Bought Dec 28 Going Stron

tomweston

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Thankfully i have not had a single issue with this gt tech package cx7
no engine lights, door seal problems, sat problems, radio or anything else.
Im starting to think that maybe a lot of you that bought early are having issues that have been fixed on later bulid models
 
I only picked up my car the end of November, so I fall into the "later build" category - some of the TSBs don't even apply to my VIN #, but I've still had issues.

Don't get me wrong, I'm VERY happy with the car overall and my dealership has been excellent... I knew what I was getting into buying a first-year car.

I've had the CEL issues (IMRC Valve) -- showed up after 2,000 miles.
The Satellite Antenna now needs to be replaced. It has "failed".

And the other issues I have with the Tech Package EVERYONE has -- it's just a matter of whether you notice or whether those things are important to you. It's nothing "broken" per se, just bad design. Part of it is my own fault for not spending more time thoroughly testing it -- and part of it is Mazda's fault for skimping on things (for no real reason), and for having programmers and designers who didn't thorougly test.
 
tomweston said:
Thankfully i have not had a single issue with this gt tech package cx7
no engine lights, door seal problems, sat problems, radio or anything else.
Im starting to think that maybe a lot of you that bought early are having issues that have been fixed on later bulid models

I picked up mine Dec 30th and the only problem I have is the CEL. I believe my VIN is after the gas cap mod. I was supposed to bring it in tomorrow but I may cancel because of the weather. Don't want to give up the AWD for the day. LOL

I don't notice any trouble with the door seals but I thought according to the numbers I've seen published my should be one of the bad ones. On the Mazda site no recalls are listed for my vehicle and I'm not sure TSB are normally listed there. I just hope they fix this annoying CEL light.
 
i pick mne in augost and i have 20k miles on it and no CEL, no door seal problems, radio and etc....... I so happy with my baby!!!
 
Got mine Dec 28th and Date of Production shows Jul 2006. No CEL for me. Only things I have done so far are the PCM update, and the door seal (though the dealership still is waiting for the parts which accdg to them is in backorder).
 
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