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#233 of 577 30 day extended warrenty warning by leslieweiler73

May 17, 2011 (9:29 am)

If you purchase the Mazda 2007 CX7 used find out right away by calling Mazda if it has an extended warrenty purchased by original owner!!! YOU ONLY HAVE 30 DAYS to chhange it in to your name it is transferable only then. Don't let it go to waste check and see not that they honor there warrenty from what i have read but you never know change it just to be safe..

#234 of 577 WHAT A SURPiSE by leslieweiler73

May 18, 2011 (11:46 am)

I will say how predictable its the VVT and the timing chain. I will not back down. Know the waiting game begins.. Hey haven,t said no YET!!! I hope at least of a win win for everyone involved.

#235 of 577 RECIEPTS!! by leslieweiler73

May 18, 2011 (5:21 pm)

Well now they are asking for those good ole oil change reciepts so what are they going to say since i had them done faithfully every 3000 miles not 7500 as they recommend?? Are they going to say that i had too many done and that caused the problem!!! I cant say that im a loss for words because everything i read on here is coming to life the exact way everyone said it would. Well i went ahead and made my complaints to all the numerous places recommended and as well have a couple legal begals checking into if they want to help out with a suit against them let yas know what happens next probably tell me sludge well thats a no brainer because with a bad timing chain and vvt thats what you get sludge and metal shavings!!

#236 of 577 Re: A lawsuit against Mazda???? count me in! [mazdausasux] by leslieweiler73

May 18, 2011 (5:33 pm)

Replying to: mazdausasux (May 17, 2011 6:46 am)
I really want to see how many people are interested in taking legal action against them on this and start a petition to have it recalled. Let me know i am tired of these corporations getting hardworking people screwed over left and right you madeit you sold it stand behind it and mean it. I will never ever buy a model in its first year again they couldnt give me a Mazda CX7 for free!!!! I know im out of warrenty and admit that but what is 1000 miles seriously and ive only put 20k on it since i bought it thats 3 oil changes according to there specs...

#237 of 577 lawsuit against Mazda I'm in by mazdalemons

May 20, 2011 (3:43 pm)

I bought a 2007 CX-7 new and at around 6,000 miles my wife started to notice a rattle in the engine, poor fuel economy, and a loss of power, she also noticed the engine light was on. I called the Car Company in Waterloo Iowa, where I bought the vehicle. I let them know what was going on. the car company told me to bring the vehicle in and they would look at it. We took the vehicle to Waterloo, after a couple of days I got a call from the service department telling me something about an actuator recall, that they would do on the car and that would take care of the problem. A couple days passed and they called back stating the car was done and we could pick it up. This happened four more times and they were unable to find anything wrong, until of course after the warranty was out, at 38,000 mile now it’s an EGR Valve. Apparently the car company had to persuade Mazda to help with the cost of this, and it still cost me 240.00 for a problem that has been ongoing sense we bought the car. When the car was brought back to us the engine light was still on, I told my wife that they just did the work, it may take a little while to turn off. At 41,000 mile the car was back at the dealership same problem, but now it needs an 8,000.00 dollar engine. WOW!!! WHAT A NIGHTMARE.

#238 of 577 CX7 engine problems by melissava

May 26, 2011 (12:02 pm)

We have an ’07 with 63K miles on it. Original owners and well maintained. Just replaced the timing chain due to sludge damage ($1500), then the car lost acceleration, and now they are saying we need a new engine. Car was driving fine before new timing chain. They are offering to pay about 30% of the engine replacement bill. We'd keep the old turbo. Please advise -- should we hold out for a better deal, or scrap the car, or something else?

#239 of 577 Re: CX7 engine problems [melissava] by nattiekins

May 26, 2011 (12:50 pm)

Replying to: melissava (May 26, 2011 12:02 pm)
Im sorry you are having so many troubles.. I am still stuck on the fact it was accepted that sludge cause the timing chain to fail??!! Look up the tsb's for this car its common knowledge that bad vvt's cause timing chain failure and faulty valves in turbo cause the sludge... good luck getting anything from Mazda... we had our engine and turbo replaced and received a" fixed" car with a whole new list of issues... im loving my Honda van I traded my migraine in for...

#240 of 577 Re: CX7 engine problems [nattiekins] by melissava

May 27, 2011 (9:08 am)

Replying to: nattiekins (May 26, 2011 12:50 pm)
Thanks. What a nightmare!

#241 of 577 Re: A lawsuit against Mazda???? count me in! [leslieweiler73] by mad19

Jun 02, 2011 (3:36 am)

Replying to: leslieweiler73 (May 18, 2011 5:33 pm)
Hello, I am in for a lawsuit against Mazda. I've only had this cx-7 from Nov,2011 with 54k on it and it's been no more then a money pit!!! MAD AS HELLLL. Jeff. jrambo3444aol.com

#242 of 577 Re: CX -7 engine problems [mmasterson1] by petrobob

Jun 02, 2011 (8:18 am)

Replying to: mmasterson1 (Oct 31, 2009 5:11 pm)
Hi Any possibilty you could send me links to Mazda white papers and District Manager stuff. Am just getting started in a fight with Mazda and can use any/all the info/help available. Thanks

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