Mazda RX-8 Complaints (2004)

490 consumer complaints on file.

#10362505October 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX8. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH HE DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE BEFORE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP POSITION HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER FOR IT TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HER RESIDENCE WHERE HE NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAD DETACHED FROM ITS HINGE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361407October 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. WHILE STOPPED WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL REPEATED ATTEMPTS, HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LACKED POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED (REPAIR DETAILS WERE NOT GIVEN). THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND PROGRESSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*BF UPDATED 01/24/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361282October 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 MAZDA RX-8'S CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET HAS BROKEN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO MY LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP FOR SOME CLUTCH PROBLEMS I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH THE CLUTCH NOT ENGAGING OR DISENGAGING PROPERLY AND THE FIRST THING THEY LOOKED AT WAS MY CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET. IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS IS WHAT WAS CAUSING ALL OF MY PROBLEMS. THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO THE FIREWALL BROKE ALONG THE WELDS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE TECH TOLD ME IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 04 RX-8'S AND IT IS USUALLY MISDIAGNOSED AS A CLUTCH FAILURE. THIS IS A REALLY BIG PROBLEM AS THE BRACKET BRAKING CAUSES THE CLUTCH TO NOT FULLY ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE WHICH LEADS TO PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE AND CAN ALSO BE AS EXTREME AS THE CLUTCH PEDAL COMPLETELY BREAKING OFF AND OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD TO HAVE MY CLUTCH REPLACED AS WELL DUE TO THE EXTRA WEAR CAUSE BY NOT FULLY ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING. MY CAR HAS EVEN STALLED IN INTERSECTIONS AFTER A LIGHT TURNS GREEN BECAUSE THE CLUTCH WOULD FULLY ENGAGE TO SHIFT INTO 1ST PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359973October 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 MAZDA, HAS 60K MILES ON IT. ALREADY HAVE HAD ENGINE FAILURE, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE HEAT SHIELD AND SENSORS. NOW MY CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET IS APPARENTLY BROKEN, IT STARTED OFF SQUEAKING LOUDLY AND EMBARRASSINGLY. SOUNDED LIKE IT NEEDED SOME WD40 OR SOMETHING, ALSO LEANING INWARD TOWARD THE BRAKE, CAUSING ME TO SOMETIMES INADVERTENTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE ALONG WITH THE CLUTCH. IT SOON AFTER COMPLETELY BROKE, DEPRESSING NEARLY TO THE FLOOR AND LEAVING ME STRANDED ONCE AGAIN ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I KNOW I'M NOT DRIVING A BMW/AUDI/MERCEDES ETC. BUT I'M ALSO NOT DRIVING A KIA, YET MY ROOMMATES KIA HAS FAR LESS PROBLEMS AND ISN'T LEFT WITHOUT A CAR NEARLY AS OFTEN AS I AM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358865October 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AS I PUSHED THE CLUTCH PEDAL IN AND TURNED THE KEY IT STARTED BUT WHEN I RELEASED THE PEDAL IT STAYED HALF WAY DOWN AND MOVED TOWARDS THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN POOR SHIFT QUALITY AND A WEAK CLUTCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358867October 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I WAS PULLING OUT ON A MAIN STRETCH OF ROAD WITH BUSY TRAFFIC AS I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH ON MY 2004 MAZDA RX8 THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY BROKE AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. I PAID 400+ DOLLARS TO GET THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND RAN FOR ABOUT 20,000 MILES AND NOW THE TRANNY WILL NOT ENGAGE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355618September 14, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY MAZDA RX8 DRIVERS DOOR LATCH BECAME DEFECTIVE. YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR UNLESS YOU CLIMB OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE. A LOT OF MAZDA RX8 OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. YOU CAN GO ON RX8CLUB.COM AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO MANY PLACES TO TRY TO HAVE IT FIXED AND NO ONE CAN DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE DOOR. IF I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR ME TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE CALLED MAZDA TO COMPLAIN AND THEY ESSENTIALLY LAUGHED AT ME AND SAID I WAS ON MY OWN. IF I HAD ENOUGH MONEY I WOULD SUE THEM BECAUSE I HAVE A LEGITIMATE CASE. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS HAS EFFECTED HUNDREDS OF MAZDA RX8 OWNERS AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS! SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE LATCH SYSTEM AND THE DESIGN FLAW THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM FIXING IT WITHOUT RIPPING THE DOOR OFF! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355146September 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY STAR MAKING NOISE WHEN YOU DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH. CAUSING THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY BROKE AND MAKE DON'T ENGAGE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354103September 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH @ APPROX 5:30PM, I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD. DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED, I HEARD SOMETHING BREAK. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FROM THAT MOMENT ON, I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY MYSELF, I HAD FOUND THAT THE METAL BRACKET WHICH SECURES THE CLUTCH PEDAL, HAD SPLIT/CRACKED. THIS MADE THE CLUTCH PEDAL LOOSE AND IT WAS NO LONGER IN PROPER ALIGNMENT (WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CLUTCH PEDAL WITH MY FOOT OR HAND LATERALLY A FEW INCHES.) DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS FAILURE, I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR (EVEN WITH CLUTCH PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED).....THIS MADE THE CAR INOPERABLE. THE ENGINE WOULD START WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED AND THE IGNITION TURNED TO THE START POSITION, BUT THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO ANY GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353091August 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. AS I WAS TURNING RIGHT IN SECOND GEAR, I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND THEN HEARD A LOUD SNAP. THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY IS NOW VERY LOOSE AND NOT WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER STRUCTURALLY SOUND. WHEN I GOT HOME, I NOTICED THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET HAD SNAPPED. THIS HAS CAUSED THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO EASILY MOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353126August 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT I PRESSED MY CLUTCH PEDAL AND I HEAR A POP. THE CLUTCH NOW IS LOOSE AND I'M NOT ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS. AFTER WHILE I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO 1ST GEAR. THE SHOP DISCOVERED THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET SNAPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352723August 30, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 MAZDA RX-8. I NOTICED THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I TOOK IT TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. THE OIL HOSE WAS BADLY CORRODED AND RUSTED, CAUSING IT TO LEAK OIL ONTO THE TIRES, BRAKES, AND ROAD. THE OIL HOSE AND GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS, COSTING OVER $600.00. MAZDA CANADA HAS RE-CALLED THE OIL HOSES ON THE RX-8 IN CANADA BECAUSE ROAD SALT WAS TENDING TO CAUSE CORROSION OF THE OIL HOSE. HOWEVER, MAZDA USA REFUSES TO RE-CALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352636August 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY SNAPPED OFF AT ONE OF THE WELD POINTS. THE WELDS ARE TOO WEAK AND THE METAL IS TOO THIN. THIS IS HAPPENING TO EVERYONE WHO OWNS AN RX8. MY CAR IS A 2004 WITH 56K MILES. I AM AN OLDER MALE AND MY CAR IS DRIVEN VERY SENSIBLY AND WITH NO ABUSE. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE MAZDA IS REQUIRED TO RECALL AND PROPERLY UPGRADE THESE CLUTCH PEDALS. I HAD TWO SMALL KIDS IN THE CAR AND THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY WHEN THE PEDAL SNAPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351893August 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE LOST ENGINE COMPRESSION IN TRAFFIC. ALMOST WAS REARENDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351476August 24, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX8. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A TIRE WHEN THE BALL JOINT FRACTURED IN HIS HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE BALL JOINT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V325000 (SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS) IN 2005 AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,683.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351127August 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DURING A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I TRIED TO ENGAGE INTO 1ST GEAR, STEPPING ON THE CLUTCH AS USUAL, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEARD A LOUD "POP" COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CLUTCH, AND ALSO FELT THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAS DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND I COULD NOT ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR, I PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO FORCE IT INTO 1ST GEAR AND MANAGE TO DRIVE HOME, THE PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AS IT WAS JUST HAPPENED ON AUG 20 AROUND 11:00 PM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350765August 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA RX8. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SHUTTER VALVE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,820.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350611August 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING MY FRIENDS 2004 MAZDA RX-8 WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL SNAPPED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STOPPED AND INTO NEUTRAL. THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348517August 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
1. NORMAL DAILY DRIVING RESULTED IN CLUTCH FAILURE. 2. HEARD A "POP" WHILE DEPRESSING CLUTCH PEDAL AND CLUTCH BECAME "SPONGY". SINCE THEN IT AS CONSTANTLY OCCURRED AND NOW THE CLUTCH WILL NOT RELEASE. IT HAS ALSO BEEN DIFFICULT TO GET THE SHIFTER INTO GEAR. CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET HAS COME APART AT ONE OF THE WELDS. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH A REINFORCED ONE TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345892July 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A MAZDA RX-8 2004 I DISCOVERED THAT MY CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM FIREWALL AND HAS CAUSED A SAFETY ISSUE AS SUCH IF IM DECELERATING I CANNOT TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR THUS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OPPOSITE FOR ACCELERATING AND THE INABILITY TO GO INTO ANY GEAR OR REVERSE. IM IN THE MILITARY AND UPON MY SUPERIORS ORDERS AM NO LONGER ALLOWED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL REPAIR WHICH IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS NOT PART OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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