Mazda Hit With Suit Over RX-8 Flooding Engines - Law360 (subscription)

was hit with a proposed class action in California federal court Wednesday accusing the company of failing to honor customer warranties by not repairing flooded engines in RX-8s with a defect known for disabling the cars' ability to "zoom-zoom. Plaintiff Christina Paschal says she purchased a used 2004 Mazda RX-8 that experienced the engine-flooding problem multiple times before the engine ultimately failed in July 2009, and flooded again in July 2010. Although Mazda paid for some of the... Source: www.law360.com