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1993 Mazda RX-7 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Turbo/Supercharger
Filed Aug 11, 1997OH

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

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Aug 11, 1997KY

DROVE VEHICLE ABOUT 3 MILES, ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. WENT BACK HOME AND CUT VEHICLE OFF, SAW SMOKE AND RAISED THE HOOD AND FIRE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF VEHICLE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 28, 1997AR

THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK IN THE AREA OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND/OR GASKET.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed May 16, 1997CA

VEHICLE HAS FUEL LEAKS FROM LINES, RELAY SWITCHES AND VACUUM SYSTEM. *AK

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Feb 17, 1997TX

LEAKING BATTERY ACID CAUSES A SHORT IN A COOLING FAN MOTOR LOCATED DIRECTLY BELOW THE BATTERY CAUSES FIRES IN 1993 AND OLDER MODEL MAZDA RX-7S. THIS WILL NOT SHOW IN A FIRE INVESTIGATION, AS THE INSULATION WILL BE BURNED AWAY. THIS CAN EXPLAIN THE MULTIPLE FIRES IN PARKED, COOL VEHICLES.

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Dec 12, 1996TX

ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED THE CAR TO CATCH ON FIRE.

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Dec 12, 1996TX

ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED THE CAR TO CATCH ON FIRE.

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/RegulatorFire
Filed Dec 11, 1996TX

ALTERNATOR SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE.

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Dec 4, 1996TX

ALTERNATOR SHORTENED OUT, CAUSING FIRE.

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Dec 2, 1996MD

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 13, 1996VA

CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON MALFUNCTIONED.

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Oct 24, 1996TX

THE VEHICLE STARTS BUCKING WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEEED/ANY RPM AND IN ANY GEAR, MOST NOTICEABLE AT 35-40 MPH, ABOUT 2500 RPMS. IN THE SHOP (9) TIMES FOR THIS CONDITION IN THE PAST (3) MONTHS.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Oct 2, 1996WA

RECALL RELATED, 95V069, FUEL LINE FITTINGS IN FOR REPAIR FOUR TIMES, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Sep 24, 1996NJ

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Jul 8, 1996IL

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATED PRIOR TO RECALL, REPAIRS REFUSED BECAUSE DEFECTIVE PART DOES NOT MEET THE SPECIFIC PARTS ENUMERATED IN RECALL (94V-094). *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Jul 7, 1996IL

ENGINE COOLANT TANK FAILED, CAUSING FLUID LEAK. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › ModuleCrash
Filed Jun 23, 1996TX

FAILED ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT CAUSED SUDDEN ACCELERATION/ACCIDENT. *DH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Feb 13, 1996MD

THERE WAS AN ENGINE EXPLOSION WHICH LED TO A FIRE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED ENGINE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. TT

Fuel System, GasolineFire
Filed Feb 7, 1996GA

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT

Structure › Body › Door1 injured
Filed Feb 6, 1996GA

PASSENGERS INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE DUE TO BEING MADE OF PLASTIC, INJURING DRIVER. *DSH

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Feb 1, 1996CA

BATTERY REPLACED DUE TO BATTERY ACID LEAKING ONTO ENGINE. *SD

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Jan 25, 1996MT

WHEN SITTING AT STOP LIGHT CAR ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Dec 5, 1995FL

THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE OF A LEAK OF GASOLINE. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › FanFire
Filed Nov 24, 1995NY

ELECTRIC SHORT WITHIN THE FAN SYSTEM CAUSED A FIRE. *SD

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 8, 1995FL

POOR FUEL SYSTEM RECALL REPAIR, CAUSING VACUUM LINE TO COME OFF. *SD

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly
Filed Aug 25, 1995NJ

ENGINE COOLANT CAP CRACKED, LEAKING COOLANT PRIOR TO RECALL (94V-095). *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jul 14, 1995MO

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

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 20, 1995CA

CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AND WILL NOT STOP EVEN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THE RPM WILL RED LINE. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jun 16, 1995OK

FUEL LINE , NON-METALLIC FAILED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (95V-069). *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and FittingsFire
Filed May 19, 1995CA

AFTER RECALL #95V069000 PERFORMED 9/94, OWNER NOTICED FUMES. ON 3/24/95 VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and FittingsFire
Filed May 10, 1995AZ

FUEL LINES/HOSES; NON-METALLIC LEAKED FUEL ON HOT ENGINE, RESULTING IN A FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL (95V-069). *AK

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Apr 22, 1995FL

BATTERY EXPLODED, CAUSING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, INCLUDING POWER DOOR LOCKS WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO BE LOCKED INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *SKD

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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