NHTSA Complaint #10355618 — 2004 MAZDA RX-8 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10355618
Vehicle	2004 MAZDA RX-8
Component	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Date of Incident	June 4, 2010
Date Filed	September 14, 2010
Mileage	96,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	RI

Consumer Description

MY MAZDA RX8 DRIVERS DOOR LATCH BECAME DEFECTIVE. YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR UNLESS YOU CLIMB OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE. A LOT OF MAZDA RX8 OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. YOU CAN GO ON RX8CLUB.COM AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO MANY PLACES TO TRY TO HAVE IT FIXED AND NO ONE CAN DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE DOOR. IF I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR ME TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE CALLED MAZDA TO COMPLAIN AND THEY ESSENTIALLY LAUGHED AT ME AND SAID I WAS ON MY OWN. IF I HAD ENOUGH MONEY I WOULD SUE THEM BECAUSE I HAVE A LEGITIMATE CASE. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS HAS EFFECTED HUNDREDS OF MAZDA RX8 OWNERS AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS! SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE LATCH SYSTEM AND THE DESIGN FLAW THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM FIXING IT WITHOUT RIPPING THE DOOR OFF! *TR

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