2011 MAZDA CX-7 Complaints

HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAR GO OUT FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO CHANGE THEM 3-4 TIMES A YEAR ON BOTH SIDES. THIS IS BECOMING A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND A HUGE EXPENSE AS THE HEADLIGHTS COST $30 A PIECE.

I HAD TO REPLACE THE LOWER HEADLIGHT SEVERAL TIME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SINCE PURCHASE IN 2013. TWO TIME AFTER THE BULB WAS REPLACE THE LIGHT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT. AGAIN AS OF MAY 4, 2016 THE HEADLIGHT US NOT WORKING.

THE HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OVER THREE TIMES IN LEAST THAN TWO YEARS. THE CONDENSATION ON THE COVERS MAKES IT DIFFICULT SEEING WHERE ONE IS DRIVING. THIS I BELIEVE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS CONDENSATION HAS ALSO CAUSED MY RADIO TO LOSE ITS SOUND. THE BATTERY WILL NOT START IF IT RAINS OR ITS COLD.

LEFT/DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT (MANUAL) HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT IS INOPERABLE. THE SEAT IS STUCK IN HIGHEST POSITION. A DRIVER CAN NO LONGER ADJUST SEAT TO A PROPER DRIVING HEIGHT. THIS OCCURRED IN DECEMBER 2015 VEHICLE WILL BE SERVICED BY A MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN NEXT FEW DAY'S- DEALERSHIP SERVICE ADVISER STATES THEY NEED TO EXAMINE SEAT TO ORDER THE PART'S. I HAD INQUIRED ABOUT PURCHASING A NEW FRONT SEAT.

ON 12/14/2015, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60-65 MPH ON A MARYLAND HIGHWAY AT AROUND 10AM. I WAS IN THE NEXT LANE BESIDE THE FAST LANE. THE 2011 MAZDA CX7 STARTED TO DECELERATE. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE GAGES TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T INADVERTENTLY GO INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS STILL IN DRIVE. I HIT THE BRAKE, NOT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND THEN STEPPED BACK ON THE GAS, PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WENT DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH. IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR I SAW A TRACTOR TRAILER COMING TOWARD ME AND THERE WAS NO WHERE I COULD MOVE, AND I COULD NOT SEE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRAILER TO GO INTO THE NEXT LANE WITHOUT HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY THE TRAILER. I HAD ON MY SEATBELT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I CHECKED FOR CARS IN THE FAST LANE AND SLOWLY MOVED ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK FOLLOWED ME. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED LAST YEAR FROM MILE ONE IN BALTIMORE, MD. THE CAR FAX FOR THE VEHICLE WAS GREAT, WITH NO ISSUES. I GOT OIL CHANGES EVERY 6K MILES, MY LAST ONE BEING IN SEPTEMBER 2015, AT JIFFY LUBE. THIS WAS MY FIRST INSTANCE WITH ANY ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION ISSUES. IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE, I DID NOT GET ANY INDICATION LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE.

MY FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM I CAN HARDLY SEE WHEN DRIVING AFTER DUSK. EVEN WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON I CAN ONLY SEE ABOUT TWO CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF ME. THEY LOOK FOGGED UP. I WAS GETTING GAS LAST WEEK AND A GENTLEMAN CAME OVER AND ASKED IF HE COULD CLEAN MY HEADLIGHTS...FREE OF CHARGE BUT HE FELT IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVE. I TOLD HIM I AGREED BUT THAT THEY COULDN'T BE CLEANED. HE DID GIVE IT A TRY BUT IT WAS FUTILE. THE FILM THAT SEEMS TO BE COVERING THE LENS IS ON THE INSIDE...OR I THINK IT IS BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE SCRUBBED OFF. IT IS REALLY SCARY DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND NEW LIGHT BULBS DID NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT IF JUST BEING IGNORED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT HEAD LAMPS WOULD NOT PROJECT MORE THAN 10 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND NEW BULBS WERE INSTALLED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LENS COVER WAS FOGGY AND STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS HAD TO BE ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ

I WAS DRIVING AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED ON A FAIRLY BUSY STREET WHEN THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY DECELERATED, CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ME TO SWERVE TO NARROWLY AVOID ME. THANKFULLY HE ALSO AVOIDED HITTING ANYONE ELSE. MY CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. I MANAGED TO GET CLEAR OF TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO A REPAIR PLACE NEARBY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD, AND THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS A 2011, LESS THAN 60K MILES ON IT WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND HAS NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES UNTIL THIS. THE COMPLETE AND IMMEDIATE DECELERATION SEEMS QUITE DANGEROUS IN MY OPINION. AND HAVING DONE SOME READING ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM THAT MAZDA IS AWARE OF YET HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR NOVEMBER OF 2013 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS ONCE AND THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT TWICE. THE HEADLIGHT COVERS EITHER RETAIN MOISTURE OR HEAT UP TO THE POINT THAT IT IS BURNING THE LIGHTS OUT OR MELTING THE COVER. THE COVERS ARE SO FOGGED UP THAT I HAVE TO HAVE THE LIGHTS ON BRIGHT ALL THE TIME TO HAVE ENOUGH LIGHT TO SEE. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT EVERY 4 TO 6 MONTHS.

ABS MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ON. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CABLE FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ABS SENSOR WAS BROKEN. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHY AND HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN TO A SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR PERSONAL SAFETY AND HOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT OF DESIGN TO PREVENT DAMAGE OR BREAKAGE TO THIS CABLE. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE WAS NOT TREATED WITH THE ATTENTION IT SHOULD HAVE AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE SPLICED TOGETHER AT A COST OF $60.00. REALLY? IS THIS SAFE TO DO? THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW AND BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER.