2008 MAZDA CX-7 Complaints

TAIL LIGHT LENSES / PLASTIC IN THE HOUSING FOR STOP LIGHTS, FLASHERS / SIGNAL LIGHTS AND BACK UP LIGHTS IGNITED SLOWLY AND MELTED AWAY. I REALIZED THAT SOMETHING WAS BURNING IN MY CAR AND AFTER A THOROUGH SEARCH, I NOTICED THAT MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING AND THE BRAKE LIGHT / STOP LIGHT APPEARED TO BE SMOKY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE LIGHT BULB TO CHECK THE TAIL LIGHT HOUSING, I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC LENS WITHIN THE TAIL LIGHT HOUSING HAD MELTED AND A STRONG SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC WAS FELT IMMEDIATELY. I REMOVED ALL THE BULBS WITHIN THE HOUSE TO CHECK FOR FURTHER MELTDOWN OF THE PLASTIC LENS BUT AT THIS TIME, IT APPEARS THAT ONLY THE BRAKE LIGHT LENS HAS MELTED TO THE POINT THAT I CAN NOW SEE THE WHITE LIGHT COMING THRU THE OUTER SHELL OF THE RED LENS IN THE STOP LIGHT. I HAVE KEPT BOTH LIGHT BULBS FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT TAIL LIGHTS, TO SHOW THE MELTED PLASTIC AROUND THE BULBS AND I LEFT THE MELTED LENS IN THE TAIL LIGHT HOUSING TO PROVE THAT THERE WAS A MELTDOWN WITHIN THE TAIL LIGHT HOUSING. NOTE THAT THE BULBS I REMOVED 7743-12VOLT, ARE ALL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FROM WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM MY LOCAL MAZDA DEALER ON 12/7/2007. I AM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD WORRY ABOUT THE MELTDOWN EVENTUALLY BECOMING A ELECTRICAL FIRE INSIDE THE TAIL LIGHT HOUSING. *TR

MY MAZDA 7 SUV GRAND TOURING TIRE WERE WEARING OUT AT 10,000 MILES I BRING BACK TO DEALER BECAUSE WHEEL SHAKE WHEN PUT ON BRAKES AND WHEN DOING 65 MILES TOO THEIR TIRE ARE GOODYEAR 235/60/18 I NEED NEW TIRE AT 24,000 MILE THAT CRAZY I GO DODGE RAM 2,500 AND I GET 70,000 MILE. *TR

I'M MEXICAN WOMAN . THE FIRST OF AUGUST 2010 TO GO ON THE ROAD (TOWARDS THE CITY OF QUERETARO, MEXICO, IN A VAN MAZDA CX 7 2008 MODEL FIRST AND LET THE AIR CONDITIONING RUNNING, THEN STARTED TO SMOKE THE DRIVER'S SIDE, SUDDENLY THE SHORT TIME STOPPED THE CAR AND WHEN WE GOT OFF SHORE AND WE SAW THAT WAS ON FIRE, STOPPED THE FIRE AND WATER DAMAGE, ACCORDING TO THE AGENCY ARE OF 46 THOUSAND PESOS AS TWO MONTHS AGO THAT ENDED OUR WARRANTY DOES NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCIDENT . WE WERE ALL FAMILY, INCLUDING MY SUN OF FOUR YEARS, I THINK THAT COULD HAD PASSED IF THE CAR HAD EXPLODED, WE TOOK GASOLINE 30 MINUTES PREVIOUS TO THE FIRE . I'VE GOTTEN A NUMBER OF FORUMS TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS AND THERE ARE SCORES EQUAL TO THAT OF THE SAME MODEL. THERE ARE OTHERS IN THE CX 9 THAT EVEN IF YOU ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE AGENCY IS ALSO A RISK OF FIRE TRUCKS WERE SUMMONED AC. IN OUR CASE SAY IT IS FOR USE AND IS NOT FACTORY DEFECT NOTHING, NOT EVEN NOW DENY THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AND THIS WAS WHAT WE HAD SAID NOW SAY IT'S PULLEYS. HONESTLY I'M DESPERATE, I WANT TO HELP, SEE QE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IS NOT FAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND ESPECIALLY DJANDO THE MONEY WAS REALLY TERRIBLE, I WAS SHOCKED MUCHISIMO FEARED FOR OUR LIVES AND I THINK THAT IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER AND ARE NOT TAKING WELL. PLEASE I NEED HELP. THE ONLY THING I'M TOLD BY PHONE MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MEXICO IS THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO DO AND THERE IS NO INSTANCE WHERE TO TURN, THIS SCARES ME A LOT I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT. *TR

2008 MAZDA CX-7 AIR COMPRESSOR FAILED AT 42,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD A FEW DAYS AGO. APPEARS TO BE A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 AND THE 2008 MAZDA CX-7 MODELS THAT WERE BUILT IN '07 (AS IS THE CASE WITH MY '08). MAZDA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THE 2007 AND 2008 MAZDA CX-7 AND REPLACE THE AIR COMPRESSOR. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE A/C OFF AND DRIVE MY CAR TO SAFETY. NOT EVERYONE HAS BEEN THAT FORTUNATE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIFIC ISSUE HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS IS NOT JUST AN A/C ISSUE. ONCE THE COMPRESSOR ON THE MAZDA CX-7 FAILS, THERE ARE A LIMITED # OF MILES THE CAR CAN TRAVEL UNTIL THERE ARE ENGINE ISSUES - EVEN WITH THE A/C TURNED OFF - WILL STILL CAUSE ENGINE PROBLEMS IF NOT FIXED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

MAZDA CX7- TURBO ENGINE FAILURE. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND BURNING OIL LEAD TO TURBO FAILURE AND CEASED ENGINE. JUNE 30, 2010. HAD TO PAY $10,000 TO REPLACE ENGINE AND OTHER MAJOR PARTS IN SUV.MAZDA BLAMED CUSTOMER ALTHOUGH THERE ARE 100'S OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VERY ISSUE WHEREAS THE CUSTOMER WAS ULTIMATELY BLAMED. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AND ENGINE CEASING ON THESE VEHICLE. EACH COMPLAINT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AND END RESULTS. CUSTOMER IS BLAMED FOR LACK OF OIL CHANGES AND THEREFORE BLAMED ON THE FAILURE OF THIS VEHICLE.I EVENTUALLY HAD ALL OF MY OIL CHANGE CERTIFICATES AND WAS TOLD BY MAZDA THEY DO NOT HONOR HAND WRITTEN RECEIPTS. MAZDA ONLY WANTED COMPUTERIZED RECEIPTS. ALL OF MY MAINTENANCE WAS DONE BY MECHANICS THAT HAVE A COMBINED 50 YEARS IN BUSINESS .THAT WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEM. THERE FORE I HAD TO PAY THIS HUGE BILL TO GET MY VEHICLE BACK. *TR

JUNE 2010. TURBO ENGINE FAILED CX7-2008 MAZDA- SLUDGE IN ENGINE. EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION AND BURNING OF OIL IN VEHICLE. THIS IS WHAT LEAD TO THE FAILURE AND BREAKDOWN OF THIS VEHICLE. TIRES WERE ALSO BALD AT 21,000 MILES. HAD TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES LAST YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL SQUEALING NOISE AND STALLED. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,800.

THIS NARRATIVE IS ABOUT TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE IN A MAZDA CX-7 2008. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. I GOT REGULAR OIL CHANGES WELL WITHIN THE MANUAL RECOMMENDED 5000-7500 MILES. ONE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE CAR SIMPLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN I HIT A SMALL HILL. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO WARNING, NOTHING. I DROVE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO MAZDA SERVICE. AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID IN FACT COME ON. UPON LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT IT AN DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. I HAD A WARRANTY YET MAZDA REFUSED TO COVER IT DUE TO "LACK OF MAINTENANCE" FROM OWNER. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND WAS TOLD IF I WENT THE ROUTE OF ANOTHER ENGINE FROM A DIFFERENT MECHANIC OR MANUFACTURER, THAT THE ENGINE WOULD BE BRANDED. THEREFORE, I ENDED UP PAYING $7600. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND STORY AFTER STORY WITH THE SAME PLOT LINE. THIS ENGINE MUST BE RECALLED. IT IS FAULTY AND DANGEROUS AND MAZDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT FOR FINANCIAL REASONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX7. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THERE WAS A REPLACEMENT OF THE TWO AIR BAG MODULES, AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A MAZDA 2008 CX7 SPORT - PURCHASED NEW ON 11/28/2007. I HAVE 62,500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON 6/22/2010 WITH LOUD WHINING NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER. DEALER SAID THE TURBO IS MALFUNCTIONED. OVER THE NEXT WEEK THE EXTENDED SERVICE COMPANY FOR MAZDA REQUESTED MAINTENANCE RECORDS. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED OUTSIDE OF THE DEALER SOME OF THE TIME. THEY LOOKED AT THIS AND DECLINED THE WARRANTY REPAIRS. I KEPT CALLING AND THEY AGREED TO SEND OUT AN INDEPENDENT ADJUSTER. HE NOTED A "SLUDGE" BUILD UP ON THE OIL RETURN HOSE BOLT TO THE TURBO. THEY DECLINED MY WARRANTY COVERAGE. I AM HAVING TO PAY $2500 TO REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ONLINE AND THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH SLUDGE BUILDUP. THIS COMES FROM THE ENGINE RUNNING TO HOT AND BREAKING THE OIL DOWN TO CREATE BLOCKAGES THAT ULTIMATELY AFFECT THE TURBO OR OTHER INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS. IF YOU LOOK ON EDMUNDS WEBSITE YOU CAN SEE THEIR ARE OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. MAZDA WILL NOT MAKE THE RECALL OR ASSIST THE CONSUMERS. WE FOLLOW THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS ON OIL CHANGE AND ARE GETTING NO ASSISTANCE. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL ISSUES ONCE THIS IS REPAIRED AND THEY WILL DECLINE FUTURE SERVICE. HAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? I ACTUALLY HAVE THE DEALERS PRINTED COPY OF WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER IN APRIL AT 57K MILES. ACCORDING TO THE SUPERVISOR FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFICE HIS COMPUTER RECORDS SHOW THEY REPAIRED THE SERPENTINE BELT FOR LESS MONEY THAT THE DEALER RECORDS I HAVE IN HAND. WHAT IS GOING ON THIS JUST DOES NOT SEEM HONEST. I NEED HELP AND THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THE SAME SITUATION OVER THE LAST YEAR - SOME HAVING TO SPEND $7500 + OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR THEIR CX7. PLEASE CALL ME FOR HELP. *TR