Ownership Cost for 2010 Mazda CX-7 i Sport
Estimated: $40366 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2380 | $1143 | $1000 | $905 | $809 | $6237 |
| Insurance | $1736 | $1797 | $1859 | $1925 | $1992 | $9309 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2702 | $1704 | $1025 | $973 | $2263 | $8667 |
| Repairs | $955 | $1118 | $1275 | $1394 | $1603 | $6345 |
| Taxes & Fees | $739 | $739 | $739 | $739 | $739 | $1094 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10137 | $7519 | $6998 | $7066 | $8645 | $40366 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | ENGINE | EARLIER THAT DAY I GOT MY OIL CHANGED ON MY LUNCH BREAK AT WORK. I DRIVE BACK TO WORK MY CAR SITS IN THE PARKING LOT AND I LEAVE A FEW HOURS LATER WELL MY CAR IT WAS MAKING A REALLY LOUD NOISE IT SOUNDED LIKE A HELICOPTER I LIVE ABOUT 30 MILES AWAY SO I FIGURED IF I DRIVE SLOW ENOUGH I MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. AS I WAS GOING UP A HILL THE CAR START TO DECELERATE SO IM LIKE OK MAYBE I NEED TO GO SLOWER NO I GET UP OVER THE HILL AND AM GOING DOWN THE HILL AND THE CAR JUST DIES THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I GET IT TOWED TO MAZDA THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE I FIND OUT I HAVE A POWERTRAIN WARRENTY UNTIL 60,000 MILES I ONLY HAVE 54,000 MILES ON IT SO THEY TOW IT UNDER MY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. NOW MY CAR HAS BEEN THERE FOR A MONTH AND COME TO FIND OUT MY TIMING CHAIN WENT ON IT CAUSING A DOMINO EFFECT ON IT AND MAKING THE ENGINE GO. NOW THE DEALERSHIP WANTS 8 GRAND TO FIX MY CAR BECAUSE MAZDA DENIED MY CLAIM DUE TO "ENGINE SLUDGE" WHICH AT THIS LOW OF MILES AND ME PERFORMING REGULAR OIL CHANGES THEY CONSIDERED "LACK OF MAINTANCE" BECAUSE I COULDNT PROVE IT. *TR |
| 2010 | ENGINE | ON OCTOBER 4 2012 I WAS TOLD BY THE MAZDA DEALER SERVICE DEPT THAT MY TIMING CHAIN AND TURBO CHARGER ON MY 2010 MAZDA CX7 WENT BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 39400 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER MAZDAS POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY MAZDA WARRANTY DEPARTMENT THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANYTHING BASED ON SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. I SENT THEM COPIES OF OIL CHANGE MAINTENANCE AS THEY REQUESTED WHICH WERE DONE AT APROX EVERY 3400 MILES AS OPPOSED TO THE REQUIRED 7500MILES. I WAS TOLD THEN THAT THEY WOULD COVER ONLY THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT WAS ON A RECALL AND THAT THE TURBO CHARGER WOULD NOT BE COVERED AT ALL. THEY CAME TO THIS CONCLUSION DUE TO THE TURBO GOING BAD DUE TO AN OUTSIDE INFLUENCE WHAT IS THAT I ASKED AND THEY HAD NO ANSWER. THE ANSWER I WAS GIVEN IS IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IS THAT AND I HAVE BASICALLY NO RECOURSE.THERE IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH THESE CX7 AS THERE ARE SO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND YET MAZDA REFUSES TO PAY ON THESE PART THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY 6YRS/60,000 MILES. THE CAR GETS TOO HOT AND BURNS THE OIL AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSES THE SLUDGE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT NOT NEGLECT ON OIL CHANGE AND FILTER MAINTENANCE. OTHER MAZDA OWNER HAVE THE SAME RESULT WHETHER THEY OIL CHANGED AT 3000, 4000, OR THE REQUIRED 7500 HOW CAN WE ALL HAVE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT REGARDING THIS ENTIRE TURBO SYSTEM. MAZDA NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE DEFECTS REGARDING THE CX7 MODELS AND HONOR THE CUSTOMERS WARRANTY WORK. THE CAR HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT THEY ARE PRESENTLY NOT MAKING IT ANYMORE. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO LAYOUT AND WAIT TO BE REIMBURSED POSSIBLY BY MAZDA IN THE FUTURE THIS IS A DISGRACE. I WILL NEVER DRIVE ANOTHER MAZDA VEHICLE AGAIN AND I WILL NOT EVER RECOMMEND THEM TO ANY ONE. *TR |
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