CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2010 Mazda CX-7 appears to share the same engine defects as the three previous model years: VVT/timing chain failure & turbo failure. The timing chain failure is especially bad with many cars requiring an engine replacement ($9,000+).
In 2011, Mazda began a "Special Service Program" that extended the warranty to 7 years/70,000 miles covering excessive timing chain noise — an early sign of timing chain failure. However coverage under the program requires perfect documentation of all required maintenance with other stipulations. Buyer beware.
I had a major service repair on the exhaust system at the Mazda dealer in Roswell, GA on 1/13-14/15. When I picked up my vehicle from that repair, I noticed that the vehicle was now jerking and stuttering when I drive. I called the dealer the next day and complained about the problem. I was told the battery was removed from the car for the repair and needed to go through a relearn process. I explained that I was uncomfortable and felt unsafe driving the car.
I brought the car back to the dealer on Friday for reevaluation. I did go on a test drive with the tech who acknowledged that there was something else going on with the vehicle. The car was taken back into the shop placed on the "computer" and I was told the transmission checked out. I was then instructed that everything was OK, but the car continues to jerk and stutter.
Has any other Mazda CX7 owner experienced their car jerking and stuttering when driving?
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I had a major service repair on the exhaust system at the Mazda dealer in Roswell, GA on 1/13-14/15. When I picked up my vehicle from that repair, I noticed that the vehicle was now jerking and stuttering when I drive. I called the dealer the next day and complained about the problem. I was told the battery was removed from the car for the repair and needed to go through a relearn process. I explained that I was uncomfortable and felt unsafe driving the car.
I brought the car back to the dealer on Friday for reevaluation. I did go on a test drive with the tech who acknowledged that there was something else going on with the vehicle. The car was taken back into the shop placed on the "computer" and I was told the transmission checked out. I was then instructed that everything was OK, but the car continues to jerk and stutter.
Has any other Mazda CX7 owner experienced their car jerking and stuttering when driving?
- tmcgriff, Atlanta, GA, US