1993 Mazda RX-7 engine problems

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NHTSA#94-V-094-000 ON MAY 1997 ON THE RADIATOR CAP PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. THE RELEASE PRESSURE WAS SET TOO HIGH WHICH COULD CAUSE THE COOLANT TO REACH TEMPERATURES THAT EXCEED THERMAL DESIGN LIMITS OF SOME COMPONENTS OF THE COOLANT SYSTEM. SHOULD THIS OCCUR THE ENGINE COOLANT COULD LEAK DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS RECALL FAILED. *NLM THE RECALL WAS PARTIALLY COMPLETED. BOTH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE COOLING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE WATER PUMP WHICH WAS NOT DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LOST THE WATER PUMP ON THE ROAD. *SCC

NHTSA complaint #10040629 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

OIL LINE TO TURBO'S COLLAPSED CAUSING THE INNER COOLERS TO BE FLOODED WITH OIL. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE APEX SEAL COMING OFF IN THE ROTARY TUBE WHICH CAUSED THE COMPRESSION LEVELS TO DROP. THIS DAMAGE COSTS ME IN EXCESS $10000 AND HAPPENED AT 30000 MILES. AN INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY UNDER WAY.

NHTSA complaint #10018854 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

3.8L ENGINE WOULD CONTINUALLY OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATIO INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #8015805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

94 V 094 000/ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM : THIS RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER CONCERNING OTHER RECALLS FOUNDED ON THE WEB, THEY INFORMED THAT VEHICLE HAD TWO RECALLS THAT WERE ALREADY COMPLETED, AND RECALL CONCERNING COOLING SYSTEM DID NOT SHOW UP ON THIS VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #8008874 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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

NHTSA complaint #560419 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE BEEN REPLACED EVERY 45,000 MILE OF WEARS. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #855956 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED COMPUTER CHIP CAUSED ENGINE TO STALL WHEN A/C UNIT IS OPERATING. MAZDA REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. NLM

NHTSA complaint #550086 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ON 11/16/99 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH AND MY ENGINE CUT OUT. I DROVE THE CAR TO CLASSIC MOTOR CARS. THEY CONTACTED ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY CAR HAD LOST COMPRESSION AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED MAZDA CUSTOMER RELATIONS TO DETERMINE WHAT RECALLS HAD BEEN APPLIED TO MY CAR. THEY CONFIRMED THAT MAZDA RECALL #60504 AND #65609 HAD BEEN APPLIED. I ASKED ABOUT MAZDA RECALL #54407 AND [XXX] STATED THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THAT RECALL BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER, MY CAR DID NOT NEED THE RECALL. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION HE IDENTIFIED THE VIN #JM1FD33**P0200001 THROUGH JM1FD33**R0302076 SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THAT RECALL. SINCE MY VIN #[XXX] FALLS WITHIN THAT RANGE, I ASKED WHY MY CAR SHOULDN'T BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE THE RECALL. HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW. IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A COMPUTER PROBLEM. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE. IN SPECIFIC, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS RECALL WORK PREVENTS THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM CATCHING FIRE. SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, IN ERROR, I WOULD SUSPECT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED, THAT WERE NOT. THIS NEGLIGENCE IS A POTENTIAL THREAT TO ME, MY FAMILY AND MY PROPERTY. ALSO, I BELIEVE THAT SINCE MY CAR WASN'T IDENTIFIED TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE, THAT THIS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DETERIORATION OF THE APEX SEALS IN MY ENGINE. ANY ENGINE SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 49,800 MILES. UPON CONTACTING MAZDA, THE DM HAS AGREED TO OFFER $1,000 TOWARDS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE, BUT THEY DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT. I FEEL THAT SINCE WE ARE NOT IDENTIFIED IN THEIR COMPUTER AS RECALL CANDIDATES, AND SINCE WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE, AND SINCE WE DID NOT HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE, THE APEX SEALS HAVE DETERIORATED AS A RESULT OF THE HEAT GENERATED INSIDE THE ENGINE THAT CAUSES FIRES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT WARNING. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOUR AGENCY TO ASSIST ME BY CONFIRMING THIS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

NHTSA complaint #715380 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

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#.

NHTSA complaint #842575 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

RECALL SITE SHOWS 3 RECALLS FOR 93 MAZDA RX7. ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM RECALL SAYS "MANUFACTURED FROM DEC 1991 TO JAN 1994". MY RX7 WAS MANU FEB 1992 AND I FEEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. MAZDA HOWEVER STATES THAT THERE IS ONLY 2 RECALLS ON MY CAR. THIS IS MY 2ND RX7. THE FIRST ONE I HAD WAS MANUFACTURED MARCH 1992, ONE MONTH AFTER THIS CURRENT ONE. IT WAS EXACT SAME CAR. IT WAS RECALLED FOR ALL 3 SHOWING IN THE RECALL DATABASE. SO WHAT DO I DO? MAZDA SAYS THE COOLING SYSTEM IS NOT A RECALL ITEM FOR MY CAR. I DISAGREE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I'M WRITING TO WRONG PLACE FOR WHAT I NEED. THANKS.

NHTSA complaint #708676 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE EVERY THOUSAND MILES THE VEHCLE BURNED UP ONE QUART OF OIL, AND THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE IS BURNING OUT DUE TO THE ROTOR ENGINE.

NHTSA complaint #831444 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

THE REAR OIL COOLING JET ON THE ENGINE ECCENTRIC SHAFT CAME LOOSE AND FELL INTO THE OIL PAN. THIS CAUSED OIL PRESSURE TO DROP.

NHTSA complaint #539061 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT STALLING/CLUTCH SLIPPING/JERKING/BUCKING EVEN AFTER TURBO WAS REPLACED/DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR HANDLES LOOSENED/CLUNKING NOISE WHEN WINDOW COMES DOWN/GLOVE BOX OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY/MIDDLE CONSOLE MATERIAL PEELS OFF AND SQUEAKING NOISE FROM UNDER HOOD.

NHTSA complaint #534890 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT STALLING/CLUTCH SLIPPING/JERKING/BUCKING EVEN AFTER TURBO WAS REPLACED/DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR HANDLES LOOSENED/CLUNKING NOISE WHEN WINDOW COMES DOWN/GLOVE BOX OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY/MIDDLE CONSOLE MATERIAL PEELS OFF AND SQUEAKING NOISE FROM UNDER HOOD.

NHTSA complaint #534890 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

FAILURE OF COOLING SYSTEM TO DRAW BACK COOLANT FROM THE OVERFLOW BOTTLE WHEN THE ENGINE COOLS CAUSING LOW COOLANT LEVEL IN ENGINE UPON SUBSEQUENT STARTUP. LARGE PUDDLE OF COOLANT FORMS UNDER VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #531065 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

NHTSA complaint #531067 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

FAILURE OF INTERNAL WATER SEAL IN ENGINE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF COOLANT WITH SUBSEQUENT OVERHEATING OF ENGINE.

NHTSA complaint #531064 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO OVERHEATING CAUSED BY ANTIFREEZE LEAKING OUT ONTO ENGINE.

NHTSA complaint #524345 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE STALLS. WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY THROUGH THE 3000 RPM RANGE, THE ENGINE WILL HAVE A STRONG HESITATION.

NHTSA complaint #529157 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

COOLING FAN RELAY FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #520884 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH A/C ON THE VEHICLE STALLS AT IDLE/STALLS AT STOP SIGNS AND IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC, AND IS LOW ON POWER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER (5) TIMES WITHIN A (2) MONTH PERIOD. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW MOTOR, MAZDA HAS OFFERED TO PROVIDE A MOTOR IF I PAY FOR INSTALLATION.

NHTSA complaint #816074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED ON TOP OF ENGINE, COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED BY DEALER (94V-094).

NHTSA complaint #522696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

TURBO-CHARGER HOUSING HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS FROM UNKNOWN SOURCES, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER.

NHTSA complaint #518804 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.