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1985 Mazda RX-7 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 18, 2004
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Aug 19, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Mazda RX-7. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–4 of 4

Fuel system
Filed Dec 18, 2004

I HAVE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PULSATION DAMPER. *JB

NHTSA ID
10104051
Incident
Dec 15, 2004
Mileage
229,900 mi
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Oct 17, 2002

THE FREON BY INTERDYNAMICS EXPLODED, NOTHING TO DO WITH MAZDA, CONTACTED INTERDYNAMICS, BUT THE PERSON RESPONDED DID NOT WANT TO CO-OPERATE. DT

NHTSA ID
768557
Incident
Aug 1, 2002
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 22, 2002

X TRAC, P185/70R13, DOT PLE8FXLR3501, REPLACEMENT TIRE WITH 1000 MILES ON A 1985 MAZDA RX7. STEELBELT OF DRIVER FRONT TIRE BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE TIRE TO COME OFF VEHICLE. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $1875.00. CONSUMER IS SEEKING COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE. *AK *TT

NHTSA ID
8008156
Incident
Sep 1, 2001
Electrical
Filed Aug 19, 1996

IGNITOR/COIL FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
507655
Incident
Jul 1, 1996

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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