NHTSA Complaint #10423121 — 2007 MAZDA CX-7

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10423121
Vehicle	2007 MAZDA CX-7
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	August 31, 2011
Date Filed	September 2, 2011
Mileage	85,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

MY CAR MAKES A RATTLING NOISE AT START UP. AFTER READING THE HORROR STORY'S ONLINE ABOUT THIS CAR VVTA GOING OUT, OR THE AC COMPRESSOR GOING OUT AND MESSING UP THE ENGINE I TOOK IT TOO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW VARIABLE VALVE TIMING ACTUATOR. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. SO I TALK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO HAS EXPERIENCE WITH MAZDAS AND HAS FIXED THIS SAME PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE. HE STATED THE PROBLEM IS YOU CAN ONLY GET THE PART FROM MAZDA AND THEY ARE STILL SELLING THE DEFECTIVE PART. WHY ISN'T SOMEONE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED PEOPLE FROM LOSING ALL POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR ALSO HAS A TRANSFER CASE LEAK WHICH IS ANOTHER THING EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH. SOMEONE GET THESE GUYS TO RECALL THIS PART.THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CAR!!! *TR

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