NHTSA Complaint #10408128 — 2005 MAZDA RX-8

ON FOR SAID DATE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, DECREASED POWER NOTED THEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE CAR STARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. EIGHT HOURS LATER RESTARTED THE CAR, DROVE 50 FEET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THIS TIME THE CARE HAD NO POWER. MAZDA DEALER WHO SERVICED THE CAR REPORTED NEEDED COILS AND SPARK PLUGS. ON JUNE 9TH WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING WAS NOTED TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED THE LIGHT AND STEERING WHERE NORMAL AGAIN. MAZDA MECHANIC COULD NOT BE DEFINITIVE WITH THE DIAGNOSIS, PROBABLE B1342-EPS CONTROL MODULE. I WAS TOLD TAKE THE CAR AND IF PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN BRING IT IN. ON JUNE 13TH WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND AGAIN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DROVE TO THE MAZDA DEALER, LEFT THE CAR RUNNING UNTIL MECHANIC COULD VISUALIZE THE SITUATION, AGAIN WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE LIGHT WAS OUT, AND POWER STEERING NORMAL. THE CAR WAS SERVICED AGAIN WITH THE ONLY ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM WAS THAT OF SIMILAR CONCERNS INVOLVING THE N-03 CONNECTOR POOR CRIMPS-TERMINALS TO WIRES. THIS WAS THE TECH LINE REPORT.