Problems with 2007 Mazda CX-7 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

I have a 2007 mazda cx7, my vehicle has 71,000 miles i have noticed a rattling noise for the past few months. i visit three mechanics and all three mechanics are telling me it's the vvt timing chain. the cost the repair my vehicle is $3,000 to $4,000 dollars. i contact the mazda dealer and because i have no warranty i have to pay out of pocket. so i begin to do my research online. i realized that there are hundreds of other mazda cx7 owners that are having the same issues as i. what a coincidence mazda has discontinued manufacturing the mazda cx7. this is a manufacture issue and mazda needs to own up for it. hundreds of people are losing their vehicles due to this vvt timing chain issue and mazda needs to make this a re-call. i know one thing i hope and pray nothing happens to me while driving my vehicle because i will not hesitate to file a lawsuit against the mazda corp. i hope someone can help all of us who are current owners of mazda cx7. i will use social media to spread awareness. *tr

Vehicle stalled in sams club parking lot. it did restart but started making a rubbing or grinding noise. turns out the ac compressor locked up. according to internet postings it is a known issue with 2007/2008 models. apparently it was addressed for 2009 model. i've ran 7 or 8 vehicles for 200,000 plus miles and have yet to have a compressor go out until this know anomaly. where is the resolution from mazda? *tr

Air conditioner compressor failed and started smoking and rattling while driving on freeway. mechanic advised that the ac compressor was close to detaching completely and could have caused even greater damage to the vehicle if i continued driving. *tr

Car did not want to move and white smoke came out tail pipe was in rush hour traffic. *tr

I was driving 60 mph in the freeway suddenly i smelled burn rubber inside the cabin and i heard a loud noise came from the engine, after a few minutes the serpentine belt was broke. i found out the ac compressor lock-up. i was lucky there is no incident happen. hope there is a recall for this concern. *tr

Timing chain stretched and variable valve timing, and throttle went out. this is the 2nd time that the timing chain has been stretched out on this vehicle. the first incident was at around 64000 miles. the 2nd incident was at 124966 miles. mazda extended the warranty on the timing to 70,000 miles on january 12. however, i did not get that letter and it happened after i had already gotten the problem repaired under a separate warranty. *tr

Compressor kit was already having issues when driving and when stopped to fuel up, the car would not start as the pulley on the compressor kit was catching and not turning correctly to start the ignition. the car is only a 2007 and only had 60,000 miles on it. *tr

Engine began to vibrate, scraping sound, a/c stopped working. i had car towed to mazda dealership where they replaced the a/c compressor, timing chain and actuator. total cost $2306.57. dealership stated they brought pcm up to date. egr valve indicator fault now active. *tr

Started smelling strong burning rubber odor emanating through vents of car while in operation, exited highway upon seeing white smoke fuming from under hood. loss control of steering and vehicle shut off and would not crank again. mechanic determined ac compressor has seized and serpentine belt was snapped due to friction from pulleys. if i had stayed on freeway instead of exiting, with the lost of steering i surely would have posed a danger to myself as well as others on the road. this complaint is one of numerous thousands that have been filed on behalf of mazda and its cx-7 model. there should be a recall issued for the ac compressor before it causes serious injury and/or fatality. *tr

i wanted to report a safety issue with the 2007 mazda cx-7. there is a known problem with the ac compressor and instead of doing a recall on the product they extended the warranty to 5 years or 60,000 miles (instead of 32,000 miles). i bought my car right around the time they sent these letters out, so was unaware of what was going on. recently i was driving the mazda and i smelled smoke. i saw some smoke coming from under the hood, and when i pulled over and opened the hood the ac compressor was on fire. had i not been pulling into work and on the highway i would?ve been in worse shape. it was scary considering it was next to the engine which has oil, fuel, etc...going through it. there were no warning signs that there was a problem with the ac compressor until all of a sudden it caught on fire. i have made attempts to call mazda and try to get some help on this issue, and they seem to not care at all. i wanted to report this in hopes some other owners of the vehicle could be aware and not expect ...

I started the car, like i regularly do and the engine/timing chain made a horrible sound that got me very worried since this car is taking care very good since its the only car in the household. i contacted mazda and they said the car had a warranty extension for a l3t engine variable valve timing noise and timing chain noise which is cause by " actual failure due to defects in workmanship or materials in accordance with mazda warranty policy and procedures. this warranty extension was for 70,000miles or 7 seven years which ever came first, so my car was not cover since it had 101,000. my concern and disappointment is that after searching and taking to other cx-7 owners the (2007-08) models all had issues with this and mazda did not made a recall just extended the warranty. cars with mileage of as low as 24,000 were affected by it, so its clearly not a wear and tear issue of the car. if that is not replace the engine might be damage and mazda will not even offer a goodwill assistance. i still make monthly payments on the car and its impossible for me ...

In november of 2012 my family was driving home from seattle, wa to san diego, ca. when we were driving we smelled burning rubber so pulled over to see if we could see something wrong under the hood. since it was 10pm and dark outside we couldn't see anything and decided to find the nearest hotel to stay at until we could take it to a shop. after we started driving we saw there was a freeway exit 1/2 a mile away so my husband was driving really slow(about 35mph) hoping we could make it without any problems when all of a sudden there was a huge jerking motion that felt like we ran into something even though we didn't. we stopped immediately and got a tow truck. it ended up being the ac compressor and serpentine belt that needed replaced, although mazda was aware of this problem as they stated in their extended warranty that it had "defect in workmanship or materials," the warranty was only extended to 5 years or 60,000 miles. my mazda was 6 years old and had only 48,000 miles but wasn't covered because it was a year passed ...

While driving home from work 8/23/12, my husband noticed that the a/c was not cooling and that the engine started making a squealing noise. he stated that the a/c compressor was failing. fortunately for us, he made it home safely. if it failed completely while driving, the car (or he) could have died in the middle of the interstate.we had received the extended warranty notice for the a/c compressor. so, we took it to our local mazda dealership/service department for repair. the technician stated that we had just exceeded our warranty coverage. our vehicle turned 5 years old on 6/30/12 and has 60,598 miles. he stated that we would have to contact the mazda corporate office to request assistance. the corporate representative stated that they would contact our dealership and take the matter under review. she stated that if they denied the claim there was no one else at mazda that would discuss this with us. i agree with other complaints filed to date...apparently, someone will have to be killed before anyone issues a recall. *tr

While driving the vehical started to make noise took it to first mechanic shop near bye and they told use the ac compressor was failing but it would be ok then on the way back home the car started to smoke from the compressor because the clutch had seized up we pulled over otherwise im sure we would have broken the belt causeing more damage. *tr

I was driving on my way home on the highway and all of a sudden the ac was not cold. when we got home the belt was smoking from under the hood. we recently bought the car from a gmc dealership at just under 39k miles. only owned the car for maybe 4 months. turns out the car needed a whole new compressor for over $800. the compressor had locked up. i find this very crazy that a car with such little mileage would have such a big problem. the car has been well taken care of. reading up online i have noticed the 2007 models have had ac compressor issues. *tr