As if life wasn’t stressful enough for RX-8 owners, Mazda has just recalled a huge chunk of the rotary-powered sports cars in the USA.

Two separate issues have led to Mazda issuing recalls for a total of 104,779 cars through the NHTSA. The first concerns a the fuel pump pipe, and covers 69,447 cars made from 2003 to 2008. Over time it “may deteriorate by the heat from the engine and exhaust pipe,” eventually cracking and piddling out fuel. Which could lead to a fire. Not ideal…

Issue number two affects a further 35,332 built from 2003 to 2004, and is arguably even more scary. In this case, “inappropriate caulking of the ball joint” might lead to the ball joint socket of the lower suspension control arm cracking.

If “an abnormally large load” goes through the suspension, the ball joint “may separate from the socket”. In other words, you’ll have no steering.