WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 MAZDA CX7 WITH CIRCULATING FAN ON SUDDENLY HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND HAD A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER RIGHT FRONT HOOD. THERE WEREN'T ANY WARNING LIGHTS ON MY DASH & THE TEMP GAUGE READ NORMAL. CAR HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS AT DEALER PREVIOUS WEEK FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. LOCAL MAZDA DEALER ADVISED A/C COMPRESSOR, DRYER, EXPANSION VALVE, PAG OIL & FREON ARE ALL NEEDED FOR $1,400 AND IT WOULD TAKE A 1/2 DAY TO REPAIR ONCE THEY HAD THE PARTS. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND MAZDA SHOULD COVER WITH A RECALL. *TR
2009
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA CX 7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT BLOW COLD AIR INSTEAD THE AIR WAS ROOM TEMPERATURE. MAZDA WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS WORKING THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.
