NHTSA Complaint #10500798 — 2008 MAZDA CX-7

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10500798
Vehicle	2008 MAZDA CX-7
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 30, 2013
Date Filed	February 28, 2013
Mileage	54,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

EARLIER THAT DAY I GOT MY OIL CHANGED ON MY LUNCH BREAK AT WORK. I DRIVE BACK TO WORK MY CAR SITS IN THE PARKING LOT AND I LEAVE A FEW HOURS LATER WELL MY CAR IT WAS MAKING A REALLY LOUD NOISE IT SOUNDED LIKE A HELICOPTER I LIVE ABOUT 30 MILES AWAY SO I FIGURED IF I DRIVE SLOW ENOUGH I MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. AS I WAS GOING UP A HILL THE CAR START TO DECELERATE SO IM LIKE OK MAYBE I NEED TO GO SLOWER NO I GET UP OVER THE HILL AND AM GOING DOWN THE HILL AND THE CAR JUST DIES THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I GET IT TOWED TO MAZDA THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE I FIND OUT I HAVE A POWERTRAIN WARRENTY UNTIL 60,000 MILES I ONLY HAVE 54,000 MILES ON IT SO THEY TOW IT UNDER MY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. NOW MY CAR HAS BEEN THERE FOR A MONTH AND COME TO FIND OUT MY TIMING CHAIN WENT ON IT CAUSING A DOMINO EFFECT ON IT AND MAKING THE ENGINE GO. NOW THE DEALERSHIP WANTS 8 GRAND TO FIX MY CAR BECAUSE MAZDA DENIED MY CLAIM DUE TO "ENGINE SLUDGE" WHICH AT THIS LOW OF MILES AND ME PERFORMING REGULAR OIL CHANGES THEY CONSIDERED "LACK OF MAINTANCE" BECAUSE I COULDNT PROVE IT. *TR

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