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2004 Mazda RX-8 Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1444541
Internal NHTSA #	11066852
Manufacurer	Mazda Motor Corp.
Brand	MAZDA
Model	RX-8
Model Year	2004
File date	15/09/16
Component	SUSPENSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On september 15th, 2016 i had stopped to vacuum out my car at a car wash on highway 11 in attalla, al. Upon leaving the car wash i turned left onto pleasant valley rd at a slow speed in first gear. As i was turning i shifted into second gear i hear a breaking noise and the steering wheel abruptly spun to the left as the car went in a deep ditch flipping onto its roof, then hitting a small culvert and landing on it's side. As i was inspecting the vehicle to see what might have happened, the passenger lower control had broken and the ball joint had separated from the control arm.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	100051
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	RAINBOW CITY, AL
VIN pattern	JM1FE173X40XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	02/12/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	15
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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 Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Mazda RX-8 Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

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