2008 Mazda CX-7 Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“EGR VALVE FAILURE ON A 2008 MAZDA CX-7 WITH 47,500 MILES. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF A EGR VALVE BEFORE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE TO HAVE THEM TELL ME THE ERROR CODE”

“MY MAZDA CX7 - 2008 HAS ONLY 44,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ONE AND AFTER BRINGING IT TO A MECHANIC AND CHECKING THE CODES WITH A COMPUTER, IT CAME UP THAT THE EGR VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED”

“PURCHASED VEHICLE USED AT 41,000 IN MAR 2012. FIRST ISSUE: EGR VALVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 44,000 MILES IN MAY 2012, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ("NOT A CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS VEHICLE")”

“VVT AND TIMING CHAIN NOISE AND HEAVY ENGINE RATTLE AT START UP, 72,000 MILES ON VEHICLE MAZDA REFUSES ANY KIND OF WARRANTY ON ENGINE”

“AFTER BRINGING TO MAZDA FOR TAKATA INFLATOR RECALL, AND LOWER ROCKER ARMS RECALL, I WAS TOLD MY TIMING CHAIN SHOULD BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1300 PLUS TAX!!! A MAZDA TECH. SAID HE KNEW FOR SURE THAT WAS THE ISSUE JUST FROM LISTENING TO THE NOISE”

“THERE WAS A KNOCKING ALMOST AS IF THE CAR WAS A DIESEL, BROUGHT THE CAR TO MILFORD MAZDA IN MILFORD CT AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE A MONTH EARLIER AT BOBS IN MILFORD CT. THE MAZDA DEALER REPLACED THE VVT DECEMBER 2012 THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON”

“TAKATA RECALL AND BALL JOINT SUSPENSION RECALL. IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE AIR BAGS REPLACE BUT A DAY BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT,DEALERSHIP CANCELLED DUE TO AIR BAG DELIVERY ISSUES”

“THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V593000(SUSPENSION) WAS RECEIVED IN AUGUST OF 2016 AND THE ONE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V012000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JANUARY OF 2017. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER, BURDICK MAZDA IN”

“TAKATA RECALL. WHEN REPLACING THE AIRBAG THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK FOR SECOND AIRBAG REPLACEMENT THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE LIGHT HAD COME ON”

“SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AS THE TURBO STOPPED WORKING. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THAT THE TURBO BROKE DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THERE WAS A LOT OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE, HOWEVER, THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES”

“THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH DETERMINED THAT OIL SLUDGE WAS IN THE TURBO LINES”

“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”

“THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON MY 2008 MAZDA CX-7 CRACKED, CAUSING THE PULLEY ASSEMBLY TO FREEZE UP. AS A RESULT, THE PULLEY NO LONGER TURNED ON THE SERPENTINE BELT AND MADE A LOUD NOISE, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO WORK”

“I HAD SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AC COMPRESSOR WAS BURNING UP, AND ENTIRE AC SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ONLY FOR THE AC TO STOP OUTPUTTING COOL AIR ON HOT DAYS UNLESS I'M DRIVING OVER 55 MPH”

“AIR CONDITIONING BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR. MANY COMPLAINTS LOGGED ONLINE FOR THIS YEAR VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE”

“HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM. INSIDE HOUSING FOR HEADLIGHTS IS MELTED FROM OVERHEATING, MAKING HEADLIGHTS INEFFECTIVE. DRIVING AT NIGHT IS NOT SAFE AND DOWN RIGHT DANGEROUS”

“THE OEM BULBS IN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE TOO HOT AND AFTER SOME TIME THE BULBS BURN THROUGH THE PLASTIC, CAUSING THE BRAKE LENSES TO GET CLOUDY, THE PLASTIC TO MELT ONTO THE BULB, AND THE RED TINT TO FADE IN THE BRAKE LIGHTS”

“THESE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS AND EVEN INSIDE THE CAR DOME LIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. EVEN WITH LIGHTS ON BRIGHT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE”