{"@context":{"@vocab":"https://schema.org/"},"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/api/v1/nhtsa/complaints/check?make=NORTH%20AMERICAN","name":"NORTH AMERICAN","_source":{"data_provider":"AI Analytics","data_provider_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","primary_source":"https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/","generated_at":"2026-09-10T19:36:42.807Z"},"summary":{"total_complaints":183,"deaths":11,"injured":94,"fires":87},"top_components":[{"component_desc":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE","n":13},{"component_desc":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","n":11},{"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD","n":10},{"component_desc":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","n":9},{"component_desc":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR","n":8},{"component_desc":"SEAT BELTS","n":7},{"component_desc":"SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER","n":6},{"component_desc":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM","n":6},{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","n":6},{"component_desc":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE","n":5}],"recent_complaints":[{"cmplid":"1952090","date_received":"2023-12-21","make":"MAZDA","model":"MAZDA3","model_year":2004,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"TIRES","description":"The contact owns a 2004 Mazda 3 equipped with Hankook Tires, Tire Line: Ventus S1 Noble2, Tire Size: 205/50/R17, DOT Number: N/A. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, a loud explosion was heard. The contact's wife alerted him that the rear driver's side tire had blown out. The contact's vehicle was then rear-ended by another vehicle, causing his vehicle to turn 360 degrees. The air bags did not deploy. The contact was not injured, but his wife suffered from neck pain. Medical attention was not received. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's workplace and was not deemed totaled by the insurance company. A body shop repaired the vehicle. The tire manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to send in the faulty tire. The tire failure mileage was unknown. The vehicle failure mileage was 150,000.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1952090"},{"cmplid":"1768829","date_received":"2021-09-17","make":"MAZDA","model":"TRIBUTE","model_year":2002,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"POWER TRAIN","description":"The contact owned a 2002 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, a pop noise was heard, the vehicle had unintended acceleration; the engine revved and sped up to 80 - 90 mph, inadvertently, and the brakes failed to engage after the contact had depressed with both feet on the brake pedal. The contact made a turn into a park and the vehicle slid, then crashed into a tree. There was smoke coming from under the hood and the contact turned off the vehicle before exiting and walking until she got assistance from a bystander, who called the police. A police report was filed. The contact did not receive medical attention at the scene but later went to the emergency room for injuries sustained with six broken ribs. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 230,000.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1768829"},{"cmplid":"1359215","date_received":"2017-02-27","make":"MAZDA","model":"CX9","model_year":2010,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"SEAT BELTS","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V356000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S INDICATORS SHOWED THAT ALL SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A BARREL AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BECAME DETACHED. THE CONTACT STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND CHEST, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG REPAIR WAS NOT PROVIDED DUE TO PARTS UNAVAILABILITY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1359215"},{"cmplid":"1359216","date_received":"2017-02-27","make":"MAZDA","model":"CX9","model_year":2010,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"AIR BAGS","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA CX9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V356000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S INDICATORS SHOWED THAT ALL SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A BARREL AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BECAME DETACHED. THE CONTACT STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND CHEST, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG REPAIR WAS NOT PROVIDED DUE TO PARTS UNAVAILABILITY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1359216"},{"cmplid":"1292970","date_received":"2016-06-27","make":"MAZDA","model":"PROTEGE","model_year":1991,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1991 MAZDA PROTEGE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO FLAMES VISIBLE AND NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V674000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1292970"},{"cmplid":"1251422","date_received":"2016-01-08","make":"MAZDA","model":"PROTEGE","model_year":1991,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"AIR BAGS","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DURING RAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A POTHOLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STOPPING ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE SPUN CRASHING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE INTO A TREE. THE SEAT BELT DETACHED AND THE CONTACT WAS RELEASED FROM THE REAR WINDOW. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED KNEE, HEAD, AND BACK INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.  UPDATED 03/15/16*LJ  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1251422"},{"cmplid":"1251423","date_received":"2016-01-08","make":"MAZDA","model":"PROTEGE","model_year":1991,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"SEAT BELTS","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DURING RAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A POTHOLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STOPPING ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE SPUN CRASHING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE INTO A TREE. THE SEAT BELT DETACHED AND THE CONTACT WAS RELEASED FROM THE REAR WINDOW. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED KNEE, HEAD, AND BACK INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.  UPDATED 03/15/16*LJ  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1251423"},{"cmplid":"982732","date_received":"2013-05-30","make":"MAZDA","model":"HOOD","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL","description":"THROTTLE SURGE UPON BREAKING CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DRIVING INTO WOOD PILE DAMAGING AND RIPPING OFF GROUND EFFECTS RIGHT FRONT RIM AND DAMAGED VALVE STEM ALSO SEVERELY CRACKING BUMPER IN SEVERAL SPOTS, WHILE BACKING OFF WOOD PILE STRUCK AND DAMAGING REAR BUMPER AND BENDING RIGHT REAR REFLECTOR ALSO INJURED LEFT WRIST AND FOREARM. IT PREVIOUSLY SURGED WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING BUT I CALLED HER CRAZY!  WHEN MY SON ALSO SAID IT HAPPENED TO HIM, I STILL THOUGH THEY MAY HAVE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE GAS. BUT WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME I KNEW I DID NOT HIT THE GAS.  THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WHEN THESE CARS ARE SURGING WHEN TRYING TO STOP!!!!!!!  AND WHEN THE DEALER FLAT BEDDED THE CAR TO REPAIR IT I THOUGHT, THEY DID NO REPAIRS, JUST PUT A BLACK BOX IN THE CAR .AND THEN SAID JUST KEEP DRIVING IT. MY WIFE WOULD NOT DRIVE THIS CAR ANY LONGER, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES BUT TO DRIVE THIS NEW DAMAGED CAR. VIN [XXX]    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/982732"},{"cmplid":"979964","date_received":"2013-05-16","make":"MAZDA","model":"RX7","model_year":1986,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","description":"PULSATION DAMPER FAILURE LEAKING FUEL ALL OVER THE HOT EXHAUST THAT THE HEAT CAUGHT MY ENGINE ON FIRE! OVERHEATED AND DAMAGED INJECTOR CONNECTERS DUE TO FIRE BURNING THEM. INJECTORS THEM SELF : BURNT.   TOTAL DAMAGE : NEAR $1058.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/979964"},{"cmplid":"979965","date_received":"2013-05-16","make":"MAZDA","model":"RX7","model_year":1986,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","description":"PULSATION DAMPER FAILURE LEAKING FUEL ALL OVER THE HOT EXHAUST THAT THE HEAT CAUGHT MY ENGINE ON FIRE! OVERHEATED AND DAMAGED INJECTOR CONNECTERS DUE TO FIRE BURNING THEM. INJECTORS THEM SELF : BURNT.   TOTAL DAMAGE : NEAR $1058.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/979965"},{"cmplid":"948578","date_received":"2012-11-08","make":"MAZDA","model":"RX7","model_year":1987,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","description":"ON 11/07/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 A.M. WHILE LEAVING WORK I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE RADIO. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND REALIZED THERE WAS FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT QUICKLY BEFORE IT SPREAD. THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS SOMEWHAT SUBSTANTIAL UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED, AND EXPLAINED THAT IT'S A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. I DID A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE ISSUE IS THE PULSATION DAMPENER THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL RAIL MOUNTED UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSING IT TO FAIL AND COM-BUST.   *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/948578"},{"cmplid":"948579","date_received":"2012-11-08","make":"MAZDA","model":"RX7","model_year":1987,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","description":"ON 11/07/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 A.M. WHILE LEAVING WORK I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE RADIO. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND REALIZED THERE WAS FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT QUICKLY BEFORE IT SPREAD. THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS SOMEWHAT SUBSTANTIAL UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED, AND EXPLAINED THAT IT'S A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. I DID A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE ISSUE IS THE PULSATION DAMPENER THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL RAIL MOUNTED UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSING IT TO FAIL AND COM-BUST.   *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/948579"},{"cmplid":"948580","date_received":"2012-11-08","make":"MAZDA","model":"RX7","model_year":1987,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"ENGINE","description":"ON 11/07/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 A.M. WHILE LEAVING WORK I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE RADIO. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND REALIZED THERE WAS FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT QUICKLY BEFORE IT SPREAD. THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS SOMEWHAT SUBSTANTIAL UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED, AND EXPLAINED THAT IT'S A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. I DID A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE ISSUE IS THE PULSATION DAMPENER THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL RAIL MOUNTED UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSING IT TO FAIL AND COM-BUST.   *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/948580"},{"cmplid":"770312","date_received":"2010-03-04","make":"MAZDA","model":"HOOD","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL","description":"INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)    MODEL-98480 TACHOMETER?  **********  2 1/16 TACHO   18004443353  WHY DOES THIS PICK-UP NOT CARRY A TACHOMETER?   MIGHT HAVE BEEN SWITCH AT THE MECHANIC SHOP WHEN WAS REPAIRED...?  EL TACO TACHNOMER -  603*  [XXX]   WESTERN GENERAL INSURANCE   [XXX] *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/770312"},{"cmplid":"768605","date_received":"2010-03-02","make":"MAZDA","model":"HOOD","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":1,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)","description":"ALL TRAILERS MY ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP AT LEAST TWO OR THREE AXES. M-RV AMBER TRAILER MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH \"3\" AXES REPORTED BY THE PAMDALE CITY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT SAFETY WEATHER CONDITION(S). NON-OF MY TRAILERS HAVE SOLO ONE AXES AND A SINGLE WHEEL. DANGERS BECAUSE OF NOT SUSTAIN TIRE CHAINS WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW CONDITIONS IN MOUNTAIN DRIVING TERRAIN.  ....RUN-A-WAY TRUCK RAMP 1 MILE.   (WESTERN GENERAL INSURANCE, CALABASAS, CA). *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/768605"},{"cmplid":"767151","date_received":"2010-02-25","make":"MAZDA","model":"HOOD","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL","description":"VEH.WAS JUST FIXED BY MAZDA 3 WEEKS EARLIER FOR THROTTLE DAMAGE CABLE DAMAGE/ IAC VALVE DEF. &WIDE OPEN \"SEE REF #10289784 10/26/09\" WHEN SAME ISSUE OCCURED. THROTTLE STUCK AND CAR RACED FORWARD HITTING PARKED CAR AND RIPPING GUARD RAIL 2 FT OUT OF GROUND. CAR FLOORED DISTANCE APPROX.15 FT. WIFE WAS INJURED AND TAKEN BY AMB TO HOSP. POLICE/FIRE CALLED BY WITNESSES. CAR TAKEN BACK TO SAME MAZDA DEALER WHERE THEY CALLED MAZDA HDQTRS FOR HELP. CAR SAT UNTOUCHED FOR 9 DAYS BEFORE MAZDA DECLINED TO SHOW @ DEALERS,TELLING THEM TO TOTAL CAR. I GOT MAD W/DEALER AND HAD CAR TOWED TO ANOTHER MAZDA DEALER WHO SAID THEY WOULD HAVE MAZDA REP LOOK INTO TRBL. AFTER 3 DAYS MAZDA DECLINED TO COME OUT AGAIN STATING CAR HAD BEEN TOTALED AND WOULD NOT LOOK ANY FURTHER. INSURANCE CO. SENT INDEPENDENT INVEST OUT WHO SAID CAR /SCENE HAD BEEN DISTURBED AND REPORTS VARY . CASE APPEARS TO BE COMP BY INSURANCE .MAZDA INSISTS THAT I AM ONLY PERSON IN ENTIRE U.S. TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. RECALL FOR EXACT SAME DEFECT WAS DONE 2/05 AND REPAIRED,NEVER TO COME BACK. THEY PUT BACK SAME TYPE/MODEL PARTS EVERY TIME BUT STILL REFUSED TO LOOK INTO FAILURE AFTER TWO MAZDA DEALERS CALLED TO REPORT. *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/767151"},{"cmplid":"742078","date_received":"2009-11-01","make":"MAZDA","model":"RX7","model_year":1988,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","description":"MAZDA RX7 DEFECT 86-91.  MAZDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ONGOING ISSUE BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THE PULSATION DAMPER ON ALL MAZDA RX7'S FROM 1986-1991 IS PRONE TO FAILURE. THE DEVICE LITERALLY COMES APART ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK OUT. EVENTUALLY ENOUGH FUEL LEAKS OUT AND ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING A VEHICLE FIRE. I HAVE NOW BEEN INVOLVED WITH TWO OF THESE INCIDENCES. THE FIRST ONE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE ON MY 1986 RX7, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BEFORE TOTAL DEVASTATION. THE RESULT OF THE FIRE WAS ABOUT $1500.00 WORTH OF REPAIRS. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE FIRE WAS THE RESULT OF A FUEL LEAK FROM THE PULSATION DAMPER. I NOW OWN A 1988 RX7 CONVERTIBLE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I BEGAN TO SMELL FUEL INSIDE THE CAR REALLY STRONG, SO STRONG IN FACT THAT I THOUGHT THAT THE FUEL TANK MUST BE LEAKING. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE CAR AND STARTED TO GIVE IT THE ONCE OVER NEVER THINKING THAT WITH THE SMELL BEING SOO STRONG THAT IT COULD BE COMING FROM THE PULSATION DAMPER. I CHECKED THE GAS TANK AND EVERY HOSE ON IT, NOT A DROP OF FUEL, AS A LAST RESORT I FIGURED I BETTER CHECK THE PULSATION DAMPER AND SURE ENOUGH FUEL WAS POURING OUT OF IT. I THINK THAT IF MY CAR HAD NOT BEEN A CONVERTIBLE I WOULD HAVE NOT NOTICED IT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE AND HAD ANOTHER FIRE. NOW EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO FIRE IT IS STILL GOING TO COST AROUND $500.00 TO REPAIR BECAUSE THE PART IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE FUEL INJECTION ASSEMBLY WHICH HAS TO BE CO","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/742078"},{"cmplid":"725174","date_received":"2009-06-26","make":"MAZDA","model":"RX7","model_year":1988,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER","description":"THE FUEL PULSATION DAMPENER ON MY 1988 RX-7 FAILED, LEAKED FUEL AND MY ENGINE ALMOST BURNED DOWN IF I HAD NOT BEEN CARRYING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN MY CAR. *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/725174"},{"cmplid":"724505","date_received":"2009-06-21","make":"MAZDA","model":"HOOD","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES","description":"MY 2000 MAZDA 626 BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING APRIL 10, 2008! THE CAR STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTED IN 3 BATTERIES, 2 ALTERNATORS, NO AC OR DEFROST COULD BE RUN. THEN THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD! ALL THESE PROBLEMS RESULTED IN ME ALMOST BEING KILLED FROM AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT! THIS HAPPENED JUNE 8, 2009 WHICH WAS A MONDAY APPROX. 4 PM. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, AND MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. WINDSHIELD SHATTERED ALL OVER MY HAND RESULTING IN SEVERE LACERATIONS! THIS CAR NEEDS LOOKED AT ASAP!!!! PLEASE HELP *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/724505"},{"cmplid":"704104","date_received":"2009-01-15","make":"MAZDA","model":"RX7","model_year":1987,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","description":"I OWN AN 87 RX-7 N/A. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE I FILLED UP AT THE GAS STATION AND DROVE OFF AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF I SMELLED FUEL. SO I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT I SHUT OFF THE MOTOR AND THE SMELL CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I QUICKLY OPENED THE HOOD AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE WAS A SMALL FLAME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT USING MY SHIRT. THE CULPRIT WAS THE FUEL PULSATION DAMPER THE SCREW HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE END OF IT AND INTO THE CAP LETTING THE ENGINE COOL I THEN PUT THE SCREW BACK INTO PLACE AND CONTINUED DRIVING. ONLY FOR THE SAME THING TO HAPPEN AGAIN MINUS THE FIRE. I SCREWED IT BACK IN AND TIGHTENED IT THE BEST I COULD AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I WAS HOME SO I LOOKED AROUND THE GARAGE AND FOUND A FUEL RAIL FROM A 91 HONDA CIVIC AND I TOOK THE FUEL DAMPER OFF AND REMOVED THE SCREW CLEANED IT AND REPLACED THE O-RING ON IT. I THEN REPLACED THE ONE ON MY MAZDA WITH THE HONDA ONE ITS HELD FOR GOING ON 6 MONTHS NOW. NO MORE LEAKS. *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/704104"}]}