Other Fuel System Related Problems of the 2011 Mazda RX8

Table 1 shows one common other fuel system related problems of the 2011 Mazda RX8.

Table 1. Other Fuel System related problems of Mazda RX8

Problem Category Number of Problems
Other Fuel System problems
1

Other Fuel System problem

The incident occurred on 02/08/2023. Prior to this, I brought my car to the dealership due to a recall to fix gas mounting rings, recall number . I do not feel comfortable with their repairs and I do not believe that the dealership performed the repairs properly which caused my car to smoke and stall on the road and then caught on fire at their shop. They claimed that their own business insurance fire fixed the damages but I believe that the car is damaged beyond repair. Furthermore, they held the car since February 2023. Until now, July 2023 the guam dealership is unable to fix my car. To add, the repairs they claim far exceed the market value of the car and the car is at a total loss. I consider it totaled. I do not feel safe driving this car. 2011 Mazda RX-8 recall item affected: fuel system, gasoline date announced: 09/24/2021description of recall: Mazda north american operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2009-2011 RX-8 and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. Fuel may leak from the fuel pump mounting rings. Action need to fix dealers will install new fuel pump mounting rings. Dealers will also add a thermal insulation pad to the fuel tank on RX-8 vehicles. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 23, 2021. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 5121i.


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