Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 12/09/2012 | 60000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 mazda cx7. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph, she attempted to get on the expressway and the vehicle would not accelerate anymore. the vehicle was pulled over and she restarted it and the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not but did not respond. the failure mileage was 60,000. ap | |||
| 10/25/2009 | 46000 | 1 | |
| Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) on october 25, 2009 my [xxx] and myself, [xxx] , were driving back from pennsylvania on route 15 in maryland in a 2007 mazda cx-7. as we were driving down the road we accelerated to pass another vehicle. as i accelerated the vehicle the gas pedal automatically went to the floor and would not slow down. i tried to take control of the violently speeding mazda cx-7. as i tapped the brake the car would not slow down, the car would just accelerate faster and shake back and fourth. at this point i had to awaken my fiance from sleeping to let her know we had a problem and to brace herself in case of accident. knowing that the car was not slowing down by tapping the brake i used both feet to try to stop the mazda. finally after noticing the vehicle billowing gray smoke from the sides i knew i had to make a decision, or it could be life or death. i swerved into the emergency lane and stopped the vehicle off route 15. while still holding my fee on the brake as hard as i possibly could, the vehicle still tried to surge forward. in order to make the vehicle stop doing this out of control action, i was required to turn the ignition to the off position. while doing so i noticed the engine racing past 6000 rpm | |||
| 03/28/2009 | 10000 | 1 | |
| 1. i was pressing on the gas pedal to accelerate as i was merging onto the highway via an on-ramp. the car was previously driving normally without any problems. 2. the car kept on accelerating after i removed my foot from the pedal. it continued accelerating even after pressing on the brakes (i could feel / smell the brakes working but the car would continue to accelerate even though no foot was on the gas pedal). the car continued to do this even after i put the car in the manual transmission mode. at this point i drove off to the side of the highway to stop the car and it only stopped after turning off the engine. *tr | |||