NHTSA Complaint #10726745 — 2006 MAZDA RX-8 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10726745
Vehicle	2006 MAZDA RX-8
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of Incident	June 18, 2015
Date Filed	June 23, 2015
Mileage	78,931 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING AN INCREASING SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE WAS NOTICED IN THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE FUEL PUMP LOCATED UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT THERE WAS AN ACCUMULATION OF GASOLINE BELOW THE FUEL PUMP OUTLET TO FUEL LINE COUPLING. UPON REMOVING THE FUEL LINE COUPLING AND THE FUEL LINE GOING TO THE ENGINE IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH LONG IN THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP OUTLET WHICH HAD ALLOWED GASOLINE TO ACCUMULATE ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING. THE FUEL PUMP ALONG WITH THE FUEL LINE GOING TO THE ENGINE WERE BOTH REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE FUEL LEAK PROBLEM. IT WOULD BE RECOMMENDED TO CHECK FOR CRACKS IN THE FUEL PUMP OUTLET THE NEXT TIME THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE IS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE.

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