2007 MAZDA CX-7 Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System Problems

AT 45K AND ON VACATION 500MI FROM HOME, A/C STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR AND BURNING ODOR,FRICTION NOISE, AND SMOKE FROM SERPENTINE BELT AREA. TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL MAZDA DEALER, TOLD THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAD SEIZED UP AND THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR OVER 1 WEEK (NATIONALLY!) AND THAT COMPRESSOR FAILURE MIGHT HAVE CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED. HAVE TO GET A RENTAL CAR AND COME BACK IN 2+ WEEKS TO PICK THE CAR BACK. *TR

FAULTY A/C COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH ON ALL 2007-2008 CX-7. ALL CX-7'S WITH THE FAULTY A/C COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH WILL FAIL. IT COSTS -$1,200 -$1,400 TO FIX (IF NOT UNDER WARRANTY). MAZDA ACKNOWLEDGES THE FAILURE, BUT DOES NOT COVER COST OF NEW "REDESIGNED UNIT" BECAUSE OF ECONOMICS (AND NO SAFETY ISSUE). *TR

A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP ON CX7 MAZDA CAR HAS ONLY 54,000 MILES DEALER SAID NEED NEW ENGINE STILL UNDER WARRANTY ON THIS PART. *TR

AC COMPRESSOR FAILED AFTER 23 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, 40,000 MILES TO BE EXACT. DEALER TELLS ME THAT MAZDA COMPLETELY OVERHAULED THE DESIGN OF THE AIR CONDITIONING OF THE FOLLOWING YEARS MODEL. THE COMPRESSOR WAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. THIS IS A RED FLAG AND PROVES THAT THEIR DESIGN ON THE 07 MODEL WAS FLAWED... AC COMPRESSOR BEARING LOCKED UP SUDDENLY EVEN THOUGH SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF, THEN BELT SNAPPED, THEN VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD, THIS CREATES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF HAPPENED ON A FREEWAY IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. BASED ON INTERNET DISCUSSION FORUMS THIS APPEARS TO BE A REGULAR OCCURRENCE ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

A/C COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED WITH 60K MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR

THE A/C COMPRESSOR ON MY 2007 MAZDA CX7 HAS LOCKED UP AND NEEDED REPLACING TWICE, ONCE AT 25K MILES AND AGAIN AT 50K MILES. *TR

I HAVE A MAZDA CX-7 WITH 55000 MILES MY AC COMPRESSOR FROZE AND FRIED MY STARTER,AND BELT AFTER READ NUMEROUS POSTS ON THE SAME ISSUE I HAVE COME TO CONCLUDE THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. A RECALLED SHOULD BE INSTATED THIS IS EASILY A $2000.00 REPAIR JOB. *TR

AC COMPRESSOR WENT OUT ON MY MAZDA CX7 AFTER ONLY 19K. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE COMPRESSOR LOCKED AND THE A/C BELT POPPED CUTTING WIRES AND CAUSING SMOKE AND THE SMELL OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE THE SMOKE TURNED INTO A FIRE. AFTER GETTING ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND OUT THIS IS A POPULAR PROBLEM WITH CX7S ALONG WITH SHOTTY TIRES THAT HAS TO BE REPLACE BETWEEN 10K TO 18K MILES. *TR

WHILE ON A TRIP, OUR A/C STOPPED WORKING ON OUR 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THIS CAR WAS 1 YEAR AND 1 MONTH OLD WE WENT TO THE NEAREST MAZDA DEALERSHIP. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THE SERVICE TECH TOLD US THAT WE COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT A/C. 200 MILES LATER, THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING SOUNDS AND THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED AND ATTEMPTED TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD, AND COULDN'T FIND ANY PLACE TO PULL OVER, AND THEN BLACK SMOKE ENGULFED THE CAR. THE CAR "DIED" IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET WITH NO SHOULDER. WE BELIEVED AT THE TIME THAT OUR CAR HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO EMIT A LARGE AMOUNT OF BLACK SMOKE, WE RAN FROM THE CAR CALLED 911. WE DID NOT OPEN THE HOOD OF...