2010 MAZDA CX-7 Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V06100 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

INCOMPLETE RECALL FOR LOWER CONTROL ARMS. MY VEHICLE IS MAKING POPPING NOISES WHEN GOING IN DRIVE AND IN REVERSE. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WILL MAKE CREAKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ALL NOISES ASSOCIATED WITH THE BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK OVER A HOUR TO COME BACK AND SAY THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT BUT THINK THE BRAKES ARE WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND MY WIFE AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN RIDE IN IT. I CALLED MAZDA CORPORATE AND MADE MY COMPLAINT AND STRESSED THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS FIXED. THEY JUST TOLD ME THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. PUTTING THE SAFTY OF MY FAMILY AT RISK FOR INJURY. I AM AT A DEAD END WITH THE MANUFACTURER ON THIS ISSUE. I DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO BUY A NEW CAR OR RENT ONE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V356000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT COMPLETED A VIN SEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V356000 (AIR BAGS), WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

HEAD LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHTS 2 TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT.

ON 4/21/2016 AROUND 1:15PM, I WAS HEADING EAST ON I-694 AT ABOUT 65 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE TIRE LOW PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT UP ON THE DASHBOARD WITH THREE WARNING CHIMES. I TRAVELLED FOR ANOTHER 5-6 MILES AND THE TIRE NOISE BECAME MUCH MORE NOTICEABLE IN THE BACK. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE 3 LANE INTERSTATE AND TWO MORE LANES ON THE RIGHT TO EXIT MN HIGHWAY 252. WITH NO EASY ACCESS TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND HEAVY TRAFFIC, I PULLED OFF ONTO THE LEFT SHOULDER, PUT ON THE EMERGENCY HAZARD FLASHERS. UPON EXITING THE CAR, I NOTICED MY LEFT REAR TIRE HAS BLOWN OUT, WITH A ONE FOOT GASH ON ITS SIDEWALL, TOTALLY FLAT, SMOKE CAME OFF FROM THE INSIDE, AND THE TPMS WAS MISSING FROM THE WHEEL OPENING. WAITED FOR 45 MINUTES FOR AAA TO ARRIVE AND PUT ON THE EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE. SUBSEQUENTLY, LIMBED MY WAY FOR 2 MORE MILES TO EXIT AT HWY 65 AND TOOK LOCAL STREETS HOME. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE TIRE BLOWOUT AS A TPMS HEX NUT FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE FRONT LEFT TPMS HEX NUT HAS SPLIT IN HALVES DUE TO CORROSION AS WELL. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL TRAGIC ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES OR EVEN FATALITIES. SUDDEN FAILURES OF TPMS UNITS, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEED DRIVING, ARE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISKS THAT SHOULD BE REMEDIED THROUGH RECALLS AND AWARENESS TRAINING TO THE PUBLIC.

WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND A HOWLING NOISE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT IT WAS AND NOTHING VISIBLE NO LEAKS NOTHING. HAD MY WIFE HIT THE HAS AND NO NOISE. STARED DRIVING AND NOISE CAME BACK AND WHITE SMOKE. JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE AND NEXT OIL CHANGE DUE IN ABOUT 1000 MILES. DROVE ABOUT 20 MPH TO GET HOME CHECK OIL AND IT WAS OK. THE WHITE SMOKE MAKES ME THINK THE TURBO WENT ON MY CAR. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR IN OCTOBER OF 2015. IT'S BEEN BACK TO THE SHOP FOR ELECTRIC PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY AND RADIO THAT STILL NOT RESOLVED. RADIO SHUTS OFF AND BEEPS THAT KEY IS NOT IN CAR.

IN MARCH 2016, TWO OF THE NUTS SECURING THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS CRACKED. ONE SENSOR LOOSENED CAUSING THE TIRE TO LOSE AIR AND GO COMPLETELY FLAT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE REMAINING THREE SENSORS, MECHANICS FOUND ANOTHER CRACKED NUT ON A PRESSURE SENSOR. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO REPLACE THE NUT. CORROSION ON THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS CORRODED TO MUCH TO ALLOW NUTS TO BE REPLACED. IN THE END, TWO TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR CORROSION ON THE EXPOSED THREADS AND CORRODED/CRACKED NUTS.

TAKATA RECALL. MY COMPLAINT IS WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THE TURBO CHARGER FOR MY VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE ENTIRE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE THAT I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO ROLL DOWN ALL THE WINDOWS BECAUSE THE IT WAS SO BAD AND THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THIS IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. I'VE GOOGLED THIS AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON REPLACEMENT HAPPENING TWICE. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE I'VE KEPT MY MAINTENANCE UP AND JUST DID OIL AND FLUIDS CHANGED AND HAVE TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN BECAUSE THE OIL LEAKED INTO THE TURBO CHARGER. THIS IS COSTING ME $2,460.00 FOR REPAIR AND DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS FATAL PROBLEM. I EXPECTING COVERAGE ON THIS AND WILL BE CONTACTING MY LAWYER.

DIM HEADLAMP BULBS BURN OUT REPEATEDLY . HAVE OWNED VEHICLE 5 MONTHS AND HAVE CHANGED 4 TIMES