Transmission went out at 150,232 Also car has a lot blond spots
Engine & cooling
2011 Mazda CX-7 Engine problems
Owners have filed 6 complaints about the 2011 Mazda CX-7's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 4% of all its complaints, most recently on August 24, 2022. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 6
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
Car accelerates when idling in drive or reverse even with foot on brake. Causes many near accidents when parking or idling. Seems to be connected with ac compressor. This is very dangerous and should be recalled and fixed.
My car will lunge forward when idle and with my foot on the brake. It's very dangerous and has nearly caused an accident on several occasions. This has been occurring since I bought the car used in 2013.
Purchased (new) - july 4th, 2011. One month in, the front driver tire blows out on the 55 freeway in costa mesa. The car is driven to the dealer the next day - to have a tire placed on. The price was surely "surprise surprise" - $250.00. We push to know why the tire was so expensive, it's because the size is new for this size vehicle and there's one maker of the tire. Bridgestone. We pay for it begrudgingly, and go about our way. February 6th, 2015, 3 years, 6 months of owning the vehicle. The vehicle...
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history is good, maintenance is excellent (my wife is a therapist for children with autism so that's why vehicle choice was extremely important - traveling client to client in administering therapy sessions) and without warning, she cannot reverse. Car can drive forward, yet is losing power when the automatic attempts to shift from 1st to 2nd gear, so it jumps from first to 3rd. We take the vehicle to browning mazda in cerritos and we are advised that the transmission needs to be replaced ($3,200.00). 3 Years 6 months 64,262 miles, excellent maintenance history, & this vehicle needs a new transmission? This felt like a terrible joke. The power train warranty? 3Y/60k. Expired just over 4,000 miles ago. We contact mazda (corporate) & are advised later in the day that they would pay half of the ticketed amount. That's still egregious as there wouldn't be a vehicle sold if most buyers knew that at such ridiculously low mileage, the transmission would fail them. We retrieve the vehicle and have it looked at for two more opinions and apparently there are no codes indicating the transmission is bad, yet it's obviously the transmission according to the mechanic as indicated simply by the test drive. *Tr
From the day I purchased my cx7 the brakes were not working properly and the air conditioner made loud banging noises and does not get cold. When I was at my wits end and took cx7 to dealer at 9,600 miles mazda said I had a bad master cylinder and replaced it. When the master cylinder was replaced my check engine light came on. Mazda ordered another master cylinder and a brake booster. When these were replaced my check engine light came on again. Mazda said my engine was running on a lean mixture and corrected...
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this. The check engine light is off cx7 runs very roughly. Only use premium gasoline and synthetic motor oil. Mazda field representative advised me and dealer that loud noise from air conditioner is normal and typical of all similar mazda vehicles. I have this documentation regarding a/c in writing from mazda. Air conditioner barley gets car cool, is ineffective when temperature is ninety degrees. My brakes are slightly better, but still low and soft. Cx7 runs extremely rough and is getting very poor gas mileage. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 mazda cx-7. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph with the air conditioner activated, the vehicle was making a banging and rattling sound. The contact stated the sound was also heard when the turbo was activated. The failure would occur with or without the air conditioner activated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 14.
Mazda CX-7 engine complaints by year
CX-7 engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data