1993 MAZDA RX-7 Complaints

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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