NHTSA Complaint #10577175 — 2005 MAZDA RX-8 STEERING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10577175
Vehicle	2005 MAZDA RX-8
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	November 2, 2013
Date Filed	April 3, 2014
Mileage	38,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

IT WAS ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A POTHOLE ON THE ROAD THAT I DIDN'T SEE. I JUMPED INTO THE POTHOLE AND GOT OUT AND CONTINUE DRIVING FOR A 2ND MAKING A TURN I THAN REALIZED MY STEERING WAS LOCKED I COULDN'T TURN MY CAR. MY ENGINE WAS ON AND MY CAR STILL MOVING AT A PACE. I STEP ON MY BRAKES TRIED TO TURN TO A NEAREST PARKING NEARBY FORCING A TURN AND MY STEERING JUST COULDN'T . LUCKILY WITH A STIFF TURN INTO A PARKING I STOPPED MY CAR AND THAN TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND PULLED THE KEY OUT. ONCE I DID THAT THE STEERING WAS RELEASED. I DID GO ON TO THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL BUT REALIZED SOMEONE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN ON A HIGHWAY AND COULD BE DEADLY. *TR

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