This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owned a 2005 Mazda Rx-8. while driving 55 mph, the vehicle was involved in a front end collision. The air bags did not deploy. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the junk yard. A police report was filed. The contact received medical attention and suffered injuries to the head, pelvic, and ribs. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was totaled and was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was 150,000.
Hello. How are you? I hope everything is going well for you. I am an owner of 2005 Mazda RX8. I was a faculty of one university at Texas by 2016. However, I left usa last fall and currently settled down in Korea. I also took my car (2005 Mazda RX8) from usa to Korea. In terms of safety recall notices, I asked Mazda usa to solve two safety recall issues (Mazda recall #: 1017E—fuel tank leak as well as 9416E—takata recall) for my car. Unfortunately, there are no Mazda dealer shops in Korea, so I asked to Mazda usa to send the parts via the mail to replace bad parts for my car. However, they rejected my requests and they said only Mazda (certified) mechanic should complete the repairs. I am wondering if I can solve these serious safety recall issues. Am I not a customer of Mazda because im not staying in the us anymore" should I just wait and see my car results in fire and serious damage from takata airbag" virtually, my Mazda RX8 has currently fuel tank leaking issue (please see the attached photo). I realize that my request may be an imposition given your other commitments, but I would appreciate it very much if you can help me solve these two safety recall issues. Although im not staying in the us anymore, I still believe im a customer of Mazda. If you need more information, I would be glad to provide more information (e.g., my auto insurance records in the us, etc.). im looking forward to getting your attention. Thank you so much.
Vehicle taken to anderson of crystal lake 60039 to repair the defect via recall campaign 16V-354. They did not install the replacement air properly causing the dash to crack, the new air bags safety is jeopardized due to improper installation,
- Lake In The Hills, IL, USA
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Clutch pedal keeps braking every 20,000 miles. :-/ this is the 4rth replacement I am looking at, currently is braking gradually. Air bags sensors keep failing every 30,000 miles and passenger airbag is cracking.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 Mazda Rx-8. the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V382000 (air bags) and 16V793000 (fuel system, gasoline). The parts needed for the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available and parts distribution disconnect. Updated 04/19/17
The contact owns a 2005 Mazda Rx-8. the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16V793000 (fuel system, propulsion), 15V382000 (air bags), and 16V354000 (air bags). The parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Parts distribution disconnect.
The passenger side air bag door, part number fey157K5X, has become brittle and is cracked where the airbag deploys. This creates a hazard as the brittle pieces of vinyl will become projectiles in the event of airbag deployment. This is clearly the fault of the manufacturer and should be remedied.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 Mazda Rx-8. the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V354000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available so the contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The dealer indicated that the parts may become available the fourth quarter of 2017. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
I've received several notices that my airbags need fixed, and most recently that I shouldn't have passengers in the front, but every notice states parts are not available at this time.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 Mazda Rx-8. the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V345000 and 15V382000 (air bags). The parts needed for the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tools confirms parts not available. Parts distribution disconnect.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 Mazda Rx-8. the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V345000 (air bags) and 15V382000 (air bags). The contact called the dealer for several months and went to the dealer twice, but the parts were not available to receive the recall repair.the manufacturer was unable to provide a specific date that the parts would be supplied to the dealer. The contact was not experiencing a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 Mazda Rx-8. the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V382000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2005 Mazda Rx-8. the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V382000 (air bags) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
The contact owns a 2005 Mazda Rx-8. the contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 14V773000 (air bags) had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated the parts were not available for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the delay. In addition, the air bag warning light illuminated. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V344000 (air bags). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 75,000.
The contact owned a 2005 Mazda Rx-8. while driving approximately 35 mph, the contact veered to the left to avoid hitting a deer. As a result, the contact crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver did not sustain any injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
There is a material defect with the dash panel over the passenger air bag, now with the weather getting colder there are cracks in the dash panel and every morning the cracks get longer or new ones start. With the way it's cracking if the air bag deploys the panel will not just split open but may could up throwing chunks of plastic at the occupants. Contacted Mazda directly but since she didn't see any bulletins or recalls for this issue she pretty much didn't care. I wish more people would file complaints because I have seen this problem in almost all other RX8's I've been in.
Driver was backing out of a parking space when an extremely loud pop sounded resembling a backfire or the explosion of an aerosol can. After pulling back into the space, a further inspection of the noise revealed a malfunction with the rear passenger seat airbag. The door panel has been knocked askew resulting in a back door that will not open. The front seat passenger seat belt was jerked tight and remains completely locked up. Had a passenger been sitting in the front seat, the tightening of the belt upon the malfunction of the airbag would have resulted in injury. The other airbags are of great concern at this point because if there is another malfunction when the car is in motion on the road, serious injury would occur. The airbag indicator light continues to either blink or remain constantly lit. The problem has not yet been addressed with the dealer as I'm guessing it will be very costly to fix.
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- Chandler, AZ, USA