NHTSA Complaint #10525658 — 2007 MAZDA CX-7

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10525658
Vehicle	2007 MAZDA CX-7
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 17, 2013
Date Filed	July 18, 2013
Mileage	52,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

A FRIEND OF OURS WAS DRIVING TO PICK US UP FROM THE AIRPORT (OUR CAR HADN'T BEEN STARTED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS) AND, ABOUT 15 MILES INTO THE TRIP, THE AC QUIT WORKING. WHEN HE GOT TO THE AIRPORT, THE CAR ENGINE WAS SMOKING, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A BEARING WAS OUT OF WHACK. WE DROVE IT HOME (APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES), AND THE NOISE GOT LOUDER AND THE ENGINE STARTED RATTLING LOUDER AND LOUDER THE CLOSER WE GOT TO HOME. WE TOOK IT TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING, AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THE AC COMPRESSOR HAD SEIZED AND IT, ALONG WITH THE BELT (IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PARTS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED) NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED AND THE REFRIGERANT FLUSHED/REFILLED. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON, KNOWN ISSUE IN 2007 MAZDA CX-7'S WITH LOW MILEAGE. *TR

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