Mazda CX-7 brakes problems
46 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
1,131 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
62,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 to 2013 model years. Data snapshot: . 735 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
46 of 1,131 complaints match this topic (4.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10213386 · 2008-01-02 (January 2, 2008)
VEHICLE HAS MINIMUM BRAKING EFFORT ALLOWED DURING ACTIVATION OF ANTILOCK BRAKES. BRAKING DISTANCE IS 105 FEET (MEASURED) FROM 25 MPH TO ZERO WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES APPLIED ON SNOW COVERED ROAD. VEHICLE MUST DECELERATE TO BELOW 20 MPH BEFORE ANTILOCK SYSTEM IS DEACTIVATED AND VEHICLE WILL COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE DURING LESS THAN PERFECT DRIVING CONDITIONS. *CN
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10213386 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10261295 · 2009-03-09 (March 9, 2009)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES LATER, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES RETURNED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER BEFORE EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 35,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10261295 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10264039 · 2009-04-03 (April 3, 2009)
1. I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE AS I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY VIA AN ON-RAMP. THE CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY DRIVING NORMALLY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. 2. THE CAR KEPT ON ACCELERATING AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL. IT CONTINUED ACCELERATING EVEN AFTER PRESSING ON THE BRAKES (I COULD FEEL / SMELL THE BRAKES WORKING BUT THE CAR WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH NO FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL). THE CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS EVEN AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODE. AT THIS POINT I DROVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10264039 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10305965 · 2010-02-04 (February 4, 2010)
I WAS DRIVING ON A SNOW-PACKED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR AHEAD OF ME STOPPED. I APPLIED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 25 MPH. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED, BUT MY SPEED DID NOT DIMINISH APPROPRIATELY. I STRUCK THE CAR AHEAD. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, I TRIED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO CONTINUE WITH LITTLE OR NO BRAKE FORCE ACTUALLY BEING APPLIED. THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM SEEMED OVERLY SENSITIVE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 31,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10305965 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10313531 · 2010-02-24 (February 24, 2010)
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ON OCTOBER 25, 2009 MY [XXX] AND MYSELF, [XXX] , WERE DRIVING BACK FROM PENNSYLVANIA ON ROUTE 15 IN MARYLAND IN A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WE ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS I ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE THE GAS PEDAL AUTOMATICALLY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I TRIED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE VIOLENTLY SPEEDING MAZDA CX-7. AS I TAPPED THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, THE CAR WOULD JUST ACCELERATE FASTE…
Owner-reported narrative. 46,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10313531 at NHTSA ↗