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2008 Mazda CX-7 Equipment Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
3%of 192 total for the year
Median mileage
51,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the equipment of the 2008 Mazda CX-7, 3% of the 192 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 51,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was driving. Ac suddenly stopped burned smell coming in to the car, were I had my 12 month old baby in the car. Smell was making me sick baby start to cry. I called the towing company to take the car to the dealer. Saw on line that other people have had the same problem with the Mazda cx7 AC problem.”

NHTSA complaint #10294761, filed 2009-12, 44,000 miles

“On my 30 mile drive home from work, I briefly smelt something burning. Later on that drive, I realized that my A/C did not seem to be blowing cold. My A/C has always taken a while to cool the car down, but it wasn't even cool after my 30 mile drive home. When I confirmed that the A/C was not blowing cold at all, on my drive to work the following day, I took my car to a repair shop to have the A/C checked. That is when I was told my A/C compressor had locked up for some unknown reason, and needed to be replaced. …”

NHTSA complaint #10341899, filed 2010-07, 58,000 miles

“2008 madza CX-7 4 cyl turbo. I bought the car on july 05 2011 with 89k miles. The next day A/C compressor locked up. It's was fixed with a brand new compresssor, but blow semi cold and hot while on cold mode. A recall should be in order as americans are getting ripped off by madza.”

NHTSA complaint #10413109, filed 2011-07, 89,000 miles

“The AC in this vehicle has always under performed. It did not get really cold and had to be run on the high setting constantly. Just last week the compressor failed completely.”

NHTSA complaint #10586060, filed 2014-05, 65,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Equipment: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200923%
200863%
2007316%

Other parts of the 2008 Mazda CX-7

Air bags
53 complaintsEngine
44 complaintsSuspension
41 complaintsEngine cooling
40 complaintsExterior lighting
14 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
14 complaintsElectrical system
12 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsTires
4 complaintsWheels
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Mazda CX-7

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology