Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 12/15/2011 | 62000 | ||
| 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 eventhough 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 fulltime 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. | |||
| 04/21/2012 | |||
| While driving, herd a noise coming from the passenger side, some smell coming from that direction as well. lost power to the vehicle, turned off the road and notice that there was smoke coming from the a/c compressor. | |||
| 10/22/2011 | 62000 | ||
| Purchased my vehicle 15 months ago at 38,000 miles. in october, i was driving along and the car stopped running. no warning, nothing on the dash lighting up, the vehicle just started loosing speed. the steering was going as well. i put the vehicle in neutral to try and get the steering back and it was a hard steer to the side of the road. i tried starting the vehicle and it would turn but not start. two tows later, i find, to my surprise at 62,000, that i need a new engine. my timing chain either broke or has derailed. this all happened on october 22nd. it is now november 10th and i still do not have an exact diagnosis nor a vehicle. yes, warranty is done at 60,000 miles, but what vehicles loose and engine at 62,000 in this decade? and, thankfully, i was not on a highway when this happened as i'm not sure what happened to the steering in this whole process. | |||
| 11/09/2009 | 50000 | 1 | |
| A/c compressor locks. no power steering, overheats and dies suddenly. *tr | |||
| 01/19/2010 | 51000 | 1 | |
| While driving at night at highway speed, noise started to come from engine compartment. seemed to come and go, but suddenly smelled smoke and lost power steering. nearly had a head on collision. this was a very serious near miss. managed to get car to neighborhood car repair shop. after inspection, cause was determined to be seized a/c compressor that led to cascading failures. cost to repair all damage was $2250. i have since read that this is a common failure on mazda cx-7 and still no recall? i will be sending a claim to mazda usa and would also be interested in joining any class action suite to recoupe all my costs and to force mazda usa to make a recall. family's lives are at stake. *tr | |||
| 03/08/2009 | 35000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 mazda cx-7. while driving at an unknown speed, the power steering, brakes, and the entire electrical system failed. the contact could not stop the vehicle. approximately three minutes later, the power steering and brakes returned. the dealer stated that they had never before experienced this type of failure. the vehicle is currently at the dealer for repair. the failure and current mileages were 35,000. | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 11/04/2010 | 69700 | 4 | 01/01/2010 |
| 2007 mazda cx-7. consumer experienced several problems with vehicle *tgw the consumer stated shortly after she purchased the vehicle, she noticed the headlights pointing toward the ground and it took 3-5 trips to the dealer before it was properly fixed. in june 2010, the check engine light illuminated. the dealer diagnosed the problem as an evap system leak which cost $461.80. in october 2010, during a routine inspection, it was discovered that the vehicle needed an outer tie rod end, in addition to that an alignment was also needed. one week later, the ac compressor failed. *jb | |||