I was driving down the road when all of a sudden I could smell smoke and my AC just stopped. I took my 2007 mazda cx-7 into 3 shops. One was the mazda dealer where I bought the car. All 3 places told me that my AC compressor clutch had gone out. The part and labor is costing me $750 to fix. I have been reading on several online forums that this is a common problem and often leads to the s-belt breaking and the entire car just stopping while driving. I even had one of the mechanics tell me that it could happen to me at any time.
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Vehicle began to smoke from under the hood. Pulled to shoulder of expressway and shut engine off. Looked under hood, then tried to restart. Engine would not crank. Had vehicle towed to dealership. Found A/C compressor seized and starter damaged from attempting to restart engine. Dealer replaced starter, A/C compressor, exp tank, belt and freon. Vehicle is a one owner with 43,203 miles. Dealer did split cost $1879.92/$939.96. When searching on line, found many customers of same vehicle w/same problem seems mazda knows of problem and has changed design of compressor, but will not recall this item, even though vehicle can loose power steering.
The air conditioner compressor on my 2007 mazda cx-7 with approximately 45,000 miles quit working and the air conditioner started blowing hot air. The faulty compressor caused the engine to seize, start smoking profusely and started an internal fire that severely damaged the engine and nearly caused an accident on a busy highway.
I have been driving a 2007 mazda cx-7 for two years now, at 48,000 miles, my AC compressor locked up. The air started blowing warm then started seeing smoke from under the hood. I had to pull the car over to the side of the road and smelled burning plastic. Took the car to the dealer and they told me the air conditioner compressor gave out and would cost 1200 to fix. I read online posts and this seems to be a widespread problem and clearly mazda is selling a defective product. The smoke is a environmental hazard and dangerous if it leads to fire.
We have a 2007 mazda cx-7. We were driving home from camping and started to smell this horrible burning rubber smell coming from the truck. After a few mins I started seeing smoke coming from the right side of the hood. At that time our friends called us. We had them following from camping. They said they seen alot of smoke and smelled something bad. We got off at federal way and pulled into a shell station to look and get gas. My husband lifts the hood and there is a small fire and lots more smoke coming from the A/C compressor. He then notices that the serpentine belt is almost melted threw. So we pull into a parking spot and out of the way when we heard a loud noise and snap. The belt came off. So we had to call mazda roadside service and get it towed to the auburn dealership. It was sunday night so we had to wait until monday morning to call. We had our 3 year old son with us. We thought we were buying a safe car and wouldn't have to deal with something like a small fire with 2007 safest vehicle of the year. Now it turns out our warranty ended 2,000 miles ago we have 38,000 and there is nothing they will do to help, other than say its 1500 to fix your car. We are a single family income and that's alot of money to come up with. I have found out there are a hundred or so people this has happened to. Why is there no recall already? It obviously causes small fires and is not safe for children. Please consider recalling the A/C compressors, clutch packs, and serpentine belts. Mazda must know there is a problem. They have a deal for the parts. "genuine mazda cx-7 air conditioner compressor with clutch and belt new lower price $484.85", but I was still quoted $1,500.
My AC compressor froze at 45000 miles while driving on the highway. I was told by the dealership that this is not a common occurrence. That was obviously a lie. Cost for repairs- $1600.
While driving 07 mazda cx7 noticed extreme smoke from engine. Parked and towed to dealer. Informed of AC compressor failure. Mazda manufacture offered to split cost of repair.
I have a 2007 mazda cx7, it's only two years old and I just spent $900.00 for a new compressor for the A/C.
Ac compressor has locked up. Further damage unknown at this point.
Air compressor blew off with broke in pulley and belt.
Driving a 2007 mazda cx-7 with 36, 671 miles on it when the air conditioner stopped working. When I looked under the hood and turned the air on, there were sparks and smoke. According to my research this problem is common in this model and mazda has not recalled this part. Part specifically is the air compressor, it locks up, stops the engine, and tears up the serpentine belt. Since I am over the warranty by 600 miles this will cost me upwards of 2,000.
7/17 I brought my mazda cx-7 (2007) to the dealer for repair due to air conditioning not working and making a loud noise coming out of the engine and a bad odor. Here is a list of problems found with the car: 1. Bad compressor cost to repair $1100 2. Front transfer steering case seal leaking cost to repair $1500 3. Motor oil seal leak cost to repair $875 4. Oxygen sensor melted to the chassis cost of repair $240 5. Water pump leak cost of repair $275 the total cost of repair is $3,935 before taxes. This is ridiculous for a 2 year old car.
In march, my 2007 mazda cx-7 had an air compressor failure. I was coming off an exit ramp of a major highway when I noticed that my air conditioner was blowing hot air. I turned it off, then smelled burning rubber. Immediately after, white smoke started pouring out from underneath my hood. While I was able to make it home, I was unable to drive the car any further. I took the car to my local dealer, and my car, like so many others, was out of warranty at a little over 50,000 miles. The dealer told me that the problem was my air compressor. I did research on the internet and found many other people experiencing the same issue. My dealership told me that this was a recurring problem with the 2007 cx-7, but that no recall had been issued. I was unable to get a loaner vehicle from my dealership and had to pay for a rental car. The cost of my repair was $1480, along with the car rental. I love my cx-7, but I will not buy another mazda after this vehicle. I feel very strongly that this is a major safety issue and needs to be investigated and corrected by mazda. I intend to let as many people as possible know about this problem.. I tried to contact mazda to no avail. It took my dealership a week to get the replacement parts for the new air compressor.
I bought my 2007 mazda cx-7 less than two years ago, with only 17,000 miles on it because it was a dealer demo for less than a year. Over the weekend (saturday, july11, 2009) my air conditioning began blowing out hot air. The next day, my engine sounded as if it were sputtering, and my car began smoking and smelling like burnt rubber. This morning, 7/13/09, I immediately took my car to my local mazda dealership, and they told me my air compressor needed replacing for more than $800, and my car is not drivable. On top of that, the air compressor will take up to 3 weeks to order, and mazda will not reimburse me for a rental car or provide a comparable dealer car to drive because my 25,000 mile warranty has expired. My real concern is not the money, although it's a huge repair bill for a brand new car, but it's safety. If I'd driven my car a few more miles, I'm afraid my engine would have caught fire. --nicole ferguson, winston-salem, nc.
I own a 2007 mazda cx7 with only 41k miles on it. It started blowing hot air, A/C would not work and it was making awful noise. I did some investigating online and discovered numerous complaints about the 2007 model having the exact same issue. Luckily I read how people have experienced their car breaking down and inoperable when the same issue happened to them, so I took the car straight to the dealer. It is the AC compressor and will need to be replaced in order to even drive car ($1400 repair). This is a safety issue because no one would think their car was undrivable because the A/C isn't working. When the compressor goes out, it is shortly followed by smoke, bad smell and car breakdown. On the highway this is extremely dangerous. This is obviously a part defect and mazda is fully aware of the problem, yet they are doing nothing about it. An AC compressor is not supposed to last only 20k-50k miles on a car, that is ridiculous and consumers of the 2007 mazda cx-7 should not be burdened with bearing the replacement cost because we have a defective part in our car, nor should we have to be subjected to the safety hazard this defect can cause by complete breakdown of the car.
Car recently purchased december 2008 and inspected one month ago but is over warranty. The compressor goes out for no reason per the dealer and he advised that he see this problem in the cx7s all of the time. I have also visited other car blog sites and people reporting the exact same problem with the compressor. I called mazda and they gave me a file #124465 but advise they are simply unable to reach the rep in my area.
Air conditioner compressor failure on many mazda cx7 cars.
At 45k and on vacation 500mi from home, A/C started blowing hot air and burning odor,friction noise, and smoke from serpentine belt area. Took the car to local mazda dealer, told that the A/C compressor had seized up and the part is not available for over 1 week (nationally!) and that compressor failure might have caused other problems that need to be fixed. Have to get a rental car and come back in 2+ weeks to pick the car back.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 mazda cx-7. While driving 80 MPH, the contact noticed that the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. Immediately following, the air conditioner compressor locked up and stopped the engine, which caused the serpentine belt to shred and the battery cable to melt. Through online research, the contact discovered that this was a common issue with her year, make, and model vehicle. The manufacturer offered to pay for 75% of the repair costs. The contact feels that this is a serious safety issue because a crash could have occurred. The current and failure mileages were 44,000.
Mazda cx7 2007- 21,000 mile . Air conditioner seized there by shredding serpentine belt , loss of power steering, alternator. Repaired under warranty. Then 1 week later after about 900 miles the pulley off crankcase (harmonic balance) actually fell off ( found inside wheel well fender). Serpentine belt now not spinning , loss of power steering again and engine over heating again. Second repair in progress now(06-22-09).
Air conditioner stopped working and engine compartment filled with smoke. The car was taken to the dealer the next day the dealer reported that the airconditioner had failed and that the clutch on the AC although functioning was not turning and that the belt was burning.
My wife's 2007 cx7 A/C comp froze up and seized the motor on a busy highway which could have caused harm to my child and other by standards this seems to be a bi problem with mazda and they should fix the problem.
Faulty A/C compressor and clutch on all 2007-2008 cx-7. All cx-7's with the faulty A/C compressor and clutch will fail. It costs -$1,200 -$1,400 to fix (if not under warranty). Mazda acknowledges the failure, but does not cover cost of new "redesigned unit" because of economics (and no safety issue).
A/c compressor locked up on cx7 mazda car has only 54,000 miles dealer said need new engine still under warranty on this part.
Ac compressor failed after 23 months of ownership, 40,000 miles to be exact. Dealer tells me that mazda completely overhauled the design of the air conditioning of the following years model. The compressor was completely different. This is a red flag and proves that their design on the 07 model was flawed... Ac compressor bearing locked up suddenly even though system was turned off, then belt snapped, then vehicle shut off and came to a stop in the middle of a busy road, this creates a major safety issue. If happened on a freeway it could have caused a major accident. Based on internet discussion forums this appears to be a regular occurrence on this vehicle.
At 41,000 miles, my air compressor failed. It started by running the AC and then the compressor locked up. The belt got ruined because of the friction and now I'm having to replace it all. I just recently browsed the internet and found that I'm not the only one with this problem. It seems to be a trend with this vehicle. I can save the old compressor if need be.
My daughter has a mazda 2007 cx-7 and I have a 2008 cx-7. The air conditioning in these cars, as witnessed by hundreds of complaints on line, is appalling. She had a pinhole in one of the hoses and it took 6 days to repair...for a hose?? Additionally, her car has been back to the dealership 3 times for white smoke billowing out of the tailpipes...they have "no idea" what is causing it.
A/c compressor has failed with 60k miles on vehicle.
The A/C compressor on my 2007 mazda cx7 has locked up and needed replacing twice, once at 25k miles and again at 50k miles.
I have a mazda cx-7 with 55000 miles my AC compressor froze and fried my starter,and belt after read numerous posts on the same issue I have come to conclude this is a recurring issue with this car. A recalled should be instated this is easily a $2000.00 repair job.
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