NHTSA Complaint #10358330 — 2007 MAZDA CX-7

I OWN A 2007 MAZDA CX7 AND IT WAS BEEN AT THE DEALER EVERY MONTH THIS SUMMER AND I'M ON MY SECOND LONER CAR. THE TROUBLE STARTED LAST SUMMER WITH PINGING AND TURBO LAG. THAT SEEMED TO STOP AND THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS A SOFTWARE ISSUE. BUT THIS SUMMER WE HAVE HAD THREE SEPARATE ISSUES. 1. TRANSFER CASE LEAK. FIXED. 2. ENGINE STABILIZER LEAK. FIXED. 3. VARIABLE VALVE TIMING ACTUATOR VVTA. CURRENTLY IN SHOP. CAR LOUDLY "GROWLS" TO LIFE, SQUEAKY BELT, DIFFICULTY STARTING, TOLD BY DEALER THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE ENGINE TROUBLE IF NOT FIXED. THIS HAS ALL BEEN SINCE JULY!!! WE ARE JUST SHY OF 30K AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRES NEXT MONTH. I AM VERY AFRAID THAT SOMETHING ELSE WILL GO WRONG AND WE WILL END UP PAYING FOR IT. UPON READING A FEW CX7 WEB SITES AND BLOGS, IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT THIS VVTA ISSUE WILL LEAD TO A TIMING BELT FAILURE AND ENGINE LOSS. I HAVE A LITTLE LESS THEN 30,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND BOUGHT IT NEW. UNFORTUNATELY THIS SEEMS TO BE A RELATIVELY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE 2007 MODEL. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL SO THAT THIS DEFECT CAN BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE AND NOT AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THANK YOU! *TR