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2004 MAZDA RX-8 — STEERING

crash · 1366106 · 2017-03-27

Vehicle

Make
MAZDA
Model
RX-8
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Mazda Motor Corp.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
124,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

THERE HAS BEEN COUNTLESS TIMES WHERE I AM DRIVING AND MY STEERING JUST WANTS TO FAIL. OK SO NOW IT FAILS AND SOMETIMES, WITHOUT WARNING, JERKS MY WHEEL ONE DIRECTION. IF I AM NOT PAYING ATTENTION I COULD EASILY SIDESWIP ANOTHER CAR. IT HAS DONE IT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND I HAVE HIT THE CENTER MEDIUM BENDING MY RIM AND DESTROYING MY TIRE. I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN NEVER GET IT WITH THE LIGHT ON. I HAVE PAID FOR TWO DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOS THE ISSUE. THE ONE TIME I GOT IT IN THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE THE LIGHT BUT ONCE THEY PLUGGED THEIR STUFF IN IT DISAPPEARED. THEY THEN SAID THE TERMINALS JUST NEEDED TO GET CLEANED CHARGING ME FOR THAT AND LESS THEN 1 DAY LATER THE ISSUE WAS BACK. SOMETIMES IT ALSO DOES JUST FAIL WHEN SITTING STATIONARY AS WELL AND THE WHEEL JUST STARTS TURNING ITSELF AND EVENTUALLY THE LIGHT COMES ON. PLEASE HELP IN FIXING THIS ISSUE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10968579
Machine
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