NHTSA Complaint #10487460 — 2007 MAZDA CX-7

I STARTED THE CAR, LIKE I REGULARLY DO AND THE ENGINE/TIMING CHAIN MADE A HORRIBLE SOUND THAT GOT ME VERY WORRIED SINCE THIS CAR IS TAKING CARE VERY GOOD SINCE ITS THE ONLY CAR IN THE HOUSEHOLD. I CONTACTED MAZDA AND THEY SAID THE CAR HAD A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR A L3T ENGINE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING NOISE AND TIMING CHAIN NOISE WHICH IS CAUSE BY " ACTUAL FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTS IN WORKMANSHIP OR MATERIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAZDA WARRANTY POLICY AND PROCEDURES. THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS FOR 70,000MILES OR 7 SEVEN YEARS WHICH EVER CAME FIRST, SO MY CAR WAS NOT COVER SINCE IT HAD 101,000. MY CONCERN AND DISAPPOINTMENT IS THAT AFTER SEARCHING AND TAKING TO OTHER CX-7 OWNERS THE (2007-08) MODELS ALL HAD ISSUES WITH THIS AND MAZDA DID NOT MADE A RECALL JUST EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. CARS WITH MILEAGE OF AS LOW AS 24,000 WERE AFFECTED BY IT, SO ITS CLEARLY NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE OF THE CAR. IF THAT IS NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE MIGHT BE DAMAGE AND MAZDA WILL NOT EVEN OFFER A GOODWILL ASSISTANCE. I STILL MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON THE CAR AND ITS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO PAY $1200 IN SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY STATED BY MAZDA IS A "DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP OR MATERIALS". ITS A SHAME THAT SO MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE STILL BATTLING WITH THIS ISSUE AND MAZDA JUST HIDES BEHIND THEIR POWER AND ATTORNEYS. *TR