I didn't take the free car.

Funnything is they never gave a full tank of gas either.

 

I have a freakin toyota corolla to drive while my car is being inspected. So far the phone call wasn't good but they didn't give me a difinitive answer. They said the tech found a lot of stuff and it came up with several previous engine and PCM repairs so they were checking into those.

 

if really have to replace the engine?
how long does it take?

 

My dealer told me like a week and half for mine. I am not holding my breath. They gave me a taurus what a piece of crap.

 

Took mine in for the recall and passed. Got new plugs and a re-flash. Also a car wash and a full tank of fuel. My loaner was also a new CX-7 but it must have been the base model. It was basically just a peppy mini-van.

Car is running great and I've got 30,000 miles of warranty left on it.

 

No new engine here Service manager said that they've had many 8s in for the recall and zero replacements so far. This is in Texas, at major dealer, at the end of a very hot summer (1.5 month above 100 degrees w/o a day of interruption). As I wrote in another thread, I think it's only question of bad luck and/or use of synthetic oil.
My loaner was a Jeep Liberty. Not a bad car. Not for my driving style though..

 

I went to Partyka Mazda today, and one of the reasons was to see if they could perform the recall check. They said they couldn't, because they have not yet received the exact details from Mazda as to what to do for the recall.

Is this BS? It seems like a lot of other people have gotten their vehicles checked out. Partyka said they wouldn't start until the end of the month.

 

I went to Sesi Mazda in Ypsilanti, Michigan yesterday hoping to get my recall done (even though I did not receive the recall letter yet)

I just went in in the morning without appointment, dropped the car off, they gave me a Mazda 6 to drive for the day.

1) They performed the recall (no questions asked)
2) Checked cat. converter - OK
3) Replaced leading spark plugs
4) Update PCM.
While the car was in the shop, I also asked for an oil change

The following are the things that they didn't do.
1) They did not wash my car (inside nor outside)
2) They did not top of the gas
3) They did not inform me that due to the PCM update, the car might consume more oil than before (I believe this was stated in the service procedure documents somewhere)...


PS> I asked if mine was the first vehicle at the service for the recall .... they said that there were two cars before me - all checked out OK>

I liked the fact that at least they took my car in without appointment and that they knew all about the recall. What I didn't like was that they did not provide with 100% cutomer service by failing to wash the vehicle and top of the gas as it was intructed by MNAO.

That's about it.....

 

I'm sorry that I didn't configure this pole differently. I do realize it does not give a totally accurate view of this recall. I do believe however that it is giving us some useful information. I noticed that most of the failures have been early in the recall. This may be because those with known issues were quick to get there car in. In any case I still think this should be a sticky for a while so that we can see results ove at least a 30 day period.

 

I also would like to see some of these recall threads merged.

 

Of you guys that are getting your engines replaced, how many of you use synthetic oil, BE HONEST?

I got my thing done yesterday, no problems, no cx7, no gas and no wash. I'm pissed. I'm going to talk to my dealership today.

 

Yes we need a complete survey that asks all the questions we are wondering about. #1...Oil type and consumtion and how often you changed, #2... gas reg or prem, mpg, did it ever PING, how often and what kind of driving were you doing, what type driver are you,easy going, agressive, racer. Did you ever go in for PCM up grades? There are just so many things to think about. ZOOM this is a good one for you please, your the best...

 

Multilayered survey somehow?

 

Autos vs stickshifts in those that failed would also be good, even though there is a disproportionate amount of stickshifts to start with.

 

roll out times for the recall are different depending on location.

beers

 

I just got the call about my car. The service rep. called and informed me that I need a new engine. I now have to wait two weeks for delivery of the new engine. Should I be worried about some the items that I installed (racing beat intake & ground wire kit)? I'm suppose to pick up the car now and continue driving until the new engine arrives. Thanks inadvance.

 

Went in and car passed test (I figured it would because it ran great), got two lead plugs, PCM update, car washed and full tank of gas. It seems to rev even smoother than before and also seems to have a little more power. Its probably all in my head but I'm liking it.

 

Did you have anything that warned you. Ping,loss of power, stalling. Please give us more info on you car(6sp,A/T,miles,type of oil used, ect....). There are alot of us curious about this.

 

No new engine for me. Just PCM, lead plugs, and that's it!!

 

04 6spd, less 28,000 miles, royal purple stalled once about 4 months ago nothing else. Dealer did say I should remove the intake before they install new motor. Probably best I think cause I don't want them to lose the vacuum plug on the T/B.

 

Will you continue to use synthetic oil? Will they be replaceing your cat? How has your oil use been? What type of driving do you do and how aggressive do you drive?

 

Not sure. The rep didn't say. And my driving light somedays and 9,000 rpms other days. I don't race but I do enjoy really driving the car. I got no indication of bad compression not unless it happened slowly and I have not noticed anything. I still get roughly get 230-250mpg before the gas light.

 

Had the recall done and no new engine required. The cat was already replaced last year and they said it was fine. I just got the new flash and leading spark plugs.

I got a Mazda 3 for a rental. They said they didn't have any CX-7 loaners. They agreed to fill the gas and wash it only after I asked for it. It didn't seem to me like they actually read the service bulletin. Makes me wonder if they actually performed all the tests in the recall.

I'm at 40K with no other problems except getting the cat replaced last year.

 

Got mine back tonight...had it in to be have the squeaky brakes fixed. The replaced the pads, turned the rotors, and went ahead and performed the recall testing while I had it in there. Cat tested OK...they replaced my lead plugs and installed the new flash. Drove fine coming home tonight.

 

Anyone with a supercat go in for the recall yet? If so did they say anything about it?