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Cx-7 "unreliable" says Consumer Reports
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blkcherimika
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i havent posted in a while on this board, some people may like that fact.
the "unreliability" of the CX-7 is evidenced ON this board. look at the posts spread out everywhere. blown turbo's under 10k miles? ya got to be kidding me. Replacing differentials, check engine lights, detonation, seals, leaks, "bad smoke", heating/cooling, even something as minor as a gas cap--(however you may perceive that problem to be; minor/non-existent) is still an issue that attributes itself to the reliability of the product you are buying. The people on this board who have a 7 without any sort of issue at all are few and far between.
my 7 was FINE through 3k miles, where all hell broke lose. I will agree that they may have jumped the gun on labeling it the dreaded "UNRELIABLE" cuz that is bound to piss some supporters off, as it has in this thread. I think they would need more time/data to go that far.
I LOOOVED the Mazda, it was so fun to drive, its brakes are awesome, the ride quality is great for this type of vehicle, but regardless of all that & the outcome with my vehicle, i would tend to agree with consumer reports on this one, even if they jumped the gun. a trip to the dealer for service is still a service visit, and still an inconvienence to many.
So Mikey... it's been a couple of months I think - how many miles on the RDX AND... any problems? If not, I'm sure you'll let us know if any crop up. Won't you?
The survey also says ... ...
Edmunds named CX-9 to be the editor-most-wanted mid-size SUV, and cx-7 is the runner up.
I was also told that MotorTrend named Cx-7 to be the SUV of the year, or something like.
No...CX-9 Is the MT SUV of the year.
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To me there are two phases a car goes through. Iniitial ie first year of ownership and then standard.
The first year you find out anything they did wrong on your car and most cars I have owned (purchased new) have had 1 or more of these types of issues.
The second one is when a first year car will have more of these as first year owners always turn out to be beta testers and this results in trips to the dealer to deal with issues that should have been caught in testing/QA before production began but they did not do this.
The standard is after the first year. How many times does it go into the shop? Has it every left me stranded on the road? Has it ever failed to start? How much are repairs costing me annually?
Then you can factor in expendables like gas, oil, tires, bling etc...
So the CX7 is a first year car and so I expected it to have a few trips to the dealer to correct new car issues. To be honest it has had more issues than I expected. And still the restricted power in 1st and 2nd gears and initial lag in response to a full throttle request from a standing start or slow roll are not fixed to my satisfaction.
Reliability is not an issue with me as it always starts. It always runs and it always has gotten me to where I wanted to go and back without ever dying on me.
Most of its trips to the dealer have been for enhancements accept for the door seals and the a/c TSB.
Now I am about into the standard phase and I will see if there is a drop in TSBs etc or a jump in my costs to maintain/fix it.
The first year you find out anything they did wrong on your car and most cars I have owned (purchased new) have had 1 or more of these types of issues.
The second one is when a first year car will have more of these as first year owners always turn out to be beta testers and this results in trips to the dealer to deal with issues that should have been caught in testing/QA before production began but they did not do this.
The standard is after the first year. How many times does it go into the shop? Has it every left me stranded on the road? Has it ever failed to start? How much are repairs costing me annually?
Then you can factor in expendables like gas, oil, tires, bling etc...
So the CX7 is a first year car and so I expected it to have a few trips to the dealer to correct new car issues. To be honest it has had more issues than I expected. And still the restricted power in 1st and 2nd gears and initial lag in response to a full throttle request from a standing start or slow roll are not fixed to my satisfaction.
Reliability is not an issue with me as it always starts. It always runs and it always has gotten me to where I wanted to go and back without ever dying on me.
Most of its trips to the dealer have been for enhancements accept for the door seals and the a/c TSB.
Now I am about into the standard phase and I will see if there is a drop in TSBs etc or a jump in my costs to maintain/fix it.
You need to understand that, people come here in order to find solutions to problems, and the thousands of people that have bought CX-7's, are certainly not ALL here telling us how many things went wrong with their CX.i havent posted in a while on this board, some people may like that fact.
the "unreliability" of the CX-7 is evidenced ON this board. look at the posts spread out everywhere. blown turbo's under 10k miles? ya got to be kidding me. Replacing differentials, check engine lights, detonation, seals, leaks, "bad smoke", heating/cooling, even something as minor as a gas cap--(however you may perceive that problem to be; minor/non-existent) is still an issue that attributes itself to the reliability of the product you are buying. The people on this board who have a 7 without any sort of issue at all are few and far between.
my 7 was FINE through 3k miles, where all hell broke lose. I will agree that they may have jumped the gun on labeling it the dreaded "UNRELIABLE" cuz that is bound to piss some supporters off, as it has in this thread. I think they would need more time/data to go that far.
I LOOOVED the Mazda, it was so fun to drive, its brakes are awesome, the ride quality is great for this type of vehicle, but regardless of all that & the outcome with my vehicle, i would tend to agree with consumer reports on this one, even if they jumped the gun. a trip to the dealer for service is still a service visit, and still an inconvienence to many.
Hows that RDX going for you, no problems I presume.
Hey CX-7, Love may be Blind. In reading mikey1981's comments, I feel they are fair, in fact, I've experienced many of these same problems. The purpose of a "forum" is to discuss all relevant issues, "love" as you're obviously experiencing, and I might add, other "out of love" issues that would be most informative for potential CX-7 purchasers. If we just need to share the love, heck, just visit the Mazda website, you'll get all you desire. Let's not flog mikey1981 or others that are experiencing problems.
Hey CX-7, Love may be Blind. In reading mikey1981's comments, I feel they are fair, in fact, I've experienced many of these same problems. The purpose of a "forum" is to discuss all relevant issues, "love" as you're obviously experiencing, and I might add, other "out of love" issues that would be most informative for potential CX-7 purchasers. If we just need to share the love, heck, just visit the Mazda website, you'll get all you desire. Let's not flog mikey1981 or others that are experiencing problems.
Most of the problems surround early builds, if you want to ask anyone with an 08 or late build you will get, problem free, most of the problems we're from a recurring CEL, which is an annoyance, the thing ran fine for the most part.
His was a clear wrong pick of the lot, though, most of the comments come out from bitter experience, Whether he likes to admit it or not.
um....please dont talk for me and assume what my experiences are.
i loved the 7, i dunno how many times and/ or posts you need to go back and read in order to confirm that.
the car is flawed, has problems, some may not have the problems, some have. theres really no beating around the bush with the 7, IT HAS SOME PROBLEMS, some minor some on the major side, christ. yet, it still is probably the best driving cross over yet, better ride experience than my acura as its smoother and quieter.
i loved the 7, it wasnt a bitter experience, just turned out to be a terrible mechanical mess. Mazda, as a corporation, was FINE and professional taking care of my needs. This board was great and informative when i was dealing with the problems of this car. my build date was EARLY, of course, BUT, i had every single TSB performed and that didnt change a damn thing. in addition, MAZDA NEVER labled my car a LEMON....they just got me out of it cuz it was at the shop more than i was driving it, which i tend to read from the forum members who post on here, they dont like their car in the shop, no one does, and thats why whether this thing visits for a gas cap or something major like a DIFFERENTIAL CHANGE is still, just, TIME IN THE SHOP.
i envy those on this board that have their 7, with no problems, and love it. I wish it was still the same way with me. its not like i wanted to go thru all the BS this car inserted into my life.
i loved the 7, i dunno how many times and/ or posts you need to go back and read in order to confirm that.
the car is flawed, has problems, some may not have the problems, some have. theres really no beating around the bush with the 7, IT HAS SOME PROBLEMS, some minor some on the major side, christ. yet, it still is probably the best driving cross over yet, better ride experience than my acura as its smoother and quieter.
i loved the 7, it wasnt a bitter experience, just turned out to be a terrible mechanical mess. Mazda, as a corporation, was FINE and professional taking care of my needs. This board was great and informative when i was dealing with the problems of this car. my build date was EARLY, of course, BUT, i had every single TSB performed and that didnt change a damn thing. in addition, MAZDA NEVER labled my car a LEMON....they just got me out of it cuz it was at the shop more than i was driving it, which i tend to read from the forum members who post on here, they dont like their car in the shop, no one does, and thats why whether this thing visits for a gas cap or something major like a DIFFERENTIAL CHANGE is still, just, TIME IN THE SHOP.
i envy those on this board that have their 7, with no problems, and love it. I wish it was still the same way with me. its not like i wanted to go thru all the BS this car inserted into my life.
I never said your car was a lemon, and you're going to say that you have no bad feelings after buying a car and having it crap out on you? Are you serious? You definitly weren't pleased enough with Mazda to buy another, that alone says a lot about how you felt about your purchase.
A visit to have a CEL checked, is not serious, some may think it is, but really it's not, unless your car caught fire and light a CEL, that would be serious, but in the CX-7's case it was most likely not a big deal.
HAD some problems. Any CX-7 built in 06 should be avoided like the plague, unless the service center competently fixed the problem. It's all related to First year bugs, not major design flaw's that need full fledge engine replacements for every CX-7 built.
Food for thought, the CEL problem only affected NA CX-7's.
A visit to have a CEL checked, is not serious, some may think it is, but really it's not, unless your car caught fire and light a CEL, that would be serious, but in the CX-7's case it was most likely not a big deal.
HAD some problems. Any CX-7 built in 06 should be avoided like the plague, unless the service center competently fixed the problem. It's all related to First year bugs, not major design flaw's that need full fledge engine replacements for every CX-7 built.
Food for thought, the CEL problem only affected NA CX-7's.
I never said your car was a lemon, and you're going to say that you have no bad feelings after buying a car and having it crap out on you? Are you serious? You definitly weren't pleased enough with Mazda to buy another, that alone says a lot about how you felt about your purchase.
A visit to have a CEL checked, is not serious, some may think it is, but really it's not, unless your car caught fire and light a CEL, that would be serious, but in the CX-7's case it was most likely not a big deal.
HAD some problems. Any CX-7 built in 06 should be avoided like the plague, unless the service center competently fixed the problem. It's all related to First year bugs, not major design flaw's that need full fledge engine replacements for every CX-7 built.
Food for thought, the CEL problem only affected NA CX-7's.
My point in saying that my car wasnt a lemon was to demonstrate that the problems I encountered were not, at least in Mazda's eyes, LEMON issues.
and again, stop assuming and putting words in my mouth. Were you there shopping with me? You seem to think you know every single thing about the process I went through with this vehicle. the reason why i didnt get another CX-7 was because the 2008's WERE NOT OUT YET and I didnt want to tread in bad water again with a 2007. it has nothing to do with MAzda as a corporation, they even gave me S-Plan pricing to get another one. PLus, the RDX is a better vehicle and at the time i wanted a better vehicle with better resale and Honda/Acura reliability.
...for you other readers out there, take my words for what they are worth or disregard what I write....im just a regular person talking about my experience, and if you want to follow it research my posts from my join date, which was in nov 06
just remember, Mazda isnt paying your car payments, you shouldnt settle for a s*** product or listen to other people justify that your problems arent really problems because they think they know X, Y, and Z.
PEACE. (drinks) last post.
My point in saying that my car wasnt a lemon was to demonstrate that the problems I encountered were not, at least in Mazda's eyes, LEMON issues.
and again, stop assuming and putting words in my mouth. Were you there shopping with me? You seem to think you know every single thing about the process I went through with this vehicle. the reason why i didnt get another CX-7 was because the 2008's WERE NOT OUT YET and I didnt want to tread in bad water again with a 2007. it has nothing to do with MAzda as a corporation, they even gave me S-Plan pricing to get another one. PLus, the RDX is a better vehicle and at the time i wanted a better vehicle with better resale and Honda/Acura reliability.
...for you other readers out there, take my words for what they are worth or disregard what I write....im just a regular person talking about my experience, and if you want to follow it research my posts from my join date, which was in nov 06
just remember, Mazda isnt paying your car payments, you shouldnt settle for a s*** product or listen to other people justify that your problems arent really problems because they think they know X, Y, and Z.
PEACE. (drinks) last post.
If you "loved" it you would have gotten another.
When I said "Mazda" I was talking only about the CX-7, you we're not pleased enough with Mazda's CX-7 enough to buy another, regardless of it being an 08 or 07 if you really loved it you would have gotten another.
The RDX is a better vehicle? PLEASE. You're paying through the nose for a hatchback with a big cargo area and an OK looking interior with chintzy materials, it does nothing exceptionally well that a sedan, wagon or hatchback can do in that same price range, and the RDX dealer visits will cost much more in the long run than any Mazda dealer visit, etc.. the RDX costs way more than people think it does over the CX-7.
The RDX is overpriced, plain and simple, it offers painted plastic and more plastic at a start of over thirty grand, wow, and that marketing crap Acura pulled off it was a good ploy to get the first few thousands to buy one, but it isn't working sadly.
"SH-AWD?!(yippy), a SUV with a 4 banger that gets better MPG than a V6, Honey I'm getting hard in the pants! We must go get one now!"
The EX35 will eat that thing for Breakfast, lunch, have a snack in the middle of it, and eat the rest for dinner, all at a lower starting price and a MUCH!!! better interior. The RDX never outclassed the X3, and now it's just been Outclassed buy the EX35. It even has REAL aluminum trim on the base model, although one priced out will push past the RDX, it would be worth the extra 3K like the extra 5K for the RDX over the CX-7 was, in some peoples eyes, except it will actually be worth it this time, because you will get an exceptionally better interior, and an exceptionally better rider, quieter ride, better engine, better handling..
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just remember, Mazda isnt paying your car payments, you shouldnt settle for a s*** product or listen to other people justify that your problems arent really problems because they think they know X, Y, and Z.
PEACE. (drinks) last post.
s*** product, eh? You would have bought another s*** 08 product? Get it together on how you feel about the POS CX-7.
You shouldn't listen to someone that says one thing but said another thing either.
All of your problems we're your CX-7's problems, not everyone else's problem because I certainly did not have my diff replace, any CEL's or whatever else you listed as general problems with the CX-7 that deems it unreliable to everyone that drives one. My comments we're for you and not anyone else reading.
Buh, Bye.
But yet, you post again (poke).like i said, last post. im not going to argue in your delusional world.
Last post again maybe?
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