Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT | ||||||||||||||||
| 09E011000 | THULE, INC. | E (Equipment) | 2323 | 04/17/2009 | MFR | MAZDA MOTOR CORP | 04/02/2009 | 04/03/2009 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Thule, inc. is recalling 2,323 owner-installed roof-mounted fit kits, models 3068 and 3069, manufactured between january 1, 2008 and february 28, 2009 that are used with thule podium foot packs, models 460 and 460r. these fit kits were sold as aftermarket equipment for use on the vehicles listed above. the bolt(s) used to secure the foot to the vehicle was manufactured to a hardness that may cause the bolt(s) to be brittle and potentially break under stress. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This may result in the bolt(s) snapping off during use or without a load. the unsecured rack and load can then come loose while driving creating a potential road hazard, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Thule will mail a retro fit kit along with repair instructions to owners free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin on or before april 13, 2009. owners may contact thule toll-free at 1-800-238-2388. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to thule aftermarket roof mounted load carriers and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 09/17/2010 | 44600 | ||
| 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 smokey. 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 imediatelly. 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 equiptment 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 the meltdown eventually becoming a electrical fire inside the tail light housing. | |||
| 06/30/2010 | 38000 | ||
| 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 ultimatley blamed. it is well documented about the excessive engine oil consupmtion 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 receits. mazda only wanted computerized receits. all of my maintence 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. | |||
| 12/06/2009 | 44000 | 1 | |
| I was driving. ac suddenly stopped burned smell coming in to the car, were i had my 12 month old baby in the car. smell was making me sick baby start to cry. i called the towing company to take the car to the dealer. saw on line that other people have had the same problem with the mazda cx7 ac problem. *tr | |||
| 07/03/2009 | 42000 | 1 | |
| Ac compressor shaft failure and fell off. car was 18 months old. *tr | |||
| 06/18/2009 | 38000 | 1 | |
| Sudden failure of ac clutch. locks up and burns. affects steering and will damage engine. *tr | |||