Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / RX-8 / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007118050 Incident Date: Aug, 23 2007
Consumer's City: LEXINGTON Consumer's State: SC
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: RX-8 Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JM1FE17N940 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 03 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 22 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2004 mazda rx-8. while driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled and shut off. the check engine light illuminated after the stalling occurred. the vehicle was unable to be restarted and was towed to the dealer. on june 24, 2007, the dealer replaced the coil, however, it failed to work and the dealer replaced the engine. this also did not correct the failure and the vehicle was taken to the dealer again. the failure was diagnosed as the coil a second time and the dealer was in the process of replacing the engine approximately one week ago. the engine size, number of cylinders, and a valid vin were unknown. the current and failure mileages were 36,000.