general problems of the 2011 Mazda CX-7

I can not see at night. I have replaced the bulbs several times, and tried the most expensive bulbs. Nothing helps. You can only see with the high beams on, and that’s not safe for other drivers.

During a rainy evening I could not see with the wipers on max speed and the headlights on low beam. I couldn't see the road unless a car was in front of me or I turn on my high beams. My son was in the car with me and several times I had to go at a crawling speed and still barely stayed on the road because of low visibilty. This has happened more than once and I feel unsafe driving now because I feel like I'm driving with no lights on at all these days without rain and rain makes it 10x worse.

Just bought this car used and the very first night I realized that the headlights are very very very dim. After online research, it seems this is a common issue with make model&year.

The headlights are unsafe! extremely dim. We have replaced the bulbs and gotten great led lights but the issue is still there. Sometimes I feel like my lights aren’t even on but they are, I cannot see. Please can you fix this. They just keep getting worse. I would have to drive with high beams on just to be safe. I don’t drive at night in my car if I don’t absolutely need to because of this issue.

We purchased a set of headlights and taillights via amazon from perde on 12/8/20 after verifying they would fit the vehicle-confirmed with the description provided online. The product that was delivered is defective and presents a fire/electrical safety concern. We installed them, which we had issues initially with the turn signals. While we worked to figure that piece out, we left in the new ones as the ones we had to replace were in worse shape. About a month after they were installed we noticed the headlights weren't working so replaced the bulbs-one of which appeared to be burned/melted. We thought this was a fluke, replaced the bulbs and this worked for a little while. Then about another month passes, my son was pulled over by the police due to both taillights being out. This also presents a safety issue with other drivers on the road not being able to see the vehicle at night. When we inspected the taillights, we found that both taillights bulbs had also burned/melted and the socket appeared to have burn marks on them. We believe this is a major safety issue given it could have caused an electrical fire in the vehicle. I have photos of this, and we still have the headlights and taillights we have since replaced with a different manufacturer. There were no warning lights on the vehicle, this was discovered after we pulled them off to inspect after having numerous issues replacing bulbs. When I contacted the company today their responses do not seem to indicate any concern on their part about this issue. They offered to replace them, however, there is no way I am going to put their parts on any of my vehicles ever again.

Mazda has messed up headlights and it is very dangerous. I have to drive with high beams on continuously! the low beams point straight down to the road, looks like even with the bumper, you cannot see anything. It looks like you don’t have lights on. Took it to dealer and they say it’s the housing and it’s a Mazda thing and don’t do anything to fix it. I have tried every bulb available for Mazda and nothing helps. They need to fix this. I see several owners with the same complaints! please don’t overlook this as it is very dangerous and may cause deaths.

Dim lights keep burning out all other lights work fine.

The low beam head lights are very dim, replaced bulbs several times and can not see 10 feet in-front of car. Took to dealer and they replaced a part on both low beam head lights but I still cannot see 10 feet in-front of vehicle.

Low beam headlights are so poor that they barely illuminate the roadway when driving at night. I've replaced them with sylvania silverstar max bulbs as well as tried led bulbs and neither help. Makes the car almost worthless to drive at night due to the limited visibility. It has slowly gotten worse since my purchase of the vehicle in 2016.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Mazda Cx-7. The contact stated that the front head lamps would not project more than 10 feet in front of the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer and new bulbs were installed, however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the lens cover was foggy and stated that the high beams had to be engaged while driving at night. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000. Sw.

Low beam headlights burn out every 6 months, no matter the quality of bulb. Casings are discolored on the inside and light doesn't project beyond about 4 feet, doesn't reach the car bumper in front of me. Cannot be corrected with lens cleaning kits or improved with brighter bulbs. Very dangerous. I cannot see in low light or dark at all. I've had this car since 2013 and it gets progressively worse. Many forums online with same issue reported.

Purchased vehicle on 2/27/2011. 1) Dec 27 2011 replaced drivers headlamp. 2) 4/18/12 battery issue. Car would need jump starts randomly 3) 8/18/12 passenger headlam replaced 4) 11/5/12 battery replaced 5) 12/21/12 drivers headlamp replaced 6) 7/1/13 drivers headlamp replaced. Went to 2 different dealers to replace items. Both dealers assured me there is nothing wrong with electrical and it was just one of those things. Unfortunatley 4 headlamps and a battery within 2 years of owning the vehicle is just right.