2004 Mazda RX-8 fuel system problems
39 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2004 Mazda RX-8, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The 2004 rx8 has internal seals fail prematurely. This causes the engine to "blow" by a loss of compression in one of the two rotor chambers. The problem being the car with still run with half power. I continued to drive to find help off the highway. The rotor that is not working is dumping gas into the catalytic converter. By the time I parked, I could smell burning fiber and plastic and the exhaust shot out several large chunks of red hot ceramic material.
While driving on the highway,the power steering of the vehicle failed snd 2 made it extremely hard to steer. I've heard others have this same problem but mazda has not addressed it
Other problems reported for the 2004 Mazda RX-8
- Engine 137 complaints
- Transmission 82 complaints
- Steering 81 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 74 complaints
- Air bags 50 complaints
- Electrical system 33 complaints
- Body & structure 20 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 18 complaints
Fuel system problems in other years
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