NHTSA Complaint #10266494 — 2004 MAZDA RX-8 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10266494
Vehicle	2004 MAZDA RX-8
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Date of Incident	January 12, 2009
Date Filed	April 23, 2009
Mileage	55,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

I'M VERY UPSET, I BOUGH MY CAR RX8 2004 ON JANUARY 2009 FROM A MAZDA DEALER AND MY CAR JUST DIED 3 MONTH AFTER BUYING THE CAR, THEY WON'T REPLACE MY ENGINE BECAUSE OF AND AFTERMARKET HEADERS. NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT AFTERMARKET PARTS WILL VOID THE WARRANTY OF THE CAR BUT THE FIRST MONTH I BOUGHT THE CAR WENT TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES AND I HAVE THE RECORD OF THAT, THE KNEW THE CAR WAS DAMAGE AND THEY NEVER REPLACE MY ENGINE NOW THAT I PUT MY HEADERS AND THEY SAW THEM THEY DON'T WANT TO REPLACE IT AND PRETTY MUCH I LOST 13K ON A CAR THAT LAST ME ONLY 3 MONTH AND I'M STILL PAYING THE CAR A MONTH I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO REPAIR THE CAR JUST BECAUSE THEY KNOWING THAT THIS CARS HAVE PROBLEMS AND STILL DON'T WANT TO HELP IF I DON'T HAVE CAR I PROBABLY CAN LOSE MY JOB AND TRUST ME I DON'T WANT THAT BUT I CAN EVEN BUY A NOTHER CAR BECAUSE I'M STILL PAYING THIS CAR I NEED MY CAR FIX AND I WANT SOMEONE TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS, I WILL REALLY WANT TO REPORTS THIS ISSUE TO THE LOCAL NEWS PAPERS AND LET EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT THIS PLEASE HELP ME HERE I CAN AFFORD TO LOSE MY JOB MY WIFE DOESN'T WORK AND MY SON IS ONLY 2Y AND 5 MONTH PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME...!!!! *TR

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