Ownership Cost for 2008 Mazda CX-7 (Grand Touring)
Estimated: $41802 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2185 | $1049 | $918 | $830 | $743 | $5725 |
| Insurance | $1649 | $1707 | $1767 | $1829 | $1893 | $8845 |
| Fuel | $2053 | $2114 | $2188 | $2276 | $2378 | $11009 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1812 | $1031 | $914 | $2291 | $8811 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $644 | $644 | $644 | $644 | $644 | $953 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10271 | $7894 | $7295 | $7326 | $9015 | $41802 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX-7. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND BLUE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,835. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. |
| 2008 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM A MAZDA DEALER. FROM THE TIME WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAVE NOTICED EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILDUP AROUND THE EXHAUST OPENINGS AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE GETTING RED HOT. THE CHROME EXHAUST TIPS ARE NOW DISCOLORED DUE TO THE HEAT. THIS VEHICLE WAS CHECKED SEVERAL DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, WHERE ACCORDING TO THE MAZDA DEALER, THERE WERE NO ISSUES. WE MOVED, AND A NEW MAZDA DEALER IS SERVICING THE VEHICLE. TODAY, 03-18-09 IT WAS AGAIN CHECKED DIAGNOSTICIANS WITH NO ISSUES. WHEN THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES OR MORE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM GETS EXTREMELY HOT. IT IS THIS "LAYMAN'S OPINION" THAT THIS ENGINE IS RUNNING VERY RICH, "STARVING FOR AIR". I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL EVENTUALLY CATCH FIRE FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT GENERATED AT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. (LAST TRIP BACK FROM PHILA AREA WAS 03-11-09...I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PARKING IT IN THE GARAGE UNTIL IT COOLED DOWN). *TR |
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