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Mazda Cx-7 Transmission Problems

35 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 6 model years.

Complaints by Year

Worst year: 2007. Best year: 2012.

Owner Reports

A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.

Transmission · 2011 4

ON 12/14/2015, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60-65 MPH ON A MARYLAND HIGHWAY AT AROUND 10AM. I WAS IN THE NEXT LANE BESIDE THE FAST LANE. THE 2011 MAZDA CX7 STARTED TO DECELERATE. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE GAGES TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T INADVERTENTLY G...

Transmission · 2011 4

VEHICLE EXHIBITS SUDDEN ACCELERATION. APPROX 25% TO 35% OF THE TIME VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. VEHICLE BEHAVES AS IF THE ACCELERATOR IF PRESSED DOWN ALL THE WAY, EVEN THOUGH IT IS BARELY ENGAGED. SOMETIMES ...

Transmission · 2008 4

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN HE PLACED THE GEAR INTO PARK, IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL OF THE VEHICLES DO NOT LOCK IN PARK AFTER TURNING O...

Transmission · 2011 2

CAR WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO REVERSE. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT OUT AND DRIVE IT TO SMITHAVEN MAZDA. THIS CAR WAS ABLE TO RUN IN DRIVE BUT WOULD BOG DOWN WHEN ...

Transmission · 2007 2

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 MAZDA CX-7 A FEW DAYS AGO ON A MAJOR ROAD AND IT SUDDENLY STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AS I ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE FOR ME BECAUSE MY CAR FELT LIKE IT W...

Transmission · 2008 2

WHINING SOUND WHEN GAS PEDAL IS COMPRESSED, FORM 30 - 65 MPH, AT TIMES ,LOSS OF POWER. *TR

Transmission · 2009 2

THIS MAZDA CX-7 HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY MY DISABLED FINANCE AND USED FOR IN CITY DRIVING IT'S WHOLE LIFE AND ONE DAY A HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND DEVELOPED AND THE CAR WAS DELIVERED TO CAPITOL MAZDA FOR AN INSPECTION. UPON GETTING THE RESULTS...

Transmission · 2011 2

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND SHIFT INTO DRIVE GEAR ALL FIVE DOORS FAIL TO LOCK UNLESS HE MANUALLY LOCKED THEM. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. T...

Transmission · 2012 2

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC AND SURGED WHEN BEING DRIVEN ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED; WHICH LOCAT...

Transmission · 2007 2

WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE, SOME SMELL COMING FROM THAT DIRECTION AS WELL. LOST POWER TO THE VEHICLE, TURNED OFF THE ROAD AND NOTICE THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE A/C COMPRESSOR. *JS

Transmission · 2008 2

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR ON FEBRUARY 19, 2011 WITH AROUND 26,000 MILES ON IT. ON JANUARY 30, 2012 (AROUND 36,000 MILES) THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND IT CAME BACK ...

Transmission · 2007 2

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CLUNKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. T...

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