2008 MAZDA CX-7 Fuelpropulsion System Problems

MY MAZDA CX7 - 2008 HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND AFTER BRINGING IT TO A MECHANIC AND CHECKING THE CODES WITH A COMPUTER, IT CAME UP THAT THE EGR VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALL THE MECHANICS THAT I TALKED WITH WERE REALLY SURPRISE AND ASKED ME IF THE MAZDA CX7 - 2008 HAS A RECALL ON THE EGV VALVE BECAUSE IT IS NOT NORMAL THAT WITH THAT LITTLE MILES THE EGR VALVE NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND I'M SEEING MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK THERE IS A FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE EGR VALVE FOR THIS MODEL.

ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2015, I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 MAZDA CX-7 AND I STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. WHEN I TRIED TO TAKE OFF WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, MY CAR HESITATED AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDDLE A LITTLE MORE, IT STILL HESITATED THEN FINALLY TOOK OFF. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD POPPING NOISE, AND THEN THICK, HEAVY WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. THE WHITE SMOKE THEN STARTED FLOWING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND IT STARTED TO COME INTO THE CAR THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. WHEN I TRIED TO PULL OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, IT WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR, SO I PUSHED THE PARKING BREAK, AND IT FINALLY STOPPED. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND WHEN I WENT TO GRAB MY PURSE, I SAW FIRE COMING THROUGH THE BOTTOM AIR VENTS ( THE ONES...

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. CEL CAME ON AND TROUBLE P3001 WAS THE CODE DISPLAY ON HANDHELD READER. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, DEALER STATES SEVERAL COMPONENTS WITHIN ENGINE HAVE FAILED AND MAZDA HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY OVER FAILURES SINCE I DO NOT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM PRODUCTION YEARS 2007 AND 2008 ARE PLAGUED WITH PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. *TR