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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999038003 | Incident Date: Aug, 09 1999 |
| Consumer's City: KING GEORGE | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mazda North American Operations |
| Model Name: RX7 | Model Year: 1988 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JM1FC3519J0 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 19 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The problem i had, with the fuel pulsation damper, is an extremely serious and hazardous situation. located on top of the upper intake, there is a screw that will back itself out that seals the pulsation damper closed. when this screw backs out, a strong gasoline smell is noticed in the engine bay and inside the vehicle. on turbocharged cars, the pulsation damper is located directly over the exhaust manifold...this is not good! especially for a design that seems to back itself out over time. the part is quite expensive, i feel that this is not the cause of user abuse, but rather poor design and the consumer should not be made to suffer, especially for such a faulty design with such hazardous consequences. this is an extremely serious problem, and i'm sure if you contacted more rx-7 owners (2nd gen, 86-88), you would fine numerous people have this problem (although might not know where the 'fuel leak' is coming from!). thank you for your time. |
