NHTSA Complaint #10334446 — 2007 MAZDA CX-7

I BOUGHT MY 2007 MAZDA CX-7 FEBRUARY 2007 WITH 19,000 MILES. AT THE 20,000 MILE MARK I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO GET THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER REPLACED, THANKFULLY MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT GOT TAKEN CARE OF..AT 35,000 MILES I BEGAN HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES, WITH THE WINDOWS & DOORS, I EVENTUALLY WENT OUTSIDE OF THE MAZDA CORPORATION TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I ENCOUNTERED THE BIGGEST PROBLEM OF ALL ON MAY 30, 2010 AT 39,000 MILES AND A MERE 16 MONTHS AFTER HAVING PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WHILE ON A TRIP OUT OF TOWN WITH MY FAMILY FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, THE A/C SUDDENLY WENT OUT AND A STRONG BURNING SMELL BEGAN TO FILL THE CAR.THE SMELL WAS SOO SUDDEN AND STRONG THAT MY SEVERE ASTHMA ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO ACT UP. FORTUNATELY,WE WERE CLOSE TO OUR DESTINATION AND WERE ABLE TO STOP WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. WE FIGURED WE WOULD LET THE CAR REST AND DIDN'T DRIVE IT FOR 24 HRS. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO TURN IN ON, IT WOULD NOT START AND THERE WAS THICK WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. WE OPENED THE HOOD AND A GIANT CLOUD OF SMOKE FILLED THE AIR ALONG WITH THE REEK OF BURNING RUBBER. BEING IT WAS MEMORIAL DAY WE STRUGGLED TO FIND A MECHANIC SHOP THAT WAS OPEN TO ASSIST US AND TO TOW OUR CAR. UPON DIAGNOSIS IT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAD DIED OUT HAVING BURNED MULTIPLE COMPONENTS OF MY CAR, THE FINAL COST OF THESE REPAIRS IS OVER $1600 INCLUDING A $1200 COMPRESSOR. I ATTEMPTED TO CALL MAZDA CORPORATE AS WELL AS THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY SEEMED TO WIPE THEIR HANDS CLEAN OFF THIS INCIDENT EVEN THOUGH UPON RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE, ONE THAT UPON DISCUSSING ON FORUMS THEY SEEM TO BE VERY AWARE OF. I DO NOT HAVE $1600 AT HAND THUS MY VEHICLE REMAINS OUT OF TOWN WHERE IT BROKE DOWN. MAZDA'S NONCHALANT ATTITUDE IS PUSHING ME TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT & RECALL IT THIS VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY! *TR