| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002091118 | Incident Date: Mar, 14 2002 |
| Consumer's City: LAWRENCEVILLE | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mazda North American Operations |
| Model Name: RX7 | Model Year: 1987 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JM1FC3329H0 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 03 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The starter had given out. i and a friend were in the process of replacing it. the friend smelled gas. i got under the car, and smelled gas also. we decided not to drive the vehicle until the source of the smell was determined. after removing the intake plenum, it was determined that the gas leak was from the pulsation damper, a component bolted to the end of the primary injectors fuel rail. it was leaking onto the passenger side of the engine, near the top. since the engine is oval, the gas was running down the side of the engine toward the exhaust manifold, which becomes extremely hot when a rotary engine is running. although this had not happened yet, as the leak became worse the gas would have ignited, putting the driver and passenger in the car at great peril. this component should be engineered in such a way that it does not leak, even if it fails. there are many incidents where a vehicle has been completely destroyed by fire as a result of the failure of this pulsation damper.*ak |
