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#280 of 586 Re: Me too!! [heather1027] by maxocampo

Oct 01, 2011 (9:17 am)

Replying to: heather1027 (Oct 01, 2011 7:57 am)
Sell the remainings of that piece of junk; I sold the Cx7 2007 I had with the cursed-design broken engine to Copart (http://www.copart.com). I was ablt to get $6500 for it. And I still owned money on it :-/
 
Cut your losses; the engine design of the CX7 2007 is no good; they put a 4-cylinder with a turbo charger that's putting too much strain on the timing chain, and that causes the timing belt/chain to snap prematurely.
So, even if you pay to get it fix, it will break again. The new engine (if you get it repaired through Mazda) comes with a 12k mile or 12 month warranty.
 
Cut your losses.
 
Now I'm driving a Prius, and I'm saving 2/3 of $$ in gas, and reduced my carbon footprint.

#281 of 586 Re: Me too!! [heather1027] by boogitybop

Oct 01, 2011 (1:09 pm)

Replying to: heather1027 (Oct 01, 2011 7:57 am)
If you can afford the fix then do it. Trade it the day they are done, thats what we did. Hyundai and Kia are both making really good cars. the Vera Cruz and the Sorento, same car. We got 14,000 for ours after I had it fixed. In the mean time keep your eye on this website cause I think I have found a good lawyer in St louis who will handle this. Same goes for anybody reading this, Mazda needs to take care of their short comings and I think the law is the only thing that's gonna make them.
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#282 of 586 Mazda CX7 timing chain problem by teebasara

Oct 02, 2011 (12:27 am)

Hi
I have just bought a mazda cx7 2007 which has done 75000 ks as a second hand and it was a kind of expensive car.
I start to hear an engine noise immediately after purchase. I took the car to the mechanic who ensure it is a chain problem. I took it to the mazda dealer who confirm chain and vvt problem and ask for an expensive replacement. It was only 8 months out of warranty but they refused to fix it under warranty.
Could you please tell me is it worth to fix the car or it is better to sell it or trade it with other car?
Please let me know.
 
Regards,

#284 of 586 Re: Mazda CX7 timing chain problem [teebasara] by teaj2590

Oct 02, 2011 (8:01 am)

Replying to: teebasara (Oct 02, 2011 12:27 am)
Unfortunatly someone sold you the car because everyone is getting rid of them for that very reason. I just replaced my vvta in CX7 two weeks ago. I took mine to the dealership and then to a mechanic who was 300. cheaper. The bad thing about the vvta is mazda is still selling the defective part, meaning they will replace this part but it will eventually go out again. You have no choice but to fix and do it soon. If the vvta goes your timing chain will too and you will be replacing your engine. I also have a transfer case seal leak that needs to be fixed. Don't bother looking to Mazda for help as they won't even help those under a full warranty, finding ways to not accept warranties for one reason or another. Getting rid of this car is hard to do now as everyone knows they are having major issues with this make,model and year. If you have any other question email me tgagent99yahoo.com.

#285 of 586 Same exact issue by mazdaiscrap

Oct 10, 2011 (10:16 am)

Same exact issue. Contacted dealership, they gave me the BS of "engine sludge"... it seems they tell everyone that. I told them about the Mazda Service Bulletin, and they don't seem to care and don't want to fix it. Service will just lie straight to your face. Don't trust them. Will try contacted the Service Manager, but he might be "in on the scam" so I don't expect much results. Contacted Mazda Corporate, and no results at all they said "we will forward this info to the dealer" ... oh yeah, and then what? They are lying bastards... Add my list to the lawsuit if there is one, if not, I will try getting one myself. This "VARIABLE VALVE TIMING (VVT) NOISE WHEN STARTING ENGINE" is a joke. Defective part that they don't want to recall. I can't believe this garbage. Never buy another Mazda ever!

#286 of 586 Re: Same exact issue [mazdaiscrap] by fonefixer

Oct 10, 2011 (1:15 pm)

Replying to: mazdaiscrap (Oct 10, 2011 10:16 am)
Driving a '07 cx-7 w/ 75,000 miles. Purchased new in 10/06 (owned 5 years) and paid $1300.00 extra for a 3 year extended Mazda warranty.
 
At 55,000 miles heard a "ticking noise" at start up and brought vehicle to selling Mazda dealer. Dealer replaced VVT actuator/ timing chain/ water pump. No questions about "sludge" , maintenance records, or any questions for that matter. Vehicle was repaired in 3 days and only cost to me was a $100.00 charge for a rental. Apparently, there is a huge difference in Mazda dealer service depts throughout the country.
 
Recently, the fuel pump and OGM emissions valve started to fail--didn't leave me stranded-but car became hard starting and running. Both covered under extended warranty minus $100.00 deductible.
 
Sometimes--these warranties do what they are advertised to do. When buying a new car-- after reading all these posts about poor Mazda warranty claims-the performance of the service department is more important than finding the lowest price. Who can fix anything these days?

#287 of 586 Re: Same exact issue [fonefixer] by wwest

Oct 11, 2011 (8:33 am)

Replying to: fonefixer (Oct 10, 2011 1:15 pm)
There's vast difference between the dealer having to be re-embursed by the factory for repairs vs your "insurance" coverage paying.

#288 of 586 vvta issue too!! by alabamagirl

Oct 14, 2011 (3:24 pm)

I have a 2007 Mazda CX-7, just had to have it towed to Mazda this morning for a clicking sound on start up. They just called to inform me that it is the vvta! When asked what we would be looking at, price wise, they inform us that it will be around 1200.00. We then asked why there were no recalls on this deffective part.(we knew this was probably the problem by all of the complaints online) They inform us that they do have a bulletin telling them if someone comes in complaining about this issue, this is the problem...but because my car is out of warranty by 9,000 miles(69,000), i have to pay the bill. They know this is the problem and it's their fault, but they won't even help us!!! I would really like some more information if anyone comes accross it to help hold them accountable for their mess ups! And i know we sure have learned our lesson about dealing with MAZDA!!! What a rip-off!!

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