2007 mazda cx-7 - 39 months old with 35,000 miles, the air conditioning A/C compressor caught on fire, melted the compressor and made the car smoke, had to stop the car and wait to be towed back home. Seems to be a problem happening to a lot of other cx-7 owners. Would like for mazda to take care of this problem and pay for any parts and repairs on this matter.
2007 Mazda CX-7 engine complaints
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A/c compressor and/or clutch seizes-up and causes cascade failure of belt driven accessories with loss of power steering. This happened suddenly at highway speed and is considered a serious safety defect. I searched the federal safety agency site and found more than 50+ other such complaints. Why this model has not been recalled is a mystery to me?
At 45,000 miles my 2007 mazda cx-7 began blowing thick white smoke out from the exhaust and from under the hood. Took the car to dealer who said the turbo went out and was leaking oil into the exhaust system. They replaced the turbo and covered the part and charged me the $600 in labor to install it. Car is now at 57,000 miles and is showing the same symptoms when rpms go over 4000.
A/c compressor locks. No power steering, overheats and dies suddenly.
2007, mazda cx-7, 40,000 miles (4,000 out of warranty) the air compressor stopped working. Spewed only hot air. I had it at the dealer at 32,000 miles for a compressor/belt squeak. Dealer found "nothing unusual". Four days now with out the car and they don't know what is wrong.
No events or warning leading to failure. A/c compressor locked up at 53k mi. Just quit working, hot rubber smell coming from engine.
My wife and I purchased a 2007 mazda cx-7 a few years ago, and over the last three months it has been in the shop with multiple problems. From an oil leak, to a bad compressor, then the timing chain gone bad and now another problem with the egr. The car has a little over 38k miles and to me it seems very odd for a car being this young in miles, to have major problems such as these. After going back and forth with the mazda corporate office, they first agreed to pay for the parts for my latest problems since I'm now out of warranty. I was fine with that until I found out the labor was over $500 to fix this problem. When I call the corporate office to try to discuss splitting the labor costs, their supervisor contacted me back with an attitude like I did something wrong and decided they were now not going to help at all. That is just poor customer service behind a vehicle that was not ready to be put on our us roadways. In my opinion, this car should be recalled. After reviewing some of the forums, many others agree with my displeasure in the problems with the mazda cx-7--check this linkhttp://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0e5b59/110. Thank you.
I just got a mazda cx 7 4 months ago. The A/C system is fried. The factory warranty was no good and I have to pay$1900. Please I am read these articles and do not buy.
I own a 2007 mazda cx7 that the A/C compressor seized up on causing a near fire under the hood. I heard an awful noise and saw smoke billowing under the hood. I shut it down immediately knowing that what was about to happen couldn't be good. I went online and found out this has happened to many cx7s now the dealer is telling me that because I've owned this for 37 months, (35,000 miles) that it isn't covered by the 60,000 mile drive train warranty, (if I can't drive it, its a drivetrain problem to me)...this needs to be a class action lawsuit..or a recall you're choice.
My wife was driving our 2007 cx-7 with approximately 28k miles along a four lane major road when car lost power and became basically undriveable. Leaving her sitting on a extremely busy section of road with my 2 year old son in the back seat as people are flying off an entrance ramp from aberdeen proving ground. She fought it to the shoulder of us route 40 north of baltimore, leaving her in a very dangerous situation. Mazda dealership where vehicle was purchased was less than a half mile from failure location and after traffic had died down I was able to limp vehicle to dealer with wife following me at 10 MPH. Turbocharger failure has been blamed, as usual mazda has denied warranty work due to engine sludge, even though vehicle has been maintained. After thorough research for the last month, while my vehicle has sat at the dealership, via many websites edmunds forum, mycx7.com, mazdas247.com etc. Mazda is claiming same engine sludge is cause of failure of numerous timing chains, turbos, vvt actuators etc. Even on vehicles that have been maintained by their dealerships. There has been a technical service bulletin released by mazda (tsb# mtol - 5505) that stated the flawed design of their pcv system not allowing oil to drain properly from the turbocharger. No fix has been made available with recent information I have read in regards to the flawed pcv not circulating the oil. Hope someone can bring this flawed design engine to light before someone or a family is killed in a major accident where their car leaves them stranded in the middle of a highway like I-95. Thanks for the time in looking into this matter.
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.
While driving we heard a noise from the engine, we were about a mile from our destination. When we pulled into the parking lot we saw smoke coming from the engine compartment. When my husband opened the hood, we saw flames. We immediately called 911 and ran to the building to procure a fire extingusher. We were able to locate one and my husband put out the fire. We were told by the mazda dealership that the compressor clutch had failed, causing the fire. We had purchased an extended warranty on the vehicle, unfortunately, it only covered to 60,000 miles and the vehicle had 61,000 miles. The service manager suggested that we should file a claim on our insurance, but since we haven't been able to get a detailed estimate on the damages, we haven't proceeded that far yet. They have had the vehicle for three days and there is no complete information on the damages.
Ac compressor locked up causing car to stall in middle of street and smoke coming from under hood.
2007 mazda cx-7 - A/C compressor went out on way home from fl to atl. White smoke from right side engine bay. Was able to turn off A/C in time to keep vehicle running. Seems this is a known issue with mazda. $900 to replace parts and labor. Mazda of roswell states issue was unknown to them. Mazda USA is aware as well as all the forums and this site as well from other customers. Many customers have had this happen multiple times. Some within the 36k btb warranty, some after. Powertrain is up to 60k. With this being a known issue, shouldn't this be a recall if it is a problem that will occur on most 2007 cx-7's with the part? I have emailed mazda USA as well.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mazda cx7. While driving 40 MPH the vehicle made a loud noise and then smoke was came from underneath the hood of the vehicle. She then pulled over to a mechanic shop. She was advised that the engines oil level was depleted. However she was not scheduled for another oil change until the 25th of december . The vehicle was then towed to the dealer and the technician stated that the turbo failed in her vehicle . The vehicle will be repaired at the owners expense. The failure and current mileages were 65000. Updated 02/1710 *bf updated 02/19/10
Car's A/C stopped working and smoke came from the engine. Then the car stalled and the control via power steering went non-existent.
I have a mazda cx-7 2007. In the last 6 months I had to replace AC condenser twice. It locked up and started smoking. And the car was undriveable. Now they have 300 back orders for this part before I can fix my car.
I got into a mazda forum where many costumers are having problems with the air conditioning clutch failure (seized) loosing power steering while driving. Turbo failure, causing engine overheating. Timing belt failure. I can not find any recalls about these failures.
My wife was driving her 2007 mazda cx-7 when she heard a bang and smoke started billowing from under the hood. She pulled over and turned off the car. After inspection, I determined it was the AC compressor because it wouldn't smoke when the AC was turned off. We took the car to the dealer and they confirmed my suspicion. The air compressor had locked up and needed to be replaced as well as the belt. This was going to cost $1069 plus tax. After reading over 15 pages of similar complaints on edmund's forum, I am filing a complaint. It appears that my wife only had a minor incident while others lost power steering and complete operation of their vehicle. This issue definitely needs to be recalled as this is happening to many vehicles and may cost someone's life.
We own a 2007 mazda cx7. We took a vacation to florida from ohio. On the way back, we began to smell burning rubber. I stopped to check it out, but everything looked to be in order and nothing was leaking. We then lost air conditioning and the smell became more prevalent. Minutes later, there was a loud bang from under the hood. The car basically began shutting down. All check engine lights came on. Smoke from under the hook. No power steering. This happened at 1am in the hills of west virginia, and we were lucky to coast into a motel. This left us stranded at the motel, and upon opening my hood - there was coolant all over the engine bay and there were shreds of rubber from the belts that had snapped off. The shredded belts were still sitting inside the engine bay, and everything was still smoking. The cap had popped off of the radiator, which is why there was a coolant mess everywhere. We had to get the car towed to the closest mazda dealership (1 hour away). We were then left without our vehicle for a month while they were trying to retrieve parts. It was during this time that I found out this isn't an isolated incident, and I feel mazda needs to address this asap. I was driving with my wife, toddler, and infant - and this put us in a very frustrating situation. I was glad I was driving and not my wife, as it could have put her stranded somewhere. This is inexcusable that a car, with only 30,000 miles on it, would have this much damage. They need to address these faulty compressors.
My 2007 mazda cx7 A/C compressor froze up at 37500 miles. The engine started to smoke wile driving the vehicle causing me to suddenly stop and evacuate the vehicle. I thought the vehicle was on fire. Mazda is well aware of this issue. At first they attempted to charge me 1000 for the repair. After repeated discussions with the dealer and mazda USA the vehicle was fixed at no charge. This issue is very serious and there needs to be a recall before someone gets hurt.
The AC compressor locked up and caused a list of damage including needing a new motor. Started smoking outside and inside the car and then making a horrible noise. Replaced AC pump, belts, crank pulley, belt tensioner, idler pulley and because the timing belt also broke this caused the damage to the engine. After doing research, this seems to be the trend for a 2007 mazda cx7.
Tl* the contact owns 2007 mazda cx7. While driving approximately 60 MPH smoke engulfed the front-end of the vehicle. The driver pulled over to the side of the road. Roadside assistance was called to the scene. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for inspection, and the air compressor was replaced. The vehicle stalled two days after the service repair. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The failure was related to the turbo engine which was a result of the prior air compressor malfunction. Currently, the dealer was inspecting the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 72,000. The vehicle identification number was unavailable. Updated 02/26/10 *bf updated 04/29/10
I recently had air compressor got acgo out on mazda cx7 just out of warranty. Allegedly, mazda is aware of problem with design and doing nothing.
1. No events involved. 2. Failure: premature air conditioning compressor failure. Failure causes overheating of component with smoking from under hood along with strange noises. 3. Compressor unit had to be replaced by a dealership at a cost of over $1,000.00.
2007 mazda 2007 air conditioning system serviced at 53,603 miles no defect noted despite our complaint of poor performance. Dealer said it was a dirty cabin filter. 53,951 miles sudden catastrophic failure of air conditioning compressor and clutch. Heavy smoke and burning odor from engine compartment wife and kids evacuated what they thought was a burning car on a busy street. Compressor/clutch locked up belts loss of engine accessories and engine cooling. Turns out this is a known issue which mazda refuses to acknowledge.
Ac blowing warm air and loud noise from under the hood, sounded like I was driving a diesel. Took car to shop to determine what was causing the noise. Ac compressor going out car only has 41,600 miles on it. Ac compressor has to be replaced or risk more damage to motor. Warranty expired at 36,000 miles. Company first told me I had the extended warranty then later called and stated I did not have extended warranty and job would cost $1,100.00. Told them I would come and get car not able to pay $1,100.00 for repair. Called me back later and stated that they would cover 60% if I would pay 40%.
I was stranded an hour away from home b/c my mazda cx-7 wouldn't start. I had to have it towed back to the dealership an hour away. The problem was that the AC compressor broke and that cause the drive belt to break which in turn caused a motor mount to blow out and all that drained my battery such that I had to replace it as well. This happened less than a week ago and I'm already hearing of others who have also had problems with their AC in the same type car.
Air conditioner stopped blowing cool air. Was on a three hour trip and stopped at a 4 way. The mazda cx-7 engine died and would not start. I had to be pushed to the side of a busy intersection. The dealership said it was the A/C compressor. The compressor went out and caused the belt to slip, not allowing the alternator to do its job.
I was driving home on thursday, 3 sep 2009 when I heard this horrid sound coming from under the hood of my car. I noticed smoke coming from under the hood and, fortunately, I was close to my driveway so I was able to park and turn the car off. At first, I couldn't figure out the exact location of where the smoke was coming from but the smell of burning rubber forced me to leave it alone and let it sit over night. The next morning, when I started the car, I noticed that there was a really hot part on my car ... I'm not mechanically inclined but, I knew that the metal part turning a bright shade of orange is not a good thing. I have a mechanic for a neighbor and I asked him to look at my car. He immediately asked me if my A/C was on (it was on 1). Once I turned it off, the sound and smoke went away but he told me that the A/C compressor is shot. Being that my car is only 2 years and has only 29797 miles on it, I called mazda (USA) to see if I could take my car to the mazda dealership here in landstuhl, germany and have it fixed - as it is still under warranty. Simple answer- no. I have read numerous stories on the internet about other 2007 cx-7 owners having the same problem (and how the 2008 cx-7's A/C compressor was updated, thus does not have the same issue), so mazda is aware of the problem, they've just chosen to remain mum about it. Now I am in a quandry as to how to go about repairing this car. I am in a dilemma of having to repair the car but at what expense? If I do it myself, any chance of having mazda stand by the part is thrown into question when I do return back to the u.s. In 2011.
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