NHTSA complaint: 2008 MAZDA CX-7 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA CX7. WHILE DRIVING BLACK SMOKE WAS EXPELLED THROUGH THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING CLUTCH AND BELT HAD FAILED. HE THEN ADDED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HOWEVER,THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $1,243.00. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT, AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation