ETC ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. HOWEVER, MAZDA IS NOT OWNING UP TO THIS PROBLEM.. AND BLAMING THE CUSTOMER FOR NEGLIGENCE! 3 MONTHS LATER, 2 REJECTED APPEALS W/ THE WARRANTY COMPANY.. I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT NEEDS $7,000 WORTH OF REPAIRS, AND A 2YEAR CAR LOAN LEFT TO PAY. I AM BESIDE MYSELF.. AND MAZDA COULD CARE LESS. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TIMING CHAIN REPLACED ON 2007 MAZDA CX7, JULY 2013. VEHICLE OVER EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED BY MAZDA, REPAIR WAS OUT OF POCKET, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MAZDA. NOW 5 MONTHS LATER, SECOND TIMING CHAIN HAS GONE BAD AND MAZDA IS REFUSING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY STATING THAT THE NEW TIMING CHAIN FAILURE WAS DUE TO LOW OIL IN VEHICLE. I HAVE SERVICE RECEIPTS TO PROVE THAT ALL OIL CHANGES HAD BEEN DONE, AND THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE SECOND TIMING CHAIN FAILING, BUT MORE OF CONTINUANCE OF FAULTY, DEFECTIVE MAZDA PARTS. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPANY WITH AN OUTSTANDING NUMBER OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. THEY DO NOT WANT TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN PROBLEM, INSTEAD PUTTING IT ALL BACK ON THE CONSUMER. PLEASE, GET INVOLVED AND PUT A STOP TO THIS BEFORE THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE!!!! *TR

Mileage: 115,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, TURNED ON THE A/C AND A BURNING SMELL STARTED EMITTING INTO THE CAR. OPEN UP THE WINDOWS AND THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR AND AFTER READING NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS HERE: HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2007/MAZDA/CX-7/ENGINE/PROBLEM.ASPX I'M AFRAID MY CAR IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME DEAL. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 MAZDA CX 7 AUGUST 2012 WITH 60K MILES. RECENTLY TOOK CAR FOR OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMEND TO NEEDING TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT, REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE COOLANT AND OIL LEAKING AROUND THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE IS MAKES A LOUD TAPPING SOUND LIKE THE ENGINE ROD IS GOING OUT. *TR

A FRIEND OF OURS WAS DRIVING TO PICK US UP FROM THE AIRPORT (OUR CAR HADN'T BEEN STARTED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS) AND, ABOUT 15 MILES INTO THE TRIP, THE AC QUIT WORKING. WHEN HE GOT TO THE AIRPORT, THE CAR ENGINE WAS SMOKING, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A BEARING WAS OUT OF WHACK. WE DROVE IT HOME (APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES), AND THE NOISE GOT LOUDER AND THE ENGINE STARTED RATTLING LOUDER AND LOUDER THE CLOSER WE GOT TO HOME. WE TOOK IT TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING, AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THE AC COMPRESSOR HAD SEIZED AND IT, ALONG WITH THE BELT (IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PARTS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED) NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED AND THE REFRIGERANT FLUSHED/REFILLED. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON, KNOWN ISSUE IN 2007 MAZDA CX-7'S WITH LOW MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

TURNING INTO A WALMART PARKING LOT MY CAR SHUT DOWN FOR NO REASON. ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS PASSING BY SINCE I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN. TURNING INTO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX THE CAR TURNED OFF AGAIN. STARTED TO RESEARCH ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND I RAN INTO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. CAR TURNED OFF ANOTHER 4 TIMES. CAR SHAKES WHEN I TURN AC ON.AND WHEN I PLACE IT ON REVERSE. ALSO HAD THE CLICKING NOISE BUT IT SEEMED TO GO AWAY. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME SENSOR ISSUES. I TOOK MY CX7 TO MAZDA SO THAT THEY CAN SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. THEY RAN TESTS. CAME BACK AND SAID IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $3500. IT WAS A LIST OF THINGS THAT COULD BE WRONG THEY SAID, THEY WERE NOT SO SURE WHAT TO SAY. MECHANIC THEN STATED THAT SINCE HE WORKS AT MAZDA HE PROBABLY SHOULD NOT BE TELLING ME THIS BUT HE SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN THAT PROBLEM ONE TOO MANY TIMES WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR. THAT YES MAZDA DOES KNOW ABOUT IT BUT THEY BLAME THE OWNERS. SO I ASKED IT I WERE TO PAY THIS WOULD I GET SOME WARRANTY, HE SAID NO BECAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. GOD FORBID THAT MY CAR TURNS OFF AND I HAVE AND ACCIDENT, SINCE CAR GIVES NO WARNING. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN THAT RIDE WITH ME ALL THE TIME. MAZDA HAD SOME SORT OF RECALL ON THIS CAR A FEW YEARS AGO. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FEBRUARY OF 2012. I KNOW UNDERSTAND WHY THIS PERSON TOOK CAR TO TRADE OUT. MAYBE THEY GOT NOTICE BUT DID NOT CARE TO TAKE CARE OF IT, THEY TRADED THE CAR IN. I THINK THEY SHOULD LOOK AT THOSE ISSUES ON ALL MAZDA CX7. THEIR MAIN ISSUES ARE THE TURBO, THE AC, AND THE TIMING BELT. IF YOU READ OTHER COMPLAINTS YOU WILL SEE THAT ITS THE SAME ISSUE WHICH IS DUE TO THE ACTUAL CAR NOT THE OWNERS, PLEASE HELP US AFFECTED BY THESE VEHICLES GET MAZDA TO FINALLY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. MAKE THEM RECALL THESE CARS AND GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. TO WHERE WE WONT RUN INTO THE SAME ISSUES OVER AND OVER AGAIN BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES A LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD TIMING CHAIN JUMPED CAUSING SEVERE INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE ... (BENT ALL VALVES) APPROXIMATELY $8000. TO REPAIR! *TR

Mileage: 69,655

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND IMPLODED INTO THE ENGINE, DAMAGING THE ENGINE WHICH NOW NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I HEARD A TICKING NOISE AFTER A FEW SECONDS LATER THE CAR LOST POWER AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST. WHEN I PULLED OVER I TOOK THE COVER OFF FROM THE ENGINE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS OIL COMING OUT FROM WHERE THE TOP OF THE OIL GOES.THE OIL PRESSURE ON THE BLOCK WAS COMPROMISED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TURBO. WHEN TAKEN TO THE ROGER BEASLEY MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND THE CAR WAS CRANKED THE DIP STICK SHOT OUT FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP BUT COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER ACS CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE TURBO. BEFORE TAKING THE TRIP ON 4-18-2013 I TOOK MY CAR THE MAZDA OF MESQUITE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I HEARD A TICKING NOISE AND THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. ALSO THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED MSP 36 REFLASHED PCM WITH UPDATED SOFTWARE AND CLEARED ALL FAULT CODES SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL. THREE WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE GOES OUT. THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT HAVE A IN SERVICE WARRANTY. THE IN SERVICE WARRANTY AGENCY DENIED THE CLAIM INDICATING THAT IT WAS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND ALSO EMAILED THE MANUFACTURE TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN AND BOTH AGENCIES DIRECTED ME BACK TO THE IN SERVICE WARRANTY. BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND IN SERVICE WARRANTY ARE NOT WILLING TO ASSIST IN THE COST BEING THAT THE CX7 MODEL IS A LEMON IN MY OPINION. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CLAIMS AGAINST THIS MODEL BY OTHER CONSUMERS IN WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY THE EMPLOYEES AT THE GEORGETOWN ROGER BEASLEY MAZDA DEALERSHIP. THE EMPLOYEES INDICATED THAT THE CX7 MODEL HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS THAT IS WHY THE CX5 REPLACED THE CX7 MODEL. SINCE THE CLAIM WAS DENIED I HAVE SPENT OVER 1000 WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY REPAIRS, ON A SIDE NOTE I WAS 300 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. I DID NOT NOTICE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY THE CAR WAS HANDLING, HOWEVER I TOOK MY CAR INTO MY LOCAL MAZDA DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY INFORMED ME THE CARS TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WAS SLUDGE ON THE ENGINE. IRONICALLY I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND MY ENGINE CLEANED OF SLUDGE LESS THAN 2 WEEKS PRIOR. WE SUBMITTED THE CLAIM THROUGH MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND AFTER A WEEK GOT IT APPROVED. THE MORNING I WAS SLATED TO PICK UP THE CAR I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS STILL AN ISSUE THAT THEY NEEDED THE CAR LATER. A FEW DAYS LATER THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED MY ENGINE REPLACED. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DENIED THE ORIGINAL CLAIM NOW AND THE CLAIM FOR A NEW ENGINE DUE TO POOR UPKEEP, THOUGH I HAVE MY RECORDS OF MAINTENANCE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 1 AND 1/2 YEARS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, BEAR IN MIND I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND AM PREGNANT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I HAVE DISCOVERED TONS OF ISSUES WITH THE 2007 CX7 WHICH CAN RESULT IN SEVERE SAFETY ISSUES, ENGINES LOSING POWER ETC. MAZDA IS NOT OWNING UP TO ANY OF IT. NO ENGINE SHOULD DIE AT 76,000 MILES. THIS IS DESERVING OF A RECALL, MAZDA NEEDS TO OWN THEIR MISTAKES. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

2007 MAZDA CX-7: TIMING CHAIN AND VVT HUB STARTED TO FAIL PREMATURELY, LEADING THE CAR TO NOT BE DRIVEN AND POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE AT SPEED. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW AND POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS SITUATION, BUT IS RELUCTANT TO REPAIR AT THEIR COST. ENGINE MOUNT #3 HAS ALSO BROKEN CREATING UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

65MPH CAR DROPPED OUT OF 6TH AND POWERED DOWN. TURBO KILLED THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC WHEN I HEARD A LOUD WHINE/SQUEAL FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CAR LOST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF POWER. THE NOISE WAS SO UNEXPECTED AND UNRECOGNIZABLE THAT THE SHOCK I EXPERIENCED WHEN I HEARD IT CAUSED ME TO TENSE UP AND VEER OFF TO THE RIGHT. FORTUNATELY AS I WAS ON A RAMP THERE WERE NO VEHICLES TO THE RIGHT OF ME TO HIT. I WAS ABLE TO GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED BY GRADUALLY ACCELERATING ON THE SHOULDER BEFORE MERGING AND THEN EXITED AT THE NEXT EXIT. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT A MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND I'VE BEEN TOLD IT WAS A TURBO CHARGER FAILURE. MY RESEARCH INTO THIS ISSUE ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, HAS PROVEN THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR MAZDA AND THEY HAVE EXTENDED THEIR STANDARD WARRANTY COVERAGE TO OWNERS FOR ADDITIONAL MONTHS AND/OR MILES. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL HOWEVER AND I THINK THAT CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF THESE INCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED, ONE WOULD BE WARRANTED. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING (VVT) BURNED OUT AND CAUSED SMOKE TO EMIT FROM THE EXHAUST PIPES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VVT VALVE TIMING CHAIN WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THE VVT VALVE TIMING CHAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VVT VALVE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE TURBO SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SLUDGE AND THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE ENGINE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

I WAS EXPERIENCING A SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGH SPEEDS, WHICH WE ATTRIBUTED TO A TIRE/WHEEL/ALIGNMENT ISSUE. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I NEEDED THE TIMING CHAIN (AND ASSORTED PERIPHERALS) REPLACED...FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS. THE FIRST TIME WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT ONLY AFTER I PRODUCED THE RECORDS TO SHOW THE OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED REGULARLY. THE SECOND TIME WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT COST $1500 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY THAT WAS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RECOMMENDED IGNORING THE MANUAL ON OIL CHANGES (EVERY 7500 MILES) AND CHANGING IT EVERY 3000 TO HOPEFULLY CATCH ANY FURTHER ISSUES. THEY SAID BECAUSE THE TURBO RUNS VERY HOT, IT BURNS UP THE OIL QUICKLY. MY CAR WAS VERY LOW WHEN I TOOK IT IN. THEY ALSO SAID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO ON DUE TO LOW OIL, BUT ONLY FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE. THE OTHER ISSUE I HAD WAS RELATED TO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. I HAVE THE AUTO-DIM WITH COMPASS, WHICH WAS INSTALLED BY THE DEALER WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. IT HAS FAILED TWICE AND BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME WAS AROUND 65K MILES. LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER MY WARRANTY RAN OUT, THE ENTIRE MIRROR FELL OFF THE WINDSHIELD. IN THE EARLY 2007 MODELS, THE CLIP THAT HOLDS THE MIRROR CAN NOT BE REPLACED IF IT BREAKS. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD REPLACED IN ORDER TO RE-ATTACH THE MIRROR. I WAS TOLD EVEN THOUGH THE MIRROR WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED SINCE IT HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED, THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT COVERED. THAT WAS ANOTHER $250 TO REPLACE A PERFECTLY GOOD WINDSHIELD JUST BECAUSE THE CLIP COULDN'T BE FIXED. I HAVE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED JUST TRADING THIS CAR IN BECAUSE I DOUBT VERY MUCH IT WILL BE WORTH MORE THAN SCRAP VALUE IN A FEW MORE YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

WE WERE DRIVING HOME ON CHRISTMAS EVE GOING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE CARS ENGINE JUST DIED. WE LOST ALL POWER TO THE CAR INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING. THANKFULLY WE WERE ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH AND DUE TO TIME OF NIGHT THERE WERE NOT MANY OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE IN THE PROCESS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE I DISCOVERED HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. SOME OF THESE COMPLAINTS WERE AS EARLY AS 30,000 MILES. THERE WAS EVEN DISCUSSION ABOUT A RECALL ON THE TIMING CHAIN FROM MAZDA SAYING THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE BUT MAZDA WAS NOT ALWAYS HONORING THIS RECALL. OBVIOUSLY BASED ON THESE COMPLAINTS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIMING CHAIN IN THE 2007 CX-7 THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MAZDA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE MESS THEY CREATED. *TR

Mileage: 98,700

I BOUGHT MY 2007 MAZDACX7 IN FEB 2012.IVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 8 MTHS WHEN THE TURBO WENT OUT ALSO THE PISTON RINGS,FIRST THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CAME OFF THE TRACK COULD'NT LET WINDOW DOWN ANYMORE,THE THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE,CALLED MAZDA THEY SAID THE HANDLE WOULD COST 200.00 TO REPLACE,COULD'NT AFFORD TO FIX IT STILL BROKEN,THEN IN 10/20121 THE TURBO WENT OUT,CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND HE TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP,SO I DID MAZDA MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST OVER 2500.00 TO FIX THE TURBO NO COUNTING WHAT ELSE IS WRONG WITH THE CAR BECAUSE THE CAR STARTED SMOKING SOO BAD BEFORE I LEFT THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP THE MECHANIC AT MAZDA SAID IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO FIX MY TRUCK BECAUSE WHO I BOUGT THE CAR FROM THEY SOLD ME A LEMON THAT I MIGHT AS WELL BUY ANOTHER CAR,THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIDEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THE MANAGER GAVE ME THE RUN-A-R IN ANOTHER I WOULD HAVE WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE,WELL FOR 3 WEEKS THEY GAVE ME THE COLD SHOULER,NASTY BEHAVIORS EVEN HANGING THE PHONE UP IN MY FACE,THAT HURTS THEY SOLD ME A RECALL CAR MAZDA SAID ANYHTING OVER 71000 MILES THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER WELL WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT ONLY HAD 65000 MILES SO THE DEALER SAID AND I CHECKED THE MILEAGE UPON BUYING THE CAR,IM STILL NOT UNDRSTANDING THERE'S SOMETHING MISSING FROM THIS PUZZLE,EVEN THE GRILL WASN'T RIGHT ON THE CAR AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE GRILL FELL DOWN.MY CAR SMOKES SOOO! BAD IT NUSAFE TO DRIVE AND I HAVE 2 GRANDDAUGHTERS THAT NEED TO GO TO SCHOOL. I'M AT MY ENDS WITH THAT DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VVT TIMING CHAIN HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE TURBO HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,800.

Mileage: 56,800

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DUE TO THE EGR VALVE = EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE BEING STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION WITH 51K MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE VALVE (PART NUMBER L3K9-20-300A) AND THE GASKET (PART NUMBER LF6T-20-305) FOR $882.63 BEING THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY CERTIFIED PRE OWNED WARRANTY OR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY SINCE IT IS PART OF THE EMISSIONS PACKAGE I PAID, IN FULL, OUT OF POCKET. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS AND HAVE SEEN THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR 2007 CX7 BETWEEN 25K AND 55K MILES. I THINK THIS IS A MUCH LARGER PROBLEM THAN REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR REQUIRING AN INVESTIGATION. *TR

Mileage: 51,113

DRIVING EAST ACROSS THE BAY BRIDGE FROM SF, THE ENGINE MADE A WHEEZING NOISE. AFTER A MILE THE POWER DROPPED, AND THE CAR WOULD ONLY TRAVEL AT 30 MPH. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TO WARN OF THIS, EVEN DURING THE EVENT. AT THIS POINT IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT IT NEEDED REPAIR ATTENTION, AND WE FOUND A MAZDA DEALER/REPAIR SHOP RELATIVELY CLOSE BY TO DRIVE IT TO. ONCE THEY HAD A CHANCE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, THEY REPORTED TO US THAT ENGINE 'SLUDGE' WAS TO BLAME. THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BEEN RUBBING, AND THE VVT ACTUATOR HAD BEEN COMPROMISED. TURBO GALLEYS WERE ALSO PLUGGED. IN JAN. OF THIS YEAR, MAZDA POSTED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR CX-7'S TIMING CHAIN AND VVT. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED US AFTER CHECKING WITH MAZDA THAT WE WERE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE WARRANTY. GAPS IN OUR HISTORY OF REPAIR WAS THE GIVEN REASON. AFTER AN APPEAL, THE REP FROM MAZDA SAID THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY HAD REVIEWED THE CLAIM AND AGAIN DECLINED TO HELP. WE HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CX-7 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY OF THEM HAVE ALSO BEEN DENIED THE USE THE WARRANTY THAT MAZDA HAS EXTENDED.THIS IS A VAST AND SCARY PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 67,500

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE AC COMPRESSOR MADE A NOISE AND CEASED TO WORK. I NOTICED A STRANGE SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I PULLED OVER AND OPENED UP THE HOOD TO FIND SMOKE POURING OFF OF THE AC COMPRESSOR AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF SPARKS SHOOTING OFF OF IT. THIS INDECENT OCCURRED 4 MONTHS AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE AC COMPRESSOR RAN OUT. I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS ISN'T AN ISSUE THAT IS SUBJECT TO A RECALL, AS THERE WAS A VERY REAL DANGER OF A FIRE BREAKING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING NORTH BOUND WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS AT ON THE DRIVER CONSOLE, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR SHIFT FROM 3RD GEAR IN THE MIDDLE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECREASE IN SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

ON 7/11/12 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE FL. TURNPIKE WHEN HER MAZDA CX7, 07 ENGINE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ON A ONE LANE ROAD WITH A BLIND SIDED CURVE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. A 18 WHEELER TRUCK WAS COMING UP BEHIND HER AND ALMOST REAR ENDED HER VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING MY WIFE CAR. AFTER A INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE PROBLEM I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A BAD TIMING CHAIN THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF THE WAY IT DID. I CALLED THE MAZDA MANUFACTURE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM AND THAT'S WHY THEY SENT OUT LETTERS FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM. THE ALSO STATED THAT THE ONLY WAY THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PART IS IF I COULD SHOW RECORDS OF EVERY OIL CHANGE THAT WAS DONE ON THE CAR FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE. BEING THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED I AM NOT ABLE TO SHOW ALL THE OIL CHANGE RECORDS THEY REQUEST. THE POINT IS THAT THE MANUFACTURE RECOGNIZED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. THEY SHOULD BE DOING A IMMEDIATE RECALL ON THE CAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED..IF YOU CAN I ASK YOU TO PLEASE HELP WITH THIS MATTER.. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 95. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE OPENED AT A COST OF $500 TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY SUSPECTED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN. AFTER CONSULTING WITH MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THOMPSON MAZDA IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MAZDA HAD PROVIDE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TIMING CHAIN FOR 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. THE WARRANTY INDICATED THAT IF THERE WAS A TIMING CHAIN NOISE TO BRING INTO A MAZDA DEALER TO HAVE IT SERVICED UNDER THE WARRANTY. AT NO TIME WAS THERE A NOISE EXPERIENCED FROM THE ENGINE. MAZDA ALSO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE SERVICE RECORDS TO BE COVERED. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN APRIL 2011 WE ONLY HAD OUR SERVICE RECORDS AND THE CAR FAX SERVICE RECORDS. MAZDA INDICATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS A GAP IN THE SERVICE RECORDS, BETWEEN 31000 MILES (THE LAST RECORD SHOWN BY CAR FAX) AND 54000 MILES (WHEN WE HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE), THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE ENGINE. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT MAZDA KNEW THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE TIMING CHAIN AND HAD THEY BEEN PROACTIVE IN RECALLING THE VEHICLE AND REPLACING THE TIMING CHAIN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A MORE SIGNIFICANT COST OF $7,200. *TR

Mileage: 68,400

FELT SLIGHT JOLT, AND IMMEDIATELY LESS POWER, THEN ENGINE JUST STOPPED. MY OPINION IS THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FIRST "JUMPED" A TOOTH, THEN FAILED ALTOGETHER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST SAFELY OFF TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE I CALLED FOR A TOW. CAR WAS FLATBEDDED BACK TO THE DEALER AT MY REQUEST, AS THEY HAVE DONE ALL WORK ON THE CAR SINCE DAY 1. DEALER STATED SEVERAL DAYS LATER THAT ENGINE HAD NO COMPRESSION IN TWO OF THE FOUR CYLINDERS, AND A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE WOULD BE REQUIRED AT A COST OF $6400.00. LATER, HAVING RESEARCHED THIS, IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SERIOUSLY PREMATURE FOR THIS MILEAGE AND FOR A CAR DRIVEN MODERATELY AND ON WHICH ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED (BY THIS DEALER). I STATED MAZDA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS AND CONTRIBUTE ALL OR PART OF THE REPAIR BILL. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, DEALER STATES MAZDA REFUSED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN A BACKROAD HIGHWAY GOING 60 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STOPPED. THERE WAS NO NOTICE, NO NOISE NOTHING. THE POS WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP. THE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND SAID "TIMING CHAIN..$3000". OK, NOT WHAT WE EXPECTED BUT FINE, FIX IT. 24 HOURS LATER, THEY CALLED TO ADVISE THAT THE ENGINE IS BLOWN $7000. I CONTACT THE MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ( AKA PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAINED TO TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE SOL) TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY RECALL OR ANY OTHER THINGS THAT MAY COVER THIS. NO, NOTHING BUT A EXTENSION WAS MAILED JAN 2012 TO ADVISE THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS EXTENDED FOR REPAIR. NO NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AND THE ADDRESS THEY HAD ON FILE WAS CORRECT. SO HERE WE SIT WITH A WORTHLESS POS THAT NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I WOULD RATHER HAVE IT SIT IN THE DRIVE WAY AND WE SHARE 1 VEHICLE THAN PUT 7000 INTO THIS CAR. I SEE THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY MAZDA. HAS ANYONE CALLED RECENTLY INTO CUSTOMER SERVICE TO HEAR THE LIST OF RECALL NOTICES? IT TAKE 8 MINS FOR THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM TO LIST THEM ALL. THIS COMPANY NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT'S WORTHLESS MACHINES! IF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT EVER COMES OUT, I WILL JOIN IN A HEARTBEAT. CAN THE NHTSA PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS? I KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE ... NO TIME IN LIFE SHOULD AN ENGINE NEED TO BE REPAIRED WITH ONLY 76K ON IT!!! *TR

Mileage: 76,500

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN HE SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD WHINING NOISE THEN LOST POWER. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, HE NOTICED IT WAS SMOKING. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, LOUD TICKING AND WHIRRING SOUND CAME FROM ENGINE. BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM REAR TAILPIPES AND WHITE SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STOPPED. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

MY MAZDA BEGAN MAKING A CLANGING SOUND AT IGNITION. I TOOK THE MAZDA TO SUSSMAN MAZDA IN ABINGTON, PA. I WAS TOLD THAT THOUGHT THE WARRANT 5 YRS/60,000 MILES HAD EXPIRED. HOWEVER, MAZDA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE VVT ACTUATOR AND TIMING CHAIN DUE TO THIS BEING A KNOW PROBLEM. I WAS ASKED TO PRODUCE ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS ON THE CAR. I DID NOT HAVE EVERY SINGLE SERVICE RECORD AND WAS DENIED REPAIR BY MAZDA. I CALLED THE MAZDA CORPORATE OFFICE AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT MY CLAIM WAS DENIED. I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR BUT I WAS DENIED. I CALLED BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT A SUPERVISOR WOULD CALL ME BACK ON 08/30/12. IT IS 10PM AND NO ONE HAS CALLED ME BACK. IT APPEARS THAT MAZDA IS DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE NOT TO REPAIR A KNOWN DEFECT ON THE MAZDA CX7. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ONLINE OF MANY CX7 OWNERS GOING THROUGH THE SAME SITUATION THAT I HAVE. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO FEAR OFF THE TIMING CHAIN FAILING. *TR

Mileage: 55,080

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK 8/23/12, MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THE A/C WAS NOT COOLING AND THAT THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A SQUEALING NOISE. HE STATED THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR WAS FAILING. FORTUNATELY FOR US, HE MADE IT HOME SAFELY. IF IT FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR (OR HE) COULD HAVE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE.WE HAD RECEIVED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTICE FOR THE A/C COMPRESSOR. SO, WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP/SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT WE HAD JUST EXCEEDED OUR WARRANTY COVERAGE. OUR VEHICLE TURNED 5 YEARS OLD ON 6/30/12 AND HAS 60,598 MILES. HE STATED THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT THE MAZDA CORPORATE OFFICE TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE. THE CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT OUR DEALERSHIP AND TAKE THE MATTER UNDER REVIEW. SHE STATED THAT IF THEY DENIED THE CLAIM THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE AT MAZDA THAT WOULD DISCUSS THIS WITH US. I AGREE WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED TO DATE...APPARENTLY, SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANYONE ISSUES A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 60,598

I DROVE 200 MILES STOPPED THE CAR TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT, WHEN I RESTARTED IT A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE CAME FROM ENGINE AND WOULDN'T STOP. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND IT WAS TOWED 2 DAYS LATER BECAUSE IT HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY NIGHT. IT TOOK 3DAYS FOR IT TO BE FIXED AND I'M NOT SURE IT IS RUNNING PROPERLY. I ALSO HAD THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAZDA. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER 20 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY TURBO ENGINE CHARGER WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,590.

Mileage: 78,590

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY AC (AIR CONDITIONING) ON, IT SUDDENLY STARTED BLOWING WARM AIR. THE CAR FILLED UP WITH A BURNT TIRE LIKE SMELL AND I QUICKLY TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING OFF. AFTER GIVING IT A FEW MINUTES AND PARKING MY CAR ON A SHOULDER LANE, I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING BACK ON TO SEE IF IT'S GOING TO START WORKING AGAIN (WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING). MY AC WAS STILL BLOWING WARM AIR BUT NOW THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHAT APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE ENGINE ALONG WITH THE BURNT TIRE LIKE SMELL. I DECIDED TO RETURN HOME AND HAVE MY HUSBAND TAKE A LOOK AT IT BEFORE I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE TO FIX IT. AS MY HUSBAND OPEN THE HOOD OF THE CX7 AND I TURNED ON THE AC THERE APPEARED TO BE ALOT OF SPARKS COMING FROM THE AC AIR COMPRESSOR, RIGHT BESIDE THE ENGINE. THIS LOOKS AS IF IT CAN POTENTIONALLY SET ON FIRE. MAZDA DID SEND OUT A WARRENTY EXTENSION LETTER (SSP 81) BACK IN 2010 FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS COVERING VEHICLES UP TO 5 YEARS/60000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 45,991

I CALLED A MAZDA CAR DEALERSHIP TO LET THE KNOW I RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER AND TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR MY MAZDA CX7, THE SERVICE MAN SAID IF THE CAR WAS NOT MAKING ANY NOISE OR SMOKING I DIDN'T NEED TO BRING THE CAR IN. AFTER WEEKS BY AFTER TAKING THE SERVICE MAN ADVISE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY CX7 MAZDA WITH MY 6 MONTH OLD GRANDBABY IN THE BACK SEAT ALL OF A SUDDEN PRESSING ON THE GAS, THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY; THIS HIGHWAY IS NORMALLY VERY BUSY ESPECIALLY WITH 18 WHEELERS, LUCKILY THERE WAS ENOUGH POWER LEFT FOR ME TO PULL OVER OUT THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. AFTER WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK DRIVER IN THE HEAT WITH NO AC AND A 6 MONTH OLD BABY CAR WAS TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP, WHICH WAS CLOSED. THE NEXT DAY SERVICEMAN CALLS ME AND TELLS ME THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE, DESTROYED THE ENGINE AND IT WAS GOING TO COST $4000 TO BE REPAIRED,I HAD TO BRING RECEIPTS FOR OIL CHANGES, THERE WAS NO SLUDGE FOUND; MAZDA OFFERED $1000 AS A GOOD GESTURE, IF THEY HAD FOUND SLUDGE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE OFFERED THAT. MY CAR IS STILL THERE; I CAN'T GET THE CAR OUT BECAUSE I HAVE TO MAKE CAR PAYMENTS AND RENT CARS TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE SOMEONE STEPS UP AND HAVE MAZDA CORP HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE MALFUNCTION PARTS. WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO LOOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE SOMEONE RECOGNIZES THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM!!!! THERE ARE TO MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE FOR THE SAME REASON FOR THIS NOT TO BE AN ISSUE!!!!!! I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH LAWYERS AND THE MEDIA I FEEL THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW HOW THIS CORPORATION IS TREATING THE CONSUMERS. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

VTT TIMING CHAIN BROKE ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT IF THE CAR HAD BEEN MOBILE. MAZDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS ENGINE COMPONENT IS FAULTY, BECAUSE THEY ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 72,000 MILES IN JANUARY 2012. THIS SORT OF ENGINE FAILURE COULD LEAD, AND MAY HAVE ALREADY LEAD TO NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS IF THEY VEHICLE STALLS WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE OR OTHER ROADWAYS. MAZDA SHOULD RECALL THE ENGINE PART AND REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 102,500

ON MAY 18TH I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MAZDA DEALER IN NJ FOR A TIMING BELT RECALL AND WAS REPLACED. ON MAY 28TH DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE A/C STOPPED WORKING, THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR STALLED. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE SAME MAZDA DEALER. THE NEXT DAY THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $7,476.79.I HAVE ALWAYS SERVICED MY CAR EVERY 3,000 MILES, MY CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 57,040 MILES. I TOOK IT TO AN ENGINE EXPERT AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. MAZDA SHOULD RECALL ALL CX7S FROM 2007. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT ALL OF THEM CAME OUT WITH A DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 57,040

MY 2007 CX-7 STARTED MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE WHEN I STARTED IT (MAY 7,2012). I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY TIMING CHAIN & ACTUATOR (VVT) AND IT WOULD TAKE $1350 TO REPAIR. I PAID THE MONEY AND IT WAS FIXED IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. ON JUNE 7TH,2012 I STARTED TO REALIZE THAT MY AC WAS NOT WORKING, BUT HAD DECIDED TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE I WAS STILL HURTING FINANCIALLY FROM THE LAST FIX A MONTH AGO. THAN ON JUNE 9TH, 2012, I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO EXPLODE. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP IS AT LEAST 50 MILES AWAY. SO I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME MY TURBO IS BLOWN. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP WANTS $80 TO DIAGNOSE IT AND $5000 TO FIX IT (THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE MY TOWING FEES AND THE COST OF FIXING THE AC). I'VE READ ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND EVERYONE IS SAYING SLUDGE BUILD UP AND MAZDA WANTS THE RECEIPTS FOR ALL OF THEIR OIL CHANGES. I HAVE ALL MY RECEIPTS FOR THE SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGES THAT I HAVE HAD DONE TO THE VEHICLE ON TIME (NOT TO MENTION ONLY FILLING THE CAR WITH PREMIUM GAS). UNFORTUNATELY, MY CAR IS UP TO 100,000 MILES AND THEY ONLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO WHAT...70K? SO BASICALLY I HAVE A CAR THAT I PAID $16K FOR AND IS COMPLETELY USELESS TO ME ONLY AFTER 100K MILES. FROM WHAT I'VE RESEARCHED VVT'S ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO GO OUT UNTIL WHAT 250K-300K MILES? AND IT SEEMS A BIT RIDICULOUS FOR THE TURBO TO GO OUT AFTER 100K MILES.... *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE TURBO IN THE ENGINE FOUR TIMES DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE MOST RECENT TURBO FAILURE CAUSED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL FOR THIS FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRST TURBO FAILED AT 33,000 MILES, THE SECOND AT 58,000 MILES AND THE THIRD AT 83,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE TURBOS WERE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 33,000

THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE ACCELERATION ISSUES AND STARTED SMOKING LIKE BURNT RUBBER. MAZDA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 60,000 MILES BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR BEYOND THAT MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH, MY 2007 MAZDA CX7 RANDOMLY LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. I WAS VERY LUCKY THERE WERE NOT MANY CARS AROUND ME. THE MOTOR WOULD ONLY REV WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THAT MY MOTOR AND TURBO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WOULD TOTAL TO ABOUT $8,000. I ALREADY OWE $15,000 ON THE AUTO LOAN. I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ONE YEAR, THE MOTOR WENT BAD AT 60, 000 MILES?. I'M A FULL-TIME STUDENT AND A MOM, MY HUSBAND MAKES LESS THAN $30K A YEAR. WE CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. AS A RESULT, THE CAR IS SITTING ON OUR DRIVEWAY. *JB

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING OUR CX-7 STOPPED RUNNING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WE HAVE FOUND OUT THAT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MAZDA CX-7 VVT PIN/TIMING CHAIN BREAKING. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED, BUT IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RODE AND WAS A HAZARD NOT ONLY TO OUR CAR, BUT OTHER CARS COMING UP BEHIND US. WE WERE UNABLE TO MOVE THE CAR AND HAD TO WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. OF COURSE, MAZDA WON'T DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAS PASSED...EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM EXISTED IN 2009. SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED ONE DAY. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

AFTER SIX MONTHS, WE BEGAN TO HAVE MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. A DIESEL-SOUNDING CHUG COMING FROM THE ENGINE SEEMED OFF FOR AN UNLEADED FOUR-CYLINDER SUV. THE COMMON ISSUE SEEMED TO BE A PART CALLED A VVT ACTUATOR. NO RECALLS OR SERVICE ADVISORIES HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR ENGINE PARTS AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, IN JANUARY 2012, AN ENTIRE HALF-DECADE AFTER THE VEHICLE ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE, WE RECEIVED A 'VARIABLE VALVE TIMING NOISE AND TIMING CHAIN NOISE WARRANTY EXTENSION' NOTICE BY MAIL FROM MAZDA. A MONTH OR SO AFTER WE RECEIVED THE NOTICE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING OIL. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE INTO A ROGER BEASLEY MAZDA CENTER AND HAD IT EXAMINED. THE OIL COOLER ON THE VEHICLE WAS BEGINNING TO FAIL. WE EXPLAINED THE NOTICE THAT WE RECEIVED IN THE MAIL AND THEY WERE ALREADY WELL AWARE OF THESE ISSUES. WE WERE TOLD THE ENGINE HAD ENGINE SLUDGE AND WITH IT BEING A SECOND-OWNER VEHICLE, WE DID NOT HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE THAT REGULAR OIL CHANGES HAD BEEN PERFORMED. INSTEAD, ALL REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS WOULD COME FROM OUR OWN POCKETS. THE RESULT ENDED UP BEING A NEED TO REPLACE THE VVT ACTUATOR, THE TIMING CHAIN, THE OIL COOLER, AND REPLACING ALL OF THE GASKETS. THE TECHNICIAN SHOWED US A SIDE-BY-SIDE OF THE CURRENT TIMING CHAIN AND THE NEW REPLACEMENT ' THE USED CHAIN HAD LITERALLY STRETCHED TO BE ABOUT HALF-AN-INCH LONGER THAN THE REPLACEMENT. WE DROVE OFF THE LOT AND HOPED THAT THE PROBLEMS HAD BEEN SOLVED. WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF THE REPAIRS, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A HIGH-PITCHED WHINING NOISE. MY WIFE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY WHILE AT WORK AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH IS LESS THAN TEN MILES AWAY, THE VEHICLE DIED ON THE FREEWAY. THIS ENDED UP BEING THE RESULT OF A BLOWN TURBOCHARGER. AGAIN, WE HAD TO TAKE MONEY FROM OUR NEST EGG TO REPLACE YET ANOTHER PART ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 77,312

VVT AND TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT NEEDED MAZDA KNEW THESE TO BE DEFECTIVE PARTS BUT ONLY ISSUED WARNING TO ME JUST THIS MONTH AND NOW THAT IM OVER THE MILEAGE I HAVE TO PAY FOR COST OF REPLACING BOTH ... WHY HASN'T THE SAFETY BOARD LOOKED INTO THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIVES ..... THIS MOST BE ADDRESSED NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TT

PURCHASED 2007 MAZDA CX-7 WITH 65,000 MILES. AT THE TIME WAS TOLD IT HAD A NEW TURBO. HAD THE VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AND THE ERG VALVE DIED (TECHNICIAN STATED THEY SHOULD LAST 100K MILES) WAS REPLACED AT MY COST OF $850. WHEN REPLACING THE ERG VALVE THEY ALSO NOTICED A WORN TUBE THAT WILL COST AN ADDITIONAL $180 AT MY COST. THEY ALSO NOTICED THE NEW TURBO WAS SMOKING AND THIS WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FROM MAZDA TO 70K MILES (I WAS AT 68,5000). THEY ARE ADDING A WHOLE NEW PCV VENT KIT AT DEALER EXPENSE). NOW I AM HEARING A LOUD TICKING NOISE WHENEVER I TURN ON THE A/C WHICH COULD BE EITHER THE VVT TIMING CHAIN OR THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. BOTH ARE KNOWN DEFECTS OF 2007 CX-7'S AND WILL COST ABOUT $1,000 TO FIX FOR EACH ISSUE. THE TIMING CHAIN IS COVERED UNTIL 70K MILES SO I'M TRYING TO GET THIS FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP NOW BEFORE I RUN OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE AC ISSUES WERE ONLY COVERED TO 60 K MILES AND I AM BEYOND THAT COVERAGE SO I WILL HAVE TO FIX THAT AT MY COST. IF YOU DO A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH YOU WILL SEE EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF THESE SAME ISSUES AMONGST MANY MAZDA OWNERS. MAZDA REFUSES TO RECALL SUCH PARTS AND ONLY THIS YEAR (4-5 YEARS LATER) DID THEY EXTEND WARRANTY COVERAGE ON SOME KNOWN DEFECTS KNOWING THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE BEYOND THE WARRANTY LIMIT OF 60/70K MILES. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF ENGINES SEIZING DUE TO THE AC AND TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. I AM QUITE FRANKLY TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND SEEKING A VERY COMPREHENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO HOLD ME OVER UNTIL I CAN TRADE IT IN AND GET SOMETHING RELIABLE! I WORK FOR A CAR DEALERSHIP SO I KNOW THAT THESE ISSUES ARE LEGITIMATE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 68,500

MY 2007 MAZDA CX-7 STARTING MAKING A POPPING NOISE AND BEGAN LOSING POWER ON APRIL 13, 2012. I DROVE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND TURBO CHARGER ARE BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR HAS 80,477 MILES ON IT AND THEREFORE, NOTHING IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I CANNOT PRODUCE ALL OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. THUS, IT IS GOING TO COSTS ME $3,000 TO GET FIXED. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MAZDA FOR NOT FIXING A DEFECT THAT THEY ARE CLEARLY AWARE OF, REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE! I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AND I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL MAZDA CUSTOMER, PURCHASING 5 MAZDA'S OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS! I TRAVEL WITH MY JOB SO I DO PUT A LOT OF MILES ON A VEHICLE (AVERAGING 2,000 MILES PER MONTH) BUT I FIND IT UTTERLY RIDICULOUS THAT A CAR HAS MAJOR DEFECTS AT 80,000 MILES! PLEASE HELP AND STOP MAZDA FROM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CONSUMERS! *JS

Mileage: 80,477