Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / RX7 / 1988

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007123272 Incident Date: Sep, 29 2007
Consumer's City: FRANKLIN Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Mazda North American Operations
Model Name: RX7 Model Year: 1988
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#: JM1FC3317J0 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 16 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 18 2007
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: (1) no leading events (2)pulsation damper failed/broken: low compression in the front rotor; low power over all; constant smell of raw/unburnt fuel; increased power loss at 3650 r.p.m. lasting until well after 4500 r.p.m.(secondary fuel injectors firing); 133 mile to 16.9 gallons of fuel (7.86 miles to a gallon); problem identified before fire broke out; zero damage (except leaking pulsation damper) (3) replaced pulsation damper with "banjo bolt"; pulsation damper removed from system. *jb