NHTSA Complaint #10417183 — 2007 MAZDA CX-7

7/6/10(25,000 MILES) DRIVING "PIECE OF CRAP" FROM W-PA TO PHILA AFTER 1 1/2 HOURS IN CAR AIRCONDITIONING GETS HOT & LOUD NOISE STARTS. ABLE TO PULL OFF MAIN HIGHWAY &FIND A SEARS AUTO SHOP THEY SAY AIR COMPRESSOR IN MY PICE OF CRAP (2007 CX7) HAS FALLEN APART - THEY DON'T DO THIS WORK-I NEEDED A MAZDA DEALERSHIP-THEY WOULDN'T RECOMMEND ME DRIVING HOME! IT'S A HOLIDAY (JULY 4TH CELEBRATED THIS DAY) I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE A DEALERSHIP IS-I AM OVER 200 MILES FROM HOME - EVERYTHING ELSE IS CLOSED. FOUND A HOTEL TO STAY OVERNT & SEARCH FOR A DEALERSHIP. FOUND 1 ABT 20 MILES AWAY. NEXT DAY (PRAYING THE WHOLE 20 MILES) THAT PIECE OF CRAP WOULD MAKE IT TO THE SHOP. IT DID I EXPLAIN SITUATION TO A NON-CARING, WON'T LOOK ME IN THE FACE MECHANIC WHO FINALLY STATES (AFTER 3 HOUR WAIT) MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 5 DAYS PRIOR & IT WOULD TAKE 3 DAYS TO GET PART & FIX. HERE I AM 200 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, IN A NOT SO RACIALLY DIVERSE AREA OF WEST PA- LEAVING FOR VACA THE NEXT DAY- & I CAN'T GET HOME!!! IT WAS LIKE PULLING TEETH TO GET A RENTAL CAR # & A TAXI CAB # FROM THESE PEOPLE. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET HOME VIA 8 HOUR BUS RIDE & GO ON MUCH NEEDED (AFTER THIS ORDEAL) VACA, HOWEVER I STILL HAD TO PAY OVER $800 & PICK PIECE OF CRAP BACK UP. I COMPLAINED TO MAZDA COUPLE TIMES &FINALLY GOT LETTER THAT THEY WERE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FOR AIR COMPRESSORS TO 60,000 SO I GOT $ BACK, BUT NOT FOR THE HOTEL STAY, TAXI RIDE TO BUS AND BUS RIDE HOME AND BACK UP THERE! COUPLE OTHER PROBLEMS CAME UP LATER -WHITE SMOKE OUT OF TAIL PIPE AFTER IDELING, DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM, ALSO SAW SOMETHING LEAKING, DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING LEAKING--- 8/4/11 (31,000 MILES) TOOK PIECE OF CRAP IN FOR A NOISE IT'S MAKING AT START UP. VVT GONE BAD, BUT STILL UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY SO GOT FIXED. WHAT'S NEXT??? I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE TO FAR IN THIS CAR!! CAN'T TAKE DRIVING VACAS-- GONNA GET RID OF "PIECE OF CRAP" PRIOR TO THE WARRANTIES EXPIRING IN 2012! GOT TO!!! *TT