NHTSA Complaint #10610179 — 2007 MAZDA CX-7

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10610179
Vehicle	2007 MAZDA CX-7
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	June 26, 2014
Date Filed	July 13, 2014
Mileage	95,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	KS

Consumer Description

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2012 WITH ROUGHLY 75K MILES. AFTER ONE WEEK OF OWNING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED AFTER IDLING FOR A FEW MINUTES O LARGE PLUME OF FOG WOULD COME FROM MY EXHAUST PIPE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES NOW SINCE PURCHASE AND THE DEALERS RESPONSE WAS THAT IT WAS DUE TO "WINTER FUEL". THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER RESOLVED. ON JUNE 26TH 2014 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED TO PRESS THE GAS. INSTANTLY MY CAR SHUT OFF AND DID NOTHING. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I DETERMINED IT TO BE THE TIMING CHAIN. MY ISSUE IS THAT MAZDA HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF A FAILING VVT ON THESE VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE PART BEFORE SELLING THIS VEHICLE TO ME. NOW I HAVE A LAWN ORNAMENT THAT'S COSTING ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO WATCH IT SIT IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

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