Mazda CX-7 transmission problems
22 complaint narratives mention transmission 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.
Transmission and shifting evidence
22 of 1,131 complaints match this topic (1.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10218486 · 2008-02-19 (February 19, 2008)
AFTER SHORT DURATION IDOL "5-10" MINUTES CAR BLEW HEAVY WHITE AND BLACK SMOKE OUT OF EXHAUST FOLLOWED WITH A CLANKING/RATTLING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF CAR. THREE TIME THIS HAPPENED IN A SHORT 4-7 MILE DRIVE HOME. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND AT FIRST THE SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT UPDATED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COMPUTER PROGRAM. THEN THEY LET THE CAR IDOL FOR SOME TIME AND IT BLEW THE SMOKE AND HEARD THE SOUND. SO THEY DECIDED AFTER CALLING AND REPORTING THE EVENT TO THE REGIONAL MANAGER TO REPLACE THE TURBO. I HAVE LOOKED O…
Owner-reported narrative. 11,995 miles reported. Look up ODI 10218486 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 10334446 · 2010-06-03 (June 3, 2010)
I BOUGHT MY 2007 MAZDA CX-7 FEBRUARY 2007 WITH 19,000 MILES. AT THE 20,000 MILE MARK I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO GET THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER REPLACED, THANKFULLY MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT GOT TAKEN CARE OF..AT 35,000 MILES I BEGAN HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES, WITH THE WINDOWS & DOORS, I EVENTUALLY WENT OUTSIDE OF THE MAZDA CORPORATION TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I ENCOUNTERED THE BIGGEST PROBLEM OF ALL ON MAY 30, 2010 AT 39,000 MILES AND A MERE 16 MONTHS AFTER HAVING PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WHILE ON A TRIP OU…
Owner-reported narrative. 39,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10334446 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10346096 · 2010-07-29 (July 29, 2010)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX7. THE CONTACT STATED THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND SPRING TENSIONER FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE PARTS WERE MANUFACTURER FROM PLASTIC AND BELIEVED IT TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000
Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10346096 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10374671 · 2011-01-04 (January 4, 2011)
END OF SUMMER SERVICE, I COMPLAINED ABOUT A SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE LIKE BURNED BREAKS THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING MAJOR AND THAT THEY WILL MONITOR IT ON THE NEXT SERVICE CALL. I TOOK IT FOR SERVICE ON MID DECEMBER AND THEY SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION, OIL CHANGE AND NO MENTION OF MAJOR PROBLEMS. ON DECEMBER 31ST ON MY WAY TO SILVERTHORNE FROM DENVER THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING ON A STEEP HILL SHUTTING DOWN POWER STEERING AND BREAKS, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND TOW THE CAR BACK TO DENVER, I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT MY THREE YEAR O…
Owner-reported narrative. 93,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10374671 at NHTSA ↗