Mazda CX-7 Check Engine Light

Replying to: johnny__rf (Jul 01, 2007 4:20 pm)

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Replying to: amir2 (Jul 08, 2007 8:30 pm)

Replying to: amir2 (Jul 08, 2007 8:30 pm)

Good Luck! I've had my CX7 since August 2006 and the CEL has been on since the second week I bought it. The dealership I've been taking it to is clueless as to how to fix it. (Westside Mazda in Cleveland). It's been in and out of the shop many times. One time for a week. No solution. I think they just don't know how to fix this problem. I've grown to hate this car. Interestingly, though, just last month I thought, since this car is a piece of crap anyway, I'll just put regular gas in it. Surprisingly, the engine light now stays off about 50% of the time I drive it. I really think the technicians at Mazda don't know what they're doing... I'm sure there last job was a greeter at wallmart.

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• maltb (Jul 09, 2007 10:33 am)

Replying to: paulduda (Jul 09, 2007 7:17 am)

Last time they updated the software, and this time they changed the gas cap.
I told them why a brand new car should have these problems!!! and they could not answer me except sorry.
This car has problem.
Unfortunately I am living in canada and there is no lemon law here.
DO NOT buy Mazda CX-7

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Replying to: amir2 (Jul 10, 2007 3:12 pm)

I share your frustration! I've had two CELs, but those are distant memories now. One was the gas cap and the other was the IRML. I've got 24K miles and it's running strong and smoothly. I attribute those earlier problems to normal, expected hiccups from a new product. Mazda seems to be working proactively to smooth out those bumps. My Mazda dealer has been exceptional in that regard!
 
There are no guarantees about future models, but I'll wager that the 2008 model will be relatively bug-free (keep my fingers crossed here, hoping I don't have to eat my words)
 
Vince.

Replying to: amir2 (Jul 10, 2007 3:12 pm)

Well, the gas cap problem is inexcusable in my book - especially since it spans across other models.
 
That being said, I think our (consumers') standards have gotten a little too high these days with regards to the CELs. You have to understand that the engine computers are controlling a LOT of stuff under the hood and elsewhere, all in the name of giving you power, reliability, emissions control, and (in theory) good mileage. Personally, I'd rather have a CEL now and then than go back to the days where you had no CEL at all. (I know, I know... in the days of 2BBL Rochesters, maybe there wasn't so much to go WRONG with a car... )
 
Point is, I don't think two CELs in the first year of ownership of a first-year model classifies the car as a "lemon." Some of the more vaunted makes throw CELs every now and then too, you know. Nobody gets a car perfect right out of the gate, although you could argue that as a rule, Honda comes closer than Mazda. But frankly, I wouldn't even count two CELs as a "hiccup." It's the system working the way it's supposed to. So get your free loaner, take it easy on the service guys (it's not like they designed the vehicle), and look forward to getting your baby back.

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Replying to: carlitos92 (Jul 15, 2007 9:24 am)

Excellent points, carlitos!
 
 
 
Vince.