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2004 Mazda RX-8 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	565624
Internal NHTSA #	10140100
Manufacurer	MAZDA MOTOR CORP
Brand	MAZDA
Model	RX-8
Model Year	2004
File date	05/10/05
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased the car in march 2004. During the time span of july 2004-october 2005 the car has been in the service dept. For failure to start and engine failure during driving the car. October 5, 2005 the dealership told me to pick up the car that it was fixed. I went and picked up the car and started home in the car the car quit running on the interstate at 70 miles per hour and myself and two children were almost hit by two big trucks. *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	25
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MONTEAGLE, TN
VIN pattern	JM1FE17N040XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	30/03/04
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	70
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	THOMPSON FORD/MAZDA
Dealer's telephone number	1-800-787-7008
Dealer's city	TULLAHOMA
Dealer's state code	TN
Dealer's ZIP code	37388

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Mazda RX-8 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Mazda RX-8 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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