Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 0103906 | 09/07/2006 | 10020973 | Mazda modular diagnostic system (m-mds) steering wheel angle sensor module self test shows fail. *kb | 02/05/2007 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 09/10/2011 | 65492 | ||
| Car had issue steering to the right for aprox. 5 miles, when off highway power steering completly failed at 35 mph in heavy traffic. had to be driven to dealership to be fixed. | |||
| 07/15/1978 | 35000 | ||
| 2005 rx-8 leaking oil cooler line faults breaks car veered off the road onto right side grass under heavy breaking due to suddenly slowing traffic. normally, car breaks very well, linearly, and straight. after checking what caused this, i found the entire left underside sprayed with engine oil. oil came from rusted engine cooler lines located right next to the front left wheel well. about a 10 second engine run showed a stream of oil spraying towards the tire through a crack in the rusted cooling line. underbody, left front tire, and breaks were covered with oil. there was no collision only because the area where car was pulled off to the side had no obstacles. lucky me! car is obviously not drivable as engine oil is visibly leaking and breaks are compromised with greasy oil residue. apparently canada has a recall for these faulty cooling lines - | |||
| 07/16/2005 | 16000 | ||
| The problem started in july 2005, when my car lose the power steering, the dealership and the distributor trying to fix the problem, but they never fixed the car, i sent to them for 11 times between july 2005 to september 2006. one of those time the car ( mazda rx-8) lose the power steering when i drove the car at 65 mph on the highway. the steering it`s hard to move. | |||
| STEERING - ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 02/18/2009 | 55000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 mazda rx-8. the contact was driving approximately between 10-30mph; proceeding to make a turn. the steering wheel began to stick without warning. the vehicle steered in one direction. the driver maneuvered the steering wheel in a forward and backward position to release it. the vehicle was equipped with an electronic power steering system. the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. the failure was contributed to the power steering rack. the vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction. the failure mileage was 55,000. updated 3/16/10 *cn updated 05/10/10*jb | |||