Steering Column Problems of Mazda RX8

There is a white bushing that breaks and is not replaceable. The whole steering column has to be replaced. The fact that this car was made with this flaw is beyond my comprehension. The steering wheel becomes very loose and unsafe to drive.

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I was sitting in the car in the parking lot of my job and the steering column moved while in the locked position and I left the parking lot and was driving home and a piece of the steering column broke and fell and hit my right leg as I was driving down the road I called Mazda USA and they had the car picked up and towed to the nearest dealership to be diagnosed on 11-14-2017 I received a call on 11-17-17 stating that the car is out of warranty and they were not going to fix the steering issue this is the first time I have had a steering column break on any vehicle I've ever owned I have a car that is 30 years old with the original steering column in it it is a huge safety concern the car is not safe to drive in it's current condition.

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The contact owns a 2004 Mazda RX-8. The contact stated that the driver was traveling 35 mph when another vehicle crashed into the vehicle preceding the contact. The preceding vehicle then spun into the front driver’s side door of the contact’s vehicle. The air bags did not deploy and the steering wheel was detached from the steering column upon impact. The driver sustained severe injuries and suffered a crushed pelvis, shattered tail bone and a severed urethra. The contact stated that the side air bags did very little to protect the driver. The failure mileage was not available.

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The contact owns a 2004 Mazda RX-8. The contact stated the driver was traveling 35 mph when a vehicle crossed the center lane crashing into a vehicle in front of the contact causing that vehicle to crash into the contact. The vehicle was hit on the drivers side door. The air bag in the steering wheel did not deploy as the steering wheel detached from the steering column. The side air bags did deploy. The passenger side air bags did not deploy. The driver suffered a crushed pelvis, tail bone shattered, and their urethra was severed in half. The contact stated the side air bag did very little to protect the driver. There was no mention of a police report being filed. The failure mileage was unknown.