Mazda RX-7 Complaints

279 consumer complaints on file.

#759846March 26, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
"HEADLIGHT HARNESS" MELTED AND KNOCKED OUT "HEADLIGHT SWITCH"...KNOWN PROBLEM AND COMMON, NOT RECOGNIZED BY MAZDA AS WORTHY OF BEING FIXED. TAKES OUT DRIVING LIGHTS, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS, WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE AT NIGHT IN DARK REGIONS. CONTACTED LOCAL MAZDA DEALER, WAS TOLD IT WAS NEVER RECALLED OR ANYTHING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759609March 21, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759645March 21, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
MY DAMPER IS LEAKING FUEL RIGHT AS I TYPE THIS TO YOU. IF I DRIVE MY CAR IT MAY CATCH FIRE AND KILL INOCENT VICTIMS. PLEASE MAKE THIS PROBLEM A SAFETY RECALL FOR DEALERSHIPS TO FIX AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. THIS FAILURE IS EXTREMELY COMMON ON 86-88 MAZDA RX7'S, AND MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT IT. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR KEEPING MY VEHICLE SAFE IF IT IS THEIR PROBLEM. SO MANY VICTIMS, SHOULD I BE THE NEXT ONE? PLEASE MAKE THIS A MANDITORY RECALL SO I CAN MAKE MY CAR ROADWORTHY ONCE MORE. I AM AFFRAID THAT MY CAR WILL CATCH FIRE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE PULSATION DAMPER IS MOUNTED TO THE FUEL RAIL OF ALL RX7'S AND ALL RX7'S HAVE A RISK OF BURNING TO THE GROUND. I HAVE SEEN SO MANY CARS LIKE MINE IN THE LOCAL JUNK YARDS, BLOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT, FIREDAMAGE EVERYWHERE. MAZDA EVEN MADE AN IMPROVEMENT ON THE REPLACEMENT PIECE SO THAT IT WILL NEVER LEAK AGAIN. I NEED THAT NEW DAMPER RIGHT NOW!. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759520March 19, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
PULSATION DAMPNER FAILED, CAUSING A GAS LEAK AND SMALL ENGINE FIRE. I WAS LUCKY AND HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANDY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759490March 18, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
PULSATION DAMPERS FAIL ON ALMOST ALL FI MAZDA RX-7S. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759454March 17, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759458March 17, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE SMALL SCREW IN THE END OF THE PULSATION DAMPER HAD FALLEN OUT. OTHER PERSONS WITH THIS FAILURE HAVE HAD FIRES AS A RESULT OF THIS. IN MY CASE, I SIMPLY REPLACED THE PART. IT FAILED AGAIN ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER... AGAIN, NO FIRE, BUT IT WAS LEAKING GAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759408March 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MODERATE FUEL LEAK. REPLACED TO AVOID ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. CAR DOES NOT RUN LIKE IT DID BEFORE. NO POWER ABOVE 3500 RPM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759188March 11, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
IT WAS CAUGHT IN TIME BUT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759079March 8, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
PULSATION DAMPER LEAKS FUEL OUT THE SCREW HOLE ADJUSTMENT ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. IT IS THE #1 CAUSE OF RX-7 FIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759104March 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
BURNED ALOT OF THINGS LIKE THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS, INJECTORS, MISC HOSES, INTAKE MANIFOLD, HOOD LINER, ETC. GOOD THING I HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE CAR OR THE WHOLE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759063March 7, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
I AM AN EXPERT ON THE 2ND GENERATION 1986-1991 RX-7 VEHICLES (SEE HTTP://FC3S-PRO.COM). I FIND THESE PULSATION DAMPER FIRES TOO COMMON WITH SERIOUS/EXPENSIVE DAMAGE - TYPICALLY WILL BURN WIRING HARNESS ($1,200) AND ALL FUEL INJECTORS (4X$300) UNDER THE MANIFOLD. MAZDA AND ALL MAZDA DEALERS REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. I WISH THERE WAS A MANDATORY RECALL ON THIS PART, AS THE POTENTIAL OF ENGINE FIRES IS WAY TOO DANGEROUS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. I AM ALSO VERY CLOSE WITH THE INTERNET COMMUNITY OF THESE OWNERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759069March 7, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
COMMON FAILURE OF FUEL PLUSATION DAMPER RESULTS IN FUEL LEAK UNDER HOOD AND ENGINE FIRE. SHOULD ISSUE RECALL AND DESIGN STRONG PART.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563961January 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN HE SAW A FLARE, PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGERS SIDE, IT LOOKED AS IF THE MUFFLER WAS ON FIRE, FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF SAID FROM LOOKING AT IT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MAY HAVE GOTTEN CLOGGED UP. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #1091565) *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001927January 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
94 V 094 000/ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM: A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER. INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755323December 5, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
INTERSECTION COLLISION. THE MAZDA WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND SPUN AROUND INTO A TREE. THE CAR THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
2
#752828October 2, 2001
TIRES
VEHILCLE HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH. VEHICLE SPUN 3 TO 4 TIMES CAUSING FRONT AND SIDE DAMAGE. (TIRESIZE: P225/50R16)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#897215October 2, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
AFTER PARKING VEHICE SMELLED SMOKE. SOON AFTERWARDS, FLAMES STARTED. SECOND TIME, WHILE TRAVELING SMELED SMOKE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND NOTICED FIRE UNDER HOOD. CONSUMER PUT FIRE OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750995August 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MAZDA DEALER FOR A COOLANT LEAK. THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. WHILE THEY WERE TEST DRIVING THE CAR, THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS CLOSE TO THE SHOP, AND THEY PUT DOWN THE FIRE WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. THE CAR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP, AN OIL LINE IS VERY CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST PIPE IN THIS MODEL. THE EXHAUST PIPE IS AS HOT AS 800-900F WHEN THE VECHILE IS OPERATION. THERE IS ONE PLASTIC CONNECTION ON THE NEARBY OIL LINE. THE PLASTIC CONNECTION CRACKED OPEN THAT DAY, POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF AGE AND/OR TEMPRETURE CHANGE (IT WAS ABOUT 0F THAT DAY.). TE ENGINE OIL THEN CAME OUT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE OF THE NEARBY HOT EXHAUST PIPE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE 87 RX7 TURBO IS THE FIRST OR SECOND MODEL YEAR OF THIS PATICULAR MODEL. IF THE FIRE WAS INDEED CAUSED BY OIL PIPE, MANY OTHER RX7'S WOULD HAVE THIS DANGER SOON. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OTHER RX7 OWNERS. BY THE WAY, THIS CAR WAS ALWAYS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THOUGH I AM THE 2ND OWNER, I KNOW THE FIRST OWNER QUITE WELL AND WE HAVE ALWAYS KEPT GOOD MAINTAINANCE OF IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562504August 15, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE PASSENGER SIDE BELT RETRACTOR IS JAMMED IN THE RAIL AND THE CABLE IS EXPOSED, THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO THEN STATED THAT THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE $100, CONSUMER THEN INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A RECALL ITEM (96V173000) WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY, CONSUMER STATES THE DEALERS ATTITUDE THEN CHANGE, THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO REMAIN AT THE DEALER THE ENTIRE DAY.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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