1995 Mazda RX-7

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires	1		0	0	0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline	1		0	0	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch00E069000

Filed Nov 6, 200016 vehiclesMazda North American Operations

Defect. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: MAZDA SPEED RESINOUS HOODS, DESIGNED AND SOLD AS ACCESSORY PARTS FOR MODEL YEAR 1992-1995 RX7 VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 1, 1997, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 19, 2000.

Risk. A HOOK ON A HOOD STRIKER FOR THE RESINOUS HOOD MAY SEPARATE FROM A BASE PLATE AT THE WELDED PORTION DUE TO INSUFFICIENT WELDING STRENGTH. THE HOOD MAY SUDDENLY OPEN DURING OPERATION, LOSING FRONT VISIBILITY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. MAZDA WILL NOTIFY THE RX7 VEHICLE CUSTOMERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLE TO A MAZDA DEALER TO HAVE THE HOOD STRIKER REPLACED WITH A MODIFIED ONE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings96V149000

Filed Aug 2, 199613,900 vehiclesMazda (north America),inc

Defect. OIL MIST CONTAINED IN THE ENGINE INTAKE AIR CAN COLLECT OVER TIME IN THE BRAKE VACUUM CHECK VALVE PREVENTING THE CHECK VALVE FROM OPENING AT THE SPECIFIED PRESSURE REDUCING POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES.

Risk. BRAKE PERFORMANCE CAN BE DIMINISHED INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE TWO VACUUM HOSES, INCLUDING THE CHECK VALVE, WITH MODIFIED HOSES.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline

Filed Oct 26, 2000NY

MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT IN 1995 AT 15,000. FIVE YEARS LATER AND 15,000 MILES THE MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STALLS, OWNER HAS BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS, THAT THE APEX SEAL IS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED, WHICH IS THE SAME REASON THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED IN 1995. *CJ

Tires

Filed Nov 14, 1996FL

WET CONDITION THE CAR HAS NOT STOPPING ABILITY, DUE TO WIDE TIRES IN THE RAIN.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1993

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
1995 — this page	2	2	0	Routine
1994	18	4	2	Routine
1993	82	4	23	High concern
1992	0	1	0	Routine
1991	22	1	2	Routine
1990	28	2	2	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 6, 2000. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.