NHTSA Complaint #10252754 — 2004 MAZDA RX-8 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10252754
Vehicle	2004 MAZDA RX-8
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Date of Incident	December 8, 2008
Date Filed	December 24, 2008
Mileage	37,250 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS. CALLED DEALER WHO ADVISED BRINGING IT IN. ON WAY TO DEALERSHIP, APPROX. 4 MILES, CAR BEGAN TO MISFIRE, PRODUCING SMOKE FROM EXHAUST PIPES. BY THE TIME I PULLED INTO THE DEALERSHIP, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM EVERY AREA OF UNDERSIDE OF CAR, AS WELL AS INTERIOR. WIFE FOLLOWING SAID FLAMES WERE COMING FROM BOTH EXHAUST PIPES. CAR ONLY HAS 37,000 MILES, AND ALL DEALER SERVICING WERE DONE SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF CONTACT WITH HOME OFFICE, MAZDA HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OF EXHAUST SYSTEM, BUT I AM LIABLE FOR PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO CAR WHICH INCLUDES MELTED CARPETING, SPARK PLUGS, ETC. WAS TOLD BOTH COILS WERE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *TR

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