Consumer was driving when he saw a flare, pulled vehicle over and noticed smoke coming from under the passengers side, it looked as if the muffler was on fire, fire department chief said from looking at it the catalytic converter may have gotten clogged up. (Ohio traffic crash report #1091565) *jg
Engine & cooling
1988 Mazda RX7 Engine problems
Owners have filed 4 complaints about the 1988 Mazda RX7's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 17% of all its complaints, most recently on January 10, 2002. They describe 0 crashes, 2 fires and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 4
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
The problem I had, with the fuel pulsation damper, is an extremely serious and hazardous situation. Located on top of the upper intake, there is a screw that will back itself out that seals the pulsation damper closed. When this screw backs out, a strong gasoline smell is noticed in the engine bay and inside the vehicle. On turbocharged cars, the pulsation damper is located directly over the exhaust manifold...This is not good! Especially for a design that seems to back itself out over time. The part is quite...
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expensive, I feel that this is not the cause of user abuse, but rather poor design and the consumer should not be made to suffer, especially for such a faulty design with such hazardous consequences. This is an extremely serious problem, and I'm sure if you contacted more rx-7 owners (2nd gen, 86-88), you would fine numerous people have this problem (although might not know where the 'fuel leak' is coming from!). Thank you for your time.
When warm the vehicle shuts off. It floods itself when trying to restart. Problem still exists, dealer cannot repair it. *Ak *ml
ENGINE FIRE.
Mazda RX7 engine complaints by year
RX7 engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data