Mazda Miate airbag warning light on. Taken to dealer. Diagnosis: inoperative air bag module. Told that Mazda no longer makes or supplies the module. My air bags are no longer functional. Seat belts may also be affected. Reported to NHTSA.
I purchased a mazda rx8 about 2 months ago. IT only has 90k miles on it so I figured it would last me quite awhile. Right away it started acting up. It was stalling after it got hot. I called the guy I bought it from and he told me it was diagnosed by a mazda rotary tech and it may need a fuel pump soon. so i replaced the fuel pump. same problem ,the car kept stalling and wouldn't start after it was warmed up. Long story short I put 2k into the car and same thing. After countless hours of reading rx8 forums I decided it was time to take it to the dealership for a compression test. It failed miserably. good compression is at least 680kpa . The compression was 528-562 in rotor#1 351-383 in rotor #2. Then they told me the catalyst system was also junk. now I need to come up with 8100$ for an engine replacement. I just about fell on the floor when they told me and then they gave me a bill for another 95$ for the compression test. i called the mazda customer service hotline to see if there was anything they could do to help me seeing that there product has failed . This warrantee was for 8 years or 100k miles. They knew that the poor design of this engine was going to fail just as the warrantee ended. They will not help me at all. I will never buy a mazda again and I'm going to devote a lot of time to letting consumers know that mazda is bottom of the barrell!
Mazda does not take pride in they're product and will sell u a lemon guarantee!!!
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Mazda Miate airbag warning light on. Taken to dealer. Diagnosis: inoperative air bag module. Told that Mazda no longer makes or supplies the module. My air bags are no longer functional. Seat belts may also be affected. Reported to NHTSA.
I purchased a mazda rx8 about 2 months ago. IT only has 90k miles on it so I figured it would last me quite awhile. Right away it started acting up. It was stalling after it got hot. I called the guy I bought it from and he told me it was diagnosed by a mazda rotary tech and it may need a fuel pump soon. so i replaced the fuel pump. same problem ,the car kept stalling and wouldn't start after it was warmed up. Long story short I put 2k into the car and same thing. After countless hours of reading rx8 forums I decided it was time to take it to the dealership for a compression test. It failed miserably. good compression is at least 680kpa . The compression was 528-562 in rotor#1 351-383 in rotor #2. Then they told me the catalyst system was also junk. now I need to come up with 8100$ for an engine replacement. I just about fell on the floor when they told me and then they gave me a bill for another 95$ for the compression test. i called the mazda customer service hotline to see if there was anything they could do to help me seeing that there product has failed . This warrantee was for 8 years or 100k miles. They knew that the poor design of this engine was going to fail just as the warrantee ended. They will not help me at all. I will never buy a mazda again and I'm going to devote a lot of time to letting consumers know that mazda is bottom of the barrell!
Mazda does not take pride in they're product and will sell u a lemon guarantee!!!