There are 5 stored owner reports matching the fuel system leading-label group for the 2006 Mazda RX-8 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 5 of 5 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)PERRY MAZDA OF SANTA BARBARA CA IS REFUSING TO REPAIR MY RECALL BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP CURRENTLY INSTALLED IS AN AFTERMARKET PART. I'VE CONTACTED MAZDA, BUT THE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE WITH AGREED WITH THE TECHNICIAN THAT THEY CAN'T REPAIR MY RECALL. HE IS LOOKING INTO ANOTHER SOLUTION SO I CAN GET MY REGISTRATION, BUT I'M MAKING SURE THEIR ACTING LEGALLY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL PUMP. IT SMELLS REALLY BAD SCARED TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE GAS SMELL STAY IN THE CABIN. PEOPLE WHEN I PARK NEXT TO THEM SAY YOU HAVE A BAD GAS LEAK . BUT IT'S JUST DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO WHERE THE FUEL LINE CONNECTS AND I JUST NEED HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE IF PEOPLE CAN TELL ME I HAVE A BAD GAS LEAK JUST BY PARKING RIGHT NEXT TO ME ALSO SEEM LIKE IT LEAKS WHILE CAR IS OFF ALSO IT IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT THAT A PERSON IS NOT TO INHALE GAS FUMES ALL DAY PLEASE HELP THANK YOU *TR
WHILE DRIVING AN INCREASING SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE WAS NOTICED IN THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE FUEL PUMP LOCATED UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT THERE WAS AN ACCUMULATION OF GASOLINE BELOW THE FUEL PUMP OUTLET TO FUEL LINE COUPLING. UPON REMOVING THE FUEL LINE COUPLING AND THE FUEL LINE GOING TO THE ENGINE IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH LONG IN THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP OUTLET WHICH HAD ALLOWED GASOLINE TO ACCUMULATE ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING. THE FUEL PUMP ALONG WITH THE FUEL LINE GOING TO THE ENGINE WERE BOTH REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE FUEL LEAK PROBLEM. IT WOULD BE RECOMMENDED TO CHECK FOR CRACKS IN THE FUEL PUMP OUTLET THE NEXT TIME THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE IS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA RX8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED A FUEL ODOR AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000. . UPDATED 07/27/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK NOTICED AT THE FUEL PUMP WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR. UPDATED 08/02/2012 *JS
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.