# 2008 MAZDA CX-7 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `765589` · 2010-02-22 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** CX-7
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 47,800
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 MAZDA CX-7 FROM BAYTOWN, TEXAS TO KILLEEN, TEXAS WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING.  APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MILES LATER WHITE SMOKE BILLOWED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND MY STEERING LOCKED.  BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SUITABLE TERRAIN ON THE RIGHT AND BECAUSE I WAS STEERING AROUND A RIGHT-TURN, I WAS FORCED TO PULL TO THE LEFT.  BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE AND THE DISTRACTION CAUSED BY THE INCIDENT, I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THERE WAS A SEMI-TRUCK HEADING TOWARDS ME IN THE OTHER LANE.  IF IT WASN'T FOR THE ADEPT HANDLING OF THE TRUCK DRIVE, I WOULD HAVE SURELY GONE HEAD ON AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.  I WAS TOWED TO BRYAN, TEXAS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AFTER A WHOLE DAY IN THE SHOP.  THEY REPAIRED THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR, AN ENGINE MOUNT, A PULLEY I BELIEVE AND SOME OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS TO THE TUNE OF OVER $1,400.  I WAS EXTREMELY UPSET WHEN I FOUND OUT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM...ONE THAT NEARLY CAUSED ME MY LIFE.  I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT DRIVE WITH ME EXTREMELY FREQUENTLY AND I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NOTHING S BEING DONE ABOUT MAZDA PLACING PEOPLE IN DANGER LIKE THIS.  *TR
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