1991 Mazda RX-7 problems
The 1991 Mazda RX-7 has 30 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (47%) concerns seat belts. Next are fuel system (17%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 47% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 144,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 144,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Mazda RX-7 with enough data (9 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 1991 mazda rx7. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, all of the warning lamps illuminated on the instrument panel and the engine compartment ignited into flames. The fire department was notified and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 144,000. .
Paint on hood and roof of vehicle is peeling. Have heard from other people with similar problem. My mazda dealer's body shop has said they have painted other cars with the same problem do to improper adhesi ve procedures used at factory, when painting vehilce originally.
On sunday evening 5/23/04 at 10:00 pm I experienced a tire failure/tread separation on the left rear tire of my car while driving 65 MPH on I-95 north in harford county, md. Considerable damage was sustained by the car, but it did not roll, and there was no other property damage. The tire was a pacemark radial sr60, size p205/60r15 90s, made in brazil but purchased at a service station in montgomery county, maryland.
The contact owns a 1991 Mazda RX-7. The contact stated that the front driver's and passenger's side automatic seat belts failed to retract when the doors are opened. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that they had the parts to repair the front passenger's side seat belt but not the parts for the front driver's side seat belt. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance.