Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Mazda RX-7 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
FUEL PUSTATION DAMPNER SPONTANEOUSLY FAILED AND BEGAN SPRAYING A 6" STREAM OF FUEL UNDER THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. THANK GOD I NOTICED THE SMELL OR THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY NASTY ENGINE FIRE. THE FUEL LEAKS DOWN FROM THE FPD AND RUNS OFF ONTO THE TURBO ASSEMBLY. SCC ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS***770788
I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING INTO THE CAR WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. I STOPPED THE CAR RIGHT AWAY AND OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE THE BACK OF THE ENGINE ON FIRE. I PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MAZDA ROTARY ENGINE SPECIALIST. I WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE FIRE WAS A RESULT OF THE FAULTY FACTORY FUEL LINE AND THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, WHICH ARE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BY MAZDA MECHANICS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THESE FIRES HAPPEN QUITE FREQUENTLY IN 1993-1996 RX-7'S AS WELL AS IN THE PRIOR BODY STYLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THIS INCIDENT, AND MY CAR NOW NEEDS OVER $3,000 WORTH OF REPAIRS, ALL DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS NEVER BEEN RECALLED. PLEASE HELP ME. DT
FUEL LEAKS HAVE DEVELOPED FROM THE PRIMARY INJECTORS AND FUEL LINES. *AK *NLM *DT
PULSATION DAMPERS FAIL ON ALMOST ALL FI MAZDA RX-7S. *AK
THE ENGINE HAD AND OVERHEATING PROBLEM WHICH LEAD TO EXCESSIVE HEAT DETERIORATING THE ENGINE SEALS, A NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED, THE NEW ENGINE DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK, THE CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK THAT LED TO A FIRE, MECHANIC SAID A SCREW CAME LOOSE, ALLOWING GAS TO LEAK ONTO MANIFOLD, WHICH A CAUSED FIRE. *AK
FUEL LINE LEAKED DUE TO CRACKED LINE RESULTING IN FIRE. YH
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT AND GAS LINE.
THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLDS SUPPLIED OEM ON THESE CARS CONSISTENTLY FAIL. THE MATERIAL USED BY THE MANUFACTURE HAS SINCE CHANGED TO COMPENSATE FOR THEIR MISTAKE HOWEVER, ALL OF THE OWNERS OF THESE CARS ARE FORCED TO PAY THE COST OF REPAIR FOR THEIR POOR DESIGN. AT LEAST 90% OF THESE CARS HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED AND I AM POSITIVE THAT THAT NUMBER WILL INCREASE TO 100% OF THE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. SOME COMPENSATION SHOULD BE MADE.
WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A GAS ODOR WHICH CAUSES THE OCCUPANT TO BECOME SICK . ALSO, IT MAY CAUSE A FIRE IF THERE IS A FUEL LEAK. DEALER REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS/FUEL LINES, ETC., BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
WHILE FUEL SYSTEM IS PRESSURIZED FUEL LEAKED OUT OF THE TOP OF PULSATION DAMPER PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, COULD LEAD TO A FIRE (95V-069). *AK
FUEL LINES FITTINGS FAILED CAUSING LEAK, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN FIRE (95V069000). YH
VEHICLE HAS FUEL LEAKS FROM LINES, RELAY SWITCHES AND VACUUM SYSTEM. *AK
RECALL RELATED, 95V069, FUEL LINE FITTINGS IN FOR REPAIR FOUR TIMES, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK *JB
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT
POOR FUEL SYSTEM RECALL REPAIR, CAUSING VACUUM LINE TO COME OFF. *SD
RECALL RELATED IN FOR REPAIR, DID NOT PREFORM THE CORRECTED ACTION PROPERLY, VEHICLE HAS BE IN DEALERSHIP FOR A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS SINCE MAY 16 (95V-069). *AK
FUEL LINE , NON-METALLIC FAILED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (95V-069). *AK
AFTER RECALL #95V069000 PERFORMED 9/94, OWNER NOTICED FUMES. ON 3/24/95 VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
FUEL LINES/HOSES; NON-METALLIC LEAKED FUEL ON HOT ENGINE, RESULTING IN A FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL (95V-069). *AK
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.
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